The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 361 - Chapter 361 360 chapters Companion

Chapter 361: 360 chapters Companion Chapter 361: 360 chapters Companion “William, hurry and pack it up! This is the Inpatient Department. If a leak of death essence occurs, the consequences are unthinkable.”

“All right.”

Under the Principal’s rebuke, Yi Chen immediately snapped out of his immersed state and back to reality, quickly retracting the special Death Spine into the storage box crafted by the Principal.

Even as the spine was put away, a slight dispersal of black fog still floated around the sickroom.

The current setting was an absolutely silent sickroom without any external disturbances. Although the Principal’s attire was somewhat eye-catching, it could be easily ignored.

Summoning his little grape, Yi Chen used his best Pupil Skill to scrutinize the black fog in the air and immediately discovered the essence that constituted the mists.

A colony of pitch-black bacilli with bizarre flagella, these bacteria twined around each other and continuously emitted traces of black fog from within, hence appearing like mist to the naked eye.

In reality, each wisp of mist corresponded to a group of bacteria representing the ‘Death Plague.’

The bacilli floating in the sickroom seemed to sense that they were being scrutinized and immediately reconfigured themselves, attempting to convey the cruciform symbol of the dead to Yi Chen, the observer.

Of course, this posed no threat to Yi Chen.

“So these things are the essence of the dead? Some ancient bacteria that transcend conventional understanding, their history possibly even traceable to the birth of the First Dead Man.

When there’s time, I can study them with Reagan, not only helping me understand the dead of the Old World but also giving Reagan what he desires.”

At that moment, a pale, slightly fleshy thigh dappled with droplets from a bath dangled in front of Yi Chen, its scent was unmistakably familiar, reminding him of the experience of taking a bath after being trampled on that night.

“William, will you lie back down on the bed yourself, or shall I help you?”

“I’ll do it myself~ By the way, Principal, did you just take a bath?”

Slap!

A kick landed on the sturdiest part of his arm, and Yi Chen performed a three-and-a-half rotation in the air before landing steadily on the bed. Desline also gathered her long skirt around her legs and sat perched on the edge of the bed.

“Next, I will ask you a few questions about the [Death Incident], and your oral account will be compiled into a document that I will submit to the Organization. The final outcome, whether it’s rewards or punishment, will directly correlate with this document.”

“Ah, okay~”

After some straightforward enquiry about the cause of the incident, Desline was somewhat surprised.

“Your initial reason for leaving the city was to participate in the First Gentleman’s assessment and have Reagan help train your spiritual deficiencies?”

“Exactly~ Who would have thought that before even a day had passed, a dead man searching for the ‘Dusk thin silver liquid’ would find us.

We decided to use their plan against them, and as it turned out, we actually managed to lead over Mr. Balte, the dead man controlling Levinhome… Since he came alone, naturally we did not let such an opportunity slip by.

After that, Principal, as you know, we barely emerged victorious after a fierce battle.”

Desline continued to inquire, “About the dead withdrawing entirely from Levinhome, what do you know? Did you strike a deal with the dead of the Old World, or what exactly happened?”

Yi Chen looked surprised, “The dead have completely withdrawn? If that is so, it seems that from now on, the dead in the Original Tomb will not launch attacks on human territories or the Organization, nor will they directly assault humans.

After I defeated Mr. Balte, my consciousness was forcibly transferred to the ‘Original Tomb’, where I had the fortune to meet the First Dead Man and received a verbal invitation to the Original Tomb.”

Upon hearing this, even Desline was momentarily stunned.

“The First Dead Man?! No wonder someone could create a barrier of that caliber across worlds. Such a personage actually requested to meet with you, the reason…”

Desline extended her right hand and agitated the stars with her fingers, performing an impromptu Divination.

In less than a minute, the stars in her palm were extinguished, turning into dead stars and nearly colliding with her hand.

“Does it have to do with the death essence you carry with you?”

“Yes.”

“I thought so. A mere Open Source dead person wouldn’t have caused such a stir; it had to involve you. That’s fine then, as long as we can verify that the threat from the dead to the Organization has been neutralized, top brass will grant you three a generous reward.

Prepare for another visit to the Hall of Honor.”

“Thank you, Principal.”

“Don’t thank me, next time try to stir up less trouble.

If you must stir up trouble, at least inform me in advance. Use the remaining days to prepare well, the candidates this time aren’t so easy to deal with. And you will not have Jin and Reagan to assist you.”

“Alright.”

Just as Desline headed towards the corner of the room, preparing to use “Star Means” for individual teleportation, Yi Chen suddenly leapt off the patient bed and followed her.

“Principal, um… may I continue to soak in your bath?

In this battle, the reason I could hold out for so long and eventually find the opportunity to defeat the undead was largely thanks to the assistance of ‘Star’, which helped me avoid a significant amount of damage during the fight.

Moreover, your office has top-notch sealing, which is just perfect for examining the undead weapon I’ve just obtained.”

Desline didn’t respond but simply walked towards the corner shadow and vanished from sight.

Just as Yi Chen shrugged his shoulders, ready to go through the discharge procedures, a subtle voice came from the corner, “If you want to come, walk over by yourself; I don’t want to waste too much teleportation energy on you.”

…

Three hours later, in the Principal’s office.

With his hair still damp, Yi Chen had finished bathing and stepped out of the bathroom.

The gentleman’s clothes were perfectly fitted to his body, and the injuries sustained in the battle with the undead were completely healed.

Or rather,

the Principal who had returned to the office early seemed to have added some special supplement to the bathwater, and as Yi Chen soaked in it, these supplements, along with Star, flowed into his body, activating star particles to repair and reconnect deep layer fractures.

Desline, as usual, was slightly inebriated, holding a wine glass in her hand.

“Thank you, Principal.”

“Hurry up and show me what you’ve got. After I’ve seen it, leave quickly and don’t disturb my rest.”

“Understood.”

When he took out the Death Spine again, the mist emitted from within was immediately suppressed by the stars of the Principal’s office, or rather dispersed directly into the cosmos.

When Yi Chen’s right hand gripped it,

the spine no longer released pathogens but began ‘Death Plague Shaping’ at the tip,

with a special Marrow Fluid as the base,

and coating, linking, and Frame building through densely arranged pathogens and bridge proteins created by transcription and translation, solidifying into the shape of a pitch-black axe blade.

However, the Coiling Thunder effect induced by its previous master, Balte, had already disappeared.

Desline’s gaze was entirely focused on the weapon, and she said softly:

“‘Symbiotic Creature’ or ‘External Symbiont’,

a few Patients are born with part of their Pathogens autonomously separating and manifesting externally, growing together with them.

When a Patient undergoes Open Source, the symbiont also undergoes practical changes.

It can become outerwear or jewelry, or a weapon like this, or even a living entity like a pet, and so on.

I’ve never seen a spine symbiont like this before; it’s very pure and even comes with silver spots… The undead you dealt with must have been on the verge of transcending Open Source, right?”

“Yes, it was tough to deal with… If we hadn’t used a tactic, it probably would have been a big problem.”

“You won, so enjoy the fruits of victory~ This Symbiotic Weapon could give you a tremendous boost in combat strength, depending on how the First Gentleman’s assessment goes and whether you are allowed to use such a lethal weapon.

Hurry up and check the related attributes, and tell me about them.”

“Alright.”

As the threads from the gentleman’s clothes burrowed into the gaps in the spine, reading the relevant information, a string of ancient characters emerged on his retina.

The twisted characters emitted bursts of purple light, outlining the name of the weapon,

or rather, the name of the Symbiotic Creature that was born with Balte.

‘Dead Spine Lake’

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