The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 370 - Chapter 370 Chapter 369 Evil Person

Chapter 370: Chapter 369: Evil Person Chapter 370: Chapter 369: Evil Person As Cesimani had been allocated only one audience spot, Jin, who hadn’t secured a spot at the event, somewhat boredly strolled through the street district. When she passed by a shop known as “Murphy Theater” on the upper-level streets, an advertisement caught her curiosity.

This was a theater in the Zion District that catered to the higher-end market, satisfying the spiritual needs of a select few,

For this semi-public form of Skin Promotion, the theater really showed its capabilities by having Disguise Masters work on a group disguise for the actors, making their appearances identical to the nine candidates,

Combining with the top orator and stage effects, they strived for a perfect recreation of the Skin Promotion examination taking place between the mansions.

Jin’s interest was solely in seeing how the actor would portray William–if something seemed off, she might very well crash the performance.

Just as she was about to enter,

Whizz!

A familiar physical aura got sucked into her nostrils as a fast-moving figure suddenly sprang out from the street corner.

Red Lotus Mark instantly sprouted at the base of Jin’s calves, exploding with speed nearly equal to the other’s, and she quickly caught up to run side by side on the same level.

“William! What are you doing here? Looks like there’s just over a minute until the First Gentleman selection starts, right?”

“Jin, no time to explain. I guess I just lost track of time.”

“Hm? You’ve already used one of your flesh injections so early? That really is extravagant~ That one not only costs tons of synthetic meat but also consumes the Red Lotus Essence in me. You’re using it just like that?

Anyway, it seems like your body is adapting quite well~”

“Haven’t slept all day, plus I’ve used my skin excessively. If I didn’t inject, there’s no way I could compete.”

“Since we’ve bumped into each other, can you take me with you? Cesimani only had one spot, so there was none for me.”

“I’ll try to explain the situation to the officials from the mansion, see if they can let you in.”

“Alright~ You’re really slow! Try not to reveal too much to your opponents, and hurry up and turn off ‘Restriction Removal’. I’ll help you with the last stretch.”

No sooner had she spoken,

Jin executed a high-difficulty spinning kick while sprinting at high speed, her entire instep slamming into Yi Chen’s back, and at the point of contact during the kick, a localized explosion occurred.

Boom! A deep red mushroom cloud rose between the streets.

Yi Chen, sent flying at high speed before he could adjust his body position, felt his waist being grasped,

Jin, with even greater speed, hoisted him on her shoulder like a red flash of lightning, darting straight towards Divine Skin Mansion, arriving just before the Divine Skin Bishop sealed the door.

However, since Jin was an uninvited outsider, the Bishop blocked her entry with a palm-expanded skin barrier at the front door.

The audience and candidates gathered in the hall turned their attention this way, surprised that someone still arrived at the time limit.

Yi Chen quickly explained to the Bishop, “Jin is my good friend. Can you allow her to come in and watch the Skin Promotion?”

Under the Bishop’s vestments stitched with spotted skin, a quivering skin-toned voice emerged, “Those not invited by the mansion are forbidden from entering as spectators.”

“Then…”

Just then, Principal Desline suddenly approached, looking down at Jin, who was barred from entering.

“Our academy still has one spot. Let this young lady in. I’ll take responsibility for any issues.”

As Zion’s top Prophet, Desline commanded respect from the mansion officials. Since she had said so, the Bishop nodded in agreement.

Jin had previously encountered Principal Desline at the academy when she read the ‘Plague Book’ with Yi Chen and even had private exchanges with her.

Behind her mask, Jin revealed a strange smile and thanked her, “Thank you, Principal.”

“No problem. After all, you’re William’s good friend.”

After exchanging a look through their masks, Jin officially stepped into the residence with a skin content of over 80%. Instantly, her tumor sensed several young powerhouses directly related to [Skin].

Her gaze then shifted to the second floor, observing Prophet Yuri and the well-behaved Mandy, recalling a backstage youth responsible for dummy arrangement during her time in the Executioner Corps assessment.

“This guy is a candidate, too? Unexpectedly, Zion has so many interesting people hidden away… William, you better be careful.”

“Yeah.”

Time was up.

As the bishop with the mottled skin gestured for everyone to follow, the group passed through the corridors beside the main hall and arrived at a spacious inner hall area.

The only decoration in this inner hall was a deep red circular carpet, around which more than a dozen clergy had already gathered, their hands pressed together in prayer, their palms sticking to each other, murmuring something.

“Audience and candidates, please stand within the area covered by the carpet. We are about to transport you directly to the deep parts of the mansion through the skin,” said the bishop.

As everyone took their position, the carpet beneath them began to transform due to some mysterious magic technique chanted by the clergy,

Sinking, collapsing, darkening.

The whole carpet turned into a skin-like abyss.

All present began to fall,

Finally landing deep in the mansion, in the church buried underground, the sole abode of the First Gentleman, and the place where the “Gentleman’s Skin” is conveyed.

A giant, resembling a living corpse, with limbs of previous generations connected to its body, was suspended above the altar.

Eyeballs dislodged, teeth fallen out, with over 60% of its body revealing white bone,

By its appearance and aura, the misshapen giant appeared to be long dead,

But with the arrival of the crowd, the iron chains connected to the body started to tremble and shake.

Skin Peeler Spacy’s eyes moistened upon seeing his old friend transformed into such a state.

At that moment, a decaying voice seeped directly from his torn and ravaged throat, echoing in this underground church.

“Welcome to your arrival, not a single one absent among the nine candidates, this pleases me greatly.

First, let the audience take their seats in the observation platform area,” it said.

No sooner had the voice faded,

than the iron chains connected to the First Gentleman’s left and right hands began to sprout skin, spreading towards the walls of the church, and eventually forming aging, skin-like observation platforms with seating structures within the church.

The audience members each used their own methods to reach the platforms, some leaping, some jumping up.

However, the deputy director of the research institute, Kimberly, and Reagan did not move. Instead, they first unlocked the devices they had brought,

When the internals were dismantled, a large amount of liquid seeped onto the ground,

A bald man with cables protruding from the back of his head appeared before the crowd, and even in a state of disoriented consciousness, the evil aura he exuded allowed many present to immediately recognize him.

Yuri looked at the young man, who shared the same hairdo as himself, and whispered, “Peeler Alex… The research institute has brought out such a ‘dish’ right from the start? Can they really handle such high-level material?”

Jin, as a spectator wedged between Yuri and the Principal, asked curiously, “Who is this guy? He doesn’t seem easy to deal with, and it even looks like not all of his skin is his own.”

Yuri was about to explain when a voice as ethereal as if coming from the depths of the universe overpowered him,

“If we were to talk about the ten most wicked and evil gentlemen since the organization’s inception, this man would make the list.

Upon entering the city, he received a Black Letter, profession – ‘Skin Stripping Master.’

He had a unique talent in the domain of skin, and after breaking his limit, he contracted the illness – Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD).

His talent in skin matters caught the First Gentleman’s attention early on, and in all the psychological evaluations conducted by the organization, he scored full marks, even being appraised as the representative of the young gentlemen.

However, this very man, after obtaining the special status ‘Tunnel Watcher,’ began to reveal his true nature.

The world passages he was in charge of guarding, most young gentlemen who tried to venture to the Old World met with accidents, seemingly because they were not strong enough to return from the Old World,

But in reality, they never even reached the Old World before being skinned by him.

He claimed he preferred those gentlemen who were at their limit, on the verge of breaking through, gathering their ‘tender skins.’

When his deeds came to light, Prophet Yuri personally led the Executioner Corps to hunt him down and finally lured him to an abandoned factory, where his collection was hanging all around.

In addition to young gentlemen, many other gentlemen who disappeared while on missions were related to him; he simply enjoyed the thrill of skinning, and the traits of his prey were secondary.

Having murdered over a hundred people, he nearly faced on-the-spot execution by Yuri. By the way, Yuri, how did you restrain yourself upon witnessing such a scene? Even I might have lost control and killed him.”

Yuri quickly waved his hands and said, “Ah? I didn’t restrain myself at all. It would be too much of a waste just to kill such scum directly.

After I brought him back, I left him at the very bottom of Cesimani to play with for ten days before reporting to the organization. You better keep this a secret for me, Desline.”

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