The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 371 - Chapter 371 Chapter 370 Physical Demon Cave

Chapter 371: Chapter 370 Physical Demon Cave Chapter 371: Chapter 370 Physical Demon Cave Yi Chen stood in a relatively far back position among the candidates,

watching the candidate delivered by the Power Station Research Institute,

With the combination of the closed device, the catheter inserted into the back of the skull, and the strong evil aura emanating, one could roughly guess what it was all about.

In the nightmare game, Yi Chen had encountered several death row inmates,

and he could easily recognize the ‘evil’ residing in them, and this evil was highly concentrated, even more so than that of Dr. Macaul of the Twilight Clinic.

“The institute is actually using death row inmates skilled in ‘skin’ as raw materials, trying to create a First Gentleman controlled by the organization? There’s a problem here.

The guy responsible for skin supply at the Skin Factory is no fool, if they knew the candidate sent was a puppet wiped of consciousness and totally controlled by humans, they would definitely not select him as ‘Connector’.

Wanting to artificially create a First Gentleman, one must preserve the inmate’s consciousness, maintaining him in a ‘self-contained entity’ state.

Therefore, what the institute is doing should be eliminating the malignancy within this person, such as removing part of the brain or covering up thoughts.

But can such measures truly eradicate the ‘root of evil’?

Not to mention internally, this person’s body, untreated, just his tattoos and sewn skin alone contain over a hundred auras, the weight of his killings, deserving of death multiple times.”

Yi Chen further scrutinized this completely hairless Peeler Alex,

using Vision provided by little grape, he discovered that his seemingly intact skin was actually an extremely complex “Skin Puzzle.”

A total of 317 pieces assembled from different gentlemen’s skins, integrated by his own illness,

unified by a back tattoo named the “Red Dragon (formally the Great Red Dragon and the Sun-shielding Woman),” forming a skin system.

However,

Yi Chen spotted some flaws in the tattoo, the puzzle was not yet perfect.

It seemed this person was captured by the organization before he could complete his ‘great mission.’

As Yi Chen observed the man, Reagan, responsible for supervision and stabilization, contacted him, “William, if there is a combat-type assessment, be very careful with this guy.”

“Okay.”

Reagan and Kimberly carefully removed the catheter from the back of this man’s skull through exquisite cooperation, then revived him by activating his mind.

The Peeler Alex’s eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of pure and flawless eyes, and the facial muscles stiffly stretched into a smile.

“Hello everyone~ I’m very honored to meet you here, and I hope we can get along well during the upcoming ‘Skin Promotion’ period.”

While speaking,

the Red Dragon tattoo on Alex’s back came alive, spreading like wings as it cloaked Peeler Alex in a flesh-red long coat.

Yi Chen looked at such an insincere expression, detesting it immensely.

With that, the nine candidates were all in place.

The skeletal First Gentleman formally announced the promotion rules,

“This Skin Promotion session will have a few more rules than previous ones to select a First Gentleman who is better than me, even better than previous generations.

This is primarily because my ‘connection’ with the Skin Factory began to decline three years ago, almost losing contact a year ago, preventing normal communications.

Although skin is still being transmitted here, both the quantity and quality of skins have been declining.

The ‘connection’ I can maintain now is less than 30% of the original.

This may be related to my own decline, or there may be some issues at the Skin Factory.

Therefore, we need a First Gentleman who is superior in all aspects to re-establish the connection between the two sides, to demonstrate our strength so that they will provide more and higher quality skins.

This session of Skin Promotion will be assessed in three stages:

Skin Volume, Skin Sensitivity, and Skin Quality,

corresponding to the individual’s skin capacity, depth of perception, and the maximum potential and strength they can exhibit.

The first assessment will be on ‘Skin Volume.’

During the assessment, you will need to remove any clothing or kits related to gentleman’s clothes,

I will touch all nine of your bodies at the same time, performing ‘Skin Transplant’ into you.”

It should be noted that the skin here is not the gentle “Gentleman’s Skin” that is close to our human essence, but the “Original Skin” directly sourced from the Skin Factory, unfiltered by my physical body.

This kind of skin has a strong sense of self-awareness, and once it comes into contact with non-Skin Factory life, it will rapidly become a parasite, reproduce internally, and perform genetic transformations, trying to convert the individual into a Skin Slave.

If you feel any discomfort during the skin transplant process, or feel unable to sustain, immediately raise your hand and give up. If you transform into a Skin Slave during the promotion ceremony, the audience on the second floor will execute you instantly.

“Your arrogance and stupidity will also be broadcast through text to all of Zion.”

Upon hearing this, the candidates present showed little change of expression.

As experts in using skin among gentlemen, they were all well aware that accepting the “Original Skin” was merely the most basic test; if they could not even handle this, there was no point in talking about becoming the First Gentleman.

The key to the assessment was not the danger of the Original Skin, but rather how much everyone could endure; that was the crucial part.

As one of the candidates began to undress, the others also proceeded to remove their gentleman’s clothes,

Since the candidate’s attire consisted of 100% Skin Content, it meant that even their most private underwear were made entirely of pure skin, requiring them to strip completely.

The scene was somewhat awkward,

but Yi Chen was well-prepared,

He had a set of ordinary suits that were not mixed with Gentleman’s Skin in his suitcase used for storing spines and medicines, just in case.

He quickly changed into it, then stored the gentleman’s clothes mixed with Yellow Skin in the suitcase.

However, more than half of the candidates had no spare outfits, just then, a female voice spread among the crowd.

“Does anyone need clothes?”

Miss Jessica from the tailor association, carrying compressed fabric in her bag, began making clothes on site. In just a few seconds, she fashioned herself a completely identical set of clothes.

Many candidates, with an expression of gratitude, approached her to make theirs.

Among them, Mandy from Cesimani, with a face of simplicity and elegance, even gently kissed her hand in thanks.

The awkward atmosphere was thus alleviated, and the First Gentleman also “saw” Jessica’s tailoring skills,

Only Peeler Alex did not ask for clothes, deliberately exposing his physical body, especially the pattern of the Red Dragon on his back.

Everyone consequently ascended the Altar, preparing to accept the Original Skin.

Once everyone was ready,

clang clang~

The First Gentleman, without any notice, suddenly shot nine Iron Chains from his abdomen,

The chains instantly pierced into the spines of the nine candidates, causing some to cry out in pain…but among these painful cries, a strange voice mixed in.

“Oh~Yeah… how comfortable! This Iron Chain is nothing compared to the Painful Iron Chains inside me from the Monastery, which are likely used as a ‘Tool’ to enhance the connection between the First Gentleman and the Skin Factory, acting like an antenna.

If I really become the First Gentleman, I might try replacing it with the monastery’s chains for better connection effects.

Oh! Does the Original Skin transfer start now?! It seems Mr. Claude, the First Gentleman, is in a hurry indeed.”

As Yi Chen enjoyed the sensation of the chains entering his spine, a stimulating and intense Skin Fluid was already being transferred through the chains,

As this sentient raw skin material spread along his spine, trying to invade Yi Chen’s young and vibrant body, they suddenly felt a host of terrifying things.

Countless eyes filled with ashy scars opened within the young man’s body,

The black neural tissue spread throughout his muscles also began to move, and that black brain, suspended between his skull, constantly emanating a mental pressure, completely monitoring their movement,

The numerous Painful Iron Chains, connected and supporting various parts of the body and covered with thorns, brought intense pain even on proximity,

Along with the black Death Liquid that might ooze from the crevices in the flesh walls at any moment–if even a drop touched them, it induced rapid death,

Additionally,

This body’s receptivity to skin was extremely high, no matter where the Original Skin went, it seemed they could hear whispers–“Come on in, come on in…”

For a moment,

This group of Original Skins produced by the Skin Factory felt like they had fallen into a Demon Cave; they instinctively wanted to escape, wanted to go home…but the exit was already sealed.

The “Skin Sack Bible,” learned by Yi Chen, began operating within his body, creating vortices between the tissues, directly digesting and absorbing the incoming Original Skins, giving them no chance to struggle.