The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 378 - Chapter 378 Chapter 377 Join Forces

Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Join Forces Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Join Forces Cold sweat slid down Yi Chen’s cheeks,

he could see clearly — each action performed by the gentleman from Cesimani appeared to be meticulously pre-planned.

Most terrifying was his boxing, each punch seamlessly integrated the concept of “Slaughter line,” causing immense damage to flesh-and-blood foes.

He had thought that Insomniac Galon was tough enough, but he never expected there to be such a monster hidden among this batch of candidates.

Without using Restriction Removal, he killed Peeler Alex directly, though Alex, affected by the interventions at the Power Station, had become unstable and even weakened, with many of his slaughtering techniques stripped and sealed, yet he himself still possessed great strength.

Principal Daislin’s voice came from the side:

“Cesimani’s monster, Blood Boxer – Mandy Lussen. I’ve long heard that his fists can ‘slaughter enemies.’ Seeing it today proves this true, his mastery of skill is at a level of sublime purity, the purity of an executioner far exceeding the average … even higher than that of your girlfriend, William.”

“Of course, you have the advantage of youth; after all, this man has been in Zion for nearly ten years,” she added.

“Ah?”

Yi Chen wanted to explain something, but Principal Daislin continued,

“Besides, not just the technique, the illness he suffers from — ‘Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD),’ — is graded S-level among skin-related illnesses. Looking across the organization, probably only the former ‘Third-Generation’ are as rare as him in terms of skin illness.

Having him as the First Gentleman might return the organization to its former glory days; no wonder Yuri has been secretly keeping an eye on this [Skin Promotion], apparently because of this young fellow.

However, sending such a talent to be the First Gentleman is indeed a pity, or perhaps Yuri has some other plan.”

“William, another formidable foe is hard to gauge, be careful in the finals, don’t get killed,” she said.

“Haha~ I’ll try my best,”

Yi Chen could only chuckle awkwardly.

It wasn’t just the Principal; even the rarely speaking Yellow Skin sent a message.

“The purity of this skin illness, even if placed in the Skin Factory, would be highly valued, and he also possesses a unique ‘Mad Focus.’ This person is considerable; you’d better watch out.”

This also made Yi Chen somewhat embarrassed, feeling as if Yellow Skin had selected the other as a backup, that should he die, Yellow Skin would definitely try to transfer to the other person.

As the competition concluded, the ultimate promotion was approaching.

Due to the First Gentleman’s poor condition, the resting time allowed was only seven minutes.

Yi Chen, as a bye candidate, had always been in full form, took a briefcase and was the first to arrive in the center of the Church,

At the same time, Mandy, having finished his match less than a minute earlier, also landed from the Observation Platform with an equally smooth hurdling gesture.

However, he did not head towards the center, but casually draped his tie over one shoulder, hands in his pockets leaning against the church wall resting, even lighting a cigarette for himself.

Insomniac Galon was still upstairs, seemingly waiting for the competition to officially start before he would come down.

“Hey… you can hear me, right?”

A vibration through the ground carried the sound straight to Yi Chen’s leather shoes and into his brain.

“What’s up?”

“Mr. Yuri said you’re pretty good, and you’re much younger than all of us, having only arrived at the organization two years ago and still a student enrolled at the academy.

You saw the last match, that sloppy guy is incredibly strong, how about we team up and try to eliminate him first?

If you and I work together to seize the [First Strike Advantage], we can force him out of the game right away.

Of course, let’s try not to kill him; just reducing him to a cripple and handing him over to the organization would be fine.”

Yi Chen was somewhat surprised,

he hadn’t expected this tough opponent to suggest a collaboration before the match,

“Are you volunteering to cooperate with me or is it Prophet Yuri’s command?”

“Of course, it’s voluntary. I don’t want to be torn apart by something unseen and unclear… Although Mr. Yuri did mention you, he just told me not to hit too hard.

Hurry up and reply, there isn’t much time.”

“Okay.”

“Then it’s settled,”

although I don’t know you or your abilities, since Mr. Yuri rates you highly, I trust your standard.

We won’t plan any tactics; let’s just try to break through the spiritual impact at the start and then engage him together. Quick battle to avoid giving the guy too much response time.”

“Do you have a way to quickly break the ‘Fish Lines’? If we’re forced to sleep right from the start, we can’t initiate a first strike.”

“Oh, so those blurred things are Fish Lines, huh? Looks like your eyes are quite special~ If Fish Lines are connected directly to the brain, setting up some mechanisms in the brain beforehand, even self-harm, might force us to wake up?”

“It’s better if we handle this ourselves, facing such opponents we should not get distracted by helping teammates.”

“Right.”

Yi Chen had already devised a strategy for handling the ‘fishing line’ while watching from the platform; furthermore, his recent intensive training with Reagan had boosted his confidence significantly.

His recent inquiry was just to see if Mandy also had a plan. If not, Yi Chen was ready to offer help.

When the rest period ended,

the First Gentleman squeezed out words with difficulty through his throat, “The final promotion is about to begin, please, the three candidates, enter the arena… The ultimate winner will be granted the title of ‘First Gentleman,’ which I will personally bestow.”

The Insomniac, Galon, also stood up slowly, adopting a nonchalant demeanor as he settled into the church,

Yi Chen knew well that his nonchalance was not a sign of indifference towards the competition but a way of using this mental state to suppress the instability within him, ensuring his normalcy.

It was the only method the research institute could provide after months of study, and Galon had lived with this ‘negativity’ for many years, making it an indispensable part of his life.

Why maintain such a state?

What exactly is this instability?

What exactly had swallowed Jessica and her puppet in that instant?

How exactly did his insomnia manifest?

The upcoming duel would clarify everything.

Yi Chen made no attempt to hide it as he unlocked the briefcase.

A splendid spine of the dead appeared before everyone; even some who had never seen it instinctively assumed a defensive stance.

At the same time, a discomfiting Death Plague aura began to seep from the spine,

and just as this mist was about to reach the altar,

snap! Yi Chen grabbed the end of the spine and the spreading Death Plague quickly retracted back into it.

Meanwhile, Mandy, who had just formed an alliance, widened her eyes and muttered, “Oh–there’s even this caliber of dead man’s weapon… Our chances of winning just increased.”

However,

Galon’s expression remained unchanged, his pupils flashing briefly with curiosity and excitement.

Yi Chen secured the spine at his waist, thinking to himself, “It’s a pity there’s so little time, spent the last few days focusing entirely on the ‘Skin Sack Bible.’

I can only use the two weapon forms developed by the previous owner.

If I had a bit more time, I could have developed a form that suits me best.

Well, this has to do–this is a real relic from the dead, and it’s sufficient as the Death Plague Knight’s personal weapon for fighting humans.”

As the three candidates fully took their positions, the First Gentleman tugged at the iron chains, causing a loud clashing sound,

and the match began.

Hum!

The venue fell silent,

Invisible fishing lines, which were difficult to catch even with spiritual power, hooked directly into Yi Chen and Mandy’s heads from various directions, and not just one–there were many.

While causing deep sleep, the sharp hooks at the ends of the threads would also damage their brains internally.

However,

Yi Chen’s brain was in a rare state of combustion, covered in residual fire patterns across the entire black brain, with numerous charred eyes opening on the surface, casting some kind of evil technique.

Steam was constantly rising from the surface of his scalp,

causing the temperature inside his skull to skyrocket,

even making the entire madness brain gleam like an ‘Evil Sun.’

When the hooks pierced into the madness brain, they immediately melted… snap! The lines broke, and Yi Chen awoke from his dream.

At the same time, not far away, Mandy’s eyes turned completely red, blood seeping from all seven orifices, his forehead covered with dark red rashes, forcibly waking himself up through self-mutilation of the brain.

One to the left, one to the right, one black, one red,

together they rushed towards the Insomniac, Galon,

as they approached, a look of terror flashed simultaneously in their eyes,

they seemed to have seen some horrifying sight never seen before, the sudden onset of uncertainty stimulating an emotion known as Fear, surging and spreading within them.