The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 385 - Chapter 385 Chapter 384 Qualification

Chapter 385: Chapter 384 Qualification Chapter 385: Chapter 384 Qualification Yi Chen was dragged into the facial passage by this strange arm, or rather, Galon’s own arm,

his eyes began to frantically roll, falling into some bizarre dimension,

and even “Madness Brain” couldn’t stop the process from happening.

As Yi Chen slowly gave up his mental resistance and chose to accept “Galon’s invitation,” his thought was drawn to a sliver between dream and reality.

He passed through the door that Galon had discovered and opened, arriving at a completely new world.

Tap~ the sound of a dress shoe hitting the lawn.

With his keen perception, Yi Chen immediately felt endless threats surging from all directions,

even feeling that the grass under his feet might penetrate his body and kill him.

The wide view of Little Grape also extended around, where various bizarre creatures were killing each other and devouring their kind in the forest.

While engaging in such brutal acts, they were also splitting or reproducing their kind and partaking in some inexplicable behaviors.

In a river of saliva, creatures took off their skins, even disassembling every ‘part’ of themselves, and carefully scrubbed them in the river. Sometimes they even picked up others’ parts and added them to their bodies, completing their daily bath.

They also spied on a nearby village that happened to be having a ‘feast.’

Throughout the village, depending on their closeness to the newlyweds, they sliced off parts of their bodies as ingredients, the closer the relationship the more critical the parts used,

and as parents, they even had to offer up their entire bodies, using flesh as fuel for cooking on-site, both festive and lively.

With human concepts, Yi Chen couldn’t begin to understand the chaos here, nor how such a world could exist and why it hadn’t been destroyed by the chaos but instead felt ‘thriving.’

However,

William, being an ‘outsider,’ his alien aura emitted from his body was immediately detected by the natives.

[Earthquake]

Soon the very earth became excited, permeating green liquid through the soil’s surface, even cracking open gaps, as if transforming into a giant mouth wanting to devour Yi Chen.

At this critical moment,

a hand gently landed on his shoulder, followed by a layer of dreamlike film covering Yi Chen’s entire body, masking his outsider’s aura and emitting one similar to that of the local inhabitants.

Already a few curious creatures in the forest had pulled off their heads and thrown them onto tree trunks to get a better vantage point,

but upon seeing the figure standing behind Yi Chen, they abandoned their hunting intentions, quickly retrieved their heads, and retreated to where they belonged.

“William Behrens… I didn’t expect someone as young as you with an epidemic value of only [2]to manage this extent, forcing me to unveil this world to you,”

“Galon.”

Yi Chen turned around and saw Galon in human form standing behind him, still with dark circles under his eyes, but looking considerably fresher.

Galon continued, “I didn’t expect you to choose to continue the fight even after Mandy was devoured.

It seems you are very committed to the position of First Gentleman, which is why I drew you here. Can you discuss the reason behind this obsession?”

Yi Chen naturally couldn’t reveal the existence of Yellow Skin, nor could he mention his desire to use the position of First Gentleman as a stepping stone to ultimately gain complete control over the Mysterious Skin Factory.

He could only mention his intent to deepen his ties with the Skin Factory, leveraging his multiple attributes and relationships with the ‘Original Tomb,’ ‘Duke,’ etc., to negotiate more privileges from the Skin Factory, and secure greater benefits for the organization to achieve comprehensive reform.

Galon nodded in agreement after hearing this,

“Oh… a very good idea, basically aligned with mine. If I became the First Gentleman, I would also try to implement comprehensive reforms, and besides that, I have one more important thing to do.”

“What’s that?”

“You’ve seen this completely chaotic world that cannot be assessed by human experience.

It took me a long time to barely understand these creatures, barely managed to ‘coexist peacefully’ and sign mutual aid agreements with them.

At present, the reason I haven’t been eaten and can negotiate terms is solely because I am their only ‘door,’ not because my relationship with them is good.

Once I die, they will forever lose this door, unable to go to the opposite side of the door.

But there’s also a slight chance they could use my corpse to open a ‘permanent door’, similar to how illness invades our world, this batch of absolute chaos would continuously surge over.

They are a type of creatures known as ‘Voiders,’

Their physiological configuration and material basis are completely different from ours as humans, and as for their danger and destructive power, you must have seen it during the recent battle.

The “Voidification” I performed was just the simplest type,

after all, the “Gentleman’s Skin” on my body has its limits and can only support weaker beings to combine.

The [Kui] growing on my face is the largest unit I can combine with, and such [Kui] can be seen in abundance at any farm here.”

“So, it’s the illusory farm I saw after you sowed it in me?”

“Exactly, planting with the physical body as the land and harvesting blood and flesh plants.

Let me explain a bit.

Even if you are successfully sown, I would remove it immediately after the match; your brain might suffer slight damage but without any lasting effects, and it could even enhance your understanding of ‘blood and flesh.’

In any case, the chaos in this world is beyond imagination, and the threats are incalculable.

However, if I could establish a deeper, more direct connection with them based on what I have now, maybe I could use the void beings to purify our world, to entirely clear out the illness and the Grey Zone.

Of course, this is just my ultimate vision.

What I need to do at the moment is to become the [First Gentleman] and negotiate with the Skin Factory using what I control, using the world connected inside me, to obtain higher quality skin and thus create a more stable internal channel.

While I was living alone away from Zion, a research institute also sent a letter, suggesting a treatment for my insomnia, which is exactly why I enrolled to become the First Gentleman, why I have taken this step.

I’m truly sorry, I really need this position…”

Hearing this explanation, seeing such a chaotic world that could temporarily be utilized by Galon, Yi Chen felt unsettled,

After a moment of silence, he asked a question:

“Where did Mandy go?”

“Sleeping… He’s always been very tired, very weary; this is a good place for him to have a rest. Once the promotion is over, I’ll send him away.

I must say, the two of you working together did give me some trouble.

He has a natural talent on the skin level, and his control over killing is top-notch.

But such a talent becoming the First Gentleman would only repeat the same mistakes, unable to bring any change to the organization, and he himself would be forever trapped within the church, enduring mental and physical torture, waiting for death’s release.”

Just then,

A string of yellow text appeared before Yi Chen’s eyes.

SSWilliam, since there is such a special person who needs the position of the First Gentleman more than you do, let him have it.

I wanted you to become the First Gentleman only to speed up our contract process with the Skin Factory.

The risks of this path have now severely exceeded what is acceptable, it’s not worth continuing.

Moreover, you have also received an invitation from the Original Tomb, and with the relationship with the Duke, you now have the qualifications to go directly from the Old World to the Skin Factory, which will just take a few more months or years. SS

As the yellow lines retracted from between the retinas, Yi Chen’s silver hair faded as well.

“Whew~ you should have said so earlier… I was risking the possibility of you killing me by speaking so directly to your face.”

Galon seriously responded, “I wouldn’t kill you; at most, I’d just make you lose some limbs and put you to sleep. Moreover, if it weren’t for your final performance, I wouldn’t have brought you here for a ‘face-to-face’ talk.”

“Let’s have more discussions in the future, especially about matters of the otherworld, I definitely don’t want to stay in this place anymore; I’m really not adapting well.”

Yi Chen, with a smile, reached out his hand, and at the moment of shaking hands with Galon, his arm was pulled again.

Hum!

An irreversible pulling force dragged him out [the door],

and he fell together with Mandy, who was swathed in green slime and had lost an arm, in the church.

The snoring continued; Mandy slept soundly, seemingly not having slept so comfortably in a long time.

Yi Chen lying on the ground also raised his right arm high,

“I surrender.”