The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 389 - Chapter 389 Chapter 388 The Hanging Corpse

Chapter 389: Chapter 388: The Hanging Corpse Chapter 389: Chapter 388: The Hanging Corpse [Tailor Association]

Yi Chen, with a scarf wrapped around half of his face and wearing a hood, stood before President Tailor Spacy,

The room’s light happened to shine on the face made of layered skin in the “Skin Sack Bible,” the holder of which was Yi Chen, not Spacy.

“Since you are planning to travel to the Old World for an extended period and intend to approach the Skin Factory in a personal capacity, keep this book with you and return it to me after you come back from the Skin Factory.”

“Thank you, Mr. Spacy.”

This was an opportunity that Yi Chen naturally would not refuse.

The “Skin Sack Bible” was a significant gift directly from the Skin Factory, which even native-born skin slaves of the factory might not have the chance to obtain.

“Mr. Spacy, could you briefly introduce the situation at the Skin Factory?”

“The Mysterious Skin Factory, one of the Source Plague Areas of the Old World, is known as ‘the oldest factory.’ It possesses the highest level of mass production and separation technology in the entire Old World. Besides its own skin sack production, it often receives manufacturing orders from other Source Plague Areas or special organizations.

It is also the location of the source of skin.

Any life stepping into the Skin Factory must sign a Soul Contract, forbidding the disclosure of any internal information.

The living text of the ‘Skin Sack Bible’ has already shown you enough of the Skin Factory’s scenery, and this book has been displayed to you because it recognizes your talent in the realm of skin. As long as you visit the Skin Factory with purely friendly intentions, there should be no issues. You might even gain an official status to live inside.”

“Understood.”

After bidding farewell to Mr. Spacy, Yi Chen, holding the Skin Sack Bible, felt very pleased and began to plan his journey.

“This trip to the Old World is not only to make contact with the Skin Factory but also to visit the Original Tomb to see if I can find the opportunity of death, or even obtain a real dead person’s identity.

I also plan to meet the Duke if possible, to see if there are any good items suitable for me.

However, there’s one important issue to consider. Once I set foot on the land of the Old World, the monastery I offended last time would likely sense my arrival and might even try to kill me immediately.

I haven’t settled things at the Original Tomb yet, and currently, my only support in the Old World is the Duke.

But the Duke, an entity of Absolute Neutrality, regards me merely as a premium customer. If I don’t have something valuable, the Duke might not even show up.

So I must quickly find a support as soon as I arrive in the Old World.

There are two options, as it stands,

One, head to the [Original Tomb] seeking refuge, but I don’t know the exact location of the Original Tomb. ‘Dead Spine Lake’ might be able to guide me, but the journey towards the Original Tomb is equally perilous.

Last time, Lorrian thwarted three monks sent by them; this time, they will surely send more, and even more dangerous entities.

Two, agree to Jin’s request and follow her to the largest Source Plague Area in the Old World – [Cancer Palace].

Jin is now an important member of the Cancer Palace, having also been awarded the Plague Book – ‘Swelling Record.’ Once we reach the Old World, Jin might be able to directly open the pathway to Cancer Palace. Even if we are attacked, Jin could reveal her identity, and the monastery’s people should not dare to make a move.”

Additionally, before departure, I should also find teacher Zede to discuss the monastery issue.”

Arriving at the bottom floor of the academy, at Zede’s office.

“Is teacher Zede out? No, my body faintly perceives an extremely weak similar aura; what is the teacher really doing?”

In the two years since joining the organization, Yi Chen spent more than thirty percent of his time here,

he was extremely familiar with teacher Zede’s place and could generally tell where the teacher was just by stepping through the door, through smells and sounds.

Today, however, was different. It was as if the ‘unchanging’ had been disrupted, or rather, teacher Zede himself had undergone some change.

After searching, Zede was neither training physically in Paradise nor dissecting living corpses in the surgery room.

Eventually, following the faint stench of decay in the air, Yi Chen found a spot deeper than Paradise, a region he had never been to before, or rather, had no need to visit.

[Mountain Base Warehouse]

Zede was not only tagged as ‘Special Record Combat Power’ but also preserved at the base of the academy,

He was also a corpse researcher, and the academy would send a large number of corpses every once in a while for Zede to conduct research in this field. He would also produce many useful articles for feedback to the organization.

The corpses that had been researched, had realized value, and were intact were not incinerated. Instead, Zede collected them and stored them in this secret and vast mountain base warehouse.

“This… So many? I’ve been with Teacher Zede for so many years, and yet I had no idea this place existed.”

As Yi Chen unleashed the greatest strength of his body, he pushed the steel gates open horizontally with both hands, left and right. The sight before him shocked him immensely.

Tens of thousands of corpses were neatly hung in the warehouse, all suspended in the same manner–“A metal hook passed directly through the neck, suspending the bodies from the top of the warehouse.”

Yi Chen also noticed that each corpse had undergone precise modifications; even though some of their faces were badly decomposed, their muscle patterns were quite beautiful.

Among this dense group of corpses, Teacher Zede’s body was also mixed in,

His aura was suppressed to match completely with the corpses. If it wasn’t for Yi Chen, who shared similar physical attributes and often had deep physical interactions with Teacher Zede, he would never have noticed.

Seeing this, Yi Chen did not dare to disturb his teacher’s special practice. He considered whether to leave a note and then depart,

Clang! A hook connected to a cable suddenly threw itself at him, and Zede’s voice came along with it, “William, do you want to hang up here too?”

Without hesitation,

Whoosh! The curved hook pierced through his neck, pulling his body upwards.

Enjoying the pain of this physical piercing and pulling,

Yi Chen’s body was also suspended in the warehouse like a corpse, squeezed right next to Zede, and the two began conversing in this bizarre state.

“Speaking of which, teacher, are you…”

“With your physical body and eyesight, you should be able to tell what I’m doing, right?”

Yi Chen actually had an answer in his mind and wanted to say a lot, but in the end, he condensed it into two words:

“Purification.”

“Exactly~ After the nightmare incident, I got a bit more motivated and am now ready to go deeper into the path of ‘corpses.’ The current results are quite satisfactory.

However, this path is not suitable for you. Don’t hang for too long and don’t get too caught up in the atmosphere here.”

“Okay!”

Yi Chen still remembered the scenes in between the nightmares,

Teacher Zede, even under the dominance of the nightmare, perfectly transformed into a corpse that even Catherine couldn’t detect, reflecting his mastery in this field.

“I heard you didn’t make it to become the ‘First Gentleman.’ Since that’s the case, you must be choosing another path, right?”

“Yes, teacher. I might embark on a long journey to the Old World.”

“Go ahead~ I hope you’ll bring back some surprises when you return.”

“Before I leave, there’s one thing I want to discuss with you, teacher, about the Monastery…”

As Yi Chen expressed his concerns, Zede simply laughed dismissively in response:

“Don’t worry, those guys won’t send anyone too formidable to hunt you down. They don’t have enough manpower for such cat-and-mouse games; at most, they’ll send a team of three or four, just like last time.

‘Suffering Monastery’ is a very special place,

The monks living there all bear important duties, always guarding something kept deep within the monastery.”

“What is it?”

“The Old World’s prisoner, Suffering Monastery serves as a prison and as the only prison in the Source Epidemic Area. With the downfall of the Old World, the manpower they can recruit is also dwindling.

Last time, they already suffered a setback, and it’s unlikely they’ll invest more effort in targeting you.”

“The Old World’s prison!” This was the first Yi Chen heard of it; he became curious about the monastery and even hoped to have a chance to see it one day.