The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 396 - Chapter 396 Chapter 395 The Passage of Epidemic

Chapter 396: Chapter 395: The Passage of Epidemic Chapter 396: Chapter 395: The Passage of Epidemic In the sweltering heat of the stamping workshop, the final assembly and testing of the bullets were being conducted,

As a gigantic finished bullet appeared before everyone,

the surface of the casing and bullet head still showed the patterns of iron chains and was covered with closely arranged “protrusions.”

These small protrusions would be simultaneously activated when the bullet was fired.

The heat generated by the internal gunpowder explosion would cause all of them to protrude outward, forming needle pricks as the bullet left the barrel, maximizing the display of the pain attribute contained in the bullet head.

The pain bullets had passed the factory’s safety tests and could be used as normal ammunition, and according to the jointly devised design, future autonomous production was possible.

However, due to the special nature of the painful iron chains, even if the entire factory was devoted to production, no more than three bullets could be produced per day.

Therefore, it was still best to primarily use conventional bullets and intersperse the pain bullets among them for actual combat.

“Finally done! Hard work everyone.”

Yi Chen also gently rubbed the hooded head of Little Grape, which had not been idle for a moment during this time,

perhaps because of its direct association with firearms, Little Grape had monitored the entire bullet production process and had also used Pupil Skill multiple times to assist in manufacturing.

“It seems I have spent quite a long time in the workshop, I wonder where the carriage has gone.

When consciousness returned to the body, a strange sound of a campfire burning quickly reached his ears,

Unlike the raspy roar emitted by firewood at the end of its life, it felt more like the frenzied dancing of hardened connective tissues being scorched.

Upon opening his eyes, a thick and stiff cast iron helmet with human facial features entered his view.

“You’re awake.”

The intense oppression emitted by the mask instinctively made Yi Chen prop himself back to the ground, even reaching for his gun, until his back slammed into the body of an acquaintance.

A head wearing a colorful mask gently leaned on Yi Chen’s shoulder.

“William, what’s up~ Have you been away from your body for too long, unable to discern the situation in front of you? Look who this person is?”

“Mr. Orman! Have we reached the passage entrance?”

“What else, you were sleeping like a dead pig. Do you expect me to wait in the carriage for you to wake up… Anyway, you’re not that heavy, carrying you up the mountain just took an extra five minutes.

Mr. Orman seems to have something to tell you regarding the last time you left the passage, go talk to him.”

Jin had long heard that William had some conflict with the Watcher last time for some reason, and also wanted to know what really happened.

“Ah~”

Yi Chen was certainly clearer than anyone about last time in the Old World, when he was seriously injured and fainted, and Moon Trace Lorrian impersonated him to leave the passage and was discovered,

at that time a conflict erupted with Watcher Orman and Reagan who were waiting at the exit, and he subsequently used Illusion Technique to flee.

“Mr. Orman, last time…”

However, a deep voice came from beneath the cast iron helmet, cutting off what Yi Chen wanted to say, “Since you can appear here now in this state, it probably means the last time was a misunderstanding; you don’t have to explain much to me.

I just want to know the origin of the Patient who impersonated you last time. He managed to impersonate to that extent. If it weren’t for the pre-set campfire illuminating the silver beneath his skin, I wouldn’t be able to identify him at all.”

Yi Chen could only lay out everything about Lorrian,

from the False Moon incident to their subsequent connection, their meeting at Cold Lake before heading to the Old World, and their shared exploration there.

This bizarre story captivated Orman, who had not had such a narrative exchange with someone for a long time.

“So, you’re still maintaining a friendly relationship with this Patient Zero? He has assisted you multiple times, even including incidents that could directly threaten the organization.

Did he come with you this time? I really would like to meet him.”

Upon hearing such a conversation, Jin couldn’t contain his curiosity and even slid his hand into Yi Chen’s collar, attempting to feel for any foreign objects that might be inside.

Yi Chen quickly gestured with his hands, “No~ Lorrian is undergoing an important ‘Path,’ and he probably won’t be meeting me anytime soon.”

“Path… has he already moved towards the next phase of Open Source?

Good, the organization actually acknowledges the existence of Patient Zero to some extent because they remain completely independent and aren’t much influenced by the Old World, meaning that their human aspect still exists.”

Passing on human civilization was not solely the responsibility of the organization.

Allowing such a patient zero to survive could also potentially achieve this goal.

That’s that~ During your slumber, Ms. Jin had already explained her purpose, and next, it was time to discuss the main topic.

The portal here has been open for over a year now, not only expanding the Grey Zone but also changing many things on the other side of the portal.

The patients from the Old World had long discovered the existence of the portal and had crossed it multiple times.

Although I have slain them all, some formidable strong ones were among them.”

Orman extended his hand towards a pitch-black wound near the edge of his ribcage under his armpit–the strange wound was difficult to heal and was even faintly painful.

“There must already be a large number of Old World patients stationed on the other side of the portal, and they might have even established a ‘Plague Circle’ around the portal. This portal will soon become unusable, and my monitoring duties will likely end in a month.

That’s the situation. If you still choose to go, you need to prepare in advance how to deal with the natives on the other side of the portal.

Of course, if you can manage to kill them all, that would save me a lot of work.”

“Alright, we’ll go and see.”

Yi Chen didn’t care much. He had the invitation from the Original Tomb and things like the ‘Skin Sack Bible.’ Jin was a member of the Cancer Palace, so there likely wouldn’t be too many problems.

Seeing that the two were determined to go, Orman fulfilled his duty as the Watcher, stood up, and walked towards the wall in the deepest part of the temple,

In Yi Chen’s memory, the initially formed portal barely allowed one person to crawl through and had nothing unusual.

Now,

the entire wall of the temple was oozing pus, and even with the suppression of the bonfire, the stones adhering to it were still wriggling incessantly,

as Watcher Orman removed the stones from the entire wall,

a rotten flesh cavity that occupied the entire wall appeared before them, its surface covered with numerous inflammatory pimples, cystic nodules, and even some virulent ulcerative herpes, among others.

And the portal’s interior was still sporadically contracting,

squeezing through the layers of flesh and transmitting the essence of the Old World’s sick focus to this side. The dense gray matter was visibly oozing out, intensifying the pathological erosion of this world.

As a native of the original world, Yi Chen naturally felt uncomfortable seeing this scene. But thinking about the source of his own power also stemming from pathogens, his feelings became conflicted.

Without much hesitation,

wearing an ember-formed scarf over his face, Yi Chen took the lead and stepped into the portal, walking at a normal pace on the slippery, soft, and uneven path inside the portal,

with Jin closely following behind him.

As the two gradually disappeared into the portal,

Watcher Orman immediately picked up his black heavy spear to cut off all the expanding fleshy tissues and quickly picked up the stones to seal the portal again.

Cough, cough, cough~

Having done all this, Orman began to cough violently, even having a black mucus flowing from beneath his cast-iron helmet.

He walked with great difficulty towards the bonfire, seemingly hoping to alleviate his symptoms by reaching that place,

Bang!

Five meters from the bonfire,

Orman’s body swayed, and he knelt on one knee, clutching his long spear for support,

Just then,

his Black Knight Armor (right shoulder) was forced open by some foreign object, and numerous twisted black tentacles crazily burrowed out from it,

gathering many tentacles at the ends to form a twisted human face, whispering unknown phrases in Orman’s ear, phrases that could destroy his willpower.

Just then,

already struggling to stay conscious, Orman raised his heavy spear, spun it a few times in the air, and then plunged it directly into his own shoulder, severing all the tentacles and impaling his body to the ground.

Even so, something could still be seen moving in the shadows of the wound.

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