The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 406 - Chapter 406 Chapter 405 Back Tumor Jin and the Exile

Chapter 406: Chapter 405: Back Tumor, Jin, and the Exile Chapter 406: Chapter 405: Back Tumor, Jin, and the Exile Lady Oreina flicked her tail and walked toward the exit of the registration area, she likewise looked back and gestured for the two to stay here, no need to follow her.

“Since this is both of your first time participating, go follow the staff and proceed with the pre-competition process now, and get used to the real ’empty stomach state’. Feel the true hunger, and don’t let me down, okay?”

After Lady Oreina had finished speaking, she turned and left, but before her feline form disappeared, a personal message reached Yi Chen’s ears,

“Winning the prize money from the competition will allow you to strike a better deal with the Duke, and your exposure in the Cancer Palace will also increase, you might even find higher-quality money-making opportunities.

I can tell you probably don’t have much to bargain with the Duke, maybe not even an Ancient Coin to offer. If you want to earn more, now is the best opportunity.

If you feel it’s difficult to win in a state of hunger, you might try abandoning some human aspects.”

Yi Chen did not respond to this private message, he was quite aware of what Lady Oreina meant, but he had his own thoughts.

They were currently greeted by an employee whose back was heavily bent under a huge abscess.

Upon closer observation, the employee with a deformed spine was actually a handsome young man no older than fifteen.

Recalling the journey to the Cancer Palace, Yi Chen had already seen many individuals with tumors on their backs, which seemed to symbolize something.

There was still some distance to travel to the ‘Abdominal Drainage Room’, and Yi Chen curiously asked Jin beside him.

Jin surprisingly knew quite well, he directly stretched out his hand and rubbed the young employee’s back tumor, explaining loudly,

“This thing is called a ‘Back Tumor,’ it’s both a safety measure and a symbol of a lower-class identity, any life born in the Cancer Palace has this on their back when they are born.

You can think of it as a safety pod,

During an individual’s growth, the toxins and negative emotions produced by the body will be drawn away by the Back Tumor, greatly reducing the proliferation of malignant tumors and ensuring the stable growth of cancer patients.

Once a cancer patient reaches the Open Source Stage and can fully control their body’s cells, they can choose to cut off the Back Tumor, completely eliminating the malignant risks.

The ‘Back Tumor’ that is removed will crystallize over time and eventually become an invaluable Relic.”

Yi Chen was startled, remembering the Tumor Crystal he had just received, “Isn’t the Tumor Crystal Lady Oreina gave me…?”

“Yes, it’s derived from the Back Tumor–I also used such things when I completed my Extreme Breakthrough in the Cancer Palace before. So I’m quite curious, why would a master you just met treat you so well… Why is that?”

Seeing the topic veering off course, Yi Chen immediately pulled it back, “Wait a minute–I remember some guards in the Cancer Palace seemed quite powerful, seemingly at the Open Source Level, and they too had such things on their backs.”

“Yes! Once an individual from the Cancer Palace completes Open Source, there are two paths they can choose.

One is to cut off the Back Tumor and gain opportunities for development in various aspects, just like the master, free and unfettered, and even often transplanting tumors to come play and learn in our world.

The other is to keep the Back Tumor, which is an ancient and primitive practice, which also comes with great risks.

After all, the Back Tumor brimming with negative factors is also a part of the individual, and it will grow along with the mainstreaming of the host, even possibly developing its own self-awareness.

The Open Source cancer patients who keep their Back Tumors are generally forced to stay in the Cancer Palace and directly serve the organization, constantly under surveillance.

Throughout the entire Open Source Stage, they must remain vigilant, negotiating, controlling, and ultimately mastering their own Back Tumors, and finally achieving ‘Feather Transformation’ while breaking through the Open Source.

At that time, the Back Tumor will spread out like wings, floating behind them, officially advancing to the status of ‘Honored Tumor Knight’ within the Cancer Palace, taking orders directly from the Lord.

This process is also very dangerous, many who attempt to retain their Back Tumors are met with backlash, malignant outbreaks, loss of self, and are directly dealt with,

Very few individuals who maintain the appearance of a cancer patient and stable consciousness under a malignant state will be ‘Exiled’.”

The group of malignant cancer patients who were exiled still maintained partial contact with the Cancer Palace, perhaps they would be needed at some point in the future,

Among the many exiles, there was one particularly special cancer patient, William, you and I have had the fortune to meet him.

This person was consumed by his own back tumor during the Open Source Stage, but he did not expose himself immediately,

The negative consciousness derived from the back tumor was very well-developed, and he lived among the Cancer Palace disguised as a normal cancer patient, lurking in every corner possible, plundering the usable resources of the Cancer Palace.

It wasn’t until the Feather Transformation that his true nature was revealed, and in the end, the Lord ordered his exile personally.”

“The clown from the circus?”

“That’s right~ the one who called himself ‘Art’.

Last time there was almost a conflict at the gates of Zion, to be honest, I was actually quite curious to see what kind of power this infamous exile possessed, and whether he could wipe out the Organization directly?”

At that moment, the back-tumor boy leading the way twisted his head around somewhat excitedly:

“You’ve met Mr. Art? He must be very powerful.”

“We’ve only seen him, without any actual interaction…”

“It is rumored that Mr. Art killed three Honored Tumor Knights on the spot due to the issue of malignant exposure during his Feather Transformation, and even though he was subdued and judged by the Lord afterward, he was not executed but rather given the option of exile.”

“Hmm…”

Yi Chen didn’t really want to talk about the main clown of the circus; just the thought of him conjured a messy mind and a feeling of discomfort.

Picking up on the conversation about back tumors, “Jin, you weren’t born in the Cancer Palace, and it seems you don’t have a tumor structure on your back, but you were still bestowed the ‘Swelling Record.’ Does the presence of this thing not affect the status of a cancer patient?”

“Who says I don’t have a back tumor!”

Jin immediately lifted his clothes to expose his back to Yi Chen,

Although the two had spent a lot of time together, Yi Chen had never closely observed Jin’s body.

Now, as he seriously inspected Jin’s back, he saw through the skin a cluster attached to the spine, swelling like a red meat lotus about to bloom.

“My master said my back tumor is special, and that I might try taking this ‘reserved’ path.

Moreover, during the time I received the ‘Swelling Record,’ I was fortunate to catch a glimpse of the Lord’s exposed ‘foot’ and hear the voice from behind the curtains.

Because of the uniqueness of my back tumor, my human identity, and the stable authentication of the ‘Swelling Record,’ the Lord allowed me to be free from the confines of the Cancer Palace, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to return to the Organization.

If I can successfully undergo Feather Transformation and open the tumor, I will be entitled to the rank of an Honored Tumor Knight and gain access to the highest level of resources in the Cancer Palace.”

“Hmm.”

After the exchange, the two finally arrived at a special area filled with a ‘sense of hunger.’

The reason for the tangible sensation of hunger was that the room was filled with cancer patients starving immensely, some of whom were embedded in the floor or walls due to not having moved for many years.

The entire room made a crunching sound of biting because of the arrival of the two, they were desperately eager to feed on their blood and flesh.

Clearly, these cancer patients had all been contestants in the Hunger Duels, and unfortunately, they had been completely drained before the contest and left permanently in this ‘Abdominal Drainage Room.’

Yi Chen’s gaze quickly fell on a ‘device’ growing in the center of the room, his expression turning sour.

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