The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 409 - Chapter 409 Chapter 408 Flipping the Table

Chapter 409: Chapter 408 Flipping the Table Chapter 409: Chapter 408 Flipping the Table In the Duel Arena,

when the two Apprentice Knights bestowed with the “Tumor Armor” entered, the audience first fell into a moment of silence before erupting into enthusiastic cheers,

many among them were regulars, yet it was their first time witnessing members from the Venerable Tumor Knight Order participating in such an underground competition. Although they were only Apprentice Knights, it was still sufficiently shocking; the price of the tickets was absolutely worth it.

However, the nobles seated in the “Basket Boxes” could not find any joy,

despite their meticulous preparations and spending heavy gold and connections to purchase powerful slaves, some even disguised as slaves, known powerhouses among them, they still fell short compared to those recognized by the Knight Order.

Nevertheless, they didn’t leave the venue,

after a bout of complaints they still watched the match with great interest; the stakes meant nothing to them, their only concern was a matter of face.

But if the Honored Tumor Knights killed all the competitors, then everyone would be on equal footing.

Many had already set aside their bets, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle of this special duel as mere spectators.

[Inside the Arena]

With the arrival of the two Apprentice Knights, some of the starving competitors momentarily regained clarity due to their biological instincts, for their bodies feared death more than hunger.

However, there was no fear in their eyes. Those who could stand here were either powerful warriors picked by nobles, or special entities invited by the organizers, all of whom had stabilized their Open Source, with their disease root firmly in place.

They, too, wanted to gauge the standard of cancer patients qualifying for the Honored Tumor Knight and see if they themselves were up to par.

Moreover,

since the Apprentice Knights appeared here, there must surely be formal members of the Knight Order sitting on the Observation Platform,

and if one secured the final victory, they would inevitably win the favor of the Knight Order,

though prevented from joining due to the ‘Back Tumor issue,’ they would still gain other important positions.

Thinking this, the competitors all became excited, their gazes firmly locked on the two Apprentice Knights–Figray and Marseillino.

Marseillino, carrying an electric saw on his back, felt gazes filled with hostility,

“Oh? These guys suddenly seem fired up. Do they want to use us as stepping stones…Figray, it might be tough if all these guys come at us together later,”

Figray, who had four Long Scythes on his back, slightly twisted his neck and softly replied, “Find a good rhythm, respond seriously.”

“Yeah, let’s get started soon~ My little doggy is starving,”

Marseillino reached back to soothe the Biological Electric Saw on his back, which, if one ignored the chainsaw chain, truly resembled a pair of skinless Blood and Flesh hunting dogs.

At that moment,

a host, connected via hooks to his back and devoid of facial features, was lowered from above the venue.

“Death or leaving the arena will be considered a forfeiture,

the last surviving team will obtain the victory, win the cumulative prize money of this ‘Hunger and Combat’ cave exposition, and receive 5% of the profits from the betting pool.

There are no personal restrictions; express your true selves. Prey on others in a state of absolute hunger!

Now, let the match begin~”

Once these words fell.

Crack!

A flesh-forged axe came spinning through the air, impaling itself directly into the host’s skull,

followed by a cancer patient with a bulging spine and pus-filled arms who flew in, biting off… along with the host’s upper body, and the axe lodged in his head, swallowing it whole.

The consumed axe soon protruded from the spine, taken back into hand.

In just two bites, the host was completely consumed, the ‘Extreme Hunger’ inside temporarily sated; the figure tilted its eyes toward the nearby Knight, its Killing Intent surged.

Swollen, pus-oozing arms tightly grasped the axe handle,

leaning back and stepping forward, he hurled the axe… Buzz!

The power of the thrown axe was several times stronger than that used to slay the host, cracking the ground it passed over.

Just as it seemed about to strike,

Electric Saw. Marseillino stepped forward on his own, not using weapons, nor even his arms; instead, he made a biting motion towards the axe.

Crack!

The powerful axe was firmly caught between his teeth; his body only stepped back once.

Crack, crack, crack~ With teeth whirring like saw blades, Marseillino ate the huge axe as if it were food, even savoring its ‘information’ in his mouth.

“Oh~ The Epidemic value has reached the Third Rank, and every cancer cell also carries weight! Hmm, not bad at all~ This one will be my appetizer.”

Marseillino, with his hedgehog haircut, ignored the competitors eyeing him hungrily from around him and walked straight towards his axe-throwing adversary

Just as he had covered half the distance, two assailants suddenly burst out to attack.

With the sound of barking dogs and an electric saw starting up,

one assassin’s Open Source Frame, along with the Physical body, was sawed into a meaty mire, which wasn’t even allowed to fall to the ground but was devoured as Fuel for the saw.

Although another competitor was lucky enough to escape, he was left with only half of his body. Due to extreme hunger, he was unable to regenerate, and before he could utter a single word, he was devoured by other starving contestants.

At this time,

Marcelino, who originally had his electric saw hanging on his back, now gripped it in his left and right hand– ‘clutched’ would be more appropriate to describe how he held it.

He was more like clutching the “tail” of the electric saw, which was ingeniously designed,

to be hard or soft, long or short,

When it was hard and short, it resembled the hilt of a sword and was capable of close-range sawing strikes.

When it was soft and long, it could be swung like a whip for slicing, unpredictable and changeable.

A tongue, shredded and often bitten by its own teeth, protruded from the serrated mask. Marcelino spoke excitedly, “Come on~ I can smell the restlessness in your hearts. Come and take off my head to gain the attention of Cancer Palace.”

His words stirred everyone’s emotions, and a chaotic battle erupted in an instant.

Just as Jin was about to dash into the fray to ‘feast’ himself, Yi Chen grabbed his shoulder and dragged him back,

“Jin, wait a second.”

“Why wait~ If we let those two get enough nutrients to be completely satiated, it will be even harder for us to win,” Jin protested.

“If you rush in now to fight for food with them, let’s not mention whether you’ll succeed or not, even if you do get a lot of food, how much can you eat? With so many competitors, even if it’s divided evenly, at least ten people will have their fill.

If you want to prevent them from being satisfied, we need to find another way… Do we have enough bombs?”

“As long as we have flesh, we have bombs.”

“Assist me later in cleaning up this ‘dinner party’ and put on a special fireworks show for the audience,” Yi Chen said.

“How are you going to do it?”

“Quite simple…” As Yi Chen spoke, he buried the suitcase underground and shared a simple plan with Jin. Then, he stood up and brazenly walked toward the crowd embroiled in the chaotic fight.

Unarmed, without a trace of killing intent, short in stature (relative to the other competitors), and with a human-like appearance.

When Yi Chen, in this ‘weaker’ guise, approached the battle zone, he immediately attracted the gaze of several ravenous eyes, who saw him as a unique dessert.

In a state of extreme hunger, many cancer abilities could not be used, and most resorted to beast-like pouncing and eating.

Confronted with cancer patients attacking from both front and back,

Yi Chen simply grew eyes on the back of his head, using them to observe the attackers’ entire bodies.

Each movement of their flesh was fully captured by the eyes, which then transmitted the details to the Madness Brain for processing, preparing foreknowledge for Yi Chen’s subsequent actions, even supplying him with a thoughtful hint.

Detection indicates the target’s thought disorder due to hunger, with a 90% or higher likelihood of success for thought implantation. Should we proceed with the education?

No.

Yi Chen was merely an outsider, and if he accidentally exposed himself while educating in the Cancer Palace, it would bring about lethal consequences.

He sidestepped,

and with nearly perfect angling, he dodged the oncoming attacks. At the same time, Yi Chen reached out and grabbed both attackers by the arms and forcefully pulled.

Using techniques learned from Teacher Zede, he easily flung the two men away.

The direction of the throw coincided with Jin’s position,

who then prepared to slam down with gathered strength,

bringing down his palm marked with the Red Lotus forcefully onto their backs!

The Red Lotus exploded, and the blast was directionally controlled to avoid causing too much physical harm, mostly propelling them forward.

Boom!

With a burst of red smoke, two cancer patients were sent flying out of the arena, crashing into the far-off observation platform.

Out of the area, they were disqualified from the competition.

Before these two could fully comprehend what had happened, another explosion was heard inside the arena, sending another contestant flying out of the Duel Arena, even smashing open the skull of a spectator.

The continuous blasts within the arena caused the dust to thicken.

In the centre of the battle zone,

Marcelino, who was swinging his electric saw wildly and ‘eating joyfully,’ suddenly noticed that the food in front of him was rapidly diminishing, even completely cleared out,

as if a freshly served delicious meal had been abruptly overturned.

“What’s going on?”

He temporarily set down his electric saw, looking around with confusion at the various craters created by the explosions and the rising dust,

and soon locked onto a woman wearing a colorful mask, who was even waving at him,

beside whom sat an oddly dressed young man, seemingly digging in the dirt to unearth the suitcase he had buried earlier.

“Hmm? How did you pull this off?”

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