The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 292 - 291 On the Moon
Chapter 292: Chapter 291 On the Moon
Chapter 292 -291 On the Moon
In the same direction as the small town where the silver-haired priest resided, but even farther away, between the valleys.
A wild man segregated from reality lived there. For months, many villagers who came to the valleys to hunt and fetch water encountered this solitary and strange silver-haired wild man.
According to the villagers’ description, the wild man was entirely covered in silver fur which even emitted bursts of silver light at night. Despite his ferocious appearance, he had never hurt anyone.
He was often seen fishing by the pond,
It was rumored that the wild man would specifically hunt the sick objects and large beasts that appeared in the valleys.
Since he took up residence in the valleys, the mortality rate of villagers who came to this forested area to hunt had significantly decreased,
Some had attempted to approach the wild man but instinctively backed away when they came within ten meters, sweating profusely as though they were about to be swallowed by something terrible.
…
Three hours after the priest in the small town was killed,
The silver-haired wild man fishing by the valley pond sensed an aura vastly different approaching—or rather, already near—more dangerous than any patient he had ever encountered.
Even so, he remained as calm as still water and continued fishing.
Until a young man in a black suit sat down beside him, a strand of silver hair peeking through his own.
The wild man spoke in human language,
“You killed Father Edson, didn’t you?
That guy was always ranting about conducting the greatest evangelism but was, in reality, tampering with underhanded schemes. As his evangelistic work grew, he gradually lost his humanity.
Even if you didn’t kill him, sooner or later, he would have been killed by someone or swallowed by some other pathogen.
But before you kill me, may I ask why? Is it a punishment from Moon Scar for our escape from Viner City?”
“There’s no particular reason; I’m simply plundering the moonlight.”
“I see… then, I’d like to resist a bit.”
In an instant,
The silver fur on his body rapidly grew out of control, transforming into a silver beast resembling an anthropoid ape. The aura he exuded was even richer and more dangerous than the priest’s before him.
The strength of the moon dweller he manifested surpassed that of Mr. Li, the rat who once hid in the Twilight Clinic’s basement, marking him as a powerful Severe Patient.
Yi Chen, however, calmly rolled up his sleeves, flexed his fingers, and casually asked, “What is your name?”
The wild man, now a white beast, could still articulate human speech, “Philomea Colmy.”
Colmy had been an ordinary clerk in Viner City, doing the work of three, leaving early and returning late. His greatest anticipation each day was to take advantage of his one day off per month to fish and relax in the neighboring village.
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Even the risk of catching fish-scale disease or shell disease didn’t matter to him.
But with the emergence of the False Moon incident, he saw the truth of the Clinic using citizens for live experimentation from the moon hanging in the sky, saw the irreversible pathologization of the world, and eventually embraced the moon’s gifts willingly.
With his yearning for nature, he survived the city’s cleansing by the gentlemen, left Viner City, and started the leisurely life he had always dreamed of.
Although he anticipated death would come early, he didn’t expect it to be this soon.
The battle ended within fifteen minutes.
Clang!
Four iron chains completely restrained the transformed moon dweller, leaving no chance for struggle. These chains had no barbs and did not inflict pain; they purely served the purpose of restraint.
Gradually, the beast’s fur completely receded, and Colmy was ready to accept death.
Just when he thought he was about to be killed,
A strange spiritual influence suddenly permeated deep into his brain, slowly transforming the affected brain core to black, even restructuring the pathological center internally.
In an instant, Colmy, who had longed to lie flat, suddenly became eager to learn Knowledge, to travel the world and expand his cerebral capacity.
Unbeknownst to him, the crystal representing the moon beneath his skin was extracted,
Strangely, he didn’t die from the removal of the pathogen but had his pathological center transferred to his brain.
By the time he opened his eyes, the iron chains that once bound him were no longer there.
He shed his former attire, shaved off the excess hair on his body, and embarked on his journey for knowledge with a completely new stance.
…
[The next day at noon]
The appointment between Yi Chen and the Nightmare girl—Catherine was fast approaching that afternoon, they had to meet by six o’clock at the latest, or else the game agreement between the two would be directly canceled, and this important connection would be severed completely.
At that time, the nightmare would also begin its full infiltration of Zion.
Although Yi Chen trusted the abilities of his teachers and the gentleman predecessors, even if they were truly able to eradicate the nightmares, the meat, vegetables, and even the drinking water that had been circulating in the market had already sown certain “thoughts” deep within the heads of most people, and the ultimate outcome would definitely not be good.
From Yi Chen’s perspective, he had to participate in this game—it was the only possible way to achieve a perfect ending.
The black beast that Yi Chen transformed into rushed back successfully to the tree where he was supposed to meet Lorrian’s projection.
It was noon, with the blazing sun overhead.
Such a time could be said to be completely unrelated to the moon, yet even so, Yi Chen sat leaning against the tree, pulling out two pristine pathogens from his pocket—Moon Crystals.
Gurgle~ The slightly soft crystals rolled down his esophagus into his body,
eventually being digested and broken down into silver energy, gathering at the location of Yi Chen’s lower abdomen into a moon-shaped material similar to a calculus.
When he opened his eyes again,
no longer were there trees, roads, or the blazing sun overhead,
Yi Chen was sitting on the surface of the Moon, facing a stretch of the deep universe.
Being physically close allowed him to perceive the essence of the Moon more directly and to feel the lively throbs of life emanating from the entire Moon.
Yi Chen could now fully confirm that this Moon was entirely different from the Moon (Earth’s satellite) that he had once known; it could be a special celestial body that came with the Old World, or it could be an independent celestial body born along with the Moon Scar.
It was alive, full of life, and possibly conscious.
Not far from Yi Chen,
a seemingly ordinary Moon Crater unexpectedly began to move, slowly forming a spiral opening at its center, and a kind of ‘gravity’ specifically targeting Yi Chen spilled out from the opening.
When the gravitational force took effect,
Yi Chen felt a slight pulling force, and it was almost as if a familiar voice was whispering in his ear, urging him to hurry over and follow the passageway through the crater to its depths.
The pulling force kept growing stronger, as if many hands were dragging him relentlessly, hoping Yi Chen would go deeper into the Moon, to accept this power and become one with the Moon.
However,
as time passed and the pulling force increased,
Yi Chen remained unmoved, keeping the same posture of sitting cross-legged and looking upwards.
He had been captivated by the direct view of deep space from the surface of the Moon from the very first moment, a feeling very similar to the ‘Starry Sky’ experience once guided by Principal Daislin.
Using the Moon as a medium,
the Star Magic that Yi Chen learned from Principal Daislin began to resonate, and an unexpected reaction was taking place.
…
Far removed from Zion, and even beyond the oceans of the Fourth Continent Quechua, the level of the Grey Zone here had reached the [Forbidden] or even the highest [Death] level defined by the Organization.
A silver ship with a design resembling the human body, covered with various organs and metals, was sailing across the ocean.
The quiet ocean surface was dotted with unimaginably large eyeballs.
On the deck,
Lorrian, who had completely unleashed his right eye, stood there with a female doctor.
Suddenly, Lorrian looked up at the Moon, as if he caught a glimpse of the young man gazing at the starry sky from the surface of the Moon.
“Tsk, William, that guy… why doesn’t he ever play by the rules? What a hassle.”
