The Last Gentleman-Chapter 157: The Change of the Little Grape
Due to the special contact with Moon Scar last night, and the physical burden brought by the surgery, Yi Chen slept right up until almost departure time.
When he vaguely woke up, the scene before him immediately made his sleepiness disappear.
The once crystal-clear Cold Lake had been completely blackened, and there was even a large amount of black hair emerging from the surface of the lake, waving like water plants.
In addition,
Lame Field, unbeknownst when, had already boarded the boat and was now standing at the bow observing the changes in Cold Lake.
“Awake yet? You seemed very tired last night. What happened?”
In response to Field’s query, Yi Chen calmly answered, “We’re about to head to Holy Grail Mountain, so I tried to sleep as much as possible, otherwise I might not have the chance to sleep for the next few days.”
Field did not suspect anything; he was more concerned with the matter at hand.
“Hmm… This tomb product of yours, is it really from the Seven-Day Cemetery?”
“Yes, Little Grape and I left the Seven-Day Cemetery together to partake in the Organization’s assessment and have reached this point. As for what it actually is, I am not too sure myself, even the gentleman’s clothes at the current stage are unable to identify it.”
“Even gentleman’s clothes can’t recognize it? Interesting. Once I handle the remaining matters here, I’ll have to find some time to meet that young Wilbert.”
While the two were discussing Little Grape, the surface of the lake stirred.
Gurgle gurgle~
One by one, black bubble-like objects surfaced on the lake, which from certain angles, looked like shiny eyeballs.
Each burst bubble released a strand of dense black mist into the sky,
and as the quantity increased, a frightening demonic face even faintly formed in the air.
Such phenomena attracted the town’s gentlemen, who sat around the shore of Cold Lake, weapons drawn and alert for any terrifying creatures that might emerge from beneath the lake.
At this moment, Lame Field’s voice spread from the center of the lake, echoing throughout the entire cemetery:
“No need to be tense, this isn’t a dangerous situation. The bodies in Cold Lake have all been moved, and what’s happening now is just the final treatment of the lake water.” 𝙍Ã𝐍ọ₿Ês
Hearing Mr. Field say this, everyone sheathed their weapons, and most gentlemen returned to their posts.
However,
The team members attracted by the phenomena and some gentlemen who were off today remained there, wanting to see exactly what was going on.
Gradually,
As the black mist in the sky slowly dispersed, the black hair floating on the surface of the lake also completely retracted.
The water level dropped about two meters, with the water becoming turbid and pitch-black, unfit for the burial of bodies.
Just then, an unnerving sense of being watched emanated from the bottom of the lake.
Even the gentlemen standing on the shore could distinctly feel it, as if their bodies were being completely seen through by this peering sensation, involuntarily tightening their clothes and stepping back.
It seemed as if a massive eye at the bottom of the lake was slowly opening.
Only Jin and Reagan made no movement, because they knew what lay at the bottom of the lake.
Jin’s mask was partly lifted, revealing pink, thin lips holding a strawberry-flavored lollipop, silently watching everything unfold.
“William’s eye has been enhanced; our journey up the mountain will be much easier now~ I really don’t want to waste too much time on such a boring task as climbing a mountain.”
At that moment, the gigantic creature at the lake’s bottom began to ascend, causing the entire lake to churn violently.
Just as something terrifying was about to break through the surface… Pfft! A weak splash arose at the center of the lake.
A black, globular mass tumbled three and a half turns in the air before landing steadfastly on the edge of the boat, its entire body dripping with water.
The mouth holding eyeballs issued an excited, mixed voice:
“Phew! That was so comfortable. This lake really is a great thing, it has managed to wash away all the dirt accumulated over hundreds of years from my body~ I feel so much lighter now.”
Saying this, Little Grape even began to jump on the spot, performing several difficult aerial flips in succession.
Slap~
As the final action ended, his feet landed firmly on Yi Chen’s shoulders, and then he gracefully bowed to the limping Field.
“Thank you very much, I will keep the ‘Will of Cold Lake’ within my body; as long as I am alive, it means the Cold Lake Cemetery exists in another form.”
In the midst of his words,
grape’s oral cavity unexpectedly overflowed with streams of pure Cold Lake Water, allowing the eyeball in his mouth to float upon this special icy saliva, the washed eyeball gleaming brightly.
At this sight, Mr. Field genuinely laughed from his heart.
“It seems like an old bone like me should really retire and pass on the cemetery… It’s already past the scheduled time to board, it’s time for you all to do what you need to do.”
“Let’s go! This grape is going to wreak havoc!”
The overconfident Grape immediately performed a set of Chaotic Dog Boxing on Yi Chen’s shoulders.
Having been buried at the bottom of the lake for a whole day, half of which was spent sleeping, Grape had no immediate plans on returning inside Yi Chen’s body.
The boat returned to shore, the squad gathered.
“Let’s move out!”
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After bidding farewell to the limping Field, everyone naturally turned their attention to Grape, who started striking various poses under their gaze.
Yi Chen also asked curiously, “Grape, making such a big fuss, what benefits did you actually get? Or did you evolve to a more perfected stage?”
“With no good grapes to eat, progress my ass! Didn’t I just mention it? The uniqueness of Cold Lake has cleaned my whole body, making my movements more agile. The grime on my body has accumulated for over a hundred years; it’s not something that a simple bath can wash off.
My current speed has increased by at least 20%.”
“What else?”
“And also… ah!” Grape opened his mouth wide, and a stream of extremely cold saliva flowed out, sending chills through Yi Chen.
“My saliva now possesses the properties of Cold Lake Cemetery, capable at any time of cleaning eyeballs and improving my water abilities~ My speed underwater has increased about 30% or so.”
“That’s it?”
Not just Yi Chen, but Jin and Reagan had the same reaction.
“What do you mean ‘that’s it’? This is a big improvement, okay? My agility has increased; if you get killed, I’ll be able to escape immediately, and maybe even retrieve your body afterwards.
Plus, there’s free eyeball cleaning fluid, which is perfect if long periods of combat in a water-less area causes eye dryness and decreased vision—it’s a game changer.”
“I did see the entire lake surface being covered by your hair and black mist spilling out, forming a devil-like phantom in the air… and that’s all the enhancement you got?”
“Cleaning my body, huh~ Of course, I had to wash every single hair.
The useless corpse gas released along with the dirt during the cleaning process is the black mist you saw, which is pretty much like human farting, except I’d been holding these farts in for decades, if not a hundred years.”
After Grape put it that way, even imagining the odor was almost overwhelming, Yi Chen decided not to probe further.
“However, the traits of [Cold Lake Cemetery] absorbed by me might become more useful as I grow, although for now, it seems they only help in washing eyeballs.
If you really want me to have strengths at a tangible level, then hurry up and find some eyeballs for this Grape.
Enough talk; the upcoming mission is a great opportunity, let’s head out now.”
Not long after getting on the carriage,
the overexcited Grape finally settled down, and, with no one paying attention to it anymore, it no longer wanted to stay outside.
As it squeezed back into Yi Chen’s body through the collar, its entire body of hair trembled violently!
An absolute sense of mortal threat,
struggling with all its strength to get out of the shoulder; just as it opened its mouth to say something, slap! Yi Chen covered it with one hand.
The next second, a tremendous force pulled it inside the body, after which there was no more sound.
