The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 544 - 542 Self-Redemption

Chapter 544: Chapter 542 Self-Redemption

When William first saw the Dark Moon Tower, the "Moon Transformation Disease" from Lorrian had already begun to respond within him.

Now, through his understanding of the circular stone door’s design, William deepened his understanding of the City Lord, who had a unique understanding of and an almost obsessive love for the concept of the "Moon".

He even studied and explored the universe and stars for the sake of the Moon.

Moreover, in the design of the door, he made the "Moon" the center of the universe, seeing it as the starting point of all stars and things.

Such a unique mouse, William truly wanted to understand more deeply... That’s why he chose to ignore the dangers of the Abyss and try to communicate with the other party.

All William had to do was "take a gamble".

If the gamble didn’t pay off, he would immediately join forces with Jin to suppress it, coordinating the whole process with the dual illumination provided by Thirteen and Little Grape to combat the darkness of the Abyss.

"One minute, William, I’m starting the timer now,"

said Jin, as a flesh watch directly emerged on his wrist, with tentacle-like hands starting to move.

Thirteen, trailing at the very end, also asked anxiously, "Teacher! Such a strong Abyss aura, let me provide you with illumination. My candle has a certain restraining effect on the Abyss."

However, William waved his hand to reject the offer, "No need, you don’t have to do anything in this minute, just make sure you don’t get hurt."

"Understood."

Though he couldn’t guess what William wanted to do, Thirteen absolutely trusted his teacher.

At that moment, as the pitch-black Abyss mask completely covered the City Lord’s face, a surge of vitality emerged, and the City Lord, who hadn’t moved since the end of that war, began to come back to life gradually.

Slowly, he began to move his whole body, slowly extricating his massive frame embedded in the tower.

This slow resuscitation process was clearly an excellent opportunity to attack, seen by Jin not far away stomping her feet, yet bound by her agreement with William, she could only bite her finger to contain her urge.

However,

William simply stood still, as if waiting for the other’s resurrection, waiting until the other had fully recovered before he would initiate his action.

"William, just reminding you, only 30s left." Jin’s voice came from behind.

William then raised his hand in an OK gesture in response.

Once the City Lord was free from the wall’s restraint, assuming a standing pose with his arms hanging down... his body, twice as large as William’s, along with his facial tendrils mask, created an undeniable pressure.

Even an ordinary mouse could see that the moving City Lord was merely a puppet controlled by the Abyss, with no room for communication at all.

Yet, William had another idea,

He slowly floated up, spreading his body completely in a spread-eagled position, showing no tendency for attack or defense.

When his floating elevation exceeded the City Lord at a certain angle, and this angle matched exactly the inclination of the staircase at the entrance of the tower.

Swish~ William directly tore off his shirt, revealing his Perfect Birth Body, with his abdominal Platinum Blood still maintaining the "Star Movement".

Even Jin widened her eyes at this scene, it was her first time seeing the hole in William’s abdomen.

"A sheep?"

At the same time, William maximally activated the Moon Transformation Disease within his body, his silver hair falling over his chest.

This posture reflected a different scenery in the eyes covered by the Abyss mask, a scene he had longed for a while, and it was this longing that kept him alive.

This picture was precisely "the Moon of the Old World and the woman residing on the Moon’s surface whom he wanted to protect for a lifetime".

Suddenly, silver light overflowed from the pupils originally occupied by the Abyss, and the City Lord began to struggle madly.

"William, be careful!"

Jin immediately stepped forward, trying to shield William from a slap swung by the City Lord in his frenzied state.

At the moment of contact.

"Hm!?"

Jin felt an indescribable, immense power transmitting from the point of contact, as if every single hair was exerting strength like muscle tissue.

His blocking stance was forcefully broken... Boom! His slender and light body was heavily knocked back, hitting the wall of the tower.

The dull sound echoed within the tower, leaving a slim and slender human imprint on the wall.

Jin tore off his broken right arm and instantly grew a new arm, exclaiming in amazement, "Wow~ to break my arm with a slap right at the beginning, how strong! Truly a knight crowned by the Lord himself from the Ancient Era.

And it’s not just pure strength; every silver hair seemed like an independent entity, focusing force at the moment of impact to create penetrating damage."

Just as Jin was about to rush forward again, William had already descended from the air.

"Jin! Look..."

Following William’s direction, the City Lord, who was in a frenzied state seconds ago, now allowed his own consciousness to dominate, stopping the frantic waving of his arms and grasping at his own face instead.

Crack~ His fingers tightly dug into the Abyss Mask, forcefully tearing apart the fine threads that made up the mask, breaking them one by one.

At this moment, the City Lord’s eyes were exceptionally determined,

reflecting absolute loyalty to the moon and adherence to his own limits.

"Evil... Filth... Thing!"

As the City Lord shouted in an ancient language, a moonlight radiance shot from his forehead, correspondingly burning through the Abyss material.

Then with both hands on the sides of the mask, he used all his strength to pull and tear it.

Ignoring the pain, he yanked hard!

The entire mask, along with the facial skin and subcutaneous tissue, was torn off, a sight so agonizing to look at, but the City Lord’s expression did not change.

He threw his arms up, tossing the still-writhing mask into the air.

He then opened his mouth wide, a highly concentrated energy sphere gathering and compressing at his mouth.

Just as the mask reached its highest point, the energy was also fully charged!

Whizz~ A silver beam of light shot out instantly, causing vibrations in the surrounding space; the recoil even caused the ground beneath the City Lord’s feet to sink nearly ten centimeters.

William and two others standing nearby were also pushed back by the shake, with Thirteen even plastered against the wall.

"Wow! This guy is so powerful!" Jin’s eyes widened as he watched the exaggerated energy blast before him.

The Abyss Mask enveloped by the silver energy was obliterated,

even piercing through the walls of the Dark Moon Tower, a white rainbow shooting straight into the sky...

"Damn!"

This was the first time William had seen such a use of moonlight, and he even felt that if he were exposed to such a blast, even the Dead Man Makeup might be in danger.

With the obliteration of the Abyss Mask, everyone could even faintly hear a low and weak screech.

Relying on his own determination, the City Lord who had endured and pulled out the Abyss, his eyes also became clear,

and with his entire face torn off, revealing a skull that was also glowing silver-white... When looking through the exaggerated wound on the surface of the skull, one could even see a perfect silver brain inside.

Turning his rat-like head, he looked towards the silver-haired young man not far away.

He took heavy steps, slowly walking forward.

Just as Jin thought the other might harm William and was preparing to bring out his real power,

Snap! The City Lord actually kneeled on one knee, murmuring in an extremely sincere tone:

"Queen Phisney, I have always been waiting for you, even if the moon has fallen, I will continue to stand by your side."

"Uh..." This made William feel somewhat awkward as the other party had clearly mistaken him for someone else.