The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 548 - 546: Entry

Chapter 548: Chapter 546: Entry

William glanced over, most of the hunters making preparations for exploration inside and outside the tents were Open Source, with Epidemic values mostly around 1 to 2, and there were even Patients who hadn’t achieved Open Source mixing among them.

Just like Thirteen had said earlier, this group wanted to take a risk, if they were lucky, they could turn a bicycle into a yacht.

In William’s view, such a gamble would be better off finding the Duke—even if you lost the bet, you could still pay off the debt through debt seats. If you lost here, you would have nothing left, and it was even possible to fall into a state worse than death.

Moreover, after looking left and right, not a single Completer could be found among the hundreds of people.

Most of these people had the eyes of desperadoes, with their sights set only on the Extremely Dark Land, without giving the Abyss any thought.

When William and his group appeared, the nearest hunter was so startled by their sudden powerful aura that they quickly made space, especially when they saw Price in his silver armor and voluntarily moved their tent to make way.

One of them also noticed Jin’s attire and couldn’t help exclaiming, "Honored... Honored Tumor Knight!"

Such a call attracted the attention of many nearby, and the path in front of the team widened on its own.

However, William, who had unique vision, Jin with keen Physical Perception, and Price with his sensitive sense of smell, caught a trace of the Abyss’s aura on these people.

They had been influenced without their knowledge, but seemed oblivious to it themselves.

One thing was certain: once these people entered the "Extremely Dark Land," this influence would undoubtedly intensify, and they might even become slaves to the Abyss and attack any outsiders.

Price whispered, "Should we kill them all? These people might become obstacles to our later explorations."

William gently patted the position where Price’s tail rested against his back, "No need to be so violent, we’re heading to the Abyss, and this group of people will at most wander around on the fringe.

Even if we really encounter them, it won’t be a difficult issue to deal with. Perhaps we can even use them as a medium to Lock on the position of the Abyss more quickly."

"Fine."

As they gradually approached the curtain, there were still a few haggard-looking desperadoes who ran over to block their path, shamelessly trying to join the team.

"Get lost, I’m only going to say this once!"

Upon hearing William’s words, half of them decisively left. However, some remained stubbornly in place, hoping their ’persistence’ would impress the group in front of them.

City Lord Price was already losing his patience and was about to perform a clean sweep by Waist Cutting everyone blocking the way.

Just as his tail began to lift, a red shadow flashed by his side.

In the blink of an eye, the four obstructing desperadoes were ’compressed’ into a meatball, their bodies suffering from crushing fractures, their mouths stuffed into unknown places, rendering them unable to make a sound.

Jin held the folded meatball of four people in one hand, and then forcefully tossed it.

Bang! An Explosion occurred during the throwing process.

However, it was not the meatball that exploded, but Jin’s arm.

Jin detonated his arm, combining the force of the toss itself, for a supercharged effect. The immense power directly flung the meatball into the clouds above.

"So annoying, the weak should act like the weak, yet they insist on being brazen."

Afterward, Jin slightly opened her Knight mask to reveal her pink lips, turning to explain to the team, "I did not inject bombs into their bodies or transform them into bombs, it was merely a simple toss, they probably won’t die."

Jin’s performance also made Price slightly startled,

When he had been an Honored Tumor Knight, he had met with the Knight Order members once, but had never seen a Special Ability capable of detonating cancer cells.

Moreover, Jin’s regenerative ability she displayed was quite astonishing. The arm that had exploded during the toss actually regenerated before the blood mist had dispersed.

The severed limbs that fell to the ground turned into clusters of living cancer cells and crawled into Jin’s body, achieving the most optimized use of cancer.

Price hadn’t expected that William’s teammates could be so interesting. He tried to open his Moon Eyes to catch a glimpse of Jin’s Back Tumor Wings, wanting to see what this young person had.

Whoosh—Jin turned swiftly, placing her hands behind her back at the same time.

"Mind your own business, City Lord Price!

I’m willing to join you only out of respect for William, but I have never thought of saving you, I’d rather use you as practice. It would be even better if I could kill you.

Your body would surely make an excellent weapon."

Price wasn’t angered at all, responding very normally, "You definitely have talent, but you are not my match as you are now.

Conserve your energy. As an Honored Tumor Knight, you should learn to look at the big picture. The place we are about to enter is very dangerous."

In the past, Jin would probably have delivered a slap after hearing such words. Now, he merely revealed a sinister smile beneath his helmet, and even red little flowers seemed to bloom between his teeth.

"So sure that I’m no match for you? How about this, if we all make it out alive, how about we have a go? I’ve always wanted to see just what caliber an Ancient Era’s Honored Tumor Knight really is."

"Agreed."

Sensing the tension, William took Thirteen and positioned himself between the two men, interrupting their conversation.

"Thirteen, ignite."

"Yes, teacher!"

Click~ A series of gear sounds emanated from within Thirteen’s skull, and the top of her head slowly opened up, revealing a brain-grooved candle slowly rising.

Even before the candle was lit,

The Treasure Hunters tens of meters away, tainted with a bit of the Abyss inside them, instinctively stepped back, or hid in tents that provided shading.

At the moment the flame was lit,

Aside from the area blocked by the Black Curtain, the surroundings within a kilometer were illuminated, and those in the center of the light, like William and the others, were even dazzled to the point of being unable to open their eyes.

Even Jin, wearing his helmet, still had light seeping in through the breathing holes at the bottom of his mask.

Jin felt the unending stream of power and muttered softly, "This girl’s quite capable... Such a level of light isn’t something ordinary materials can produce. Is it her own power?"

William also needed to activate his Ashen Vision to filter out such intense light.

"Thirteen, is the illumination always this intense?"

"Teacher, please wait a moment... I have yet to compress the light. However, to maintain a continuous light energy output, it must be this high; otherwise, effective illumination in the Extremely Dark Land is impossible."

Following Thirteen’s adjustment, they finally narrowed the main area of illumination to within five meters, just enough to envelop the five people in their team.

William also communicated with his inner grape, "Can your Ash Eye achieve this level of illumination?"

"No."

"Thirteen’s candle is empowered with Evil Sun Oil, while your Eye is cursed with Evil Sun Firewood. Are you saying you’re a bit weaker in comparison?"

This made the little grape suddenly irritated, "Pfft! They’re completely different in function, okay? My eyes are for seeing things; the Candle Puppet is just for illumination. Ever heard of specialization?

Moreover, Evil Sun Oil and Firewood are entirely different things,

The former falls from the body of the Evil Sun itself, before its fall when it used to hang high in the sky of the Old World, dripping oil every so often. The Old World existed for so many years; naturally, it produced a lot of oil.

Firewood, on the other hand, is different. It formed from the fragments after the Evil Sun fell and became Firewood, which is part of the Evil Sun, nothing like the oil.

Besides, the intensity of the illumination isn’t just the effect of the oil, the candle also contains the technology of the trading house as well as Thirteen’s own ability, all right?"

"Alright, alright~ don’t get worked up, I never said you were incapable. Let Thirteen take the lead in providing illumination for the upcoming exploration, and you just rest.

When we find the Abyss, we’ll leave it all to you."

The little grape immediately caught the issue with that statement, "Wait a minute, you’re not thinking of jumping into the Abyss alone, are you?"

"What else? It’s already good that they can accompany me to the Extremely Dark Land. Only I have a need for the Abyss."

"At least let Thirteen follow; her candle is vital. I alone... can’t hold up very well."

"We’ll decide based on the situation at the time."

Their brief exchange ended there, and following a look from William, everyone formed a circle, enclosing Thirteen in the middle.

Clang~

Suddenly, spiked Iron Chains shot out from William’s wrist, coiling around Jin and Price’s arms and even piercing them with their barbs.

Through the ’Pain Connection,’ the three were kept linked, maintaining their circular formation.

The sudden, intense Pain nearly made the two cry out, and Price also widened his eyes in shock at the Iron Chains around his wrist, "William, how do you still have the Monastery’s Iron Chains?"

"Consider it borrowed... Alright, the Pain will keep us alert and bound at all times. Let’s go!"

As the sound of the swaying chains filled the air, the squad passed through the Black Curtain and officially stepped into the Extremely Dark Land.