The Last Gentleman
Chapter 520: 518: Falling into the Play

Last month, William met with Jian every day for an hour of Abyss Gaze,

Each time he went to the Magic House, he would experience a distortion of space and falling, which clearly had something to do with Jian’s magic.

At the moment,

the Magic Cube twisted,

and it unexpectedly caused the entire venue, including the backstage where William and the others were, to start rotating... It’s important to note that the Circus Tent was the property of the boss, yet Jian’s Magic Cube was able to influence the internal space of the tent.

[Backstage]

Art, the clown, seemed especially wary of this Magic Cube, and he began to talk more.

"Secure yourselves as much as possible~ in case you fall into the Abyss.

This strange Magic Cube is quite dangerous. I’ve been at the circus for so long, and I’ve only seen Jian use it no more than ten times.

One of those times was when I was in a bad mood and attacked him, and it nearly cost me my life, destroying no less than five important sac structures of mine.

If this thing is used in a performance, those of us backstage will also be affected."

Clown Art, sitting cross-legged on the floor, grew a lot of proliferating flesh to anchor himself to the ground.

Catherine also took nails and a hammer out of her Hundred Treasure Box. She first nailed her skirt firmly to the chair and then nailed all four legs of the chair to the ground.

"William, do you want me to help secure you too?"

"Thanks, but I can manage on my own."

The gentleman’s clothes grew several extra ribbons that directly embedded into the ground to secure him in place.

Jian twisted the Magic Cube again... Buzz! Space inverted.

This time, it caused the venue to undergo a complete 180° reversal, and all the audience members ended up above.

They either grabbed onto their seats or used their flying abilities to ensure they wouldn’t fall downward.

Jian, as if his soles were coated with adhesive, still stood upright in standard posture on the inverted stage.

The Magic Cube stopped spinning for a moment, and a magnetic opening speech came from beneath Jian’s mask:

"Today’s magic performance will be personally brought to you by me, called ’Falling Magic.’

The magic performance I will present next will take place in a state of falling.

Those in the audience who manage to stay till the end to watch the entire magic show will not only receive a gift from the circus but also a special gift from me.

Now, let’s begin!

This special ’Falling Magic’ will be brought to you by me, Jian Kiruiet."

With that said,

the five fingers clamped on the surface of the Magic Cube were moved away one by one, and when the last little finger’s hold was released,

the Magic Cube which should have fallen remained suspended in mid-air, yet the concept of ’falling’ was not lost; rather, it was transferred from the Magic Cube itself to the audience at the venue.

An irresistible effect of falling branded into the souls of the audience, rendering any large physical strength or flying abilities ineffective at that moment, making everyone fall together.

Due to the circus venue being inverted 180°, everyone plummeted towards the ceiling.

What should have been the ceiling turned into a pitch-black hole that seemed to lack the concept of ’depth.’

Upon reflection, it’s realized that during performances by the main acrobat troupe, even when human towers built were hundreds of meters tall without contracting, they still couldn’t touch the ceiling.

It seems there was never a ceiling from the beginning, always being a boundless bottomless pit. However, it’s also possible that Jian’s Magic Cube at this moment bestowed it with infinite depth, creating a real Abyss.

Jian fell along with the audience,

snap! A snap of the fingers produced, and candles in a burning state appeared in each audience member’s hands,

The strong candlelight could dispel the darkness and stabilize the minds of those falling.

"Please protect your candles at all costs, as only they can ensure your safety in the darkness. When the candle naturally burns out, the performance will also end.

If you accidentally cause the candle to extinguish, I cannot ensure your safety."

As the audience focused on the candles, trying their best to keep them burning,

Whoosh! Something sped down past them,

Some audience members with sharper eyesight, seeing the falling person’s face clearly by the candlelight, were frightened into physiological stress reactions, vomiting,

Thankfully, the candle was blocked in advance; otherwise, the vomit would have likely extinguished the flame.

"That’s... the reserve chef from earlier! How is he here too? No! I don’t want to go to that aquarium ever again." A few mentally weaker individuals began to mutter to themselves and tremble.

Jian, however, showed a bitter smile involuntarily, comforting the audience:

"Rest assured, he was just passing by, unrelated to our magic performance. If you don’t want to be punished, please concentrate your spirits here."

Jian slightly loosened his Guy Fox mask as he removed the magic hat.

An instant of Abyss Gaze made all the audience tremble, their thoughts instantly focused on Jian.

[One Minute Ago]

The moment Jian released the Magic Cube, imposing the concept of "Falling" onto the audience.

Those backstage, including William and others, were also slightly affected, but with their strength, they were naturally not going to fall, and even if a fall did occur by accident, the stage floor would stop them.

William, however, made a decision at that moment,

He actively activated a gateway in his abdomen, allowing the "Platinum Blood" contained within to produce some kind of space reaction.

Then he intentionally loosened the garments fastened to the ground and let his body fall.

"William, what are you doing~ It’s really painful to hit the floor," Catherine instinctively reached out to pull him back but was stopped by William’s sudden glare.

Just as he was about to hit the stage floor, buzz!

William’s body disintegrated like star particles, and by the time he reassembled, he had already passed through the floor, plummeting down with the audience.

This time it was different from the "Consciousness Abyss" when gazing into Jian’s eyes,

It was a real abyss created by the Magic Cube; William even suspected that the cube in Jian’s hand was some kind of condensed abyss entity, otherwise, it couldn’t have such exaggerated spatial effects.

In order not to disrupt the magic performance,

William used the spiritual power provided by the small grape to accelerate his fall, swiftly passing through the audience watching the magic performance, unaware that some vomit still landed on him.

Utilizing the Abyss training over the past month,

combined with the spiritual exhilaration brought by the official performance,

and the physical activation from Mr. Rabbit’s vigorous dance,

William fell alone in the darkness, his brow’s Ash Eye and the envelopment of his entire outfit open, even having a unique yellow tie around his neck.

Both the small grape and Yellow Skin were providing help voluntarily at that moment,

They knew very well how crucial such an opportunity was for William,

As long as he could seize the chance, remain conscious, and reach the bottom of the Abyss, he might accomplish something very important, perhaps even more crucial than obtaining official membership in the Circus.

[Path]

The reason William was working so hard, seizing every moment for his own growth, was that he wanted to reach his own path sooner,

As far as current knowledge of the Old World was concerned, only by completing the path would one have a place in the Old World and possess the strength to eliminate the major crisis the organization was facing, and to kill the blood citizens who had bragged in front of the Skin Factory.

Deep breath...

William took a deep breath,

forgetting the concepts of time and space amidst the darkness, unaffected by the numerous dark entities swarming around him or the constant whispering in his ears.

Slowly, William took out an ancient makeup box from nowhere,

applied a delicate Dead Man Makeup to his face,

and unbuttoned his shirt, letting the liquid from the gateway spill out, dyeing his entire body white, placing himself in a special state that was both dead and alive.

Continuing to fall, until... snap!

His body broke into pieces, with some broken bones even piercing through the flesh, and the Platinum Blood continually leaking from the cracks in his body,

seemingly in complete Death, yet an extremely eerie smile emerged on the face covered in Dead Man Makeup.

"Finally... reached the bottom!"