The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 714 - 712

"It belongs to a certain kind of space channel, different from any that I’ve seen before... However, my Abyss seems to sense something. This space channel does not match the style of Hidden Village at all and might even have no relation with the Central Domain."

"Could it be that something from the outside world really came through?"

"I must go in and see what exactly changed the shape of the tubercle bacillus, purposely creating such a mountain range and Hidden Village that attract patients from all over the world."

The Village Chief by the side had already made a welcoming gesture, and one could even feel his facial muscles tighten with excitement. Clearly, the appearance of an individual with the qualifications to go to the bottom of the lake was far more important than a Gu Dragon Transformation, perhaps exponentially so.

It was as if he were purely a salesman, and as long as he could push a talented person into it, he would receive a handsome commission.

William also moved a step toward the lakeshore, ready to leap directly into it.

At this moment, a voice echoed in his head—it was Lorrian’s telepathic message.

"William,

These mountains, fog, flying dragons, village, and the special lake—everything is a ’Concealing Object.’ They even set up a patient with a Silver Circle by the lake to guard the place.

Everything serves to conceal and isolate the area beneath.

Once we fall into it, we might go to another unknown space, and even my connection with the Moon could be temporarily severed. With your understanding of stars and the Abyss, you should also be able to see what’s special about the lake bottom channel, right?

I suggest we either massacre the village or enslave it completely, then use our abilities to knock the relevant information out of the Village Chief’s or someone else’s head who’s been below. Then we can consider whether to go down."

"At least my Madness Brain can’t read the information. I’ve tried searching through the memories in the brains of the Lung Dragons I’ve educated, and astonishingly, their memory areas were shrouded in purple mist. Even the slightest memory leak or external intrusion causes the memory area to be completely destroyed.

It’s very likely that the mountains and Hidden Village are just one of the mysterious force’s strongholds. If we directly expose our strength and massacre the village above, they might even abandon it and close off the channel before us.

If we want to know what’s below, we’ll have to go down.

And also, there’s a possibility that what’s hidden here is ’good,’ and the so-called ’True Lung’ might be beneficial to both you and me.

At least since we set foot on Sick Mountain until now, we’ve encountered more favorable aspects. The patients who come to the mountains don’t die outright. Those who are capable of accepting the tubercle bacilli move towards the village for more opportunities; even the unsuitable patients can return the same way they came."

Furthermore, I am one of the chiefs of the Fear Circus, you, Lorrian, are from the New Moon Origin, Jessica is the Deputy Director of the Teeth Hall, and Nash is the first Executioner of our circus.

If even a combination like us is in danger, then the World Catastrophe truly is upon us.

Of course, the most important point: this kind of vortex-structured space channel has certain similarities to my Abyss. If we really encounter danger below, I’m confident I can safely extract us."

Since we’ve been acting all this way, let’s just go with the flow, continue the act and explore what is truly beneath, to see if there will be any unexpected opportunities."

To William’s analysis, Lorrian simply responded,

"Let’s go."

As for Dentist Jessica, there was no need to ask—her desire for exploration had been ignited ever since she saw this unrecorded lung disease, and she’d probably go down by herself even if everyone else chose not to.

William connected everyone’s wrists with chains and together they leaped into it.

Whirr! Four auras disappeared from the world at the same time,

the Moon hanging beyond the clouds became restless following Lorrian’s departure, causing the entire Chaos Building to stir.

Doctor Fana, acting as the temporary chief, also suddenly stood up, "My Lord’s aura has disappeared!"

Not only that, but her team of nurses from the Deep Red Cross also became anxious, "The teacher’s aura has disappeared!"

However, they soon calmed down and immediately went to suppress the situation in the Chaos Building on the dark side of the Moon.

...

A kind of spatial transit, previously unfelt by the four, acted upon them, as if passing through a series of connected hoses or special organs,

finally arriving in a completely sealed independent space.

Snap!

They landed steadily,

only for William to find himself on a cracked road littered with derelict cars, even seeing many skeletons seated inside them. Judging by their bone structures, they belonged to humans—large and small alike—who seemed to have suffered extreme pain before death, as if their skin and flesh had been completely stripped away.

The road led to a desolate, modern city—a city whose modernity was almost on par with Yi Chen’s past world,

except now that city was enveloped within a purple barrier, and the surface of the Barrier was marked with black symbols that William couldn’t comprehend,

serving to stabilize and encapsulate the city, while completely isolating it from the outside world.

All connections to the outside had been severed.

Even the city skies had a few Lung Dragons much like the Village Chief—some even larger, more closely resembling true dragons.

The dentist was chewing gently and then said, "How strange, the concentration of tuberculosis bacilli here has actually decreased? There are hardly any bacterial bodies where we are... I thought this place would be a real lung space sick with disease."

"Speaking of which, what kind of place is this?"

William walked in the opposite direction of the city and hit the edge of the purple barrier after just ten meters.

He reached out to touch it... Sizzle!

The instant William’s fingers touched the barrier, his pupils dilated, and he resolutely used his hand axe to chop off his entire right arm.

The arm that fell to the ground was obliterated starting from the end where the fingers had touched, leaving nothing behind.

"An entity barrier condensed from the super-high concentration of Lung Water Lake fluid, and mysterious symbols that I do not recognize are drawn on it; just a touch and my flesh ends up like this.

However..."

William looked toward his abdomen, feeling the slowly rotating abyss, "It’s not entirely impossible to get out of here. Let’s first see what the situation here actually is, and why such a barrier is in place?

Is it meant to confine the sick who come from the outside, or something within this city?"

"Lorrian, can you still sense the Moon?"

The latter still maintained the guise of a patient, eyes closed and not speaking, only shaking his head slightly.

At that moment, Nash, driven by his parasitic instincts, sensed a continuous stream of danger emanating from deep within the city.

"Boss, this!

Who would have thought there exists such a place in the human world! I used to think Mr. Lorrian’s Moon was already astonishing enough.

The mountain village we passed through was just the "entrance"; the real deal is down here."

"Nash, if necessary, you’ll need to perform cerebral parasitism on me."

"Understood, boss."

As the group communicated, even Yellow Skin, who was usually reticent, became nervous. William could clearly feel the tightening of his suit and also received a text alert on his retina.

≮I’ve completely lost contact with the Skin Factory, so be very careful! William, don’t die in this unclear place.≯

"If things go wrong, I’ll retreat from here."

William gently patted his suit to reassure Yellow Skin, while he himself took on a completely serious demeanor, leading everyone into the desolate and mysterious city before them.

As they stepped onto the streets of the city, the closest Gu Dragon lung creature descended vertically,

continuously absorbing the aura emitted by the four people, a look of confusion on its face.

"To come here without the Gu Dragon identity, it seems you’ve passed the highest trial of the village. With just an Open Source Level, death comes easily.

Follow me! There happens to be an available position under my Lord, and you would fill it perfectly."

From the lung creature’s words, it was evident Lorrian’s illusion technique was still effective.

The group exchanged glances and decided to follow the lung creature to the so-called ’my Lord’ to find out more about the being that created this independent space, cultivated Lung Dragons, and formed an unknown tuberculosis habitat.

As they made their way along the streets,

the sights and the flowing aura of the city made William feel uncomfortable all over.

’City ruins’ were not unfamiliar to William, the most memorable being Viner City, which became a ruin due to Lorrian’s ’False Moon Incident.’

But those were just ruins,

while this city evoked a sense of despair, with bones scattered everywhere, one could even hear the final screams of despair from the mouths of the skulls, even visualizing the details of being flayed and deboned while still alive.

It was unclear what had happened to make this city suffer such a ’disaster.’

Moreover, special auras were streaming beneath the feet of the group towards the center of the city, and William’s instincts told him that where the auras converged was particularly dangerous.

However, their destination was not the city center but a large stone temple located on a hill within the city.

The sign read "Lung Temple."

Just as William and the others stepped onto the stone steps and were about to push open the doors of the Lung Temple, a sound that resonated with their organs came from within.

"You have arrived here without undergoing any lung variation, even deceiving my cultivated Gu Dragons, unable to recognize them.

The Outer Plane, a lower world not yet defined, humans that evolved pathologically relying solely on genetic traits, are actually capable of such an illusion technique; truly unexpected."

With these words, William and the others immediately got into position, ready for a major battle.

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