The Last Gentleman-Chapter 320: Catherine’s Impulse

Zede momentarily abandoned his desire to kill, his limbs compressing like springs before exploding with terrifying leaping power.

Crash! He shattered the classroom window and landed in the elementary school’s playground area.

This was Zede’s second time choosing to distance himself,

The first was when he faced the third ringmaster of the Circus, Mozander—upon the latter revealing a complete pathological trait, “Polydactyly (six-toed),” Zede chose to temporarily retreat, sensing the danger and realizing the need for caution.

And this time, there were two reasons for his retreat.

First, the situation exceeded his estimations;the young nightmare he had seen as weaker than Catherine had shown a level of strength far surpassing their previous encounter.

If there were two nightmares of equal strength with different styles, he needed to treat them seriously.

Second, during the recent physical collision, although Zede had the upper hand, his palm had been sliced open to a flesh-deep extent, and even several seconds later, there was a throbbing pain.

He could clearly feel the nerves in his palm continuously transmitting signals of pain to his brain,

If the palm were considered an independent entity, it was as though it had just clashed with a desperate criminal, nearly being chopped off entirely.

However, this kind of physical collision also excited Zede considerably.

As Zede actively increased the distance,

The two nightmares in the classroom followed in pursuit.

Ha ha ha ah!

Catherine was as usual, her eight tentacles supporting her massive body as she burst through the walls of the school building, emitting layers of female laughter as she bore down on the playground.

The other nightmare was much more reserved, stepping out of the school building with completely quiet footsteps.

Though graceful and dignified in manner, his appearance was quite bizarre.

His coat had completely integrated into his skin, leaving only a white shirt visible, along with a dark tie adorned with octopus tentacle patterns.

The lower half of his attire was entirely designed from a nightmare,

Concentrating all the nightmare traits obtained from Catherine into his lower body, he wore trousers flowing with black fluid, and a pair of shoes marked with tentacle patterns and adorned with golden octopus tips.

This was essentially a transfer of the traits from the six tentacles on Yi Chen’s back entirely to his lower body, with the shoes being the focal point.

The soles of the shoes could sprout tentacles at any moment to aid in running, gliding, and leaping, greatly enhancing mobility and making them more suitable for close combat.

Of course, this was merely external decoration;the true terror lay in Yi Chen’s posture.

His shirt sleeves rolled up to the elbow,

The exposed forearms were bizarrely covered with brain-like fold patterns, as if every muscle, every patch of skin, and even the surface of his blood vessels had structured patterns.

Yi Chen could cover these conspicuous grooves with skin coverage, making his appearance seem like that of an ordinary person, but he opted not to do so.

Since he was now in his nightmare identity, he naturally emphasized such grotesque and absurd forms,

[Restriction Removal—Full-Body Epileptic Skin]

*Utilizing the ‘connectivity’ of the skin to channel and excite epileptic symptoms, spreading its pathological nature throughout the body.

In addition to spreading the brain structure with epileptic symptoms throughout the body,

The iron chain material fused within was also covered by a layer of skin, fashioned into a ‘skin tendril structure’ that acted as the body’s framework and bearings, significantly enhancing flexibility and resistance to blows.

Moreover, the Death Black Liquid spread with the full-body epilepsy to every part of the body, making it easy to call upon.

Whether it was a straight punch, hand blade, high sweep, or knee strike, the Black Liquid could be summoned at the point of impact, increasing the destructiveness of the attack.

The so-called [Restriction Release] is about completely removing the restrictions on the skin, awakening its inherent pathological traits.

The Gentleman’s Skin, mass-produced by the bleak Skin Market and delivered by the “First Gentleman,” is fundamentally a kind of leather that is heavily packaged and restrained, not highlighting Pathological Traits to be more readily accepted by humans.

All members within the G&D Organization rely on this type of skin to connect with the Old World, unlocking a pathogenetic growth path, allowing them to survive in such a world.

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Although the “Gentleman’s Skin” does not limit human development, permitting the Gentlemen to combine and develop different pathogenic symptoms, their initial pathogenetic enlightenment starts with the skin.

Aside from cases like Jin, who intended to sever ties with the “Skin” from the beginning, most Gentlemen are highly dependent on it.

Restriction Removal is no longer treating skin as an ‘external equipment’, but fully integrating it into the body, combining scattered illness traits to maximize their efficiency, or developing the skin’s related traits completely like Wrinkled Skin Spacy.

For Yi Chen,

The [Skin] under Restriction Removal serves an integrating function, merging all the illness traits contained within the body, evolving and developing towards a single goal: “physical struggle.”

This is Yi Chen’s strongest close-combat form at the current stage;even if killed, it was of no concern, he only hoped to present Zede with a satisfactory answer through this.

Crack crack—fingers moved, joints resonated.

The palm that Zede had shattered was now fully repaired, the movement of the fingers rhythmic, as if eager to engage in a physical collision like before.

During Catherine and Yi Chen’s side-by-side approach toward the playground,

Zede, who had always crawled, now stood up,

and his body simultaneously conjured up clothing to maintain the ‘gentlemanly image’.

As Zede rolled up his sleeves past his elbows and folded his pants into three cuffs, his feet began rhythmically tapping in a bouncing step, performing a warm-up movement reminiscent of a free fight.

Hum!

A drastically different aura spread from under his feet, even making Catherine stop in her tracks, as female heads on her body broke into a cold sweat.

Yi Chen also stopped, his sharp physical perception catching a distinct threat,

If previously the Zede who always crept from dark corners was like a dagger in the shadows, now he was like two broadswords laid openly before them.

“Could it be that Teacher Zede’s previous ‘crawling posture’ was only for assassination? And this upright stance is his true combat mode? Be careful, Catherine…”

“Mind yourself, William! Get ready to coordinate with me, a pincer attack from the front and back.”

“Alright!”

No sooner had their words fallen than the eight tentacles beneath Catherine accelerated instantly,

Yi Chen, in his leather shoes, kept pace with this speed,

The two of them flanked Zede from left and right, completely encircling him,

Perhaps it was an unspoken understanding born of a nightmare that bound them, they both positioned themselves and attacked at the same time.

Yi Chen still employed the hand blade,

while Catherine, more aggressive, swung her four arms simultaneously, some targeting Zede’s main body, others blocking off potential escape routes.

However,

faced with the combined assault, Zede continued his rhythmic bouncing step, totally indifferent to the incoming attacks.

“Something is off with Teacher Zede… In this situation, if he does not counterattack or dodge immediately, he will inevitably sustain hits from both me and Catherine, impossible to avoid.

What exactly is Teacher thinking?

No… what am I thinking?

Such a simple thing, yet I still need to consider it! Teacher’s favorite thing is to take hits;he’s waiting for our attack, to turn it around in the moment of impact.”

Yi Chen decisively withdrew his hand blade, shouting loudly, “Catherine! Pull back!”

Sadly, under the influence of the war mindset, Catherine simply couldn’t hear him.

The heavy hammer in her first hand came down first, and Zede stopped his bouncing, still making no attempt to dodge.

Strike!

The heavy hammer hit Zede’s right shoulder,

Crack—the joint moved.

With a seamless shoulder bone movement combined with muscular motion,

Zede dissipated at least 95% of the force, also causing the hammer to veer off and eventually fall to the ground beside him.

Even Catherine’s own balance was slightly affected, tilting a bit.

The other three arms followed in close succession,

However…

The hand encased in a black glove was snapped off, flung far onto the road a hundred meters away,

The scissor-like arm was completely torn in two and couldn’t close again.

As for the last arm, shaped like a bone saw, Zede, with a ‘joint lock,’ turned it to plunge into Catherine’s own head.

Zede, then, landed behind Catherine,

slightly twisting his right arm, some of its striped muscles in a coiling state to build up strength and vary the type of force output.

With a spiraling palm strike, he hit the center of Catherine’s back, accompanying it with words:

“Compared to the last two times, you were too impatient this time. Think it over and come at me again.”

Swish!

A rain of ink-colored blood mixed with black hair and teeth fell across the campus, the entire process smooth and swift, taking no more than six seconds.

Only leaving two humanoid figures facing one another in the field.

A swallow of saliva went down Yi Chen’s throat, both fear and excitement amplified…

“Is this Teacher’s full strength?”