The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 117: Chapter 116 No Weakness

Yi Chen had anticipated earlier that Jin probably wouldn’t go through with it,

but he hadn’t expected her to switch the option from “head” to “arm.”

Although completely indifferent to the pain of his arm being torn off, even using the pain to stimulate his body and quickly warm up,

this left arm had been broken by the village chief not long ago and had only just been reattached before Jin dismantled it again… Yi Chen always felt this old fellow was somewhat pitiable.

His gaze shifted toward the center of the cave, to the Holy Embryo, which floated in the air with umbilical cord wings.

Between the retinas, ancient texts woven by maggots slowly emerged.

“Distorted Holy Embryo – Marcos (Open Source obstructed, glimpsed some ancient knowledge)”

“Although its Open Source is obstructed, this fellow still had brief contact with ancient things and must have gained something. Plus, having absorbed so much essence blood from so many instructors, its strength must certainly surpass that of a Severe Patient.

Little Grape… can you?”

Just as Yi Chen tentatively asked, Little Grape immediately guessed what he intended to do.

“I have said before, the last confrontation with Mr. Li was unique and special, I absolutely will not provide combat support.”

“Alright.”

Yi Chen could only seal his arm’s stump with plants and prepared to fight with an axe in his other hand. @@novelbin@@

At that moment, a squelching sound of flesh and bone came from beside him.

The left arm in Jin’s hand had been modified into the shape of a long blade.

1. The handle hadn’t been much altered, still resembling the left palm, maintaining a handshake with her.

2. The blade, created from the compression of flesh and bones and embedded with nerves, was sharp and suitable for bleeding.

When Jin tightened her grip on the palm-structured handle, the blade would also contract and store power, suitable for explosive slashes.

“Your body really is unlike any other, this ‘constriction sensation’ is something I’ve never seen before… Every piece of your muscle, every bone seems to have undergone intense shattering and reconstitution, I really want to dig out some more flesh from you.

Never mind~ This is enough.”

Jin stared at the target in front of her, saliva continuously leaking from the corner of her mouth,

“I’ve never met such an interesting opponent, William, we’re going in, don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Hmm.”

At that moment,

the Holy Embryo Marcos floating in the air vomited.

It expelled a skull that, for some reason, it couldn’t digest, one large and nine small, all stuck together with new flesh.

The large skull came from the Mother of New Birth, while the other nine smaller skulls were culled Holy Embryos that had not survived the ‘nurturing of the Gu’ and were stuck together to form a ‘Skull Ball’

As the Skull Ball crashed heavily to the ground, each skull seemed to emit a faint cry.

At that moment,

the umbilical cord wrapped around the arm shot out, connecting with the Skull Ball to form a whole.

The next second, Holy Embryo Marcos turned its eyes to the two of them, swinging its right arm!

With the extension of the umbilical cord, the Skull Ball was thrown at the duo standing ten meters away.

Bang! A loud sound,

The ground was pockmarked with large pits, which even bore horrific human faces.

Although Yi Chen and Jin dodged instantaneously, they noticed that the Skull Ball was quite bizarre… As it neared, their own flesh somewhat lost control, with resonating ripples forming on the surface of their skin.

“Jin! Dodge as much as possible, don’t take it head-on!”

As Yi Chen issued the warning,

Jin, who had side-stepped away, had already landed on tiptoe, creating a ripple in the air with her movement, charging directly at the Holy Embryo.

Yi Chen immediately followed Jin’s rhythm,

but he chose to circle a larger Outer Ring, attempting to lower his presence and flank the Holy Embryo from the other side.

Yah!

The Holy Embryo let out a weird scream, pulling its right arm and immediately retracting the thrown Skull Ball.

With its eyes locked on Jin rushing directly towards it, it prepared to smash her skull.

Just as the two were about to come into close contact, and the Holy Embryo was about to smash down with the Skull Ball in its hand,

a rather subtle chain explosion occurred around Jin’s ankle.

This explosion, while not damaging the bones, generated a spiral force, causing her ankle and foot to twist rapidly.

Bang!

The Skull Ball smashed down, leaving just another human-faced pit.

Where Jin had been standing directly in front, she suddenly appeared on the left side of the Holy Embryo.

Such quick and adept movement, in Zion, only Jin among her peers could achieve this.

Additionally,

The Arm Blade in Jin’s hand was now wrapped with strands of red thread, sketching out a bizarrely vibrant Red Lotus on the blade’s surface, giving off a sense that it could explode at any moment.

The reason Jin had to take Yi Chen’s arm was precisely because she needed a piece of high-quality flesh capable of withstanding the “Red Lotus.”

Yi Chen, having undergone special training and perfectly inheriting Zede’s mantle, was clearly the best choice for his physical condition.

“Wow! William, your body is amazing! It can withstand such a high concentration of Red Lotus! Let me try the slashing power.”

There was no hesitation.

The moment Jin completed the instantaneous movement, she utilized the twisting force generated.

Twisting her waist and turning her back, she delivered a double-handed downward slash!

Whoosh!

The sound of bones and flesh being rapidly sliced rang out without any resistance.

The body of the Holy Embryo was split into two,

Moreover, the parts of the flesh sliced by the blade were all tinged with threads symbolizing the Red Lotus.

Strands of red threads burrowed into the body along the cut, growing Red Lotus flowers of various sizes on the surfaces of bones, organs, and even some blood vessels.

Sheathing the blade.

Jin retracted her blade with an extremely elegant motion… Boom!

A strong red explosion occurred along with a miniature mushroom cloud,

Since Jin did not have the protection of gentleman’s clothes, she was also blown away.

The power of the explosion was enough to shake the steel heart within the Village Chief’s body.

Holy Embryo Marcos was naturally blasted to pieces, the largest chunk of flesh no bigger than a finger.

But…

These bits of flesh instantly started converging towards a certain location as soon as they hit the ground.

Jin noticed this convergence and couldn’t help but marvel,

“What terrifying regenerative power is this?”

Spitting out the blood foam in her mouth,

Jin, propelled by her feet, charged forward again! She was ready to perform a second “Blast Slash” on the converging blood and flesh, aiming to blast the pieces even more thoroughly.

Just as she was nearing, the skull structure of the Holy Embryo was already reconstructed.

Wah!!!

A heart-wrenching cry emitted from its mouth,

Jin, being the closest, instantly had blood streaming from all facial orifices and her body stiffened!

Though she regained her senses within one second, the upper body of the Holy Embryo had already reformed, and it slammed a heavy blow into Jin’s abdomen.

Crack!

The abdomen, struck by the Skull Ball, instantly became a bloodied blur adorned with a human face,

The massive impact carried her crashing into the edge of the wall, creating a half-meter deep crater.

Puh!

A large mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from between the pig-head mask, the corner of her mouth twitching, “Truly terrifying, worthy of a Patient who has experienced the old illnesses! I need to step it up.”

Jin opened her right hand and shoved a lump of flesh into her mouth, swallowing it directly without chewing.

Professional Characteristics “Physical Affinity (Passive)”

The bloodied mess at the abdomen instantly sprouted new flesh, even the internal organs were rapidly repairing.

“Wow! This effect is several times better than my refined ‘Compressed Meat Cubes,’ I’ve got to have your body!”

The flesh that Jin had just swallowed was exactly the Holy Embryo’s flesh splattered onto her during the explosion, though not much, Jin intentionally collected it… unexpectedly, the effects were so good.

Without pausing,

Jin climbed out of the dented wall and continued to charge towards the Holy Embryo like a mad dog.

Meanwhile,

Yi Chen, who had initially planned to approach from the side, halted due to the violent explosion.

Just like when dealing with Mr. Li, Yi Chen once again observed seriously from the ‘Audience’ perspective,

Observing each piece of flesh’s movement and convergence, observing the regeneration process, trying to locate the “Pathogen Core.”

However,

By the time the Holy Embryo had reformed,

Yi Chen still hadn’t observed anything, his expression tight, “How is this possible… Why isn’t there a single suspected ‘Pathogen Core’ site? He hasn’t reached Open Source yet.”

The voice of Little Grape came over:

“His original Open Source process was interrupted by you, demoted to a Patient, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a case.

Perhaps this Patient cannot be judged by conventional concepts. Maybe he never had a Pathogen Core from the start; the only way is to kill him over and over, exhausting his vitality until he can no longer converge.

Or use a special illness that surpasses ‘Newborn Illness’ to try and suppress him.”

“An illness that surpasses newborn illness…”

Yi Chen immediately thought of an answer.