The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 229: Chapter 228 Breakthrough

[Zion Power Station]

The deepest part of the Charge Zone.

Various high-energy particles were colliding and moving in order here, and in the center of this area, sat a slightly overweight young man.

The Principal’s Disciple – Reagan Ludwig

His gentleman’s clothes had been discarded,

allowing the particles to collide with his body, with the metal spine worm embedded in his back, replacing his spine, also evolving in the process.

At the same time,

a Dual Attribute Relic containing ‘Intelligence’ and ‘Sensing’ had been completely absorbed by him.

Facing such an important Extreme Breakthrough, ordinary people dared not be distracted in the slightest,

but Reagan willingly diverted more than half of his attention to another matter, borrowing the relic’s residual energy and his own ability as a Prototype Master to manipulate the particles moving here to rebuild Faye’s consciousness, standing in a higher realm of thought to reconstruct the Thought Force Field.

The female corpse, whose nerves and blood vessels were constructed of cable lines,

gleamed in the pupils as consciousness was rebuilt, her brain officially activated, though not complete, but could already be called an independent life.

“Rea… Reagan!”

When the female corpse uttered an emotionally charged voice through her porous tongue,

“Faye, are you awake?!”

Reagan received unparalleled ‘Spiritual Enlightenment’,

having waited too long for this moment, watching his childhood sweetheart die in front of him as a Patient flayed and deboned her.

An endless fury gathered in his brain, forming a terrifying spiritual power that crushed the Patient before him into dust with his mortal body.

Unfortunately, it was still too late,

holding onto the only remaining spine of Faye, Reagan made a vow to resurrect his girlfriend at any cost… even if it meant becoming a beast of burden, even if it meant killing his comrades, even if it meant becoming an enemy of the entire world.

Now, he had finally taken the most difficult and most important step.

This moment of emotional surge caused Reagan to burst through the Limit Barrier and transcend humanity.

A charged spirit beam shot straight into the sky, forming dense electron clouds above the power station, an anomaly that attracted the gaze of all Zion.

When Reagan opened his eyes again, his hair was standing on end and there were currents moving through it.

Embracing his girlfriend, recalling the moments of their childhood, tears sparkled with electric light as they slid down his cheeks.

Leaning on Faye’s shoulder, Reagan finally revealed a relieved and happy smile after more than a decade,

but at this moment of happiness, the image of a man suddenly flashed through his mind, and he even whispered:

“Thank you, William.”

Reagan’s current breakthrough and the construction of his girlfriend’s consciousness were all thanks to the visit of Yi Chen, who invited him on a journey to the relics of the Old World.

Faye pressed her porous tubular tongue to Reagan’s ear, emitting static interference:

“Who is William?”

“A good friend of mine~ It was because of his persuasion that I was willing to re-enter the Grey Zone and truly resurrect you, Faye.”

“That’s great! Reagan, you also have a good friend now, why not take me to meet him.”

“Sure.”

As Reagan walked out of the power station, the celestial phenomenon he had caused was slowly dissipating, even clearing away much of the surrounding clouds.

Just as he wanted to find out news about Yi Chen, his innate ‘Heavenly Connection’ prompted him to look towards a certain direction in the sky,

and even though the foggy environment made it difficult to see distant scenery, as Reagan gazed into the distance, a vague black cross emerged in his mind.

“William… is there danger?”

…

Greyrell Mountain, also known as Holy Grail Mountain

Wearing an iron mask and cloaked in black armor, the Watcher — Black Heavy Halberd – Orman Yude remained on guard above, ensuring safety with a suppressing bonfire fueled by armor plates at the passageway’s mouth.

This newly formed passage would be utilized multiple times.

After Yi Chen and the first group had completed the relic exploration, a gap of 15 to 30 days was allowed. Provided that no anomalies emerged and the parameters were stable, the organization would arrange for a second batch of gentlemen to seek out relics.

During this time, the Watcher would stay put until the channel became unstable and no longer suitable for newcomers.

At present.

The solitary Orman was reminiscing about the idle chat with Yi Chen and others from some time ago, while also undoing his armor to look at the gash on his abdomen made by a silver crescent, recalling that Open Source Patient who had impersonated William.

It had been quite a while since he encountered something so interesting.

Just then, the bonfire flickered.

Orman rose with his halberd, instantly entering a battle ready state, observing something moving rapidly through the passageway.

Timing it right,

his black heavy halberd swept directly towards the entrance.

The strike caused a violent explosion… Boom! The whole temple trembled violently, and it might have collapsed were it not for the channel providing support.

Orman withdrew his halberd; his palm was slightly numb.

Beneath the iron mask, his pupils watched the depths of the dust, barely making out a colorful figure.

A somewhat androgynous female voice came forth, “As expected of a Watcher, such power in a casual swing… I’d love to use you as a warm-up, but I can’t quite bring myself to do it.”

The dust settled.

There stood a woman in a multicolored suit and colorful mask, holding an incredibly bizarre Fetus Sword in hand. Despite the long sword blocking the blast,

the slash from the swaying halberd still tore open her abdomen,

but the wound was covered in blooming red lotuses, stemming the blood flow and healing rapidly.

“Who are you?”

Orman naturally also recalled that this was one of Yi Chen’s teammates – Jin Almeda, who had gone missing in the Old World for over two months.

From his experience as a Watcher, he judged that the woman before him wasn’t infected with pathology; rather, she had achieved an Extreme Breakthrough in the Old World.

If this was the case, reviewing the history of the organization, such an event had never occurred before… But Orman also couldn’t be completely certain, and further systematic checks on Jin were needed.

Right then, Jin closed the distance with an Instant Step,

her fingers tracing the tip of the Black Heavy Halberd, slowly sliding down to Orman’s palm.

“Excuse me, do you know where William is? I have some good news to share with him.”

Orman dropped his defensive stance, pointing towards the temple’s entrance, “According to the message sent back later, William Behrens has already returned to Zion. It seems he has also acquired a significant relic.”

“He’s gone back already? Didn’t even wait for me… I’ll see him when I get a chance, Mr. Orman~”

Jin didn’t linger, swiftly leaving the temple.

Just as she was about to hasten down the mountain, she halted abruptly at the cliff edge.

She took off her mask to reveal the face of a girl not even twenty, marked with the characteristic Red Lotus below her left eye.

Her nostrils flared slightly, sniffing at the unusual scent mixed in the air.

“What’s this smell… Why does it somewhat resemble the innards scattered all over when my father died? Is it the scent of death?”

Jin squinted towards a certain direction on the horizon,

where from the height of Holy Grail Mountain, visibility was decent. She could barely make out a dense black fog engulfing a certain area.

“Seems like some dangerous, deathly creature is emerging~ Perfect for me to practice on… I’ll see William later, he didn’t wait for me anyway.”

Carried away by excitement,

Jin ran down the nearly vertical and perilous cliffside.

With each step, lotus flowers bloomed under her feet, her speed so incredible that she reached the mountain’s base in half an hour.

After a brief adjustment, she rushed even faster toward the area where death was spreading, her pupils shining with a mad greed, a voracious lust for slaughter.