The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 45: Chapter 44 Half a Year

[One week had passed]

The basic attribute value hadn’t changed due to the special training,

on the contrary,

Yi Chen’s mental and physical appearance had become extremely listless, and his whole body had lost a lot of weight, his hair also beginning to fall out in clumps.

During the Pathology class on Monday,

Edmund and others were shocked by Yi Chen’s condition when they saw him, and they tried to offer him some material help, but were all refused.

Yi Chen only gave a simple reply—[Special Training] @@novelbin@@

Upon confirming the flicker of determination in his dim eyes, Edmund asked no more.

For the first week, he spent about 80% of his time in Teacher Zede’s ‘paradise,’ and also slowly began trying out equipment other than the treadmill… Just as his body started to adapt to one piece of equipment, it would immediately be thrown off balance by a completely new device.

[The second week]

The attribute value remained the same,

Yi Chen’s condition hadn’t improved, and the top of his head was now largely reflective… He even appeared to have aged a decade or two, beginning to wear a coat and put on a hood in his daily life.

Walking between the teaching building and campus, he resembled a walking corpse.

A rare rest night came on Sunday, and he staggered back to the dormitory.

Little did he know,

Professor Qian Bosen with an owl on his shoulder was waiting for him.

“Your physical condition is very bad, and the accumulation of injuries inside your body could all turn into sequelae, putting your future at great risk… Do you want to give up, William?

If you just nod,

I will immediately contact the institute to cut off all ties between you and Zede, change your Pathology class, and ensure Zede won’t have any further contact with you.

Tonight, I will send you to the [Clinic] inside Zion for comprehensive treatment.”

“Thank you, Professor Qian Bosen… I can feel that my body is undergoing some subtle transformation, and I want to continue to persist.”

“Are you sure?”

“Positive…”

All of a sudden,

Professor Qian Bosen who was several meters away almost teleported right in front of Yi Chen, placing a hand lightly on his shoulder,

“I indeed wasn’t wrong…[Pain] is the most suitable physical catalyst for you. To reach the ‘Multi-attribute Extreme,’ one must pay a far greater price than others.

Moreover,

you don’t have to worry about the monthly task requirements,

I will submit a ‘task delay’ application for you to the school.

However, the academy doesn’t encourage this kind of isolated training,

after all, the ultimate purpose of training gentlemen is to eradicate Pathogens, and direct contact and practical experience with Pathogens is the most meaningful action.

Therefore,

the maximum limit for task delay is [half a year].

Within this half-year, you need to fully adapt to Zede’s special training and allow your body to slowly recover during the continuous period of pain… After six months, you must complete a task that is presentable.

The tasks of a gentleman are not as simple as those in Green Lake Town, everything is unknown.”

“I will be ready, thank you, Professor.”

“I look forward to the state you can achieve in half a year.”

…

[A month passed]

The attribute value remained unchanged, and the physical state was just as bad.

However, the deterioration and aging of the body had slowed down,

during which Yi Chen even skipped a class on gentleman’s etiquette and a class on Pathology.

[Two months passed]

Although the attribute value stayed the same, his physical condition had begun to improve.

The most important thing was that his hair had started to grow back.

During class,

Dagbert, who possessed exceptional talent in physical power, also noticed that Yi Chen’s body was undergoing subtle changes.

This change, unlike his or most people’s physical growth,

was not about refining, exercising, and shaping the existing physique.

The sensation Yi Chen brought was like tearing apart and grinding down the original body completely and then reconstructing it from the most basic stage, rebuilding a set of body that was more suitable for himself and easier to control.

Three months

Four months

Five months

Over these months, Yi Chen gradually returned to his original appearance, and his spirit also slowly recovered… but the value of his physique remained at [2].

On the surface, it seemed like everything had returned to the start, as if nothing had happened.

Moreover,

after these months of training,

The daily special training routine and schedule had long been established.

As soon as Yi Chen’s physical strength was completely drained, Teacher Zede would shut down the equipment immediately.

Carrying Yi Chen’s thoroughly exhausted body, he’d throw him into a bathtub filled with nutrient solution to soak until he woke up.

If he could wake before the Viersman Teaching Building closed, he would be able to return to his dorm to sleep,

If he woke up too late, he would have to continue training there.

…

The time had come to the ten days before the six-month deadline.

Vilsterman Teaching Building – Underground Area

Like normal, Yi Chen was undergoing special fitness training… but today was different.

Zede touched the hands of his pocket watch, his expression grave.

Training had gone overtime,

Yi Chen should have exhausted his energy and completely collapsed half an hour ago.

However,

he sat on the rowing machine full of steel spikes, with his palms completely penetrated, maintaining a high-frequency rowing exercise.

“Could it be…”

Zede did not inform Yi Chen that he had already gone past the time limit, and spoke instead with the usual tone of special training.

“That’s enough rowing machine practice for now. Go take a brief rest on the treadmill.”

“Okay.”

Yi Chen smoothly disengaged from the rowing machine and swiftly wrapped his pierced palms with bandages.

Without stopping,

he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm, and stepped onto the most leisurely treadmill.

During the run,

Yi Chen suddenly turned his head, “Mr. Zede, may I run a bit faster? I don’t know why… but I feel like my body is getting lighter.”

“Hmm, just follow your and your body’s inclination. From now on, you don’t need to seek my opinion for anything,” Zede instructed for the last time and then fell silent, seemingly waiting quietly for some kind of change to occur.

Hiss hiss~

Zede’s cochlea picked up a sequence of faint sound signals, produced by the squishing and trembling between human pores.

For a moment,

billows of red mist were released from Yi Chen’s running body,

as if the blood within him was evaporating,

in reality, the total volume of blood used for recycling within Yi Chen’s body didn’t decrease. What was expelled were merely the clotted blood and residual pain that had built up in his body over time.

The more blood mist was emitted,

the lighter Yi Chen felt

and his speed on the treadmill increased even further,

until the red mist almost completely obscured him, revealing only a rapidly running silhouette.

Next,

an even more bizarre event occurred.

Yi Chen’s skin began to undergo large-scale ‘shell formation’ and was detaching from his body… crack~ a whole piece of shell-like skin fell off, and Zede swiftly stood up, catching it in his hands.

Touching the perfect, flawless human skin shell, Zede entered a state of extreme excitement.

“Purification, shedding skin… just one last step to go!”

A new layer of faintly red skin covered Yi Chen’s surface, and one could even see new tender roots squirming under the skin and intertwining with the blood vessels.

Dozens of seconds passed,

and the tender skin matured gradually, turning into a normal skin tone and texture.

It was more flexible, delicate, and closer fitting than before,

and hair grew at a visible speed, quickly reaching a half-year’s length and draping over his shoulders.

Boom! A loud noise

accompanied by the clatter and impact of various metal fragments.

The overused and severely aged metal treadmill was directly run to explosion by Yi Chen.

Against the backdrop of the red mist and metal debris,

a long-haired young man emerged, stark naked,

with a small flesh ball growing on his shoulder, waving his arms like waves, teeth chattering excitedly.

The young man picked up an organization backpack,

put on some long-missed suits,

at that moment, the Gentleman’s Skin clinging to his body immediately detected the dramatic changes in his physique and projected the transformation data onto his retinas.

[Physique] has increased from [2] to [3]

*Special Note: Physical essence has changed, making it easier for physique values to increase.

*Proficiency in ‘Pathological Traits’ has improved.