The Last Gentleman

This headbutt was so reckless that Yi Chen’s own forehead cracked open.

The front of Teacher Fang’s face caved in completely, the shattered bones even piercing into the brain, but still, it didn’t cause death… Just like Moon Scar’s guess, the opponent’s weakness wasn’t the organs, but the fundamental iron chains within.

Taking advantage of the ‘intimate contact’ provided by the headbutt,

face to face,

Yi Chen buried his face into the recess of the other’s visage… to be exact, he probed into Teacher Fang’s skull, conducting ‘internal spying’ with the vision provided by the small grape. And what he saw was shocking.

Teacher Fang’s body was not human at all,

Iron chains, gears, and all sorts of bearings, it was completely a metal life encased in blood and flesh, it was even the living core of the Art Hall.

Similarly,

the internal spying quickly found Teacher Fang’s true core.

Yi Chen didn’t recklessly reach out to pull it out, instead, he yelled:

“It’s the spine!”

Opening his strong arms, he embraced Teacher Fang tightly.

Clang~

Four iron chains shot out from Yi Chen’s body,

specially targeting Teacher Fang’s arms to wrap around them, ensuring she couldn’t make any controlling gestures… These four chains rooted themselves in the surrounding ground, acting as a sort of anchor.

Once Yi Chen completed the binding and securing,

Moon Scar moved with elegant steps, humming a moonlight tune, and arrived right behind Teacher Fang.

A ‘Surgical Knife’ constructed from pure moonlight flashed from within the folds of his sleeve, and it was previously able to extract the heart, ignoring the protection of the iron chains, thanks to the knife’s cutting power.

The intentions were clear now,

Moon Scar was preparing to perform surgery on the spot, to extract Teacher Fang’s core spine.

As the knife cut into the spinal column, the instinct to survive made her snap out of the concussion caused by the headbutt instantly, struggling frantically.

Unfortunately, her body was already locked in place and completely immobile.

“Don’t be scared, it’ll all be over soon~”

Moon Scar’s technique was impeccable, combined with Yi Chen’s steady hold, it took only ten seconds to remove the well-crafted metal spine from the body.

Like losing power, Teacher Fang and the entire Art Hall instantly lost their vitality.

It was thought that this art class had thus come to an end.

Whoosh~

The metal spine held in Moon Scar’s hand suddenly shot out several spear-tipped iron chains from inside,

Blood with a silver tinge splattered on the ground, and Moon Scar’s youthful body was penetrated in multiple places, joints damaged, movement restricted. Then came the dominance of the physical body.

As the entire spine lacked an eye structure, it naturally also lacked Moon Scar’s illusion technique.

Spurt~

The young Lorrian, due to a significant sealing of abilities, reverted to a human form, and now faced with such penetrative injuries, couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood and ruefully said,

“Just one core can launch such a counterattack? This is completely different from the usual Patient settings… Or maybe I was too greedy; if I’d just cut off the spine, there would’ve been no problem.

I’m really not used to such a fragile body and limited abilities.

Ah, let it be.”

Watching the spine wriggling towards him, Lorrian showed no panic, nor any intention to struggle.

In his Moon Eyes, he had already glimpsed a young man walking towards him, the blood tears in his eyes still shining red, and even from meters away, he could feel waves of strong obsession.

Slap!

Two arms covered in bizarre muscles suddenly stretched out, grabbing the top and bottom of the metal spine… One could even see traces of iron chains moving within the arms.

“Goodbye, Teacher Fang!”

His arms exerted force, and even several iron chains emerged from the surface of his skin, driving the muscles to flex,

As he forcefully twisted them, he suddenly slammed them into his thighs.

Crack!

The metallic spine snapped into two pieces,

From within the column’s core, a fluid resembling marrow but with a metallic sheen flowed out.

Yi Chen didn’t hesitate, he immediately caught it with his mouth, sucking up the liquid beneficial to his body until it was gone.

This piping hot energy also helped to repair his physical injuries, especially the pierced throat that made breathing difficult… The internal chain system within his body was thus fortified.

Having done all this, Yi Chen could no longer hold on, and his body fell backwards, landing heavily in the shape of a sprawled ‘X’.

Three hours of intensive dance practice, the extreme pain from the iron chains piercing through his entire body and the needle stings, the growth of his physique and the final fierce fight with Teacher Fang.

All the night’s events had drained his physical stamina; now he just wanted to sleep well.

Just then,

A prompt from the gambling game rang out:

“Complete Shaper Fang Qiong has been confirmed dead, [Deadly Gambling Hall – Art Hall] lockdown released, participants each receive 20 points and a hidden reward – ‘Suffering Monastery’s Chains’.

Note: This chain is a real-world reward and is also effective in the gambling game.”

These words made the drowsy Yi Chen instantly wake up, “What! A real-world reward? Has my true body physically combined with these iron chains?

During the battle, there seemed to be a prompt for increased physique. Has my plant disease undergone a fundamental “transmutation,” turning into a brand-new iron chain system?”

Being in the middle of the gambling game, Yi Chen couldn’t monitor his physical information.

At that moment, an announcement suddenly came from the restored Art Hall, or rather, broadcasts in different areas of the Orphanage were sounding at this time.

“All students still wandering outside, please take note, there are only fifteen minutes left before it’s [Late Sleep Time]. Please return to your dorms and fall asleep before the countdown ends.

Otherwise, the night watch teachers will be very unhappy.”

The words “night watch teachers” plunged Yi Chen back into a set of unpleasant memories as he forced his tired body to stand up from the ground.

Lorrian had just completed his own surgery, and due to partial bone joints destroyed by iron chains, his movements were still impeded.

“We need to hurry back; in our current state, we must get a good sleep, as being targeted by the night watch teacher could really lead to death.”

Yi Chen used the iron chains to secure Moon Scar to his back, pushed his physical limits, and ran full speed back to the dormitory.

Arriving at the dormitory door with five minutes to spare,

Two dice hung on the doorknob with a thin string, and tonight’s sleep still required Rolling Dice to decide the level of difficulty.

Yi Chen [3]

Lorrian [3]

A moderate roll, as the two stepped into the dorm, they could distinctly sense something lurking in the depths of the corridor.

Yi Chen couldn’t bother with that now; he laid straight down on the bed to sleep. His body was in dire need of rest to recuperate and solidify.

Lorrian, due to his injuries, sat by the window, stitching up his wounds.

Before they knew it, sleep time—[11:00]—had arrived, and Lorrian was still sewing up his own body, utterly disregarding the issue with the night watch teacher.

Creak~

The door opened

With the entry of a sinister aura, the night watch teacher, holding a lantern in its mouth and resembling a reptile, was already crawling on the dorm’s ceiling.

Lorrian barely lifted the gauze off his right eye, continuing with his surgery.

The night watch teacher crawled around the room once, licked both of their bodies with its tongue to confirm they were asleep, then crawled away, even politely closing the door behind it.

Lorrian, amidst the night, felt no hint of sleepiness,

After stitching up all his wounds, he used his fingernail to carve out a ‘crescent moon’ on the wall, which surprisingly turned into a small night light, emitting enough moonlight for illumination.

Picking up a novel, he sat against the wall and started reading intently…