The final gentleman

[Cancer Palace-Upper Area]

This place does not have obvious layer divisions and a human street-like structure like other areas of the Cancer Palace.

The entire upper area is no longer constrained by rules and regulations.

The "architectural cells" here are undergoing relatively random differentiation, forming chaotic branches intertwined like nerve cells, also like a leafy giant tree of flesh and blood.

Therefore, the upper area also has another name.

"Original Cancer Sacred Tree"

This is the residence of the knights and nobles.

As a special noble, Ms. Olena owns real estate here, but she doesn't like living here and has moved away long ago. The reason is simple...it's too noisy.

The tumor knights with "winged tumors" can move freely between different tree trunks. Due to their naturally aggressive characteristics, the tumor knights may challenge each other once they meet.

Even if you are seriously injured during a challenge, you can quickly recover by touching the trunk of the sacred tree and sucking the original cancer in it.

Moreover, the duel that took place in the Holy Tree will be counted as a 'record'.

Cancer Palace, which advocates struggle, also has an internal ranking list. Knights ranked in different ranges enjoy different treatment.

Recently, a paranoid and even crazy new knight has appeared in the Holy Tree area. He does not consider his own status, suitability, or even the opponent's strength. He will challenge anyone he sees.

Such a reckless duel is doomed to a poor record for this newcomer.

In her nearly 100 challenges, she only won 7 and drew 3, and the rest were all defeats.

The knight armor she wears is also quite special.

The use of softened and smaller metal sheets makes the overall armor look slender, soft and close to the body. It is more of a combat suit than an armor.

The skirt structure of the meat slices is shortened to the minimum,

The helmet decorated with double feathers covers the entire face, leaving only a breathing hole on the lower jaw.

Today, as usual, she did not rely on wings, but only relied on her body to dance on the branches of the sacred tree, searching for any knights who could challenge her.

Once those knights with tumors walking in the Holy Tree Street noticed the newcomer's aura, they would avoid him.

The reason is simple. The opponent's record is very poor, almost at the bottom of the Knights, and defeating them will not bring much improvement in their rankings.

Moreover, this newcomer's ability is very troublesome, like an invincible little strongman. Even if he can win in the end, he will definitely pay a heavy price, and it will also be a waste of time.

Just when the newcomer locked onto a target and tried to catch up with him with a huge jump, he launched a challenge.

Buzz! A sudden pressure dropped, causing her to stumble and almost fall from the branch.

A strange figure flashed directly in front of her with almost no gap,

The visitor is a woman who is not equipped with armor, but is wrapped in a long crimson dress, with a flower blooming on her head, also known as the "Queen's Messenger".

He is directly subordinate to the supreme ruler of the Cancer Palace and is responsible for the supervision and communication of the Holy Tree District. Even the Cancer Knight must be honest when seeing this person.

"Jin Almeida, there is one thing I need to confirm with you. Do you recognize this person?"

The messenger unfolded her long dress used to convey orders and messages, and on the inside of the dress emerged an image of a young man with a pocket needle mask and a cloak covering his body, holding an ax in one hand and a gun in the other.

Although the image has changed a lot and the ax is a new weapon, Jin can recognize it at a glance.

"William! Did he commit something?"

The messenger did not respond to Jin's question, but said to himself: "William Behrens...this man's name appears on the Cancer Palace registration list. He once won the championship with you in the underground arena in the business district, and then left. Cancer palace.

Thank you for the information you provided. "

The messenger wrapped himself back in his robe, and his body sank between the tree trunks like liquid.

At this moment, Jin had no idea of ​​continuing to find someone to do something for him. He left the Holy Tree area as quickly as possible and found Ms. Olena's mansion.

"Master!"

Just as Jin shouted, the cat's paw fell on her shoulder. Before she could ask the question, Ms. Olena said in advance:

"A big event happened yesterday. A team of tumor knights who went to Water Cancer City to deal with an unknown incident encountered the [Circus of Fear]."

"Circus? I know this." Jin had dealt with nightmare incidents together in Zion.

“Due to the failure to make a timely evacuation judgment, the leader of the team, Mammoth Yuno, was killed, and the other two people fled back to the Cancer Palace.

Strangely enough, one of the circus members who escaped was uninjured... because the circus member she encountered was none other than William. "

"What!? William joined the circus."

"A messenger has been looking for you before, right? Who else can express the characteristics of so many diseases in appearance? Let alone know the two of us."

"Is the circus still there? I want to go there!"

"We have withdrawn long ago, otherwise the Lord would not have stood still... I didn't expect that boy William to be related to the circus, and he became one of them, and even appeared with a troublesome guy like Art.

I hope he won't change too much when we meet next time. If you are deeply influenced by Art, you must make the decision to sever ties with him. "

"Is it vicious... Hehe, maybe William will be more interesting after getting infected."

“Jin, don’t underestimate Art’s [viciousness].

That clown is one of the best among the exiles from the Cancer Palace in the past, and is even unmatched in terms of malignant transmission.

The cancer residents who had spoken to Art inside the cancer palace all subsequently developed more or less malignant cancers, and some of them directly transformed into malignant tumor patients and were forced into exile. "

"I know, Master... I've been a little bored playing in the Holy Tree recently. Once those knights sensed my aura, they felt like they'd seen a ghost.

How about I take a long vacation and go out to practice. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to meet William and see how he's doing in person. "

"You are now affiliated with the Tumor Knights, so there is no need to report this kind of thing to me.

In addition, once you choose to join the circus, you will be cut off from the Cancer Palace, and you will even be marked as a "traitor knight" and face permanent hostility. "

"Master, don't think too much. I'm just going out to practice. I can't bear to leave you, Master~"

As Kim left, Ms. Olena returned to her cathouse in a few jumps. In fact, she still had some details of the incident that she had not told Kim.

That is, William, who emerged from the circus, was still at the peak of open source and had not yet completed his path. In that state, he was actually able to fight with a tumor knight and pretend to be in a state of falling into the valley.

…

The [Black Ascarid Train] temporarily stopped in an open space outside the Maggot Man Forest.

The highest-ranking flight attendant on this train is communicating with William, a special passenger.

Because the destination given by William had just been listed as a "restricted area" by the company not long ago, and it was not even allowed to get close to it even if it was hundreds of kilometers away.

"We don't know exactly why the company marked this area as a restricted area... If you want to know, I suggest you go to a neutral city closest to the restricted area, or go to the company headquarters to inquire about the specific situation."

"Then send me to the neutral city closest to the restricted area."

"Okay, let me confirm with you that we are about to go to [Rat City-Pestis]. This city is considered a smaller one among neutral cities. The internal rules and regulations are relatively chaotic, and infectious diseases are widespread without restrictions. However, in the past There should be no problem with your skills.”