The final gentleman

The journey took longer than expected, and William started another topic in the carriage, a topic that the driver could not disclose directly.

"Do you have any speculations or guesses about the "malignant disease" corresponding to the Tenth Abyss? "

Regarding this kind of question, Jin put his head in his hands and leaned back, "Isn't this kind of thing that requires reasoning and analysis your favorite thing, William? I'm too lazy to think about it. It doesn't have much to do with me anyway."

Although Jin refused to participate, Lord Price, who was sitting opposite, had a serious look on his face.

"Well... the influence of the abyss explained by the coachman is related to copying, and it is copying the most prominent characteristics of an individual. If my memory is correct, the basic unit of the mask condensed on my face at that time was hair.

I could clearly feel this touch when tearing the mask apart. It was very similar to my hair, and even better in terms of 'rootability'.

In addition, the hair recreated from the abyss can be condensed into an absolute whole. If I didn't disrupt the integrity by burning off part of the mask through the moon spots, I wouldn't be able to tear it off with just my strength. "

"Replicating the most outstanding characteristics of an individual can not only perfectly reproduce or even be better in some aspects, but also be holistic... Is it a special replicating virus?

I don’t know what kind of mask will appear on my “Condensed Face”. "

After a brief conversation, William already had a general direction. He sat cross-legged and focused on his own state.

The abyssal substances that he indulged and wandered in his body have proliferated during this period, and can now be suppressed according to what the coachman said.

The abyssal material cannot be replicated normally in the body, and is forced to flow out of the face to condense.

But... William didn't do that,

His intuition told him not to restrict the abyss too early, but to indulge it long enough for these things to understand his body well.

He even made a bolder move, lifting the restriction of the 'umbilical cord' on his neck, allowing abyssal matter to officially enter the brain area.

This approach woke up Yi Chen who was sleeping in the aquarium. After all, the epileptic brain is the open source center. If something goes wrong, it may leave permanent sequelae.

"William, you are getting more and more crazy. ” Yi Chen’s voice came out.

"crazy? No... this can only be called a sensible gamble at best. Aren't we customers of the Duke? It’s normal to take a gamble.

Besides, there is also the heavy insurance of Little Putao in his head. If the Abyss Virus wants to attack the Epileptic Shell Virus, it can just light up the Evil Yang as soon as possible.

According to my inferences and feelings, the so-called "face condensation" is by no means as simple as the coachman said, or the coachman deliberately held back in order to increase my failure rate.

"Facial Condensation" is not just a simple suppression. If the abyss content in the body is not enough, the final mask will inevitably be impure, and even the most basic form construction cannot be achieved.

Since you have to accept the abyss to the end, even if you are reluctant to dedicate your body, how can you talk about going on a pilgrimage?

That's why I made such a gamble, using my body as a sacrifice and a container to breed the abyssal substances in it to the greatest extent... Especially the torso, which represents [rebirth], is definitely an excellent place to nourish abyssal pathogens.

When the abyssal pathogen in my body replicates and grows to its maximum, that will be the best time to condense my face. 』

"William, you are getting better and better. Call me again when it is critical." 』

…

【Abysmer Settlement】

A large number of bungalows are built around a weird big tree that goes beyond the conventional concept.

There are a large number of black candles scattered among the settlements. It can be said that every bungalow has a candle.

The dark light illuminates the appearance and structure of the entire village. The tens of thousands of intricate bungalows almost form a maze structure. If you want to reach the big tree area in the center, you have to bypass the lengthy bungalow area.

The carriage stopped at an entrance on the outskirts of the settlement.

William also saw the big tree in the center of the settlement at a glance.

"people?"

The big tree that appeared in William's eyes was more like a bloated giant with bark all over its body. It was obvious that a distorted head was growing at the top.

Six pairs of thymus structures hang in the middle of the trunk, constantly flowing out pathogenic sap.

The branches are elongated arms, and the arms are heavily replicated, showing a lush, leafy, flowering and fruiting shape.

It's just that the fruit on it is not the tree itself, but is hung on it by humans.

Those 'treasure hunters' who came to the darkest place to explore, as long as they did not choose to accept the abyss, the end result would be to hang on it. The 'rope' wrapped around the neck of the corpse was the capillary blood vessels between the arms, replenishing the blood of the big tree. Nutrition.

The driver also explained simply:

"The Watcher of the Abyss - the Black Treeman Lord Karimus, he is the most powerful visitor in history. He not only completed the final tour, but even had a long period of communication with the Abyss.

According to rumors, he actively chose to serve the abyss and became a guardian, and the [Pilgrimage Road] is under him..."

"Sure enough, it was transformed by the sick person."

"I wish you good luck, outsider~ I hope you can go far enough and even complete the final tour, so that my commission will be high enough.

By the way, it is strongly not recommended that your friends set foot in the settlement. They have not accepted that once they enter the abyss, they will be regarded as "intruders." Although you are very powerful, you will never be able to withstand the large number of people here.

And Lord Karimus is by no means easy to mess with.

Goodbye, brave outsider. "

As the coachman left, William and others stopped at the entrance of the settlement.

"Okay, let's say goodbye. Thank you for accompanying me here.

If you still can't see me after the exploration, or if you encounter a crisis situation and need to evacuate, go directly to Rat City and wait for me.

If the waiting time is too long, go and do your own thing.

I will definitely get out of the abyss, but I can't estimate how long it will take. "

Thirteen's little hands kept rubbing in front of her face. Just when she was about to say something, she was pulled away by Jin's arm.

"Okay, let's go! Don't chatter here, and don't disturb William...right, William~ I can see that you can't wait to go to the depths, stop suppressing and pretending, and go quickly Go deeper.

If you die here, I will look down on you. "

"Okay, I will try my best not to die." William made a gentlemanly courtesy to Jin and looked at the Lord of Rat City aside, "Mr. Price, our agreement will be discussed when I come out. You must follow me. Go to 'that place' where the best food in the whole old world is found."

"Um."

William no longer paused, turned his back and waved goodbye to everyone, stepping into this settlement of Yuan people alone.

From the initial walk to jogging, to the final fast run... As Jin said, he couldn't wait! Now that the existence of the Tenth Abyss has been verified and the path and method to the Tenth Abyss have been determined, all that remains is to finish the journey.

He was eager to see what his [Pathway] hidden in the abyss was like, and he was eager to reach a higher level and return to Zion.

Ignoring the nameless Abyss people around him, William quickly walked around to the center and in front of the watcher of the abyss, the black tree man Lord Karimus.

A large number of Abyss people are kneeling in the [Big Tree Square], praying in the Abyss, and trying to complete "Facial Condensation" under the tree.

William found an empty area in the outermost circle, sat on the ground, and joined in...