The Gentleman at the End

"Moonlight Warning"

When the crimson hue of moonlight refracted throughout the All Universe Domain,

within three minutes, all the Plague Masters, remnants of past Disasters, and the divine group had already surrounded the New Moon Group.

Perhaps due to the New Moon Barrier set by Lorrian, or some unknown internal shielding force field, no one on-site could penetrate their Perception inside. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Moreover, the matter of the Stargazer’s ’Foreknowledge Fall’ had already spread, and no one dared to perceive recklessly. The consequences of being affected by such unknown contamination were unimaginable.

They could only wait outside, waiting for Lorrian, the master of the New Moon, to provide intelligence.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no information forthcoming.

Continuing to wait like this was not a solution. The Duke proposed forming a temporary specialized team on-site to delve into the moon and investigate the internal situation.

Since the contamination incident had occurred and there was suspicion of a powerful extraterrestrial presence, this team needed to bear considerable risk.

However, a powerful team capable of rapid infiltration was quickly formed on the scene.

As the first Ascender, Reagan was the first to step forward. He seemed to have sensed something in advance; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken such a huge risk.

Additionally, Jin, Lene, and the Manager participated.

They all seemed to have sensed something and willingly carried out this dangerous mission, following the Moon Crater towards the depths under the watchful eyes of all personnel.

Although many subsequently wanted to join, they were stopped. The four were already enough, and if any situation arose, losses could be minimized.

[Moon Crater Tunnel]

"Did everyone... feel it?" Lene, who was walking at the back, said somewhat embarrassedly.

Reagan, at the forefront, responded, "Yes, although there wasn’t a clear aura, the feeling from just a moment ago shouldn’t be mistaken."

The other personnel remained silent,

In everyone’s conception, William’s death was a foregone conclusion since everyone watched as William’s concept was obliterated from the root.

Yet the fleeting sensation from just a moment ago indeed reminded everyone of this name.

There was no obstruction in the Moon Crater Tunnel, and they soon reached the internal hospital.

The hospital was eerily quiet, any attempt to penetrate the hospital with Perception would be instantly unraveled, or rather, corrupted by a stronger brain domain.

Reagan said, "The extraterrestrial presence is highly likely already here... I’ve never seen such a feeling. Manager, can your Hotel’s space penetrate it?"

The Manager also showed a rare grim expression, "The space here is completely locked down. My Hotel senses an obvious repulsion, as if this place is filled with some bubble-like material, a special structure of higher dimensions than the conventional space.

It’s my first time seeing such a bubble-like condensed space.

I’ll ask Gap to see if his gap can penetrate."

The Manager, through the Disaster intranet, attempted to contact Gap, but couldn’t reach him, as if Gap was no longer in the current Cosmic Domain.

The Manager calmly said, "There’s only one possibility, Gap is already inside! Let’s go, even if we can’t fight back, calling in more people would be useless.

This abnormal Peace might mean something is happening inside the hospital that we are unaware of."

The Manager’s words made sense; if the invader’s Rank far surpassed the Cosmic Domain’s Limit, any resistance would be futile.

As everyone stepped into the hospital and attempted to identify the target’s location,

Ha ha...

A faint laughter emanated from the depths.

Everyone’s expressions changed simultaneously, each shouting a name in varying degrees of surprise:

"William!"

"No... it seems like there are two laughs, the other one is strange and dangerous."

Among the four, Jin, who was most sensitive to Physical presence, glimpsed an extremely dramatic doomsday scene just by hearing this unfamiliar laughter.

She envisioned Zion and all sick foucus creatures with heads detached from their bodies, balloon-like, floating in the sky’s doomsday scene, scaring her with cold sweat, and all cancer cells resisting.

But compared to this fear, she cared more about the fact that William was still alive.

"Yes... the other laughter seems to hold the upper hand! But, William might truly still be alive."

Jin detached from the team, an unbelievable Speed erupted from her calves as she chased after the laughter.

"Let’s follow, in this situation it doesn’t matter anymore.

Reagan and the other three followed promptly, tracing the laughter, and soon found the Hospital’s [First Operating Room].

The "In Surgery" light remained on,

and the previously uncontactable Gap was indeed there, stopping Jin and gesturing for silence.

Everyone present could feel a powerful, unseen Aura behind the door; even though the door wasn’t open, they could visualize a boiled egg structure’s head in their minds,

with a smiling face drawn on its smooth head, its tentacles floating wildly behind.

They could faintly see a tree and a Throne deeply buried beneath it.

Perhaps the king of a Cosmic Domain was within,

after receiving the information from Gap that William was still alive, Jin calmed down and dutifully stayed outside with the team.

Uncertain how much time passed,

the "In Surgery" light dimmed, seemingly signifying the completion of some internal event.

Click!

The door lock opened.

Before Reagan and the others could enter the operating room,

two youths with joyful expressions and similar Auras emerged together,

one of them being the ’resurrected’ William,

everyone struggled to comprehend why the obviously deceased William appeared whole here, but upon seeing him and sensing the same Aura as the sick focus core within him, they could guess the resurrection’s answer.

However,

now "Transcended" and having become the Sick focus’s will, ruling the entire Cosmic Domain, William surprisingly appeared fawning, with his arm casually around the shoulder of another stranger, showing a rather close demeanor.

This person had changed attire, from the previous long coat for distant travel to a grey Waistcoat, paired with a white Shirt and dress pants,

with a pair of exquisite, rimless eyeglasses on his face, appearing more fitting to the designation of ’teacher’ than William.

Upon seeing everyone in the corridor, William immediately lit up with excitement,

"Reagan, Jin, Lene, and Manager! Come, let me introduce you. This ’Interstellar Visitor’ is Valen Nicholas, a rather formidable figure.

Though he feels dangerous, anyone attempting to perceive him might be subjected to ’demonic pollution,’ he isn’t our enemy.

I have just confirmed the alliance issue with Mr. Nicholas.

It’s his first time crossing Cosmic Domains, and having noted our illness phenomenon, he approached and coincidentally accessed the moon through the dream connection with Lorrian’s domain.

We’re heading to the sick focus core now, to show him the disease system and discuss cooperation between our two Cosmic Domains.

You can come along if you wish."

"Greetings, everyone."

Han Dong bowed politely, his gaze landing on Lene, recalling an old friend upon seeing her Half-Sheep appearance.

Han Dong also noticed the two special existences, Gap and Manager,

observing through the Magic Eye’s vision without detecting any attributes related to Biological illnesses,

only seeing the coagulation of Human Nature’s Malice, forming an independent whole under the constraints of a certain higher-dimensional projection force, very peculiar, a form unseen in either S-01 or the Black Tower.

"A conglomerate of negative emotions? Actually able to form such stable, human-like tangible entities, yet not causing subjective environmental damage?"

Seizing this topic opportunity, William tightened his grip on Han Dong’s shoulder, "Mr. Nicholas appears quite interested in ’Malice,’" he continued, "this is a long story, we’ll discuss it in the core later.

Manager and Gap are my friends; you may inquire them for clarity.

Additionally, I wish to hear Mr. Nicholas’s conjecture about ’Above’... After all, the Essence of Malice also originates from above."

"Oh? Let’s go, then."

The two departed the current passage in laughter and conversation, appearing as if they’d been friends for over a decade.

Those outside the operating room were still a bit stunned, unable to react, until Lorrian, supported by the female Doctor, emerged and proceeded with them towards the sick focus core.