The final gentleman

【Sunshine Hospital】

Even if there are patient samples captured alive by Yi Chen, there are still problems in the analysis. It is impossible to determine what kind of pathogen it is, and even the type of disease cannot be determined.

The cause of disease is still called "death factor".

It is only known that this unknown pathogen in the form of black liquid is equivalent to a "connection medium" that can connect and beautify various dead objects. It can reproduce the appearance and memories of the suicide without a corpse, making it look real.

I also got a terrible idea,

If all the residents of Levenholm died, the entire city would be replaced by such dead people.

Sunshine Hospital immediately contacted all temporary morgues storing corpses.

Let the gentlemen sort out the appearance and address of the deceased tonight. Tomorrow we will conduct a special investigation on the residence of the deceased in an attempt to capture more deceased patients.

in addition,

Mr Hervoye also made further post-mortem breakthroughs.

Based on the patients brought back by Yi Chen, samples were analyzed for this black liquid with a connecting effect.

It was quickly discovered that this black liquid is only in liquid form when attached to dead animals and has the function of "connecting medium".

Once the attachment is removed, the black liquid will immediately evaporate into a gaseous state, lose its color and become completely transparent, making it difficult to detect with the naked eye.

Looking at the rapidly gasifying liquid, a flash of light flashed in Helvoye's mind.

"Lotson, come with me, I seem to know how this gas is produced!"

Return to the operating room.

Mr. Hervoye brought over a storage bin for the sick.

First, a living dead who has completed a brain transplant is imprisoned in it, and blades, poisons and other props that can be used to commit suicide are placed in the container.

After everything was ready, the two exited the operating room and closed the door and windows, creating a perfect suicide space for the living dead.

Wait ten minutes for the door to reopen.

The living dead who had the deceased's brain transplanted had indeed committed suicide.

The gas from the containment chamber was immediately extracted for detection and analysis. Its composition was completely consistent with the gas obtained by evaporation of the black liquid.

"really!

The 'last breath' exhaled by the suicidal person who saw the symbol is this pathogen.

These gaseous substances carry the memory of the deceased. After being exhaled, they will temporarily attach themselves to the surrounding environmental substances, slowly looking for opportunities to gather rats in the sewer, passing insects, birds outside the house, or rotten meat in the kitchen.

By connecting, transforming and disguising foreign objects, the [dead person] can slowly be constructed and given memories, making the fake appear real.

As the death toll increases, more and more dead will appear, eventually occupying the entire city of Levenholm.

At present, it seems that the 'last breath' only plays a connecting role and only takes effect on dead animals. The fictional dead people are disguised as normal citizens as much as possible.

The real death threat may be yet to come! When the dead reach a certain number, death will come completely.

Moreover, the source of the [symbol] is still unclear. The corresponding ‘thing’ behind this incident is definitely something that has never been encountered since the establishment of the organization.

This matter must be reported, and if necessary, the city of Levinholm may really need to be abandoned. "

Just when Hervoye was preoccupied with the issue of death,

A large needle filled with blood was inserted directly into his neck, and red blood vessels quickly spread throughout his body, taking ownership of his body.

"Um!?"

The gentleman's clothes on Helvoye responded immediately, wanting to protect the owner and eliminate the blood from the body.

However, clothing containing more than 50% leather has actually suffered an invasion, a kind of containment from the skin level, making it unable to play any role.

[Two hours passed]

After Dean Diess drew up a city-wide "Search Warrant for the Dead" and distributed it to each site, he rushed to the operating room as soon as possible.

When knocking on the iron door of the operating room,

Helvoye and his assistant Lotson were still playing with the living dead.

"Combined with the black fluid flowing out of the patient's body, did your autopsy reveal any new findings?"

Helvoye, who was undergoing a craniotomy, turned his head, and a normal voice came from under the medical mask: "No relevant connection has been found yet."

"Okay, it's not early tonight, so don't make it too late."

With the departure of the dean.

Blood oozed from between Helvoye's masks, and his eyes became weird, muttering: "The body of the transcendent is really difficult to control..."

As 'Helvoye' led his assistant out of the operating room, a flash of lightning happened to flash in the sky, and strong light penetrated the window and shone on his face.

At this moment, another unfamiliar middle-aged face appeared.

If anyone has carefully read the incident records of the Holy Grail Mountain disease, they will definitely recognize at this moment that the character corresponding to this face is the baron who lives in the Holy Grail Mountain, and is connected to the source of [sepsis].

"It's such a dangerous city. I have to finish my work and leave quickly, otherwise I will be sucked into this vortex of death."

…

Sunshine Hotel-19th floor superior rooms.

Yi Chen, who was lying on the sofa, woke up due to the thunder. A black shadow reflected in his slightly blurred vision after he had just opened his eyes.

As the field of vision became clearer, the outline of the black figure on the window sill gradually became clear.

A hanging woman,

The white dress was soaked by the heavy rain, and water was dripping from the bottom of the skirt.

The moist dark yellow curly hair hangs down on the shoulders,

The eyeballs were almost about to burst out of their sockets, and the black tongue was sticking out.

The arms hanging on both sides of the body begin to unfold to the left and right. Once the arms are in a horizontal line, the hanging woman will assume the shape of a cross, and the knot around the neck coincides with the circle.

Just when I was about to stretch my arms,

Buzz~ The moonlight flashed.

Yi Chen, who was supposed to be lying on the sofa, was already kneeling on one knee in front of the woman. He was holding a hand ax in the shape of a full moon in his right hand and completed the chopping action in an instant.

The moonlight slash that was effective on the spirit body directly tore the woman in half. A large amount of black water poured out of the body and was swallowed up by the rats generated by the moonlight.

"Huh? Let [the deceased] attack me directly... It's a bit too much."

Yi Chen stood up, pressed the ax handle button with his thumb, restored the ax head and hung it on his waist.

Barry, who heard the noise, immediately put on his armor and came to the window sill. There was nothing here anymore.

"what's the situation?"

"The deceased just appeared on the window sill."

"What!?" Barry, who was a little unconscious at first, suddenly became energetic.

"You may have to take turns keeping vigil for the rest of the night, Barry..."

Boom!

A sudden knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

Just when Barry put on his helmet and held his shield and approached the door to check, Yi Chen's warning came from behind: "Don't look at the cat's eyes..."

Unexpectedly, Barry took out the mithril hammer with the family crest printed on it and threw it with all his strength.

The door was smashed to pieces, and the hammer was completely embedded in the wall on the opposite side of the corridor.

The smashed wall was still leaking black liquid. If you had peeked through the peephole just now, you would have seen the cross pattern on the wall.

Barry was so frightened that he retreated to the dormitory and placed the large shield at the door as a temporary door.

"Wairui! Why did he suddenly come to my door in the middle of the night and not allow me to sleep..."

"Don't even think about sleeping tonight. Let's go down to the first floor of the hotel and tell the gentleman on duty what happened here."

"OK."

Barry retrieved the large shield and hung it on his back.

However, the coat of arms on the shield turned into a cross at some point, and Yi Chen happened to see it... Bang Dang, he immediately swung the iron chain and knocked the shield away.

"Barry, your shield?"

"Ah? Were you attacking me just now?"

Barry's voice changes;

When he turned around, the bucket helmet he wore on his head also had a cross-shaped opening, and a strange smiling face appeared inside, with black liquid oozing from the corner of his mouth.

“William, why don’t you just kill me and then commit suicide!

Stop struggling, no one can leave this city alive, everyone will die..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Barry rushed towards him like crazy.

At this time, Yi Chen had already noticed a hint of violation, and used the needle-prick iron chain in his palm to whip a whip on himself.

Snapped! Open your eyes and wake up.

Yi Chen sat up from the sofa, and the back of his hand was penetrated by the iron chain needle, and bursts of pain hit his heart.

Barry's snoring harmonized with the sound of rain outside, but no death struck him.

"It's interesting...did it have some influence on my spirit?"

Yi Chen had almost had enough sleep, so he just sat on the sofa and meditated until dawn.