Chapter 152: Chapter 152

As Little Grape’s physical body immersed itself in Yi Chen’s body,

its consciousness was dragged by an irresistible force to a special ward where it was imprisoned.

On the hospital bed by the window, a silver-haired youth was sitting, bathed in the moonlight that seeped into the ward.

As he turned his head, Little Grape’s hair bristled instantly.

“Are you William’s little friend? Your composition is quite complex… Should I perform some dissection to understand you better, or would you like to explain your origin yourself?”

“Help!” Little Grape was on the verge of crying, utterly confused as to why the inside of Yi Chen’s body had transformed into a Moon Scar ward.

“Don’t be nervous, I was just joking. This time, I’m merely asking William for a favor~ I’ll rest inside his body for a while until I reach the Old World and then leave.

Please guide me during our time together inside, Mr. Grep.”

The rabbit’s head, along with its upper half, instantly turned into mince, becoming nourishment for the road.

The coachman habitually blew away the smoke from the barrel and with a flick of his hand, inserted the thick-barreled shotgun into the holster beside him.

As long as it wasn’t a Severe Patient blocking the road, the coachman could resolve the issue quickly without delaying the journey.

In the carriage, Yi Chen intently observed the Grey Zone environment outside the window. To him, the most significant trait of this thin Grey Zone was that it was “alive” and mixed with a certain amount of chaos.

“Compared to the non-natural Grey Zone that erupted in Shebolt Village, the villagers, under the influence of Combination Illness, lived a life worse than death, reduced to tools of production for the Church.

This natural Grey Zone is much better. Setting aside the Pathological label, at least the creatures here still maintain their selfhood, aren’t tortured, and follow their will to live in a completely new way.

Unfortunately, for non-natural Grey Zones, as long as you can kill the source of grayification, you can contain and eliminate it.

Natural Grey Zone, however, stems directly from the influences of the Old World. With the formation of the “pathway,” the degree of grayification deepens continuously, and the existing methods are incapable of eradicating the spread of the Natural Grey Zone; at best, they can only slow it down.

That’s why, sooner or later, even Zion, known as ‘the last sanctuary’ and built atop a high mountain, will eventually be enveloped by the Grey Zone.”

Thanks to the sufficient elasticity of the membrane window,

Yi Chen pressed his entire face against it, like sticking on a meat-textured facial mask, and slowly stuck his head out of the carriage.

Looking ahead along the road,

just as the name Greyrell Mountain suggests, a mountain resembling a Holy Grail in shape, with a thinner middle part, loomed nearby, its near thousand-meter height shrouded in a dense, life-like flowing mist layer.

The mist enveloped the entire mountain like mucus, allowing only a vague outline to be visible, and it even seemed as if the mountain itself was animated by it.

“A transition from thin to medium Grey Zone? This is my first encounter… According to the books, with each ascension in level, the internal environment of a Grey Zone undergoes a qualitative change.

If it nears a medium Grey Zone, even the most unchangeable inorganic matter becomes ill.

The basic structure of the environment might alter under the influence of the Grey Zone, manifesting some ‘surreal structures’ not seen under normal conditions. Not to mention humans, even some Patients could get lost in it.

We need to find some kind of Rule, or even use Old World methods to find the correct path.

My eyes, combined with my Professional Characteristics, should pose no problem, and there’s also Reagan’s genius in perception to help.”

Compared to worrying, Yi Chen was more excited about the exploration.

As the carriage left the road and swiftly traversed through the distorted woods for a while, it finally stopped at the foot of a mountain.

“Jin, it’s time for us to set out!”

Yi Chen knocked on the bunk above,

and when Jin opened her eyes, her pupils surprisingly displayed a rare Red Lotus pattern, signifying that she was in an excellent condition. She could stay awake without feeling sleepy for at least two days.

And this time she became unusually serious,

but donning a coat specially designed by Mr. Ivan that suited Jin’s combat style, with 80% of the Gentleman’s Skin concentrated in this garment,

Jin, considering the restrictiveness the skins brought, chose not to wear it normally or during missions.

But facing the gradual transition from thin to medium Grey Zone, considering the impact on her physical body, she decided to utilize the isolating effect of the “Gentleman’s Skin.”

Her hooded dark red leather coat, with metal ring buttons paired with diagonal cinching straps, not only sculpted her figure but also enhanced the stability of the garment during combat.

The leather sheath structure fitted on the back of the coat could just accommodate Jin’s weaponry, with the rejuvenated long sword slung on her back.

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