Since Gethsemane was only allocated one spectator, Kim, who was unable to watch the game live, wandered around the street area somewhat bored. When she passed by a store called "Murphy Theater" on the upper street, the slogan aroused her curiosity.
This is a theater with a relatively high consumption level in Zion City, which is used to meet the spiritual needs of a small number of people.
For this semi-public promotion, the theater also showed its true ability and asked disguisers to collectively disguise the actors so that their images were exactly the same as those of the nine candidates.
Cooperate with the top speaker and stage effects to strive to perfectly restore the promotion assessment that takes place in the official residence.
Kim's interest was only because she wanted to see how the actor would portray William. If something was not right, she would most likely ruin the show.
As she was about to enter,
Buzz!
A familiar meaty smell was inhaled into my nose, and a high-speed moving figure suddenly jumped out from the corner of the street beside me.
A red lotus mark immediately appeared at the base of Jin's calf, and he burst out at a speed almost equal to that of his opponent, and in a short time they were running together on the same level.
"William! Why are you here? It seems like there's only a minute left before the selection of the First Gentleman begins, right?"
"Jin, there's no time to explain. I probably just lost track of time."
"Huh? You've used up a stick of meat so early? You're really extravagant~ Not only does this one stick cost several tons of imitation meat, it also consumes the red lotus essence in my body. Are you going to use it up so casually
However, it seems that your body has adapted quite well~"
"I didn't sleep all day and overused my skin. If I didn't get the injection, I wouldn't be in good condition to compete."
"Since we just happened to meet, could you take me with you? There is only one spot available in Gethsemane, and there is no place for me."
"I'll try to explain the situation to the residence staff and see if they can let you in."
"Alright~ You're running really slowly! Try not to reveal too much to your opponent. Hurry up and turn off the 'Restriction Removal'. I'll help you run the last section."
As soon as the words fell,
While running at high speed, Jin performed a difficult turning kick, with the entire instep of his foot hitting Yi Chen's back, and a targeted explosion occurred at the point where the instep touched at the moment of the kick.
Boom! A deep red cloud rose up in the street.
Yi Chen was blown away at high speed, and before he could adjust his position, he felt someone hugging his waist.
Jin carried him on his shoulders at a faster speed and rushed to the Shenpi residence like a red lightning, and successfully arrived before the Shenpi Bishop blocked the gate.
However, since Jin was an uninvited outsider, she was blocked outside the door by the skin barrier unfolded by the bishop's palm.
The audience and candidates gathered in the hall also cast their eyes over here. They didn't expect that someone would come here on time.
Yi Chen quickly explained to the bishop: "Jin is my good friend, can she come in and watch the skins being promoted?"
Under the bishop's garments stitched with spotted leather, a series of leathery tremors came: "No one is allowed to enter as a spectator unless invited by the official residence."
"That… "
At this moment, Principal Deslin suddenly came closer and looked down at Jin who was blocked outside the door.
"We still have one spot left in our academy, so let this girl come in. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
As the top prophet of Zion, Deslin was given a lot of face by the official residence. Since the bishop said so, he nodded.
Jin had already met Principal Dai Silin when he read the "Epidemic Book" with Yi Chen in the academy, and they had even communicated privately.
Jin gave a strange smile under his mask and thanked him, "Thank you, Principal."
"It's okay. You are William's good friend."
After the two looked at each other through the masks, Jin officially stepped into the mansion with a cortical content of more than 80%, and the tumor in his body immediately felt the presence of several young strong men who were directly related to the skin.
Her gaze then shifted to the second floor, looking at the Prophet Yuri and the gentle Mandy, and recalled a young man behind the scenes who was responsible for the arrangement of dummies during her participation in the executioner assessment.
"Is this guy actually a candidate? I didn't expect there are so many interesting guys hiding in Zion... William, you better be careful."
"Um."
Time's up.
As the spotted bishop waved to everyone, they walked through the corridor on the side of the hall and came to a spacious inner hall area.
The dark red round carpet was the only decoration in this inner hall. Around the carpet were already standing more than a dozen clergymen. They put their hands together, with the skin between their palms completely stuck together, and muttered something.
"Dear audience members and candidates, please stand within the area covered by the carpet. We will soon transport you directly to the depths of the official residence through the cortex."
As everyone stood in position, the carpet beneath their feet began to change under some mysterious ritual of the clergy.
Inward, collapsed, dark.
The entire carpet turned into a leather abyss.
Everyone fell down.
Finally, it landed deep in the mansion, in the church buried underground, the only residence of the First Gentleman, and also where the "Gentleman's Skin" was conveyed.
A giant that looked like a zombie with limbs from its previous generation attached to its body was being hung above the altar.
Eyeballs detached, teeth fell out, 60% of the body was boneless.
Judging from his appearance and breath, this deformed giant is already dead.
But as more people arrived, the chains connected to him began to vibrate and shake.
When Wrinkled Spacey saw his old friend had become like this, his eyes moistened.
At this moment, a rotten voice seeped out directly from his broken and miserable throat and echoed in this underground church.
“Welcome to you all. I am very pleased that all nine candidates are here.
First, please take your seats in the viewing area. "
As soon as the words fell,
The chains connected to the left and right hands of the First Gentleman began to grow skin, spreading towards the side walls of the church, and finally formed an aged leather viewing platform in the church, even equipped with a seat structure.
The audience also used various methods, such as flying or jumping onto the viewing platform.
However, Deputy Director Kimberly and Reagan of the Institute did not take any action, but first unsealed the devices they brought.
When the internal container was dismantled, a large amount of liquid seeped onto the ground.
A bald man with cables plugged into the back of his head appeared in front of everyone. Even though he was still in a state of dispersed consciousness, the evil aura emanating from his body made many people present recognize him immediately.
Yuri looked at the young man with the same hairstyle with difficulty, and whispered: "Skinner Alex... Is this the first dish the institute serves? Can you really handle ingredients of this level?"
As a spectator, Jin was sandwiched between Yuri and the principal, and asked curiously: "Who is this man? He doesn't look easy to deal with, and even the skin on his body doesn't seem to be completely his own."
Yuri was about to explain, but a disembodied voice as if coming from the depths of the universe silenced him.
“If we were to list the ten most heinous gentlemen since the organization was founded, this man would be one of them.
When you enter the city, you will get a black letter, and your profession is Skinner.
He has a unique talent in the field of skin care. After breaking through his limits, he developed a disease - Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD).
His talent with the skin attracted the attention of the First Gentleman very early on. He scored full marks in all psychological examinations conducted by the organization and was even named a representative of young gentlemen.
However, it was this person who began to reveal his true nature after obtaining the special identity of "Channel Monitor".
He is in charge of guarding the world passage. Any young gentleman who attempts to go to the old world will mostly encounter an accident. On the surface, it seems that it is because the young gentleman is not strong enough to return from the old world.
In fact, he had not even reached the Old World before he was skinned by this man.
He claimed that he liked gentlemen who had reached their limits and were about to break through the limit the most, and he collected their 'fresh skin'.
After the truth was revealed, the Prophet Yuri personally led the Executioner Corps to hunt down this man, and were eventually led to an abandoned factory filled with his collection.
In addition to the young gentleman, there are many gentlemen who disappeared while on missions outside and they are all related to him. He simply enjoys the pleasure of skinning, and the characteristics of the prey are only secondary.
He killed more than a hundred people and was almost executed on the spot by Yuri. By the way, Yuri, how did you hold back when you saw that scene? Even I would have lost control and killed people. "
Yuri on the side quickly waved his hands, "Ah? I didn't stand it, it would be a shame to just kill such a scum.
After I brought him back, I threw him at the bottom of Gethsemane and played with him for ten days before reporting it to the organization. You have to keep this a secret for me, Deslin."