The Gentleman at the End

In the depths of the False Moon.

Lorrian, positioned at the Moon Core, swept aside his silver hair and observed William, who appeared on stage in the guise of the Plague Master, through his Moon Eyes, clicking his tongue.

"Tsk~ William… is this your final decision? To abandon Mr. Yi and use a scoundrel like Art to fill your vacancy, transforming your still immature 'false evil' into a complete and real evil, granting you the qualification to prematurely access the Main Material Plane and confront Malice.

Ah~ It's really frustrating, you've managed to leave me behind.

However, with this Commander's Seal, you shouldn't be too far behind either…"

Lorrian held in his hand the Commander's Seal, which was a reward from the True Gold Resplendent Lung Venerable, and also an essential pass to the Main Material Plane.

…

The moment William appeared on stage, everyone present had distinctly different expressions.

Some, like the Duke and the Lord, displayed gratified smiles,

while others, like the Prison Director, Factory Director Pierwina, and the Great Emperor, remained expressionless,

and still others, like the Boss, showed a rather unhappy face,

However,

although the Boss was unhappy, Mr. Rabbit beside him expressed congratulations through the twitching of his muscles, and the Beast Madman, along with the primitive beast on its back, crouched to show respect to the Madman King in front of them.

Only Jian couldn't see the expression beneath the mask.

"William, do you know the grievous crime you've committed?" the Boss's questioning voice came.

On stage, after completing the closing ceremony, William quickly restrained his smile and bowed in the direction of the Boss, voluntarily admitting his crime.

"I committed the greatest sin within the Circus, 'killing' my colleague, who was also the Chief Clown, Art Kramer.

However, I want to tell the Boss this.

Before I 'killed' Art, he had already seriously violated the Circus's rules, and his performance with Catherine resulted in the downfall of several cities, with Yu City as a reference.

He is currently the highest wanted by the Monastery, and even if I hadn't dealt with him, the Prison Director standing backstage would have executed him.

I didn't completely kill Art, his cancer cells still exist in my body, and his consciousness has been housed within my brain prison.

Such an outcome, in my opinion, might be better."

"Cough cough cough… I know what Art did, but he shouldn't have been killed by his colleague, which is the most basic rule of the Circus.

Moreover, Art being wanted is partly due to your inducement; since you implemented the plan several months ago, Art has been gradually dying.

Those who break the rules should be punished accordingly.

From today onwards, William Behrens and his managed theater department will be completely removed from the Circus and will no longer be my successor.

Given that William, you have collected a large amount of Fear essence for the Circus and pioneered a highly efficient and sustainable production ingredient, the Circus will not pursue any compensation or impose physical punishment."

With that, the Boss gave a light wave, and the hair, an essential building material of the theater, peeled off.

"Leave."

With the Boss's order, the head chef could only push the wheelchair away, bidding farewell to William on stage with his eyes.

Yet at this moment, a burst of insanely mad laughter, only heard during the Chief Clown's performance, echoed throughout the theater.

Hahaha ah~

The Boss's wheelchair also came to a halt.

From the stage came William's voice laden with deep disappointment, "Oh dear! Oh dear~ my grand plan wasn't supposed to be like this!

Ideally, by helping the Circus clean house and eliminate such a bad screw that could spoil the entire pot of soup, Boss, you should be happy, considering even the Prison Director chased him here.

This wave of assisting the Monastery in executing the major criminal might even earn me recognition from the world! Now that you've said it, the Monastery might re-evaluate me.

Then,

according to my plan, Boss, you should give the highest praise to my 'final performance,' and subsequently, pass on your original Fear to me, the most promising heir.

After all, in the current Old World, the only thing that really interests me is the Fear you carry.

Why scold me severely? And pretend to be all righteous by saying since I contributed, other responsibilities will not be pursued, you really are… acting like this makes it hard to maintain a group.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, you're about to die.

I'm sure Uncle Jian will understand humanity better than you and will achieve a better Circus.

Oops~ I misspoke! You weren't human to begin with, how could we talk about humanity? Never mind, now that I've understood the essence of Fear, I'll head towards a broader world and make the best of it, Boss!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Two playing cards, a king and a queen, suddenly flew in from the side, along with a man wearing a rabbit head mask,

whose mere proximity caused the entire path of floor tiles and stage to be destroyed by sheer pressure.

Mr. Rabbit and Jian simultaneously employed different methods to attack William,

first arriving were the two playing cards.

William saw them very clearly, and with his left hand, he deftly pinched them between two fingers! Just as he was smiling, ready to boast to Jian that he had caught the cards,

he noticed, at some point, Jian was already holding his entire left arm, which grasped the playing cards, in his hands, evidently a technique related to the 'Third Abyss' and magic skills.

"Oh? Does merely touching the cards result in losing a limb, or did the cards carry an abyssal space and cut off my arm instantly? Mr. Jian's Third Abyss is indeed quite special,"

William marveled,

as Mr. Rabbit attacked, throwing a punch that seemed ordinary but, on a mental level, appeared to dominate the entire world! William quickly raised his only remaining right arm to block.

When his palm collided with Mr. Rabbit's fist,

a rhythmic tremor spread through the flesh,

William's right arm fractured inch by inch, with his golden bones and high-density muscles ground into pulp by the fist.

As the fist destroyed his entire right arm and was about to approach his head,

Buzz!

An indescribable repulsive force stopped Mr. Rabbit's fist, and in the rabbit's eyes was no longer William's head but a cosmic black hole.

The force increased, pushing him back firmly, landing him beside the boss.

William sighed repeatedly, "Wow! The Beatt trio, far more formidable, and just two moves from them destroyed my arms! Luckily, I already completed the regeneration, or it would have been truly dangerous."

Golden tumors quickly grew from the stumps of both arms, proliferating with a speed akin to an evil tumor's superfast growth, and even thread-like substances similar to golden tumor threads appeared, restoring them in an instant.

The frame above his head hadn't lost a single drop of liquid.

"Using two hands to offset the nonsense I impulsively said should be enough, right~ After all, I absorbed Art, it's inevitable to become somewhat unruly, my manner of speech might be slightly unfriendly.

Goodbye, boss, I actually quite like the circus, I will always remember life and memories in the circus, grateful for everyone's care.

May the boss live a long life, hope we can meet again in the future.

Finally, I have a 'shameless request', since Catherine, as Art's vice, is associated with multiple irregular performances, she should be dismissed, right?

I'll take her away in advance! No, it should be she takes me away…"

William made a single-arm hugging gesture, and numerous abyss black worms transported Catherine, who was elsewhere in the False Moon, directly onto the stage, into his embrace.

"Catherine, get ready to come with me early for Coca-Cola~"

"Oh yeah!" Catherine, long anticipating this, quickly entered a state of sleep.

"How dare you!"

Catherine was a talent the boss valued highly. With the circus losing two key figures, the boss intended for Catherine to take over as Chief Clown after returning.

William's actions seriously infringed on the circus's interests,

and disregarding his condition, the boss's endless black hair grew from his body, instantly occupying the entire theater, carrying primordial fear towards the stage.

William simply held Catherine, showing not a hint of fear.

He also amplified his voice to ensure everyone in the theater could hear, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, I must embark on the journey ahead of schedule.

Mr. Yi, I originally wanted to have a good chat with you, but I'll have to leave it for later. Everything I've left here, I'll entrust to you.

Please take good care of little Grape and them, help me maintain the relationships I've built. I will take your share of [malice] and go to that world over there, encountering 'calamity' early.

I'm confident, with Mr. Yi's capabilities, you'll catch up soon enough.

Goodbye, Yi!"

As the tide of black hair engulfed the entire stage, the theater suddenly burst into golden light, and at this moment, the theater was transformed into a mobile source epidemic area.

Buzz!

In an instant, the entire theater structure vanished, and everyone within fell into a massive cavern within the False Moon.

The only thing captured by the boss's black hair was a pre-written letter.