Chapter 448: Chapter 446 Memory Palace

Dead Plain

Yi Chen was already a kilometer away from Black Mouth City, and as he used the Black Worm Card, a dedicated car soon arrived to pick him up.

Reclining in the unique meaty seat of the Ascaris Car, the aura that had been pressing on his heart was finally exhaled.

“Wow~ That was exhilarating! Who would’ve thought that coward wouldn’t dare to chase after us.”

Although Yi Chen seemed unflustered and each step appeared casual and easy during those few kilometers on foot, he had in fact been constantly observing the rearguard with the eyes of little Grape, wary of any possible attack from the crows.

Even Thirteen, who followed by his side, couldn’t help but complain, “Teacher, you’re really bold… This style of rash adventuring doesn’t quite seem like you.”

“Psychological battle, isn’t it interesting? When I first met Crow Knight Renato, I could see a part of his nature; he likes sneak attacks but is relatively timid.

As long as he is put under sufficient pressure by that descendant of the Evil Sun in the mountains, his psychological defenses will break. After all, Black Mouth City isn’t exactly the territory of the dead, and it’s also exposed to the range of bonfire illumination. Since I possess the power of the Evil Sun, it’s possible for me to call upon the assistance of the bonfire.

I could almost guarantee that he wouldn’t dare to touch me, at least 80%~90% sure… Phew! This feeling is just too thrilling, I haven’t tried something like this in a long time.”

At that moment, even little Grape emerged, with a troubled look, “William, if you really encountered that 10% chance, and he decided to take you out at all costs, that would’ve been a real mess.

Even if you now transcend your tier, it’s still impossible to overcome the gap brought by the ‘Path’.”

“It’s not a big problem, I’d just run back to the Original Tomb and ask someone for help. Since that guy wanted to stir up trouble, I wouldn’t feel at ease until I retaliated. Once I find my own Path and complete it, I’ll definitely slaughter that guy!”

As Yi Chen spoke, the dark Killing Intent inside him spilled out,

Startling the attendant who retreated against the wall, all the Parasites in her body wriggled out, stiffening her body.

Yi Chen also noticed his lapse of control and quickly reined in the Killing Intent before turning to look at her, “Haha, just kidding! Killing isn’t nice… Right, I haven’t told you our destination yet. Come here, I won’t bite.”

Subsequently, the attendant tiptoed back to Yi Chen.

“Speaking of which, how long will it take to get to the Mysterious Skin Factory, and how is the fare calculated?”

“If you’re going to the Skin Factory, that’s much easier. As a relatively neutral Source Epidemic Area, there aren’t many restrictions around it, and we can drop you off at the nearest station.

However, it will take several days to travel from the Original Tomb. We will notify you when we are about to arrive. In the meantime, you just rest up, I will provide you with the best massage service.”

“Good.”

As the attendant’s worm tentacles emerged from her mouth and entered Yi Chen’s brain as usual… Ah!

A scream erupted through the train,

Instantly, security personnel wrapped in worm armor from the adjoining carriages rushed to subdue the instability within the carriage.

“I’m fine… I’m fine!”

The attendant leaned against the wall while the worm tentacles protruding from her mouth had two ends suffering from the encroachment of Death, but they were already severed in time, so it wasn’t serious.

Yi Chen crouched next to her, ensuring that Death was completely eradicated.

“I’m terribly sorry, having just come out from the Original Tomb, the Death in my brain has become a bit unruly… I’ll be fine on my own for the remainder of the journey; you should go recover from your injuries.”

Yi Chen then handed the attendant a hundred in compensation.

With that, no other person disturbed him in the private carriage. Returning to his seat, Yi Chen’s brow was furrowed with worry. He hadn’t felt any overflow of the Black Liquid but upon checking, he discovered that his entire Madness Brain was covered in it, the liquid even moving rhythmically within the grooves of his brain.

“No wonder they say… Is it the influence of ‘Deep Death’? If this continues, I might become uncontrollable and ill-suited for travel in the Old World.

It’s time to re-seal the memories during the time ahead.”

Adjusting the meaty recliner to the right angle, he closed his eyes.

[The Memory Palace]

Consciousness descended into a completely enclosed double-layered library, blending Chinese and European styles,

The appropriate combination of precious metals, aged wood, and various handcrafted reliefs give the library a strong sense of history and a simultaneously modern magnificence.

The books stored here record everything Yi Chen experienced since his arrival at ‘Seven-Day Cemetery’, and if he wishes to review past events in detail, he can do so by browsing through the books here.

The bookshelves correspond to categories of memory objects.

There are bookshelves recording events, those for recording people, and also those cataloging various knowledge and information.

Among those related to people, the most prevalent are books with silver covers, dedicated to chronicling a person, someone who was very important to Yi Chen and warranted caution, even dangerous.

The so-called Memory Palace was not an ability bestowed by the system of illness, it simply became more tangible with the assistance of Madness Brain.

Back in his days at the Orphanage, Yi Chen had trained his own unique Memory Palace, memorizing every detail of the Orphanage, even creating a 3D model of the whole Black Mountain Orphanage in his mind, including various timelines of security patrols, teachers’ routes, and the coverage range of surveillance.

Yi Chen felt his way along the wooden handrail, painted with a reddish-brown varnish, toward the second floor of the Library,

Coming to the last bookshelf tagged with ‘Miscellaneous Memories’,

These books all corresponded to memories of lesser importance, yet they might contain certain crucial details, the contents rather indistinct, requiring careful reading and consideration for full recollection.

Tick-tock, tick-tock~ The sound of dripping liquid echoed between the bookshelves.

The shelf was already overflowing with Black Liquid, and even the floor was covered with it, the adjacent bookshelves also eroded.

Yi Chen carefully stepped into it, the wall behind the bookshelf being the source of the seeping Black Liquid… The entire wall was full of holes, even allowing one to peek at the secrets inside through the gaps.

After rearranging the books on the shelf, when the last red book was placed into a gap in the middle of the shelf,

Click! A hidden door opened up due to the triggered mechanism.

Inside was a long passage… The entire passage, too, was filled with Black Liquid, forming a small stream which had already covered the leather shoes Yi Chen was wearing.

Walking down the passage, he opened seven different-colored metal doors.

Standing before the final, pitch-black iron door, he found that even this most sturdy, most highly condensed door of consciousness was riddled with holes.

“Has it become this serious… How could I not have noticed? In the past, even a 10% leak would have set off alarms in my brain.”

Yi Chen pulled a pitch-black key from deep within his ear and used it to unlock the final door.

Click!

The door swung open.

What awaited inside was neither a narrow secret room nor a treasure room specially for storing chests… but rather a space far more vast, even larger than the Library itself.

[Aquarium]

A special Aquarium filled with pitch-black liquid, designed in the style of a corridor,

Battered and varying in length, white candles burnt on both sides of the corridor, providing illumination.

The glass of the tanks was severely cracked, Black Liquid oozing out, snuffing out most of the candles, leaving the Aquarium in near darkness.

As Yi Chen picked up an unextinguished candle and proceeded to relight the others, an eerie Aquarium scene came into view.

Behind the glass, there were no aquatic creatures,

but countless corpses instead–human corpses, or rather, Yi Chen’s own corpses.

Each body was painted with Dead Man Makeup, maintaining a smile.

The number of corpses corresponded to the number of times Yi Chen had applied “Dead Man Makeup” in reality and the total count of times he died before.

The so-called ‘Prenatal Memories’ and ‘Ego Memories’ were pressed underneath these bodies, preserved and sealed in waterproof safeboxes.

Just as Yi Chen was about to begin repairs… Gurgle~ deep within the Aquarium, a mass of bubbles floated upwards, as if a creature he had never seen before was swimming closer.

“What is this!”

Upon closer inspection.

An aberrant corpse, its head half sliced off and crowned with a halo, was swimming towards him.