The Curtain Falls

Malignant Tumor

Cancer Palace was the Old World's largest Source Plague Zone, so it had to constantly ensure the development of its descendants and consolidate its overall strength. It would not abandon any possible reserve of power.

The only exceptions were Cancer-Faced afflicted with Malignant Tumor,

because throughout Cancer Palace's history, the value of Malignant Tumor patients had never outweighed the risks they posed. Once they lost control, they would trigger outbreaks of malignant tumors across the surrounding region, and might even convert some patients with benign tumors.

There had already been multiple instances in history where Malignant Tumor patients had caused regional outbreaks. Cancer Palace had only issued the "Malignant Exile Order" as a last resort.

Since its establishment, Cancer Palace had also created numerous laboratories to study patients with Malignant Disease, attempting to improve their stability through physical, mental, or psychological hypnotic methods. All had ended in failure,

because the experimental results showed that once a Malignant Tumor patient lost emotional control over some matter, their body and soul would begin proliferating without limit and could not stop unless they were killed outright.

At present,

that was exactly what had happened to At—he had lost control.

It was also the largest-scale Malignant Disease outbreak in the Old World's history,

and the false moon jointly created by Lorien, Regan, and Duke's Merchant Guild had been devoured by Cancer Cells in less than a minute,

while pus spread throughout the entire theater like a river,

naturally drowning a special audience member inside the theater as well—the Cancer-Faced sent by the Cancer Palace's Supreme Lord to investigate intelligence. Kamisky.

When the rampaging At smelled that incomparably familiar scent, his thoughts were carried back to Cancer Palace.

At had been born in the "Proliferation Room" on Cancer Palace's lowest level,

and because