Chapter 41 The Road That Doesn’t Exist

Chapter 41 The Road That Doesn’t Exist

Chapter 41 The Road That Doesn’t Exist (5200 words, plus 1000 words!)

It was not until the little genius statue turned and left that Lin Yi, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly realized that he had confused several issues:

"Were the clothes on the little genius sculpture originally sculptures?"

"If that's the little genius sculpture... then where's the Ryoko?"

And the most critical point is:
"It's obviously a sculpture of a little genius, why did I think it was Liangzi until it turned around?"

"Is it this sea breeze that interferes with my 'understanding' of Liangzi?"

Lin Yi struggled to get up from the ground in the smelly sea breeze, and the little genius sculpture was still walking in front of him.

Lin Yi looked at its back and suddenly remembered that when he thought it was Wei Liang before, he didn't sense any dangerous aura at all.

But when it turned around and faced it, the strong sense of crisis lashed his face violently along with the sea breeze, making him feel cold all over.

"Where did Liangzi go?!" This question suddenly popped up in his mind. He looked at the sculpture of the little genius and suddenly realized that at the end of the road where the sculpture of the little genius was walking... there was no gymnasium.

He was stunned.

“No gym?”

He turned back quickly.

There is no teaching building behind.

Not only was the teaching building gone, but even the signboard in front of the gymnasium was missing.

There was nothing around him.

Only wind.

Endless, stinking sea breeze.

Blowing out from the unknown front, blowing towards his back.

"Wait...!" He seemed to realize something and looked around again.

Then he swallowed deeply and froze in place.

There were no street lights around him.

There wasn't even a solitary lamp post.

Not only were there no lamp posts, but there were also no flowers, plants or trees.

In his whole world, there is only a little genius sculpture and endless strong winds. It seems that the only right way is to follow the little genius sculpture.

Just as he was confused, a low thunder suddenly sounded from the depths of the sky.

"Rumble--"

Lin Yi looked up at the sky. The clouds behind him were very low and seemed to be collapsing.

Thick and dense clouds pressed down darkly, and a terrible eye of the storm slowly formed in the depths of the sea of ​​clouds, as if the sky had opened its cold eyes and was indifferent to everything below.

There was nothing below.

Only him.

Only Lin Yi.

Lin Yi looked up at the sky, as if he was looking into the eye of a storm overlooking the earth.

The huge and deep vortex distorted all light and shadow, and distorted the entire world that Lin Yi saw.

The strong wind seemed to have lines, the earth seemed to have contours, and under Lin Yi's feet was a twisting road.

It was like someone pulled a thread out of a tangled ball of wool, threw it into the storm without a beginning or an end, and it kept shaking with the storm.

Lin Yi felt extremely dizzy. The dim world had somehow turned into an irregular prism. The colorful lights and shadows filled his vision and brain along the lines of the world.

He felt his head was very heavy, his limbs began to weaken, and he rolled to the ground uncontrollably.

He subconsciously reached out to support his fallen body, and the ground suddenly sank like cotton candy.

His face hit the ground heavily. The ground, which originally felt like cotton candy, suddenly hit him in the face like a boxer's fist. Stars appeared in his head and he hissed in pain.

But as soon as he took a breath, the fishy sea breeze mixed with the smell of decay filled his lungs. He felt a strong urge to vomit, but the more he wanted to vomit, the more sea breeze he breathed in.

He felt like he was suffocating in the sea breeze.

The only sound in his ears was the sound of the wind.

He felt that the world was moving away from him... no, he seemed to have been abandoned by the world long ago.

Only the sea breeze remains, smelly, dirty, chaotic, and rotten...

He was about to lose consciousness when he heard a distant song in the howling sea breeze, like a siren singing as the waves crashed onto the rocks...

The sea is singing.

The abyss is calling.

The darkness... was embracing him.

“Boom—Crack—”

Thunder was roaring, and pure white light tore through the chaotic world, illuminating Lin Yi's embarrassed face.

Lin Yi's dark eyes saw the thunder in the sky, and it was as if a fire was ignited. His originally dazed eyes focused again.

The thunder shattered the darkness, shocking Lin Yi.

He struggled to get up from the ground, then banged his head hard, like a skilled master, hitting an old-fashioned closed-circuit television at a 45-degree angle.

The snow on the CCTV disappeared and the signal was restored.

Lin Yi's thoughts gradually became clearer.

Deep in the sky, thunder rumbled and the wind was still strong.

The eye of the storm became even deeper.

He had a premonition of something.

"It's going to rain..."

This is the last calm before the storm.

Lin Yi stood up with difficulty in the sea breeze. After rechecking the environment, he had to force himself to accept a fact:
He left the only road leading to the stadium, and the road he was now on was the "road without street lights" emphasized on the stadium's sign.

[There is only one road leading to the gymnasium, and there are street lights installed on the road (with street light numbers). Do not set foot on roads without street lights. ]

But it is obvious that "no street lights installed" is only one of the criteria for people to judge whether they have set foot on "this road".

Not only is there no streetlights on this road, there's absolutely nothing on it.

“Boom…”

The low roar of Thunder was hovering in the sky, as if reminding him that it was going to rain.

Lin Yi clenched his teeth and kept reminding himself of the rules related to the gymnasium.

First, [the location of the stadium is somewhat special, so the wind will be a bit strong, but don’t worry, as long as there is no rain or fog, it is normal. ]

Second, [If you find it raining on the way to the stadium, decide where to go based on the first building you see...]

"These are the only two items related to the gymnasium. The others are all about how to deal with abnormal weather conditions."

"But even the options for abnormal weather conditions don't include 'Look around and there are no buildings'!"

The four options correspond to the first thing you see on a rainy day: a gymnasium, a teaching building, a castle in Western architectural style, and other buildings besides the castle.

The only scenario that has anything to do with his current situation is the fourth one:

[If you don't see any buildings except the castle, please follow the instructions in the Student Code to find the nearest street lamp, hold on to it tightly, and hold on until the physical education teacher or security guard shows up.]

But... there are no street lights around him now!

"Wait, what's the rule about finding street lights in the student code?"

Lin Yi's mind was spinning rapidly, but his sense of crisis was too strong. In order to avoid any omissions, he could only recite from the first one silently until -

[If you can't find the numbered street lights right away, keep your head down and look at the ground below you, looking for any reference points that will let you know you're still on the road. If you find that the ground is twisting, stretching, or changing in any way that doesn't make sense, hold your student ID and map tightly in your hands, and keep reminding yourself of your name and student number. Remember that you are a student [This sentence is bold and underlined]]

"Please keep your head down and look at the ground below you. Find any reference points that can make you sure you are still on the 'road'..."

Lin Yi's eyes moved quickly from side to side, and he kept mumbling two words: "On the way!"

On the way! On the way! On the way!

So! This must at least be a "road"!
"Road! Reference! Road! Reference!!"

An inspiration flashed across Lin Yi's eyes, but he couldn't grasp it at the first time!
He kept scratching his hair, his face showing a painful look of someone who was thinking hard.

The sea breeze became stronger, and a cold breath spread from the direction of the little genius sculpture, and the ground seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Along with the appearance of frost, a faint mist emerged from nowhere, gradually submerging the figure of the little genius sculpture, and then slowly spread towards Lin Yi...

The sea breeze was blowing hard, but it did not affect the speed at which the fog spread.

This strange scene revealed a strong sense of conflict, but Lin Yi just took a glance and then looked away.

There was only one piece of information left in his mind: the stadium was built in a special location, so the wind would be a bit strong, but don't worry, it would be normal as long as there was no rain or fog.

As long as there is no rain or fog it is normal.

It's not normal to have rain and fog.

And now…it’s fucking foggy!
He instantly thought of what happened when he first entered the campus last night. The fog was very thick and the street lights were not on yet. He met a female teacher with very strange behavior and a group of people dressed as students.

There seemed to be something lurking in the mist, but as long as he turned his back to them he would be safe.

"No, that's not right! It's not that there's no danger if you turn your back to them, but... there's no danger if you don't look back."

The premise of not looking back is to walk towards the street light or something else.

Now there were no street lights, and if something came looking for him in the fog, he couldn't guarantee that something wouldn't appear in front of him. At that time, if there were no street lights in front of him, then there was no guarantee that the thing he would encounter when he turned around would not be standing in front of him.

In such thick fog, the probability of bumping into a figure as you walk forward... may not be small at all!

The light mist was getting closer and closer, and soon spread to the ground at my feet.

“What should I do, what should I do, what should I do…”

Lin Yi grabbed his hair in pain. He could clearly feel that his IQ was not enough.

The fog under his feet continued to accumulate, and the fog at the end of the road became thicker and thicker. It vaguely looked like a mountain range, pressing towards him.

"Road...reference! Reference!!"

"This is a road, this is a road..."

He kept muttering to himself, his brain spinning at high speed like a smoking old tractor.

He kept chasing the inspiration in his mind and kept repeating the sentence that provided him with inspiration.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

"This is a way, at least it is a way!"

"And the reason why it can be defined as a 'road' is because..."

He suddenly squatted down on the ground and put his hand on his left foot which was wearing a shoe...

He stared at the shoe on his left foot, then slowly moved away...

There are a few pebbles where the soles of the shoes are.

The moment he saw these pebbles, Lin Yi's eyes showed strong joy.

All the roads on campus are paved with cobblestones.

Even if the whole world disappeared, even if he was left with only a few pebbles under his feet, this was enough to prove that he was still on the "road"!
[Please keep your head down and look at the ground below you, and look for any reference points that can help you make sure you are still on the road. ]

He seemed to have found a life-saving straw. He lay on the ground, protecting the pebbles as if they were heirlooms.

He fixed his eyes on these pebbles, and suddenly realized that there were huge problems with these pebbles.

All pebbles should be oval in shape, but the ones in front of him are irregular, as if their original shape had been distorted by some strange force!
But Lin Yi looked at the texture on the pebbles with fanatical eyes.

The pebbles twisted and deformed, like a crazy world.

Like... this world he sees!
“Hualala——”

The sea breeze whistled in his ears, and the distant siren's song seemed to echo in the wind.

"Rumble--"

Thunder rumbled above his head, and the eye of the storm seemed to swallow up the entire world.

“Huh…Huh…”

The fog spread and condensed, like waves or even more like a tide, one wave after another, slowly advancing in distance and rushing towards him.

"Sea breeze! Pebbles!"

He pressed his palms tightly against the surface of the pebbles, feeling the twisted texture on the pebbles, and slowly closed his eyes...

Dense white mist spread over and slowly enveloped him...

"My name is Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098, and I'm on my way to the gymnasium..."

He strengthened his faith by constantly murmuring to himself, and while forcing himself to relax, he touched the texture of the pebbles and felt the direction of the sea breeze.

Gradually, he changed from facing the sea breeze to having his back to the sea breeze.

Then, he slowly pushed his palm along a certain texture on the cobblestone...

"My name is Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098, and I'm on my way to the gym..."

He kept whispering.

Just as his palm left the pebble, his fingertips touched a new pebble in front of him...

This pebble is still twisted, but the degree of twisting is obviously not as outrageous as the previous one.

He was delighted, knowing that his inference was correct.

He used both hands, closed his eyes, felt the sea breeze pushing on his back, and continued to crawl forward by feeling the pebbles.

suddenly……

A rustling sound rang in his ears.

He suddenly stopped moving, arched his back alertly, his muscles slowly tensed up, and he looked like a blind cheetah.

“Swish…”

He could feel such sounds coming from all around him, like someone dragging a stone on the ground.

He paused, then reached into his pocket and clenched his student ID tightly in his palm.

Then he held his breath and continued to yell in his heart—

"My name is Lin Yi! My student number is X0230506098! I'm on my way to the gym!"

“Swish, swish—”

The sound of stones rubbing against the ground around him became louder and louder, and he seemed to be able to feel the cold stones rubbing against his body.

All the hairs on his arms stood up.

He roared even louder in his heart.

The rustling sounds around became more frequent.

He seemed to be able to sense something reaching out from behind him, then hovering above his shoulder, as if it was afraid of something and was reluctant to land.

"Rumble--"

A dull thunder rumbled, and the eye of the storm let out a joyful roar.

“Tick…tick…tick…tick…”

"drop!"

A drop of rain fell on Lin Yi.

Just a drop of rain, like a cold bullet, made his body spasm subconsciously!
A strong breath of death instantly enveloped him, and his scalp suddenly went numb—he sensed the thing hovering over his shoulder and took a picture of it at this moment!
"rain!!!"

"It's rain!!!"

"The rain has made me lose the effect of 'not being attacked'!!"

Lin Yi felt a chill down his spine, and his limbs lost contact with his brain in an instant.

“Oh my god! Drafting?!”

He roared in his heart, and his limbs suddenly returned to his control!

"My name is Lin Yi! My student number is X0230506098!"

He exerted force with his arms and kicked out with his legs, allowing himself to slide out a body length along the cobblestones!
"I'm on my way to the gym!!"

The pebbles, which were clearly only the size of a shoe print, automatically appeared in front of Lin Yi's hand as if they were endless, and really made him slip!

Just as he was sliding out, a "bang!" sound came from his original position.

It sounded like someone lifted a stone and smashed it on the ground.

I can’t imagine what it would be like to be hit by something like that!
He swallowed, not daring to breathe, not daring to open his eyes, not daring to stop for even a moment.

He gritted his teeth and continued to crawl forward along the cobblestones. The breath of death was chasing him closely. The "rustling" sound turned into a "gurgling" sound, enveloping him from all directions!
Lin Yi's body was as agile as a dragon, just like a lizard crawling along the pebbles.

"My name is Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098, and I'm on my way to the gym..."

"My name is Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098, and I'm on my way to the gym..."

His will is as firm as iron and his movements are as elusive as a god!

Until the pebble was constantly corrected from its distorted touch and finally turned into a normal oval shape.

He still didn't open his eyes.

He's still crawling!

But gradually, he found that the sea breeze that brought a strong push on his back became much weaker.

He found that the rustling sounds in his ears gradually faded until they disappeared completely...

I don't know how that strange smell of death disappeared...

He felt something warm on his back.

"My name is Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098, and I'm on my way to the gymnasium..." He slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself lying prone on the cobbled road, the shape of a lamp post visible in the corner of his eye.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly noticed a pair of feet wrapped in super thick socks in his field of vision.

He was slightly stunned, then slowly raised his head.

"Why are you so shy? I just walked a few steps faster, is there any need for you to rush over and kiss my feet?"

Wei Liang looked down at him with a strange expression, with a sky of blue sky behind his head.

The sun is shining brightly in the blue sky.

5200 words, this is my love for you! I won’t say anything more, I will add more than 1000 words, for the leader “Full Moon and Clear Light”! I am less than 8000 words away from words. This chapter is really hard to write. I revised it many times at the beginning, but I was afraid that the inspiration would disappear after I felt it, so I waited until now! I gritted my teeth and coded it and added a little more! Because if I don’t write this plot and delay it until tomorrow, I feel that everyone will not be able to read it smoothly, and it will be stuck and stopped. Woohoo, I am too conscientious...

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