Chapter 49: Locker Room Shock
Chapter 49: Locker Room Shock
She endured the erosion of white powder particles expressionlessly until the last bit of water left the pool and she pulled her feet out of the water.
Then someone's back finally emerged from the water...
She put her feet back on the shore and looked at Lin Yi.
The white tiles under Lin Yi's body were seen twisting slightly, but - they were just twisting.
She bent down and stretched out her hand, ready to pull Lin Yi out of the water.
But before she could completely bend down, Lin Yi had already emerged from the water with a confident smile on his face that exuded "I'm prepared".
It feels like "how can the same move have twice the effect on the Saint Seiya?"
The girl from the sports department was stunned. Lin Yi's adaptability exceeded her expectations, so...
She pressed Lin Yi's shoulders and pushed half of his body back into the water.
"Keep practicing."
Seeing that Lin Yi was fine, she stood up again and walked to the other side.
"Then what..."
Lin Yi's voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
She paused and turned around, revealing her flawless profile.
"Is something wrong?"
"Are you okay?" Lin Yi asked with some concern.
She realized something and moved her eyes downward to the white powder particles that had almost climbed up half of her thigh.
"That's not your concern."
She said coldly, and walked straight to the edge of the swimming pool.
Lin Yi puffed his lips, but his eyes still followed her.
She could naturally sense it, so she stopped and said:
"What are you looking at? Practice well!"
After saying that, she continued walking towards the edge of the swimming pool.
Lin Yi shrank his neck and kicked the water silently.
For some reason, after taking these two steps, he felt as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened up. He felt refreshed, as if some shackles had been shattered.
He knew that this must be thanks to the girl from the athletic department, so he secretly glanced at the girl's back, then immediately looked away.
The athletic girl who was walking towards the edge of the area did not pause, but just muttered faintly:
"Fool."
"When I can't feel it?"
At the edge of the swimming pool is a deep corridor.
There is an old kerosene lamp hanging at regular intervals on the corridor.
She came to the corridor and stopped in front of a white line.
This white line is the experience area designated by the gymnasium rules for students who are experiencing the sport.
She glanced at the white line, then lifted her leg, which was covered with white powder particles, and crossed the line.
After being covered with white powder particles, her leg seemed to be wearing a thick pair of over-the-knee white stockings, and when she stretched her foot into that area, the light from the old kerosene lamp suddenly enveloped her legs.
“Hualala…”
The flame of the old kerosene lamp swayed slightly, as if it was blown by the strong wind and was fluttering.
She looked at her legs and saw the white powder particles hardening at a speed visible to the naked eye under the light of the old kerosene lamp.
It changed from white powder particles to a white gypsum-like substance.
The leg soon became like a cast.
She frowned, and golden flames rose in her eyes.
She raised her foot and stomped it heavily on the ground.
“Ka… ka…”
Fine cracks appeared all over the plaster-like substance.
She shook her feet, and the white plaster-like substance that covered almost her entire leg fell off with a rustling sound like withered old bark.
She glanced indifferently at the white plaster-like substance, withdrew her legs, and then walked towards Lin Yi without looking back.
Lin Yi quickly retracted his gaze and concentrated on practicing his swimming skills.
"Get up, it's over." The sports girl walked to the edge of the swimming pool and said lightly.
"I was actually checking the time just now..." Lin Yi argued, "I only swam for 50 minutes, not even an hour..."
"Then you continue. I'm leaving." The girl from the sports department said this and walked directly in the opposite direction of the women's shift.
There was a "splash" sound behind her, and she knew without thinking that Lin Yi had emerged from the water and reached the shore.
"Um... you seem to be okay?" He looked at the athletic girl's legs. Just now, the legs looked like they were painted with white paint, but now, after a while, they turned back to white and flawless. Under the LED light, they looked like they were covered with a layer of oil and were reflecting light...
"Your eyes convey too much information. If you look at me again, I'll throw you into the swimming pool."
The athletic girl's cold voice made Lin Yi shiver. He quickly withdrew his gaze and stood up straight.
"Today's swimming class is over. Remember to be on time for the next class." She looked at Lin Yi and said calmly.
Lin Yi was delighted: "Will you come and take swimming lessons with me next time?"
The athletic girl thought for a moment, which was unusual, then nodded slightly and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, yes."
"Then...what should I call you?" Lin Yi said uncomfortably. "Oh, by the way, my name is Lin Yi."
"I know your name is Lin Yi." The sports girl glanced at his waterproof card holder and said, "As for me, you can call me the same as them..."
"'Boss', right?"
"Boss...?" Lin Yi repeated in a low voice. He didn't know why, but calling someone, especially a girl, boss always felt weird.
It's like eating soft rice, but it's obvious that the rice is harder than others...
"Oh, by the way, remember to take a shower before you leave. If there are other athletes around, you can ask them to keep an eye on you, and then wash your hair properly."
"I don't recommend washing your hair in the dormitory as you are now."
After the boss finished speaking, he walked straight towards the women's room.
After watching the boss disappear around the corner of the women's passage, Lin Yi slowly withdrew his gaze.
He looked back at the swimming pool. He was the only one left in the swimming pool.
A cool breeze blew and he shivered suddenly.
……
May 023, X5, 7:15, first floor of the gymnasium, swimming pool, bathing area.
“Swish, swish, swish—”
Lin Yi took a hot shower, the steam spread to his calves, and his bathroom was filled with white mist.
After some consideration, he finally decided not to wash his hair. Although his head felt a little uncomfortable, he felt a little better after scratching it.
And although the notice in the locker room mentioned what to do if you wanted to wash your hair, the boss said it would be best to ask a gym student to keep watch, so he felt there might be some tricks to this.
Besides, there are no athletes around me, so I'll just forget about it for now.
It can't be that - ask the boss to wash his hair and keep watch for him, right?
I guess the boss will blow off his head.
After a brief thought, he decided to just wipe it with a wet towel after taking a shower.
But when he was taking a shower, he suddenly became aware of the mist floating in the bathing area... The locker room is a relatively closed environment, and the mist in the bathing area is always in a state of natural spreading, and it will dissipate immediately once you leave the bathing area.
The feeling just now was like someone had knocked off the mud seal on the wine jar, and new air was pouring into the jar, washing away the original wine aroma in the jar.
"Someone... came in from outside?"
A gleam of brilliance flashed across his eyes subconsciously.
Then, a cool breath came over along the floor, causing his hair to stand up subconsciously.
He had a quick flashback.
If he remembered correctly, everyone in the swimming pool had left, there were still a few people changing clothes in the locker room, and there was almost no one in the bathing area...
And the feeling just now was like someone pushed open the door of the locker room, left, or came in, and then brought the air from outside in.
It seemed like a normal scene, but Lin Yi felt something was not right.
because……
"The yin energy is too strong!"
He had only felt this kind of cold and gloomy aura from those classmates who seemed to be wrong!
"How can such a person appear in the gymnasium?"
He didn't believe it, but he would rather believe it existed than not.
He did not turn off the shower, but quietly took his swimsuit and towel and changed to the bathing area nearby. Then he quickly dried his body and hair, and tiptoed out of the bathing area holding his changed clothes.
As he walked out of the bathing area, he glanced at the environment warily.
nobody.
There was no one in the locker room, at least... no one within his sight!
But the cold air was spreading along the anti-slip flooring. It was invisible, but he could feel it.
He quickened his pace towards his locker.
Many rules mentioned the concept of "ignore". In this case, there was no one in his first field of vision, so that was good. He was too lazy to even ignore it!
Now he just needed to do one thing - change his clothes and leave.
Just throw all your swimwear into the recycling bin before you leave.
Moreover, the gym rules state:
[Just stay in the experience area marked on the map, the gymnasium is the most normal and safest place for you during your time at school (no doubt about it)].
With such a big amulet placed on your face, there is no reason not to believe it.
He used his student ID to open the locker door and reached out to take out his clothes, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a cold wind blowing on his back...
It was as if something was closing the distance between him and him at an extremely fast speed, and then suddenly braked and stopped right behind him!
Although the thing stopped, the wind was still carried by it and hit Lin Yi's back.
The bathing area was still at the edge, and the warm steam was still spreading. In the locker room that should have been warm, there appeared a cold atmosphere that didn't belong here at all.
The bone-chilling cold!
Ice that freezes the soul!
"What the hell is this?!"
"I got a cup!"
Lin Yi cursed in his heart. The evaporation of water vapor and the enveloping cold air made his body tremble slightly.
A sentence popped up in his mind:
【Do not look back! 】
When you are in doubt, just fix your eyes on a fixed reference object!
He didn't know if the rule of keeping an eye on the streetlights would work at this time, but since the strange thing didn't attack him, it probably had some similar behavior logic to the thing that looked like a female teacher that was lingering behind him in the thick fog...
He gritted his teeth and fixed his gaze deep into the locker.
Then, he tiptoed to take out the clothes, leaving a naked back to the things behind him, and put on the clothes neatly.
Soon there was only one shoe left and…a bunch of socks.
The corner of Lin Yi's mouth twitched violently.
"Shit! No more socks!"
He gritted his teeth, stuffed all his socks into his pockets, then took his student ID out of the waterproof card holder and held it tightly in his hand.
During the whole process, he could feel the cold breath gushing onto his back.
His body was shaking uncontrollably, and he could clearly feel the other person hovering around him.
An image naturally emerged in his mind - an ice sculpture, surrounding him and glaring at him hungrily.
“Gulp…”
He swallowed, trying his best to suppress his inner fear, tremblingly wrapped his swimsuit with a towel, and then went over the route of escape in his mind.
After doing all this, he took a deep breath, and then...
Take a half step back.
The non-slip flooring was slightly cold, but he stepped on it very firmly.
"It's safe. Very safe..."
He kept his eyes fixed and continued to retreat slowly.
“Okay, okay, that’s the feeling… oh shit!”
He bumped his ankle on the bench in the locker room and it hurt so much.
“Damn it… I didn’t consider the details well…”
He adjusted his breathing and continued to retreat...
He retreated about three to five meters, and the feeling of being stared at did not disappear, but became stronger and stronger, but he was never attacked.
He felt a little more at ease, thinking that after being with Liangzi for a long time, he had made some progress. At least, at the critical moment, he could really come up with some crooked ideas...
Although it's not as good as Wei Liang's tricks, it's still good enough.
But he had just been feeling proud for a short while when suddenly...
"Boom!"
He felt something cold pressing against his back.
Like a rotten wooden board that has been soaked in water for years, like a smooth stone covered with slippery moss, like a sculpture that is constantly sliding down the mud, like... an ice sculpture covered with a thin layer of ice and snow?
At this moment, a low voice that was so cold that it made people feel like they were in an ice cellar finally came from behind him:
"Classmate... swimming consumes too much energy, would you like to eat something to replenish your energy?"
A skinny hand, pale and without a trace of blood, quietly reached out from Lin Yi's shoulder and neck.
It held a scarlet tomato in its hand and slowly handed it to Lin Yi's mouth.
"Freshly picked tomatoes... fresh and tasty... want to try some?"
The cold, devilish voice, with a hint of bewitching flavor, floated and swirled in Lin Yi's ears like an icy wind.
Lin Yi's sight was still fixed on the locker, but he couldn't help but let the tomato rise higher, from the side of his mouth to his eyes...
"Okay, okay, you're fucking playing like this...?!"
Lin Yi's teeth were grinding in hatred, and his mind was spinning wildly.
But he still saw the tomatoes.
“Fuck, this tomato…wait, this is a fucking tomato?!”
He looked at the pale hand in disbelief. Somehow, a layer of fine blood vessels appeared on the surface of the tomato in his hand, and the whole tomato was still faintly beating "gurgling"...
Is this a fresh tomato? This is clearly...
"A...heart!!"
Thanks to the book friend "晚风藏尼意难平" for the reward! !
(End of this chapter)