Chapter 153 The Fog Comes Like an Avalanche
Chapter 153 The Fog Comes Like an Avalanche
"No wonder it's so familiar!"
"No wonder it's so familiar!!"
"It's actually the student passage!"
"The exit of the canteen is connected to the student passage?!"
When Lin Yi was shocked, he also thought of one thing——
Could it be that this is just like when they walk from the teaching building to the gymnasium, where the seemingly straight route between the two points actually hides one non-existent road after another, and there is a similar "non-existent road" at the exit of the canteen, leading them back to the path where the student passage is? !
Lin Yi was shocked as he walked down the stairs in the thin mist and walked out of the student passage. He looked back at the sign of the passage and it was indeed the damn [Student Passage]!
"It's really a student passage? This is the only explanation that makes sense at the moment..."
Lin Yi's mind once again popped up the "classic quote" from the canteen rules - [Due to its location, the canteen can serve as a student passage for you to leave when necessary.]
[Location reasons], [Serving as a student passage].
"So the exit of the canteen leads to the student passage. Is this the 'truth'?"
“Fuck…”
Although it still doesn't make sense, Lin Yi decided not to think too much about it for the time being and just let the matter go with an "it's just like that".
With rich experience, he has decided that no matter what problems arise after dark, as long as they are not urgent, he will wait until he returns to the dormitory to deal with them.
At this time, he looked down at his watch and the time was 17:33.
It took a total of 4 minutes from arriving at the canteen exit to leaving the student passage...
It takes 2 to 8 minutes to walk through the student passage from beginning to end.
The time is also normal.
"Emmmm..." After Lin Yi pondered for a moment, he suddenly thought of something and first looked at the western sky.
At 16:00, the setting sun, which was about to fall behind the western mountains, was still struggling on the horizon. The afterglow, which was hard to tell whether it was a clear yellow or blood-red color, was reflected on the rolling mountains, just like a person who was about to fall off a cliff, lying on the edge of the cliff, kicking the cliff wall with his two feet, muttering "I feel like I can still be rescued."
Only a tiny edge of the setting sun remained above the horizon. Against the backdrop of the blood-red setting sun, the outlines of the mountains were clearly visible, as beautiful as silhouettes.
The cool breeze blew across the treetops filled with thick fog, bringing the fog out of the green forest belt bit by bit and seeping into the mountains. The fog stained by the afterglow of the setting sun wandered like blood, making the mountains have a hazy feeling that there will be killing after sunset.
"We have to go!" Lin Yi retracted his gaze and said solemnly.
The sun seemed to be holding on and refusing to set, but Lin Yi felt that even if this last bit of golden edge held on, it would not last much longer. It was 17:34 now, and the lights on the campus would be turned on at 18:00. Once the sun set, it would be a dangerous area before the lights came on.
So they had two choices, one was to reach the teaching building before the sun completely set, and the other was to return to the cafeteria along the student passage, wait until the street lights came on, and then follow the street lights to the teaching building.
As soon as these two thoughts emerged in Lin Yi's mind, he immediately weighed them.
It usually takes between 15 and 20 minutes to return to the teaching building from the cafeteria, and if nothing goes wrong it can be done in 15 minutes.
The question is, can this sun, which only has a slight golden edge left, retain its residual heat for another 15 minutes?
The second option seems stable, but it actually has greater risks.
Because theoretically speaking, the cafeteria is now in the highest danger level with the lights off, and returning to the cafeteria is tantamount to committing suicide.
Of course, before they were sure whether the lighting in the cafeteria had been restored, they could actually choose not to go in - hiding in the student corridor where the incandescent lights were always on.
But the problem with doing this is that although the incandescent lights in the student passage are still on, when the thick white fog that can dim the lights pours out of the student cafeteria and enters the student passage, will it still be safe?
Also, today's weather is not very good. The fog that lingers in the forest deep in the mountains all year round has been stirring and has long shown a tendency to spread out from the green forest belt.
Once the sun sets, white mist containing pollution will rush into the campus together with mountain fog, and the abnormal weather when we entered the campus on May 5th is likely to be repeated.
What is the first rule when abnormal weather comes? Go to the nearest building at all costs, or stay under the on street lights and wait for the patrolling security guard.
But the nearest building is the cafeteria with the lights off, and it is not time for the street lights to come on yet.
Although Lin Yi was also in a state of [abnormal weather] + [no student ID] on the day of entering the school, the situation is different now. At that time, they could forcibly anchor themselves on the cobblestone road, but now Li Huiyuan's condition is too unstable - of course, although he feels that he is in a very stable state, he is very likely to be in a state of "I think I am very stable, but in the eyes of others I am just a gas tank."
He is so self-aware now, even a little abnormal.
Therefore, once these two unlucky pilots are exposed to abnormal weather, it is unknown what kind of outrageous reactions they will have and what unexpected accidents they may encounter.
Therefore, this second option, which seems very stable in theory, is actually a dead end under the current circumstances.
They only had one choice left - to return to the teaching building as quickly as possible.
This thinking process may seem to involve many thoughts, but it is actually completed within tens of seconds.
During this process, Lin Yi did not stop his actions and kept checking with Li Huiyuan to see if there was any ketchup on their bodies.
Fortunately, although they encountered several crises in the cafeteria, they did not get ketchup on their bodies, which saved them the time of going to the employee passage to throw away their clothes.
"Let's go back to the teaching building." Lin Yi said in a low voice.
"Well... okay!" Li Huiyuan nodded.
She didn't know what kind of considerations Lin Yi had made, but Lin Yi's firm look was enough to convince everyone at this moment.
After putting the cafeteria rules back on the bookshelf next to the notice board, the two immediately walked along the cobblestone road to the area where the teaching building was located.
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X023年5月8日，17:43。
There was a light mist on the cobblestone road, which looked like golden sand in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Lin Yi supported Li Huiyuan as they walked on the cobblestone road. The two of them cooperated better and better and were walking towards the teaching building at a leisurely pace.
Lin Yi silently calculated the time, and at this moment the sun finally sank into the west.
When the sun sets completely, there is still a circle of brilliant sunset glow on the horizon, which is the last embers of the sunlight that blooms in this day.
Lin Yi looked ahead and the outline of the teaching building was clearly visible.
But as the ashes burned, Li Huiyuan's body temperature seemed to drop uncontrollably.
"Light." Lin Yi knew that light could dispel some pollution, and Li Huiyuan needed light at this moment.
“Keep the pace, stay focused, look at the pebbles under your feet, just a few steps, hold on!”
Lin Yi tried his best to keep his voice steady so as not to arouse Li Huiyuan's emotions.
Li Huiyuan nodded slightly, and with the help of Lin Yi, she continued to walk towards the teaching building.
In fact, Lin Yi could hold or carry Li Huiyuan in his arms, just like when they were in the convenience store, but the situation is different now.
Now that there is no light, he must make sure that Li Huiyuan's attention is always online. Once he carries Li Huiyuan on his back or hugs her, it is easy for her to have wild thoughts.
In these limited 17 minutes without lights and sunlight, this journey is destined to be very long and difficult.
But in reality, if nothing goes wrong, the remaining journey should be around 5 to 8 minutes.
Well...if nothing unexpected happens.
As night fell, the fog that had been seeping out from the green forest belt bit by bit suddenly began to pour out in large sheets, as if it was about to be revealed.
It was as if there was a transparent dam at the edge of the green belt, and now it suddenly broke, causing the fog that had been blocked behind to be released all at once, pouring into the campus like an avalanche.
Lin Yi looked around in shock and discovered that the cafeteria area behind him was the first to be submerged in the fog.
He suddenly thought of something - the terrain where the cafeteria was built was originally low, and it was indeed the building most likely to be submerged by fog!
And this is something he had not taken into consideration when he was thinking about it before!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, but at the same time he felt secretly happy about his own consideration.
Although I missed a condition when calculating this question, fortunately, the missing condition only deducted a few points, and the final answer was still correct!
He just glanced at the surrounding environment and then looked away, then he looked towards the teaching building in front of him and unknowingly quickened his pace.
As the fog thickened, he no longer dared to look into it.
Because he knew that there were sculpture arrays all over the green belt. These things had been driven away by the sunlight and could only curl up in the green belt, but with the arrival of night, they would most likely regain their mobility, blend into the mist, and walk around the campus.
The fog gradually became thicker. Originally, it was just a layer of smoke floating on the cobblestone road, but now it was above Lin Yi's feet.
Suddenly, Li Huiyuan's expression changed and she staggered.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yi turned and looked at her.
"I..." Li Huiyuan frowned, "My feet seem to have regained feeling... and... seem to feel very strong."
She tapped the ground with her toes and tried to move her ankle.
She should have been happy about regaining consciousness, but her face was filled with solemnity.
"Then let's go back to the teaching building first!" Lin Yi let go of Li Huiyuan, "Run over there?"
"okay."
"You run first, and I'll cover you."
"Okay." Li Huiyuan took a deep breath and immediately started running.
But after running a few steps, her body staggered because she was not used to the sudden force on her right foot. Fortunately, Li Huiyuan immediately adjusted her center of gravity, slowed down a bit, and then ran much more steadily.
Looking at Li Huiyuan's back, Lin Yi glanced at the fog under his feet again and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
"The power of pollution healed Li Huiyuan's feet?"
"still……?"
He was not happy for Li Huiyuan, but felt a little uneasy, because the first thing that came to his mind was the humanoid spider-like chef in a green bib.
After Wei Liang kicked the chef in the green bib in the face, he slowly recovered in the mist.
And now they are walking in the fog...
If the polluted mist can heal the Green Bib Chef, then does it mean that... Li Huiyuan now has some of the characteristics of the Green Bib Chef?
Or, in other words, Li Huiyuan and the green bib chef have certain common characteristics... they are both polluters?
"But if that's the case... wouldn't my pollution be even more serious?"
It's really strange...
Lin Yi didn't think much and quickly ran towards the teaching building.
This was a very awkward time. The red glow in the west had turned purple, and the moonlight was not bright enough under the night sky. There was only a dim glow on the cobblestone road. The students who had been having dinner in the cafeteria earlier had already escaped from the cafeteria and returned to the teaching building when the lights flickered, so now this road looked deserted, without even a single person in sight.
The cool evening breeze rolled up the mist, splashing on the ankles like water. The cold air seemed to come alive and tried desperately to get into the trouser legs. The slight chill made people feel like they were stepping on ice chips.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the mountains, making the leaves all over the mountains make rustling sounds. The mist between the mountains and forests was like white snow covering the treetops, and as the leaves trembled, they fell down one by one.
"Rustle... rustle..."
Dense black shadows emerged from the green forest belt, and the neatly arranged sculptures appeared under the moonlight.
As the strong wind surged, clouds converged in the night sky, and a huge dark cloud floated in from somewhere, like a quilt soaked in water, covering the sky layer by layer, blocking the already dim moonlight tightly and tightly.
Darkness was like a tide, gradually covering the campus. The fog spread across the campus like an avalanche, submerging a large area in an instant.
Lin Yi watched as the dark white mist gradually covered his ankles, spread up his calves, and then reached his knees. He gradually felt as if he was walking in a quagmire.
The cobblestones on the road were no longer visible, and the only landmarks were the unlit lampposts and the outline of the school building ahead.
However, as the thick fog rose, the outline of the teaching building gradually became blurred.
From a distance, it looked like the top floor of a building emerged from the sea of clouds.
Lin Yi ran with a huff and puff, but he had consumed too much energy before and now he couldn't run any faster.
Seeing that the outline of the teaching building was becoming more and more blurred, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel anxious.
What made him even more anxious was that because the fog diluted his vision, the distance between him and the teaching building became blurred.
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(End of this chapter)