Chapter 164 Leaving the Classroom
Chapter 164 Leaving the Classroom
【I am Lin Yi! 】
【I am Lin Yi! 】
[I am Lin Yi...]
They roared and screamed hysterically, as if they had seized some opportunity to ascend.
Finally, one of the human-shaped sculptures got the student ID card and immediately opened its mouth and swallowed it.
[I am Lin Yi! I am Lin Yi!!]
It shouted excitedly, its eyes widened and its smile stretched from ear to ear.
It crawled back under the light little by little. Under his horrified gaze, countless green smoke emerged like steam. As the smoke dissipated, its pure white sculpture began to slowly wriggle and reshape itself. Its shape and appearance gradually became like "his"...
Finally, it became an identical "him".
[I am Lin Yi, my student number is X0230506098……]
It tilted its neck and revealed a cold smile. Except for the ferocious, violent and crazy facial expression, it was almost exactly the same as Lin Yi.
"boom--"
The picture in Lin Yi's mind came to an abrupt end here, and was fixed on a painting with an extremely strong futuristic abstract style.
The shadow of a black moon hangs in the black sky, and the land is filled with dark green mist. The vague outlines of the mountains are like snakes coiling around the edge of the world. Street lampposts as dim as stars are scattered in the dark green world, looming, looming...
In the center of the painting, a dim street lamp opened up a circular area with its light. A terrified "he" was retreating in fear like a girl being approached by a demon...
The "him" who turned into a humanoid sculpture was surrounded by a green aura, holding a torn student ID in his hand, and showing a rampant smile like a nightmarish clown.
The painting looked very much like a religious mural from the Renaissance, a mixture of Leonardo da Vinci's style and Monet's Impressionist style, but the whole picture had an extremely strong cult flavor.
In the fog closest to the street lamps, countless human-shaped sculptures were crowded together, and each face seemed to be imprinted with the smile of Judas in the Last Supper. They sneered and whispered, and the corners of their moving lips seemed to be singing some evil tune, as if they were celebrating the human-shaped sculptures robbing "his" identity, or as if they were singing the praises of some kind of advent ceremony:
【「I AvgruNnen av tKe og mrke jaGer forTapte Sjeler fanTome!」】
……
The sound waves seemed to penetrate and flow into Lin Yi's brain.
The strange cry of pain seemed to begin to surpass Lin Yi's speculation, like some kind of quantum spell of causality. When Lin Yi "knew" it, it also "knew" Lin Yi.
【"I AvgruNnen... av tKe og mrke... jaGer forTapte... Sjeler... fanTome!"]
……
Lin Yi, who was sitting in the classroom, was aware that he was in the classroom, but as if he was daydreaming in class, his thoughts had already drifted to the picture in his mind, and no matter how hard he tried to get his thoughts away, he couldn't do it!
At this moment, he seemed to be in a state of "I know I'm daydreaming but I can't stop at all."
The painful cries gradually became like an endless sea breeze blowing on the rock wall, constantly echoing in his mind, and the sound became more and more violent, more and more evil, and more and more chaotic...
"boom--"
Lin Yi felt like his brain was about to explode, as if he was accepting some kind of knowledge that surpassed "all concepts he knew". This kind of knowledge was just a drop in the ocean, but it was enough to fill up his brain capacity!
Just like a magician's apprentice [playing with magic he doesn't understand yet].
He realized that in the face of such a deduction, the things he was currently adapted to were simply not enough, and his overwritten cognition was not enough to support his description of such a scene!
He crossed the border before the territory of the "Novice Village" expanded to be large enough to accommodate this picture!
He even knew clearly that he had crossed the line, but he just couldn't come back.
"External force! I need some external force!"
He needs a little help!
So he used his memory to find Wei Liang's position, and then like a stroke patient, he used all his strength to elbow him hard!
"Ouch—"
A pig-slaughtering howl came from that direction.
"Lao Lin, you want to fucking bite my kidney?!"
Wei Liang jumped three feet high and dodged sideways, as agile as a monkey from the Flower-Fruit Mountain.
But he immediately realized that something was wrong with Lin Yi, and quickly patted Lin Yi's shoulder with one hand on his waist.
"Fuck, it's so cold? Why are you sweating so much, Old Lin?"
He quickly shook Lin Yi and pulled him back from his screams of pain.
Thanks to the help of external forces, the screams of pain in Lin Yi's mind were interrupted and then disappeared on the spot.
A layer of cold sweat appeared on Lin Yi's back. He leaned back as if he had lost his strength, putting all his weight on the back of the chair.
"call……"
He breathed a long sigh of relief.
"So... the strange units, such as humanoid sculptures, nocturnal creatures, and inhuman units, attacked us in order to take our student ID cards."
"Just like on the way back from the cafeteria, those human-shaped sculptures later emitted malicious intent towards me, but despite this, Li Huiyuan did not feel threatened by them."
"Because after Li Huiyuan lost her student ID, she has, to a certain extent, acquired some similar 'characteristics' to them, and is sinking in the same direction as them."
"And once they have the student ID, they can slowly usurp our corresponding identity."
"The same goes for student commemorative coins!"
"The student commemorative coins that allow art students to anchor their identities are also the reason why art students become targets of attack by human-shaped sculptures!"
The Art Student Code states: [If you encounter a sculpture while using the elevator, please discard the student commemorative coins in time before being attacked, and after returning to the Art Building, go to the Art Office between 0:00 and 6:00 to report the loss to the Art Teacher.]
Throwing away student commemorative coins is like losing your student ID card. It is like throwing away a piece of meat to attract hungry wolves. It is a lizard cutting off its tail.
But there are some problems here that make Lin Yi's initial inference not very valid. For example, the cafeteria rules and gymnasium rules are not identity credentials, so why would it be dangerous to take them away?
Of course, the statement that [taking the cafeteria rules and gymnasium rules with you will be attacked by strange units such as humanoid sculptures] is also his speculation. If this is true, does it mean that [this type of material has a strong attraction to strange units such as humanoid sculptures]?
Is stealing identity credentials just one of the reasons, or is there a deeper reason?
"Material... material... material..."
Lin Yi pondered over this word again and again, and subconsciously reached into his pocket to stroke his student ID.
Student ID cards and student commemorative coins are actually very similar, both are surrounded by wreaths of thorns, but the back of the student ID card does not have the World Tree imprinted on it, but instead has an ordinary school pattern, which is exactly the same as the logo of S City University on the "S City University Experience Recruitment Book".
But this logo seems to be only shown to ordinary trial students. Whether it is the teacher's code of conduct or the art department's code of conduct, all of them have the world tree pattern. This sometimes makes Lin Yi confused. The world tree is not a symbol of the East, so why would S City University use this as its logo?
Of course, this was just a doubt. What he was thinking about was the material of the student ID card.
As he stroked his student ID card, he wondered what it was made of. His eyes drifted to the messages on the blackboard that looked like chalk but were actually plaster-like material.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and his whole body was shaken, as if he was struck by a bolt of lightning in the dark night. "I know!"
"It's like a heart turns into a tomato, and then from a tomato into a plaster-like substance!"
"This material used to make student ID cards, student commemorative coins, and book covers is also something that has been transformed through a special process!"
"So, they took the student ID card, not only to steal the identity, but also to eat the student ID card... like eating a tomato?"
The image of the chef in the green bib eating Li Huiyuan's student ID emerged in Lin Yi's mind. At first he thought that this was just to prevent Li Huiyuan from finding it again, but now it seems that the act of "eating the student ID" means exactly what it says!
[You really want to eat it? ] A black and white emoticon popped up directly.
“Shit… If the student ID is made of a special material, does it mean it’s inherently contaminated?!”
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.
“No…way…right…?”
He really wanted to take out his student ID card and have a look. If this thing was really contaminated, then when his vision entered the black and white exposure state, he would definitely be able to see some clues!
For example, a student ID card will emit green smoke?
Next time I find myself in that state, I will have to find a way to take a look at my student ID!
Lin Yi said this in his heart.
At that time, you only need to take a look to verify the accuracy of this conjecture.
He calmed himself down and glanced at the time.
19: 46.
"That deduction and thinking just now actually took me half an hour?"
He recovered from his surprise and suddenly found that Wei Liang had a 2D Lolita photo album in his hand...
"When did you get this?"
"Just now!" Wei Liang rubbed his waist and pouted, "Lao Lin, isn't it because I secretly took a beautiful girl photo album and didn't bring you a collection of silk feet? Is it necessary to stab my waist?"
"Besides, 45 minutes is like a year for a pure and innocent gentleman like me. What's wrong with looking at some astringent treasures?"
"Don't insult the words 'pure as ice and jade'."
“Come on, I’m not the first one to insult these four words.” Wei Liang rolled his eyes, “So, were you okay just now?”
"It's okay. I'll be more careful next time." Lin Yi shook his head slightly, still feeling scared.
The deduced picture was so realistic that one felt as if they were actually there. The "he" in it was not actually himself, he just used himself out of habit when deducing.
"Am I overthinking it, or is it really like that?"
After turning around, you will be knocked down by the human-shaped sculpture, and your student ID will be snatched away, your identity will be taken away, and then... I don’t know what happens next.
It can't be calculated.
Lin Yi's deduction actually has traces to follow. He combined factors such as Li Huiyuan's encounter with the green-bibbed chef in the form of a humanoid spider, the fog invasion of the canteen, and the special nature of the student ID card, and then he "profiled" this scene by adding some fragments into his imagination.
The authenticity is very strong, and the degree of truth... Lin Yi thinks it is almost accurate.
Since he even heard the cries of pain, it was obvious that he had touched upon a certain truth.
Wei Liang flipped through the photo album for a while, then returned it to the bookshelf.
During the half hour that Lin Yi was deducing, he actually went to the bookshelf area without disturbing Lin Yi.
When Wei Liang returned the book, the time was already 19:53.
At this moment, the classroom has become much quieter, and those hesitant students seem to have made their own decisions.
There were only seven minutes left before the head teacher-040 issued the ultimatum, and the atmosphere in these last seven minutes was extremely tense. The whole classroom had become like a hot pot, and the students were like ants on the hot pot, gradually becoming extremely anxious.
“Tick, tick…”
The pendulum of the pendulum clock on the wall swung slowly, and the flowing time rubbed against everyone's chest like sand.
Finally, the time came to 20:00.
"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore!" An experience student who was called by the head teacher rushed out when the time came, grabbed the door handle, and then opened the door with force!
“Ka…”
Before the door was completely opened, the thick fog outside the classroom rushed in through the crack in the door, mixed with the evening breeze from the mountains and covered him in the face like cold water.
The man's restless blood solidified on the spot. Looking at the rolling fog outside the classroom and feeling the mysterious and strange atmosphere in the area shrouded by haze, he instantly began to retreat.
"Well, it seems... it's not impossible to stay in the classroom overnight..."
He swallowed deeply, and stood there at a loss. All his previous arrogance was gone after just one encounter with the fog.
In comparison, it seemed that the warm classroom was calling him like a bed, telling him that when there was such a safe place to stay, why should he go out and take risks and create trouble?
He hesitated again and again, then gritted his teeth and stepped back.
"Idiot, get out of the way." A tall and thin man stepped past him, opened the door and walked out decisively, "If you want to live, listen to the instructions of the homeroom teacher and the gym student."
After walking a few steps out, the man went down the stairs and disappeared into the thick fog.
Lin Yi remembered that this person was "Song Rentou". As a veteran experience student who had been there when he first entered the school on May 5, Song Rentou's homonym was exactly the opposite of his name, and his style of doing things seemed to be very steady.
"Let's go too." When some of the trainees began to back out and hesitate, Lin Yi said to Wei Liang.
Wei Liang nodded, a little nervous but moving without hesitation: "Let's go, let's take shelter as soon as possible! But Old Lin, let me say this in advance, I actually have 'fog phobia', if things go wrong, I'll have to rely on you!"
Lin Yi's expression was startled. He naturally knew that Wei Liang was talking about the situation like last night, and nodded immediately: "Well... OK."
He took a deep breath and looked firmly at the blurry world outside the door where light and shadow were almost collapsing.
The boundary of a door seems like a world of difference.
Thanks to book friends "usjdnshhs" and "book friend 202102262028084849" for their rewards! !
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Note: At the end of the previous chapter, some readers reflected that "his" behavior seemed too risky (of course, you won't think so after reading this chapter), so I will give a brief explanation. In fact, there is no need to think so, because that is just a guess in Lin Yi's mind, similar to the reasoning that there is no danger when a person is shot. The real danger comes from the resonance of thoughts at a certain moment, just like tuning the channel of a radio. At a certain moment, Lin Yi received the "band" of painful cries because of thinking about this matter.
(End of this chapter)