Chapter 344 "It" and "Angel"

Chapter 344 "It" and "Angel"

Chapter 344 "It" and "Angel"

"It is essentially a kind of sculpture, but it does not belong to any recorded category of sculpture. Not long after it was created, the fanatics lost control of it due to their lack of understanding of the notes."

"As time went on, 'it' began to absorb extraordinary powers, constantly iterating and renewing itself, becoming a special extraordinary creature that far surpassed fanatics and any kind of sculpture..."

"You can imagine that a group of crazy experimenters created something that shouldn't have existed in the first place. This thing has the characteristics of all known angel sculptures, and it may also have some 'logic' of its own. However, the existence of this thing cannot be said to be 'out of control', because it was not under 'control' as soon as it appeared..."

"And the relationship between 'it' and this place is like releasing a mythical creature into the Amazon rainforest. Under normal circumstances, it won't come out unless you go in, and the two can barely live in peace. But if you enter the rainforest, you may cross its territory and be killed by it..."

"Uh..." Lin Yi wiped his sweat and asked weakly, "Lao Mo, this 'rainforest' you mentioned in your analogy, could it be..."

"Ahem, that's right..." Lao Mo said awkwardly, "It's where we are now - the last section of the road leading to the Art Building."

"But don't be afraid. If nothing unexpected happens, there's no chance we'll encounter it."

Lin Yi, who looked like he had seen a ghost, pursed his lips and said, "Although... is it really okay for you to set a flag at this time?"

Lao Mo curled his lips: "I'm just comforting you..."

Lin Yi: "...Okay, then what?"

"Then, this road is actually one of the ways for the 'Angels' to invade the campus." Lao Mo said, "Because of 'its' existence, it actually restricts the 'Angels' to a certain extent..."

"Is it protecting the campus?" Lin Yi was surprised.

Lao Mo shook his head. "It's not protection at all. It's like the mistress originally had a child, but then adopted another child. The two children don't get along with each other and don't like each other."

"Angels are extraordinary life forms that are born from the source. Among all known ideologies, no one is closer to the source than angels."

"And 'it' is man-made. We don't even rule out the possibility that when the 'Apostle' observed the Root and 'Him', he thought he had observed them, but in fact he just observed some kind of high-level 'angel' and then recorded it..."

"'It' might be a pirated version of 'Angel'..."

Lin Yi's mouth was a little dry: "Then...how strong is the 'Angel'?"

"I don't know." Lao Mo shook his head. "It's just like you can't say a mosquito is strong just because it bites you, and you can't say a lion is not a threat just because it doesn't attack you..."

"Those things seem to have some kind of 'logic'. As long as we avoid that logic, we will be relatively safe."

"Only when you face an angel directly, you will know how terrifying it is."

Lin Yi asked: "Is this the reason why there are so many rules on campus?"

Lao Mo said, "That's about right... Some people's rules are to protect them from angels, but the experiencers won't encounter those complicated situations at all. They just need to follow the most basic rules. The following rules are written according to the depth of your pollution."

"Generally speaking, the existence of rules is to allow people to protect themselves when extraordinary events occur."

"To those who know, it's called 'supernormal', but to those who don't, it's 'weird'. Do you understand this?"

Lin Yi nodded: "So... if we take its scales, we won't be attacked by it, but on the other hand, it will attract the attention of the angels?"

Lao Mo said: "Don't think too highly of yourself. I told you that they have their own logic. If you are lucky, you can dance passionately under their noses and be safe..."

"You mean, if we meet an angel, we bet that there are no bullets in his gun?"

"If you insist, fine."

Lin Yi was silent for a while, then he said, "Old Mo."

"Ok?"

"What exactly is an 'angel'?"

"I don't know either. If I knew, I might become an angel."

"Uh…what about the 'angel sculptures'? What do they have to do with angels?"

"It doesn't matter." Lao Mo said, "Although they both have the word angel in them, they are two completely different things in essence... The reason why they are called angel sculptures is because they look like angels."

"That alien angel..."

"You know a lot, kid. It's a waste of your talent to be an experience student. Are you a special talent sent by the government?" Lao Mo glanced at Lin Yi.

"Ah? I'm not..." Lin Yi shook his head blankly. He wanted to say more when Lao Mo interrupted him, "It doesn't matter whether you are or not. The government has sent many people here over the years. Even if you are, I can understand."

"I'm not afraid that you are an official, I'm afraid that you are not."

Lin Yi was stunned: "Uh...ah?"

Lao Mo ignored Lin Yi's surprise and just got back to the point: "The angel sculpture is the same as 'it', it is also something made by the fanatics... Because the fanatics can't control 'it', they try to tinker with something they can control, and the angel sculpture was created."

"So... the angel statue is controlled by fanatics?"

"Uh... not either."

After saying this, Lao Mo and Lin Yi fell silent for a rare moment.

"..."

"So..." Lin Yi also became depressed, "So what the hell are the fanatics doing? It sounds like they have failed several times... Is the technology tree going astray?"

Lao Mo shrugged speechlessly. "I've never been a fanatic, so I don't know what you're talking about. As for other things, we can't accurately understand their intentions. After all, their brain circuits... are different from ours."

"After all, they are just a group of mutant life forms in the guise of 'humans'. If you use human standards to judge their moral standards and behavioral logic, you will easily suffer losses."

"The reason why we can deal with the fanatics on the Matrix side is because they still have some humanity. Once the extraordinary power and the fanatical worship of 'Him' completely devour their rationality, they will also become truly insane fanatics."

Lin Yi subconsciously said, "'Really crazy fanatic', what is that?"

"Well... Strictly speaking, he is still a fanatic."

Lin Yi showed an expression of covering his face and laughing...

The Overlord among Beggars is Still a Beggar

Is that what you mean... Lao Mo said, "It's just like a position. The more fanatical the fanatic is, the purer the polluting characteristics they exude are, and the more clearly they can be sensed. Fanatics of that kind are very repulsive. If you meet them, you have to teach them a lesson."

When he heard the word "reason", Lin Yi subconsciously glanced at the butcher knife on Lao Mo's waist.

"I guess no one would disagree with Lao Mo's logic, right?"

"That's right, Old Mo."

"what's up?"

"If angel statues are out of control, why do fanatics continue to create them?"

Lao Mo thought about it seriously, and then said: "When a group keeps repeating something that seems meaningless, we should not focus on the appearance of the event in front of us, but think about what the meaning of this thing is."

"The existence of the Wrathful Angel is to check and balance the Sports Department."

"The boss mentioned supporting the Art Building, right? The Raging Angels are used to suppress the combat power of the Sports Department and prevent them from reaching the Art Building smoothly."

"As for whether they are under control or not, that is not important. As long as the goal can be achieved and they do not attack their own fanatics, they can be mass-produced, just like..."

"Just like the days when he dumped pollution into the sea?" Lin Yi cursed secretly.

Lao Mo was stunned for a moment: "Living a simple life...? More than 20 years have passed, and there are still remnants?"

"Ah? More than 20 years? Remnants?" Lin Yi was stunned. What was going on?
Lao Mo asked in confusion, "When all the big events broke out in X999, Xiaozizi didn't even survive the first wave before the island sank. Now that place has become a super dark zone. How could you, a person sent in by the authorities, not know this kind of history?"

Lao Mo has already tacitly accepted that Lin Yi is an official.

Lin Yi touched his head, completely confused. Why did the history that Lao Mo knew seem to be different from the "history" he knew? And not only Lao Mo, but everyone else had also been mentioning what happened in the "year 99"?
Seeing Lin Yi's puzzled look, Lao Mo was silent for a while, then seemed to understand something, and immediately shook his head: "Forget it, forget about that... Let's talk about something 'on campus'."

"Angry angels feed on the extraordinary power of 'materialization', so they are particularly sensitive to athletes and those who cannot control themselves."

Lin Yi hesitated and said, "The wrathful angels don't need to attack the fanatics at all?"

Lao Mo said: "As long as the unit is exposed to the aura of the matrix, it will generally not become their target of attack."

"Are we safe too?"

Lao Mo squinted his eyes and said with disdain, "The aura of the matrix is ​​like perfume, and your extraordinary power is like body odor. If the body odor is too strong, it cannot be covered by ordinary perfume."

Lin Yi said: "So only the fanatics here will not be attacked by the angry angels, but those who are wandering outside will be attacked?"

Lao Mo nodded. "Just like the angel with a strange smile hiding in the shadow at noon, angel sculptures have different preferences for 'food', but in essence, they are not picky eaters."

"When I'm only a vegetarian, it doesn't mean I don't eat vegetarian food at all. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Yi nodded.

Lao Mo added: "In fact...the 'angel sculptures' created by the fanatics, strictly speaking, are only of the wrathful angel type."

“Other types of angel sculptures were not created by them.”

Lin Yi couldn't help but frowned: "Then where did the others come from?"

"The Alien Angel is a snowball of pollution... The bigger the snowball, the harder it is to fight."

"The Laughing Angels are a phenomenon in which pollutants infiltrate the layers... Their entities are out of sync with the layers you see, so they look like ghosts."

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but think of the scene where the Laughing Angel materialized: "So they can actually materialize to a certain extent?"

Lao Mo nodded. "Just pull them out of that layer, but this requires a very deep level of pollution, otherwise it will only backfire. Therefore, in most rules, it is not recommended to fight against angel sculptures. It will only make people escape and protect themselves first."

"Those who are able to fight back no longer need to follow the rules. Those who are unable to fight back just need to follow the rules to save their lives."

"Oh..." Lin Yi suddenly realized that such information could only be obtained from seniors in the old campus. He would never get it if he explored on his own.

"What about 'it'? What should we call it? Doesn't it have a name?"

Lao Mo asked: "Which one?"

"It's the 'snake' or 'dragon' that's lurking here."

"It cannot be said." Lao Mo shook his head. After thinking for a while, he added, "Especially in this area, it cannot be said. When the fanatics created 'it', they gave it a name, but later they stopped talking about it..."

"Theoretically, it should have forgotten its identity anchor, so it was trapped here in another way and became one of the barriers to intercept the angels."

"If it finds out its real name, it will most likely escape from here through another anchoring method."

"But we have another name for it..."

Lin Yi's eyes lit up: "What's your name?"

Lao Mo said, "I'll tell you after we leave here. Before you leave, if you want to mention anything related to 'it', just call it 'Big Snake' temporarily."

"Big Snake"...Okay." Lin Yi nodded.

The two continued walking forward. Mist was surging in the dense forest. The scene in front of them seemed to be separated from them by many layers of gauze. The twisted branches and ancient trees gave off a gloomy atmosphere, which made people feel uncomfortable from time to time.

As he walked, Lin Yi couldn't help but have a strange feeling, as if he was being stared at.

However, in his perception, there were no sculptures, nocturnal creatures, or even pseudo-humans.

Relying on Lao Mo's presence, he looked around in confusion.

At first he didn't notice anything unusual, but gradually, he noticed that on the ancient tree shrouded in mist, the spiral growth rings formed on the cross-section of the broken branches were like pairs of eyes rolling around.

He was sure that his mind was clear and what he saw was not an illusion, but no matter how carefully he looked, all he saw were those strange eyeballs that he couldn't tell whether they were bulging or sunken.

One strange eyeball after another was hanging on the twisted branches. It would be fine if I didn't look at them, but I felt uncomfortable being stared at. Once I saw them, I started to feel a strong sense of nausea from the bottom of my heart, and I wanted to rush over to pick them out one by one and crush them to pieces.

(End of this chapter)