Chapter 354: Flesh Mural and Obsession Sculpture

Chapter 354: Flesh Mural and Obsession Sculpture

Chapter 354 Flesh Mural "Sculpture of Obsession" (Additional 2000 words)
A strong smell of blood mixed with some rust filled the strong wind. As the blood mist drifted everywhere, it seemed to paint the lights in the hall with a layer of terrifying blood color.

Seeing Lin Yi's reaction, Lao Mo knew that Lin Yi was really a quick-witted guy, and he immediately brought his vision layer to the most realistic side of the lobby of the art building.

He nodded slightly and commented: "It seems that there is a kind of self-protective shielding layer on your body... So at any time, you will first see the picture that you think 'should be', and then you will find the one that 'should have been'."

"It's like... some kind of gradual process of 'adaptation'... It's magical."

"'adapt'?"

"'Adapt' again?!"

Is the value of adapting to these two so high?

Almost everyone Lin Yi meets will say the word "adapt" after understanding his situation, making Lin Yi seem like he has a label similar to "Batman's superpower is being rich".

What superpower do you have?

《I can adapt to many environments...》

Is this a mutant Darwin?

Lin Yi had no intention of complaining more because he had already found the source of the strong wind - a hole above the dome!

Above the dome of the hall, there was a glass painting made up of countless pieces of stained glass windows. This kind of glass painting was extremely similar to the glass paintings that told religious secrets in every church. But now, the glass window was broken and covered with cracks, as if it had been hit by something terrifying.

It was also missing a corner, as if it had been damaged in that beating. Violent winds and heavy rain poured into the hall from that gap. After the rain entered the hall, it was quickly shattered by the strong winds and mixed with the blood to form the blood mist of today.

On the walls around the hall, the murals that seemed to depict some kind of legends of believers and gods were faintly emitting a mysterious glow in the blood mist. Some extraordinary power with a mysterious aura emanated from those complex and broken graphic symbols, guarding the hall of the art building like water waves, preventing the blood mist from penetrating the murals...

"That mural...?" The moment he looked at the wall, Lin Yi's heart was deeply moved - in his distorted perspective, the mural was actually squirming slightly, and the thing that made up the lines in the mural was nothing else but... a body?
To be more precise and terrifying, it is the human body, each body is integrated into the wall like an inlay, and the lines of the limbs faintly outline the traces of the murals. They seem to be integrated with the art building, and their bodies have grown into the rocks of the wall, and then continue to grow slowly in a strange and evil way.

Everything about them seems to be integrated with the art building.

"What on earth are they... those people? Why do they look like... alien sculptures or tombstones of the dead? But that aura... is not evil?"

"The murals in the lobby of the art building are blocking the infiltration of blood mist. Could it be related to them? But...but what is their situation?"

In the hall below the mural, there are many art students wearing dark green loose cloaks. They hold paintbrushes and are scattered in the hall in no formation. No one knows what they are doing.

Their hands were raised, like scholars who picked up a pen but didn't know what to write, but there was no drawing board in front of them.

All the art students were frozen there, as if they had been cast under some vicious curse and turned into motionless sculptures. Green aura continued to emerge from their bodies, and along with the appearance of the green aura, some blood mist also dissipated from their bodies as if it was annihilated - all that blood mist came from the bodies of the art students!
"They...what happened to them?" For some reason, when Lin Yi saw this scene, he felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. This was the emotion he sensed through "perception".

Lao Mo sighed, then said, "They are trying to prevent the wound in the hall from expanding."

He pointed to the hole in the dome's glass.

Lin Yi was shocked: "'Prevent the expansion'? Is it impossible to fix it?"

Lao Mo explained: "The Art Building was not built using conventional construction methods, and it cannot be repaired using conventional methods... Only architects have the ability to build on a map level, but for some reason, the government no longer focuses on the training of architects... And the Art Building, although it is still trying to train architects, in fact, there has been no such talent for a long time, and even some 'architectural' talents have not appeared..."

"Lao Mo, you know so much about the art department?"

"Big Golden Retriever told me." Lao Mo said frankly, and then continued, "The holes you see are just what appear on the surface. They are holes on the layer level, but they are finally folded to the extent that you can observe."

Lin Yi immediately thought of the "city wall shape" of the gymnasium. Cracks at that level of pattern would be extremely difficult to repair. If the art building was the same, then it would be completely understandable.

What Lin Yi didn't expect was that the art student was actually related to the architect.

"Lao Mo, art students can become architects. I mean... is there a way for art students to become so-called 'architects', just like the dorm manager became the Sly Laughing Angel?"

"'Path'?" Lao Mo was stunned for a moment. "What an interesting way of saying it. You can understand it that way... But in fact, 'architect' is not a fixed profession. Anyone who has the ability is an architect. They don't need to be recognized by others or the government."

“The painting skills that art students learn are related to the ‘design profession’ that architecture students must master. Only by mastering the ability to ‘develop a design drawing’ can we further start the construction project from ‘paper’ to ‘reality’.”

"Unfortunately, the consumption of 'spiritual will' and one's own 'supernatural power' often far exceeds the limit that the body can bear... All of them combined can only barely prevent the gray fog from destroying the art building."

"Come with me... Let's go to the bell tower to find Mu Daxian. That kid is used to doing whatever he wants. I'm really worried that he might get himself killed."

Lao Mo withdrew his gaze from these art students, then took a step forward, took Lin Qiqi into the lobby of the art building, and began to slowly move around the lobby.

"Don't touch them. They are now a whole, like a living 'matrix'. If you accidentally inject them with power that you shouldn't inject, the situation may develop in an uncontrollable direction."

Lin Yi's heart trembled, and he quickly and carefully avoided the art students.

But as he continued to move in the hall, he began to discover that the blood mist was not simple. It did not seem to be formed after blood seeped out of the body. Instead, it was more like the art student's body was undergoing a change similar to annihilation.

This transformation is very similar to the appearance of the Wrathful Angel when it was disintegrated by the old kerosene lamp in "Feast".

"Lao Mo, I seem to see their bodies decomposing. Will they... die?" Lin Yi couldn't help but ask.

"Not for now." Lao Mo said, "This is a process of 'interaction'. Their bodies are constantly replaced with extraordinary powers. Within a certain range, it is an effective gain."

Walking slowly, Lin Yi began to feel a subtle pulling sensation from the surrounding environment. This feeling was completely different from the sensation of strong wind blowing on his body.

Rather than wind, it was more like countless silk threads stuck to his skin, pulling him in a certain direction.

This feeling didn't seem serious at first, but gradually, goose bumps appeared on his skin and he began to feel a strong sense of discomfort.

Gradually, he found that some blood mist began to emerge in his body. The blood seemed to seep out from his pores, and was broken up by the strong wind and merged into the environment.

"Old Mo, look at my hands!" Lin Yi looked at his hands in horror, only to see the skin on his hands shattered like dry grass ash, turning into white powder particles and disappearing in the wind.

Lao Mo glanced at Lin Yi and turned his attention to the front: "Have they begun to forcibly requisition the extraordinary powers of everyone who steps into the lobby of the Art Building? It seems that they can't hold on for much longer."

"Forced requisition?" Lin Yi's face looked a little ugly. He thought to himself, there are power banks everywhere. After charging Lao Mo, it was automatically inserted into the USB port of the Art Building?

You have to pay for the bus anyway...

Lin Yi quickly quickened his pace. It was not because he was selfish, but he was also in a difficult situation. As the saying goes, if you are poor, you should take care of yourself. To be kind at this time would be irresponsible for his own life.

Just as he quickened his pace, he suddenly discovered from the corner of his eye that in the almost ignored dark and cramped corners around the hall, there were actually many sculptures with different expressions and shapes hidden.

These sculptures huddled in the corners like living people, maintaining a furtive posture, peeking out from the darkness, their gray, stone eyes filled with desire.

They greedily sucked the blood mist, as if it was the most delicious thing in the world. From time to time, they looked at the broken hole, as if the world outside the hole was the place they longed for.

Some of them stared at the art students in the hall, their eyes filled with pity, sympathy, greed, killing, hatred...all kinds of complex and contradictory emotions.

Others looked at the center of the hall, where the most perfect work of art in the art building, "Living Towards Death," was located.

There was also a part of them, when Lin Yi noticed them, they all turned to look at Lin Yi as if they had some kind of sensation.

"they……?!"

When seeing these sculptures, Lin Yi's first feeling was terror. The terrifying feeling of being secretly spied on by the gloomy sculptures hiding in the dark could directly attack a person's mental defense line at any time, but soon he shuddered!
"Wait... this feeling?!" He suddenly thought of this. This feeling of being peeped was exactly what he sensed when he walked in the corridor!

Yes! That voyeuristic feeling!
They did not hide their desire for Lin Yi, as if Lin Yi was a moving cake, and the "fragrance" he exuded stimulated them all the time...

"This is the special sculpture that Lao Mo was talking about!"

"They...want to eat me?"

But it seemed that not all sculptures gave him that feeling, which was strange.

While Lin Yi followed Lao Mo, he paid some attention to observe them from time to time. Lao Mo noticed Lin Yi's behavior, but did not stop him or remind him of anything.

It was not until they arrived at the "Living Towards Death" in the center of the Art Building that Lao Mo slowly spoke: "Those sculptures... do you know what they are?"

"Hmm?" Lin Yi was stunned by this unreasonable question. He didn't understand what Lao Mo meant for a moment, but he knew that Lao Mo wouldn't speak for no reason. So before answering, he thought for a while, and then tentatively asked, "Could it be... related to art students?"

Lao Mo said something shocking: "You just asked, will the art students here die? They are the answer you want."

"What?!!!"

Lao Mo said calmly: "Here, in this hall, all the art students you see now may become part of them..."

"Normally, the relationship between supernatural powers and art students is equivalent to the relationship between trace elements and the human body. When excessive supernatural powers begin to wash over their bodies, their bodies will begin to undergo irreversible changes, and eventually become... sculpture-like monsters."

"So...are they still considered 'art students'?"

"No longer." Lao Mo shook his head. "They are not even human beings anymore, nor are they sculptures, nocturnal creatures, or even fanatics... They are 'sacrifices' with strong obsessions. You can think of them as a kind of 'obsession body', or use another definition... 'obsession sculptures'."

"'Obsession Sculpture'?!" Lin Yi muttered to himself, a feeling of sadness gradually spreading in his heart, "Fighting for the Art Building, and finally dying like this?"

Lao Mo was silent for a moment: "We will remember their sacrifice and continue to fight."

"Their behavior is driven by 'obsession'. Until the moment their bodies die, they are still thinking about repairing the hole."

"They may still remember why they exist, but they only exist for this obsession..."

"The reason why you feel like you're being spied on is because the extraordinary power in your body has attracted their attention..."

"Their obsession drives them to constantly pursue and devour more powerful extraordinary powers, and then use them to repair the hole..."

"They are already dead, but their obsession is more firm and pure than their will..."

"I can't describe them in terms of right and wrong, good and evil... because their obsession has surpassed 'reason'. As long as they target a unit with extraordinary power, they will kill them at all costs - even their former art students are no exception."

"If you share the same goal as them, then they won't hurt you, but if not, then if they get the chance, they will attack you."

Lin Yi didn't say anything, but the emotions in his heart became more and more complicated. He didn't know what to say. Perhaps he couldn't accept this ending for an art student, or perhaps he developed some respect for it, or perhaps he felt some other sorrow and tragedy that seemed unavoidable from it.

Lao Mo said slowly: "I remember there were some rules in the Art Building, such as 'Don't walk around randomly in the Art Building'. One of the purposes of these rules is to prevent art students from being killed by 'obsessive sculptures'..."

"The existence of the obsession sculptures has actually become the 'defense fortification' of the Art Building to a certain extent. They will not leave the lobby of the Art Building, but anything that comes close to here will be killed by them as long as it appears in their reach, especially the Sly Laughing Angel."

Lin Yi seemed to have thought of something: "They are to the lobby of the Art Building what the Root Shadow is to the campus?"

From Lin Yi's perspective, "Obsession Sculpture" and "Root Shadow" are both special units that exist based on certain behavioral standards. Compared to the NPCs on the map, they are more like big bosses in the restricted area.

You may interact with NPCs, such as security guards, but BOSS only cares whether you have hatred towards them. If you attract their hatred, you will be attacked by them...

However, within the scope of S City University, the combat power of both NPCs and BOSSes is a mystery.

Well, strictly speaking, the combat capability of some people in S City University is also a mystery, such as the boss, Mu Daxian, and... the old Mo in front of him.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi suddenly thought, could it be that the security guards don’t enter the art building because of this reason?

The kings do not meet each other. Basically, both of them are fighting against the gray fog or the units in the gray fog. What should they do if they collide and start fighting?
The "Obsession Sculpture" is uncontrollable, but are the security guards also uncontrollable?

Is it enough to control one variable to avoid this kind of "internal friction"?
Lao Mo patted Lin Yi on the shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, kid. Being indecisive here will cost you your life. Remember this road and the pitfalls along the way. Don't step into them when you try to escape."

"You have time to be sad now, so you might as well be more careful. Don't wait until you step into a trap and are hunted by the "obsession sculpture" and then start to regret that you are only concerned with being sad and not learning more knowledge."

"Hmm..." Lin Yi pursed his lips and nodded. He did have an inappropriate feeling of compassion, because no matter who it was, it would be impossible to remain indifferent when faced with the strange transformation of the victim...

But when he mentioned the victims, he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but look at Lao Mo.

As the last drop of blood in the cafeteria, Lao Mo must have been fighting continuously with some kind of "obsession", right?
He said that "obsession sculptures" are some kind of "fortifications", and it seems that he is also talking about himself?

But Lao Mo's changes are obviously fundamentally different from the "Obsession Sculpture". The biggest difference is that Lao Mo has the characteristics of a "human".

"Let's go... stop being in a daze." Lao Mo urged, "There are still many problems ahead."

Lin Yi quickly followed, carefully avoiding the art students so as not to accidentally affect their "battle".

Lao Mo began to lead him to walk along the edge of the wall, and as they got close to the wall, the countless bodies wriggling on the wall began to impact his vision again, giving him some psychological discomfort.

Some arms even stretched out to try to reach Lin Yi's limbs, and made some obscure calls that Lin Yi could not understand.

"They...could they also be transformed from 'art students'?" A horrible thought popped up in Lin Yi's mind, but seeing that the old man remained silent, he did not ask this question.

Some absurd thoughts gradually emerged in his mind. When he was in the gymnasium, he didn't think there was any problem between the sports department and the art department, but now, it seems that all the members of the art department are "consumables"...

Lin Yi tried his best to avoid their sight, but in the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and think about a topic: "Lao Mo... I have a question, can the "Obsession Sculpture" really fight against the Laughing Angel?"

"Yes." Lao Mo affirmed, "In addition to pollution and crushing, the most effective way to deal with magic is to use magic as well."

"The extraordinary power of the "Obsession Sculpture" can also penetrate into the layers... The calling sound you heard in the corridor before should be a kind of pollution penetration emitted by them."

"Their penetration power is similar to that of the Laughing Angel, and the two can fight against each other. This is why art students can just flee back to the art building when they encounter danger, because the art building not only has art teachers, but also "obsessive sculptures."

Lin Yi suddenly realized: "I understand. So if you encounter the Grinning Angel, you can actually look for the Obsession Sculpture. The reason why the Art Student's Rules stipulate that you should look for the Night Watchman instead of the Obsession Sculpture is because the Obsession Sculpture has BOSS attributes. If you are unlucky, you will be killed when you deal with the Grinning Angel. "

Lao Mo nodded and was about to say that your analysis makes sense, but for some reason he always felt that there was something weird when Lin Yi said this. He changed his mind and realized that something was wrong. When did Lin Yi ever read the rules for art students?

He nodded halfway and then just stood there frozen, looking a little weird.

He stared at Lin Yi for a while, then suddenly wiped the sweat off his forehead silently and couldn't help but sigh.

Never mind...it's not important...

Anyway, it is already a nuclear power plant with a nuclear leak, so there is no point in discussing the amount of leakage.

(End of this chapter)