Chapter 487 Darkness

Chapter 487 Darkness

Chapter 487 "Darkness"

"Rules!"

That’s right, rules!
Take the "Teaching Building Rules" for example. [No one except students, teachers and patrolling security guards will appear in the teaching building. If you encounter someone who does not belong to the above categories, please return to your classroom as soon as possible and ignore anything on the way, even if the teacher calls you. ]

[… Evening self-study time is after 18:00, but the school does not force students to participate in evening self-study unless the current time is past 21:00… During this period, if you see anything unusual outside the window or someone calls you outside the door, please ignore it. ]

"There is something unusual outside the window or someone is calling you outside the door." And it's after 21:00, doesn't that mean the layer is starting to become unstable?

Add to that some unusual weather and it would be the same situation as before, wouldn't it?

The underlying logic of this part of the rules turns out to be this!
If we continue to draw analogies, then the call that appears behind you may not necessarily come from the nocturnal species that is following closely, but may also come from mysterious creatures in another layer of abnormal weather!
In addition, just like the structure of the cafeteria, the explosion-proof glass of the classroom has the "attribute of a door" after being covered with water vapor, and the layers of floating gray fog also seem to have the "attribute of a door" to some extent...

The door attribute may be some kind of rule for partitioning layers, and the architects who built the campus may have built real portals at some locations with stable door attributes, and then used human cognitive anchors for bidirectional anchoring to make it a stable building group.

At certain specific moments, perhaps the "door" maintained by the human heart is the real door that prevents mysterious creatures from invading the realm.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi did not stay here any longer, but walked towards the classroom window on the other side.

The window glass just now was on the corridor side, and the window glass now is on the green belt side at the back of the classroom - that side can observe the movements of the pseudo-human sculptures in the green belt.

There were many windows on the side, so Lin Yi chose one closer to the back in order to avoid the twin girls.

The other twin girl just now - in his first impression, this girl was "slightly less cold", so he assumed that this was "Chen Xue". When Chen Xue gestured at him with her hand just now, he had a vague feeling of resistance in his heart, as if he was being "targeted", or should it be said... targeted in the void.

That’s right, it’s the kind of locking mechanism similar to that of a pseudo-human sculpture, and such a mechanism appeared on Chen Xue’s body.

Of course, from Lin Yi's perception, there are some differences here. That is, Chen Xue's locking feeling is more subtle and less detectable than the void search.

If it weren't for his keen perception, he really wouldn't have been able to sense it, and this strange feeling also dissipated after Chen Xue stopped looking at him.

If Chen Xue was like this, then Chen Bing, who was looking out the window, would naturally not be simple either. However, now was not the time to initiate a conflict, so he chose to avoid it.

The moisture on the window on this side of the classroom was also very thick. Lin Yi had just put his hand on it, and before he could wipe it, he could feel the impact coming from the other side of the explosion-proof glass.

Heavy rain, water droplets... whistling wind, slight tremors... Lin Yi seemed to be able to feel the harsh environment outside.

Lin Yi wiped off some of the moisture, leaving an area as large as half his face. This area was full of water. The heavy rain hit the glass and formed a flowing water curtain, like a car window being washed by someone with a water gun.

Lin Yi put his face close to the glass, looking out through the distorted water curtain, and his will seemed to seep out with it...

Violent winds and rainstorms enveloped the world. The gray fog rolled endlessly, as if merging with the rain curtain. The branches and leaves in the green forest belt surged "rustling-rustling-rustling" like waves.

Among the swaying leaves, square formations of sculptures are looming, and from a distance they look like terracotta warriors.

Beside the sculpture formation, some twisted and wandering figures could be vaguely seen. Lin Yi could tell at a glance that these figures were nocturnal species. A large number of nocturnal species merged with the wriggling and twisted earth, advancing across the campus like a slowed-down mudslide.

but.

"this one?"

Lin Yi frowned slightly, seeming a little disappointed.

The weather is so abnormal, why haven't some abnormal things appeared?
Is it because it is daytime? But with this kind of light, apart from the "time" still being like daytime, how can it be like daytime at all?
Or is it that the strange and mysterious thing itself has already arrived, but he has not yet observed that layer?

"Wait... why am I looking forward to the arrival of something weird? Am I crazy?" Lin Yi suddenly realized that his thoughts were both absurd and dangerous. Even he didn't know when he had become so dangerous.

But he immediately realized after thinking about it that the reason he was so "disappointed" might be because the changes in the campus today were not in line with his expectations.

His disappointment had nothing to do with life or death, but rather a disappointment that the "standard answers" were not up to his own "standards".

Just as Lin Yi was staring at those pseudo-human sculptures, the mechanism of the pseudo-human sculptures was triggered, and the stiff neck twisted towards Lin Yi's direction little by little, and the feeling of searching for the enemy in the void also fell on Lin Yi.

But now Lin Yi is not at all weak. He just looks at them through the explosion-proof glass and the dense rain curtain.

Because Lin Yi was not afraid, he didn't avoid it at all.

Because Lin Yi didn't avoid it, so... the fake human sculpture chose to avoid it instead.

But Lin Yi soon discovered that the fake human sculpture was not avoiding him, but because of some other movements.

The smiling angel.

In the surging gray fog and dense raindrops, an angel with a strange smile descended from the void.

Its body was illusive, as if it had only half a body, especially the Himachal Pure below, which was as transparent as a gust of wind, as if it had merged into the gray fog.

But what surprised Lin Yi was that this angel with a strange smile actually held an hourglass in his hand.

This is a newborn angel with a strange smile!

Lin Yi reacted.

Then, Lin Yi discovered that some of the pseudo-human sculptures in the green forest belt actually moved. They began to kneel down and show some kind of kneeling posture. Although separated by a long distance, Lin Yi could feel the pure and ardent piety and worship emanating from them.

Those who pursue the light in the fog!
This thought emerged in Lin Yi's mind. He sighed quietly and suddenly had a deeper understanding of the concept of "those who pursue light in the fog".

He subconsciously reached for the pocket of his school pants - his notepad was there.

At this moment, he really wanted to remember a sentence - [Everyone is chasing the light in the fog].

Different beings, based on their own positioning, pursue the light in their hearts.

The nocturnal species and the pseudo-human sculptures are chasing after the "light" of the smiling angel;
The Laughing Angels and the Angel Sculptures are chasing after the "light" of the "Original Ash Apostle"...

On the road of pursuing light, everyone is actually the same, but in the eyes of the pseudo-human sculpture, the smiling angel who needs to be worshipped is also so humble that he can only become an insignificant member who bends over and sings praises when facing higher-level units.

“Those who chase the light in the fog will eventually become phantoms…” Lin Yi sighed. Even though “The Iron Law of the Night Watch” has some strange rhythms and even if it is just a Chinese translation, it has a sense of fateful revelation.

He only glanced at the Laughing Angel and then retracted his gaze. Just kidding, even though he was no longer so afraid of the Laughing Angel, it would definitely be a very fucked-up thing if he was spotted by the Laughing Angel just because he looked at him a little longer in the crowd.

When facing this thing, until you have the strength like Lao Mo, you have to retreat.

As the storm intensified, the light in the classroom became extremely dim. Wei Liang threw the book aside, stretched his waist, and leaned back in his chair. He looked around the classroom, and then his eyes were accurately fixed on Lin Yi by the window.

Rarely, he did not greet Lin Yi right away. Instead, he frowned and looked at the wind and rain outside the window, then smacked his lips: "Is the sky so dark? The rain is so heavy..."

"If this continues, it will be no different from dark..."

"If this continues at night, it will be difficult to go back to the dormitory..."

He rubbed his eyebrows, a worried look on his face.

“Forget it, forget it…” He rubbed his face, and then shouted at Lin Yi, “Old Lin! Stop watching the show, come here quickly!”

Lin Yi was focusing his attention outside the window when Wei Liang's voice suddenly rang in his ears. He was startled and quickly withdrew his attention. Turning back, he saw Wei Liang greeting him.

Wei Liang packed up the comics in front of him, then rushed to Lin Yi's side and shouted, "Hurry, hurry, it's getting dark, let's find a place to hide."

"Ah? Hide?" Lin Yi was stunned. "Where to hide?"

Wei Liang grabbed Lin Yi's hand and ran: "Over there on the bookshelf, you can't hide anywhere else!"

The two of them ran up the stairs. When they passed the desk area, Lin Yi subconsciously asked, "Why don't you go over there?"

"Are you suffering from dementia? You were hiding because the lights were flashing during evening study. There's nothing here now. Hide behind the bookshelf first!" Wei Liang said.

Lin Yi's eyes flashed with brilliance: "As expected of you, the Heavenly Master of Blessing Wei Liang, you are indeed meticulous!"

"Fuck your thinness! I'm as thick as an iron pestle! Hurry up and go!" Wei Liang urged Lin Yi and pulled him into the bookshelf area.

Entering the bookshelf area, the atmosphere was indeed unusual, and the gloomy feeling was much less.

Although Lin Yi is already very strong now, since even Wei Liang is so conservative, he will definitely not act rashly.

"There's really something interesting about this bookshelf area!" Lin Yi sighed, but didn't ask Wei Liang for too many details.

He didn't ask, but Wei Liang still exposed himself. Wei Liang said with disdain: "What can you say? This place is the farthest from the classroom door. If there is any danger, they will definitely be the first to suffer!"

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, but then he thought that this was indeed true. It was impossible to go outside often in this kind of weather, so if all other areas were excluded, the bookshelf area could indeed be regarded as the last safe zone where the poison circle shrunk.

After Wei Liang hid, he stretched his neck like a giraffe and looked through the bookshelf into the classroom, watching non-stop, like a sniper hiding in a trench.

"But Liangzi..." Lin Yi said in a low voice, "Have you ever thought about..."

"Damn it, don't say any more!" Wei Liang's face changed, and he quickly covered Lin Yi's mouth, "You always turn into a blessing mouth at times like this, if you have any flags, just think about it in your mind, don't tell me!"

Lin Yi was interrupted by Wei Liang while casting a spell, so he could only mutter to himself.

Have you ever thought...what if the bookshelf area is the most dangerous place?

Lin Yi looked at his watch.

15: 26.

"Liangzi, are we going to keep hiding like this?" Lin Yi asked, "How long will we have to hide?"

Wei Liang said: "Keep hiding until the lights are turned on."

"Turn on the light...? Will this light turn on?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.

"The street lights on campus will be turned on at 18:00, but the lights in the teaching buildings... will be turned on as long as it is too dark. In abnormal weather like this, the lights will definitely be turned on." Wei Liang was confident.

Hearing this, Lin Yi suddenly remembered that the rules did not mention when the lights in the teaching building would be turned on, but in his impression, the lights would usually be turned on when it was dark.

It’s dark… Could it be that it’s not darkness in the sense of “time”, but darkness in the sense of “environment”?
environment……?
If it is when entering the school, it is okay to talk about the environment. From the current understanding, perhaps the so-called "environment" is the "layer"...

In a sense, blocking the sunlight is also a form of darkness.

The occurrence of abnormal weather means true darkness.

Lin Yi asked: "Did you encounter him the last time you came here?"

Wei Liang said: "Yes, I thought the area behind the bookshelf was safe, so I just hid there next time I encountered such a situation."

Lin Yi was shocked: "You have never been here?"

"Is this even more practical?" Wei Liang asked back.

Lin Yi said: "Have you ever thought about what if... mmmmm..."

Wei Liang manually withdrew one of Lin Yi's flags.

"Okay, don't say any more. Let's just wait and see... Eh?! Old Lin, look, there are girls! Wow, twin sisters!"

Wei Liang's eyes lit up and his face was filled with fear.

"Lao Lin, do you like the elder sister or the younger sister?"

"I do not know."

"Then let me put it another way. Do you like the golden sister or the silver sister?"

"Go away, are you He Bo?" Lin Yi was speechless, "You can see for yourself if you want to. If you get into trouble, you should deal with it yourself."

Wei Liang said righteously: "If you don't want to watch it, then don't watch it!"

Lin Yi and Wei Liang's actions also attracted the attention of some of the trainees, but these dull people did not show much interest.

When the light in the classroom became dim, they slumped over the backs of the front chairs, staring blankly at the pendulum clock on the wall with empty eyes, following the swing of the hands, moving little by little, killing time.

(End of this chapter)