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Chapter 124: Glimpsed... Some Kind of "Truth"?! [Bonus 1000 Words]

A brilliant light suddenly burst forth from his eyes, like thunder splitting the night sky: "There's probably a design hidden here that's similar to the cobblestone path!"

"I can't see it, but I've inadvertently 'sensed' the problem here! It's something folded into another layer, a corridor? It should be a corridor, right?"

Exploring the truth of the corridor would definitely have to wait until the abnormal weather arrived and the layers of the teaching building began to fall, and he doesn't meet those conditions yet.

Because the weather is normal, and when the abnormal weather arrives, if the time is right, he could cautiously observe the true state of the walls while in a state where "taking a step back would allow him to escape back to the classroom."

He was silent for a moment, then stopped thinking in that direction.

There was only one clue, and a clever woman can't cook without rice.

Then he stood there, casually observing the environment of the teaching building's corridor.

Under the sun, the length of the teaching building is actually quite limited. Although the layout is two restrooms at the end of the corridor, with three lecture halls and three faculty offices interspersed in between, making it seem long, you can still see both ends at a glance.

Judging by eye, it definitely wouldn't take ten minutes to walk from one end to the other.

While observing his surroundings, Lin Yi's gaze inadvertently fell upon the distant green belt.

The value of the words 'green belt,' for Lin Yi as he is now, is worth more than real gold.

S City University was built on hills outside the suburbs, following the terrain of the mountains. Although cobblestone paths were laid, most of the mountain roads still extended into the mountains in a scattered manner.

And within the mountains is a forest. Only the edge of the forest was repaired by the founders of the campus, gradually turning into the current green belt, or rather, green forest belt.

As for the forest inside the hills, due to the vegetation coverage and the humid environment, coupled with the approaching rainy season, its interior has become an unknown environment shrouded in a long-term fog.

It's hard to tell how abnormal the mist swirling among the trees is with current methods.

Toy guns aren't scary, what's scary is you don't know how many real guns are hidden inside the toy gun, and whether these real guns will suddenly fire at some point.

The only certainty is that when abnormal weather arrives, as the campus layers fall, the fog will invade the teaching building.

No, not just the teaching building, but other buildings as well.

The fog will shroud the entire campus, and the buildings will act as shelters in this environment.

The stability of the shelter effect depends on the degree to which the rules within the building area are followed.

He thought of the sculpture formation again.

"Non-human students and strange art students will leave the classroom before 4:30 (sunrise)... and the sculpture formation is hidden in the green belt."

"The forest is behind the green belt, and the forest... is obviously a natural place to avoid the sun!"

Lin Yi wasn't sure if the non-human entities feared sunlight, but he believed that the non-human entities would definitely be greatly restricted under sunlight, even to the point of endangering their lives—of course, if they had lives.

And the light-blocking effect of the forest may not seem as good as hiding in the shaded areas of the buildings, but don't forget that the green belt has a condition that all the buildings lack.

"Fog."

"When the night can no longer provide them with shelter, then they can only take refuge in the thick fog... Is that how it is?"

"Could it be that the non-human students hide in the foggy green forest during the day?"

"Not just that... They're also in the cafeteria. I don't seem to have seen them leave the cafeteria?"

Lin Yi couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

【The cafeteria after lights out is different from the classroom; there is no safety to be found.】

A certain rule on the cafeteria rules suddenly flashed in his mind, giving him a jolt.

"Could it be that the cafeteria is some kind of nest for them? They usually stay in the cafeteria? And when it gets dark, they come to the classroom, and start hunting once the teaching building turns off the lights?"

Lin Yi came to a terrifying conjecture, and when this conjecture came out, certain clues gradually became clear in his mind.

The mysterious Window #10 for purchasing meals;

The unbelievable green-aproned chef;

The shadow area that looks like an abyss when there is no light;

The slightly frame-dropping layer;

The staff passage that transmits the sound of heartbeats or collisions like ancient ferocious beasts;

The student passage where water flows permeate from the fog;

The steps and rock walls covered with moss;

And... the cafeteria basement that looks creepy...

Everything pointed to one thing.

A huge secret is hidden in the unknown area of ​​the cafeteria, and the student restaurant is just the tip of the iceberg of the entire cafeteria's mystery.

However, even just this tip of the iceberg is like a sword hanging over his head, making him feel a burst of fear because of the unknown.

But...

"If the cafeteria is a nest, what is the position of the cafeteria staff in the cafeteria?"

Even homeroom teacher 039 seems to be able to transform into a silk stocking beauty at night to fight against those non-human entities. Lin Yi doesn't believe that the cafeteria staff are easy to deal with.

"That's right, the food in the cafeteria has a certain purifying effect. Tomatoes are hearts, so..." He shuddered, feeling a chill swirling above his head, and his scalp was tingling, but he continued to think, "Then, do the other dishes also have significance?"

“Hiss…” He sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling that he had always missed this key issue.

Yes, the cafeteria has pollution, and it can also purify pollution, so... are the cafeteria staff themselves fighting against another kind of pollution?

"Moreover... the rules mention 'cafeteria staff,' but we have only encountered 'chefs.' Besides 'chefs,' what other employees are there in the cafeteria? What are their positions?"

Lin Yi had this idea in his mind, but after it sprouted, he shook his head and buried the idea in his heart.

"What needs to be done now is not to explore the cafeteria, but to explore the teaching building, find the connection between the teaching building and the art building, and save Maozi first."

"The problem of the cafeteria does not need to be thought about in depth for the time being, just ensure that you have a relatively safe dining state in the cafeteria."

There is a problem with the cafeteria? Yes, there are some problems with the cafeteria, but they have not reached the point where they are attacked when dining in the cafeteria.

The things they encountered in the cafeteria were at most some tricks played by the green-aproned chef using tomatoes. As long as they remain vigilant enough, it is still very safe.

Lin Yi refocused his attention on the green belt. He gradually realized that the green belt on the side of the teaching building's steps did not seem as outrageous as the green belt on the side of the teaching building's windows. At least, he had not seen anything similar to a sculpture formation after looking around.

But just when he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to relax a little, he didn't know if it was because his spirit had loosened a bit, or because his inspiration suddenly exploded, a subtle change suddenly occurred in the vision in his eyes.

At a certain moment, a frame-skipping image like an exposed photo appeared in his eyes again, and this time he happened to be aiming at the green belt. He saw the mist hidden in the green belt fading into the depths in the form of a color gradient.

From white to green, and then to dark green... then, it seemed to extend to the end of the world.

In the mist, he saw some scattered sculptures, and he also saw twisted crawling species...

And at the edge of the green belt, he seemed to see some familiar figures...

"That is...?!"

His pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinholes, and the vision in front of him also returned to normal, but the last scene seen in that vision seemed to be imprinted on him, making it difficult for him to forget.

"That figure seems to be... that freshman who seems to have a good relationship with Li Huiyuan?"

He remembered that among the 25 freshmen yesterday, there were a few people who kept revolving around Li Huiyuan, and their relationship seemed to be quite good.

However, when Li Huiyuan mentioned it before, it seemed that none of those people went to the dormitory building with Li Huiyuan, and all stayed in the classroom overnight... The relationship that originally seemed quite good suddenly seemed much more 'plastic'.

Could it be that they just happened to be on the same school bus? Lin Yi thought of Li Huiyuan's outfit yesterday, that pink Lolita uniform and corresponding makeup were actually quite popular, and it was normal to attract some boys... …

But now he actually saw the figure of that freshman in the green belt, just like… just like seeing the figure of the little genius who was murdered on the night of May 6th.

"Sculpture!"

Lin Yi felt that he had found a transformation path!

Condition 1: [The little genius was killed by a non-human classmate.]

Condition 2: [The little genius turned into a sculpture after being killed.]

Condition 3: [The little genius appeared on that non-existent road.]

Lin Yi sorted out the information he knew about the little genius in detail…

The little genius saw the non-human classmate after the lights were turned off, and after being killed by the non-human classmate, the body was dragged into the green belt.

Then the next day, after being exposed to the sunlight, the little genius's body turned into a sculpture.

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By the afternoon, the little genius was able to move and was walking on that non-existent road, in the direction of the sea breeze.

"These are all things I 'saw with my own eyes', but only the first two exist in the normal layer, and the third one I encountered when my cognition was confused."

"By the way, there is also a necessary factor—pollution!"

When considering the problem now, this seemingly supernatural factor must also be taken into account.

"After Li Huiyuan was attacked by the green hat, she was entangled in green mist, which may be related to pollution!"

"After being attacked by a non-human classmate, one should also be similarly polluted!"

"So, is it that a polluted person will turn into a sculpture after being killed, or will the human body continue to be polluted after death and then turn into a sculpture?"

The transformation of the little genius should be one of these two situations, but no matter which one it is, it seems to be an "irreversible" transformation path.

A person is dead when they are dead. Even if they turn into a sculpture that can maintain mobility, they are still lifeless puppets.

Wait a minute… the dead?

"The dead… ?"

He seemed to have thought of something again…

The dead… of course, they have no five senses, so their actions depend on "perception" or "induction", and the non-human classmates… can't see anything!

Could it be that all the non-human classmates are not living people?!

“Hiss… damn it!”

If the non-human classmates are really not living people, then doesn’t that mean… almost half of the people in their classroom are fucking zombies?!

Lin Yi couldn't help but cursed inwardly, and a strong sense of chills rose in his heart.

The fact of dancing with corpses is fine to hear about, but if it really happens to oneself, even being in the same classroom can feel a chilling sense of terror. This has nothing to do with personality, because in the subconscious of the human body, there is an almost instinctive resistance to "dead objects."

"But how did the little genius walk on that non-existent road?"

The dead have no five senses and rely on perception to act, so… in the little genius's perception, there is something attracting it in that direction.

"What is it?"

"That is the direction of the sea breeze, could it be the seaside?"

"But… if it's the seaside?"

"The Art Building?!"

The notice board in front of the gymnasium says: [If you find it is raining on the way to the gymnasium, please decide where to go based on the first building you see… If you look up and see buildings other than this, especially a castle in Western architectural style, please look around until you find the gymnasium or the teaching building… Please be sure to believe: there are no castles on campus.]

"Tsk!"

"A non-existent castle!"

He narrowed his eyes.

"A non-existent road leads to a non-existent sea, and a non-existent seaside… has a non-existent castle!"

"That castle is very likely the Art Building!"

"The dead, relying on perception, go to the seaside, looking for a building to go to the Art Building… they are going to the Art Building?"

"But, how did the little genius, who was still a broken sculpture in the morning, gain the ability to move in the afternoon?"

"What form of unit does it exist in?"

A lot of doubts suddenly appeared in Lin Yi's mind, and these doubts indirectly pointed to a path that might lead to the Art Building!

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly discovered that his exhaled breath seemed to carry ice crystal-like particles…

"Ice crystals?!"

He was slightly stunned, and tried to exhale again.

“Huff…”

He exhaled a white breath from his mouth, like exhaling in the snow in Northeast China.

He quietly touched his face, and suddenly found that his skin was as cold as frost!

Suddenly—

A feeling of dizziness appeared in his mind, he staggered under his feet, and took a step back.

"Crack…"

A crisp sound came from under his feet, like stepping on a piece of ice slag.

His gaze moved slightly, following his thigh down to his feet… He saw that the corridor under his feet was covered with frost, and the cold air had spread to the corridor like a tide at some unknown time, and the ground under his feet had completely turned into hard ice!

An unprecedentedly cold feeling, like the cold wind of the extreme winter in the far north, began to roar, and the fragments of frost began to wash over him, making him feel a heart-wrenching extreme coldness…

Immediately afterwards, darkness quietly struck along with the cold. Lin Yi felt that the surrounding world began to collapse and shatter at a terrifying speed. He looked up at the sky and found that the clear sky had become extremely dim at some unknown time. The clear sky turned into a dim world like being shrouded in yellow sand!

No, this is not even a world of yellow sand, but… a long, cold night!

Winter is coming, and the night is like a tide!

Gray mist filled the sky above, like the turbid air exhaled by a god, covering the entire world!

"Crack… crack… crack!!!"

Endless cracks gradually spread across the sky, like a hideous black spider web covering the sky. The dark gale formed by the spider web was like an endless abyss!

That is the abyss hanging high in the sky!

When you look up at the sky, the abyss gazes down at you from above!

"I… I have insight into some kind of 'truth'?!" A message exploded in Lin Yi's mind!

"Abyss… unspeakable things… the world… is there something… no… it's not that I have insight into the truth, but… some unspeakable thing has insight into… 'me'?!"

The darkness slowly fell, and the broken world turned into countless fragments. A certain dark phantom shrouded him…

Lin Yi felt an indescribable and terrifying chill wandering behind his back, as if someone had drawn out his spine and was swinging it in the cold wind, and then wrapped it in a thick layer of ice crystals before re-inserting it into his body!

"Whoosh—" A violent cold wind blew in his ears, and there was the sound of tides surging in the wind. The sound became more and more like the cold tide at sea, "Whish— Whish—" hitting the reefs on the shore…

He realized the problem—his consciousness had fallen into a layer!

So he began to silently recite his student number and name, trying to stabilize his cognition and anchor himself back to the original layer. However, this time the situation was different. Clearly, he had realized the problem, but he couldn't get out of here, just like… trying his best to pull his feet out of the mud, but sinking deeper and deeper!

Soon he found the root of the problem—it was that calling sound!!!

That… long-lost cry of pain!

This cry accompanied the sound of the whistle in the cold wind and the sound of the waves, ringing in his ears, like some kind of whisper, chanting, wrapped in obscure and difficult-to-understand ancient prayers, being sung out:

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