AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 199 - 92 Art Building Rules_2

Chapter 199: Chapter 92 Art Building Rules_2

This rule might fool Mao Feiyang, but under his current cognitive environment, he had instantly figured out why it was written this way.

The main reason is that the rule-maker feared the "truth" of the Art Building was too bizarre and horrifying, so they specifically used a whole rule to cover up the issues related to the layer where the Art Building was located.

This also suddenly explained why the student handbook stated that the Art Building was not marked on the map.

How could it be marked if it’s not even on the same layer?

What, should they poke a hole in the map and point an arrow to the backside?

Impractical, utterly impractical.

It was just like when the class teacher previously used the excuse that "the school was conducting a joint anti-terrorism and anti-riot drill with a special force" to cover up the truth about sculptures and non-human classmates attacking Experience Students, aiming to soothe the fears of the Experience Students.

As Tian Bufan said:

Under extreme fear, people can lose part or all of their rationality, at that time they will believe anything you tell them. Because what they lack is not an answer to the unknown but a reason that provides them with a sense of security.

Take for example the second rule, famously known as the "old problem" of lighting.

When he heard from Tian Bufan that normal Art Students would join forces with Sports Students to confront non-human classmates, he vaguely guessed this point—Art Students, to some extent, should be similar to regular students, also protected by light.

What really gave Lin Yi a "breath of fresh air" was how openly the Art Building Rules defined the "sculpture" unit.

In this definition, Lin Yi couldn’t distinguish how much of the content was what the school authorities wanted to "overwrite" into the readers’ "cognition" of the rules.

Firstly, sculptures are usually stationary and under special circumstances might move, which is highly counterintuitive.

Sculptures are inherently static, they definitely can’t move, but the rules audaciously gave them a definition that included movement.

But Lin Yi quickly understood the basis for this action.

Combining Tian Bufan’s statements and his first impression of the sculptures through Tian Bufan, it was quite obvious that the school authorities treated the "sculptures within the campus" as an entirely new species.

"The true form of sculptures should be something that looks like it’s assembled from shattered glass into a human shape, carrying colors so dazzling they can’t be described in words..."

"But under certain circumstances, it appears to lose all its colors, looking just like a white plaster sculpture shrouded in mist..."

"Obviously, the school did not want to define this physics-defying entity with a too complex concept, so they simply used ’sculpture’ to define them."

"And the definition of ’sculpture’ is really brilliant; it perfectly resolves the issue of mental confusion that might arise in those who see the sculptures due to unclear cognition..."

Unclear? Don’t know what that is?

Very simple, it’s a sculpture.

With such a thought, Art Students subconsciously have a concept of "sculpture"; at first glance, wow, it indeed is a sculpture.

What shocked Lin Yi more was that the Art Building Rules not only defined sculpture but also divided sculptures into four types!

Busts, Human Sculptures, Non-human Sculptures, Angel Sculptures.

This was also the first time he knew there were types of sculptures and the second time he encountered the term "Angel Sculpture" in the rules.

"Angel Sculpture..." Lin Yi said gravely.

What does the other rule concerning Angel Sculpture—the Gymnasium Rules—say about them?

"If you spot a human-shaped Angel Sculpture placed unknowingly on the floor in the gymnasium, dash to the office immediately, clutch your Student ID card and push the door open, then close your eyes and inform the PE teacher of the situation immediately.

Never seek help from a Sports Student upon encountering a human-shaped Angel Sculpture!"

You mustn’t seek help from Sports Students but from the PE Teacher!

In the Art Building, however, assistance must be sought from a mysterious character—the "Night Watchman"!

Whether looking from the perspective of breaking the situation or any other aspect, it undoubtedly shows one thing—Angel Sculptures are too powerful.

So powerful that they necessitate violating the rule of "under normal circumstances do not enter the Gallery."

Moreover, as the stronghold for Sports Students, when an Angel Sculpture appears in the gymnasium, they are surprisingly not allowed to seek help from the local heavyweights—the Sports Students!

If assistance were sought from Sports Students, perhaps the Angel Sculptures would wipe them out.

Lin Yi recalled the scene of the sculpture group he had seen when Mao Feiyang left the staircase...

Densely packed sculptures were scattered along the stony path of the stalactite cave with flowing water, some hanging upside down like bats at the top of the cave, others keeping a twisted posture of fear, and still others standing there indifferently, looking at him with resentment...

These sculptures were not only in human forms but also in the shapes of some unknown wild beasts, and what was more terrifying was that most of them were incomplete, looking like a dump full of trash.

"It seems that those incomplete ones are the half-body sculptures, and those in beast forms or seemingly patched together from many things are the non-human sculptures..."

Lin Yi gradually clenched his teeth.

Compared to the evasive other rules, the Art Building Rules did not hide the explanation of the sculptures’ existence to art students and directly stated a problem — the existence of sculptures was an extremely severe and terrifying issue for the Art Building!

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but take a long breath, deeply sensing the danger of the Art Building.

Beyond that, what made Lin Yi feel the most mysterious was the unit "Night Watchman."

[If it is an Angel Sculpture, ignore rule number five, run through the gallery while calling out the words ’Night Watchman’, you will run out of the gallery and encounter the ’Night Watchman’, tell him about your encounter with the ’Angel’, and he will protect you.]

This damn...

Sounds too cool, right?

Night Watchman!

Damn, these three words just maxed out the swag of this super powerful character!

"Night Watchman, oh Night Watchman..." Not only Lin Yi, even Mao Feiyang couldn’t help but be momentarily distracted when he saw this name.

He seemed to see under the darkness of night, a towering figure standing in front of the Art Building, guarding a world!

"Wait...?!"

"Night Watchman?!"

Lin Yi’s eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light.

Chewing over the words "Night Watchman" repeatedly, the image of a certain character gradually filled out in his memory.

And then, standing upright in his mind, it wouldn’t go away!

That one... the figure he had seen twice in Phantom Vision!

The one, dressed in a black trench coat, holding an Ancient Lamp, standing against the roaring sea wind at the edge of a cliff, like a towering iron tower!

The figure standing in front of the Gothic castle filled with wild Cubist and future Abstract styles under the pitch-black sky, under a black sun!

Gothic castle!

Castle!

Art Building!

Night Watchman!!

"That’s the Art Building...!"

"’He’ is... the Night Watchman!!"

Waves surged in Lin Yi’s heart, intuition telling him that was the Night Watchman, and there was no other title that could fit that person!

Turns out, he had already seen the Night Watchman!

And, the environment in that Phantom Vision matched the castle described in the Art Building Rules almost exactly!

Gothic castle, cliff, and... a sea!

"Two layers! Two worlds! My guess was right, Young Master Tian’s deduction was also correct!"

The falling layers, twisting, overlapping unknown space!

The existence of the Art Building Rules also fundamentally confirmed the correctness of Lin Yi’s speculative direction!