AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 262 - 123: Glimpsed... some kind of ’truth’? [Add 1000 words]

Chapter 262: Chapter 123: Glimpsed... some kind of ’truth’? [Add 1000 words]

His eyes suddenly burst forth with a brilliant gleam, like lightning tearing through the night sky, "There seems to be a design here similar to the cobblestone path!"

"I can’t see it, but I ’perceived’ the problem here inadvertently! Is it something folded into another layer, a corridor perhaps? It must be a corridor, right?"

To truly explore the truth about the corridor, one must wait for abnormal weather to arrive, and the layers of the Teaching Building to start collapsing, conditions that were not yet met.

Since the weather was normal, he could, when the abnormal weather came if the timing was right, try to observe the true situation of the walls from a state where "stepping back meant he could escape back to the classroom."

He fell silent for a moment, then ceased his thoughts in that direction.

It couldn’t be helped; this was the only clue, and even a clever wife can’t cook without rice.

Then he just stood there, casually observing the environment of the Teaching Building corridor.

Under the sun, the length of the Teaching Building was quite limited, though it seemed long with a layout of two bathrooms at the ends of the corridor and three tiered classrooms and three Teacher’s Offices alternately built in between, it was still visible from end to end at a glance.

This length, he estimated, definitely wouldn’t take more than about ten minutes to walk from one end to the other.

As Lin Yi surveyed his surroundings, his gaze inadvertently caught the distant Green Forest Belt.

To Lin Yi now, the value contained in the three words ’Green Forest Belt’ was worth more than true gold.

University in S city was built among the hills outside the suburbs, according to the terrain of the mountains. Although cobblestone pathways had been laid, most mountain paths still stretched sparsely into the mountains.

In the mountains, it was a forest, only the edge of which had been repaired by the campus founders, gradually becoming what is now the green belt, or rather, the Green Forest Belt.

As for the forest inside the hills, due to the vegetation coverage and the humid environment, plus the climate now about to enter the rainy season, it led to the formation of a long-term mist-enveloped unknown environment within.

The mist lingering among the trees, with current means, was hard to determine just how abnormal it was.

Toy guns aren’t scary, but what’s frightening is not knowing how many real guns are hidden inside the toy gun, and whether these real guns might suddenly fire at any moment.

The only certainty was that when abnormal weather arrived, along with the collapse of the campus layers, that mist would invade the Teaching Building.

No, not just the Teaching Building but other buildings as well.

The mist would envelop the entire campus, and the buildings would act as shelters in this environment.

The stability of the shelter effect depended on the implementation of the rules within that building area.

He thought of the Phalanx of sculptures.

"Non-human students and bizarre Art Students will leave the classroom before 4:30 AM (the sun rises)... and the Phalanx of sculptures is hidden in the Green Forest Belt."

"Behind the Green Forest Belt is the forest, and the forest... clearly is a natural place to avoid the sun!"

Lin Yi wasn’t actually sure if non-human units feared sunlight, but he believed they would be greatly restricted under the sun, perhaps even to the extent of endangering their lives - if they had lives, that is.

And the forest’s light-shielding effect seemed inferior to hiding in the shadowy areas of buildings, but don’t forget, there is one condition in the Green Forest Belt that none of the buildings possess.

"Mist."

"When the night can no longer protect them, they must resort to dense fog... Is that how it is?"

"Could it be that non-human students hide in the misty Green Forest during the day?"

"Not just that... it’s also in the Cafeteria, I haven’t seen them leave the Cafeteria?"

Lin Yi squinted his eyes.

[After the lights go out in the cafeteria, unlike in the classrooms, there is no safety whatsoever.]

A particular rule about the Cafeteria suddenly surfaced in his mind, making him shudder violently.

"Could it be that the Cafeteria is some kind of nest for them? They stay in the Cafeteria usually? And come to the classrooms at night, and start hunting once the Teaching Building lights go out?"

Lin Yi had a horrifying conjecture, and just as this conjecture emerged, certain clues started to become clearer in his mind.

The mysterious No. 10 food window;

The incredible green Pocket Chef;

The shadowy areas devoid of light, like abysses;

The faintly dropping off layers;

The Staff Passage that conveyed sounds like the heartbeat or impact of ancient beasts;

The Student Passage leaking water in the mist;

The moss-covered steps and rocky walls;

And... that utterly chilling basement of the cafeteria...

All signs pointed to one thing.

An enormous secret was hidden in the unknown areas of the Cafeteria, with the Student Cafeteria being just the tip of the mysterious iceberg of the entire Cafeteria.

Yet, just this tip of the iceberg hung over his head like a sword, filling him with waves of fear due to the unknown.

However...

"If the Cafeteria is the nest, what then is the role of the cafeteria staff within the Cafeteria?"

Even if the class advisor 039 seemed able to transform into a beautiful girl in stockings to combat those non-human units at night, Lin Yi didn’t believe the cafeteria staff would be easy to handle.