AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 289 - 134: Nocturnal Species [Add 1000 words!]

Chapter 289: Chapter 134: Nocturnal Species [Add 1000 words!]

He looked at Xu Shunkang, waiting for his reply. If Xu Shunkang and his group were not planning to say much from the start, then Lin Yi would need to quickly move to the next location, as he couldn’t keep wasting time here.

Xu Shunkang was stunned for a moment, then unconsciously rubbed the back of his head and asked with some embarrassment, "What were we talking about just now?"

"Nocturnal species and sculptures," Lin Yi reminded.

"Ah, right!" Xu Shunkang suddenly realized, but he glanced at Li Huiyuan with some concern and whispered, "But I see that your... girlfriend seems a bit unstable. If I speak openly, might it worsen her condition?"

"Her situation could worsen?" Lin Yi asked in surprise, and Li Huiyuan’s expression also changed slightly.

Xu Shunkang said speechlessly, "Pollution is either zero or positive. There is none at all, or once it begins, it continuously deepens unless you can escape the school area in time, or..."

"’Or’? There is another ’or’?" Lin Yi was taken aback.

Xu Shunkang looked deeply at him and Li Huiyuan, then said, "Or... turn ’pollution’ into a power that you can wield."

Lin Yi fell silent for a moment, thinking about transforming his identity...

"I... I trust Classmate Lin, so please, continue," Li Huiyuan said, her voice rising slowly beside him as Lin Yi remained silent.

Li Huiyuan had regained her composure by then. It seemed she was getting used to the strange sensation of layer plunging; her recovery was getting faster.

Xu Shunkang nodded and said, "If you both insist on knowing, then I will continue."

"I had mentioned ’Pollution Depth,’ right?"

Lin Yi nodded.

"In the school area, every individual has their ’Pollution Range.’ As long as they are within their ’Pollution Range,’ they can maintain their corresponding state."

"For example... you, no, you, let me use you as an example," Xu Shunkang originally pointed at Lin Yi but hesitated and then switched to pointing at Li Huiyuan.

Lin Yi, Lin Yi, this was your choice, don’t blame me for disclosing these matters in advance... Xu Shunkang thought to himself.

Being called upon, Li Huiyuan was first startled and panicky, but she quickly pursed her lips, held her breath, and then nodded, "Okay, use me as an example. I also want to know what I will turn into if I keep getting polluted."

Lin Yi looked at Li Huiyuan somewhat unexpectedly, puzzled as to why she would agree.

Yet, it was bizarre that he could see a clearly resolute expression in Li Huiyuan’s eyes, a willpower that seemed uncharacteristic of someone who had just fallen through layers mere minutes ago.

"Could it be... some kind of idea has awakened in her?" Lin Yi was perplexed but didn’t interrupt Li Huiyuan.

Because he himself was eager to know more about this aspect.

Xu Shunkang took a deep breath and, after organizing his thoughts, said, "Let me start from the beginning."

"All of you registered on the official school website, and after selection by a company collaborating with the school, were sent here on a blue school bus arranged by the company."

"At that time, you all obtained your first ’Identity’."

"Notice I said ’Identity,’ which is not a common term but refers to your ’position’ within the school area."

"Ever played chess? No matter if you haven’t, you surely understand it somewhat? King, guards, bishops, knights, rooks, cannons, pawns... each ’Identity’ has its own ’position’ and ’characteristics.’

"When you entered the mountain area on the blue school bus, you had already obtained your first identity, called ’Informal Experience Student.’

"Once you entered the school area and got your ’Student ID card’ from the homeroom teacher, you became ’Formal Experience Student,’ commonly called ’Experience Student,’ and the Student ID card is what corresponds to your identity in this chess game."

"Only those with an ’Identity’ can access the protective rules corresponding to it. If you don’t have the respective proof of ’Identity’... then you’ll turn into a wandering spirit in the chess game."

Li Huiyuan’s face turned deathly pale, but she took a deep breath, allowing herself to maintain calm so she could listen to Xu Shunkang explain these crucial details along with Lin Yi.

"The entire chess game is actually filled with a type of contamination source. You can broadly understand these as a kind of ’mist,’ which is typically white, but not excluding the occasional special color... I assume you have not yet seen other colors, right?"

"Green..." Li Huiyuan weakly spoke, revealing her situation to facilitate Xu Shunkang using her as an example, "I have seen... green mist."

Xu Shunkang’s expression drastically changed: "You can even see the green kind of mist?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi internally exclaimed "Seriously," pondering that it seemed he was in a rather severe pollution depth!

Xu Shunkang then stared intently at Li Huiyuan’s fair face, squinting his eyes.

At that moment, a golden gleam flashed across his eyes, reminiscent of an "awakening" scene from an anime...

After staring at Li Huiyuan for a while, he suddenly frowned, quickly moved behind her, and looked at her back.