AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 318 - 148 "Convenience Store Notice

Chapter 318: Chapter 148 "Convenience Store Notice

At this moment outside the Convenience Store, in the Student Cafeteria, only the three incandescent lamps in front of the store were still flickering; the rest of the area had been completely devoured by darkness, with only writhing, ghastly white mist remaining, as if countless tentacles were writhing and twisting.

Within that pitch-black domain, the sound, "sash sash sash," akin to groups of Sand Worms moving about, was incessantly heard, making one’s skin crawl.

"Puff! Puff... Puff!"

As the last three incandescent lamps went out, the entire first floor of the Student Cafeteria succumbed to boundless darkness.

Eventually, the slowly stirring heads finally revealed themselves from deep within the mist, and figures stepped through the mist to just outside the light at the entrance of the Convenience Store, lingering like ghosts and specters...

This was a group of Nocturnal species, some were non-human classmates, and some were things like the Little Genius Sculpture, their eyes all glowing with a faint golden light, stiff as corpses as they surrounded the Convenience Store.

At the entrance of the Convenience Store, the dimly lit half a zhang field of light struggled against the darkness, as if it could go out at any moment.

Lin Yi glanced down at his watch.

16:52.

"The sun is about to set..." Lin Yi felt immense pressure, "We must pass through the Convenience Store early to leave the Cafeteria and return to the Teaching Building..."

The weather today appeared clear, but in reality, it was fraught with issues. Lin Yi had never seen the sun set so early... The last time was on May 6th, the day he entered the school.

But that day had abnormal weather; the mountains were enveloped in rain and fog just after 17:30, and when he entered the school at 17:45, it was even more shrouded in dense fog.

He had an ominous premonition, feeling that today might very likely end up the same.

Suddenly, his classmate Li Huiyuan beside him let out a soft exclamation: "Classmate Lin, there seems to be a note attached here!"

Lin Yi turned towards the sound and, sure enough, saw a label the size of an A4 paper behind the door of the Convenience Store.

The note was on the back of the door which opened outwards, meaning that from where Lin Yi stood, it was invisible, but Li Huiyuan had a clear view.

Lin Yi immediately looked, his expression turning solemn: "Convenience Store... Notice?"

"[Convenience Store Notice (1)]"

"Please remember the following after entering the Convenience Store:"

"1, The name ’Convenience Store’ is for reference only; the actual situation should be taken as it comes. No matter the appearance of the Convenience Store you enter, you must firmly believe: the Convenience Store is on the first floor of the Cafeteria, and passing through it allows you to leave the Cafeteria and return to the campus."

"However, if you choose to do so, you must buy at least one item and follow the blue exit signs, proceed to the self-service terminal to swipe your Student ID card (be sure it is your own student ID), and then leave."

"2, The Convenience Store has no owner, and only holds daily necessities and food, not souvenirs, especially items tagged as ’Student Souvenir Coin’."

"If you meet someone claiming to be the owner of the Convenience Store, please check immediately if their badge says ’Convenience Store Owner-00X’ (X being either 1, 2, or 3, and definitely not any other number), then immediately leave the Convenience Store."

"In this process, you can trust the words of the Convenience Store owner who has this badge, and you may accept the help he offers, but do not follow him; remember to ’leave the Convenience Store’."

"If the other party is a Convenience Store owner without a badge or has an abnormal badge, tell him that you need a food item containing Tomato Element (you can make up the name of the food), and while he searches for the item, find a way to leave the Convenience Store."

"3, Do not stay in the Convenience Store too long, please complete your selection quickly, pay, and leave."

"If you feel your body temperature dropping during the process, immediately grab any type of pre-opened snack visible nearby (absolutely do not choose meat snacks), follow the exit signs, pay, and leave."

"4, If you are not an Experience Student with a Student ID card, please ignore this notice, and read the part on the reverse side."

At this point, Lin Yi suddenly raised one eyebrow, then glanced at Li Huiyuan... who, having just finished reading this side of the notice, indeed showed a perplexed expression upon reaching the last item.

Well, after all this, it seems irrelevant to me.

Li Huiyuan then touched the note, discovering it indeed could be flipped over, then looked towards Lin Yi with a hint of inquiry: "Classmate Lin, have you finished reading? May I flip it over?"

"Yes, flip it, hurry." Lin Yi nodded.

Li Huiyuan then flipped the paper, and Lin Yi also leaned in closer.

Li Huiyuan hesitated: "Classmate Lin... do you also want to see this side?"

Lin Yi calmly said, "Just looking, the more knowledge the better, especially since it aligns with my exploration goals."

Li Huiyuan then said nothing further and quietly began to read.

Lin Yi also immediately looked:

"[Convenience Store Notice (2)]"

"If you are currently a ’student without a Student ID card,’ please remember the following after entering the Convenience Store:"

"1, You can take any tagged item in the Convenience Store (note you must not take more than three, and they must be distinct), and you must follow the blue exit signs to leave the Convenience Store immediately after selecting your items."

"2, The Convenience Store owner has a badge, and the badge number will be ’Convenience Store Owner-00X’ (where X is either 1, 2, or 3, and absolutely no other number)."

"Believe in the words of the Convenience Store owner, and comply with all arrangements of the Convenience Store (which takes precedence over teacher’s directions)."