AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 510 - 229 "Cicada Shedding its Shell" Plan

Chapter 510: Chapter 229 "Cicada Shedding its Shell" Plan

With his back to Mao Feiyang, Mu Daxian, upon hearing the words, turned half his face and sneered, "That’s why I said... this second step is crucial because of you!"

"Hiss..." Mao Feiyang drew in a sharp breath, "Brother Xian, why do I feel like I’m in for a brush with death..."

"’Nine Deaths and One Life’?" Mu Daxian pondered for a moment, "Nine Sneering Angels want you dead, and you’ll have a sliver of hope only if you listen carefully to what I’m saying... Tsk, it really is ’Nine Deaths and One Life.’ You’re pretty aware, kid!"

"Brother Xian, stop joking around at a time like this. Just get to the point," Mao Feiyang was almost in tears.

After completing his masterpiece, Mu Daxian became much more relaxed, a stark contrast to the tension on Mao Feiyang’s side.

"Don’t panic, just listen to me."

"The target of the Sneering Angels has always been you. So, I will craft a ’Pseudo-Human, Mao Feiyang’ and personally deliver it to the Sneering Angels to attract their attacks. Then we take the opportunity to leave the Teaching Building through the elevator and return to the Art Building."

"From now on, I’m going to use your Identity Credential to anchor it to you. Only when it fully believes it is you can our plan succeed."

"But if it becomes me, then who am I?" Mao Feiyang spotted the crux of the problem.

Mu Daxian narrowed his eyes, speaking with utmost seriousness, "That’s exactly the crux of the issue."

"From this moment on, you need to listen carefully to every word I say. When the time comes, you have no room for error!"

Mao Feiyang’s face instantly turned solemn.

"Brother Xian, speak, I’m listening."

Mu Daxian nodded slightly, "Firstly, you need to hand over your Student Souvenir Coin, and don’t rush, not just yet."

"Oh..."

"We need to have the Pseudo-Human version of you to completely replace your identity, so we need two things." Mu Daxian raised two fingers as if to make a peace sign, though Mao Feiyang couldn’t muster a smile.

"First, the Identity Credential, which is the Student Souvenir Coin with your Art Student number on it."

"Second, unwavering self-awareness."

"Third, the breath signature unique to you."

"That sounds quite complicated..." Mao Feiyang murmured quietly.

"Of course it’s not easy," Mu Daxian said, "If it were so simple, there’d be no need for all this elaborate planning."

"What I just explained was the principle of anchoring it to you. Next are the key points for the execution of the entire plan, which we will discuss as we implement them."

Mu Daxian took out an unmarked Student Souvenir Coin from his bag and a mini carving knife from his pocket. He began to engrave Mao Feiyang’s Art Student number onto the coin.

Lin Yi’s eyes widened. He had seen the Art Teacher engraving Art Student numbers in a previous dream, but he hadn’t expected Mu Daxian to possess this ability as well.

He glanced around and noticed a lack of surprise on Mao Feiyang’s face.

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback before he realized—his dreams were fragmented, missing some sequences.

Given that Maozi already had a Student Souvenir Coin engraved with his own name, he must have witnessed Mu Daxian’s skills once before.

After Mu Daxian finished carving, he tossed the Student Souvenir Coin to Mao Feiyang: "Take this one, give the one you had before to the Pseudo-Human version of you."

"Oh..." Mao Feiyang complied, handing over his original Student Souvenir Coin.

"Not to it, not yet. Wait until later, when I will hand it over," Mu Daxian took Mao Feiyang’s coin and continued, "Once the Student Souvenir Coin is in its hands, it will become ’Mao Feiyang,’ not Pseudo-Human, Mao Feiyang, but ’Mao Feiyang.’ Do you understand?"

"And what about me?" Mao Feiyang pointed to himself.

Mu Daxian pointed to a set of dark green Art Student uniforms on the ground, "You drape their clothes over yourself and carry my sketchboard."

"We’ll exchange a secret signal first. From the moment I awaken the Pseudo-Human version of you until we reach the watchtower in the Art Building on the other side via the elevator—and I repeat the secret signal—you cannot reclaim ’Mao Feiyang’s’ identity and communicate with me until then. Understood?"

"Throughout the whole process, all you need to do is hold on tight to your Student Souvenir Coin and act like a regular Art Student who came to campus with me."

"Whatever happens, just follow me. And throughout the process, any conversations I have with ’Mao Feiyang’ are not with you."

"How about it, do you understand the steps?"

Mu Daxian’s gaze pierced intensely into Mao Feiyang.

Mao Feiyang recalled the steps, then nodded, "Understood."

Only then did Mu Daxian breathe a sigh of relief, adding, "The fully charged street lamps will automatically light up at 18:00, but we need to wait here until close to midnight, or until It appears before we leave..."

"The discarded bulb’s light will affect the Sneering Angel’s judgment. Coupled with the Pseudo-Human version of you, we can confuse reality with the fake, creating a cicada shedding its shell scenario. The hardest part of the entire process isn’t following the plan, but for you to brace yourself against the loneliness and firmly believe that even if the Sneering Angel is beside you, it won’t attack you."

"Moreover, no matter what the Pseudo-Human version of you becomes, you must not empathize. Once you resonate with the false self, when falsehood becomes truth, the truth also becomes falsehood; in the presence of the Sneering Angel, I won’t have the power to bring you back."

"Alright, Brother Xian, I... under... stand..." Initially composed, Mao Feiyang’s tone began to slow, as if hit by a slowing beam, while he spoke.