AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 562 - 254: Refuting Miscellaneous, Synesthesia, Sinking...

Chapter 562: Chapter 254: Refuting Miscellaneous, Synesthesia, Sinking...

"Phew..." he let out a long breath.

Who would’ve thought that analyzing high-intensity investigative pen strokes, then repeatedly deciphering them in his mind, would be such an energy-draining task.

He glanced at Wei Liang and found him peering through the gaps again, but this time he realized that Wei Liang might not just be peering through gaps; he seemed to be reading a book while in reality, he could be decoding information in his mind...?

"Slurp..." Wei Liang sucked in the drool that was about to trickle out, then he pressed down on his gun.

Lin Yi: "..."

"Alright, alright... I take back my earlier thoughts..."

Lin Yi was beginning to understand why Wei Liang took so long to read a book – it was actually about basing the discovery of information on one’s own hobbies!

Being able to enjoy H-comics and get clues at the same time – leisure and work in perfect harmony—but wait, isn’t this some kind of unusual crafty trick?!

Lin Yi shook his head slightly, dismissing any digression about Wei Liang’s behavior, then picked up the large stack of books he had finished and walked towards the bookshelves.

But no sooner had he risen than he felt an oppressive atmosphere, as if... he had walked into the domain of a stand-off between others.

This might sound a bit obscure, so, to put it simply... Lin Yi felt the moment he stood up, he had interrupted the eye contact between two people, simultaneously becoming the focus of their gazes.

He pretended to notice nothing, holding his books and walking up the stairs, then turned his head as if "suddenly remembering something," and glanced at the black and white clock on the wall.

At the same time, he used his peripheral vision to scan almost the entire classroom.

"So it’s those two after all..."

Lin Yi sighed helplessly.

Song Rentou, sitting in a corner by the window at the front of the tiered classroom, and Mountain Man, seated at the back of the classroom near the hallway, were in a staring match, and Lin Yi had accidentally stepped into their line of sight...

But what annoyed him even more was, you two just keep staring at each other, don’t follow me with your eyes, dammit!

That feeling of eyes boring into his back was exceptionally strong, especially now with his enhanced "perception," as distinct as if someone was surreptitiously touching his spine while walking arm-in-arm with him.

He made a beeline for the bookshelf area, where the sensation of being watched gradually dissipated.

"This really isn’t easy..."

Lin Yi leaned against the bookshelf and let out a sigh.

He looked down at his watch.

9:50.

The Cafeteria’s lunch serves from 10:40 to 13:20; to be safe, he should leave the Teaching Building half an hour earlier, but from a driver’s perspective, the sunlight was just right now, and the risk of falling in the campus layout was almost non-existent – it would probably only take 10 to 15 minutes.

To be safe, add another 20 minutes buffer, so... leaving the classroom at 10:20 would suffice.

Lin Yi quickly made a plan and then figured that he still had half an hour to study H-comics.

Half an hour was actually very tight.

Moreover, since he had to go to the Gymnasium right after lunch, there was no time for a nap.

He hurriedly returned the books to the shelves, then rapidly searched through the titles, specifically picking out ones that looked like H-comics at first glance, took them off the shelves, and began flipping through them right there in the bookshelf area...

"X023 January 29th... The Night Watchman rang the bell... Be prepared..."

...

"X023 February 15th... We found some fragments not belonging to humans by the streetlight... Something has appeared on campus... Be careful..."

...

"X023 January 2nd... An Art Teacher seemed to have a problem... He went to find the Night Watchman... He hasn’t returned yet... The situation is very bad..."

...

"X022 July 17th... Brother Xian was severely injured in the confrontation with the Sneering Angel... But he managed to tear off one of the Sneering Angel’s wings..."

...

"X022 August 1st... Brother Xian has recovered... No worries..."

With the knack of it, Lin Yi’s pace in flipping through books accelerated, as did the rhythm of obtaining information, but equally, the drain on him grew more and more significant.

The information he obtained was fragmented; some it related to each other, setting aside the exhaustion from decoding, organizing them was also very troublesome.

The most crucial point was that Lin Yi expended a lot of mental effort, but the information he got was extremely limited.

He looked down at his watch again.

10:02.

"With the speed of this consumption, there’s no need to wait until 10:20... It’s more likely I’ll need a rest around the teens," Lin Yi said to himself with a wry smile, but he still continued to look for H-comics.

He always felt that there must be some other clues inside.

He walked along the bookshelves, studying as he went, continuously obtaining pieces of information...

The dates on these pieces of information became more and more chaotic, some even going back to X021, with the earliest ones being traced back to X019—a mess indeed...

Yet gradually, parts of the information began to form a pattern in his mind...

"X022 November 12th... I followed the abandoned streetlights to the depths of the mountain ridge... The Pseudo-Humans didn’t attack me... I saw a cave... The cave seemed to be filled with a nameless fog swirling around..."

"X022 November 13th... I took the Teacher to look for that cave... We didn’t find it... But we found some strange fragments..."

"X022 November 14th... Old Li and the Teacher began to show strange symptoms... They went to find the Night Watchman... They haven’t come back until now..."

"X022 November 15th... That cave really exists... It only opens to its prey... I’ve been caught too... Do not go deep into the Green Forest Belt... Never go there..."