AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 578 - 262: The Tempting Aroma in the Convenience Store

Chapter 578: Chapter 262: The Tempting Aroma in the Convenience Store

"We need to talk to Young Master Tian about this too," Lin Yi thought. "Just in case he encounters such a situation, he should have a way to handle it."

With that thought, Lin Yi stepped into the Student Passage.

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May 9, 2023, 11:29, Cafeteria Convenience Store.

Within the portal shrouded in chaotic mist, several figures stepped into the Convenience Store as if they were passing through a thin film of crystal.

"Is this the Convenience Store?" Zhang Lingzhen looked around at the bunker-like environment of the store, both curious and astonished.

The Penguin Pseudo-Human Art Student paid no heed to Zhang Lingzhen and first glanced sideways at the Bandage Pseudo-Human Art Student, "You take some supplies and leave here first, then go to those two guys, Bu Ze... Don’t let them escape."

"After that, see you in class."

"Okay, Xiao Liu, come with me." The Bandage Pseudo-Human Art Student uttered a deep response, then proceeded with another Pseudo-Human Art Student towards the shelf area, heading for the store’s exit.

Zhang Lingzhen watched the back of the Bandage Pseudo-Human Art Student, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, deep in thought.

come with me, I’ll take you to get the Student Souvenir Coin..." said the Penguin Pseudo-Human Art Student, "Although it’s pretty useless, it’s an essential part of the ’Glorious Evolution’."

Zhang Lingzhen didn’t quite comprehend but nodded weakly.

Just as she was about to follow the Penguin Pseudo-Human Art Student, an inexplicable gust of wind swept through the door frame, followed by the fluttering ’fluttering’ sound of papers behind Zhang Lingzhen.

Zhang Lingzhen froze for a moment and turned to look, just in time to see the notice fluttering on the Convenience Store’s door frame.

"Hey, Senior Ren, there seems to be a tip here!" Zhang Lingzhen exclaimed.

"Ignore it," the Penguin Pseudo-Human Art Student, Senior Ren, said with a barely discernible shift in expression, deterring Zhang Lingzhen from examining the Convenience Store Notice, "That thing will cloud your judgment. Just do as I say, there are too many traps in this place."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingzhen’s expression subtly changed, and she quickly turned her neck.

But as she quickly turned, it seemed as if there were fine cracks forming at the base of her neck, making it unclear whether it was traces of powder rubbed off by the wrinkles of the skin or... marks that appeared directly on the neck.

Zhang Lingzhen silently followed the Pseudo-Human Art Student, Senior Ren, moving forward. After a while, she seemed to smell something delicious, her nostrils fluttering, then she looked towards a shelf area.

"Senior Ren, what’s that over there?" Zhang Lingzhen asked, pointing towards the source of the enticing scent, curious.

Senior Ren paused, followed Zhang Lingzhen’s direction, and, not knowing what he saw, a trace of surprise and fear flashed in his eyes.

"It’s nothing... let’s go."

"Aw... okay then." Zhang Lingzhen pouted but felt an itch deep inside, like the time she had egged someone to press the blue bus’s door-open button. Ignoring the advice, her curiosity and hunger for what was on the shelves only grew.

Her instincts told her there must be something delicious there.

Zhang Lingzhen replied half-heartedly, but her eyes kept drifting back to the shelf area, increasingly reluctant to leave.

As she walked, she got distracted and strayed off course... until she accidentally bumped into a shelf with a ’bump,’ letting out a painful "Ah!" which brought her attention back from that distraction.

"Ouch..." She rubbed her body, only then realizing she had lost sight of Senior Ren and the others.

"Senior Ren?"

"Senior Ren...?"

"Senior Ren!"

Zhang Lingzhen then realized just around a corner, she had completely lost contact with Senior Ren and the others, becoming anxious, she called out loudly, trying to draw their attention.

But after several shouts, she got no response.

’Whoosh— Whoosh—’

Gusts of wind blew in the bunker-like structure of the Convenience Store, in those dark areas so deep that even the incandescent lights couldn’t illuminate, it felt as if dozens of eyes were staring at her, sending chills down her spine, hair standing on end...

At that moment, she caught a whiff of that faint yet extremely enticing aroma again.

"Gulp..."

She swallowed hard. Since entering the school, she hadn’t smelled anything so appetizing these past few days, and now her stomach growled in response.

"No more hesitation... let’s go check it out..." Zhang Lingzhen mumbled, then driven by rebelliousness and curiosity, she deviated from the slightly off-path and started walking towards the source of that enticing smell...

Meanwhile, Senior Ren walking through the aisles suddenly sensed something was wrong. He turned around only to find Zhang Lingzhen missing.

"Oh no!" Senior Ren’s expression drastically changed as he instantly thought of the scent Zhang Lingzhen had mentioned earlier, feeling a chill down his spine, "You guys go ahead and look for the Student Souvenir Coin, I’ll go find let’s meet at the shopping terminal!"

The remaining few Pseudo-Human Art Students nodded in agreement, "Okay..."

Senior Ren then quickly retraced his steps, after a few rounds, he returned to the original spot, then looked towards the direction Zhang Lingzhen had pointed. He faintly ’sensed’ the presence of Zhang Lingzhen but was sure she had continued walking.