AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 587 - 266: Sun Shower_2

Chapter 587: Chapter 266: Sun Shower_2

"..." Lin Yi was at a loss for words and embarrassed, "Maybe it’s the survivor’s bias talking... How about trying to believe in something a bit more reliable?"

"emmmm... Then I firmly believe that Boss will definitely stomp me into the swimming pool with such tenderness."

"..."

"Or maybe you should believe that a pretty girl will take you to swimming lessons..."

Wei Liang: "..."

Lin Yi held his forehead, thinking to himself, ’Do you really think I asked Boss to trample on me?! And besides, his foot strength is anything but ’gentle,’ damn it!’

After a few jests back and forth, they both passed the corner together and entered another mountain path...

Once they switched to this mountain path, the wind suddenly picked up. The trees on both sides of the cobblestone road rustled in the wind, as if whispering secrets, at times becoming indistinct, conveying an ominous omen.

The surroundings had clearly changed, and Lin Yi noticed that deep within the Green Forest Belt, there was an enduring mist spreading slowly, unaffected by the strong wind, persistently lingering and gently unfurling...

Enveloped by the mist, the distant scenery became blurred, and the more Lin Yi looked, the more he felt an endless fear and unease, feeling uneasy in such an ominous environment.

’Could it be that bad? Those are just the rules, after all,’ Lin Yi said somewhat speechlessly, and unable to bring himself to comment further—in truth, he was somewhat ’used to being tormented,’ but still felt... this was happening a bit too frequently, right?

No sooner had he gotten rid of the bandaged Pseudo-Human Art Student than he encountered the Sneering Angel. He had only just shaken off the Sneering Angel, not even having wiped his butt clean, and the toilet exploded again?!

In the dense forests on either side of the mountain path, vague shadows could be seen swaying in the mist, as if in pursuit of something.

Lin Yi was certain that these things were not Nocturnal species because, firstly, they didn’t make the distinct ’rustling’ sound associated with Nocturnal species moving, and secondly, Nocturnal species and Human Sculptures couldn’t move about Under the Sun.

"Wait... the sun?"

Suddenly, Lin Yi realized something and looked up sharply.

All around, the trees in the Green Forest Belt had grown into towering giants, and the dense foliage blocked the sky as if sunlight couldn’t penetrate, making it feel like stepping into a primeval forest. Floating dust particles seemed to permeate the whole world, sunlight showered down from above, evoking the sense of clarity after the rain, yet also resembling... sinking to the bottom of the sea.

But this scene lasted only a moment, or rather, that moment was just what Lin Yi perceived when he realized something was amiss. However, because he had captured so much information, it felt like a ’long sense of time,’ but in fact, it was just the span of a breath or two!

The wind whirled through the woods again, nearly pushing him backwards, but he managed to lower his center of gravity just in time to steady himself.

However, Lin Yi quickly noticed a hint of moisture that didn’t seem to belong to this time.

"Drip..."

He felt something riding the trajectory of the wind rush towards him, then strike his cheek like a rubber bullet.

"Drip... drip..."

Soon, a few more droplets with that moist sensation appeared.

Lin Yi touched his cheek and, not knowing why, when he confirmed they were droplets of water, he actually felt a sense of relief that ’it was only water, not blood’...

It was strange, since the appearance of water droplets was already a very bad sign at this time, but he inexplicably had that ludicrous thought flash through his mind.

He glanced at his side and saw that Wei Liang was still there.

He breathed a sigh of relief...

At such a time, having someone who has honed Crafty Tricks into a passive targeting skill was undoubtedly a significant safety net.

Even if the layers went awry, at least Liangzi was there as a fallback...

"Drip... drip..."

"Thud..."

Fine and icy raindrops began to fall slowly from the sky, the strong wind turning them into something akin to shards of ice. They weren’t the usual transparent drops but carried an eerie green sheen, as if tainted by some malevolent force. It was as though Gul’dan had stirred a cauldron filled with fel poison, then mixed it with a blizzard that descended upon them.

Lin Yi looked at his fingertip that had briefly touched one of the droplets, only to find it had already evaporated, leaving behind a sensation on his fingertip that was indiscernible between cool and scalding.

It was as if he had carelessly been burnt, and then immediately lost the ability to perceive temperature.

More and more raindrops fell upon him, and he gradually felt as though the blood within his veins was igniting, slowly beginning to boil.

What was even more disconcerting was the slight distortion of colors he started noticing in his vision, and he was also beginning to lose his sensory perceptions...

He felt dizzy and lightheaded, but as soon as he sensed the onset of this feeling, he quickly shook his head to dispel the illusion, keeping his willpower lucid.

But the scene before his eyes still held some distortion.

This sense of distortion wasn’t a fixed image; rather, it was a sinister creeping visual, as if something had used special techniques to affect his optic nerve, creating a hallucination-like visual error.

Strangely enough, his thoughts remained clear.

And it was the clear thoughts juxtaposed with the twisted visuals that gradually led his brain to a state where cognitive understanding and sensory perception couldn’t align!

"Damn... How can this rain be so contaminated! It’s only been a few drops?!"

"Liangzi!" Lin Yi, in a panic, grabbed Wei Liang’s garments and spoke rapidly and anxiously, "It’s raining! There’s something very wrong with this rain!"

"I can feel it too!" Wei Liang, unusually solemn, trembled as he spoke, "This isn’t ordinary rain, Old Lin, this is... Under the Sun rain!"

"Under the Sun rain...?!"

Lin Yi’s heart skipped a beat, an ominous premonition quickly spreading throughout his body. Yes, it was broad daylight; although the light was somewhat dim, it was definitely not the sort of weather you would describe as overcast!

This rain... was truly Under the Sun rain!

"Is there any explanation for this?"

Wei Liang continued to shiver: "Explanation or not, stop squeezing me so hard, Old Lin! I’m shaking so badly and you haven’t even noticed!"

Lin Yi quickly released the hand that was holding Wei Liang, realizing only then that Wei Liang’s trembling was entirely caused by him...

Wei Liang tried to be reassuring: "Don’t panic! The rule says ’as long as there’s no misty rain weather, everything is normal!’"

"And anyway, the wind isn’t too strong here, and it’s just a few light raindrops, so don’t panic!"

"The wind isn’t too strong?!" Lin Yi was startled, thinking how could you not feel such strong wind?

He looked at Wei Liang, only to notice that Wei Liang’s clothes were merely fluttering slightly, whereas his own back was being puffed up by the wind!

"The wind blowing on me, and the wind Liangzi is experiencing... are completely different winds...?!"

"Can it even work like that?!"

It seemed as though he and Wei Liang were walking together, but actually, there was a slight disparity in the layers of reality!?

"So... the Under the Sun rain that’s falling on Wei Liang, is it of a completely different nature than mine?"

"Is it really just... a few drops of rain for him?"

And his situation, because he slipped only slightly in the layers but didn’t completely fall through, placed him in between safety and danger, yet he could still communicate with Wei Liang?

Like... on the same narrow country path, Wei Liang walked on the raised footpath, while he was crawling through the dark mud beside it?