AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 674 - 308 Transformation Formula_2

Chapter 674: Chapter 308 Transformation Formula_2

At first, he thought Maozi’s problem was serious, but later he found out that he himself was beginning to have problems too. Now, it seems his problem might be even bigger than Maozi’s.

He looked at the lines on the sticky note, and then added a new one:

"Wait, the Dormitory Supervisor took Maozi to the Art Building around 3 a.m. on May 7th..."

"The appearance of the Sneering Angel was on the evening of May 7th, no, it was past midnight, so it was May 8th at midnight..."

"In just one day’s time, the Dormitory Supervisor transformed into the Sneering Angel!"

"There must have been something utterly unimaginable that happened!"

"Could it have something to do with the old kerosene lamp?"

After the shell of the petrified hourglass broke, an old, non-functioning kerosene lamp was revealed.

"Could it be... the old non-functioning kerosene lamp is some kind of key ’prop’ that induced or facilitated the Dormitory Supervisor’s transformation into the Sneering Angel?"

Lin Yi wasn’t certain, he only knew that a lit old kerosene lamp can drive away the Nocturnal species, but didn’t know if a non-functioning old kerosene lamp is simply "non-functioning."

"Or... was the Dormitory Supervisor already on the Transformation Pathways to becoming a Sneering Angel, and the Supernatural Traits of the old kerosene lamp suppressed the transformation process?"

"So, the moment the old kerosene lamp failed, the Dormitory Supervisor turned into the Sneering Angel?"

These two conjectures, one centered around the possibility that the "non-functioning old kerosene lamp" might facilitate the Dormitory Supervisor’s transformation into the Sneering Angel.

He noted down a simple formula on the sticky note:

[Dorm+Lamp(X)=Sneer].

The second conjecture was that "the Dormitory Supervisor himself" had already started transforming into the Sneering Angel, and he wrote down a second formula:

[Dorm→Sneer]

And added:

[Dorm+Lamp(√)=?]

He looked at these formulas and actually felt satisfied; writing them down mainly served as a precaution, in case the deepening sense of cognitive dissonance from someone picking up this Death Note becomes overwhelming.

Of course, this might just be his own vanity, finding this notebook and flipping through it might cause trouble, let alone someone reading from the first page all the way to the formulas...

Suddenly, he had a new inspiration.

"If the above statement that ’old kerosene lamps can suppress the Dormitory Supervisor’s pathway to becoming a Sneering Angel’ is true, then..."

"Who are those old kerosene lamps that fill the Gymnasium trying to protect against...?"

This thought, like a seedling breaking through the soil, uncontrollably sprouted from his mind. The scene that flashed before his eyes was one he pieced together from Li Huiyuan’s narrative...

Inside the gym’s office, each Physical Education Teacher wore a sack over their head and chained themselves to the wall, their bodies constantly emitting blood-red steam...

Moreover, when Mr. Wang charged at him, wrapped around the sky-blue flames was indeed a thick layer of blood-red steam.

"Could it be... the Physical Education Teachers?"

He didn’t know if Physical Education Teachers resembled Security Guards.

He also didn’t know if there was any pathway that could connect Physical Education Teachers with Security Guards.

However, the blood-red steam from the Physical Education Teachers’ bodies, he had only seen in two types of units to date, one was the Pseudo-Human Li Kai, and the other was the Rage Angel.

The blood-red breath from the Pseudo-Human Li Kai was very faint and could be momentarily disregarded.

But what about the Rage Angel?

The Physical Education Teachers definitely have some connection with the Rage Angel...

Could it be that Physical Education Teachers will transform into Rage Angels, and the old kerosene lamps can prevent their transformation process?

Exactly so, which is why one never hears about Physical Education Teachers leaving the Gymnasium, and even Physical Education Teachers hardly leave the Sports Office. Most of the time, the P.E. classes are conducted as mock self-study sessions where the Sports Students lead the Experience Students in training activities.

Lin Yi squinted his eyes, unable to restrain himself. This speculation was too terrifying and would make his cognition of the Gymnasium even more horrifying.

And the so-called "safest place" in the Gymnasium, could it be the darkness beneath the light?

The Physical Education Teacher, with more physical expressiveness than the Rage Angel, coupled with the old kerosene lamp with Supernatural Traits, together they make the Gymnasium as solid as a fortified bunker.

Of course, "the Gymnasium is the safest place on campus" does not equal "being in the Gymnasium is the safest."

Lin Yi seems to have figured out the dialectical relationship here.

Just like "sleeping in the Dormitory is the safest" doesn’t mean that "being in the Dormitory is the safest"...

What a both thrilling and fucking unsettling realization.

"Sure enough, is there really such thing as absolute safety... relative safety is already the greatest welfare this campus can offer."

Lin Yi sighed faintly as he, invisibly, came to accept a bit more of the inherent abnormalities of the campus.

He put away his notebook and then picked up the digital camera, just as he was about to put it back into his bag, he suddenly recalled something Young Master Tian had mentioned.

"...If you turn the volume up to the max, you can hear some strange... noises..."

"Strange noises"

A sparkle of light passed through Lin Yi’s eyes, he hit replay, turned the volume to the max, and after speeding up the playback, he started watching...

Just as before, there was nothing abnormal before the dormitory started turning, but as it began to turn, some weird noises appeared in the footage.

The sounds were indeed indistinct, like something scraping against glass, whispers that were difficult to make out.

He had initially thought he might hear something like strange calling sounds, those hoarse and peculiar syllables mixed in the storm of agony, but he found this was different from all those. Comparatively, it seemed... much more normal.

No wonder even Young Master Tian just described it as "some strange noises."

Since there are no clues, there’s no point in listening further. If he encounters these sounds in the future, he would surely recognize them; blindly listening now is futile.

He put the digital camera back into his bag and zipped up the backpack, then turned to look at Li Huiyuan.

Li Huiyuan was still engrossed in that little notebook; he couldn’t help but ask, "Li Huiyuan, what are you looking at?"

Seeing Li Huiyuan not answering, he asked again.

Still no answer.

So he gently tapped her on the shoulder.

"Li Huiyuan...?"

"Hmm?!" Li Huiyuan frowned unhappily at that moment, saying, "You were so sharp and decisive when you let go earlier, and now you remember to call me?"

"And besides, forget it, let’s stick with Li Huiyuan for now, this is not the time to fuss over such small nicknames; anyway, even if I made a fuss, I doubt you would remember!"

"Eh...?" Lin Yi was initially perplexed by Li Huiyuan’s convoluted train of thought, and after a moment’s pause, he remembered he should probably be calling her Huihuizi, so he could only respond with an awkward smile.

Li Huiyuan didn’t insist on clinging to the issue and actively eased the awkwardness by handing over the notebook: "I was checking to see if there’s anything we’re supposed to do right now."

"The Code? ’Sports Student Code’?" Lin Yi was surprised, hurriedly closed the little notebook, and indeed saw a line of large characters on the cover— "Sports Student Code."

"Holy shit, you’ve been reading the ’Sports Student Code’ right next to me?"

"Ah...? What else?" Li Huiyuan blinked her innocent eyes, "What, should I be reading a pocketbook at a time like this?"

"Uh..." Lin Yi thought to himself that had he known, he would not have watched the digital camera earlier and would have joined in reading the code!

"So, did you find anything that applies to our situation?" Lin Yi asked.

"Nope!" Li Huiyuan shook her head, then she suddenly slapped her forehead, "Oh! I almost forgot..."

She then reached into her skirt and pulled out another little notebook from the pocket of her pleated skirt...

"Ah? What’s this...?" Lin Yi was stunned.

Another "Sports Student Code"?

And it looks... this one isn’t the same thickness!