AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 732 - 337 Road’s Second Order, "Safe Boundary" _2

Chapter 732: Chapter 337 Road’s Second Order, "Safe Boundary" _2

Right in front of him, not far away, was the deep part of the Green Forest Belt and the boundary at the edge of the dense forest, the place where light and shadow divided.

A thick mist like a massive, flowing white curtain, was wildly spreading among the trees, and though it was already deep into the night, some of the mist still appeared white as if dyed by an unknown light, as if bestowed with some sacred luminance.

Every tiny droplet of mist shimmered with a hazy light, like countless fragmented stars floating amidst it, with the cold moonlight struggling to penetrate the multilayered branches and leaves, forming straight pale yellow columns of light, clearly visible within the mist, seemingly guiding a path to a bizarre world.

The trees here were outlined by this soft light, their trunks moss-lit and glowing, as if the light had awakened their vitality.

Behind the columns of light, on the darker side, the mist became even more sinister, the shadows like an invisible giant beast devouring everything, the mist being its exhaled cold breath, icy and dense.

The trees in the fog and darkness were left only as huge, twisted dark silhouettes, like fierce monsters lurking in the shadows, with occasional specks of ghostly green phosphorescence flickering, perhaps the eyes of some unknown creature, peering into this mysterious boundary.

The deadly silence here was infinitely magnified, with only the faint sound of the mist flowing, like heavy breathing coming from the depths of darkness, sending shivers down one’s spine.

On this boundary line between light and darkness, there seemed to exist two completely different worlds; one filled with the unknown, fear, gloom, and terror, and the other even more unknown, more fearful, drearier, and more terrifying.

There is no safety, no concept of safety, only danger and boundless danger.

"But this place..." Lin Yi’s mind became muddled, "Kuai Kuai initially just traversed this boundary directly into its depths... Did Old Mo go through all this trouble just to come here?"

"Old Mo..." Lin Yi then whispered, "What is this place?"

He naturally knew what it was, but the content he knew lacked an "official" feel, so he still wanted to hear Old Mo’s "official explanation."

Old Mo looked towards the boundary of light and shadow and said, "This is the campus’s ’Safe Boundary’."

"The campus’s...’Safe Boundary’?!"

"As long as you don’t cross that ’Safe Boundary’, even if you get lost within the Green Forest Belt, there’s a chance to be saved by the Security Guard."

"But if you do cross that boundary, you’re most likely waiting to die."

"Because it’s a boundary line, it’s not a specific point..." Old Mo pointed at the columns of light formed by the cold moonlight, "Look closely, the boundary continues to extend, doesn’t it?"

"Remember that the school is built in the mountainous area, almost every building is surrounded by the Green Forest Belt, and within its depths, such boundary lines exist..."

"And the position I brought you to is like a cutting point on the boundary line, traversing from here is the shortest route."

Lin Yi suddenly realized, "So beyond that Safe Boundary, there’s a moving part, an area with a lamppost painted red with numbers, and at some point, it becomes a ’cutting point’?"

"Correct..." Old Mo said, "The machinery is always running inside, instead of us going to find it, it’s better to stay in one place and wait for it to come."

"When a bus closes its doors and starts moving, trying to force your way on will only get you killed... unless you’re Jack Cheng."

"But when it stops and opens its doors, getting on is much easier."

"Bus! Bus station!" Lin Yi’s mind instantly felt a clear, refreshing sense, "No wonder Mu Daxian once brought Maozi very close to here but never crossed this boundary, while Kuai Kuai and Mountain Man did traverse the boundary!"

Reflecting on it now, Lin Yi indeed realized that the place Mountain Man had fled from had a lamppost painted red with numbers!

And that lamppost painted red with numbers was specially found by Kuai Hongji to guide him!

Lin Yi couldn’t help but say, "Old Mo, what if we pull out this lamppost, would it be useful?"

Old Mo said speechlessly, "Are you an idiot? Dust will drift over here, not because the dust knows how to drift, but because it’s frivolous!"

"You pulling it out won’t be of much use, no matter where you throw it, it will eventually float to a similar fixed point, get it?"

"But if you talk about its usefulness..."

"Don’t be fooled by the faded red paint numbers on this lamppost, but after all, it’s an old antique that’s nearly enveloped in patina, some charm still lingers, and it could be used for self-defense."

"But anyone with even a slightly normal mind wouldn’t pick this thing."

"You have the ability to get a lamppost, isn’t it better to borrow a light from the Gymnasium? Expending great effort to pull out a lamppost, plus being limited by the area, is it stupid or not, presumptuous or not..."

Lin Yi quickly shut his mouth, his heart sweating for Mountain Man, suddenly feeling that Mountain Man was different from others.

Others, as his cognition deepened, he increasingly felt their prowess, like Boss, like Mu Daxian, like Liangzi this guy... But why does Mountain Man seem to have decreasing value in his heart?

Lin Yi didn’t know if it was because Mountain Man couldn’t fight or speak up when it mattered, that just one high-profile strike almost completely ruined the originally high status he held.

"That’s about it, let’s go." Old Mo patted Lin Yi’s shoulder, then adjusted the comfort of his backpack, and took the lead to walk out.

Lin Yi hurriedly followed.

Soon, the two arrived at the division between light and shadow—the "Safe Boundary."

Standing before the Safe Boundary, there was a beautifully picturesque sense, as if standing under the aurora in the long night, an indescribable feeling.

It was only at this moment, under the light, that Lin Yi discovered that the ground at his feet was experiencing some subtle movements!

It was a kind of distortion, an eerie sense of extension, just like the way the Cobblestone path had distorted several times when the campus layers had collapsed!

"Don’t look anymore, it’s nauseating." Old Mo called out, then stepped over the Safe Boundary.

Lin Yi also hurriedly stepped over.

But just as he traversed the Safe Boundary, a cold and inexplicable wind suddenly swept past his ear, bringing with it a cold and ethereal eerie calling sound.

[Lin Yi...]

"Whoosh—"

This calling sound, like a drop of cold water, slid down along the Safe Boundary, accurately hitting the back of his neck, and then that terrifying chill rushed straight to his spine, as if thousands of ice needles were gently pricking his spinal cord...

[Lin Yi...]

This familiar yet strange voice rang by his ear again, but at first listen, it wasn’t the call of a Sneering Angel or an Alien Angel (Graveyard of the Deceased), nor was it like the one that appeared several times in the Phantom Vision at the Gymnasium accompanied by the sound of chains "clang clang clang"...

But it was this kind of calling sound that had an indescribable familiarity.

[Lin Yi...]

[Lin...]

"Bang!"

The eerie and cold voice, after resonating a few times unhurriedly, suddenly stopped abruptly, like a mosquito buzzing around the ear suddenly got smacked dead and abruptly became quiet.

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, indeed seeing Old Mo’s face in front of him, and Old Mo’s hand, somehow resting on his shoulder.