AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 743 - 343 "It" and "Angel

Chapter 743: Chapter 343 "It" and "Angel

"Its essence is that of a ’sculpture,’ yet it does not belong to any recorded category of sculptures. Not long after its creation, the Zealots lost control of it due to their inadequate understanding of the manual."

"As time went on, it began to absorb supernatural power, constantly self-evolving and updating, becoming a special Transcendent creature that far surpassed the Zealots and any other sculpture..."

"You can imagine a group of mad experimenters conjuring up something that should not exist, a being that possessed the traits of all known Angel Sculptures, and potentially its own ’logic.’ Moreover, its existence couldn’t exactly be called ’out of control’ since it was never under control to begin with..."

"The relationship it has with this place is like if you let loose a mythical creature in the Amazon Rainforest. Normally, if you don’t go in, it won’t come out, and there’s an uneasy peace. But if you venture into the rainforest, you might cross its territory and get killed by it..."

"Uh..." Lin Yi wiped off some sweat and timidly asked, "Old Mo, this ’rainforest’ you’re talking about, it wouldn’t happen to be..."

"Cough cough, that’s right..." Old Mo awkwardly confirmed, "It’s the place we’re in now—the final stretch of the road leading to the Art Building."

"But don’t be too scared, if nothing unusual happens, we’re highly unlikely to encounter it."

Seeing Old Mo who looked as if he had seen a ghost, Lin Yi pursed his lips: "Even though, is this really a good time to jinx it?"

Old Mo curled his lip: "I was just trying to comfort you..."

Lin Yi: "...Alright, what happens next?"

"Next, this path is also one of the routes for the ’Angel’ Invasion on campus," Old Mo said, "Because of its existence, it even somewhat restricts the ’Angel’..."

"It’s protecting the campus?" Lin Yi was surprised.

Old Mo shook his head: "It’s hardly about protection, it’s more like a woman originally had a child, and then adopted another. The two kids don’t get along and are at odds with each other."

"’Angel’... is a Transcendent life form nurtured from the Root, and among all known ideologies, nothing is closer to the Root than the ’Angel.’"

"And ’it’ is man-made. We don’t dismiss the possibility that when the Angel Envoys observed the Root and ’Him,’ they thought they observed, but might have only observed some kind of high-order, alternate ’Angel,’ then recorded it as such..."

"’It’ might as well be a knockoff ’Angel’..."

Lin Yi felt a dryness in his mouth: "Then...how strong are ’Angels’ exactly?"

"I don’t know," Old Mo shook his head, "It’s like you can’t say a mosquito is strong just because it bit you, nor can you think a lion is not threatening just because it hasn’t attacked you..."

"Those things, they seem to follow some ’logic.’ As long as you avoid that logic, it’s relatively safe."

"Only when facing the ’Angel’ directly can you know how terrifying ’Angels’ are."

Lin Yi asked: "Is that the reason for the various rules on campus?"

"Pretty much..." Old Mo said, "Some people’s rules are meant to protect them from Angels, but as an Experience Student, you won’t encounter those complex situations. Just follow the most basic rules, and the rest are written according to different Pollution Depths."

"In general, the existence of rules allows people to preserve themselves when supernatural events occur."

"For those in the know, it’s called ’Transcendent,’ but for the unaware, it’s considered ’mysterious.’ You understand this, right?"

Lin Yi nodded: "So...if we took its Scales, we wouldn’t be attacked by it, but conversely, it would draw the attention of Angels?"

"Don’t think too highly of yourself," Old Mo said, "I’ve told you they have their own logic. If you’re lucky, you could dance in front of them and still be okay..."

"What you mean is, if we encounter an Angel, we’re gambling that their gun isn’t loaded?"

"If you insist on putting it that way, then yes."

Lin Yi fell silent for a moment, then said: "Old Mo."

"Hm?"

"What exactly is an ’Angel’?"

"I don’t know either, if I did, I might have become an Angel by now."

"Uh... What about the Angel Sculpture? What’s its relationship with the Angels?"

"None." Old Mo said, "Even though both have the word Angel, they are fundamentally different things... The reason they’re called Angel Sculptures is simply because they look like Angels."

"What about the Alien Angel..."

"You sure know a lot, kid, wasting your talent as an Experience Student. Are you special personnel sent by the official authorities?" Old Mo gave Lin Yi a glance.

"Ah? No, I’m not..." Lin Yi shook his head in confusion, wanting to say more, but Old Mo cut him off, "Whether you are or aren’t doesn’t matter anymore. The authorities have sent quite a few people over the years, even if you were, I’d understand."

"I’m not afraid that you are from the authorities, I’m afraid you are not."

Lin Yi was stunned: "Uh... Ah?"

Old Mo ignored Lin Yi’s surprise and continued on point: "The Angel Sculpture, like ’it,’ is also something the Zealots came up with... Because the Zealots couldn’t control ’it,’ they tried to tamper with something they could. Hence, the Angel Sculptures were tinkered into existence."

"So...the Angel Sculptures are controlled by the Zealots?"

"Er... not exactly."