AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 768 - 353: Flesh Mural, "Obsession Sculpture" (Extra 2000 words)

Chapter 768: Chapter 353: Flesh Mural, "Obsession Sculpture" (Extra 2000 words)

"Old Mo, can Art Students become Architects? I mean... is there a pathway for Art Students to transform into so-called ’Architects’, just as how the Dormitory Supervisor turned into the Sneering Angel?"

"’Pathway’?" Old Mo paused, "That’s an interesting way to put it, you can understand it that way if you wish... But in reality, ’Architect’ isn’t a fixed profession; anyone with the ability is an Architect, without needing recognition from others or officials."

"The painting skills studied by Art Students are related to the ’Professional Design’ essential in Architecture. Only with the ability to ’Unfold Design Diagrams’, can one begin the architectural process from ’paper’ to ’reality’."

"Unfortunately, this often consumes more of their ’spiritual will’ and ’Supernatural Power’ than their bodies can bear... Even combined, they can only barely prevent the Grey Mist from damaging the Art Building."

"Follow me... We’ll go to the Bell Tower and find Mu Daxian, that kid tends to be reckless, and I fear he might get himself erased in his antics."

Old Mo’s gaze shifted away from the Art Students, and stepping forward, he led Lin Yi into the Art Building Hall, slowly weaving through the hall."

"Don’t touch them, they are a whole right now, just like a living ’Matrix’. With your nuclear power plant-like constitution, an accidental induction of undue power might drive the situation into an uncontrollable direction."

Lin Yi shuddered and carefully avoided the Art Students."

But as he moved through the hall, he began to realize that the blood mist was not as simple as just blood seeping out of the body; rather, it seemed more like the bodies of Art Students were undergoing a kind of annihilation."

This transformation was very much like the Rage Angel being decomposed by an old kerosene lamp during the ’Banquet’."

"Old Mo, it looks like their bodies are decomposing... Will they die?" Lin Yi couldn’t help but ask."

"Not for now." Old Mo said, "This is a process of ’interaction’, their bodies are being replaced with Supernatural Power. Within a certain range, it counts as a valid enhancement."

As they moved slowly, Lin Yi began to feel a subtle but persistent pulling sensation in the surroundings, different from the feeling of wind battering against the body."

It felt more like countless filaments clinging onto his skin, pulling him in a certain direction."

This feeling, which initially seemed trivial, gradually caused goosebumps to appear on his skin, leading to an intense feeling of discomfort."

Gradually, he noticed that some blood mist was also emerging within his body, as if his blood was seeping out from his pores, shattered by this wild wind, merging into the surrounding environment."

"Old Mo, look at my hands!" Lin Yi exclaimed in horror as he looked at his hands, where his skin seemed to crumble like dry grass to ash, turning into white powdered particles and vanishing into the wind."

Old Mo glanced at Lin Yi and then focused ahead: "So they’ve begun forcibly requisitioning the Supernatural Power of everyone entering the Art Building Hall... It seems they won’t last much longer."

"Forcibly requisitioning?" Lin Yi looked uneasy, muttering to himself, "Damn it, I’m just a walking Charging Treasure wherever I go, finished charging Old Mo and now the Art Building automatically plugs me into the USB?"

Even public buses require a fare, damn..."

Lin Yi hurriedly quickened his pace, not out of selfishness, but because he was also in a precarious situation; in an impoverished situation, one must look out for oneself; being altruistic now would be irresponsible to his own life."

As he sped up, out of the corner of his eye, Lin Yi suddenly noticed in the dim and cramped corners around the hall, there hid sculpture after sculpture, each with distinct poses and expressions."

These sculptures crouched in corners like living beings, maintaining a sneaky posture, stealthily peeping out from the darkness, their dull stone eyes filled with longing."

They greedily sucked in the blood mist, as if it were the tastiest thing in the world, while intermittently glancing towards the broken portal as if the world outside was where they aspired to be."

Some of them were intently staring at the Art Students, their eyes filled with a mix of pity, sympathy, greed, bloodlust, and hatred... A complex and contradictory array of emotions."

Others looked towards the center of the hall, where the most perfect piece of art in the Art Building, ’Life towards Death’, was located."

Some, when Lin Yi noticed them, seemed to have felt a sort of induction and turned to look towards Lin Yi."

’They...?!’"

When he saw these sculptures, Lin Yi’s initial feeling was horror, the terror of being secretly watched by those cold sculptures hidden in the dark, which could always strike directly at one’s mental defenses, but soon he sharply jolted himself awake."

’Wait... this feeling?!’"

He suddenly remembered, this feeling of being watched was exactly what he sensed while walking in the corridor!"

Yes! That feeling of being watched!"

They made no effort to hide their longing for Lin Yi, as if he were a piece of moving cake, emitting an ’aroma’ at all times, constantly stimulating them..."