AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 801 - 369 "Holy Hall", "Netherworld Light", and "Time Zero

Chapter 801: Chapter 369 "Holy Hall", "Netherworld Light", and "Time Zero

"They are infatuated with the mortal world because this world is inherently theirs; they crave supernatural power because it makes their limited return more enduring... If you get lost in the endless cycle of time, you will also return to the present world in the form of a Sneering Angel."

"Sneering Angel...?!" Lin Yi’s pupils constricted sharply, "Is this the true nature of the Sneering Angel?"

"But their numbers... There are too many Dream Builders, right? Is it because they can’t be completely killed?"

"Sneering Angels cannot be completely killed, they are a manifestation of supernatural powers permeating through the layers"—he recalled the exact words once spoken by Old Mo, it turns out this was what the Night Watchman told Old Mo.

"Their number is not that many." The Night Watchman denied, "Most often it is the same one, or the same group, their souls only infiltrate the layers and possess the people in the mundane world; they themselves cannot return."

"Like a network terminal? No, WiFi? Enthronement?" Lin Yi seemed enlightened.

The Night Watchman didn’t know what WiFi is, but nodded slightly upon hearing ’Enthronement’.

The souls of the Dream Builders are trapped in different dimensions, manifesting as Sneering Angels, using bodies like Dormitory Supervisors or others as mediums to descend into the mundane world... just like the souls fallen in alien lands wishing to return...

Somewhat inexplicably, thinking this way, he felt a tragic sympathy for the Sneering Angels.

They were once people who sacrificed themselves to confront the Grey Mist Invasion, but now they have become the ’opposing’ side.

"So those who became Sneering Angels, the Dormitory Supervisors, are also like this..."

The Night Watchman said, "Lost souls attach to people in the mundane world, the supernatural powers forming their armor, making these people the vessels inhabited by the Dream Builders’ souls; as time goes on, the hosts also undergo assimilation and perish in the Contamination."

"That junior watched over by Mo Kid..." the Night Watchman pointed at the wall that resembled a shattered mirror, where Mu Daxian was within those layers, "I remember he was becoming a ’Black Moon Apostle’... ah no, what did they call it using their term..."

"Oh, ’Art Student’."

"Before he became an Art Student, he was a ’Dormitory Supervisor,’ but during his time as a Dormitory Supervisor, he depleted the supernatural power of the kerosene lamp that maintained his own safety, thus getting infiltrated by the Dream Builder’s soul and turned into a Sneering Angel."

"But he was fortunate, not only was he rescued by the Sports Student, but also successfully brought here by Mo Kid to become an ’Art Student’."

"However, perhaps because he once served as a container for a Sneering Angel, his thirst and desire for the supernatural are extremely strong... He sought to confront the Grey Mist several times, his will was extremely firm, but was directed wrongly."

"He sought to pursue deeper ’Contamination’..."

"I can see that he actually enjoyed the power of the ’Sneering Angel,’ his soul itself is a chaser of phantoms, his zeal is not much different from those Zealots, the only difference is, he still retains his humanity."

"Because of this, I gave him the chance to pursue our ’Holy Image’... only now it seems, he failed."

"Mo Kid might save him, or might not."

"But this is no longer your concern."

Indeed, it was no longer related to him; he was now like a clay bodhisattva crossing the river, unable to save even himself...

Lin Yi took a deep breath: "If I ’Dream Build,’ how will I know the passage of Time? If I don’t know, could I also die in the dream?"

"Yes." The Night Watchman said, "This is a risk that any Dream Builder must take, but I will channel through ’Holy Hall’ to permeate your Perception, to ensure that your sensitive traits are amplified enough to match that item."

"Then... can I refuse your request? I don’t want to die yet..." Facing the absolute authority, Lin Yi chose to be honest, after all, he only has one life and he wasn’t ready to just hand it over to what the Night Watchman called a great cause.

"People will remember your sacrifice."

"But I have not yet prepared myself for that sacrifice..." Lin Yi wanted to say that from the moment he entered the academy, he had been thinking about how to leave, not how to sacrifice...

If he had known about the danger to his life earlier, he would never have come here.

The Night Watchman paused for a moment, and this junior Dream Builder in front of him, seemed not quite like the person ’he’ mentioned...

Could it be a mistake?

But now with the arrow already on the bow, he had no choice but Lin Yi.

"Since you don’t want to die, then why did you come here?"

"Old Mo brought me here..."

"That is not your answer."

Lin Yi: "..."

"You wanted to come yourself, that’s why he could bring you here."

Lin Yi pursed his lips: "I, myself, of course also wanted to witness the legendary Art Building..."

"I understand..." the Night Watchman said, "You were called by ’Art Building’, just like all the past Dream Builders... now that you’ve seen the Art Building, what do you feel?"

"It’s incredible..."

"What you’ve seen is just the tip of the iceberg... do you want to see, what lies beneath the ice layer?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi’s heart inside his chest started to thump wildly.

"The world beneath the ice layer? What is that?"

"The Black Moon Outpost, and even the... ’real form’ of this current Invasion." The corners of the Night Watchman’s mouth lifted slightly.

From this moment, he knew he had secured Lin Yi.