AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 810 - 373 "Observatory"_2

Chapter 810: Chapter 373 "Observatory"_2

Lin Yi was instantly engrossed, as if whispers from the depths of the universe were coming through the starlight...

His consciousness slowly drifted towards the center of the Observatory, his Perception spreading out from there, the whole world cloaked in darkness, with only those distant Stars twinkling faintly.

This Observatory seemed to be a bridge connecting this layer of the World to some unknown starry layer, and also resembled a cursed place, brimming with mystery and an unknown terror...

[...Sto...re... stjer...ner...]

[St...ore... stjer...ner...]

[Store... stjer...ner...]

He seemed to hear some kind of call, like a Taoist child hearing the ancient dao sounds that tremble the soul.

It was as if he sensed an interference from the layers above, and he didn’t even realize that, as soon as his consciousness approached this place, it was as if deeply attracted, he hadn’t yet fully grasped anything, yet it felt as if he had been captured.

He was about to forget he was in the Observatory, forget everything, as it seemed that only a starry sky remained in his consciousness, along with the call from the depths of that starry sky.

Just as he was about to sink into it, his Vision experienced a strange change; his consciousness seemed to be disrupted by a blatant force, pulled away from that place.

"This... I...?! What just...?" Lin Yi startled, his soul trembling with fear as he snapped back to realization.

"The Observatory is not a place for you to linger in at the moment..." the Night Watchman’s voice sounded like a voiceover in his heart.

"So that really was the Observatory? Was it the Stars, or was it the Contamination caused by ’Star Moon Night’ that wanted to keep me there?"

"Quite the opposite, ’Star Moon Night’ has always been there, it was your consciousness’s induction to the existence of ’Star Moon Night’ that made you try to stay... No one can withstand the impact of ’Star Moon Night’, including you now."

"So will I be able to see it later?"

"Let’s talk about the future in the future."

Vision gradually faded, the breath pushed to its limits.

Ten seconds passed, and Lin Yi’s consciousness, which seemed to have been torn into countless pieces, quietly converged again, manifesting at the Bell Tower.

"Time’s up." The Night Watchman’s voice sounded, "To take care of you, I delayed this breath for as long as half a minute."

"Half a minute... that long?" Lin Yi glanced at his watch; the current time was just 2:24.

"It was really just half a minute... so very long?" Lin Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "I clearly know the breath’s push lasts only ten seconds, but when my consciousness followed the breath, I forgot the passage of Time..."

"Even now that I’m back, it seems like a long time has passed..."

"’Time’ is like that, the more detailed the Perception, the more subtle the feeling of time passing," the Night Watchman said, "When your Perception is sensitive to a certain extent, when you release your Perception, it creates an illusion that time has frozen... This is the relativity of time."

"Moreover, there are completely opposite situations: you think it’s only been a moment, but in fact, you’ve been lost for many years. Dream Builders getting lost in layers of Dream states has happened in every generation, and it’s quite common."

Lin Yi nodded slightly as he listened, but due to the focus of his attention, he didn’t even realize that on his wrist, which held his watch, only two wrist bones were left, cast in gold. A sky-blue Breath moved on his bones like nanomaterials, swiftly regenerating his flesh and blood.

And he... had even blocked out the pain of being flayed alive.

The infusion of ’Holy Hall’ breath had destroyed his flesh, leaving only those muscles, bones, and a heart that had completed their "tempering" when stepping onto the stage.

Old Mo, watching from afar, was shocked at the whole bizarre scene unfolding on Lin Yi, his expression seemingly asking, what kind of monster did I bring here along the way?!

Of course, there seemed to be a tinge of regret in his eyes—that such a fun thing was left for the Night Watchman to play with, thinking he should have developed it more along the way...

The Night Watchman calmly observed every inch of Lin Yi’s flesh changing, then asked, "Didn’t you see some weird things? One or two of them that made you feel a strong unease or agitation?"

"Too much..." Lin Yi spoke weakly.

"Well, it’s not necessary if you really can’t handle it, but wait, what did you say?!" The Night Watchman’s comforting words were about to spill out of his mouth, thinking to let Lin Yi undergo the cleansing from the ’Holy Hall’ again if he couldn’t handle it, but he didn’t expect Lin Yi to say it was too much?

Lin Yi slowly said: "There were a few times when I felt like I was going to be left behind, and then it seemed like it was you who brought me out. I feel like there were some big problems at those places..."

"If you think the item you’re looking for is in one of the places I consider special, then it should be at one of those places."

"Several times...?" The Night Watchman pondered, then denied, "No, this degree is still not enough."

"This is still not enough?"

"When building dreams, sinking is a very normal occurrence, especially since this is your first time; naturally, it’s fraught with dangers... But the item I’m looking for should be very distinct to you. Think about it carefully, was there such a situation?"

"I..." Lin Yi pondered, and finally took a difficult breath, "you pulled me out many times, did you perceive anything during any of those times?"

The Night Watchman said: "To you, it might feel like many times, but for me, you’ve only been gone for ’half a minute’. In this half a minute, you were almost always sinking with each breath, and I was at the edge of waking you up the whole time, using the breath of the ’Holy Hall’ to interfere with your sinking."

"To you, it might seem like I saved you many times, but to me, I only saved you once."

"So I need you to distinguish by yourself, was there any most special moment?"

"There were quite a few special moments, but if we’re talking about the ’most’..." Lin Yi muttered in a low voice, pondering, "the moment at the Observatory... I did feel it was very special..."

"Observatory?" The Night Watchman said, "Tell me more."

"I saw a Celestial Sphere covered in copper rust..."

"Celestial Sphere... That was designed jointly by the ’Star Painter’ and Lord Amon, it’s not the item I’m looking for. Remember, it is an item, at least it appeared to you as some kind of ’item’ in your perception."

"It must be an ’item’..." Lin Yi scratched his bald head, initially wanting to mention the round stone platform that gathered the light of the stars, it seems that it’s not that either, "It wouldn’t be the ’Star Moon Night,’ right?"

"Of course not."

"Then I won’t mention it..."

"What about things outside the Observatory?"

"Outside the Observatory..." Lin Yi recalled those visions that nearly caused his demise, "I saw a deep well covered with green moss, and there seems to be something underneath?"

Upon hearing the words "deep well," the Night Watchman hesitated for a moment, then said: "Something buried there is useful, but it’s still not what I’m looking for."

"What’s buried there?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

"Answer my question first..." The Night Watchman seemed not wanting to answer, sidestepping the question.

Lin Yi’s curiosity intensified, but he still thought hard, not knowing why, his subconscious seemed to avoid that bedroom.

It wasn’t until he went over everything again that he suddenly slapped his hand: "Eh, I remember now!"

"Seems like there was a bedroom!"

"’Bedroom’?" The Night Watchman’s voice seemed to waver slightly, "What kind of bedroom?"

"It was a very pink and blue small bedroom, and there was a big white polar bear plush inside." Lin Yi described the scene he saw, "It looks just like a little girl’s bedroom..."

The Night Watchman’s breathing got a bit heavier: "Is there a painting hanging on its wall?"