AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 828 - 382: The Convenience Store Owner and I Have an Agreement_2

Chapter 828: Chapter 382: The Convenience Store Owner and I Have an Agreement_2

Its silhouette seemed to crawl out of the darkest abyss and nightmares, an evil stone statue emerging from the end of darkness, its destination unknown. Its body slender and serpentine, forked and manifold, filled with an unnatural twist that made one feel a soul-deep shudder and terror.

Through the pitch-black tide, one could faintly see its scales shimmering with a dim gloss, resembling scales, yet also feathers, or perhaps flesh orbs winking like eyes, or some sort of totem with floating ephemeral secret marks...

The void trembled, the world shuddered, the Art Building was on the verge of collapse!

At this moment, the black tide surged before the cliff, and the Watchtower seemed about to topple!

"This is bad... really bad!" Atop the Watchtower, Art Teacher "Big Golden Fur" spoke with an undeniable bitterness, looking at the Bell Tower about to collapse, he took out his pipe from his pocket and clamped it between his lips.

The storm extinguished the tobacco in the pipe, but he still took one last desperate puff.

As if after this puff, death would follow.

At the top of the Bell Tower, Lin Yi’s body trembled, and at this moment, the shadow of "the Angel" was almost upon him!

It was about to break through the layers of confinement, seeping into this world!

"Aargh—" Lin Yi roared unwillingly, struggling to stand up, yet unable to approach the "Holy Hall" of the Quantum giant clock.

He thought he still had the strength to strike the fourth bell, but in reality, with the "Angel" starting to infiltrate, all despair was not enough to describe his current helplessness.

"Is this the end?" Lin Yi was overwhelmed by the oppressive force that seeped from the layers and the gusting wind of the "Holy Hall."

"Not... over... don’t... give up!" Old Mo weakly roared.

He glanced at Mu Daxian, whom he had almost rescued from the mirror world, and then resolutely gave up that step, instead reaching his hand into his own chest.

"Thump..."

His breastbone shattered, he grabbed at his heart bleeding with splendid colors, then yanked it out and hurled it towards Lin Yi.

"Put the heart in the bag... zip it up, then unzip it again! Quick! Quick!! Quick!!!"

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, but Old Mo’s urgent shouting made him react immediately, dragging his body to grab Old Mo’s heart and stuffing it into the backpack with the Tomato.

Although he did not understand the meaning of Old Mo’s instructions, he still followed them.

He zipped up the backpack, making sure it was completely closed, and then reopened it.

The whole process seemed normal, the only difference being that when he reopened it, there seemed to be a flash of cold breath from the bag that was imperceptible in such a moment.

"Haha... good... well done..." Old Mo watched Lin Yi complete the step, his face, ugly yet handsome, showing a hint of relief.

A pale, bone-like color quickly emerged from his dying body, beginning to petrify him.

"It’s fine... lad... don’t panic... there won’t be any trouble now..."

"This is... my agreement... with the boss..."

"What?" Lin Yi was confused, but after losing his heart, Old Mo’s body petrified at a visibly rapid rate.

"If you get the chance... tell him... save Mu Daxian... out..."

The gusts surged, and Old Mo without a heart and turning to stone, burst into countless particles with a "bang," scattering into the air.

The next moment, an immense amount of gold-gray mist, like dry ice vaporizing, erupted from the backpack, an indescribable terror rising like the Sky-reaching Divine Peak from the ground!

"Hum—" The entire world started to hum, the surging gray-gold mist seemed to form a sort of screen, and within that constantly moving screen, an image appeared...

In that image, the scenery was strangely familiar to Lin Yi!

"What is that...?!"

It was an arc-shaped passageway, resembling some sort of air-raid shelter, with rows of shelves lined up on the side, the whole space flickering with red lights.

Convenience Store.

Within the light screen, it was the scene of the Convenience Store!

"I have an agreement with the Convenience Store Owner"

This... could it be that after sacrificing the heart, the Convenience Store Owner is about to be summoned?!

The bizarre thought popped up in Lin Yi’s mind, but what was even more absurd was that this thought seemed...?

A gaunt and illusory figure slowly emerged in the misty light, and in the next moment, a foot wearing flip-flops, with leg hair rough like a beard, stepped out of the mist...

"Yo... that’s quite the sorry state..."

A lazy and somewhat magnetic voice sounded, even without seeing the person, one could feel that the speaker must be a middle-aged man, disheartened and unsuccessful, the epitome of a washout.

The next moment, what was revealed was a pair of Hawaiian playboy boxer shorts one might wear on vacation, followed by a perfect set of abs and a chest-exposing pajama top...

Then came a head wearing a hat, the guy’s cheeks were as scruffy as his legs, but his face seemed to be backlit, completely obscured, looking a bit like Urahara Kisuke, but in terms of overall vibe, more like Wei Liang who would wander in wearing pajamas and flip-flops after a bath...

Lin Yi shook his head, casting aside that unrealistic idea.

Despite the guy looking unreliable, the fact was that with his appearance, the previously quivering Bell Tower suddenly stabilized...

That apocalyptic feeling as if the sky was about to fall had seemingly vanished.

"Convenience Store... Owner...?" Lin Yi exclaimed, as if he had seen the guy’s name badge, which was haphazardly pinned to his chest, and it seemed to say "...-003" from the creases...

Upon hearing this, the pajama-decrepit man hastily looked at his own chest in an unreliable manner, then breathed a sigh of relief, as if even he wasn’t quite sure of his own identity.

After appearing, he seemed in no rush at all, just surveying the surrounding environment before murmuring:

"Owing so much debt, now I have to add another..."

"Let me calculate... your ashes were already scattered... bringing you back is both time-consuming and laborious..."

"We’re so familiar with each other... I’ll just charge you for the labor..."

He swept his gaze around, then made a disparaging comment about the Bell Tower’s decor: "This design, this decor... truly dull and uninteresting... hasn’t changed a bit after so many years..."

He then saw the stationary Night Watchman.

"’02’, indeed something’s gone awry..."

He shuffled forward and accidentally tripped over Lin Yi who was lying on the ground, staggering forward, and inadvertently hit his head against the "Holy Hall"...

"Duang——!!"

The Holy Hall bell rang, and this time, it was as if peace reigned supreme, smoothing out all the restlessness...

The "Angel" that had been very close to the Bell Tower also silently retreated a bit...

Contrarily, the howling of the Convenience Store Owner was loud and clear.

"Ouch ouch ouch..." He held his head with both hands, hopping in pain and cursing, "Who left their coat hanger lying around——ow it’s a person..."

He crouched down to take a closer look at Lin Yi, then suddenly smiled: "Yo, isn’t this the young fellow who came in with a young lady..."

Although Lin Yi was now just a skeleton and his identity had been disguised by Old Mo, there seemed to be no secrets from the Convenience Store Owner.

And the strange thing was, even though the Convenience Store Owner was now close to Lin Yi’s face, Lin Yi still couldn’t see his face clearly.

But the scent emanating from him was becoming more and more familiar to Lin Yi.