AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 923 - 427: Ways to Go Above the 5th Floor of the Teaching Building - Part 2

Chapter 923: Chapter 427: Ways to Go Above the 5th Floor of the Teaching Building - Part 2

"People who already have issues rarely think they themselves have issues." Class Teacher-040 shook her head, "Forget it, let’s not talk about that. If you think being summoned is because of a problem, then so be it. Just be careful when you’re doing things. I really don’t want to see you end up becoming one of the Pseudo-Humans someday."

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, then you can leave."

"Of course I do! Since I’m already here, might as well fleece everything clean before I leave," Lin Yi said shamelessly, speaking his mind.

Class Teacher-040’s temple twitched with three little black lines: "You really don’t hold back at all... Alright, what else do you want?"

She lowered her voice: "But your little buddy is still here. I advise you, no matter what you want to do, don’t go overboard."

Lin Yi paused for a moment in surprise: "I just wanted to ask about things above the fifth floor of the Teaching Building, where are you getting all these ideas from?"

"You...?!" Class Teacher-040 choked in anger, her beautiful eyes behind her golden glasses widened in shock but couldn’t muster real frustration. "If you have something to say, spit it out already!"

Lin Yi thought to himself, this woman’s temperament is really bizarre—why does she always misunderstand things? Then he asked directly: "I plan to head to the regions above the fifth floor of the Teaching Building. That’s right, I’ll head there after I leave here. I want to ask you—what exactly is up there?"

Class Teacher-040 frowned: "What are you going there for?"

"So my guess is correct," Lin Yi said, "The Teaching Building indeed has eight floors, just like what I saw on the first night when I arrived at school. But due to the issue with the Layers, the upper floors only appear during periods of abnormal weather, or rather, entering the regions above the fifth floor requires crossing the Layers."

Class Teacher-040 looked at Lin Yi: "You sure know quite a lot."

"And what about when there’s no abnormal weather? Is it still possible to head to the fifth floor and beyond?"

"You already said it yourself—crossing the Layers," Class Teacher-040 replied, "You know that abnormal weather causes the Grey Mist, loaded with Supernatural Power, to flood into the campus. All Layers become unstable, and the Teaching Building will fluctuate like a buoy in water. The regions above the fifth floor will also flicker in and out of existence..."

"But if there’s no abnormal weather... As long as you make yourself sufficiently ’abnormal,’ you can simulate the conditions manually. However, this approach also constitutes a violation of the Student Code."

"So, I’d have to deliberately violate the Code to access the fifth floor?" Lin Yi asked back.

Class Teacher-040 explained: "The Code is a ’Safety Behavioral Regulation’; it has a scope of applicability. The actions you’re planning wouldn’t fall under the rules covered by the Code."

"But the Code also clearly states, ’[If you violate any of the above rules, please find a way to seek the Homeroom Teacher’s assistance as soon as possible, provide details, then unconditionally trust and comply with the directives given by the Homeroom Teacher...]’

"Exactly. So I came here to discuss violating the rules beforehand..." Lin Yi’s face thickened with shamelessness.

Class Teacher-040 raised an eyebrow: "Since you’re citing the ’Student Code,’ you should know I could take this chance to impose some ’unconditional trust and obedience’ requirements on you."

Lin Yi’s heart sank, thinking to himself, Crap, things are about to go downhill—hoisted by my own petard!

Damn it!

Truly a woman who’s mastered the "Power of Rules"! Is this how it’s supposed to be used?

"You can’t misuse this for personal matters, Teacher!" Lin Yi couldn’t help but retort.

"You’re panicking." Class Teacher-040’s red lips curved into a sly smile as she looked at him teasingly.

Lin Yi felt utterly defeated, but his Perception suddenly sharpened in a bizarre way. He seemed to perceive Class Teacher-040’s psychological activity—behind her appeared a faint shadow. That shadow arrogantly tilted its chin up, smirked triumphantly, and seemed to declare: Pay attention, kid, this is how you wield the Power of Rules!

Accompanied by an evil Soul Hall laugh.

"Kieh kieh kieh kieh..."

"Alright, let’s get back on track." Class Teacher-040 adjusted her tone back to seriousness, "Under normal circumstances, you theoretically wouldn’t be able to reach the fifth floor. However, there are ways to exploit certain bugs..."

"Bugs? Official bugs?" Lin Yi’s interest was piqued. "So the officials really left some backdoors, huh!"

"Backdoors aside, don’t look where you shouldn’t." Class Teacher-040 rolled her eyes, discreetly shifting her position—why did she feel like his words had underlying implications?

She thought to herself, she might have a pretty good read on Lin Yi—at least when it comes to certain compromising aspects of human nature.

"Teacher, please show some respect. Normally, I’m a gentleman." Lin Yi solemnly swept a glance over the area Class Teacher-040 had shifted to.

"A gentleman like that?"

"I mean, if I were to look, it’d be openly, straightforwardly, with the manners of a gentleman."

Class Teacher-040 pursed her lips: "So, Little Gentleman, do you still want to know about the bug?"

"The Gentleman wants to know; Little Brother wants to know too." Lin Yi nodded earnestly.

Class Teacher-040 felt her teeth itch—if Li Huiyuan weren’t present, she’d probably pull out her Secret Rune Dagger and stab Lin Yi a few times to vent her frustration.

This guy is just insincere when serious, and feigns seriousness when insincere.

Where did he even learn this?

She explained: "The Layers within the campus have never been in a completely stable state. The so-called ’stable state’ refers to the ’Anchor of Human Safety’ and the ’Anchor of Environmental Safety’ locking onto each other reciprocally."

"However, when anomalies occur on campus, the Layers will ripple accordingly."

"It’s like the draft depth of a ship—when the waves are strong, areas originally above water can get splashed."

Lin Yi seemed to realize something: "So the regions above the fifth floor are within the draft zone, and if I want to enter the submerged areas, I’d need to wait for the ripples in the Layers, riding those waves to sink underwater?"

Class Teacher-040 said, "Exactly."

"Then when do these Layer ripples occur?" Lin Yi pressed.

Class Teacher-040 answered, "During Grey Mist invasions, ripples in the Layers are relatively frequent. A common scenario is when cloud cover blocks sunlight."

"Cloud cover blocking sunlight?!" Lin Yi was startled. That type of weather—wasn’t it exactly what happened during his interaction with Maozi’s Vision on the afternoon of May 7?

Could it be...?!

Class Teacher-040, unaware of Lin Yi’s thoughts, continued: "When the sun is obscured, unlit areas enter a state of ’Sub-shadow.’ The Layers fluctuate between normality and abnormality. That would be your only chance to reach above the fifth floor of the Teaching Building."

"Of course, this is based on my understanding of you. If you have some hidden techniques I don’t know about, you can try using them. But regardless of the method, you must first guarantee your own safety."

"Avoid risks as much as possible and don’t attempt something you’re unsure of."

Lin Yi nodded seriously at her words.

"Anything else?"

"Not for now." Lin Yi glanced at the clock on the wall—the time was already 9:16 a.m. The Cafeteria would open at 10:40, and factoring in 15 to 20 minutes of travel time, the window left for him to explore the upper floors of the Teaching Building wasn’t much.

He had to move quickly.

"Oh, right!" As he turned around, he caught sight of the office door and suddenly thought of a question: "What’s the deal with this door? Are there any hidden mechanisms?"

Lin Yi had actually felt something odd about the door from the start, but had kept forgetting to bring it up.

The Teacher’s Office door was tightly shut during the day, requiring corresponding Identity to enter. Yet, during the dangerous nighttime, the door was inexplicably unlocked.

That’s far too contradictory!

Locked during safety, unlocked during danger.

Who exactly is this meant to guard against?