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Chapter 938 - 435 "Rumors of the Ashen Apostle

Chapter 938: Chapter 435 "Rumors of the Ashen Apostle

Night Watchman-02 once said, "After the Original Apostles established the Black Moon Outpost, the Designer Amon personally created and, together with the Apostles, forged many extraordinary creations. Among them, the Time Compass, the Holy Hall, and the Netherworld Light were respectively entrusted to ’01,’ himself, and ’03,’ to stabilize the layers of the Art Building and prevent the power of the Grey Mist from permeating into the real world..."

Many years later, there were successive inheritances of the Night Watchman role, but according to the legacy, even up until the time of the "Dark Chaos," there were still three Night Watchmen guarding the layers of the Art Building—then one perished in battle.

Night Watchman-02 commanded the Bell Tower, wielding the Quantum Giant Clock "Holy Hall";

Night Watchman-03 presided over the cliffs, holding the Ancient Lamp "Netherworld Light";

So the one who perished must be Night Watchman-01, the bearer of the "Time Compass"!

And then, a crucial thought resurfaced in his mind!

According to Class Teacher-039’s investigation, the Mountain Man had participated in that armed operation—he was part of the official armed forces!

And it seems now the Mountain Man is also one of the rare "survivors" mentioned by the eerie art teacher!

"Boom——"

A tempest seemed to erupt in Lin Yi’s mind, a thunderclap spanning over 20 years, linking the "Dark Chaos" of the past with the current "Head Yuan Incident."

Could it be that the Mountain Man’s return to the campus is connected to this shocking case from 20 years ago?!

Lin Yi felt the mysteries deepening—their twisted and intricate complexity seemed to far exceed what he could comprehend.

Could this perhaps be a grand conspiracy, planned for over 20 years, orchestrated from the very inception of the campus?!

[They know the campus is on the brink of collapse, so they want one last big harvest, after which they won’t care about its survival.] Old Mo’s reference to the radicals drifted into Lin Yi’s mind.

A faction within the official forces is aiming to drain the pond to catch the fish!

And this time, their effort to drain the pond might not have begun with the Head Yuan Incident, but rather... from the failure of the Dark Chaos?!

A 20-year-long plan to drain the pond?!

[Hahaha...]

[Take us away... take us away...]

The laughter of broken statues seemed to echo beside his ears. They hung from chains affixed to the ceiling, dangling down, chattering noisily, calling out.

From their mouths, they seemed to call his name.

But what if they weren’t calling his name?

What if they were calling... "01"?!

They hung in abandoned classrooms...

The abandoned classrooms existed because of the emergence of the "Dark Chaos."

Night Watchman-01 sacrificed himself during the "Dark Chaos."

They... had a connection to Night Watchman-01?!

And he merely witnessed a phantom vision, seeing them calling out to "Night Watchman-01," not... to him?!

Could that be the case?!

"Xiao Zi, have you thought of something?" The eerie art teacher’s voice interrupted his train of thought.

Lin Yi quickly snapped back: "Yes!"

Yes, but he only revealed a fraction of the truth. _{fre.ewebnov el.com}

"Yesterday, before Old Mo and I arrived at the Matrix, I ran into someone..."

He recounted the Mountain Man incident, omitting certain necessary details, ensuring that the truths he spoke were only ones he wished the eerie art teacher to know.

But even so, those truths were real truths... carefully chosen.

"Really?!" The eerie art teacher’s expression darkened upon hearing this, "If that’s truly the case, then this person might very well be one of the survivors from the ’Dark Chaos’... His return to the campus, could it be in pursuit of the ’Ashen Apostle’?"

Lin Yi seized the opportunity to ask: "What exactly is the ’Ashen Apostle’?"

The eerie art teacher replied: "I can’t quite explain it clearly... ’Ashen Apostle’ is a vague concept, much like the familiar word ’car.’ If you strip away the word ’car’ itself and ask me to describe anew what a ’car’ is, it would be tricky."

"Even if it’s tricky, it’s fine. Just tell me what you know?" Lin Yi pressed, genuinely in a state of ’thirst for knowledge.’

The eerie art teacher thought for a moment, her eyes starting to show a longing look: "’Ashen Apostle’... is the pursuit of every one of us."

"The Night Watchman Cautions say: ’Those Who Chase the Light Through the Fog End Up as Phantoms.’ All of us are ’Mist Chasing Light Seekers,’ butterflies darting toward the flames on the extraordinary path, bubbles chasing specks of light amid the waves..."

"But the ’Ashen Apostle’ is different... It is one who has already touched the light..."

"Ashen falls from the Angels, and Apostles cradle it, carrying forth the Radiant Light." That is the ’Ashen Apostle’!"

"They are the emissaries of Angels, true beings that carry the power of ’Glorious Evolution’!"

"They are the ultimate pursuit and creation of infinite life!"

The eerie art teacher grew increasingly impassioned as she spoke, gesturing fervently, her cold golden pupils focusing straight ahead, brimming with fanaticism.

The other zealots in the classroom, drawn by her aura, also fell into a feverish fervor. Soon, the entire classroom was filled with an atmosphere of religious zealotry.

Some zealots even began chanting in a low voice: "I AvgruNnen av tåKe og jaGer forTapte Sjeler fanTome!"

"I AvgruNnen av tåKe og jaGer forTapte Sjeler fanTome!"