AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 952 - 442: Return

Chapter 952: Chapter 442: Return

As it absorbed the ashes, on the corridor bridge connecting Teaching Building B and A, the bizarre female art teacher led the zealots back.

But in this group, there were now some high-ranking zealots wearing tattered cloaks.

"Lord, this batch of ashes... I feel it must have been collected well. Whether in quality or quantity, it seems much better than before."

The bizarre female art teacher reported her work sincerely as she walked.

Even those who supposedly embarked on the "Glorious Evolution" as zealots could not abandon the subservient attitude toward higher-ups embedded in human nature.

"Well done, but still need to work harder. When things are settled here, I will faithfully report to the top." That cloaked figure nodded slightly, quite gratified, speaking with a max level bureaucratic tone.

The surrounding zealots also showed happiness on their faces. A good harvest meant good rewards; although many companions were lost, these were necessary sacrifices. When they received their rewards, they would certainly thank their companions properly in their hearts and then say, "Fans eat first."

After all, those companions had indeed been "ground into powder, crushed into silk."

"Lord, look, there it is." The bizarre female art teacher pointed to the B group corridor at the end of the bridge, smiling, "Where that fireman is."

"Hmm, the fireman, I see it too." The high-ranking zealot was about to nod when suddenly, he paused, his voice somewhat strange, "No, wait... fireman?!"

"..." The bizarre female art teacher suddenly realized too, the humanity that Lin Yi scared out seemed to awaken once more, "No, what... what is that fireman thing?!"

She widened her eyes, her mouth opening so large it was almost big enough to fit Li Huiyuan’s bat.

"You’re asking us? We want to ask you!" Another high-ranking zealot shouted out.

"Ashen Apostle?!" The high-ranking zealot exclaimed, but quickly felt something was wrong, "No, not the Ashen Apostle! Even a newborn ’Ashen Apostle’ shouldn’t look like that!"

"Why ask so much? Come, let’s capture it! Then interrogate it well!" The high-ranking zealot was furious.

"Alright!" The bizarre female art teacher’s face was full of regret and anger. Such a good promotion path was suddenly interrupted by a fireman!

Just bother with that; why had she never known about such a thing before?

This thing not only thwarted her work results but also severed a step on her promotion path!

Of course, had she arrived a bit earlier, she would’ve seen Lin Yi crazily collecting ashes, but now, she only saw the Ashen Apostle·Fireman and naturally blamed it for the mishap.

Moments later...

"You hold it back, I’ll go for reinforcements!"

The high-ranking zealot no longer retained any semblance of a master demeanor, dragging a severely damaged body and fleeing clumsily across the bridge of Building A...

The bizarre female art teacher and Ren Jianxiong, along with some lower-tier zealots, also fled...

"We will remember your sacrifices!"

That somewhat absurd slogan was carried from the bridge of Building A.

All the zealots left behind on orders to hold the rear until death only had panic in their eyes.

In front of them, the Ashen Apostle·Fireman had just crushed the last Blood Bodhi Stone Pillar, savoring absorbing the final portion of ashes.

Then, it slowly stood upright, its gaze—a blend of calm, madness, and cruelty—focused on all the zealots left behind...

...

Lin Yi’s guess was entirely accurate; the zealots indeed entered the Green Forest Belt after departing Teaching Building A, and even upon entering, they didn’t pause but kept running relentlessly toward the vicinity of the Desolate Land before daring to catch their breath.

Just as they stopped, Ren Jianxiong noticed the problem and cried out in alarm, "Bad news, Zhang Lingzhen is missing!"

"Disappear? Then disappear. Why make a fuss?!" The high-ranking zealot responded by directly berating, "A road filled with thorns always requires someone to sacrifice!"

"But..."

"What but? If you want to find her, go back yourself; we’re moving on!" The high-ranking zealot scolded, not looking back as he marched headlong toward the Desolate Land.

Ren Jianxiong hesitated for a long time, finally deciding to abandon the idea of finding Zhang Lingzhen, quickening his pace to catch up with the zealot crowd.

...

Inside Teaching Building "Forbidden Area B-5F," the Ashen Apostle·Fireman stood isolated in place, its body blazing, the scorching heat seemingly twisting the air around it.

Beside it, all the Blood Bodhi Stone Pillars had been destroyed, scorched remains everywhere, and those zealots left behind to hold the rear had all died.

Among the remains was Zhang Lingzhen, completely unrecognizable, shriveled and twisted like charcoal.

The Ashen Apostle·Fireman surveyed the surroundings, having found no "food," decided to leave.

But suddenly.

"Crack..."

A slight sound caught its attention.

It slowly looked over to see that inside the carbonized Zhang Lingzhen, a faint small flame had surprisingly emerged, quickly surging like water into a channel, streaming throughout her cracked body.

She had once devoured a large number of pseudo-human corpses in the convenience store and later that night, who knows what happened, her entire body seemed to have become other "components," and now, whether by chance or coincidence, her body began undergoing bizarre transformations under the ashes’ combustion...