AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 961 - 446 - _2

Chapter 961: 446 Chapter_2

The student passage remained the same, but Old Mo’s figure was no longer present.

Speaking of which, he didn’t know if it was because they lost Old Mo, or because of the intensified Grey Mist Invasion; it felt like the student passage had become a bit unstable. That eerie and bizarre sensation always lingered above his head like a shadow, making him feel vaguely uncomfortable.

With no time to mourn excessively, he took a deep breath, tightened the shoulder straps, and his gaze became much more determined.

At this moment, Wei Liang came rushing out, panting.

"Old Lin, you’re so unkind. Can’t you wait for me? Would you die if you waited?"

Wei Liang rushed out, threw an arm around Lin Yi’s shoulder, and called out breathlessly.

Lin Yi confirmed that this person was really Wei Liang, but still said, "Why do you look so tired? And you seem a bit weak?"

Wei Liang glared at him and sneered, "Do you believe it if I tell you I practiced ambidextrous fighting last night?"

"I believe it." Lin Yi nodded.

"Wow, damn it, damn it! You even believe that? Did you really have a romantic night with Teacher Lin?" Wei Liang exclaimed in rage, "I noticed her looking at you strangely this morning, always with a mix of resentment. Did you run out of stamina too soon?"

"What kind of thoughts do you have, Liangzi?" Lin Yi was speechless, thinking that Wei Liang had corrupted Huihuizi as well.

Wei Liang pursued, "Just tell me if you went three hundred rounds with Teacher Lin!"

"How did it become three hundred rounds? Don’t think too..." Lin Yi was about to refute, but suddenly remembered that he indeed fought three hundred life-and-death rounds with Homeroom teacher-040. Of course, it was a serious fight.

Seeing Lin Yi hesitate, Wei Liang immediately clutched his chest, looking pained, "Ah, ah, ah... I knew it, I knew it..."

"I swear, it’s not what you think, Liangzi..." Lin Yi quickly said.

"Get out, get out, right now! Go eat your meal. I can’t even eat seeing you!" Wei Liang furiously pointed at the plastic curtain not far away, "I must tell Young Master Tian about your glorious deeds. Let’s see if Wei Sang doesn’t beat the hell out of you, the traitor who lost his chastity first!"

Hearing the word "traitor," Lin Yi felt a strange unease in his heart for some reason, but he didn’t have time to think about it and headed towards the plastic curtain.

"I’m indeed in a hurry; whatever it is, we’ll talk about it in class this afternoon!" Lin Yi waved his hand, glanced at the time on his watch, then pushed open the plastic curtain and entered the student cafeteria.

Just a few minutes after Lin Yi entered the student passage, Tian Bufan, Wei Shan, and Kuai Hongji came out together from the student passage exit.

Seeing Wei Liang, they walked over.

Tian Bufan smiled and said, "Did Old Lin go in already?"

Wei Liang pouted, "You already know, he probably rushed to the convenience store."

"Aren’t you going to join him?" Tian Bufan smiled.

"I wouldn’t dare." Wei Liang shrugged, "Grabbing some bread at the entrance is my limit. If I go in, the owner would kill me."

Kuai Hongji chuckled sinisterly, "Indeed, you made a mess of the convenience store when you came up..."

Wei Liang immediately jumped up, "Hey, hey, hey, let me reiterate! I just took a wrong turn! What do you mean by making a mess? Do you believe I’ll sue you for defamation?"

"’Wrong turn’? If you have the guts, go explain it to him yourself." Kuai Hongji said with a cold smile on his feminine face.

Wei Shan said in a low voice, "Stop babbling, are we going in or not?"

He looked at Lin Yi in the student cafeteria, gradually clenching his fists. At this moment, Lin Yi was arranging tomatoes on his tray, and next to him was a chef in a green apron with a strange smile on his face.

Tian Bufan reached out to stop Wei Shan, "Don’t rush, Wei Sang, let’s wait for Old Lin to finish eating before we go in."

"I have no objections," Kuai Hongji said, "but this time I want to eat on the second floor."

"Isn’t upstairs the same as downstairs? Such a picky eater!" Wei Shan retorted.

"Since we’re here, it would be a shame not to take a walk." Kuai Hongji said coldly, "Are you going or not?"

"Let’s go together." Tian Bufan said, "It’s not like we have anything else to do anyway."

Just then, another figure emerged from the student passage. It was Mountain Man, carrying large bags and looking dusty.

As soon as Mountain Man appeared, he immediately noticed Wei Liang, his gaze sharpened, and his expression turned grim.

He stared intensely at Wei Liang for a while, but didn’t approach, instead turning away to lift the plastic curtain and entering the student cafeteria.

Wei Shan cast a glance at Lin Yi, who hadn’t completely left yet, and wanted to intercept Mountain Man, but Tian Bufan held him back.

Tian Bufan shook his head slightly, "Let him go."

"But he..." Wei Shan’s face showed great reluctance.

"He’s just an irrelevant person, no need to act against him." Tian Bufan said.

Kuai Hongji also coldly chimed in, "But that guy is quite unlucky."

Tian Bufan paused, seemingly recalling something, then nodded, "Indeed quite unlucky... But tragedy is the theme of this era; we have no right to sympathize with others, just take care of ourselves."

"Hmm." Wei Shan nodded deeply, looking inside the student cafeteria, where Lin Yi had now reached the entrance of the convenience store.

"It’s about time, let’s go in too." Tian Bufan said as he lifted the plastic curtain.

The others followed one after another.

...

Moments earlier.

May 10, X023, 10:52, Cafeteria, Student Cafeteria.

Lin Yi pushed aside the plastic curtain and entered the student cafeteria.

Upon stepping into the cafeteria, a chill crept up Lin Yi’s spine. The lightweight plastic curtain fell heavily behind him, much like an iron door sealing off the world.

The ceiling of the cafeteria seemed higher than usual, with fluorescent lights hanging overhead, giving an inexplicable feeling of instability.

The lights remained on, but the illumination flickered like a candle in a storm, occasionally dimming.

The students’ shadows, cast by this erratic lighting, were twisted into grotesque shapes, like clawing monsters.

On a circular pillar inside the cafeteria, a poster resembling those from 1980s horror films had been put up, depicting a chef in Dracula attire with a green apron. Below the poster read the words "New Products Available! Welcome to Window 10 for dining!"

Lin Yi shook his head and looked again, only to find the poster was gone.

Nevertheless, he paused.

He never doubted the circular pillar in the cafeteria before, but having passed through the student passage, he suddenly felt this pillar had a Doric-like essence to it?

Similar outlines, only lacking in intricate engravings.

As one of the first to reach the cafeteria for lunch, when Lin Yi arrived, there were very few people inside.

But there were many chefs in green aprons.

Behind stone pillars, in the gaps between tables, next to the tray recycling area, near the food purchasing windows, shadows of chefs in green aprons could be seen.

The faces of these chefs in blue aprons seemed to be illuminated by a ghostly green light from a graveyard, not only looking eerie but incredibly creepy.

Lin Yi silently withdrew his gaze, finding that the cafeteria seemed somewhat different. Upon careful inspection, he realized that there were less serving windows open than yesterday—the incandescent light above Window 3 had gone out.

The entire interior of the student cafeteria was like a fragmented mirror, some shards reflecting light, while others could only reflect light into darker corners.

In those well-lit shards, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, but in the dark areas unreachable by light, they were disarrayed, with many overturned, as if having gone through an intense battle.