AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 977 - 454 Alien Angel "Burial Body"_2

Chapter 977: Chapter 454 Alien Angel "Burial Body"_2

"As the ’Execution Officer’ of the cafeteria, over the years, his talent may not be the most outstanding, but nobody could surpass his will."

"With such a will alone, as long as he doesn’t die young, he will eventually become one of the top Guardians in the campus."

"But the problem is his humanity is too heavy."

"Having too much humanity... it’s a flaw, but also a virtue."

"If one’s humanity is thin, there wouldn’t be the determination to fight to the death to protect others, and they wouldn’t take that step to become an ’Ashen Apostle’."

"But because his humanity is too heavy, he also has many risky behaviors... You should understand, life bound to the cafeteria certainly gives him the backing of ’undying’, but it also allows him to take reckless risks. Yet, once he leaves the range of the cafeteria, his humanity remains, but the life-saving reliance doesn’t exist."

"In such cases, risking one’s life is irresponsibility."

"Once he completely dies, the cafeteria will also fall into crisis."

"Humanity is certainly important, but divinity is also indispensable."

"Especially in the current environment, only with absolute rationality can one see through the crux of the problem."

"Moreover, having such a good seedling... it’s really not easy. If it gets damaged, how painful it would be."

Lin Yi seemed to catch a clue, as the Convenience Store Owner -003’s tone at the end seemed as if he wanted Old Mo to become the next convenience store owner.

But he didn’t seize that point to ask, instead he asked: "Boss... you just said Old Mo is an ’Ashen Apostle’? What’s that about?"

Having gotten into this topic, the Convenience Store Owner -003 didn’t have any intention to hide it, and directly said, "To understand how Old Mo became an ’Ashen Apostle’, you must first understand what an ’Ashen Apostle’ is."

"I ask you, Lin Yi, do you know what an ’Ashen Apostle’ is?"

He looked at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and then expressed his latest understanding: "I feel... the Ashen Apostle is actually a ’state’."

The Convenience Store Owner -003 opened his mouth wide with astonishment, a hint of delight flashing through his gem-like cold eyes: "Not bad."

The phrase "not bad" affirmed Lin Yi’s answer and his comprehension.

"’Ashen Apostle’... is both a designation and a state. When a unit actively or passively ignites the ashes it carries within, it can be called an ’Ashen Apostle’."

"Initially, when Old Mo died in the flesh, he bore the ashes from the convenience store. Originally, he would have died after the ashes consumed him, but his will remained unextinguished under the flames of the ashes, using intruders as his fuel."

"While in the state of death, he awakened a trait that could interrupt the absorption of supernatural power from other units, relying on that trait to kill with stop kills, treating his corpse as a melting furnace, all while absorbing supernatural power to maintain supply, and temper the ashes absorbed from the convenience store, finally becoming an ’Ashen Apostle’."

"But his ’Ashen Apostle’ is a very vague concept because he has already died, so his supernatural power comes from the cafeteria, and his ashes come from the convenience store."

"The power his body can bear is limited, so even if he is ’fully charged’, he would be exhausted once he leaves the cafeteria, but within the cafeteria region, he is constantly connected to the charger."

Lin Yi, still with some unresolved confusion, asked: "But... since Old Mo is an ’Ashen Apostle’, why haven’t I felt the ashes’ breath from him?"

The Convenience Store Owner -003 immediately laughed: "From what point did you start being able to sense the ashes? If I remember correctly, when we met last night, you couldn’t clearly perceive the existence of ashes, right?"

Lin Yi paused, then smacked his forehead: "That’s true! I only managed to clearly sense the ashes after leaving..."

"So does Old Mo have ashes himself?"

"He does, but he cannot use them," said the Convenience Store Owner -003. "Because of his particularity, he can only fully exercise the powers of an ’Ashen Apostle’ within the cafeteria region."

"Once he leaves, ashes for him become a high-purity supply, which can be transformed into supernatural power for absorption when needed."

"Can it be used that way?!" Lin Yi exclaimed, "Doesn’t that mean ashes can be eliminated at any time?"

He thought of the way Boss helped him eliminate ashes. Could it possibly be the same principle the Convenience Store Owner -003 was talking about?

The Convenience Store Owner -003 shook his head: "Once adapted and carrying ashes, the ashes will continue to fall like snowflakes from the void. The best time to eliminate ashes is before fully adapting to them."

"After adapting, ashes come continuously. Even if eliminated, they will be picked up again, until they accumulate enough to burn."

"As for Old Mo, no... his ashes are all sourced from the convenience store, so once he leaves, they no longer exist."

Lin Yi couldn’t help but sigh: "Such great limitations?"

"Advantages and disadvantages go hand in hand," said the Convenience Store Owner -003.

Lin Yi nodded quietly.

Indeed, Old Mo is bound to the cafeteria, mutually anchoring each other, making him nearly an undying body. If he could use ashes and supernatural powers endlessly outside the cafeteria region, what would be the difference between him and a moving fortress?

Thus, the concept of the Ashen Apostle is very broad, just like the ’Super Saiyan’.

It can either refer to Saiyans who have cultivated enough to grow golden hair but haven’t transformed, or those in a golden hair state.

But speaking of which... he thought of the dormitory supervisors he saw that night at Imperial Residence...

Since ’Old Mo + Cafeteria = Tank’, is there a possibility of Old Mo carrying the cafeteria as he goes?

With this thought, several images involuntarily emerged in his mind...

...

"Even bearing the campus, one hand holding the cafeteria, I, Old Mo, still stand undefeated in the world!"

"Ah—Boss, save me!"

...

"’Angel’, Old Mo arrives here today, borrowing the cafeteria of the campus, to battle with you... A cafeteria opens the heavenly gate!"

...

"Pfft..."

Lin Yi couldn’t help but spit rice, damn, too abstract, think further and ’cafeteria entanglement’ will pop out...

As Lin Yi suddenly reacted strongly, the Convenience Store Owner -003 couldn’t help but look at him more: "What’s wrong with you?"

Lin Yi quickly wiped his sweat: "Nothing... I was just thinking, what kind of characteristics ashes have."

The Convenience Store Owner -003 said: "I think you might feel it too, ashes themselves don’t have many remarkable traits..."

While wiping sweat, the corner of Lin Yi’s mouth twitched hard.

"No, I didn’t exactly say that... I haven’t felt anything specifically..."

But since the Convenience Store Owner -003 said it, he thickened his skin, putting on a face of ’Right, I actually felt it, please continue’, waiting with a straight face for the convenience store owner’s subsequent explanation.

The Convenience Store Owner -003 then continued: "Ashes, according to the records in the Law Code, are the remnants formed when the ’Sun’ extinguishes, filtered through multiple dimensions, penetrating the force into the world you can perceive..."

Lin Yi’s facial expression became solemn at once: "’Sun’s... remnants?"

[The sun has long extinguished, how much longer can its afterglow illuminate them?]

[The Grey Mist has arrived, and you all ought to die.]

The Sun’s remnants are roughly the afterglow, and is the Grey Mist evolved from the afterglow?

Then what about the Grey Mist?

Old Mo said the Grey Mist is produced from the ’Root’, and Old Mo’s information comes from the Night Watchman, so is the ’Root’ possibly the culprit behind the Sun’s extinction?

But if the ’Root’ hides within the depths of the Art Building layers, then the ’Sun’...

Could it be the black sun within the black sky of the Art Building?!