AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 980 - 456 Guardian Lin of Soul Hall Takes Over

Chapter 980: Chapter 456 Guardian Lin of Soul Hall Takes Over

"What is this...?" Lin Yi asked, looking at the charred bone in the hands of Convenience Store Owner -003.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed as though a layer of powdery particles was floating on the surface of the blackened bone. The particles swayed freely, like a mass of tiny insects drifting through the forest in summer, occasionally forming some semblance of a shadow, akin to twisted faces constantly howling in agony.

In a trance, he even felt as if he could hear the bone letting out a growl. This growl had a fundamental essence similar to the disturbing call of the "Burial Body."

"A thorn from the heart of the ’Burial Body,’" said Convenience Store Owner -003, gently stroking the texture on the surface of the bone spur, his eyes slightly lowered, speaking slowly, "I made it specially."

"This thing can harm most units with a position lower than that of the ’Burial Body.’ The greater the gap in position, the more pronounced the effect. However, it’s a consumable, so you need to use it sparingly."

Lin Yi paused for a moment. Convenience Store Owner -003 surely knew his current abilities. Though Convenience Store Owner -003 hadn’t witnessed his solo confrontation with the Rage Angel, he must have seen Lin Yi through the gaze of the Convenience Store Owner -003 inside the Bell Tower when he escaped from that gigantic Alien Angel, right?

Convenience Store Owner -003 continued, "Yesterday afternoon, a group of zealots entered the convenience store. One girl among them was called by the ’Burial Body’ and became a vessel for part of its will; then she left."

"I wasn’t in the convenience store at that time. I only left a will to observe the internal dynamics, so I had no way to stop them." _{fr\eewebno vel .c(o)m}

"If I encounter her, I could easily eliminate her. But I have many things to attend to, no time to deliberately seek her out."

"You’re different now. You’re bound to encounter her, and if you do, it likely won’t be a trivial matter."

"Uh... so you’re giving me this spur to lie in wait and take her down?" Lin Yi asked, "Are you so certain I will encounter her?"

Convenience Store Owner -003 shot him a glance: "Will you or won’t you? Surely you have some intuition about it?"

Lin Yi was momentarily speechless; he lacked even the courage to refute. Truth be told, he indeed had a feeling he would encounter her...

That damned sense of destiny.

Convenience Store Owner -003 added, "Those zealots have been eyeing the ashes. Given your current state, not to say it’s 100 percent, but there’s still a 90 percent chance you’ll come across them."

"Other people don’t matter, but when you meet the vessel, you must prioritize taking her down."

"This spur will save you a lot of trouble. Whoever blocks you, just use the bone spur as a dagger. If they get scratched by it, even the Rage Angel won’t be able to handle it."

"When you face that vessel, just stab this bone spur into her body."

"Anywhere will do?"

"Anywhere is fine, but I recommend the brain or heart; the heart is best."

"Alright." Lin Yi reached out and took the bone spur, then tucked it into his backpack, feeling a peculiar sensation, as if the Emperor Hun entrusted a treasure to his subordinates and said, ’Go to a border town in Jiama Empire and kill a guy named Xiao Yan for me...’

Are we truly the villains?

Hahaha!

Suddenly filled with excitement!

There was a sense of definite purpose and a thrill in ruthlessly crushing flowers!

I, Guardian Cang Lin of the Soul Hall, accept this task!

He suddenly thought of something: "By the way, does the vessel have a name or some sort of designation?"

Convenience Store Owner -003 thought for a moment and said, "It should be ’Zhang Lingzhen’... or a name with a similar pronunciation. Be cautious when you meet her; don’t come up empty-handed."

"Zhang Lingzhen?!" Lin Yi’s voice rose eight octaves.

Lin Yi’s heart cried out, damn it, the owner was right! He hadn’t expected that he already encountered her? But back then, it was somewhat accidental; he went there himself, not that she approached him.

"Huh? You know her?" Convenience Store Owner -003 was a bit surprised.

Lin Yi hurriedly said, "Actually, we’ve already met..."

"Why didn’t you take her down?" Convenience Store Owner -003 asked.

Lin Yi’s mouth twitched fiercely: "Don’t even mention taking her down, why would I start a fight without reason?"

"Shouldn’t your ashes attract her?" Convenience Store Owner -003 added.

Lin Yi thought for a moment, indeed, there was some attraction. However, Zhang Lingzhen hadn’t taken action before the strange art teacher stopped her, and then it all ended without conclusion.

He briefly described what happened on the fifth floor of the Teaching Building and then said, "It seems the attraction wasn’t strong enough..."

He thought that if they did fight back then, he probably would have taken Zhang Lingzhen down.

It was a pity they didn’t fight, but truth be told, he was there to investigate, so he had no intent to kill. Thus, when the strange art teacher intervened, he maintained a quiet observation stance in tacit understanding.

Convenience Store Owner -003 negated, "No... it could only be because it’s not fully integrated with the ’Burial Body’s’ will or it would definitely become aggressive towards you."

"Oh..." Lin Yi said, "Does the ’Burial Body’ crave ashes?"

"Yes." Convenience Store Owner -003 said ambiguously, "All angel sculptures do; and among them, the Alien Angel craves ashes the most intensely."

"If all angel sculptures crave ashes, won’t they be ignited by the ashes?" Lin Yi couldn’t understand.

"Craving does not mean they will surely pursue it." Convenience Store Owner -003 corrected him, "It’s just like how nocturnal species seek light but fear it simultaneously; angel sculptures hold such an attitude towards ashes."