AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 998 - 465: The Source of Darkness Lin Yi...? _2

Chapter 998: Chapter 465: The Source of Darkness Lin Yi...? _2

The vertebrae seemed to come to life, twisting and writhing, giving Lin Yi a sense of clawing menace. Lin Yi noticed that the bones had started to emanate mist all by themselves!

No, more accurately speaking, it should be those viscous, oil-like liquids coming into contact with substances and transforming into vapors, lingering around the vertebrae, giving the appearance of mist being generated.

Lin Yi furrowed his brows. He felt that the initial preparations were nearing completion, and the next step was to select suitable bones as the foundation.

However, the way this group of vertebrae was growing was quite unsettling, leaving one completely bewildered.

Not you... wait a minute... clarify the thoughts?

What is there to clarify!

Wei Liang’s "foolish teachings" still echoed in his ears, so why was he trying to sort things out?

He then just directly picked a few particularly exemplary bones and began chopping them.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Each strike felt like a mighty giant pounding on a drum made from the hide of an archaic beast, releasing a heavy drumbeat that shook the soul.

Zhao Lingxiao, who had been observing Lin Yi all along, vaguely sensed something amiss the moment Lin Yi swung the first strike. However, she did not abandon her observation, and it wasn’t until Lin Yi started producing "thud, thud, thud" sounds that she suddenly felt the vision before her collapse abruptly. The corridor in front of her seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt piercing through darkness, disintegrating on the spot!

The next moment, endless darkness began to pervade the distorted space, terrifying human shadows prowled in the gloom. Lin Yi’s shadow seemed to be swallowed by darkness, leaving behind only an indescribable, unobservable evil outline, which appeared humanoid yet not human, as if it could only be defined as a "human shadow"...

The "human shadow" waved its arms, and with each movement, the entire world trembled.

"Thud..."

"Thud!"

The heavy thumping sound was like the heartbeat of some ancient ferocious beast in slumber. Each beat seemed to bring a hint of collapse to reality.

"Thud..."

"Thud!"

Intense vibrations spread from the abyss, continuously extending on the floor of the Teaching Building, with terrifying shockwaves spreading like invisible ripples.

Zhao Lingxiao’s pupils uncontrollably dilated, the green breath extended like ferocious, eerie tentacles, entwining her body continuously from the void...

As the ripples spread, the ground of the Teaching Building also seemed to begin twisting and distorting, with this distortion spreading even farther!

The Experience Students in the classrooms of Teaching Building B faintly sensed the shockwave transmitted from the ground beneath their feet. Even in their vacant, wooden expressions, an unusual ripple flashed, but mostly, they quickly lowered their heads, continuing to numbly flip through the books at hand.

The door to Office B Group 2 was opened, and Class Teacher-040 pushed the door and stepped out.

With a grave expression, she glanced in Lin Yi’s direction, hesitated for a moment, then left the office, quickly accelerating towards the source of the vibration once she closed the door.

With one hand, she quietly touched the Secret Rune Dagger, while the other was placed a few centimeters below the collarbone.

If there was any rustling, she could instantly switch to combat uniform and enter a stealth combat posture.

Just then, the door to Office B Group 3 also opened, and a somewhat burly male teacher emerged.

He had just come out when he happened to see Class Teacher-040. The two exchanged a glance, immediately grasping the seriousness of the situation without needing to say much.

"Together?" the male teacher asked.

"The appearance of this contamination is without warning... it’s far too eerie," Class Teacher-040 gazed intensely towards the corridor bridge, "Teacher-033, please retreat behind me."

Class Teacher-033 said solemnly, "As a gentleman, how can I let a lady step forward and..."

"Enough." Class Teacher-040 interrupted him, "Obey, or should I bring up the old stories at the camp?"

Upon hearing these words, class Teacher-033’s expression changed drastically, quickly standing to attention: "As you command, Instructor Lin, uh, 040 Teacher..."

"Shut up."

"Yes, Instructor Lin."

Class Teacher-040: "..."

Though speechless, she still had no time to rebuke Class Teacher-033, cautiously moving forward, feeling her way to the stairway.

Here, the distance between Building B and the corridor bridge was less than ten meters. To the naked eye, it was still the normal Teaching Building environment from ten minutes ago, the only abnormality being Zhao Lingxiao slump on the ground ahead in a rather peculiar position.

The pose was largely like a child’s slumbering position, knees drawn up to the chest and rear raised high, yet in detail, it was extremely bizarre with Zhao Lingxiao’s hands and spine seemingly twisted in an inhuman manner, awkward no matter how one looked at it.

"That girl seems to be trapped in twisted layers!" Class Teacher-033 spoke with a slightly deep voice, attempting to sense the changes ahead, but the next moment he stumbled backward two steps, leaning against the wall, his face suddenly turning pale.

"Such terrible Pollution Depth! I almost got sucked in!"

"In broad daylight, what sort of power could twist the layers to such an extent? Could it be the Grey..."

Class Teacher-040 slightly shook her head, interrupting, "Firstly, rule out units on the Grey Mist side."

She gently adjusted her glasses, the gentle hues in her autumn-like eyes faded entirely, replaced by a stark golden glow.

The vision expanded, the twisted layers and the "real picture" ahead began to unfold slowly in her eyes.

"Ah? Why?" Class Teacher-033 asked in bewilderment.

"Have you returned everything taught to you?" Class Teacher-040’s tone carried a trace of reprimand, "The three elements of layer distortion, the core is the polarity of contamination."

"The pollution on the Grey Mist side wouldn’t be just like this, there must be just one ’unit’ in it."

"Only one unit?!" Class Teacher-033 was full of surprise.

"Yes," Class Teacher-040 calmly replied. Her first guess was that it was the turmoil stirred up by Yuan Lijian’s "puppet", but as she gradually gained insight into the real layers, what she saw turned out to be Lin Yi.

"Why him?"

"What is he doing?"

She intended to further observe Lin Yi’s actions, yet suddenly she felt a slight sense of weightlessness.

She jolted awake, quickly dispelling this thought of insight.

"No! Unseeable!"

"How is it that I cannot look directly at him?!"

Her brows knitted tightly, eyes full of astonishment.

She could vaguely see what Lin Yi was up to, yet it was not specific.

"Could it be related to that thing in his hand?"

"The real cause of the layer distortion... is that thing in his hand?"

"040 Teacher..." Just then, Class Teacher-033 asked in a low voice, "Have you discovered anything?"

Class Teacher-040 lightly bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then uttered four words: "Don’t worry about him!"

"Ah?" Class Teacher-033’s mouth was wide open, "This kind of flag is not to be set, Teacher!"

"I said! Don’t worry about him!" Class Teacher-040 gritted her teeth, "If it’s him, you and I can only choose to trust."

"Why?" Class Teacher-033 seemed unwilling.

"Because we stand no chance against him," Class Teacher-040’s tone was somewhat forlorn.

Stand no chance.

Such a simple, blunt answer, simple enough to shut down a lot of unnecessary talk.

After all, this world is about reason, and right now, Lin Yi’s reasoning was the greatest.

Class Teacher-040 withdrew her gaze, took a deep look at Zhao Lingxiao, then turned back to the office.

"I’m leaving."

"What about that girl?" Class Teacher-033 asked, "Should we save her?"

"The Homeroom Teacher’s Code... [At any time, do not let the Holy Mother Heart overflow, as students often know what they are doing.]" Class Teacher-040 cast a calm glance at him, "Let’s go."

Class Teacher-033 hesitated for a moment, then also turned around to leave.

If he kept looking, he too risked getting contaminated.