Chapter 1200: 566: The Invisible Gate of Boundaries (Part 2)
Chapter 1200: Chapter 566: The Invisible Gate of Boundaries (Part 2)
“Cut off! Hard to unravel!”
This thought intensified the terrifying presence of the Convenience Store Owner.
Perhaps the Convenience Store Owner is just like the cafeteria, a thought to heaven, a thought to hell, a thought to become a god, a thought to enter madness!
His existence should not be imagined, his state should not be speculated, his position should not be fathomed!
The Convenience Store Owner inherently carries an indescribable eerie sensation!
“Stop thinking further!”
Uncertain whether it’s related to the hints and guidance given by Tian Bufan, the more Lin Yi understands the complexities within the cafeteria, the more the existence of the Convenience Store Owner feels bizarre, leading increasingly to a sinister conspiracy theory.
“Retreat, retreat…”
With a quick change of thought, Lin Yi returns rapidly to his main self.
He fixed his eyes on his watch.
7:32.
The exit of the Student Passage was already in sight.
He glanced at Tian Bufan, suddenly feeling that the two words “Caution in speech” he had said a moment ago now seemed like a zen phrase echoing in that space.
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May 11, X023 year, 7:33, cafeteria region.
After exiting the Student Passage, the first thing Tian Bufan did was take off his school uniform and check it thoroughly, Lin Yi saw this and followed suit to check himself as well.
Upon inspection, indeed, there wasn’t a trace of tomato sauce on them.
The group placed the “Dining Hall Rules” back on the rack in front of the notice board, then Lin Yi, as if sensing something, turned to look towards the other passage, his brows lightly furrowing.
“The garbage bin is gone.” He spoke.
“Perhaps it hasn’t been brought out yet.” Tian Bufan said, seemingly unwilling to linger here, “Let’s go.”
Lin Yi wanted to say more, but remembering Tian Bufan’s words that the cafeteria wasn’t part of today’s plan and his serious “caution in speech” expression, he decided to keep silent.
Indeed, the cafeteria was not in their plan scope, and though the Convenience Store Owner was difficult to distinguish in terms of good or evil, after all these years he’s been a unit aligned with humanity’s side, even if acting, he’d act it thoroughly, hence unnecessary for Lin Yi to suspect further.
Stay vigilant, never challenge the Convenience Store Owner.
The group headed towards the edge of the cafeteria region.
While walking, Lin Yi’s vision intermittently flickered, the broken and hideous chef sculptures would periodically flicker before his eyes.
The entire cafeteria region seemed to harbor some special fluctuation, whenever this fluctuation spread outward, his vision would penetrate reality’s exterior revealing a mountain of dead chef bodies layered beneath.
Curiously, for some reason, apart from chef sculptures, he didn’t seem to see any other sculptures.
“Why are there only chef sculptures?”
A tinge of doubt arose in Lin Yi’s heart.
Last visit, he saw feather sculptures in the phantom vision, but today there were none.
He took a deep breath, slowly extending perception, attempting to catch any clues within the vision-world.
Perception tendrils gradually spread outward centered around him, slowly advancing with his movement.
Suddenly, he keenly captured a faint breath!
“Ashes!” He exclaimed, “Young Master Tian, I sensed ashes! Right on some chef sculptures’ surfaces!”
“Ashes?” Tian Bufan narrowed his eyes, “Explain carefully.”
Lin Yi said, “The ashes pile on the chef sculptures’ surfaces as if volcanic ash blew onto them after death.”
“Most chef sculptures’ surfaces have it… it’s like they encountered an ‘Ashen Apostle’s’ attack and got annihilated!”
“Ashen Apostle…” Tian Bufan rubbed his nose bridge, “In the school district now, besides you and the ‘Primordial Ash Apostle’, who else?”
“I don’t know, that’s what’s strange…” Lin Yi seemed uncertain too, “but those ashes don’t seem derived from Ashen Apostles, more like they’re from the layers above the fifth floor of the Teaching Building, falling onto them…”
Tian Bufan said, “You’re saying they died in the Teaching Building?”
Lin Yi shook his head, “I don’t know, maybe… possible with Teacher Lin.”
“Teacher Lin, which Teacher Lin?” Tian Bufan asked.
“It’s Lin Shiling!” Upon hearing Class Teacher-040, Wei Liang’s eyes lit up, “Class Teacher-040! Neighborly big sister, black silk glasses, short skirt high heels, soft yet fierce.”
Black lines stretched across Lin Yi’s forehead.
Tian Bufan nodded, “That’s plausible.”
As they conversed, they gradually arrived at the post along the “Canteen-001” lamp pole, further ahead reached the Teaching Building Area.
From the cafeteria region’s view, there seemed no abnormalities in the Teaching Building Area, but now Lin Yi could distinctly sense the existence of an invisible “door.”
This door resembled an invisible heavenly threshold, yet like a natural silk curtain draped down, it doesn’t just appear between the “Teaching Building-001” and “Canteen-001” lamp pole, but seems like a delineating line plainly visible on the map, encompassing the entire Teaching Building Area within.
His heart skipped a beat, immediately fishing out the “Teaching Rules”, turning to the map page at the end.
The map page shows clear dividing lines between various district sections, surprisingly these lines completely coincide with the invisible “door” he now perceived!
“Damn!” Lin Yi’s hand slightly trembled, this campus map, hidden with such deep secrets?!
No, strictly speaking!
It’s not the map hiding secrets but rather how many unseen yet already equipped hidden functions these officially crafted basic tools still have!
Speaking of which, one has to mention his school uniform.
Returning from the Art Building, his clothing was torn apart, yet the pocket remained intact, the notes and student ID card inside undroppable!
Tian Bufan however, wasn’t as theatrical as Lin Yi, he directly stepped into the Teaching Building Area.
Lin Yi shook his head, the previously perceived invisible boundary silently disappeared, as did he naturally cross over the boundary entering the Teaching Building Area.
But this time, possibly due to acquiring certain recognition of the “door”, crossing the boundary, he distinctly felt a profound and majestic force, like a light wave scan, rushing over his body.
This sensation occurred quickly and fleetingly, had it not been for his “recognition”, coupled with his sensitive perception, it’d be truly difficult to sense this Door Attribute’s existence.
After entering the Teaching Building Area, Lin Yi’s hair slightly stood up, he quickly spoke to halt Tian Bufan and the others, “Did you feel it? There’s an overwhelming death energy enveloping here!”
Tian Bufan replied with a calm face, “Sensed it indeed, however, you could ‘see’ it.”
“Indeed!” Lin Yi clapped his hands, nearly forgetting that his vision now could penetrate layer surfaces, thus said, “Let me observe!”
He said while stroking his face, golden flames surged in his pupils, “Open!”
Wei Liang grimaced slightly at the statement, “Why so dramatic?”
Lin Yi curled his lips, “Laughter among equals? Last time, who was the one spamming Kyo Kusanagi’s combos there? Hmph, Fu-Sheng-Wei-Liang-Tian-Master?”
“Fine, fine! Playing it this way huh!” Wei Liang faked annoyance, scowling, “Can’t say much then! Hope you maintain this attitude before the Boss!”
“Haha.” Lin Yi chuckled, his heart however felt a bit guilty, silently closing his mouth to observe the surroundings.
As vision unfolded, Lin Yi’s perception simultaneously rolled out.
Under dual transparency, Lin Yi saw the surrounding world as if veiled by a funhouse mirror, starting to show slight distortions and ripples, and as ripples calmed, the layer side’s scene commenced revealing…