Chapter 1006 - 469 Group C Class 18, with... Ballad_2
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May 10, 2023, 13:33, 8th floor of Teaching Building C.
The closer he got to the higher floors, the thicker the mist in the environment became, and the gloomy sky was still sprinkling sporadic ash like goose feathers. These elements were absent in the lower regions, yet they did not significantly affect Ah-Gui’s movements.
The real factor that impacted Ah-Gui’s actions was... a certain kind of song.
This song seemed like a sound coming from the non-existent broadcasting system in the teaching building, light and soft, akin to the background music that emerges when switching maps in a game. As soon as he stepped onto the corridor in front of the classroom, that sound began to appear.
This could never be the broadcasting system; it could only be an ancient and sinister song drifting from the layers.
The distance from the staircase to Class C18 was short, and Lin Yi effortlessly controlled Ah-Gui to reach there.
Perhaps due to the experience of being pulled by the mucus in the stairwell, or perhaps because of the environmental issue, Ah-Gui’s physical capabilities noticeably improved, and his movements no longer felt blurry or jerky.
Yet that sinister song, as if imbued with some kind of magic, made Lin Yi feel that the ashes within Ah-Gui had begun to stir uncontrollably.
He had heard songs from the depths of the sea before, distant as if sung by a sea monster, intermittently drifting until it finally reached his ears.
But the sound here was continuous, soft, as if it had been there all along, until now only faintly captured by Lin Yi.
The door to Class C18 was closed, but Lin Yi felt that the song seemed to come from inside the classroom...