Chapter 3 Security guard
"Damn!" Lin Yi broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, "Liangzi, what are they?"
Wei Liang said tremblingly: "I, I don't know... There wasn't anything so weird when I came here last time. Otherwise, we Let's run? We're still at the school gate now..."
Lin Yi glanced at the lamppost and reminded bitterly: "But Liangzi, we are no longer at the school gate..."
Wei Liang turned white, pursed his lips and leaned against the street lamp in silence.
"Hey... you are walking so fast." At this moment, a voice sounded in Lin Yi's ears.
Four figures walked through the thick fog and walked to them under the dim light.
They were Lin Yi's roommates. They dragged their luggage and carried their schoolbags, and walked slowly to Lin Yi's side under the light curtain cast by the street lamp.
Lin Yi looked at them in surprise: "Master Tian, how did you come here?"
"You came here, could it be that you flew here?" Mao Feiyang's thin and dark face showed a look of disdain.
Mao Feiyang wanted to say something more, but Tian Bufan interrupted: "We saw the lights on and walked along the road. Are you okay? Why are you so frightened?"
"Something almost happened. Lin Yi asked, "When you guys came here, didn't you feel weird on the road?"
The skinny Kuai Hongji sneered sinisterly: "That's 30,000 yuan in seven days, enough to buy a life."
"Stop beeping, I feel very uncomfortable here, I can't stay any longer!" Wei Shan clenched his fists, his burly body lines were tight, like an aggressive bear, eager to tear something apart.
"I should have brought my bat!" He breathed heavily, exuding strong hostility towards the figure in the mist.
"Okay, I'm new here, don't be so grumpy, Wei Sang." Tian Bufan gently put his hand on Wei Shan's shoulder, and Wei Shan's heavy breathing relaxed a little.
Tian Bufan closed his eyes and raised his head. He took a deep breath, and the thick mist penetrated into his nose, and then spit out from his mouth.
He slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of calm excitement in his eyes.
"It's really a place worth exploring. It's much more interesting than just looking at the rules."
The conversations between the roommates did not dilute Lin Yi's fear of the surrounding environment. He looked around with worried eyes.
As night falls, the thick fog will only get bigger and bigger. The "field" initially formed by the lights will be gradually eroded by the fog. Soon they will also be swallowed up by the thick fog.
The female teachers who exuded a strange aura and the student cadres were slowly approaching them.
Under the thick fog, it seemed that something was trying its best to hide its figure while approaching them. The speed was not fast, but it was full of pressure.
Weishan seemed to sense it, and his breathing became heavy again.
His eyes were bloodshot, like a beast ready to go berserk at any time.
"Don't be afraid, we are all here." Lin Yi held Wei Shan's other shoulder.
As Wei Shan's roommate, he knew that Wei Shan was irritable and claustrophobic, and this thick fog was just like a black box, constantly oppressing Wei Shan's emotions, making him likely to go violent at any time after being extremely depressed.
"Hey, Wei Sang is finally going crazy!" Kuai Hongji said coldly.
"Yinbi, believe it or not, I'll tear you apart as soon as I get the first one!" Wei Shan let out a low growl of "咒咒咒" in his throat. He stared at Kuai Hongji, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes.
"Okay! Kuai Kuai, Wei Sang, now is not the time to bicker." Lin Yi suppressed his discomfort and lowered his voice.
"Hey." Kuai Hongji twitched his lips and ignored Wei Shan's threat.
"I'm scared to death now, Lao Lin, what should we do?" Wei Liang said in fear, his back pressed against the street lamp.
Lin Yi looked at the direction Tian Bufan and the others came from, thought briefly for a while, and pondered: "If we go back along this road, can we reach the school gate and then leave?"
Although the fog was thick, a street lamp could be vaguely seen not far away, standing like a lighthouse.
·The street lamp hung down a clear yellow light, twisted like cloth, and continued to the street lamp under their feet.
Wei Liang’s eyes lit up, as if he had found a life-saving straw.
"What, you want to leave now?" Mao Feiyang said.
Lin Yi shook his head. He did not expect to encounter such a strange thing when he first came to S City University. The face of Wei Liang beside him was so dark that he could not see clearly under his peaked cap.
"I won't leave, but maybe I can let Ryoko leave."
"You're thinking too much." Tian Bufan poured cold water on him unceremoniously, "As soon as we entered the school gate after the bus, we found that the school gate had disappeared."
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"What kind of disappearance? Disappeared out of thin air?"
Tian Bufan said seriously: "The fog covered the school gate, and then the school gate disappeared. But... I have a strange feeling that the school gate did not disappear, but was pulled away."
"Can you understand that feeling?"
"The school gate is clearly in front of you, but when you are about to walk over, the little bit of road is stretched like rubber. No matter how you walk, you can't reach the door."
"It's obvious that there is only one step, as far as a world away."
Lin Yi dare not Believing, he frowned: "I had this feeling just now."
Tian Bufan said: "So even if you want to leave, you have to abide by the rules before you can leave... We must first accept the rules and become a person within the rules."
"Just like playing a survival game, use all available rules to protect yourself, and then survive to pass the level."
"And we don't need to get through, we just need to...understand the rules, and then leave at a suitable time."
Tian Bufan's eyes sparkled, like an excellent player.
Among Lin Yi and his fellow dormitory 4016 members, Tian Bufan has a very adventurous spirit, and he has long wanted to visit S City University.
Lin Yi looked at the rolling mist at his feet, and the rules in the student code began to roll in his mind one by one.
Although they did not go through the admission procedures and obtain student ID cards, the student code is the only rule they can follow.
"Some rules may apply, such as don't look back, and for example..."
"Follow the street lights in the direction of decreasing numbers, and we will meet the security guard."
"Follow the security guard, we can reach the buildings on the map...for example, the teaching building closest to us."
Lin Yi looked at Tian Bufan: "Mr. Tian, you must have observed that street light pole, what is its number?"
"Teaching Building-025". "
"Huh? There's no street light No. 24?" The street lamp next to Lin Yi is "Teaching Building-023", "We have to find a street light with a number lower than No. 23, or..."
"With this kind of fog, it's hard to tell whether you're going to find a street light or you're going to die." Kuai Hongji said rudely.
"I can go in!" Wei Shan made a deep voice in his throat.
"Don't mess around." Lin Yi frowned, and Wei Shan, who was originally restless, calmed down. "Or we can wait for the security here, and then follow him to the teaching building." It's the only way mentioned in the rules." Lin Yi said, "Do you have a better way?"
Mao Feiyang said firmly: "I will figure it out."
"Then let's wait here to see whether you come up with a way first or the security guards come first."
Mao Feiyang curled his lips.
Tian Bufan made the final decision: "That's it, we'll wait for the security here. In the process, everyone should use this street lamp as a reference, don't get lost."
As he spoke, he put his hand on the street lamp.
Lin Yi looked at Wei Liang.
At this moment, Wei Liang was squatting on the ground with his back against the street lamp, holding the student code to his chest like a priest holding a Bible, and hissed with cold breath.
"Liangzi, are you okay?"
Wei Liang trembled and said: "The last time I came here, I saw the security guards from a distance. They... were very strange, and it is said that the reputation in the school is not very good."
"But the reputation is not important anymore... What is important is that we are in the mountains now. As long as the fog gets thicker, it will definitely rain at night!"
“We must arrive at the teaching building or dormitory before it rains. Legend has it that the campus is particularly weird on rainy days!”
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Lin Yi squinted his eyes and looked at the floating mist. The heavy mist was as heavy as mountains, making him breathless.
The dense fog grew like vines around everyone's feet. Everyone shrank in circles and got as close to the street lights as possible.
The small space formed by the street light curtain was filled with the sound of heavy breathing.
Black shadows were moving in the mist, and it was unclear whether it was mist or something else, but everyone could clearly hear the rustling sound of stones rubbing against the ground in the mist, and felt the malicious eyes coming from the depths of the thick mist.
It was like being targeted by a group of unknown creatures.
Lin Yi lowered his head and glanced at his wrist.
18:21.
Only eighteen minutes have passed, but it actually feels like such a long time.
Suddenly, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes. He felt that there seemed to be some strange calling sound mixed in the rolling fog. It was babbling, like an actor singing, but the sound was erratic, like echoing in the empty valley.
He shook his head, and the voice disappeared on the spot, but immediately the voice slowly sounded in his ears again...
This time, it was more like someone calling his name.
Lin Yi felt irritable and wanted to rush into the mist.
Wei Shan leaned down and let out a low roar of "咒咒咒..." from his throat, like a beast about to go berserk.
At this moment, the thick fog in the distance suddenly rolled violently, as if someone was walking through the sand on the seabed, creating a field.
In the field, a faint yellow light flashed.
An even faster rustling sound could be heard in the dense fog. The creatures in the fog seemed to have encountered their natural enemies and began to recede like a tide.
The fog dissipated a bit, and Lin Yi turned around and saw a burly figure like an iron tower walking slowly through the fog, like a giant mechanical warrior breaking through the waves in the Pacific Ocean.
As they got a little closer, Lin Yi discovered that it was a burly man wearing a black coat.
The big man held an old kerosene lamp in his left hand. The light curtain formed by the kerosene lamp spread out and split the fog like a sharp blade.
His right hand held a white bat that seemed to be made of plaster. The tip of the bat seemed to be stained with some dark red sticky substance mixed with white powder.
“It’s the security guard!” Wei Liang said fearfully and excitedly.
"It is indeed the security guard..." Lin Yi looked at the security guard curiously.
But just when he looked at the security guard, the security guard turned his head sharply and faced him with a pair of golden eyes.
Under the thick fog, the security guard's golden eyes were as bright as the sun, and hot gold seemed to be flowing deep in his eyes, which stung so much that Lin Yi immediately turned his head away.
“Clang, clang, clang...” The security guard came to the street lamp like a heavy tank and entered the light curtain.
This security guard was more than two meters tall and seemed to be able to grab the street lamp with just a raise of his hand. He looked down at Lin Yi and the others, his eyes narrowed in thought.
Wei Shan’s muscular figure of nearly 1.9 meters is already considered tall among ordinary people, but he is still like a child in front of the security guards.
He growled lowly and stared at the kerosene lamp in the security guard's hand with fear, but he still expressed great hostility towards him.
The security guard leaned down and sniffed gently in front of Lin Yi. Then without saying a word, he turned around and stepped from the light into the thick fog.
Seeing that the thick fog was about to drown the security guard's figure, Lin Yi helped Wei Liang up and shouted quickly: "Quick, follow the security guard!"
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X May 6, 2023, 18:33.
S city university teaching building area, thick fog filled the campus like cotton balls, Lin Yi and others followed the security guards through the fog.
Lin Yi looked around cautiously. Every once in a while, he could see a bright streetlight not far away, but the security guard did not step into the field formed by the light.
Lin Yi noticed that although the old kerosene lamp in the security guard's hand did not light up, it cast a curtain of light like a street lamp.
They are like an icebreaker, cutting through the wind and waves under the leadership of the captain.
Suddenly, Lin Yi noticed something. He lowered his head and looked in the direction of the "clang, clang, clang" sound. Only then did he realize that the security guard was actually wearing a pair of shackles around his waist, and the end of the shackles was a thick and long iron chain.
One part of the chain was dragged on the ground, and the other part...was caught in someone's hand!
Lin Yi's pupils suddenly dilated, and a cold breath suddenly shot down his spine towards Tianling Gai. Looking in the direction of his gaze, he saw another figure in the mist!
It was a cafeteria employee wearing a white chef's uniform with a blue bib hanging in front of him. He was carrying a lunch box in one hand, and the other hand held an iron chain in his hand, and the chain...
"Wait...!!"
Lin Yi looked back along the iron chain and saw the chef followed by the chef. Each chef was like a long queue, disappearing in the thick fog.
They were holding lunch boxes in one hand and holding chains in the other, just like the pagans who walked in the long night carrying oil lamps before the Middle Ages.
Everyone kept a uniform pace and moved forward slowly under the leadership of the security guards, seemingly not noticing the presence of Lin Yi and others at all.
Lin Yi suddenly realized that this was a complete team, and they were intruders!
Just when he had this idea, a voice suddenly sounded from the mist around him:
"Classmate, have you had dinner?"
A chef loosened the iron chain and walked towards them carrying a lunch box.
“This is the most popular dish in our cafeteria, spaghetti with tomato meat sauce. You can try it for free.”
The chef had a smile on his face that was obviously normal but felt something was wrong, as if he had made it after precise calculations.
Lin Yi felt very uncomfortable, and his heart was full of resistance. He blinked hard, and suddenly found that the chef had a dark green bib hanging on his chest.
(End of this chapter)