Chapter 4 Teaching Building
X May 6, 2023, 18:54.
In the area where the university teaching building in S city is located, a chef wearing a green bib recommended tomato meat sauce pasta to Lin Yi and others. The picture was as still as a relief sculpture.
Lin Yi paused for a second. The fear exploded in his mind at this moment. His body trembled subconsciously, but his brain was extremely calm.
He took a deep breath, then looked at the back of the security guard. Without glancing at the chef and tomato bolognese noodles, he took a step forward and followed the security guard at a leisurely pace.
The chef looked at him with a smile, and kept recommending tomato meat sauce pasta. His eyes always fell on him, and followed his movements, turning slowly like a puppet.
When Lin Yi passed by the chef, he could clearly feel the mist rolling in, and he could also feel that there was no creature emitting warmth around him.
But he could feel the gaze from the chef with a green bib, cold, greedy, vicious, naked...and, longing.
The hair on his arms suddenly stood up.
Everyone passed by the green bib chef one after another, and no one paid attention to the existence of the green bib chef.
Mao Feiyang walked at the end of the group. When he was about to leave, Lin Yi's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
Mao Feiyang turned around subconsciously.
In the mist that was about to be engulfed by darkness, the chef in the green bib drooped his head, and the corners of his mouth curved like a clown.
At this time, a dull thunder rumbled deep in the night sky.
Thunder flashed across the sky, and the campus suddenly lit up.
In the mist, strange shadows twisted and intertwined. They retreated into the depths of the mist, but they were always aloof from everyone.
Mao Feiyang's pupils opened slightly.
Lin Yi's voice came out from the mouth of the green bib chef, with a hint of magic.
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Lin Yi looked at the sky. The gloomy night fell like a collapsed cave ceiling, making people breathless.
Wei Liang's trembling voice sounded: "Old Lin, it's going to rain..."
Lin Yi was also a little panicked. He looked at the back of the security guard, but he still showed no intention of speeding up.
Even the employees wearing chef uniforms following behind did not react at all.
h So he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "How far is it from the cafeteria to the teaching building?"
hh "Huh?" Wei Liang was startled.
Lin Yi glared at him angrily: "Haven't you been here before? How long does it take to walk from the teaching building to the cafeteria during lunch?" Under the circumstances."
"What is "normal situation"?"
"The normal situation is when the fog is not very heavy, but the current weather is very abnormal."
Lin Yi quickly looked at the time.
19:13.
"19:13...We met the security guard before 6:30, and more than 40 minutes have passed now..."
He narrowed his eyes.
Tian Bufan touched his nose and murmured in thought: "The student code says that in the event of abnormal weather, you must seek shelter as soon as possible, and even some of the rules can be ignored..."
"Now it seems that abnormal weather should be more dangerous than some weird buildings..."
Judging from the student code, it is obvious that there are some unusual buildings on this campus.
"But why?"
Tian Bufan touched a few raindrops that accidentally fell on his face and frowned slightly.
Lin Yi saw that Tian Bufan was thinking and did not interrupt. Suddenly, he noticed something. Not far in front of the security guard, the shadow of a huge thing appeared faintly under the thick fog, like some kind of building.
There are many dim light spots like fireflies scattered around the building, which are street lamps.
The light curtain cast by the street lamp formed a passage, opening up a road under the thick fog.
A road visible to the naked eye that leads to the building ahead.
"Teaching building? Or...something else?"
Lin Yi's mind was frantically scrolling through every rule about architecture and abnormal weather in the student code, and finally came to a conclusion.
"The best solution when encountering abnormal weather is to follow the street lights and go to the nearest building to take shelter, and the next best thing is to stay where you are and wait for security."
Tian Bufan also thought of this, and he looked at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi also looked at him after making his decision.
"Let's go?"
h "Let's go."
h ", let's go! Don't look back, don't worry about anything, just follow me!" Lin Yi yelled and ran, using the light of the old oil lamp in the security guard's hand to rush towards the lamppost closest to him.
Wei Liang took a deep breath, pursed his lips, gritted his teeth and followed.
Others followed one after another.
"Maozi, you go first, I'll stop you later."
Seeing that Mao Feiyang was a little stiff, Tian Bufan quickly patted Mao Feiyang's shoulder.
Mao Feiyang seemed to be distracted. He glanced at Tian Bufan stiffly, and then immediately followed Kuai Hongji's back into the mist.
Tian Bufan frowned and couldn't help but look at the way he was looking.
The chef in the green bib has long since disappeared, only the dragon-like team of chefs, holding on to the iron chains in their hands, disappeared into the thick fog.
The sound of the waves was mixed with whimpering whispers and bizarre calls, just like the sound of whistles drifting in the wind from the other side of the distant world, turning into pairs of invisible hands, penetrating the mist, and grabbing Lin Yi's limbs.
In the light whistle sound, there seemed to be some kind of strange whisper mixed in. The syllables of the sound were not in any human language, and the vague pronunciation seemed to be saying:
[fa...nTo...me...]
[fanTo...me... fRa...]
With the sound of the sound, a strong sense of obstruction in the quagmire immediately enveloped Lin Yi.
"Oops!" Lin Yi gritted his teeth and opened his pupils slightly. At this moment, he seemed to feel that there was some kind of ominous will burrowing into his brain like an iron worm.
At this moment, the rustling sound of stones rubbing against the ground resounded in the mist.
Without the deterrence of the security guards and old kerosene lamps, and with the streetlight screen being some distance away, the things in the fog suddenly seized the best opportunity and approached at a faster speed.
The sense of oppression hung high on Lin Yi's head like a huge boulder, threatening to crush him at any time.
At the critical moment, Lin Yi heard some calls from the whispers and sobs of the waves. The call mixed with the sound of [fanTome] sounded like——
"Lin Yi! Lin Yi!"
The sound came from behind him, like a rapid sound coming from Mao Feiyang's mouth.
He subconsciously wanted to turn around.
But at this moment, his scalp suddenly exploded, and his hair almost stood upside down.
He woke up instantly.
"Student Code!"
"Can't look back!"
"Don't look back!"
He then stared at the light pole in front of him, and only the light pole was left in his eyes.
At that moment, he seemed to be able to see the words on the street light pole!
「Teaching Building-108」.
Lin Yi burst out with unprecedented strength. Although every step he took was very difficult, the lamppost gave him a strong sense of security.
Especially a light pole standing in front of the teaching building!
Lin Yi was so suppressed by the fog and blockage that he almost fell down on the cobblestone ground, like a man walking on the dunes in a sandstorm.
His eyes were also slightly red due to bloodshotness, and a beast-like roar came from his throat.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Just when the thick fog was about to drown him, a steady and powerful force came from his back.
"Let's go!" Wei Shan's deep roar sounded, and his strong arm pushed Lin Yi through the thick fog.
When he stepped into the light range, the soft orange light curtain cut down like a chopping knife, completely cutting off the fog behind him.
At that moment, Lin Yi felt that the mountain pressing on him was suddenly shattered, and an unprecedented sense of relief penetrated his body.
He grabbed the streetlight pole and looked back at the fog with the help of the orange light curtain. He saw Wei Shan, Wei Liang and others rushing in one after another. At the boundary of the fog, dark shadows lurked and hid, and whispers from near and far were blown into chaos in the wind.
"What is it in the mist? They seem to be very afraid of lights..."
Lin Yi looked around and found that the security guard had long since disappeared, and the dragon-like queue had no idea where it had gone. The previous encounter was like a dream.
He looked at the buildings that were almost standing in front of him, only a light pole away from them.
The light curtains hanging between street lamps are connected with each other, forming an hourglass-like passage.
"Tick, click..."
A few raindrops fell, which suddenly made Lin Yi, who was relieved, tense up again.
"It's not time to take a breath yet, we are only temporarily out of danger." Tian Bufan looked at the building in front of him calmly, "If it's correct, it should be the teaching building."
"Whether it is or not, let's go there first." Lin Yi lowered his head and glanced at his watch.
19:23.
"Just a few steps, I ran for ten minutes?!"
Lin Yi was startled in his heart, and this time, Tian Bufan had already taken the lead and walked forward.
"Let's go, why are you in a daze?" Kuai Hongji elbowed Lin Yi and urged.
"Here we come." Lin Yi and Wei Liang quickly followed.
Looking at the backs of his roommates, Mao Feiyang stood there, a little lost in thought. Suddenly, Lin Yi's voice sounded behind him again.
"Maozi."
"Don't be dazed, let's go!"
"Follow them!"
Mao Feiyang seemed to have a headache. He held his forehead and shook his head lightly, with a look of doubt flashing in his eyes from time to time.
"Maozi, hurry up!" Kuai Hongji's impatient urging sounded coldly from under the street lamp.
Mao Feiyang suddenly trembled, and the call lingering in his ears suddenly disappeared.
He realized something, and he broke into a cold sweat behind his back.
He ran away and kept up with his roommate.
…
Coming to the last lamppost in front of the building, Lin Yi looked up.
The huge building not far in front of me towers into the dark and oppressive sky like a mountain. The lights in the building are brightly lit, like burning torches in the dark night.
"We've arrived at the teaching building." Only at this moment did Lin Yi feel relieved.
However, Wei Liang screamed in horror: "No! Old Lin, no! There is something wrong with this teaching building!"
Wei Liang pointed to the teaching building with trembling fingers, his voice extremely frightened: "The teaching building only has four floors...but it, it, it..."
Lin Yi was stunned and looked along Wei Liang's direction.
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His eyes fluctuated violently, and his heart, which had just been a little settled, suddenly became restless at this moment.
“It’s not written in the student regulations!” he said.
Wei Liang said: "It's not written in the student regulations...but it is written in the teaching building regulations!"
"Hu-hu-hu--"
The mist is rolling and the drizzle is blurry.
The distant whispers and the sound of rustling stones were extremely harsh, and the dull and damp environment seemed to be able to crush everyone's psychological defenses.
"It's too late to think so much, we have to go in before the rain really starts!" Lin Yi lowered his voice.
In the face of unknown dangers, it is impossible to avoid danger. The only thing that can be done is to choose a route with relatively low risk.
"Let's go! Go to the teaching building!" Lin Yi took the lead and rushed towards the teaching building.
…
Walked from the last lamppost to the teaching building without encountering any problems. It was so normal that Lin Yi felt something was wrong.
However, Lin Yi has always had an uncomfortable feeling in his heart since he entered the campus, but this feeling was obviously relieved when he stepped on the steps of the teaching building.
Temporarily out of the crisis, Lin Yi took a few breaths and then began to observe the surrounding environment.
Although it was said online that this was a newly built campus, Lin Yi could not see any "new" traces in the teaching building. Thinking about it, under the catalysis of such bad weather and geographical environment, any building would appear to be in an ancient state.
However, what made Lin Yi feel gratified was that at least there were students in this teaching building, but they were walking in a hurry, and even if they passed by, they didn't give them a second glance.
Hence, Lin Yi could still feel the same kind of temperature from their bodies, and this feeling was something he had never felt in the mist along the way...
"These should be the university life experiencers who came earlier. They were just like Wei Liang when he came last time, and they did not encounter such weird and abnormal weather." Lin Yi thought to himself.
After Tian Bufan observed it for a while, he immediately walked towards the stairwell of the teaching building.
Looking at Tian Bufan's back, Lin Yi couldn't help but patted his head, and then shook his head slightly. He felt that his thinking was in a trance, as if his cognition had been affected by the environment...
But he immediately noticed an eye-catching notice board standing not far away, so he suppressed the trance.
He walked over and took a look, and was surprised to see the notice board saying:
"Dear university life experiencers, when you see this notice board, it means that you have successfully overcome the impact of abnormal weather and arrived at the teaching building. Please follow the following instructions, you will obtain a student ID card and start your university life experience journey:
1. Please walk along the stairs to the first floor of the teaching building, and then look at the first door on the left. If the door number says "Teacher's Office", please knock on the door and inform your purpose.
You will meet your class teacher, register with him/her and receive your student ID card. "
h "If what you see is not the "teacher's office" but another room, please do not enter, and continue to go down the stairs until you encounter the teacher's office."
h "2. Before you obtain your student ID card, do not believe anyone's words, let alone enter any other room other than the teacher's office. Classroom."
"After you get your student ID card, please be careful and keep it properly. You can talk to other students about your student ID card, but never lend it to anyone, even just to show it to others."
"It will be very troublesome if you lose your student ID card. (This sentence is bold and underlined)"
"3. After getting your student ID card, find the classroom on the corresponding floor, and you can start your university life experience."
h "4. If the situation you encounter does not match any of the above, and you feel that you are lost and have some symptoms of physical discomfort, please do not go downstairs anymore, and immediately follow the left hand path Go up the stairs and leave when you see the sculpture standing at the top of the stairs."
"You will meet the art teacher and start an art journey."
"I wish you a pleasant experience."
After reading the notice, Lin Yi looked at the stairwell on the side.
The entrance to the stairwell is a thick blue-gray isolation room fire door, and the safety exit sign is glowing green.
Tian Bufan went over and pressed the door handle hard, and slowly opened the door. A cold breath seeped out from the crack in the door, as if there was an underground ice cellar hidden behind the door.
He opened the whole door, and the stairwell behind the door was a step leading to the basement.
An old-fashioned incandescent lamp was hung in the narrow and claustrophobic passage of the stairwell. Dust mixed with an earthy smell floated in the air. Gray fog particles visible to the naked eye almost occupied the entire passage. At a glance, it looked like a mine tunnel from the last century.
Just as he was about to enter the stairwell, Wei Liang grabbed his hand suddenly and exclaimed: "Old Lin!"
Lin Yi turned his head in confusion.
Wei Liang's face under his peaked cap was full of fear, and his voice trembled like a flag in the wind: "Old Lin, don't go..."
"If I remember correctly, the teaching building... has no basement at all!"
(End of this chapter)