Chapter 153 The fog came like an avalanche
"No wonder it's so familiar!"
"No wonder it's so familiar!!"
"It's actually a student passage!"
"The exit of the canteen is connected to the student passage?!"
Lin Yi was shocked At this time, I also thought of one thing - Is this just like when walking from the teaching building to the gymnasium, the seemingly two-point and one-line distance actually hides one non-existent road after another, and there is a similar "non-existent road" at the exit of the canteen, taking them back to the path where the student passage is? !
Lin Yi was shocked as he walked down the steps through the thin mist and walked out of the student passage. When he looked back, he saw the sign on the passage, and it turned out to be [Student Passage]!
"Is it really a student passage? At present, this is the only way to explain it..."
Lin Yi's mind pops up again with the "classic sentence" of the canteen rules - [Due to its location, the canteen can serve as a student passage for you to leave when necessary. 】
【Location reasons】, 【Acting as a student passageway】.
"So the exit of the canteen leads to the student passage, and this is the "truth"? "
"What the hell..."
Although it was not very reasonable, Lin Yi decided not to think too much about it for the time being, and just said "that's how it is" to get rid of the matter.
Having rich experience, he has decided that no matter what problems arise after dark, as long as they are not urgent, he will wait until he returns to the dormitory.
At this time, he lowered his head and glanced at his watch. The time came to 17:33.
It took a total of 4 minutes from arriving at the canteen exit to leaving the student passage...
The time required to walk through the student passage from beginning to end ranges from 2 to 8 minutes.
The time is also normal.
"emmmm..." After Lin Yi pondered for a while, he suddenly thought of something and first glanced at the western sky.
The setting sun, which had almost set over the Western Mountains at 16:00, was actually still struggling on the horizon. The afterglow, which was unclear whether it was a clear yellow or a blood red, reflected on the rolling mountains. It was like a man who was about to fall off a cliff and was lying on the edge of the cliff. His two feet kept kicking on the mountain wall, muttering "I feel like I can still fucking save him."
Only a tiny edge of the sunset is still exposed on the horizon. Against the backdrop of the bloody sunset, the outline of the mountains is clearly visible, as beautiful as silhouettes.
The cool breeze blew through the treetops filled with thick fog, bringing the fog out of the green forest belt bit by bit and seeping into it. The fog stained by the afterglow of the setting sun wandered around like blood, giving the mountains a blurry feeling of killing after sunset.
“We have to go!” Lin Yi looked away and said solemnly.
This sun seemed to be holding on and refusing to set, but Lin Yi felt that the last trace of golden rim would not last long even if it tried to hold on. It is now 17:34, and the lights on the campus are turned on at 18:00. Once the sun sets, it is a dangerous area until the lights are turned on.
So they have two choices, one is to go back to the teaching building before the sun completely sets, the other is to return to the canteen along the student passage, wait until the street lights turn on, and then follow the street lights to the teaching building.
As soon as these two thoughts came to Lin Yi's mind, he immediately weighed them.
The time to return from the cafeteria to the teaching building is generally between 15 and 20 minutes. If nothing else, it can basically be done in 15 minutes.
The question is, can this sun with only a trace of gold left remain its remaining heat for another 15 minutes?
The second option seems very stable, but in fact it has greater hidden dangers.
Because theoretically, the current canteen is in the most dangerous light-out state, and returning to the canteen is no different from committing suicide.
Of course, before they were sure whether the lighting in the cafeteria would be restored, they could actually choose not to go in - stay in the student passage where the incandescent lights are always on.
The problem with this is that although the incandescent lights in the student passage are still on, when the thick white fog that can obliterate the lights pours out of the student cafeteria and enters the student passage, is there any safety at all here?
Also, the weather today is not very good. The fog lingering in the forest deep in the mountainous area has been lingering all year round, and it has long been spreading out from the green forest belt.
Once the sun goes down, the white fog containing pollution will flow into the campus together with the mountain fog. It is very likely that the abnormal weather that happened when we entered the campus on May 6 will be repeated.
What is the first rule when abnormal weather comes - go to the building closest to you at all costs, or stay under the bright street lights and wait for patrolling security guards.
But the nearest building is the canteen with the lights turned off, and the street lights haven't come on yet.
Although Lin Yi was also in a state of [abnormal weather] + [no student ID card] on the day he entered school, things are different from the past. At that time, they could forcibly anchor themselves on the cobblestone road, but now Li Huiyuan's state is too unstable - of course, although he feels that his state is very stable, he is most likely in a state like "I think I am stable but in the eyes of others I am just a gas tank."
He is so self-aware now that he is even a little abnormally self-aware.
Hence, the two dead pilots together, once they are exposed to abnormal weather, they still don’t know what outrageous reactions they will have and what mishaps they will encounter.
Hence this second option, which seems very sound in theory, is simply a dead end under the current circumstances.
The only choice left for them was to return to the teaching building as quickly as possible.
This thinking process may seem like a lot of ideas, but it is actually completed within a few dozen seconds.
During this process, Lin Yi's movements did not stop, and he and Li Huiyuan kept checking each other to see if there was any ketchup on their bodies.
Luckily, although they encountered several crises in the canteen, they did not get ketchup on their bodies, which saved them a period of time to throw away their belongings in the employee aisle.
"Let's go back to the teaching building." Lin Yi lowered his voice.
"Well...ok!" Li Huiyuan nodded.
She didn't know what kind of evaluation Lin Yi had gone through, but Lin Yi's firm eyes were enough to convince everything at this time.
After putting the canteen rules back on the bookshelf next to the notice board, the two people immediately walked along the cobblestone road towards the area where the teaching building is located.
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X May 8, 2023, 17:43.
The cobblestone road is filled with a light layer of mist, which seems to be sprinkled with a layer of golden sand in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Lin Yi supported Li Huiyuan as they walked on the cobblestone road. The two of them were cooperating better and better, and were walking leisurely towards the teaching building.
Lin Yi counted the time silently, and the sun finally sank into the west at this moment.
When the sun completely sets, there is still a brilliant circle of sunset on the horizon, which is the last ashes of the sun's rays blooming in this day.
Lin Yi looked ahead, and the outline of the teaching building was clearly visible.
But as the ashes burned, Li Huiyuan's body temperature seemed to drop uncontrollably.
"Light."
Lin Yi knows that light can dispel some pollution, and Li Huiyuan needs light at this moment.
"Keep the rhythm, keep paying attention, look at the pebbles under your feet, it's only a few steps away, hold on!"
Lin Yi tried to keep his voice steady so as not to cause Li Huiyuan's emotional upheaval.
Li Huiyuan nodded slightly, and continued walking towards the teaching building with Lin Yi's support.
In fact, Lin Yi could hold or carry Li Huiyuan, just like when he was in the canteen, but the situation is different now.
There is no light now, and he must ensure that Li Huiyuan's attention is always online. Once he carries Li Huiyuan on his back or holds Li Huiyuan, the other party will easily have random thoughts.
In this limited 17 minutes without lights or sunlight, this journey is destined to be very long and difficult.
But in fact, if nothing else happens, their remaining journey should be about 5 to 8 minutes.
Hmm...if nothing else happens.
As night falls, the mist that originally seeped out of the green forest belt little by little began to pour out in large swaths, as if it was no longer pretending to be a showdown.
It is as if there was a transparent dam at the edge of the green forest belt, but now it bursts, causing the fog that was originally blocked to be released, and poured into the campus like an avalanche.
Lin Yi looked around in shock and found that the area in the cafeteria behind him was the first to be submerged in the fog.
He suddenly thought of something - the canteen was built on a low ground, and it was indeed one of the most vulnerable buildings to be submerged by fog!
But this was something he didn't take into consideration when he was thinking about it before!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel scared, and at the same time, he felt a little happy about his consideration.
Although this question was missing a condition when calculating it earlier, fortunately, the omission of this condition only deducted a few points, and the final answer is still correct!
He just glanced at his surroundings and then retracted his gaze. Then, he unknowingly quickened his pace at the teaching building in front of him.
As the fog thickened, he no longer dared to look into it.
Because he knew that there were phalanxes of sculptures all over the mountains and plains in the green forest belt. These objects had been driven away by the sun's disc players and could only huddle in the green forest belt. However, as night fell, they would most likely regain their mobility and merge into the mist, walking in the campus.
The fog gradually became darker. The fog that was originally just floating on the cobblestone road like a layer of smoke had already covered Lin Yi's insteps.
Suddenly, Li Huiyuan's expression changed and she staggered.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yi turned to look at her.
"I..." Li Huiyuan frowned, "My feet seem to have regained consciousness... and... they seem to feel very powerful."
She tapped the ground with her toes and tried to move her ankles.
Obviously she should be happy to have regained consciousness, but her face was full of solemnity.
"Then let's go back to the teaching building first!" Lin Yi let go of Li Huiyuan, "Run over?"
"Hmm... Okay."
"You run first, and I will follow."
"Okay." Li Huiyuan took a deep breath and immediately started running.
But just after running a few steps, her body staggered because she was not used to the sudden force on her right foot. Fortunately, Li Huiyuan immediately adjusted her center of gravity and slowed down a bit, and then she ran much more steadily.
Looking at Li Huiyuan's back, Lin Yi took another look at the mist at his feet and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"The power of pollution healed Li Huiyuan's feet?"
"Or...?"
He was not happy for Li Huiyuan, but felt a little bad, because the first thing that came to his mind was the humanoid spider-like chef in a green bib.
The chef in the green bib slowly recovered in the mist after his face was kicked to bits by Wei Liang.
And now they are walking in the mist...
If the mist containing pollution can heal the Green Bib Chef, does that mean...that Li Huiyuan now has some of the characteristics of the Green Bib Chef?
In other words, Li Huiyuan and Green Bib Chef have certain characteristics in common...are they both polluters?
"But if that's the case... wouldn't my pollution be more serious?"
It's really strange...
Lin Yi didn't think much and hurriedly ran towards the teaching building.
This time is very awkward. The red clouds in the west have turned to purple, and the moonlight is not bright enough under the night. There is only a dim light on the cobblestone road. The students who had dinner in the cafeteria earlier had already escaped from the cafeteria and returned to the teaching building when the lights flashed. So now this road looks deserted, without even a single person.
The cool evening breeze rolled up the mist and slapped it on your ankles like water splashes. The cold air seemed to have come alive and worked its way into the pants, and the slightest coolness made people feel like they were stepping on ice slag.
Suddenly, a strong wind surged up in the mountains, causing the leaves all over the mountains and plains to make a "swishing" sound. The mist in the mountains and forests was like white snow covering the treetops. As the leaves trembled, they suddenly shook off one after another.
Densely packed dark shadows peeked out from the green forest belt, and the neatly arranged square array of sculptures appeared under the moonlight.
As the strong wind surged, the clouds merged in the night sky, and a huge dark cloud drifted over from nowhere. Like a quilt stained with water, it covered the sky layer by layer, blocking the already dim moonlight tightly and airtight.
Darkness was like a tide, gradually covering the campus, and the fog spread unbridled across the campus like an avalanche, flooding a large area in an instant.
Lin Yi watched as the forest-white mist gradually covered his ankles, covered his calves, and then reached his knees in a short period of time. He gradually felt as if he was walking in a quagmire.
The cobblestones on the road are no longer visible at all, and the only road signs now are the unlit lampposts and the outline of the teaching building ahead.
Just as the thick fog rose, the outline of the teaching building gradually became blurred.
From a distance, it looks like the top floor of a building has emerged from the sea of clouds.
Lin Yi ran hummingly, but his physical strength was too much before, and now he couldn't speed up at all.
Seeing the outline of the teaching building becoming increasingly blurry, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
What made him feel even more uneasy was that because the fog diluted his vision, the distance between him and the teaching building also became blurred.
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