Chapter 336 "Returning to the Sea"
"Imagine that the earth is like a piece of paper. Use an incense stick to touch a certain location on the paper. When the paper is burned by high temperature, that point will gradually begin to turn black and then ignite. This is the dilemma encountered in the art building."
"We try to cool down the art building area and set up enough protection to prevent the temperature from spreading and affecting other areas. Area. "
"The root cause is something that causes high temperatures. The spreading temperature is what you call fluctuations. Once the "ignition point" of a living thing is lower than this temperature, it will be ignited."
"The way to avoid being ignited is to strictly screen things with low ignition points and control the distance... If the distance is not far enough, no matter how high the ignition point is, it will still be affected."
“The diffusion range of high temperature is called the “field”. "
"The realm of pollution."
"Like the moon tides, there is a change of ups and downs, and when that "field" advances to its strongest, it is the period of "grey mist invasion". "
"Units with extraordinary characteristics may form their own fields, and the field of "roots" is a very complex composite field, with basically some of all characteristics. "
"And when the "realm" of the root produces a pattern similar to the ebb tide, the creatures that died on campus and were transformed into sculptures will go to the ocean near the art building based on their instincts and the pull of the ebb tide..."
"That road does not match any road in the real world. In fact, there is no such road in the world. But when more and more dead people set foot on this road, this road was recorded in an "observable" form."
"This process is officially named "Returning to the Sea"."
"Only those who have been "summoned" before can embark on the "Returning to the Sea"."
Lin Yi thought of the little genius, and it was a perfect match.
But...if only those who have been "called" can embark on this path, then why was he summoned the first time he came here?
He then asked: "Old Mo...how did you know this road?"
"Because I died." Lao Mo said calmly. He glanced at Lin Yi and found that Lin Yi was not surprised at all when he heard the news, so he knew that Lin Yi must know about him. In this way, he couldn't help but feel calmer, "After I died, as I swallowed more and more pollution, I felt this sense of calling getting stronger and stronger..."
Lin Yimian His face was solemn, and he thought that I was the same...
The feeling of calling became stronger and stronger as he entered the campus...
"Hey...what, am I crazy? If I die, then who am I?"
"At least I came to the campus by bus! Ryoko can testify!"
He shook his head and threw this outrageous idea aside, then pointed at the sculpture in front of him that was still as solid as a rock in the fierce sea wind and was still moving forward, and said: "So... they are actually like "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Clan"? But what will happen to them after they find the "root"?" 」
老默道：「飞蛾扑火，它们根本无法寻找到根源，就会在这条路上彻底湮灭……」
「有些会遇到狂信徒，被改造成Pseudohuman sculptures. "
"Some encounter alien angels and are absorbed into them and become part of them...Alien angels are not picky eaters, and they will eat even shit as long as it comes to their mouths."
"As for those who successfully reach the seaside, there will be two situations..."
h "The first is to be affected by the source field, plunge into the sea, and after some unknown transformations, return to the shore as a pure night species."
h "The other is to be affected by other unit fields, changing the object of "retrospection" from the sea to that single person. bit... and then follow their trajectory to other places. "
"The second, most common, is to encounter "angels". When the "angels" move, the field they form has an effect close to the source, which will make people obsessed, pursued, admired and infinitely fanatical. "
Lin Yi murmured: "Chasing angels... from the coast and back to the campus?"
He was deeply shocked. He did not expect that after a person died on campus, he would encounter so many twists and turns.
Did you just say...the realm of angels? "
Lao Mo said: "Any polluter will 'unlock' the realm when the pollution it endures reaches a certain threshold. I just told you that the realm is like temperature. If you pollute too much, it will ignite and the realm will expand uncontrollably."
“The “domains” that mutate in different directions have different characteristics. The official has recorded and named some characteristics based on the expressiveness of various characteristics. For example, the domain characteristic of “angel” is “purification”. "
"The effect of "purification" initially only acts on the consciousness of intelligent creatures, manifesting as a kind of spiritual response and transformation... But in fact, the "angel" penetrates and pollutes the intelligent creatures in it through its domain, like the diversion of rivers and seas, forming a top-down contextual pollution..."< br/>
"The polluted person can sense the "angel". The deeper the pollution, the stronger the sense. However, once the lower polluters arrive in the river and sea, they will become part of the river and sea..."
"If you follow their figures, even the bones and dregs will be purified."
Those who cover themselves in fog and chase the light eventually become phantoms, and the level of interpretation is not limited to the superficial level.
It refers to those who cover the fog and chase the light, who will eventually wither and die and become phantoms.
also refers to the matter itself, which is a fantasy.
"I think what you can come into contact with now should be the "field" of security - I think you must have seen the field of security. "
Lin Yi nodded. He once thought that it was the field opened by the light of the old kerosene lamp in the security guard's hand, but now it seems that it is just that the light overlaps with the security guard's field.
Lao Mo said: "The security field characteristic is "suppression"...a very powerful repressive field. Any pollution whose depth does not exceed the security guard's own strength will be suppressed by him. People like us who rely on "pollution" to be able to act, once the pollution is suppressed, it is like a person losing oxygen, and it is no different from being trapped in death." "
"The greater the depth of pollution and the class gap, the more obvious the suppression effect. In that field, nocturnal species and low-level pseudo-humans will die directly in the face of light."
"Some other "fields" are more special, such as the canteen owner. He has a field whose characteristic is named "Insight". When used, it will not have any direct impact on external things, but can monitor everything within the scope of its perception..."
"Because of this characteristic, the canteen owner is located in the cafeteria at the very back of the campus, as the last line of defense for the campus to intercept the source of pollution."
"Of course, the canteen owner's domain is not limited to this... The more powerful the existence, the more areas it masters, and the more powerful its characteristics."
"For example, I seem to have seen a field whose characteristics allow the owner of the domain to shuttle freely through pollution, and it seems to not be affected by pollution at all..."
When Lao Mo said this, his tone was also very uncertain.
"Since I did see a human figure at that time, I suspected that such a field existed... However, the thing flashed past and disappeared immediately, blending directly with the surrounding environment like a chameleon, so I am not sure whether there was a temporary problem with my perception."
"In general. , Domains are all kinds of strange things. If you feel something is wrong, it is probably because you have accidentally touched a certain domain, or you may even have just touched the boundary of a certain domain. "What kind of mysterious unit is it that even Lao Mo is not sure about?" Lin Yi exclaimed in his heart.
"Because there are fluctuations in all fields."
While the two of them were talking, they had already approached the sculptured corpse like a walking corpse.
Lao Mo glanced at it, then walked around a little, and walked past it with Lin Yi.
· Lin Yi asked: "Don't you need to worry about them?"
· "How?" Lao Mo said, "They are already walking corpses, and there is no way they can come back to life no matter what. They have their way back, so don't get in trouble."
· "In such a big environment, it is not easy to protect yourself."
Lin Yi quickly explained: "I'm not talking about saving, I'm worried about whether they will attack us. How about we kill them in advance?"
Lao Mo was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Lin Yi was not a virgin, but the complete opposite, and struck first...
Although there is no Holy Mother's Heart, this one is...a eunuch, right? Do you want to kill the dead again?
"We can kill them, but it's not necessary. It's a waste of time." Lao Mo said, "Just get past them. There are still many behind them. How long will it take to get them one by one?"
Lin Yi was surprised: "There are many more behind?"
Lao Mo nodded and said: "'Returning to the Sea' is a very long process for them, so just follow them. It's like reincarnating in Huangquan. All the people who died within a period of time are on this road. All we have to do is keep overtaking, that's all."
He patted Lin Yi on the shoulder: "Let's go, the scenery behind... is more interesting. Seeing that you are so interested, I can introduce it to you along the way."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi quickly calmed down.
After walking for a while, Lao Mo suddenly asked, "By the way, what time is it now?"
Lin Yi then lowered his head and glanced at the quartz watch.
"It's 20:58..."
Lao Mo was a little surprised: "Is it so accurate?"
Lin Yi raised his hand: "A quartz watch focuses on stability and accuracy of travel time."
Lao Mo glanced at Lin Yi's wrist with a strange look on his face, and muttered: "Quartz watch... I never thought of it being so retro, okay, call me in ten minutes."
Lin Yi's eyes lit up: "Oh? Is this path we are taking related to time?"
Lao Mo nodded slightly: "Well, I'm going to calculate a rough distance through the passage of time, in case I accidentally go too far."
Lao Mo's words suddenly made Lin Yi unable to get around: "Ah... overstepped? Aren't we going to the beach with them?"
Lao Mo's words On his almost expressionless face, a pair of dead fish eyes gave Lin Yi a rare look: "When did I say that we were going to the beach?"
Lin Yi instantly felt that his CPU was about to burn up. However, when he recalled it, he discovered that Lao Mo had indeed said that he was going to the art building from the beginning, not the beach.
He was stunned for a moment: "Wait a minute... isn't the Art Building on the beach?"
Lao Mo sneered: "Brother, do you want to listen to what you are saying? The art building is on the seaside, and there is an art building on the seaside. They are two completely different concepts, right?" Floor, the difference is still very far... Although these distances are not far for the "me with you" now, but it can save a little consumption, it is better to save as much as possible. "
"Besides, if we accidentally run far away, it will be bad for you and me."
"After all... you are not a mobile energy source without emotions."
Lao Mo patted Lin Yi's shoulder sincerely.
Lin Yi sniffed and muttered, "Oh my God, you are such a nice person."
“Okay, we will leave this road in ten minutes.” Lao Mo finished the last sentence and took a step to increase his speed.
Lin Yi put all his energy into it and hurriedly followed.
Ten minutes later.
X May 9, 2023, 21:08, on this "Gui Hai Tide" avenue where even the strong wind could not blow away the fog.
Lin Yi was like a man immersed in an ice field and rushing through a blizzard. His small body withstood the increasingly rapid sea breeze. The pungent smell was like someone covering his mouth and nose with a ball of warm and moist rice cake, and he accidentally drank a mouthful of it.
"The time is up! 21:08!" Lin Yi shouted loudly.
Along the way, they passed one sculptured corpse after another, including one or two "acquaintances", such as Zhou Yuting.
Just like the little genius back then, Zhou Yuting's sculptural, twisted face is also full of almost concrete fears and struggles.
After hearing this, Lao Mo immediately stopped and held Lin Yi's shoulders.
"Stop here for a moment, let me take a look." Lao Mo said, "There may be some deviations, so we need to make slight adjustments."
As he spoke, he looked around in the mist, like a lost person looking for a lighthouse in the night.
While searching, he continued to move Lin Yi along the direction of the returning tide.
After walking at a very slow speed for about three minutes, Lao Mo suddenly said: "Found it!"
(End of this chapter)