Rules-related weird stories: 4016

As they gradually approached, the light became increasingly clear. Finally, Lin Yi saw a familiar cobblestone path.

At a juncture in the road, a lamppost stood tall, its dim yellow light spilling onto the ground, illuminating everything around it.

Compared to the distorted space from before, this place seemed exceptionally normal and tranquil.

The security guard slowed his pace, and the boundless darkness that had enveloped them seemed to recede like the tide.

A strange feeling arose in Lin Yi's heart, akin to the sensation of a submarine ascending. The dark, eerie, and twisted space was gradually left behind.

Lin Yi could now feel the cool morning breeze brushing against his cheeks. Despite the countless enhancements to his physical fitness, this feeling of coldness, almost imprinted in his "cognition," still caused him to shiver unconsciously.

It was like watching someone get their balls busted; you'd feel a sympathetic twinge yourself.

After a few steps, Lin Yi's feet were on uneven cobblestones, a sensation that filled him with a sense of solidity.

As they approached the lamppost, their shadows stretched long, as if they had broken free from the abyss of darkness and returned to the real world.

The black-aproned chefs seemed used to it, but Zhao Lingxiao visibly breathed a long sigh of relief, seemingly still haunted by a trace of fear from the environment they had just been in.

The security guard led them to a spot near the lamppost, then turned to face them. His voice, both stern and profound, slowly resonated:

"This is the campus. Daybreak is near; they won't dare to be too reckless… Abide by the corresponding rules, and you can return to the teaching building."

The security guard issued his "order to leave."

Lin Yi consciously released the chain and walked toward the lamppost.

Zhao Lingxiao didn't hesitate either, following in Lin Yi's footsteps.

Watching Lin Yi's back, the security guard seemed thoughtful.

A black-aproned chef hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Shouldn't we take him to the cafeteria?"

"There's no need," the security guard shook his head. "Any sequence is destined to have only one supreme position… A 'Ashbringer' who doesn't belong to 'humanity' has infiltrated the campus; it will find that kid."

"We can protect him for a time, but not for a lifetime."

"What if he fails…" the black-aproned chef pondered, "Wouldn't that become troublesome?"

"As long as it's within the campus, it's not a problem. If that day truly comes…"

"I will personally crush his suffering… even if he is the 'Chosen One'."

After speaking, the security guard turned and entered the darkness, leaving only his stern, cold voice faintly echoing within.

…

October 5, 2023, 5:16 AM.

In the early morning on campus, the sky was not yet bright, and the first hint of dawn had not yet appeared. The entire world was still shrouded in hazy darkness, with only the dark blue sky faintly indicating that the long night would soon pass and dawn would arrive.

The campus at this hour was both eerie and terrifying. A heavy dampness permeated the air, merging with the fog, as if the entire campus had been lifted into the clouds.

The faint moisture gave Lin Yi's skin a slippery, cold sensation, and even the light from the lamppost couldn't provide any warmth.

Lin Yi quickly reached the lamppost and immediately confirmed its number.

"Library - 102."

"It really is 102!" Because he had expected it, he felt more of a sense of "it's just as I thought" after confirming it.

This was indeed the lamppost that Tian Bufan had previously reached, the so-called "end of the road" and "only a green belt in front, no library."

"The map is truly 'absolutely accurate'…" Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh. This small rule, despite being only a few words, made him feel the terrifying depth hidden behind the sparse words and the horror of the official who drafted the rules as he understood the campus more.

He looked around. The road he had come from had somehow turned into a green belt, and the darkness was nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps it was originally a green belt, but they could only appear here because they were led by the security guard.

There was originally no road in the world, and the place the security guard walked became the road.

"Hey, hey, hey, could you wait for me!" Zhao Lingxiao's voice rang out behind him.

She kept stroking her arms, as if trying to ward off the cold.

"How could you bear to leave a cute girl like me alone at this hour?" she complained softly, but with more teasing than anything else.

"Sorry, sorry…" He repeatedly interrupted Zhao Lingxiao's skill casting, but in a perfunctory manner, with no intention of continuing the conversation.

He really wanted nothing to do with this woman who occasionally had a little scheme.

Compared to Zhao Lingxiao, he preferred the feeling of entrusting his life to Li Huiyuan…

Mainly because of what happened in the library, he always felt that this Zhao Lingxiao might try to trick him at any time.

He briefly identified the direction and then walked towards the lamppost ahead.

Zhao Lingxiao followed Lin Yi without hesitation.

Lin Yi stopped and frowned at her: "Why are you still following me?"

Zhao Lingxiao rolled her eyes: "Please, I'm also taking this road, okay? Don't be so narcissistic."

Lin Yi then silently returned to the "Library - 102" lamppost.

Zhao Lingxiao: "…"

"You! You're going too far! Why are you like this?" She stomped her foot, "Okay, okay, I just want to follow you! Hurry up and go forward!"

"Why don't you go first?" Lin Yi raised his hand and made a Wu Jing gesture.

"Hey, don't you think it's safer to walk together?"

"Really?" Lin Yi questioned seriously.

"You!" Zhao Lingxiao bit her lower lip, staring at him resentfully. Seeing Lin Yi acting like a poor monk from the Tang Dynasty on his way to seek Buddhist scriptures in the West, she immediately understood. She stomped her foot, snorted, and stopped pestering him. She turned and disappeared into the darkness in front of the lamppost, walking down the road alone.

Looking at Zhao Lingxiao's back, Lin Yi sighed softly, but he felt a little more at ease.

He might have felt that two people were safer before, but now Zhao Lingxiao's sense of security was negative.

Having someone with him was okay, but the things he was doing were easier to do alone.

He glanced at his watch. The time was now 5:18 AM. The sun would rise soon, and the night would pass.

He didn't have much time left.

He still remembered what his former homeroom teacher, -039, now the art teacher Bai Fangshuo, had told him: if he was still outside the classroom after 10 PM one day, he should go to the office to retrieve a dictionary she had left behind. Once he got the dictionary, he would know what to do next.

The time for self-study in the teaching building is from 21:00 in the evening to 7:40 the next day.

During this period, if one does not return to the classroom, from the perspective of location information, it is considered "outside the classroom."

In principle, the possible scenarios at that time are: first, staying up late studying in the classroom; second, sleeping in the dormitory.

Apart from these two situations, everything else is considered an "unsafe state." However, the homeroom teacher - 039 asked him to retrieve the dictionary at this time, and specifically instructed him not to wake up his new homeroom teacher.

Lin Yi didn't know how many hidden secrets were contained in the dictionary that homeroom teacher - 039 left for him, but he knew the problem was definitely not simple.

Because from experience, anything encountered outside the scope of the rules is abnormal.

However, for him now, it doesn't matter anymore.

After all, he himself can hardly be called a "normal person" now.

He followed the guidance of the lampposts, left the library area, and then turned around at the dividing line between "Library - 001" and "Teaching Building - 001," heading towards the teaching building.

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At this moment, his speed was not slow, but because he had to identify the direction, he was still a bit slow. By the time he left the library area and entered the teaching building area, the time on his watch had already reached 5:26.

At 5:26, the sky in the school district was already faintly bright. The pseudo-human sculptures had already begun to withdraw from the teaching building and retreat back into the green belt. The nocturnal species that originally crawled in the darkness within the green belt were also gradually withdrawing after sensing the daylight.

The school district at this point seemed extremely safe, but Lin Yi always felt a faint unease in his heart.

Therefore, when he arrived at the "Teaching Building - 062" lamppost, he paused briefly, and then used the light of the lamppost to look around, mainly to see the source of his unease—the situation on the green belt side.

However, the green belt was so eerily quiet that even the shadows of the pseudo-human sculptures (sculpture phalanx) were gone. There was only one explanation for such abnormality—

A great ghost is born, and small ghosts retreat.

Sure enough, Lin Yi quickly discovered a spherical stone in the green belt.

Although the light was very dim, the clear fish-scale-like feather patterns on the surface of the stone still shimmered with a different luster under the dim light.

Lin Yi recognized it at a glance. It was actually the Berserk Angel sculpture in the "shutdown state!"

And now, the Berserk Angel sculpture seemed to have detected his presence, began to shake slightly, and then gradually awakened…

Although encountering the Berserk Angel just after leaving the security guard seemed like an outrageous thing, it was not surprising to Lin Yi, who had experienced so much.

If it were a newbie with no experience who encountered the Berserk Angel, they would definitely panic and run away, but Lin Yi was different…

He ran away very calmly.

According to his experience, the awakening of the Berserk Angel sculpture is a very slow process, and he has plenty of time to sprint towards the teaching building.

Then, according to the "Teaching Building Rules" and other rules, as long as you reach the building, you will gain a safe state—of course, the premise is to abide by the rules. And his appearance here at this point is obviously against the rules. He is not very clear whether he will be protected by the building.

But anyway, he has to return to the teaching building, so naturally, he will go back first.

If it doesn't work, he'll just kill it…

emmmm… Yes, that's right, "Just kill it."

When this thought arose in Lin Yi's subconscious, he was shocked himself.

"What the hell is this?" He woke up with a start.

It was as if he heard his instinct telling him, "You, go kill the Berserk Angel!"

"Am I so fierce now?" Lin Yi himself was a little dazed, but he knew that although the Berserk Angel, the Smiling Angel, and the Alien Angel all belong to the Angel Sculpture category, the Berserk Angel is the lower limit of the Angel Sculptures and is originally a product researched by fanatics. Relatively speaking, it is more low-level and may be easier to deal with…

After all, this guy is physical, unlike the Smiling Angel who plays with illusions…

Lin Yi rushed towards the teaching building while "sensing" the aura fluctuations of the Berserk Angel…

The thin fog in the school district doesn't have much impact on him now.

At low tide, even children can kick the waves and foam on the beach.

In the green belt, the feathers of the Berserk Angel sculpture peeled off from the surface of the sphere little by little, and blood-colored steam began to spew out from the gaps, as if a lifeboat had opened its hatch.

Along with the unfolding of its wings, a dwarf hugging its knees slowly raised its head, like an ostrich that had just woken up.

It stretched its body, and the petrified skin slowly faded from its stone-gray color, becoming like flesh and blood.

It twisted its neck, and the eyeballs on its cheeks slowly rotated, then locked onto Lin Yi like a radar.

【Hee—】

The corners of its mouth opened into an arc, and a pure bloodthirsty desire suddenly appeared in its cold golden eyes.

It arched its body, and a blood-colored aura spewed out from its body, entwining around it. Its muscles bulged, and then it launched itself…

"Boom—"

Along with a heavy sound, the nearby green belt was shaken twice.

It shot out like a cannonball, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, carrying a fierce gust of wind, rushing towards Lin Yi with a "whoosh."

That distant distance was easily crossed by it.

Lin Yi's perception extended out like tentacles, incorporating all the surrounding changes into his perception, frantically capturing all kinds of information. When the Berserk Angel entered his perceptual range, his brain operated rapidly, and he immediately judged its landing point. Immediately, just as he was about to be caught, he flashed away a distance with a beautiful "Asura Flash."

"Boom!"

The Berserk Angel sculpture smashed into the ground, dust surged up, and the tremor spread out. Lin Yi almost staggered.

【Hee—】

"Boom—"

With a muffled sound, the Berserk Angel's ejection seemed to have no "cooldown" and didn't need to "charge up" at all. It crashed into the ground like a rubber man, and then immediately borrowed the force to shoot out of the dust with even more swift speed, killing Lin Yi.

The murderous intent in the smile on its mouth was even greater, looking at Lin Yi as if it saw the most abundant delicacy.

Lin Yi wouldn't give it a chance to use its mouth. He glanced at the nearby lamppost, and then quickly rushed towards the teaching building.