Rules-related weird stories: 4016

A cry of surprise completely drew Lin Yi's attention, and the subconscious desire to retaliate dissipated by more than half.

He saw Wei Liang pause and take a step back…

Lin Yi reacted quickly, quickly stopping to avoid colliding with Wei Liang.

It was this feint step backward that allowed the sunlight, which had been shining on Wei Liang from outside the window, to strike the green-aproned chef who was already close at hand, like a sharp arrow, after losing the obstruction of his body!

The green-aproned chef was fast, but not fast enough compared to light, and was directly hit by the morning light.

"Chi—"

Two and a half green-aproned chefs, unable to dodge, were hit by the sunlight, and as if a basin of water had been poured onto a scorching stone, a large amount of greenish mist quickly billowed out, and their bodies were petrified at a speed visible to the naked eye…

As for the half that was lagging behind, its lower half was still outside the shadows. Its upper body was hit by the sunlight and turned into a sculpture, then, under the force of gravity, it smashed onto the ground with a "啪" sound, covered in cracks.

Half of its body was severely damaged, but this green-aproned chef was not fatally wounded. Its two legs, like chicken claws, kept digging at the ground, dragging its broken upper body bit by bit toward the shaded area.

But the cracks could no longer bear the weight, and pieces peeled off with rustling sounds, until finally, with a "啪," it all shattered, leaving only half a pale spine, stained with some ketchup, slowly being dragged into the shaded area.

The remaining two green-aproned chefs did not dare to act rashly again. Although their eyes revealed a strong desire, greed, and murderous intent, they dared not overstep the line due to their fear of sunlight.

However, Wei Liang seemed "completely unaware" of the mutation on the green-aproned chef's side. He touched the back of his head, glanced at the floor tiles at his feet, and said speechlessly: "Oops, I misread… Let's keep going, we should be there soon."

As he spoke, he continued to walk forward.

This operation, which directly killed two and a half green-aproned chefs, was just Wei Liang taking a step back because he misread the floor tiles in the eyes of a normal, unremarkable intern.

This one step was like a butterfly effect, causing a series of chain reactions, killing two green-aproned chefs who were chasing them!

Lin Yi's eyes flickered as he watched this operation, as if the door to a new world of operations had been opened.

In the eyes of those who didn't understand, Wei Liang was just like that, but in Lin Yi's eyes, who knew many details, Wei Liang's operation was full of details, and could even be said to be top-notch micro-management, precise calculation, with a beauty of great skill appearing simple!

After walking a few more steps, Wei Liang pointed to the front: "Look, it's over there, but I've never been inside. I always take things at the door, swipe my card, and leave."

Following the direction of Wei Liang's finger, the group saw a somewhat messy doorway in a corner of the cafeteria that even the white incandescent lights couldn't reach.

The doorway was covered by a door, hanging a "Open" sign. The other door was open inward, but the inside was a chaotic mess, floating with a strange white light and mist, giving a feeling that was hard to tell whether it was hazy or shimmering…

But around the doorway, there was a field of illumination formed by orange-colored light, looking like an invisible street lamp.

Outside the half-covered door, there were some stalls and shelves, haphazardly displaying some different styles of biscuits, bread, and mineral water, looking like unwanted, nearly expired food that had been casually discarded there.

"It really is the entrance to the convenience store!" Lin Yi exclaimed softly.

Wei Liang said: "Alright, alright, it is, but I advise you not to go in. It looks like tear gas has been released inside, a hazy mess, too discouraging! Let's each pick three items, swipe our cards, and run!"

As he spoke, he skillfully moved from the illuminated area to the entrance of the convenience store, skillfully picking a roll of biscuits, a loaf of bread, and a bottle of mineral water, then went to the shopping terminal next to him and swiped his card.

Then, he put down his backpack, unzipped it, stuffed the biscuits, bread, and shoes together, and painstakingly adjusted the position, and finally stuffed the mineral water into the bag as well, instead of putting the mineral water in the side pocket of the backpack.

Lin Yi came to the shelf and saw a small sign hanging on it. The sign succinctly read—

[Maximum of three food items per purchase, each meal period is considered 'one purchase'!]

[No selecting food with ketchup!!!]

[If no shopping terminal is found at checkout, please discard the selected food and return the way you came immediately. If you find any abnormalities on the way back, enter the convenience store immediately!!!]

[Violation of any of the above will result in consequences at your own risk!!!]

Compared to other notices, the words on this sign couldn't even be considered "rules." At most, they were just some "reminders." For Lin Yi, who was now used to big storms and had even entered the convenience store, they had no information value.

Only one line, [If no shopping terminal is found... enter the convenience store immediately!!!] was a new clue.

He followed Wei Liang's example and selected a roll of biscuits, a loaf of bread, and a bottle of water, and after swiping his card, he stuffed them all into his bag in the same way.

In this way, counting the one roll of biscuits per person from yesterday, the two of them each had two rolls of biscuits, a loaf of bread, and a bottle of mineral water in their bags.

The others also swiped their cards.

"If everyone's done, shall we go?" Wei Liang asked.

"Let's go," Lin Yi glanced at his watch.

「7:28」

Everything went smoothly afterwards, until the group reached the exit of the student cafeteria and lifted the plastic curtain without any problems.

Before lifting the plastic curtain, Lin Yi observed the entrance of the student passage from two perspectives: before and after lifting the plastic curtain. Unfortunately, in both observations, he did not see Lao Mo's figure.

Lao Mo… seemed to be really gone.

But Lin Yi could not judge whether Lao Mo had "ceased to exist" or was "not here" based on these superficial observations alone.

After leaving the student cafeteria, the group's figures disappeared into the student passage.

And in a corner of the student cafeteria, a pair of eyes slowly withdrew their gaze only after their figures disappeared from sight.

This was a boy wearing a dark green art student uniform, looking about twenty-five or six years old, with a hideous scar on the corner of his mouth that split to the left. He was eating tomatoes one bite at a time.

"They actually… retreated from there unscathed…"

He looked warily at the faintly visible entrance of the kiosk, then suddenly, as if seeing something, a look of panic appeared in his eyes, and he quickly lowered his head, silently munching on his tomato.

… …

The orange glow of the kiosk flickered like an unstable current, and the grayish-white light mist filling the kiosk's entrance rippled like smoke.

As the light mist undulated, a vaguely human-shaped outline seemed to float for a moment.

This figure stood right at the entrance of the kiosk, as if it had been there all along. Yet, despite being so close, only a step away from them, it hadn't attracted anyone's attention!

Even Lin Yi, who had glanced at the entrance a few times, didn't have the slightest warning, nor did he sense anything amiss.

… …

May 9, X023, 7:30 AM, Lin Yi and his group left the notice board in front of the cafeteria and stepped onto the cobblestone path.

As they left, some latecomers were still rushing into the student passage, heading to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Glancing at the figures gradually disappearing into the student passage, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile wryly.

For ordinary people, half an hour is more than enough time to have breakfast, but for them, it seems that even entering the cafeteria right when it opens, they still have to worry about whether they can leave on time… …

It's just a meal, but each time it feels like experiencing a perverted version of 'Hey! Running Gay' chase game.

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“Huff—”

After finally leaving the cafeteria after a sweaty breakfast, they all breathed a long sigh of relief.

Tian Bufan looked at Lin Yi and asked, "Old Lin, what did you want to say after 'moreover' when you were drinking porridge?"

"What 'moreover'?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.

"You don't remember?" Tian Bufan was stunned and asked in surprise, "It hasn't been long, and you already don't remember?"

"Damn, who can remember that! Fine, let me think… …" Lin Yi said speechlessly, thinking to himself, 'Young Master Tian, you really are a heartless save-state machine. You can even continue from that?'

"It's when we were talking about how strange the cafeteria is, you said moreover something something… …" Tian Bufan reminded in a low voice, trying to put Lin Yi back into that "conversation save file."

"Okay, I remember a little… …" Lin Yi couldn't help but cover half of his face, "I remember that around that time, I almost wanted to say 'moreover, the people in the cafeteria are also very strange,' because I… …I actually saw the people lining up to get food at windows 1 and 5."

Wei Liang shuddered violently, so frightened that he jumped up a little: "Damn, Old Lin, even though it's under the bright sky, don't scare me!"

"There was clearly no one there!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, there was indeed no one there." Lin Yi nodded repeatedly, then looked at Tian Bufan and said, "Shall we continue talking about the topic of there being people?"

Wei Liang: "… …"

Then he silently buried his head in the sand.

Tian Bufan thought for a moment, then nodded: "You speak."

Lin Yi then told him everything he had seen in detail.

After listening, Tian Bufan couldn't help but narrow his eyes, stroking his chin and pondering: "A team of people lining up… …There's also a shadow behind them… …The shadow is different from the people… …Interesting… …"

"What are your thoughts?" Lin Yi asked.

Tian Bufan said: "If we only look at this phenomenon, then perhaps there are some problems with the layers they are in, similar to when we were eating a few days ago, there were also 'pseudo-humans' lining up at window 10, but we couldn't see them clearly for a while."

"But now the time is a bit special, and there's a problem with the cafeteria… …If we want to consider the problem of the cafeteria, then perhaps it's not that simple. I need to sort out some information, then analyze and think… …We'll talk again at noon or next time we meet."

"Okay, I also want to think about it." Lin Yi nodded. This kind of thing can't be rushed. It's like doing a problem, you must first analyze it patiently.

He then changed the subject and asked: "Speaking of which, have you noticed that today there are no green-aproned chefs lurking inside, staring at people suspiciously? The pseudo-humans are also much more well-behaved, only the green-aproned chefs in window 10 are still 'following the procedure' to hunt us down… …I don't know what's going on with the others."

Tian Bufan pondered for a moment, then said: "Generally speaking, for these units that rely on 'sensing,' there are very few factors that can influence their behavior, and almost everything needs to start from the point of 'sensing'… …"

"Moreover, based on what you said about the difference in position between the units 'He,' 'Angel,' and 'Angel Statue,' it is very likely that some special existence has entered the area where the cafeteria is located, and it has had some influence on their 'activities.'"

"It's also possible that it's like the animal world, where lions appear, jackals will retreat."

"However, these are all my guesses, don't take them seriously."

"Could the lurking of the green-aproned chefs be related to Lao Mo's disappearance?"

"It's all hard to say… …"

Lin Yi was thoughtful, then said: "However, the blue-aproned chefs have become much more strange… …They should theoretically be 'righteous,' right?"

"If you have to divide them into 'good' and 'bad,' you can say that. They should at least be on the 'school' side, right?" Tian Bufan nodded. "I also feel that they are not very normal. I suspect that some of the ones we saw are very likely to be transforming into green-aproned chefs… …"

"That's right, that's what I think too." Lin Yi then told him his observations of the blue-aproned chefs, "They are not normal at all. They look like ghosts, and it seems like they don't even move their feet when they walk. Moreover, they are lingering in the shadows, which is very scary… …"

After briefly discussing the issue of the blue-aproned chefs, Lin Yi no longer intended to continue this inconclusive question.

He was still very concerned about what happened in the dormitory last night, or what happened to Tian Bufan and the others who were pretending to sleep, so he said: "By the way… …"

"By the way… …" Tian Bufan and he spoke in unison.

"Uh… …You speak." Lin Yi was stunned, then said.

Tian Bufan then said: "Regarding that dream, is there anything else you want to say?"

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