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Chapter 298: Head-on Collision... Collision to Death?

Just as his attention landed on the coastline, trying to get a better look, his vision flickered rapidly again.

On one side was a gloomy, cloud-covered sky, with some terrifying storm brewing within, while on the other was the bathroom ceiling with its fluorescent lights.

A force was trying to pull his vision back to the gymnasium!

Or was there a force within this vision trying to push him out?

But... shouldn't seeing something you shouldn't be seeing lead to being drawn in?!

Suddenly!

On the coastline within this rapidly flickering vision, in the instant where black and white intersected, his eyes caught sight of a cliff, and atop the cliff stood an ancient castle.

"The Art Building!"

"It really is the Art Building!"

When his guess turned into reality, Lin Yi's heart was filled with not only surprise but also a kind of shock!

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his ears...

"This world... is dilapidated..."

"The time left for you..."

"...is running out..."

His pupils contracted sharply, and his vision suddenly zoomed in on that castle at a terrifying speed; more accurately, it wasn't a "zoom in" but a kind of illusory "cut-in"...

He seemed to see the scantily clad pseudo-human art teacher standing at the corner of the observation deck, looking at the boundless sea, gently pushing up his glasses, and then saying:

"The sun has long since died out; how much longer can its afterglow illuminate them?"

"The Gray Mist has arrived; all of you shall die."

"No..." Another extremely magnetic voice rang out, "It won't happen."

On the other side of the observation deck, the art teacher in a trench coat tugged at the brim of his beret, pulling the hat down tighter.

"Although the world is dilapidated, there are always people patching it up."

Before he finished speaking, something seemed to push Lin Yi in the chest, and the "cut-in" perspective rebounded at a terrifying speed, pulling him back to the coastline in an instant.

But before his vision could stabilize, the power that had been added to him became even greater.

And his vision flickered even more rapidly; finally, everything before his eyes began to fade...

He felt his eyes were very, very sore, so he closed them for a moment and then opened them wide!

"Chī... chī... chī..."

Before his eyes was the fluorescent light on the ceiling, in his ears was the sound of the shower spraying water, and behind him was the cool feeling of the water and the stinging sensation of the non-slip floor mat...

He felt sore and numb all over, but his body seemed to have recovered under the effect of the azure blue aura.

He propped himself up from the ground and then glanced at his watch.

2:48 PM.

Aside from the shower and the time spent fighting the pseudo-human Li Kai, this time, from being almost dead to recovering, it only took about ten minutes, which was much shorter than the time it took to recover from being kicked around by Boss while he controlled his strength...

"Is this the value of recovery training...?"

"Boss didn't deceive me..."

He looked around; after the pseudo-human Li Kai self-destructed, the bathroom seemed to have not even left a trace.

Of course, even if there were some changes, such as turning into sculptural fragments and then into white powdery particles that drifted away, or some other changes, he wouldn't be able to know.

He reset the showerheads one by one, then looked at the two bath towels on the ground and sighed quietly.

There was no way to wear these bath towels; they could only be thrown into the clothing recycling bin along with the gym clothes.

He found his towel, rinsed his body again with the shower, wiped his body clean with the towel, and then walked out of the bathing area with the two bath towels he had picked up.

The locker room was still empty; it seemed as if the entire locker room was restricted from entry and exit.

He came to his locker and swiped it open.

Just then, he suddenly remembered that the last time he was here, there was a green-aproned chef who came out to stab him in the back!

"It wouldn't happen again, would it?"

His cheap dog-like intuition suddenly used itself on himself, planting a flag with a cold joke.

However, this time he changed into his school uniform without any mishaps, and then, carrying his change of clothes, walked towards the exit of the locker room.

At the exit of the men's locker room, there was a recycling bin labeled "Gym Clothes Recycling," which looked very similar to the washing machines in the dormitory.

On the sign for "Gym Clothes Recycling" were also written words such as "Recycle gym clothes, bath towels, towels, all kinds of washed items," which had a retro aesthetic reminiscent of "repairing gas stoves and washing machines, collecting old cell phones, and cutting long braids."

Lin Yi threw all these things in, then, carrying his backpack, walked out of the locker room.

...

Outside the locker room.

Li Huiyuan stretched her neck, glancing inside from time to time, her eyes filled with worry.

Boss stood with his arms crossed over his broad chest, waiting calmly.

Beside Boss, there was also a tall and sturdy physical education student keeping watch, looking calm and composed, like a guard standing in front of a sign with a Q version of Boss drawn on it, giving off the vibe of 'I own this road.'

Li Huiyuan seemed a little anxious, glancing at the wall clock from time to time.

"Boss... it's almost 2:50 PM; physical education class has been going on for a long time; nothing happened to Lin Yi, right?"

"Should we go in and save him?"

Li Huiyuan rubbed her fists, her face filled with anticipation for entering the mysterious, sexually charged space of the men's locker room, almost overshadowing the worry in her eyes.

"Are you worried about Lin Yi, or do you want to go in openly?" Boss couldn't help but ask.

"Half and half!" Li Huiyuan blurted out.

Boss supported his forehead, obviously not expecting Li Huiyuan to be so direct, but still said seriously, "Let's wait until 3:00 PM; if he hasn't come out by 3:00 PM, we'll go in and save him."

"Yay!" Li Huiyuan said excitedly.

Boss didn't have such thoughts, but said lightly, "Based on Lin Yi's performance in training just now, he shouldn't be completely without resistance when facing a pseudo-human physical education student..."

"With his weird burst speed, he should be able to avoid most of pseudo-human Li Kai's attacks."

"And if pseudo-human Li Kai increases the frequency of his attacks, then Lin Yi will experience the kind of internal injuries caused by his body being overloaded, but with his recovery ability, he can last for a long time."

"Even if he accidentally suffers some injuries, he can rely on that recovery ability to get through it..."

"Even if he can't get through it, he still has some 'Ashes'; relying on the 'Ashes' to burn the azure blue aura and 'Primal Pollution,' he shouldn't be killed by pseudo-human Li Kai..."

"Overall, no matter how dangerous the situation, based on my estimation of him, it's enough for him to last until 3:00 PM."

"However, with his abilities, it's a bit strange that he hasn't escaped from inside for so long."

Li Huiyuan rolled up her sleeves: "Do you think he'll be beaten half to death? Should we just go in directly?"

The boss shook his head slightly: "It shouldn't be that bad. I'm actually a little worried… Could he be in there fighting to the death with the Pseudo-Human Li Kai?"

"Ah? Fighting to the death?" Li Huiyuan opened her mouth wide. "He can fight me, but how could he possibly win against a Pseudo-Human athlete?"

The boss glanced at her: "That's what a normal person would think. Anyone, when encountering a Pseudo-Human athlete, would instinctively run. In fact, he ran directly last time, but this time…"

"L-Last time?" Li Huiyuan asked in surprise.

The boss continued: "This time, the moment I saw him, I felt that something had changed about him. I feel like he's become different…"

Li Huiyuan's eyes lit up: "Boss, are you saying… he's grown? Like I experienced a baptism last night?"

The boss nodded slightly: "More or less, but this kind of growth is often accompanied by…"

"An increase in strength?" Li Huiyuan said subconsciously.

The boss glanced at her sideways: "…is often accompanied by an abnormality in the brain…"

Li Huiyuan instantly pouted, like a wilted sunflower.

"Boss, I'm so sad when you say that…"

"You'll get used to it. You'll recover slowly." The boss gently patted her shoulder, suddenly seeming to sense something. A strange light flashed in her eyes as she looked towards the corridor of the changing room.

"He's finally coming out."

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Hearing this, Li Huiyuan immediately looked over as well.

She saw Lin Yi, who had changed into his school uniform and was carrying a schoolbag, walking out of the corridor with somewhat unnatural steps.

"Lin Yi!" Li Huiyuan said excitedly.

The boss, however, noticed something was wrong. How could Lin Yi be walking out so easily? Where was the Pseudo-Human Li Kai? Was he not chasing him?

An absurd and strange thought slowly surfaced in her mind.

Meanwhile, just as Lin Yi walked out of the corner of the corridor, he saw the boss, Li Huiyuan, and a strange athlete waiting there. He confirmed that this was all a trial arranged by the boss, so he smiled heartily and reported his results: "Boss, I didn't fail my mission!"

Boss: "? ? ?"

Although the boss still had a cold expression on her face, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in her heart, thinking that it seemed she hadn't guessed wrong. This guy hadn't chosen the simplest "difficulties" but had somehow chosen a hellish difficulty?

And judging by the looks of it, he seemed to have really killed the Pseudo-Human Li Kai?

《I thought you were fighting to the death with it, but you ended up killing it?》

"Finally finished showering?" The boss opened her thin lips slightly, her ordinary words concealing a hint of fluctuation in her heart.

Seeing this, Lin Yi secretly thought something was wrong. Seeing the boss with her cold face and her attitude of a high and mighty older sister looking down on a younger brother, he knew that his test paper had definitely failed to meet the standard, so he quickly said with a ashamed expression: "That… it's my first time doing something like this, I don't have much experience, it took a little long… I'll be faster next time…"

The boss interrupted him: "Alright, no need to explain. Go swimming with me and Huiyuanzi. I'll ask you about the details on the way."

"Uh… okay," Lin Yi quickly replied.

The boss turned to look at the person beside her: "Go to the other end and notify Xiao Xuzi and Xiao Yizi to withdraw their defenses, and then clean up the traces together."

"Okay, Boss," the athlete responded and walked into the corridor.

Lin Yi was about to say that he should have taken care of it himself, but considering that athletes had received professional training and might have some skills he didn't know, he silently closed his mouth.

"By the way… Xiaozhouzi is training someone named 'Wei Liang'. Have them both go to the swimming pool as well."

"Okay."

After the boss finished speaking, she turned around smartly and walked down the stairs to the first floor.

Li Huiyuan suddenly came to Lin Yi's side with small steps, leaned over to sniff him, and then said with a grin: "It seems you took a refreshing shower!"

"Ah?" Lin Yi was taken aback.

"It's nothing, let's go swimming." Li Huiyuan didn't say much, put her hands behind her back, and walked down the stairs with light steps.

Lin Yi: "? ? ?"

What kind of refreshing shower is that?

Is that how you describe it?

He scratched his head and then shook his head, not wanting to think about such things anymore.

At this moment, he noticed that there were many figures on the playground downstairs. Some of these people were wearing the same school uniforms as him, while others were wearing their own clothes.

He immediately realized that physical education class had begun.

He thought of Shan Nan and Song Rentou, who had problems, and wondered if he needed to report their situation to the boss…

「To be on the safe side, I should report the situation to the boss.」 Lin Yi decided in his heart.

One time is unfamiliar, two times is familiar. Last time, he didn't understand the boss at all, so he was cautious in his words and actions, but this time it was different.

So many feet can't be eaten for nothing!

Moreover, the boss is the real boss among the athletes, so it should be no problem to tell her about these things.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi quickly followed the stairs to catch up with the boss and Li Huiyuan.

…

May 9, X023, 14:53, Changing Room, Shower Area.

Xu Shunkang, Yi Hang, and that athlete stood on the non-slip floor mats in the shower area with puzzled expressions. The three of them looked at each other.

"How could this be?"

"I don't know either…"

"Tian Hengyu, what did the boss say?"

"The boss only told us to come and clean up the traces! Judging by the boss's tone, Lin Yi should have taken care of the Pseudo-Human Li Kai, and we just need to find his remains and dispose of them!"

"Isn't that what we always did? Why is it different this time?"

"Where did that Pseudo-Human Li Kai go? Could he have escaped?"

"You're bewitched. Where can he escape to?"

"But… where is he?"

"Let's look for it again… otherwise, it will be difficult to report back."

After a moment.

"Come and see!" Tian Hengyu lifted a waterproof curtain and exclaimed, pointing to the plaster-like substance hanging on the shower head.

This plaster-like substance was the only part of the Pseudo-Human Li Kai's body that had been fortunate enough to survive the self-destruction because it had been cut off by Lin Yi.

After Tian Hengyu finished speaking, he reached out to take off the shower head.

"Be careful of contamination," Yi Hang reminded.

"Okay." Tian Hengyu nodded solemnly, carefully took off the shower head, and then reached out and took out a baseball bat from somewhere, pressing the part of the thing on the ground.

Tian Hengyu exerted a little force and crushed the thing into powder.

Afterward, the few people looked at the powder in silence.

"Something's not right…" Xu Shunkang pondered, "The origin isn't hiding here."