Rules-related weird stories: 4016

As a sports student in the initial stage, Li Huiyuan couldn't yet nonchalantly face the bizarre art teacher of this level, let alone be in an environment full of fanatical believers.

After being comforted by Lin Yi, Li Huiyuan's emotions obviously improved a lot, and even her breathing became a little calmer.

The bizarre art teacher on the podium seemed to have changed into a different person when she uttered that sentence. Her whole body exuded a cold aura, her face was as pale as paper, but her eyes were frighteningly cold and bright. Only when she heard Lin Yi say this did her cold aura change a little, becoming more human-like…

"Where did you hear about the 'Ashen Apostle'?" she squinted her eyes, like a fox who had become a spirit in the deep mountains and old forests.

Lin Yi said, "Lao Mo told me."

He had already thought up his excuses. When in doubt, bring up Lao Mo. If that didn't work, he'd bring up something else. It wouldn't be too easy to fool her.

"Lao Mo… that black chef…?" The bizarre art teacher seemed lost in thought. Could it be that they already knew about our plan? Could it be that the black chef last night also seemed to have come prepared?

The bizarre art teacher suddenly imagined a lot.

"What else did he say?" she asked.

Lin Yi showed a strange expression and asked back with some disgust, "Wait, wait… Aren't you mistaken? Shouldn't you be answering my questions, and then coaxing—no, guiding me onto that path of 'glorious evolution'?"

The bizarre art teacher always had an indescribable strange feeling in her heart. What was going on? Why did she feel that Lin Yi now had a bit of a "Come and hit me" vibe?

However, once she convinced Lin Yi, wouldn't she be able to find out any secret?

"Since you know about the 'Ashen Apostle', then I can tell you some things." The bizarre art teacher pondered for a moment, then continued, "Everything you see is related to the 'Ashen Apostle'…"

"During a certain battle in the early days of the school's establishment, some 'Ashen Messengers' appeared in the school district for some unknown reason. At that time, the principal led a school district force and buried those 'Ashen Apostles' here."

"After the 'Ashen Apostles' died, the 'Ashes' burned endlessly and continued to spread in the air. The principal used some unknown method to sink the area above the 5th floor of the teaching building into the layer."

"Those 'Ashes' burned for a long time, but because there was nothing to carry it, it eventually annihilated, but the consequence it caused was the uneven concentration of ash mist that permeates everywhere in this layer."

Speaking of this, the bizarre art teacher looked at Lin Yi and slowly said, "I have answered your question, can you tell me what that black chef said?"

Lin Yi knew that the bizarre art teacher was planning to exchange information with him. If he refused, the "friendly exchange" situation might collapse, so he said, "Lao Mo said that an 'Ashen Apostle' had entered the school district. He tried to investigate, but found nothing, so he planned to go to the art building to take a look."

While speaking, Lin Yi secretly observed the bizarre art teacher's expression, but found that when he said that an 'Ashen Apostle' had appeared in the school district, the teacher's face did not show any extra surprise, which made him conclude that the bizarre art teacher must also know something.

So he continued tentatively, "Lao Mo discovered some clues in the art building, which led to his death. He tried to continue investigating, but sent me out… At that time, I had a bad feeling, feeling that something would happen to him. It wasn't until you said it just now that I knew that Lao Mo really had an accident…"

He observed the bizarre art teacher's expression, but saw the latter's brow also furrowed slightly: "He died because of investigating the 'Ashen Apostle'? Why is it different from the news I heard?"

"What version did you hear?" Lin Yi asked, and at the end, he did not forget to try to shake her Dao heart, "Could it be that there is a traitor among you?"

The bizarre art teacher couldn't help but frown: "Could it be… really?"

「Ah？」 Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged, but his mouth widened in his heart, 「No way… She was alienated so easily. How divided is the inside of this fanatic believer？」

Lin Yi asked again: "So what version did you hear? That's not right, you are here, how did you get first-hand information? Oh, I see… It seems that the bookshelf area here is also effective…"

He turned his head and glanced at the bookshelf area at the back of the classroom. In the faint mist, he really found a bookshelf area. There were several figures in the bookshelf area, seemingly reading information.

And if the effectiveness of the bookshelf still exists, then it also means that the 5th to 8th floors of the teaching building still have the characteristics of the teaching building, but these areas have changed in "location"!

Although he didn't know what help this clue had, he always felt that this was a very key information point, which might be useful in the future.

Seeing Lin Yi's undisguised muttering to himself, the bizarre art teacher couldn't help but start guessing how many secrets he knew, and how many words she couldn't fabricate.

If lying was discovered, it would be difficult to gain Lin Yi's trust.

Of course, she also knew that Lin Yi didn't believe her at all, just like she didn't believe Lin Yi.

Both sides were betting on information asymmetry, that's all.

So she said: "The information I received was that the black chef tried to fight against the 'Angel' and eventually died in the clock tower. His body was discarded in the sea. The colleagues in the art building salvaged his body, but found that his heart had been violently dug out…"

"That black chef is not an ordinary black chef. His heart is not ordinary at all. If his heart falls into the hands of the Nightwalkers, it is very likely to catalyze an extraordinary Aberrant Angel…"

"It's a pity that his body was sunk into the sea. There are countless Nightwalkers there. It is too difficult to find the heart. Even if you find it… it may be too late."

「Lao Mo's heart…」 Lin Yi's breathing stagnated, and he subconsciously wanted to tighten the straps on his shoulders, but he immediately restrained himself.

Lao Mo's heart was in the backpack he was carrying, but fortunately, this backpack seemed to be specially made. The zipper was like having the attribute of a door. As long as it was not opened, there would be no problem at all, and there was no need to worry about the leakage of breath.

"His heart… so magical?" Lin Yi asked curiously, "How can it catalyze an Aberrant Angel?"

Lin Yi suddenly remembered a problem he seemed to have been neglecting: the "concept of opposition." Although the zealots seemed to always stand on the opposite side of the campus, and they wouldn't be attacked by the Nightwalkers, they also didn't seem to get along with the Angel Statues!

In other words, just as the eerie art teacher had said, the zealots themselves were also a branch of the 'Black Moon Apostles.' So, like the art students, they would also become the targets of the Grinning Angel!

From a food ingredient perspective, it's the difference between snowflake beef and chuck eye roll.

The eerie art teacher licked her lips, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then suppressed some of the desire in her heart, saying, "For mystical creatures, the heart is the place where essence gathers. Losing the heart is equivalent to losing the soul."

"And that Black Chef… he was able to modify the matrix on his own, which is enough to show that the power contained in his heart is enough to support the secret power of a matrix… Such a heart is like a reactor in itself. It only needs to be loaded onto a suitable carrier to activate that carrier."

"You tell me, isn't it amazing?"

Lin Yi was greatly shocked by what he heard, but he also felt it made perfect sense.

The heart itself is the source of power for the human body. After transcending, the concept is upgraded and adapted to the transcendent body, which is also reasonable.

But now that you mention it, it explains why eating tomatoes can replenish physical strength…

Tomatoes are the hearts of pseudo-humans, green-aproned chefs, and other polluters. According to the eerie art teacher's logic, they can also be considered energy, but with very poor purity.

But they can still be used.

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly understood.

Lin Yi slowly said, "Your news should also be correct, but my news is also true. Combining them, it's easy to draw a conclusion."

The eerie art teacher seemed to have thought of something as well: "Are you saying… that Black Chef investigated the 'Ashen Apostle,' then investigated the clock tower, and traced it back to the 'Angel'?"

Lin Yi nodded and said, "The 'Angel' is permeated with countless gray mist and ashes. Perhaps the 'Ashen Apostle' that appeared on campus was deliberately created by someone to create chaos and then guide it to the campus."

The eerie art teacher frowned as she listened: "Theoretically, this is impossible."

“Of course I know, but facts speak louder than words.” Lin Yi said, he grafted the investigation report of the homeroom teacher -039 onto Lao Mo’s head. Anyway, the dead can’t testify. As long as he makes it up reasonably, the eerie art teacher will not be able to find loopholes.

"The first time the 'Ashen Apostle' appeared on campus was in November of last year… During the 70th gray mist invasion, Lao Mo saw it."

"Later, fortunately, the owner of the convenience store appeared in time to drive away the 'Ashen Apostle.'"

"According to Lao Mo's investigation, someone introduced the 'Ashen Apostle' into the campus and then tried to collect the 'ashes' scattered from the 'Ashen Apostle.'"

The eerie art teacher narrowed her eyes and murmured, "No wonder… the 'Great Serpent' has been restless recently, perhaps it is related to that 'Ashen Apostle'…"

Lin Yi asked, disgusted, "Don't tell me you don't know about these things?"

The eerie art teacher said, "Of course I know, but I didn't expect there to be such a connection… That Black Chef was indeed not simple, it's just a pity that he died, what a pity."

"What, listening to your tone, it seems you don't want the campus to fall?" Lin Yi asked.

The eerie art teacher glanced at him and sneered, "This campus is also an important way for us to increase our student population, so of course we don't want it to be destroyed."

She added: "Although everyone's beliefs are different, we will try our best to help those who can be helped. If it really doesn't work… then we will consider making the most of the waste."

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched fiercely: "'Making the most of the waste'? What the hell is that?"

The eerie art teacher smiled, her smile indifferent and without any emotional fluctuations: "It's very simple, either everyone steps onto the springboard together and embarks on the path of 'Glorious Evolution,' or let those pedants become our springboard to help us rush to the path of 'Glorious Evolution.'"

"We will attract the gray mist, we will surpass the gray mist, we will become 'Angels,' becoming the… Gods who will bring 'Light' back to the world!"

"We will become the 'God Race'!"

"Huh?" Lin Yi opened his mouth wide. If the zealots became the so-called "Gods," he would subconsciously imagine a world ruled by machines.

Alright… Lin Yi understood. In the eyes of the zealots, the reason they didn't want the campus to be destroyed was because their "clan" wasn't strong enough and needed this route to replenish fresh blood. But if there was enough fresh blood, they wouldn't care about the life or death of the campus at all.

It really is, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together.

The eerie art teacher obviously wanted to continue this topic, brainwashing Lin Yi like the head of an evil force fabricating their own myth to brainwash passersby. But Lin Yi wasn't interested in this at all, so he directly changed the subject and asked, "Then can you tell me about what happened here, some specifics…"

"Didn't you say that 'Ashen Apostles' wouldn't appear on campus? Then what happened here before? How did those 'Ashen Apostles' appear?"

The eerie art teacher shook her head and said, "I really don't know. I hadn't entered this campus at that time… I only know some general information. That incident happened very early, perhaps related to the official dispatch of armed forces into the art building, trying to conquer the art building."

"So early?" Lin Yi opened his mouth wide. "I remember that time was a big failure."

"That's right, almost the entire army was wiped out, but it opened a path, allowing the transcendent power of the 'Angel' to pour into the campus, coincidentally materializing into a batch of 'Ashen Apostles.'"

"That incident had a huge impact, once changing the pattern of campus construction. The 'Principal' and the 'Night Watchmen' paid a great price to quell the incident."

"I heard that a 'Night Watchman' fell in that incident, and half of the classrooms in the teaching building were directly scrapped, turning into what you see now."

The eerie art teacher told the truth.

Lin Yi gasped. He seemed to see a dark turmoil, the gods descending, destroying the heavens and the earth, the principal and the Night Watchmen guarding the campus, and ultimately one of them died in battle.

"Wait!!" A flash of inspiration struck Lin Yi's mind. Listening to the eerie art teacher's words, he suddenly connected some things together!