Xu Shunkang had completed his words and pulled Xie Huayang away from the area.

Watching the backs of the two, Lin Yi's heart actually held many doubts, but Xu Shunkang talking to him about the Nocturnal species was already beyond duty, and it wouldn't be good to pester Xu Shunkang with more questions.

After all, a Sports Student's baseball bat was not for playing around.

As for asking Boss... Lin Yi suddenly felt some reverence, fearing that the one to answer his call wouldn't be the Boss, but the Boss's foot.

He looked down at his watch.

14:30.

They had chatted for 17 minutes and he gained a torrent of useful information, which counted as a big win.

"There's only an hour left, time is of the essence, let's head to the next place."

As Lin Yi spoke, he led Li Huiyuan away from there.

...

After Lin Yi had walked a distance, Xu Shunkang and Xie Huayang slowly appeared from around the corner of the Teaching Building.

Watching Lin Yi's retreating figure, Xu Shunkang's brow slightly furrowed, and he exhaled a sigh, "Boss was right... Lin Yi really has a big problem."

Xie Huayang flared his nostrils and made a snarl resembling a wild beast, "The contamination is just too severe with him; I can smell that contaminated scent from blocks away, and if you hadn't held me back several times, I'm afraid I would've already taken out the baseball bat and given him a few strikes."

Xu Shunkang pondered, "It's indeed a very strange state, his contamination is so severe that it even overshadows that girl named Li Huiyuan next to him, to the point where we failed to detect her issue."

Lin Yi actually missed a detail—after Xie Huayang and Xu Shunkang arrived here, they didn't even go to the restroom and returned, as if they were Hunters who had noticed something off with a trap and specifically came to take a look.

Xu Shunkang continued, "Boss also said that even the swimming pool water couldn't purify his contamination and even... he once dropped a layer in the swimming pool and then pulled himself back before Boss could do it for him."

Xie Huayang remained silent.

Xu Shunkang went on, "Boss suspects, after the incident with Big Head, our class lost a lot of Sports Students and Art Students, and the school doesn't have the ability to replenish the combat force against the Nocturnal species and the sculptures in a short time, so they specifically let in a guy with High Sensitivity, to make him quickly adapt to the campus anomalies and become one of us..."

Xie Huayang hesitated, "How long has it been for him? From the night of May 6th when he entered the school to now, it hasn't been that long, and yet he has already been contaminated like this? His speed is not at all aimed at the Art Department or Sports Students, it's more like... he's heading straight for the sculptures."

"And he knows too much. I always feel like there's someone by his side who is continuously instilling knowledge into him, thereby facilitating his rapid growth, like..."

"Like planting a tree," Xu Shunkang took over the conversation, "Because of the chessboard issue, external 'Knights' and 'Bishops' can't directly interfere, so the school put a 'Pawn' in, and then using the characteristics of the chessboard, they lead him to become a 'Knight' or a 'Bishop'..."

"So you deliberately used a feigned retreat to tell him the information about the 'Nocturnal species'?" Xie Huayang said.

Xu Shunkang nodded, "Since someone is instilling knowledge into him, why can't it be us? And I could only talk about so much; any more would seem too deliberate."

"But there's only that guy nearby who seems quite foolish," Xie Huayang frowned, "So the only time he could exchange information, besides looking for that person, could only be through his roommate... Does his roommate have issues?"

Xu Shunkang rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, "The problem is too big... Lin Yi is probably just a pawn put by the school."

"Hmm," Xie Huayang nodded, "And recently, the frequency of abnormal weather has been increasing. At certain moments, I even heard the call of the sea while I was keeping watch..."

"That layer is getting closer and closer to us..." Xu Shunkang nodded with a serious concern in his eyes, "Boss also hasn't left the Gymnasium area for a long time... The last time I saw her on 'duty,' she tore apart an Alien Sculpture."

"The Convenience Store's owner has been missing for quite some time..."

"The Art Students say that the strange noises in the castle are getting louder..."

"Recently, the more I think about it, the more I feel there's something off about Big Head's event. It seems fraught with doubts, yet covered up by other things. I always feel like some invisible force is pushing everything forward..."

"Sigh..." Xu Shunkang took a long breath, "We're just small 'pawns' after all. Even if we realize we're on the chessboard, what can we do about it?"

...

May 8, 2023, 14:33.

Lin Yi, who had just walked out of the part of the corridor with the elevator, looked somewhat disturbed, thinking to himself that he really must be deeply contaminated if even Xu Shun with his Golden Eyes couldn't see it?

You should know that when those eyes are open, they give off a tremendously impressive aura, glittering as if possessing the penetrating vision of fiery, golden eyes.

"They stared at Li Huiyuan for a while and saw the problem, but they couldn't see anything wrong with me! Sigh..."

He sighed deeply in his heart, unaware that the exact opposite was the case; his contamination was so severe that the other party did not even need to open any special eyes to feel it...

He looked toward Li Huiyuan with some confusion and asked, "Why did you offer yourself as an example just now? Aren't you afraid of hearing answers you can't accept?"

Li Huiyuan relaxed her tight lips and gave a self-mocking smile, "That's just what cannon fodder does! Isn't that the information you wanted to know?"

"Of course I'm afraid of hearing things that would make me despair, but... I also hope that by doing this I can get you as much information as possible."

Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

"Because..." Li Huiyuan sighed, "because isn't this essentially a trade? I do my best to help you, and in return... you pull me up as much as possible when I'm in danger."

Survival games are tied to self-interest, and Li Huiyuan gradually understood that only if she created enough information value for Lin Yi would he be able to help her in times of disaster.

Actually, there was an element of gambling to it, but from the moment she agreed to be Lin Yi's cannon fodder, she had already started a high-stakes gamble.

After all, "help me when I'm in danger" has been an unfounded promise from the very beginning.

...

The Teaching Building is oriented north to south, and the three amphitheater classrooms are situated on the east-west axis, with bathrooms to the east of Class 1 and to the west of Class 3. Continuing forward in the direction of the bathrooms, one can see a north-south axis.

Constructed on this north-south axis is the Corridor Bridge.

To the side of the Corridor Bridge, there is a staircase with a door that's often open.

Passing the staircase to reach the front of the Corridor Bridge, Lin Yi stopped.

He was now positioned at the intersection of the east-west and north-south axis of Teaching Building B. From here, heading south along the Corridor Bridge leads to Teaching Building A, while heading north takes one to Teaching Building C.

Even though it's the first floor of the Teaching Building, there's a Corridor Bridge built to connect the buildings due to the undulating terrain of the mountainous region. Even when the Teaching Buildings are arranged in a row, there are differences in elevation. Moreover, although the three buildings seem connected, the distance between them is, in fact, quite significant, which is why the Corridor Bridge is elevated above the ground.

Lin Yi arrived at the entrance of the Corridor Bridge, stood rooted to the spot, and craned his neck to observe the exterior of the Corridor Bridge.

Despite the rolling terrain, the bridge connecting the Teaching Buildings is exceptionally straight, like a pedestrian overpass.

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