As he walked, he noticed several sports students taking off their jackets while walking and then putting them on inside out. This way, they looked no different from regular jackets.

"Yo, Great Immortal? Quite rare to see you here for a meal, huh?" One of the sports students saw Mu Daxian and greeted him, sounding quite familiar.

Lin Yi glanced over and, lo and behold, the world was indeed small; wasn't that Old Du who had barbecued with Hetian Bufan?

"Three Stones, you're still kicking, huh." Mu Daxian didn't hold back and teased right away.

"Damn, cut the crap with these unlucky words!" Old Du spat out, "If anyone's gonna die first, it'll be you. What's up, bringing a little bro to grab a bite?"

Old Du glanced at Mao Feiyang.

"Hell yeah, you in?" Mu Daxian replied.

"Beat it, beat it, beat it, you just wanna shear my wool again?" Old Du shook his hand and quickened his pace up the steps, "I'm off, Great Immortal, come to the gymnasium when you're free! I'll treat you to a swim!"

"Looking for a beating, huh?" As soon as he heard gymnasium, Mu Daxian responded unhappily.

It wasn't until Old Du had walked away that Mao Feiyang finally stroked his arm: "Was that guy just now a sports student?"

For some reason, when Old Du looked at him, he felt as if he were facing a ferocious beast, as though he might get taken down by Old Du at any moment.

"Du Lei, people familiar with him call him Old Du or Three Stones, he's an old comrade of mine," Mu Daxian introduced, "In this kind of battle where one could die at any moment, it's quite rare to have a friend you can talk to."

"Is that so..." Mao Feiyang's mouth fell open, "It looks like there are quite a few people in the classroom..."

"There are a lot of people, but very few survive for long," Mu Daxian said, "Three Stones has already made it through five battles... many people can't even make it past three."

"Battles? What are those?" Mao Feiyang couldn't help asking.

Mu Daxian explained, "Every once in a while, filthy things crawl out from the sea, attempting to overrun the Art Building and the campus... The Night Watchman observes the sea's turbulence and rings the bell of Doomsday in advance as a warning."

"From the day the bell rings, it's known as 'Doomsday,' lasting from a short three days to as long as seven. During this period, battle is considered to have commenced, and the entire school goes into a state of alert, which is why I made an exception and brought you here."

"Ah?" Mao Feiyang was still confused about the battle. Hearing this just made him even more puzzled, "Fight battle, yet come for a meal?"

"It's precisely because it has started that we come to eat," Mu Daxian said, "It's just the beginning, you still have the chance to have a good meal. Once the battle starts in earnest, coming and going won't be so easy."

"Oh..." Mao Feiyang nodded, half understanding, half confused.

Lin Yi got anxious upon hearing this, "Dude, you're literally starting in hell mode, and you're 'oh'ing? Hurry up and ask what this battle is all about, gather some information, don't just stand there 'oh'ing your head off, damn it!"

Following Mu Daxian a few steps, Mao Feiyang then belatedly asked, "Could you... elaborate a bit on the battle?"

Mu Daxian glanced at him, "Knowledge is a curse. The more you know, the harder it is to extricate yourself. If I tell you that once you learn too much, you'll have to stay in the Art Building with me and join the battle, are you still sure you want to know?"

"Uh... then forget it." Mao Feiyang quickly shook his head; he didn't want to get dragged into any battle.

The environment near the Art Building was already absurd enough, even if it was just some Virtual Image intimidating people. Now new talk of a battle was coming out, sounding all the more wrong. He thought about it and decided to drop it.

"Could you... perhaps share a bit of the superficial details?" Yet he was a bit itching to know, like a scumbag who wants to rub up against something but not go all in.

Mu Daxian knew Mao Feiyang's thoughts well. Originally, he couldn't be bothered with Mao Feiyang, but it was hard to ignore the fact that Mao Feiyang could absorb the micro particles of white powder meant for five people.

Though he looked like a skinny dark monkey, with just a bit of training, in due time he could certainly become one of the Art Department's powerful warriors. If he could survive a few battles without dying, he might eventually stand on his own like him.

By then Mu Daxian had already left through another passageway and arrived at the entrance of the Student Cafeteria. He lifted the plastic curtain and motioned for Mao Feiyang to go in first: "Let's talk while we eat."

After Mao Feiyang entered, Mu Daxian followed.

Entering the Student Cafeteria through another passageway felt different. From Lin Yi's perspective, the entire cafeteria seemed much grayer, despite the incandescent lights being on. The light, however, felt cold and lacked any warm breath.

The cafeteria was bustling with people, but under the gray perspective, there was always a sense of déjà vu like being tossed into an old TV.

Only two colors seemed particularly bright here—blue and green.

The blue of the Pocket Chef's apron shone terrifyingly bright here, even to the point of dazzling.

Mao Feiyang couldn't help squinting his eyes, as if the blue apron posed a greater threat to him.

Lin Yi suddenly realized why the sports students turned their clothes inside out before entering the cafeteria: even in this place, they didn't want to draw attention to themselves.

Around Mu Daxian was a deep, ink-green color that bordered on black, while on Mao Feiyang, a light green gas uncontrolledly smoked out like vapor.

Besides them, other people also subtly emitted green Mist.

"I... why am I smoking?" Mao Feiyang got a scare when he saw himself, a bit panicked as he looked at himself. Then he took another look at Mu Daxian and got an even bigger shock, "Damn, you're smoking too! No, it's like you're engulfed in green flames!"

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