"Incorporating the entire campus wouldn't be of any use."

"The most cost-effective strategy is 'restriction,' using minimal loss of life and property to confine them from all angles, before searching for a way to solve the problem..."

"None of the rules within the campus mention confrontation, not because confrontation doesn't work. If a pseudo-human or a nocturnal species threatens you, then killing it is just that, killing it. But on a larger scale, 'war' simply isn't feasible."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute..." Mao Feiyang was confused, "You said we can't wipe them out, so how come you're talking about killing them? Aren't those the same thing?"

Mu Daxian said, "I didn't explain myself clearly."

"We can't wipe them out, meaning, it's impossible to eliminate them in the Art Building."

"Killing them means we're able to kill them elsewhere on campus."

Mao Feiyang was still puzzled, but Lin Yi had an epiphany—the sun!

There is no sunlight in the layers of the Art Building, but the campus is different; the campus has daylight!

Sunlight is fatal to pseudo-humans and nocturnal species!

"Let me put it another way," Mu Daxian said, "What can be wiped out is insignificant, what are pseudo-humans and nocturnal species anyway? And what are we?"

"Don't take life too seriously. As long as the concepts of 'life' and 'death' exist, then they are easily defeated."

"These pseudo-human things are at least somewhat life-like, of course, even then, it's quite difficult to finish them off in the Art Building."

"I seem to have said a bit much… but you, lad, seem to be more interested." Mu Daxian patted Mao Feiyang's shoulder, "Kid, you're a born art prodigy. This time going back, I reckon you don't need to think about transforming back into an Experience Student..."

Upon hearing this, Mao Feiyang's head shook like a rattle drum, repeatedly saying no.

Mu Daxian touched his cloth bag and chuckled, "Some things, what you think might not be your true thoughts, your subconscious reaction is the most real."

"I have a keen eye for people, and you have a natural affinity for art... calling you an 'Innate Artistic Holy Body' wouldn't be an exaggeration."

The corners of Mao Feiyang's mouth twitched fiercely: "I... really don't want to."

Mu Daxian waved his hand: "I respect your choice."

Mao Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Daxian added, "So I also advise you to respect your own choice."

He pointed at Mao Feiyang's chest.

"Don't look at me, ask your own heart."

"My heart doesn't want it either," Mao Feiyang shook his head.

Mu Daxian didn't say more, looking towards the Teacher's Office door: "That Old Lin you were talking about is coming out now. Looks like... it wasn't easy."

Mao Feiyang followed his gaze.

At this moment, Lin Yi from "May 7th, 19:40" was leaning against the Teacher's Office door, gasping heavily. After resting for a while, he finally managed to stand up with the support of the wall and then returned to Class B Group 2.

"Are you okay?" Mu Daxian asked with concern.

"Ah?"

Mu Daxian pursed his lips, his gaze falling on his hand.

"It's nothing... To be honest, I don't feel there's anything wrong."

"Alright, but we can't be careless."

Mao Feiyang nodded.

About ten minutes later, Mu Daxian suddenly sensed something, stood up, and walked to the edge of the Corridor Bridge, looking towards the distance.

Mao Feiyang hurriedly followed and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Could it be that 'Angel' has come?"

Mu Daxian glanced at him, "If it were the 'Angel', I would have run away long ago, look for yourself... it's the Security Guard."

Mao Feiyang's spirit was lifted, and he quickly followed Mu Daxian's gaze.

In the thick fog, lamplights scattered like stars, and among them, slowly advancing like an icebreaker, was a figure. Just from seeing the Security Guard from afar, Lin Yi could feel a warm sensation, as if the presence of the Security Guard signified that no sinister or bizarre entities would be there.

However, as the Security Guard drew closer, Lin Yi gradually began to feel a discomfort, a faint resistance he had never felt from a Security Guard before.

Mao Feiyang furrowed his brow and his eyes began to sting. He couldn't help muttering, "Why do my eyes feel so sore when I stare at the Security Guard, but the feeling goes away once I look elsewhere?"

"That's normal," Mu Daxian said, "Otherwise, the rules wouldn't tell you to stay away from the Security Guard."

Mao Feiyang was taken aback, and then he shuddered.

"Crap..."

Due to the records in the school rules, and the incident on the night he started at the school where he followed the Security Guard to the Teaching Building, he remembered the sense of security the Security Guard brought. But he had forgotten that the Art Student Rules required him to "[Prioritize complying with Art Department regulations]" and to keep away from the Security Guard, rather than still feeling that the Security Guard could provide safety!

At that moment, Mao Feiyang clearly understood the importance of the conflicts between rules and the priority of them. If it hadn't been for Mu Daxian's reminder, he most likely would have forgotten!

It wasn't because he was mindless or stupid, but because his subconscious had been imprinted with a sense of security from the Security Guard, and he hadn't managed to adjust his feelings in time.

Lin Yi empathized, but he knew more clearly that this was what he needed to be mindful of after learning more rules—when encountering conflicts between rules, he must follow the one that aligns with his current identity and position, not what he was accustomed to doing.

To forcibly twist habits and subconscious patterns of behavior—that's where the greatest restraint and enforcement come from the "rules."

Mao Feiyang lowered his gaze and began to avoid looking at the Security Guard while asking in a deep voice, "Can you tell me why we need to keep as far away from the Security Guard as possible?"

Mu Daxian didn't avert his eyes but continued to squint at the Security Guard as if training his vision. Upon hearing the question, he said, "The 'Supernatural Traits' of the Security Guard are too complex; I can't explain them to you for now. You just need to know two things..."

"First, the Security Guard can directly absorb Supernatural Power within a certain range, including ours and... even the one in the lamplights."

"Have you read novels? You can simply understand it as a controllable yet constantly active Magic Forbidden Zone around the Security Guard. If we get close to him, our bodies will become weak..."

"Isn't that very dangerous for us? If we encounter a Pseudo-Human or a Nocturnal species... wait, they would also be affected by the Security Guard's Domain!" Mao Feiyang exclaimed.

"That's correct, and judging by the extent of the influence, the Security Guard's Breath is even more lethal to them," Mu Daxian said slowly, "Without Supernatural Power, we're still living people, but without their Supernatural Power, that bunch might directly turn into corpses."

"Moreover, you see, the Security Guard rarely actively approaches lampposts... because his Domain similarly affects lampposts."

Lin Yi was startled and thought to himself that this was indeed the case.

"But it seems like his kerosene lamp isn't affected, right?" Mao Feiyang said.

"Didn't I just say? Contamination transfers downwards, and that old kerosene lamp... it's stronger than the Security Guard's Supernatural Traits."

"Oh... Ohhh!!! " Mao Feiyang suddenly realized, "So you were saying there were two points; what's the second one?"

Mu Daxian gave him a light look, "The second... the Security Guard, upon seeing an Art Student, will most likely strike with a club."

"Strike... with a club?" Mao Feiyang, watched by Mu Daxian, did not feel very natural, "You mean literally?"

Mu Daxian nodded with a somewhat peculiar expression, "And... with your skinny frame, you're unlikely to withstand a single blow."

"Uh... what about you?" Mao Feiyang asked curiously.

Mu Daxian was silent for a moment, then pursed his lips, "All beings are equal."

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