Chapter 53
Qin Zhou let Lin Yi sleep for three hours, and Lin Yi really slept for three hours. Three hours later, Lin Yi woke up right on the dot.
He was the only one in the dormitory. Qin Zhou was standing outside, talking on the phone. Lin Yi could vaguely hear his voice. Lin Yi looked up and found that the temperature of the air conditioner had been adjusted a little higher by Qin Zhou. He turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, lowering his head to put on his shoes and socks.
Lin Yi then went to wash his hands. While he was washing his face, Qin Zhou, judging that it was about time that Lin Yi was waking up, came in.
Qin Zhou said: “16-8 didn’t appear in the infirmary.”
While talking, he brought Lin Yi a towel: “It’s new.”
Lin Yi: “Thank you, Senior.”
After wiping the water off his face, Lin Yi asked, “Senior, is there a change in the plan?”
Qin Zhou said, “We’re going to look for it.”
Lin Yi nodded.
The sky had already darkened, Lin Yi followed Qin Zhou to look for the 16-8 Monster around campus. Though they said, they were looking for it, they were actually just wandering around the campus.
16-8 was a new monster. The student union has yet to figure out the pattern and location of its appearance. Qin Zhou and Lin Yi could only rely on luck to stumble across it.
There were practically no more students walking around campus. The two of them had already explored the teaching building area. The rest were areas for the students’ daily activities.
Qin Zhou said, “Let’s go and have a look.”
Lin Yi could hear the anxiety in Qin Zhou’s tone. If the 16-8 Monster appeared somewhere crowded, it could quickly draw enough people into the rule world.
Setting aside the fact that without any patrol team member to guide any students it would draw into its rule world, once the 16-8 Monster gets enough people, Lin Yi and Qin Zhou wouldn’t be able to enter the 16-8 Rule World tonight.
The two of them rushed to this crowded area. As Lin Yi ran, he called out softly, “Senior.”
Lin Yi saw a figure in front of them. In the orange glow of twilight, Lin Yi found that the figure’s clothes were the exact same as his own.
The figure’s face should also be the same as his.
“Senior.” He pointed forward. “The 16-8 Monster is about 500 meters away from us.”
Qin Zhou knew that Lin Yi’s eyes were good. “I’ll go ahead and stop it first.”
Lin Yi: “Okay.”
Qin Zhou sprinted towards the 16-8 Monster, much faster than when he was running with Lin Yi just now. Lin Yi didn’t stop and ran quickly in the direction of the 16-8 Monster.
Lin Yi ran while staring straight ahead. He saw Qin Zhou reaching out to grab the figure. Qin Zhou then turned the figure around.
Before Lin Yi could see the figure’s face clearly, a brightening red light flooded into his eyes. He knew what this red light meant and so he took another deep breath and ran over before the red light disappeared, allowing the red light to engulf him.
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The mountain road was also relatively flat. Although it wasn’t cemented, there weren’t any rocky bumps.
Lin Yi raised his head and looked towards the top of the mountain road. There was a wire mesh fence about a kilometer or two away from them. Two or three kilometers from this fence, were some buildings, though the sight of them was blocked by lush forest. Lin Yi could only see the roofs. Judging from the roofs, the buildings weren’t made in any particular style. They should be very ordinary cement buildings.
After roughly taking in these observations, Lin Yi turned to look at Qin Zhou, intending to relay what he’d observed.
Lin Yi then noticed that Qin Zhou was staring at him, trying to analyze from his behavior whether the 16-8 Monster had selected him.
Lin Yi said “Oh”, and then had a realization. “We should do a personal declaration first.”
This time, Qin Zhou didn’t feel like his brain had been pried open or that his memory was being spied on. He was slightly relieved. The reason why he couldn’t completely relax was that it would be a problem if Lin Yi had been possessed by the 16-8 Monster.
Qin Zhou raised his eyebrows and said, “You seem to be ready.”
Lin Yi was indeed ready. The moment the red light engulfed him, Lin Yi thought of a way not only to prove himself but also to verify whether Qin Zhou was the 16-8 Monster.
He looked left and right, making sure that he and Qin Zhou were the only ones on this mountain road. He then rubbed his hands together and said to Qin Zhou shyly while mustering up his courage, “Senior, then I’ll go first.”
Qin Zhou raised his eyebrows and waited for Lin Yi’s personal declaration.
He then saw Lin Yi take a deep breath then lift up the hem of his shirt, exposing his waist.
Lin Yi stared at Qin Zhou and asked, “Senior, how are you feeling? Do you feel the urge to turn into a beast?”
Qin Zhou: “…”
Seeing that Qin Zhou wasn’t about to give an answer, Lin Yi had no choice but to look down at a certain spot on the other’s body.
“Where are you looking?” Qin Zhou lowered his voice and said, “What does this have to do with your personal declaration?”
“Ou Ying Xue Jie said that you’ve never been in a relationship.” Lin Yi quickly explained, “If you’ve never been in a relationship, you should be a virgin. I’m testing Senior’s reaction. There should be no relevant memory of this in Senior’s memory, so the 16-8 Monster shouldn’t know how to react to this.”
“…” Qin Zhou said, “So, did my reaction pass your test?”
“You passed.” Lin Yi smoothed his shirt back down, looking hesitant to speak.
Qin Zhou was silent for a while and then said, “I’m not such a beast that I’d get hard just seeing your waist.”
Lin Yi scratched his nose and said awkwardly, “Oh.”
They then fell into an awkward silence.
When Lin Yi did it, he was just a little embarrassed but now the embarrassment had gradually fermented with time, Lin Yi didn’t dare think back on what he did and he also didn’t dare to look at Qin Zhou. He tilted his head and pretended to look around the 16-8 Rule World. He said to Qin Zhou, “Senior, you can also test me.”
Lin Yi heard Qin Zhou beside him say, “No need.”
“No need?” Lin Yi was curious how he was cleared of suspicion so quickly. “Why?”
Qin Zhou said, “I can see that this is your first time seducing a man.”
Lin Yi: “…”
“Did I suck that much?” Lin Yi coughed and with as straight a face as possible, “I’ve never been in a relationship and now, I’ve shown Senior something laughable.”
Qin Zhou tapped Lin Yi’s forehead lightly, “Enough of that now. Let’s go up and have a look around.”
Lin Yi rubbed his forehead, “OK.”
Lin Yi then followed after him.
The two of them walked up the mountain road until they reached the wire mesh fence. They didn’t come across any other people drawn in.
Qin Zhou stopped to check the wire mesh fence. The fence wasn’t very high, at most 1.5 meters. However, electrified wires were wound at the top.
Lin Yi was also saw a warning sign facing inwards a little further away.
Lin Yi walked over and carefully, without touching the wires, turned the warning sign over.
The warning sign had six words: Danger – High voltage. Do not climb.
“There’s also an electrified fence around our residential community but it’s just decoration used to scare people away. It’s not actually electrified.” After Lin Yi came back, he said to Qin Zhou, puzzled, “According to the national regulations, the electricity should only be used for life and production in the community. After strict declaration and approval, the power supply department approves where the power supply goes. If the community actually applied for a high-voltage supply for an electrified fence to protect against theft, the power supply department would never approve it. Only prisons, security departments, military units, etc. need the use of high-voltage powered electrified fences. They’re the only ones that ever get approved.”
At this distance, Lin Yi looked over at the buildings once again. The buildings didn’t look like residential apartments but they didn’t look like some special installation either..
“It’s not high voltage. But it’s actually electrified.” Qin Zhou pointed to a piece of wiring equipment and said, “This is an electrical pulse installation.”
Qin Zhou: “These pulse devices will instantly cause the voltage on the wire to reach 800-7000 volts. Once someone touches it, they will be bounced off immediately. The power supply disconnects quickly, within 0.1 seconds. That kind of shock shouldn’t result in actual injuries.”
The mountain road leading to the building was blocked by an iron gate. The iron gate was closed and there was also the electrified wires on top of it, effectively blocking Lin Yi and Qin Zhou from moving forward.
Lin Yi followed the fence around with his eyes. “It’s probably impossible to get around it.”
“Yeah.” Qin Zhou said, “We’re not all here yet.”
It must be that only by coming across the 16-8 Monster, can someone be drawn into its rule world. So far, only the two of them have entered. The instance hadn’t yet started and so the door was still tightly closed.
Though there weren’t enough people yet, just waiting around would still be a waste of time.
Lin Yi and Qin Zhou decided to take a detour on the forked road. Now, Lin Yi could see the buildings more clearly.
The buildings were indeed not some residential apartment or special installation but a sanatorium built on the mountainside.
Lin Yi saw a sign in front of the building complex. It said : Yu City Huayuan District Sanatorium Hospital.
Lin Yi was silent. “…”
He thought of that text message with that typo he had sent by mistake.
For the first time, he realized that Cheng Yang’s luck must be rubbing off on him. Good things he said never came true but bad ones always did.
Fortunately, Lin Yi’s text message didn’t seem to cross Qin Zhou’s mind. Where the two of them were allowed Qin Zhou to see the general appearance of the sanatorium.
Then, he frowned.
Lin Yi knew why Qin Zhou frowned.
Sanatoriums are generally medical institutions that helped patients regain their health. Sanatoriums are built in location conducive to recuperating; places with beautiful scenery such as mountains, by the sea or places with hot springs.
This location did fit the bill.
But oddly enough, the warning sign regarding the fence was facing inward.
That is to say, the warning was not for those who wanted to climb into the sanatorium, but for those in the sanatorium to not climb out.
But if one came here to recuperate, would they be in any condition to climb over that fence?
Unless the people in the sanatorium were something else.
Guessing was useless. After dawdling for a while, the two returned to the gate barring the mountain road.
This time, there were people standing in front of the gate.
It was a girl and a boy. The girl was squatting on the ground wiping her tears, while the boy was pacing back and forth, looking distraught. “The student union already issued a notice that a new rule appeared. They told the entire school to be careful. But you just had to insist that I go to you and talk! Are you satisfied now?”
The girl didn’t speak. She just kept sobbing, her hands covering her face.
“Weren’t you going on and on about me having to clarify things with you in person? Why aren’t you talking now? What’s the use of crying all the time? Aren’t you the one who just loves to tell things straight? Then, tell it to me straight now!” The boy said irritably as he kicked the ground, sending the few small stones tumbling.
“I didn’t expect this either…” The girl finally raised her head. Then, her desperate eyes lit up as if she had caught sight of driftwood in the ocean. “Pre-President Qin.”
Hearing what the girl said, the boy who’d been ranting momentarily stunned. He looked in Qin Zhou and Lin Yi’s direction, happily surprised.
Qin Zhou continued to frown. This time, Lin Yi couldn’t guess the reason for Qin Zhou’s frown. He glanced at the young couple and then asked Qin Zhou in a low voice, “Senior, is there a problem with the two of them?”
“No.” Qin Zhou said, “But we’re still not all here yet.”
They had walked up the mountain road, walked half a circle around the iron fence and then came back. Adding these two newcomers, there were four people currently drawn into the rule world.
Although the student union still hadn’t figured out the pattern of 16-8’s appearance, based on the number of people who disappeared during the past few days, nine people are drawn into the 16-8 Rule World for each instance.
Lin Yi asked: “It’s a bit slow to start. So, what’s the matter?”
Qin Zhou said: “It’s not being slow. I’m afraid 16-8 might actually be choosing people.”
it’s evolving!!!!!!! (firecrackers burn ominously)
It’s chosing pairs?
Or couples, lol
I wonder, can Lin Yi even be possessed by a Rule Monster? He already contains something else that is much stronger. I feel like “It” would probably obliterate anything else that dared to step in It’s territory.
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Spoiler
Can though. It will happen in the next Rule World but just that the target is “It” if I remember correctly. Then we will found out more about Lin Yi’s mother.
Choosing couples !!! What a romantic monster !!! (O.O)
Omg his self declaration XD i had to laugh so hard
Y’all should be alert on Lin Yi. Take note of his time perception and excellent capabilities.
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thanks for the 2 chapters 😍
i was silent screaming so much in chapter, especially when Li Yi fr just LIFTED HIS SHIRT LIKE STOP THIS MADNESS!!! EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BUT HE FR THOUGHT QIN ZHOU WAS GONNA CREAM ON THE SPOT FROM THAT. (i live for the embarrassment promptly after though cause me too Lin Yi..me too…)
Lin Yi really had an unorthodox ways of proving himself 😂