Chapter 79
Ren Li went to the dinner appointment, although it had actually been Cheng Yang who made the invitation on the other end of the line.
Even now, Cheng Yang had come with Lin Yi.
Because there are members of the student union that are on night duty, the cafeteria is open 24 hours a day.
Lin Yi invited Ren Li to an extravagant meal of three dishes and one soup. Cheng Yang handed Ren Li a bottle of cola. “Xiongdi, the selection is paltry so we’ll have to make do with soda instead of wine.”
Ren Li glanced at the drink in Cheng Yang’s hand and said, “No need.”
“Sigh, no need to be polite.” Cheng Yang put his arm over Ren Li’s shoulders in an overly familiar manner. He wanted to invite Ren Li to sit down but Ren Li stood still. Cheng Yang pressed down hard on his shoulders to get him to sit. He then sat next to Ren Li, “It’s like this, the deputy captain of the patrol team, Wang… Wang…”
Lin Yi added in a low voice, “Captain Wang Feihang.”
“Oh, right, Captain Wang Feihang,” Cheng Yang continued, “Your Captain Wang arranged for you to partner with my Xiongdi. What are your thoughts on that?”
Lin Yi didn’t expect Cheng Yang to be so straightforward. He started throwing Cheng Yang frantic looks. Shouldn’t we eat something first and then talk? Isn’t this too abrupt?
He also carefully peeked at Ren Li.
Ren Li has always had just one expression since he appeared in the cafeteria. That is, he had no expression.
Cheng Yang said, “Although my Xiongdi has yet to be commended, he has led President Qin to win while lying down in the 2-6 Rule World. And he not only led President Qin to win while lying down, my Xiongdi directly destroyed Rule 2-6.” Cheng Yang gave a thumbs up while saying that. “He’s very capable. And just look at his face. Doesn’t it feel good just looking at him? He’s a hundred percent eye candy! Partnering with my Xiongdi definitely won’t be a loss for you.”
Ren Li squinted at Cheng Yang’s thumbs up in front of his eyes. “I’ve already gone through it.”
Cheng Yang: “Through what?”
Ren Li: “The president’s interrogation.”
Cheng Yang repeated in doubt: “The president’s interrogation?”
Ren Li looked up at Lin Yi. “I robbed the president of his personal partner.”
Lin Yi almost spit out his soda mid-drink.
Cheng Yang quickly caught on so he immediately started gossiping. “You haven’t contacted Lin Yi these past few days because President Qin hadn’t approved of you yet? Oh, so did President Qin grill you very hard? Like harder than ascending to heaven hard?”
Ren Li cherished his words like gold. “It was okay.”
Cheng Yang patted Ren Li on the shoulder. “Comrade, you have worked hard.”
Ren Li didn’t touch the three dishes and one soup that Lin Yi treated him to. He hadn’t come for Lin Yi’s treat. He merely thought he should show up since it was his partner’s first invitation.
Before leaving, Ren Li said, “If there’s nothing the matter, don’t contact me.”
Lin Yi was embarrassed. “Oh, okay.”
The two watched Ren Li leave. Cheng Yang sat down and began eating the food on the table as a snack. He commented while eating, “Lin Yi Xiong, Captain Wang is right. Your new partner has a really cold personality. He hardly speaks. It’s like saying one extra word would kill him.”
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A total of 10 people were going to the 4-4 Rule World. Lin Yi also got the name list. The patrol team was sending him and Ren Li; and the others rest were students at the bottom ranking.
Lin Yi looked at the list and asked Wang Feihang, “Captain Wang, aren’t there 10 people? Why are there only 9 people on the list?”
Wang Feihang asked in surprise, “Zhou Ge is going too, don’t you know?”
Lin Yi: “…”
Wang Feihang asked Ren Li, “Don’t you know?”
Ren Li: “I know.”
Wang Feihang: “Then why didn’t you tell Lin Yi?”
Ren Li: “It wasn’t for me to say.”
“Why wouldn’t it be for you to say?” Wang Feihang was puzzled. “Lin Yi’s your partner and exchanging information is routine procedure. It hasn’t even started and you’re already hiding things.”
Ren Li listened to Wang Feihang’s reprimand without offering any explanation.
Lin Yi felt guilty. Hearing Ren Li’s words, he kept feeling that Ren Li must have figured something out.
But thinking about it, could you still call the number of people who’ve figured something out few?
Ou Ying had set Qin Zhou up like that.
Lin Yi couldn’t help thinking that, God was already throwing open doors instead of windows but it was Qin Zhou himself who still didn’t know.
“The time to enter the 4-4 Rule World is at 9 o’clock tomorrow night and the place is at the artificial lake.” Wang Feihang handed another document to the two of them. “According to what the Student Union knows of Rule 4-4, when waves appear on the surface of the lake despite there being no wind, this is a sign of the 4-4 Monster’s appearance. However, it doesn’t appear in a physical form. It appears as ‘time flowing backwards’. As for how time flows backwards, you’ll need to pay attention. It may be that night turns back to dusk and becomes day or it may be that a past scene reappears. It was not the first time for either of you to enter a Rule World. There’s no need for me to tell you much. However, there are still some things that I have to repeat even if your ears have already grown calluses from hearing it. Before entering the Rule World, ensure that those who must enter, enter and make sure not to let those who shouldn’t get inadvertently drawn in. After entering the Rule World, the most important thing is to ensure your own safety. Once you’ve ensured your safety, then you can explore the Rule World’s main plot.”
It seems that Wang Feihang had delivered this sentence thousands of times. He didn’t even have to take a breath. After Lin Yi nodded, he continued to exhort, “That some will die is inevitable but the smaller the casualties, the better and the happier everyone will be. But if you can’t do it, don’t force it. In any case, you two must remember, you have to look out for your own survival. You must definitely come out of the 4-4 Rule World alive.”
Lin Yi nodded. “Captain Wang, we will.”
Ren Li: “Yes.”
Wang Feihang: “Go back and rest.”
Lin Yi went back to his dorm room and resolutely slept, sleeping until the next afternoon.
There were still seven hours before he’ll be entering the Rule World. Lin Yi felt refreshed and he had nothing to do. So, he cleaned his room a bit and read a book for a while.
When the sky gradually dimmed, Lin Yi sent a text message to the class advisor, informing him of his schedule.
[Advisor 0213]: I’ve received it. Thank you. Thank you.
[Advisor 0213]: I’m looking forward to your return.
Lin Yi still remembers the time when he entered the 16-8 Rule World. The smell on the first night almost made him vomit out the contents of his stomach. Thus, this time, he didn’t dare to eat too much. He might see something too stimulating and it might make him nervous enough to vomit.
He made do with a small biscuit and a cup of warm water.
Estimating the time, Lin Yi did a set of warm-up exercises then left the dormitory after declining Cheng Yang’s offer to accompany him. He headed towards the artificial lake on campus.
He spotted very few people on his way there. Some were on-duty members of the student union, in charge of telling students, who’d missed the student union’s announcement not to go out, to go back to their dorms.
Lin Yi also had a student union badge pinned to his collar. The badges of each of the student union’s departments were different. The on-duty members immediately recognized Lin Yi as a member of the patrol team and when they looked at Lin Yi, their eyes were filled with admiration.
Lin Yi quickened his pace. He couldn’t bear such stares.
QAQ.
Ten minutes later, Lin Yi arrived at the artificial lake.
There was still about half an hour before nine o’clock. Like the release period for Rule 2-6, Ou Ying was also responsible for release period for Rule 4-4.
She was giving a sermon to these people so that their anger would not affect Lin Yi and the others’ work.
Qin Zhou and Ren Li have already arrived but they were standing at opposite sides.
For a moment, Lin Yi didn’t know whether he should greet Qin Zhou or his new partner first.
Fortunately, the 4-4 Monsters helped Lin Yi solve this problem.
It wasn’t yet nine o’clock when the originally calm surface of the artificial lake slowly started to stir up waves, as if the 4-4 Monster that had lay dormant for more than a year couldn’t wait to draw in prey and eat them.
“Ou Ying!” Qin Zhou also noticed the movement on the lake and ordered Ou Ying to leave quickly with the other students from the student union.
Ou Ying had no choice but to lead the people away after hastily giving Qin Zhou some reminders.
The seven people who were forced to appear in the artificial lake were handed over to Qin Zhou. Taking advantage of Qin Zhou’s preoccupation, Lin Yi walked over to Ren Li and greeted him.
Ren Li said ‘en’, directly ending that conversation.
Lin Yi didn’t mind either. He wasn’t good at small talk, so he simply quietly waited for the 4-4 Monster to appear and drag them into the 4-4 Rule World.
At this time, the wind picked up and the water spray from the lake was carried to the shore by the wind, splashing on the faces everyone on the shore.
Lin Yi wiped the moisture off his face with his sleeve. As he was putting down his arm to look at the water, he froze completely.
The water surface was calm but not quite. The waves had disappear but now a scene was being projected. The entire lake water surface functioned like a huge screen. The sound of the wind in the ears was natural.
Lin Yi saw a person on the screen.
He was very familiar with this person as he had the same exact face as he did.
Not only that, Lin Yi was also very familiar with the setting in the picture. It was Lin Yi’s home.
In the picture, the boy with the same face as him was seated deep in the sofa. After an unknown period of time, he looked up at the window.
As the sun rose, the rays of light clearly illuminated the loneliness on the boy’s face. He then turned his head, staring at the emptiness in front of him. He muttered to himself, “In the end, I’m the only one left.”
Then he flung something hard at the TV, like a knife, and with a bang, cracks appeared on the TV’s screen.
As the TV screen slowly cracked, the lake surface also burst into cracks, like a broken mirror. The sound of cracking glass rung in their ears and those broken glass shards fell into the bottomless lake. An intense pulling was dragging the people on the shore into the abyss at the bottom of the lake.
Before Lin Yi could react, he was suddenly pulled into it.
“Lin Yi.”
Qin Zhou quickly called out from behind him. But his voice was quickly covered by the loud breaking sound.
Lin Yi felt as if he had entered the drum of a washing machine, spinning round and round.
His ears was filled with the indistinct screams of the other students. The 4-4 Monster was drawing in its prey.
He didn’t know how long it took before the washing machine’s drum finally stopped spinning.
Lin Yi was tumbled so hard that his stomach was roiling and stars appeared before his eyes.
The noise in his ears gradually subsided. Lin Yi kept his eyes closed, waiting for the uncomfortable feeling in his stomach to pass.
Just as Lin Yi was recovering and was about to open his eyes to face the 4-4 Rule World, the sound of conversation drifted into his ears.
“President.” It was Ren Li’s voice.
“What?” It was Qin Zhou’s voice.
“On the lake surface.” Ren Li said concisely.
Qin Zhou was silent.
Seeing Qin Zhou keep silent, Ren Li said, “That was Lin Yi.”
Qin Zhou remained silent.
Ren Li said, “There’s a problem with Lin Yi.”
Lin Yi was not ready to open his eyes for the time being.
At first, when Lin Yi found his face on the lake surface, he thought the 4-4 Monster was the same as the 16-8 Monster. He thought that just like the 16-8 Monster, each participant would have seen another of themselves and that the scene on the lake surface would have been different according to each person’s unique situation.
Now it seemed that the scene on the lake surface hadn’t been for him to see alone. Ren Li and Qin Zhou also saw it so the other seven participants should have seen it too.
What was this situation?
Had he been picked by the 4-4 Monster?
Or was the 4-4 Monster splashing dirty water on him from the get go?
I remember some monster said to him “you broke the rule” and other said “you areback?” (I think) so the big question did he go to this world before and manged to come out even after breaking the rule or was he the original monster😶
That’s probably the other him, right? The one who will appear if he doesn’t get enough sleep
Maybe you are right
When is the “you are back?” One?
You remember the world where lin was trapped in refrigerator, the ghost of that world asked him that(if not wrong)
ooooh omg this instance looks so interesting!! maybe we can learn more about lin yi’s past now?!
Lin Yi be like : What a drag !!! 😫😩
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thanks for the update
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It: Finally, it’s my time to shine.
Lin Yi: Dream on.