He watched Xu Shunkang, waiting for his answer. If Xu Shunkang and the others had no intention of saying more, he needed to hurry to the next place. He couldn't keep wasting time here.
Xu Shunkang froze for a moment, then rubbed the back of his head and asked a little sheepishly, "Where were we again?"
"Night-walking species and sculptures," Lin Yi reminded him.
"Oh, right!" Realization dawned on Xu Shunkang, but he gave Li Huiyuan a worried glance and lowered his voice. "But your... girlfriend doesn't seem very stable. If I tell you everything, could it make her condition worse?"
"Her condition can get even worse?" Lin Yi asked in surprise. Li Huiyuan's expression shifted slightly as well.
Xu Shunkang was speechless. "Contamination is either zero or positive. Either there's none at all, or, once you're contaminated, it keeps getting worse. Unless you leave the campus in time, or..."
"'Or'? There's an 'or'?" Lin Yi paused.
Xu Shunkang gave him and Li Huiyuan a long look, then said, "Or... you take control of the 'contamination' and make it a power you can use."
Lin Yi fell silent for a moment. Changing identities, huh...
"I... I trust Lin Yi, so please keep going," Li Huiyuan said slowly beside him while he was silent.
Li Huiyuan had already composed herself. Come to think of it, she seemed to be getting somewhat used to that bizarre sensation of a layer drop. She was recovering faster and faster.
Xu Shunkang nodded. "Since you insist on knowing, I'll continue."
"I mentioned 'contamination depth' just now, right?"
Lin Yi nodded.
"Every individual on campus has their own 'contamination range.' As long as they stay within that range, they can maintain the state corresponding to that individual."
"For example... you. No, you. Let's use you as