Perhaps because his cognition had reached this level, Lin Yi, leaning against the streetlamp pole, could already vaguely sense their existence. These filthy things moved timidly through the darkness, daring only to linger there, like schools of fish gazing up at the blue sky without daring to approach the surface. Yet the inexplicable greed and longing in their eyes far outweighed their fear...
They feared the light, they approached the light, they prowled through the fog, constantly driving it forward and eating away at the light's strength...
"If we don't see a security guard by 21:00, we leave. There's no time to drag this out."
Lin Yi looked toward the area at the boundary between light and darkness that the fog had already swallowed. Part of the Pebble Road had twisted under the influence of the layer.
Within the fog, an invisible pressure seemed to be slowly bearing down on him.
He did not know whether the other experience students were having difficulties now, but clearly, this abnormal weather was far from as simple as he had imagined.
"Tick, tick, tick..."
Time slipped away second by second as Lin Yi breathed and stared fixedly at the quartz watch on his wrist.
20:59:02...30...50...
20:59:57, 20:59:58, 20:59:59...
21:00:00!!
"Time's up!" Lin Yi snapped his head up, his hawklike gaze sweeping his surroundings, but the light in his eyes quickly faded.
"No security guard... none, just as expected."
Although he had prepared himself, when it actually happened, Lin Yi still could not help sighing inwardly.
"Fuck! There really isn't a security guard!" Wei Liang slammed his fist against the ground, only for the pebbles to jab painfully into it. His mouth twisted as he bared his teeth and cried out, "Ow, shit, that kinda hurts..."
Rubbing his fist, he cautiously scanned their surroundings.