Just as his attention fell on the coastline and he tried to get a better look, his vision began flickering rapidly again.
On one side was a dim, cloud-choked sky harboring some terrifying storm; on the other was the bathroom ceiling, awash in incandescent light.
Some force was trying to pull his vision back to the Gymnasium!
Or... was there a force within this vision pushing him out?
But... if he had seen something he should not have, shouldn't he be sinking deeper instead?!
Suddenly!
Within that rapidly flickering vision, at the instant black and white met, he spotted a cliff on the coastline, with an ancient castle perched atop it.
"The Art Building!"
"It really is the Art Building!"
As his guess became reality, Lin Yi felt not only delight but also a sense of shock!
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside his ear...
"This world... is broken beyond repair..."
"The time left to you..."
"Is running out..."
His pupils contracted sharply. His vision abruptly closed in on the castle at a terrifying speed. More accurately, it was not a "zoom," but an illusory sensation of "cutting into" the scene...
He seemed to see the sexily dressed Impersonator Art Teacher standing at one corner of the Lookout, gazing at the boundless sea. She gently pushed up her glasses, then said:
"The sun went out long ago. How much longer can its afterglow light their way?"
"The gray fog has come. You shall all die."
"No..." another voice, rich and resonant, rang out. "They won't."
On the other side of the Lookout, the Art Teacher, clad in a trench coat, tugged at the brim of his beret, securing it more tightly.
"Though the world lies in tatters, there are always those who mend it."
Before those words had faded, Lin Yi