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Chapter 349

"It" and "Angels"

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"'It' is essentially a kind of 'sculpture,' but it doesn't belong to any recorded category of sculpture. Not long after it was created, the Fanatics' inadequate understanding of the notes caused 'it' to slip out of control."

"As time passed, 'it' began absorbing supernatural power, constantly iterating and updating itself, becoming a special supernatural creature that far surpassed both the Fanatics and any kind of sculpture..."

"Imagine a bunch of mad researchers creating something that should never have existed in the first place. This thing possesses the characteristics of every known Angel Sculpture, and might even have some 'logic' of its own. And you can't really call its existence 'out of control,' because it was never 'under control' to begin with..."

"And its relationship with this place is like releasing a mythical creature into the Amazon Rainforest. Normally, if you don't go in and it doesn't come out, you can more or less coexist peacefully. But if you enter the rainforest, you might cross into its territory and get killed..."

"Uh..." Lin Yi wiped away some sweat and asked timidly, "Lao Mo, this 'rainforest' in your analogy wouldn't happen to be..."

"Ahem, that's right..." Lao Mo said sheepishly. "It's where we are right now-the final stretch of the road leading to the Art Building."

"But don't be scared. Unless something unexpected happens, there's no way we'll run into it."

Lin Yi looked at Lao Mo as though he had seen a ghost and pressed his lips together. "Okay, but... is this really a good time to jinx us?"

Lao Mo curled his lip. "I was just trying to comfort you..."

Lin Yi said, "...Fine. Then what?"

"Also, this road is actually one of the routes 'Angels' use to invade the Campus," Lao Mo said. "The presence of 'it' actually restrains

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