But Lin Yi would not. He wore a watch and glanced at the time every so often.
After only three minutes of walking, he looked back at the Clock Tower's iron door and found that it was already out of sight. Above him was only a spiral flight of stairs extending into the Fibonacci Sequence, ending in dim mist and drifting clouds of vapor, like the entrance to an abyss.
Below him lay the same sort of realm. Walking here, it was easy to feel the loneliness of being cut off from the world, and the dread of seeing no end.
He continued downward, glancing at his watch from time to time.
According to Lao Mo and the Night Watchman, one hour was "theoretically" enough for him to reach the Lookout from here. Based on his understanding of the route, the journey from the Lookout to the Clock Tower consisted of four stages: the Stone Bridge area, the Art Building's lobby and Covered Corridor, the Gallery, and the passage and Stairwell.
The Stone Bridge and Art Building sections were both short. Ten minutes or so would be enough to run through them combined. The two crucial areas were the Stairwell and Gallery, but even allowing for everything, forty minutes was more than enough...
"No rush. Stay calm. Don't get impatient at all..." Lin Yi was a little impatient, but right now, he had to make himself believe he was not.
Suddenly, an illusory, transparent hand belonging to a Grinning Angel reached out of the wall and grabbed for Lin Yi's Old Kerosene Lamp.
Lin Yi jumped in fright, but still dodged reflexively. After dodging, however, he discovered that a Baseball Bat had appeared in his hand at some point, as though he was about to smash the wall and the