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Chapter 420

Lin Yi treated

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"Teaching Building-83"...

"Teaching Building-92"...

"Teaching Building-102"...

He sped past Streetlamp Pole after Streetlamp Pole, steadily closing the distance to the Teaching Building.

He glanced at the Teaching Building. The eight-story building stood utterly silent in the embrace of darkness. Although every classroom was lit, it was as quiet as if it had fallen into an eternal sleep.

"Fucking eighth floor..." Lin Yi muttered, sprinting even harder.

"Teaching Building-108"!

"I'm here!"

Lin Yi bounded up the steps and successfully reached Teaching Building B!

"Whoosh-"

Heat rolled over him as the Wrathful Angel appeared beside him like an afterimage. A bloodthirsty, savage grin was faintly visible on its blurred face. It swung an iron rod from who knew where, striking viciously at the back of Lin Yi's neck.

Lin Yi's Perception had already "scanned" every last detail of the Wrathful Angel's movements into his mind. He ducked under the blow, then carefully observed where the Wrathful Angel landed.

The Teaching Building's Corridor.

Under the lights.

It followed me into the Teaching Building... Looks like the Teaching Building can't shelter anyone who returns at this hour. Even now, Lin Yi had the presence of mind to think, seemingly unconcerned by the threat of the Wrathful Angel.

Is it because of the time, or... something special about the Wrathful Angel itself?

One point seemed contradictory-the Rules stated that if you encountered Abnormal Weather, you only needed to follow the streetlamps to the nearest building.

Yet that point was not contradictory either-the "time" when that rule needed to be followed fell within the hours when buildings could provide shelter.

But there were still some uncertainties... For instance, if someone had yet to reach the Teaching Building after 20:00 and encountered Abnormal Weather, should they head to the nearby Cafeteria or somewhere else?

But entry to

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