"The door?" Head Teacher 040 paused slightly, then explained, "Under normal circumstances, the office door stays shut at all hours."
"Huh?" Lin Yi froze.
Head Teacher 040 continued, "But things have been a little unusual these past few days."
"I left the door open for 'hunting.'"
"'Hunting'? You were lying in wait for me?"
"Why would I lie in wait for you?" Head Teacher 040 countered. "I was lying in wait for nonhuman entities that entered the office... Who told you to barge in?"
"I..." Lin Yi was about to argue with Head Teacher 040 when he suddenly realized something rather bizarre.
Namely, according to Head Teacher 040's perception and cognitive judgment, he apparently hadn't fallen within the category of "human" when he barged into the office back then.
But speaking of hunting...
"Did you get those injuries while hunting?"
Head Teacher 040's long lashes trembled slightly, and she answered softly, "More or less..."
Lin Yi asked with concern, "What caused them?"
Head Teacher 040 shook her head slightly. "I'm not sure either. Probably some Angel Sculpture undergoing a mutation into an 'angel.' Of course, it could also have been some Evil Angel Sculpture Variant cooked up by the Fanatics."
"It had a human outline, but there was something unusual about it. Its hands looked as though they were holding huge cleavers, but I'm certain those weren't weapons. They were some kind of extended bones..."
"Could it have been an 'Ashes Apostle'?"
"What 'Ashes Apostle'?" Head Teacher 040 looked at Lin Yi, a peculiar emotion clearly visible in her eyes.
Seeing Head Teacher 040's reaction, Lin Yi suddenly felt that she seemed to know something about the Ashes Apostles, so he hurriedly said, "It's, it's that... a multicolored mystical creature that looks like it's made from countless glass shards. It