By the time the Green Apron Chef realized something was wrong, the spatial lines had already begun returning to their original positions. Meanwhile, the expansion point on Lin Yi's side suddenly contracted. He used that force to compress the spatial lines in reverse, allowing himself to make a short-range jump just like the Green Apron Chef...
The difference was that, while the Green Apron Chef traveled through darkness, Lin Yi shot through the sunlight like Mr. Muscle with a "pew-zip," sliding to the entrance of the Convenience Store in the blink of an eye.
He had to admit that the Green Apron Chef's move did not actually require much finesse. Once Lin Yi saw through it, however, it became another "simple yet powerful" skill of his own.
And Lin Yi had several other skills that were similarly simple yet powerful.
As Lin Yi left, the Plastic Air Curtain at the Student Dining Hall entrance lifted, and the travel-worn Mountain Man walked in with bags of all sizes on his back.
The moment he entered, Mountain Man seemed to notice something unusual and instinctively looked toward the Convenience Store.
But from his perspective, that corner of interwoven light and shadow seemed to be filled with floating dust, like the optical distortion formed when a shaft of light entered the sea.
His brow furrowed slightly, then he looked away.
The instant he did, the Green Apron Chef's sinister, pancake-flat face flashed into view right in front of him.
"Student... new item recommendation... dry noodles with tomato meat sauce... wanna give it a try?"
Mountain Man's pupils suddenly trembled. His hand had already reached halfway toward the backpack behind him, but he quickly restrained himself from taking any further action. Then he silently walked around the Green Apron Chef and joined the food