Chen Xue keenly noticed Lin Yi's mood and quickly tugged at Lu Zhao before asking quietly, "Um... Lao Lu was a little too hasty with his question. Could you tell us why?"
Her tone had softened considerably.
Lu Zhao also realized something was wrong and hurriedly pushed up his glasses to ease the atmosphere.
But when he reached for them, he realized he had dropped his glasses back at "Teaching Building-023" and never picked them up.
He hadn't picked them up... so how had he seen so clearly all the way here?!
Lu Zhao's scalp prickled. He kept feeling as though he had overlooked something. At the same time, he seemed to hear strange whispers beside his ears. Even the expressions on Lin Yi, Chen Xue, and the others looked somewhat odd to him. He kept feeling that everyone around him was hiding malicious smiles.
Naturally, Lin Yi had no idea what strange state Lu Zhao was in. He answered Chen Xue directly, "Once we leave this Streetlamp Pole, we'll enter the Dormitory Building area... Based on my extensive experience, that area is much more dangerous than the Teaching Building area."
"If you still intend to follow us... we might become one of the things that threaten you, too."
Lin Yi felt he had already put it very tactfully. Any further, and he would be telling them to their faces, "Following us is what will really get you killed"...
Chen Xue pressed her lips together and stopped asking.
After some thought, Lin Yi decided to point them toward a chance of survival. "You can stay here, or go to the Gymnasium... If you're lucky, there'll be Athlete Students there to meet you. That's much safer than staying here."
"Or, if you really want to return to the Dormitory, wait until