Lin Yi opened his mouth, but ultimately abandoned the idea of asking further.
The Athlete Student glanced at the Student Passage and reminded him, "It's getting late. You should get going too... Otherwise, once the fog rises, you won't be able to leave the Cafeteria."
With that, he carried the plaster arm along the edge of the Cafeteria toward the Other Passage.
"Fog?" Lin Yi froze, then followed the Athlete Student's earlier gaze and stood stunned.
At some point, a layer of fog had spread through the Student Passage. It was not particularly thick, but under the incandescent lights inside, it made the entire Student Passage look like a steam-filled bathhouse.
The nearby steps were still clearly visible, but the middle and farther sections gradually extended into the fog, becoming impossible to make out.
The exit was even more indistinct, nothing but a pitch-black shadow, like a giant blocking the way with its mouth wide open. From here, even with the incandescent lighting, he could not make out anything at all.
Lin Yi suddenly hesitated...
His intuition told him that if he entered this Student Passage alone today, he would almost certainly never come out.
He had already gotten lost on the way to the Gymnasium before, so God only knew where this passage led now.
"Why hasn't Liangzi come out yet?" he muttered.
The thought had barely surfaced when the Plastic Air Curtain behind him was swept aside with a swish. Wei Liang rushed out, panting, and clapped Lin Yi on the shoulder as he struggled for breath.
"Lao Lin, are you okay? I saw that just now! Did you learn some kind of lightness kung fu? How did you take off so fast? I couldn't even keep up!"
He continued huffing and puffing as he spoke.
Feeling the