A few minutes earlier.
Boss's blast of force pierced Lin Yi's chest, shattering his heart completely on the spot. He collapsed helplessly-
But just as Lin Yi fell onto Green Turf, his will sank once again. With a pop, it was as though he had sunk into the soil-
After sinking, Lin Yi felt as though he had fallen into water filled with floating algae. Masses of weeds and duckweed blocked the light, and scattered patches of light and shadow pierced the surface, probing steadily underwater like faint beams.
Lin Yi could see his own body "above the water" and vaguely guessed that Boss had done this deliberately. First, he tried releasing his Perception Tentacles, using their sensory feedback to determine whether he was in a state of Will Leap or at the Dream Boundary.
As his Perception Tentacles extended, he discovered that the world he was about to touch seemed to have no boundary at all. It looked like Will Leap, but just as he was about to confirm that this was his current state, hazy mist gradually appeared around him. Within that mist, there seemed to be something else-
Had he-fallen asleep?
Was this the Dream Boundary now?
Even Lin Yi could not help marveling at this state. Ah, being young was wonderful. One elbow from Boss, and I dropped straight off to sleep-
Through the hazy mist, Lin Yi seemed to glimpse something. "Huh? That's-Kuai Kuai and Maozi. Huh, could that be the Infirmary?"
Remembering what Mao Feiyang and Kuai Hongji had said, Lin Yi's appetite for gossip suddenly flared, and he hurried over-
Just as Lin Yi "dropped straight off to sleep," Li Huiyuan had already crept to his side.
She kept Boss's words firmly in mind, intending to stop at the threshold where she was