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Chapter 575 The Summoning from Tian Bufan
Damn it!

Too cheap!
But ironically, that's exactly how it is!
Xu Shunkang then forced a smile, turning himself into a pufferfish, and continued to Lin Yi in a calm tone: "We are also very concerned about Xiao Huiyuan's injuries, because although there have been cases of brothers, no, classmates getting injured before, nothing like Li Huiyuan's..."

"How exactly is she?" Lin Yi really wanted to grab Xu Shunkang and ask him. Dude, are you kidding me? Get to the point!

Xu Shunkang quickly said, "I don't know how she is either! When I saw her, she was completely unconscious, and there seemed to be some colorful light flowing under her skin... The boss carried her to the school clinic and told us not to talk about it."

"If it weren't for the fact that you're very familiar with the boss and Xiao Huiyuan, and that you're 'one of us,' I wouldn't have said a single word to you."

Lin Yi frowned. The bad news was that Li Huiyuan was injured, but the good news was that the school leader and the school doctor were both in the gymnasium, so he should be at ease. But for some reason, as soon as he heard the news, he felt his thoughts were stirred.

His intuition told him that Li Huiyuan's injuries seemed to be related to him...

"Any other information...?" Lin Yi asked.

Xu Shunkang said helplessly, "I've told you everything I know... As for the rest, you might have to ask the boss yourself."

"So... what happened at the stadium last night?" Since he couldn't get any information from Li Huiyuan, Lin Yi started asking about the situation at the stadium.

Class teacher-040 said, "This is also what we are talking about. Since Lin Yi asked, why don't you start from the beginning?"

Xu Shunkang nodded: "Last night, the stadium was attacked by a mysterious creature never seen before, that creature..."

“That mysterious creature is that tentacle,” Class Teacher-040 interrupted. “I’ve already described it to Lin Yi, you don’t need to describe it any further.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Shunkang nodded and continued, "Countless tentacles descended from the sky, almost entangling the gymnasium. Fortunately, the boss led the teachers out and dealt with all the tentacles..."

"Then, inside the gymnasium, some chefs in green aprons appeared. Many of them suddenly appeared and mainly attacked the beginner students, causing considerable casualties..."

"Among the brothers of the second rank and above, only those who died in battle were not corrupted."

When he spoke of "dying in battle," Xu Shunkang pursed his lips, and a rare look of sadness appeared in his eyes.

"The mole died in battle..."

"He was seriously injured yesterday and didn't participate in the battle last night. He was with the junior students, but unexpectedly, the chef in the green bib suddenly attacked the lounge."

"He fought desperately to protect his junior, and ultimately died in battle..."

Lin Yi showed a look of respect, then said in a low voice, "Please accept my condolences."

"Yes." Xu Shunkang nodded. "There's no need to be too sad. For us, dying in battle is the greatest honor."

"The survivors will never forget our dedication and sacrifice."

Lin Yi nodded silently.

Xu Shunkang continued, "There aren't many other situations... I don't know if you can feel... feel that atmosphere when I say this."

He spoke of it casually, but only those who have experienced it know what lies beneath that casual remark.

Lin Yi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up: "I understand."

Xu Shunkang looked at him in surprise, a look of confusion in his eyes.

Lin Yi has been sleeping in his dorm all the time. What can you understand about that?
Lin Yi nodded seriously: "I really understand."

“The night before last, I rushed back from the art building… He saw the art students fighting against the gray fog, the nocturnal creatures, and the grinning angels. I can really feel the heaviness in your words.”

With the approval in hand, Xu Shunkang's expression improved considerably: "Thank you..."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the homeroom teacher-040: "We won't stay long, until noon, to go to the cafeteria to check the situation, and then we'll go straight back to the gymnasium in the afternoon. Theoretically, we won't be there for evening self-study either."

The homeroom teacher nodded slightly: "Okay."

"I can tell you about the cafeteria situation," Lin Yi said. After establishing trust, directly sharing information is a highly efficient method of information exchange.

Xu Shunkang's eyes lit up: "You go first... However, we still need to go to the cafeteria. There are some things we need to see for ourselves."

"I understand." Lin Yi then explained the situation in the cafeteria, but he still kept silent about the "burial body".

Because he didn't know Xu Shunkang, or rather, the second-level physical education students, he wasn't sure if talking about "burying bodies" would have a cognitive impact on them.

After all, once you know about it, it notices you.

So Lin Yi hesitated for a moment and looked at the homeroom teacher, 040, for advice.

The homeroom teacher, 040, was taken aback, unsure of what Lin Yi meant.

Lin Yi then whispered, "That thing at the cafeteria convenience store... should I tell them?"

“Tell me, they’re not completely unaware,” said the homeroom teacher-040.

Xu Shunkang pursed his lips. "No, how come you two are acting like this, making me the one who doesn't know anything?"
Lin Yi then briefly explained the matter of the "burial body".

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, Xu Shunkang frowned deeply. As expected, Lin Yi knew a little more about "burial bodies" than they did!

Seeing Xu Shunkang's reaction, Lin Yi knew that the rest was up to them to handle, so he said that he had something to do and left first, and returned to his seat.

Just as he turned and stepped off the podium, a very familiar yet faint voice suddenly called out in his ear:

"Old Lin..."

Lin Yi paused slightly and subconsciously turned around to look.

The homeroom teacher-040 and Xu Shunkang had just started talking when they saw Lin Yi suddenly turn around, so they also looked over.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" the homeroom teacher-040 asked.

Lin Yi frowned slightly, carefully sensed it for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing..."

As he was speaking, he heard that familiar voice calling in his ear again:
"Old Lin..."

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. After carefully listening, he realized that the voice... seemed to be Tian Bufan's!

"Is Young Master Tian calling me...?"

"No... how did they do that?!"

Lin Yi dared not be careless, so he quickly returned to his seat, flipped up the chair, and sat down.

He leaned back in his chair, trying to respond in his mind:

"Young Master Tian...?" However, Tian Bufan's voice remained only at the level of calling out, as if he had been calling out to him all along.

"What's going on? What's happening..." Lin Yi was frustrated and a little anxious, but he quickly calmed down and began to trace the origin of that call.

"Old Lin..."

"Old Lin..."

"..."

Lin Yi kept sensing that calling voice, and his consciousness began to waver for a moment. In that wavering, he seemed to see subtle fluctuations before his eyes.

The space in front of him seemed to ripple, and through those ripples, he seemed to see Tian Bufan's figure...

As he continued to perceive, his will began to permeate that ripple...

"Buzz..."

His will indeed seeped in as he had predicted, and distortions and collapses that transcended the rules of physics began to appear around him. This was a necessary process during the "leap of will".

Soon, his vision, like a parachutist descending from the clouds, entered Tian Bufan's body...

……

On May 11, X023, at 9:44 AM, in the Green Belt, near the Barren Land.

Tian Bufan, who was constantly moving through the green forest, suddenly shuddered.

"Old Lin...you've arrived?" Tian Bufan spoke slowly, as if talking to himself, which was quite eerie.

Lin Yi was taken aback, realizing that Tian Bufan was speaking to him, and immediately tried to respond, "Young Master Tian, ​​I'm here."

Upon hearing Lin Yi's voice, Tian Bufan nodded slightly: "It's good that you've come."

However, seeing Tian Bufan so calm, Lin Yi became puzzled: "Young Master Tian, ​​what's going on?"

Tian Bufan explained, "I am about to enter the Forest of Corpses and I need you to come with me. Otherwise, once we are inside, the fluctuations in the layers will be too great, and I may not be able to call you."

"No, that's not what I'm asking you. Well, although that's something I also want to know, what I mean is, how were you able to... summon me?" Lin Yi asked, puzzled.

Tian Bufan slowly said, "From the moment the pollution was evenly distributed, we were able to sense each other. However, at the beginning, because you were not yet adapted, we could not achieve perfect communication."

"And now, once you've experienced the leap from the dream boundary to the Russians, that's it."

"Is... I'm infiltrating your will through the boundaries of dreams right now?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.

Tian Bufan nodded: "There are many kinds of dream boundaries, not just when you're asleep... As long as you infiltrate your will through the dream boundary during the dream-building process, it counts."

Lin Yi suddenly realized that tracing Li Zidan's consciousness through H-manga and then performing a reverse mental leap was also a skill in the field of dream studies.

Tian Bufan said, "Listen, Lao Lin, I'm calling on your will now. On one hand, I do need your presence, and on the other hand, I want you to get used to this feeling."

"Tonight, you need to stay on campus, just as you are now accepting my 'call,' accepting all the 'calls' from us."

Lin Yi was startled, remembering what Tian Bufan had told him earlier:
"Tomorrow night, after we all launch our operation, you cannot return to your dorm or stay in the teaching building..."

"You need to stay on campus and use the layers to 'support' Kuai Kuai and Mao Zi in the art building, protecting them from the effects of the layers as much as possible, including but not limited to 'attacks' and fluctuations from other mysterious creatures or the environment..."

"You've already been to the art building, so you should have experienced the terror of layer-level units."

"If Kuai Kuai and Mao Zi actually take action, they'll most likely attract the attention of the Night's Watch. If they're unlucky, they might even be attacked directly by the Night's Watch. Then you'll need to help them get through that difficult time."
"So, this is the method of providing aid that you mentioned?" Lin Yi asked.

Tian Bufan affirmed, "That's right. Do you expect me to teleport over from the campus to help us fight?"

Lin Yi subconsciously shrank his neck; he had genuinely believed that at first...

"Since I'm going to help you through the boundaries of dreams, why don't I just go to the dorm and sleep?"

Tian Bufan retorted speechlessly, "Old Lin, are you an idiot?"

"Uh..." Lin Yi choked for a moment.

"Once you fall asleep in your dorm, how can you be sure your dream boundaries can intervene in our lives? The 'time' you experience while asleep is different from the 'time' you experience while awake."

"It's like you can help me right now while you're awake."

Lin Yi suddenly realized: "I see... So what do you need me to do now?"

“To make a ‘puppet’,” Tian Bufan said. “I’ll be of some use to it.”

"A 'puppet'? But there aren't any materials here!" Lin Yi said.

Tian Bufan smiled mysteriously: "Aren't these all materials?"

Lin Yi was startled, his senses rapidly spreading outwards from Tian Bufan as the center.

Soon, his senses penetrated the surrounding pale white mist and he discovered a tree deep in the dense forest covered with snow-white flower buds.

"A forest of corpses?" Lin Yi exclaimed.

The snow-white flower buds, still in their unopened state, clustered together, forming one small skull after another.

Starting from this tree, looking deeper into the dense forest, the trees are covered with these small skulls.

A pale white mist swirled among the dense forest, and when the wind blew, the skulls scattered all over the mountains seemed to come alive, humming mournful tunes.

The deeper you go, the more bizarre the trees become, especially those ancient trees with gnarled branches, which have begun to grow human hands and feet. Of course, it's not that those bizarre trees have turned into ancient war trees, but rather that the ancient trees are still growing there, only where the leaves should have been, they have now turned into hands and feet.

These hands and feet emerged from the gaps in the skull, giving the entire ancient tree a bizarre and absurd feel.

This is the "Forest of Bones"!
Starting from the skull tree, the deeper you go, the more the plants defy conventional understanding. They have all broken free from the limitations of what a normal "plant" should be, transforming into a hybrid life form that is both "animal" and "plant," exuding a sculptural sense of change.

Those things, like organs made of milky white gelatinous substance, were grafted onto an old tree and continued to grow.

Whether it's the eyeballs, the hands and feet, or other parts of the torso and organs, they all seem to be independent of each other.

For some reason, when he sensed this scene, he subconsciously compared the "forest of corpses" in front of him with the "burial bodies".

The state of the "burial bodies" in the cafeteria seems somewhat similar to the organs on these trees, except that compared to the "forest of corpses," the "burial bodies" seem to be more "active."

(End of this chapter)