Rules-related weird stories: 4016.

Chapter 592 Why did you take so long to arrive?

"Understood, understood!" Lin Yi replied, then continued on his way.

Lin Yi rarely encounters people who are "in the same boat," and these few participants are clearly quite capable.

The roads in this stadium area are layered with different textures, like a bamboo mat laid on a muddy swamp, making it natural to stumble over uneven surfaces.

People like Lin Yi and his companions were like those who saw a mud pit, walked on bamboo mats, and occasionally scraped off a bit of mud.

Some participants, even after being exposed to pollution, can remain relatively clear-headed and can even touch the bamboo mats as they cross the mud.

But the problem is that some participants might not even realize they've walked into a mud pit, thinking they're walking on a bamboo mat. These kinds of people are beyond help.

Of course, Wei Liang was too lazy to care what kind of people others were, and he kept talking about overtaking on a curve, focusing on self-preservation.

They passed several groups of people, and strangely enough, these people didn't seem to notice the three of them at all.

"They don't seem to be able to see us?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.

Wei Liang remained silent.

"Wei Sang, Liangzi, why aren't you saying anything?" Lin Yi asked, puzzled.

Wei Liang: "Aba aba..."

Lin Yi: "..."

"Fine, never mind if you don't want to talk about it... Let's go to the gym first."

Suddenly, Wei Shan said, "They lack understanding; they can't see us."

"What do you mean?" Lin Yi asked in surprise as he continued on his journey, seeing that Wei Shan had spoken.

Wei Shan said, "I heard Young Master Tian say before that it's like a glass bridge. We are on the level below us, and we can see them through the glass, but they can't see us, so they can't call us for help... Therefore, we don't need to overtake on curves; we can just step on them to get across."

Wei Liang pursed his lips: "Don't say that. What if someone accidentally pulls you in for help?"

As they were talking, Lin Yi's gaze suddenly sharpened. He spotted several familiar figures among the people in front of him—the same group of people from the same dormitory floor that morning!

Those five guys who look like official members!
At this moment, the five men seemed to be trapped by the sea breeze blowing from the layer. They huddled together, linked by iron chains, maintaining a "chained" formation, like a caravan traveling through a sandstorm in the desert.

Judging from their appearance, they looked just like he had been when he first went to the stadium and encountered the sea breeze. But today, with the help of several nights of fog, the wind had risen several levels and had truly become a tangible storm.

For Lin Yi and Wei Shan, although moving against the wind would put them under a lot of pressure, it was just high wind pressure; the wind itself wouldn't have any effect on them.

Even the cries of anguish and the weeping of mourning mixed with the wind, as well as the distant calls and low whispers, could not have much effect on them.

There was no way around it. After enduring a series of intense, hellish mini-sections, returning to this environment was like eating a mildly spicy hot pot after being used to Indian chili peppers.

However, while the other participants along the way couldn't see them due to insufficient layering, the five officials might not necessarily be able to see them.

Lin Yi pursed his lips, suppressing the thought of "helping others" before it even took root. The four-word mantra that seemed to come from Wei Liang's mind appeared—"overtaking on a curve."

"Let's overtake on the curve..." he said softly.

Wei Liang chuckled wickedly: "Great suggestion! It's decided then! Let's do it, mama haha!"

Lin Yi's lips twitched violently: "At a time like this, can't you be serious?"

"Hey, let's go, let's go, I'm just trying to lighten the mood!" Wei Liang said.

Lin Yi was about to say something when he suddenly understood Wei Liang's "good intentions"—if they acted "normally," no one would know they had dropped a layer, right?

"Liangzi wants me to pretend I can't see them! Brilliant, truly brilliant!" Lin Yi thought to himself. As expected of Liangzi!

So the three of them, knowing full well what was going on, started walking slowly and deliberately along the cobblestone path...

As Lin Yi continued to close the distance between himself and the five people, the fierce wind finally began to affect them, causing their clothes to flutter.

"Oh my god... I can't let this get out!" Lin Yi muttered under his breath.

"Let's just pretend there's no wind!" Wei Liang's mouth was practically bulging in the wind, but he still stubbornly pretended to be nonchalant.

Only Wei Shan pursed his lips, his massive frame resembling a reef in a storm, sailing against the current, unmoved.

As Lin Yi approached the captain and his group, he secretly glanced at them from behind. Without even extending his sensory tentacles, Lin Yi knew that they were truly in trouble.

The cobblestone path beneath their feet had become twisted and deformed. As the cobblestones deformed, the extraordinary substance deposited in the gaps between them seeped out like mud, submerging their insteps and even climbing up their calves.

The mud formed from these extraordinary substances is not much of a threat; it only increases the burden on the five people when they move. As long as they have enough strength, they can drag it to the stadium.

Once you go to the stadium, you can be easily eliminated.

So Lin Yi made up his mind to ignore them.

Besides, the five captains were still struggling against the wind as they walked towards the stadium.

As Lin Yi and his companions bypassed them, Su Yao, who was concentrating on resisting the wind and waves and the supernatural mud, suddenly became distracted and keenly caught Lin Yi's movements out of the corner of her eye.

Su Yao couldn't help but show her delight: "Captain! Look, it's them!"

"I don't have time to look! Su Yao, you should focus too!" the captain said in a low voice.

Undeterred, Su Yao emphasized again, "Captain, it's those people from the dormitory this morning. Should we ask them for help?"

"Let's not drag others into our own affairs..." the captain said through gritted teeth. "Let them go their own way! Besides, they're not even on our radar. If not, we can always use some methods beforehand..."

"Oh ho, they actually have some 'tricks' up their sleeves!" Lin Yi pricked up his ears and caught the captain's words. He made up his mind that he absolutely couldn't save them!
However, upon hearing the captain's words, Su Yao secretly pursed her lips, then observed Lin Yi and the others: "Hey, Captain, take a good look, they... are on the same layer as us!"

In her observation, she inadvertently noticed that Lin Yi and the others' clothes were swaying!

In a normal campus map, there wouldn't be such strong winds right now!

Most importantly, she also discovered that the guy named Wei Liang was the most despicable. Not only did he pretend not to see them, but he also secretly tightened his school uniform!
It was fine at first, I just didn't see it, but now I'm afraid they'll have to ask for help!
Su Yao was originally gentle, but Wei Liang's cheeky appearance inadvertently ignited her rebellious spirit. So, without hesitation, she took advantage of the moment when Lin Yi was overtaking Wei Liang on the bend, and directly mustered all her strength to accelerate against the wind, grabbing Wei Liang's clothes!
When his clothes were grabbed, Wei Liang's expression changed drastically, and he jumped up from the spot with a loud "Ya ya ya!"

"Something's wrong!" Lin Yi's expression tightened, and he instantly looked at Wei Liang. "Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong!" Wei Liang quickly calmed down, "It's like something tripped me! It's nothing, it's nothing!"

With a stern face, Wei Liang swiftly pulled off the corner of his clothes, like a resilient and powerful warrior, barely managing to withstand a forceful attack while his clothes became slightly dirty.

Su Yao shouted, "Hey, you're so mean! You clearly saw me! Don't run away!"

Su Yao's big move immediately caught the attention of the captain and others. Chen Yu, Zhao Lei and the others were about to stop Su Yao, but were stopped by a look from the captain.

"Don't go! Su Yao seems to have her own plans!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu and the other two were immediately invigorated and unconditionally believed their captain's words.

Lin Yi looked at Wei Liang again and sighed softly.

Wei Liang then showed a helpless expression: "Alright, alright, alright... Since you've spoken, then alright!"

He turned around helplessly and helped Su Yao up.

"Hey, I didn't say anything!" Lin Yi spoke up decisively, instantly making Wei Liang freeze. "Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?! What am I going to do now that I've been exposed?!"

Lin Yi helplessly shrugged: "Didn't we agree on this beforehand...? Why would I self-destruct?"

Wei Liang pursed his lips: "Fine, fine, fine... I took the initiative to step on, oh no, to pick the flower, okay! Get up, get up!"

He helped Su Yao to her feet.

Su Yao glared fiercely at Lin Yi, her cuteness masking a menacing glint in her eyes: "You all conspired together! You just stood by and watched me die!"

Lin Yi pursed his lips: "I actually only just saw it myself..."

"You're kidding me!" Su Yao sneered.

"Alright, alright, we're in a hurry to get going. If there's nothing else, let's part ways here!" Wei Liang quickly pulled his hand away and urged Lin Yi and Wei Shan to continue on their way.

"Hey, don't go!" Su Yao hurriedly tried to grab Wei Liang, but Wei Liang slapped her hand away.

"Sister, stop bothering me, I'm already taken... Old Lin, let's get out of here!"

"Hey! You!" Su Yao was planning to ask Wei Liang to help rescue her teammates, but when she saw Wei Liang run away, and she and her four teammates were still connected by iron chains and could not go far, she could only stomp her feet in anger.

But at that moment, she suddenly realized that Su Yao, who had broken away from Wei Liang's surroundings, had not fallen back into the howling storm layer!
"What... what's going on?" She looked at herself in astonishment, unable to tell whether Wei Liang had helped her up from that dangerous layer or whether she had been lifted up when she grabbed Wei Liang...

But whatever the reason, the result was that she escaped that dangerous layer!

That wretched guy was right, I don't need to bother him anymore... Su Yao understood.

"Captain, I'll get you out right away!" She quickly pulled on the chains, slowly pulling the captain and the others out of the layer one by one.

Before long, the group of people had escaped danger and arrived at this relatively safe layer.

After escaping danger, all five of them gasped for breath.

After a quick rest, the captain ordered, "That's about enough, let's continue to the gymnasium! Su Yao, you did a great job! You saved us a trump card."

Su Yao pursed her lips.

Is it really well done?
But why did she feel that it was that despicable guy who deliberately revealed a flaw?

Moreover, they saved a trump card... She sighed softly. The perilous situation that required them to use a trump card to escape was nothing more than a slightly dirty hem of Wei Liang's clothes.

……

Meanwhile, Lin Yi and his two companions continued their noisy journey.

Lin Yi didn't say much about Wei Liang's actions. He was just lending a hand. It wasn't like he was burdened with five kids, so it was fine.

Moreover, Wei Liang's actions were merely a small favor to the five people who were crossing the mud pit on bamboo mats and accidentally slipped half their feet into the mud.

It's harmless.

After bypassing several more groups of people, Lin Yi suddenly saw a familiar figure ahead!

"Look, it's Lu Zhao!" Lin Yi whispered, making sure his voice only reached the group of people.

Wei Shan said, "It seems he still couldn't get to the stadium."

Lu Zhao is completely dead and has become a pseudo-human sculpture. His limbs are broken and incomplete, somewhat similar to the original Little Genius sculpture. However, it is clear that Lu Zhao in the pseudo-human sculpture state is of better "quality".

Of course, none of this has much to do with them directly.

After bypassing Lu Zhao and walking for a while, the three of them finally arrived at the stadium.

"A close call! A close call!" Wei Liang patted his school uniform, his face beaming with smiles.

The physical education student guarding the goal was already familiar with Lin Yi and his two companions. After all, apart from the seemingly simple-minded fat guy, the other two were directly trained by the boss.

The boss's training...

Just thinking about those words made them feel uncomfortable all over, their bones ached... After all, that kind of training was a super devilish hell training that would make even second-level physical education students lose a layer of skin!
Only after swiping his student ID to pass through the "Gymnasium Entry and Exit Rules" and entering the gymnasium did Wei Liang secretly elbow Lin Yi and say smugly, "Did you see that? The way they looked at us was full of respect!"

"Is it respect? I feel more pity than respect?" Lin Yi said.

"Oh well, who cares? They're all pretty much the same," Wei Liang said casually.

Lin Yi subconsciously began to observe the environment inside the stadium, but before he could take a good look, a beautiful figure had already entered his field of vision and then walked over quickly.

"What time is it? Why are you two taking so long to arrive?" Xia Lian's voice preceded her arrival, and then she rushed to the three of them with a waft of fragrance.

Wei Liang's expression changed slightly: "You guys chat, I have something to do, see you later..."

He had barely taken a few steps when Xia Lian forcefully pulled him back to his original spot.

(End of this chapter)