CHAPTER 1085: CHAPTER 509: THE ONLY WAY OUT FOR LU ZHAO’S TEAM OF FOUR

"Expect what?"

"Expect that I would have some interactions with them!"

"Isn’t that inevitable?" Class Teacher-040 retorted, "In the entire classroom, aside from them, only you and Wei Liang are somewhat special. It’s logical that they would have interactions with you both."

"So... after the contact, what do you think of them?"

Lin Yi asked, "In what aspect?"

"Any aspect is fine." Class Teacher-040 seemed eager to know about Lu Zhao and the others.

Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, just about to speak, when Class Teacher-040 suddenly interrupted, "Don’t forget, we are strategic allies now. Don’t hold back anything from me."

"Alright, alright, I’ll speak without reservation." Lin Yi sighed with a bitter smile, then confessed, "Those four people make up a team. Lu Zhao seems to be in a commander role, coordinating everything. Jin Jiuyao has a perception role, while the twins Chen Bing and Chen Xue seem to have a peculiar bond with each other, likely making them combat units... perhaps with some fusion skills or such."

Class Teacher-040 nodded slightly, "One controls the field, the other perceives, main and secondary outputs... pretty standard setup for a four-person team. Any specifics?"

Lin Yi nodded, "Putting aside whether they are official personnel or from ’God’s Domain’, the good news is that the one called Lu Zhao seems reliable as a commander. The bad news is that the other three have all been contaminated."

"Jin Jiuyao appears to have observed the Sneering Angel and got contaminated by it..." Lin Yi wasn’t aware that the true cause of Jin Jiuyao’s contamination was not the Sneering Angel, but himself.

"Chen Xue got contaminated by Yu Tong... her eyes reflected the image of the Sneering Angel..."

"Then Chen Bing..." When mentioning Chen Bing, Lin Yi couldn’t help narrowing his eyes, "Did Chen Bing come looking for you just now?"

"Chen Bing looking for me?" Class Teacher-040 was momentarily puzzled, a flicker of doubt appearing in her eyes, "What would she want from me? She didn’t come."

Lin Yi remained silent, his narrowed eyes becoming a slit.

"So it seems...

"What do you mean?" Class Teacher-040 seemed somewhat confused.

Lin Yi said, "Chen Bing left the classroom once to verify the authenticity of Liangzi and me with you, but it turns out she was likely attacked by the Graveyard of the Deceased... Though we don’t know how she anchored back, it’s an undeniable fact that she got contaminated by the Graveyard of the Deceased, yet she herself is completely unaware."

After speaking, Lin Yi pondered for a moment.

He pondered and possibly guessed some of the logic behind Chen Bing leaving and returning to the classroom.

Chen Bing believed she went to the Teacher’s Office but actually encountered a spiritual attack from the Graveyard of the Deceased. Whatever she experienced, it’s certain that, in her dazed state, she wouldn’t have "asked" about him and Wei Liang’s identities—here lies a coincidence. In that state, being mentally interfered with by the Graveyard of the Deceased, Chen Bing’s consciousness might have been drawn into a time vortex, passively and unknowingly penetrating the time dimension, entering a state similar to Dream Building.

In this state, even if she asked about "Lin Yi" and "Wei Liang" instead of "Laolin" and "William," the conclusion would be that these two do not exist.

Just as people don’t sense the absurdity of things within dreams, nor realize they are dreaming in a dream.

But coincidentally, the situation is just that mysterious and subtle.

"In other words, aside from Lu Zhao, everyone else has been contaminated. This contamination is like a ticking time bomb that could lead to their doom." Lin Yi said, "Jin Jiuyao even tried finding some Imperial Decrees through me... I guided him to find a couple of similar books, hoping they would help."

Class Teacher-040 couldn’t help rubbing her forehead, feeling somewhat conflicted: "Previously, I still had doubts, but now after hearing you, I can almost confirm they are not official people..."

She added, "If it were official style, they’d rather choose those with high overall skills than risk unstable special talents in team composition."

The official style seeks stability, even at the cost of reducing risks.

Of course, some cards may be both special and stable.

"Moreover, official preference is for teams of five to six, which improves fault tolerance."

"’God’s Domain,’ huh..." Lin Yi mused, "So their four-person team formation indicates they must have some extraordinary or peculiar traits."

It is often said that niche heroes have quirks.

"Oh, I heard that Jin Jiuyao said, one of their people was seeking confirmation of something from the Mountain Man, but not too clear about the other task."

Class Teacher-040’s mouth twitched, "You could even hear that?"

Lin Yi chuckled awkwardly, "Sharp hearing."

Class Teacher-040 clearly wasn’t entirely buying the "sharp hearing" excuse but didn’t suspect anything, merely further confirming their ties to "God’s Domain" related to the Mountain Man.

Only, with four people entering school, having three contaminated by the Angel Sculpture before even finishing the first night, is that turnover rate perhaps slightly high...?

Class Teacher-040 frowned deeply.

Seeing her remain silent for quite some time, Lin Yi glanced at the time and finally couldn’t help but ask, "Is there a problem?"

Class Teacher-040 said, "I’m just curious, ’Angels Walk Towards Light and Do Not Wander,’ Chen Bing got contaminated by the Graveyard of the Deceased because she left the classroom, but Jin Jiuyao and Chen Xue never left the classroom. What was their channel to contact the Sneering Angel?"