"Damn your sister's spirit, it's that middle-aged Experience Student..." Lin Yi massaged his forehead, shooting Wei Liang a helpless glance.

Wei Liang quickly took a serious look and then exclaimed, "Oh, oh, oh! It's that 'Mountain Man', isn't it? The more I think about it, the more it fits!"

The nickname "Mountain Man" actually came from the GBA game Pocket Monster X Gem. The original translation was "Mountaineering Man," a group of quirky middle-aged men who had a fondness for training Pokémon like Geodude, Graveler, and Golem. Since players would always accidentally get caught by this group and have to battle them when running through the map, along with the pirated translation, the displayed name turned into something that sounded like a member of a gang, hence the nickname "Mountain Man."

"Pfft... you've been playing too many 'Pocket Monsters', haven't you?" Lin Yi couldn't help but tease, but he stopped there and turned his attention to the Mountain Man.

Then he noticed some bits of dirt at the feet of the Mountain Man.

"Could he have really gone mountaineering?" Lin Yi mumbled.

"Mountain Man not climbing mountains? Is he supposed to go skiing instead?" Wei Liang said disdainfully.

"Did you notice these details from the start, and that's why you reminded me he's 'Mountain Man'?" Lin Yi asked.

Wei Liang froze for a moment, and then retreated tactically: "Old Lin, what the hell is wrong with you? Why have you been analyzing my behavior lately? It was just a casual remark."

Lin Yi curled his lips: "Alright, alright, I overestimated you."

"That's more like it," Wei Liang insisted. "I still plan to ride on your coattails, so you better get your own position straight first!"

Lin Yi didn't respond, but a frown formed in his mind.

Given Wei Liang's personality, his reaction just now should have been "Right, I fucking noticed it long ago, hehehehe..." instead of saying those things...

Moreover, Wei Liang had mentioned "Invisible within the light" before leaving the Cafeteria, and later it turned out that the Convenience Store was indeed perfectly in line with the phrase "Invisible within the light"...

If all of this was a coincidence, then these coincidences were bound to happen.

Wei Liang didn't say more, and Lin Yi didn't ask any further.

But Lin Yi already had some answers in his mind—'Liangzi, this guy feels like someone who has turned Crafty Tricks into a passive skill...'

He too then shifted his attention back to the Mountain Man.

After catching his breath, the Mountain Man brushed off all the dust from his clothes and pulled out a pocket watch from each of the pockets of his jacket and pants.

After glancing at the pocket watches, he then looked up at the wall clock, furrowed his brow, muttered something to himself, unzipped his mountaineering bag, and pulled out a small notebook. With the pen attached to it, he hurriedly recorded something that appeared to be data...

Lin Yi felt like he saw a reflection of himself in these actions, but he thought the Mountain Man was even more impressive because he carried an extra watch.

Steady, it was just too steady.

Suddenly, the Mountain Man noticed the words on the blackboard.

And just like Lin Yi did initially, he swiftly shouldered his bag, picked up another bag, and hastened his steps towards the lectern.

He quickly read the message on the blackboard.

Just when Lin Yi was curious about what he would do next, he saw the man gently touch the words, getting some "chalk dust" on his finger, and then pinched it in front of his face.

An interesting scene unfolded. The dust didn't float down naturally after being crushed but instead floated upward and quickly dissipated into the air.

This confirmed Lin Yi's guess; these things were indeed written with the blood of something contaminated. However, another surprising point was that this Mountain Man clearly knew a lot about this stuff; otherwise, he wouldn't have directly touched it with his hand.

Taking into account his previously calm demeanor that didn't match a regular Experience Student, Lin Yi guessed that he must have been here before.

"This Mountain Man could be a boss on a second playthrough!" Lin Yi whispered.

Wei Liang rolled his eyes and patted his chest: "I'm a boss on a second playthrough too!"

"Big boss, take me with you."

"Can't carry it, I bid farewell."

"Most of these are probably true..." Lin Yi teased but did not take his eyes off the Mountain Man; he noticed that the Mountain Man had a next move in mind.

He took out a piece of metal from his pocket and then a piece of paper and began scraping the chalk off the board with the metal.

When partial strokes of a character were removed, a pile of chalk dust as large as an adult's fingernail had accumulated on the paper. He wrapped the paper up and then directly opened the door and left the classroom.

Half a minute later, he returned to the classroom. By then, the paper in his hand had disappeared, and his complexion was frighteningly somber, as if he had encountered some terrifying assault in that half-minute.

He returned to the front of the podium, searching here and there, and after finding nothing, he packed up big and small bags to the stairs, randomly picking a seat to sit down.

After sitting down, he didn't do anything, just breathing quietly.

"He's planning to leave," Lin Yi whispered, "It seems he's used his own methods to judge the credibility of the message on the blackboard."

"Only a desperado would dare leave the classroom at this time," Wei Liang said.

Li Huiyuan asked in confusion, "How do you know he's leaving?"

"Look at him; he hasn't put down his bag after sitting, obviously not planning to stay," Lin Yi deduced his intention to stay or leave through a detail.

"But where could he go if he leaves now?"

"He is a Mountain Man, maybe he's off to pitch a tent in the mountains!" Wei Liang blurted out, "Look at how he's dressed, he's clearly come prepared. I would even believe you if you said he came for tomb raiding."

"Hey, look, he's getting up! Oh my, is he really going to pitch a tent outside?"

Watching the Mountain Man begin to stand, Wei Liang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Those who shared the same reaction were the Experience Students who were originally arguing.

Seeing the Mountain Man stand up and walk towards the classroom door, several Experience Students exchanged glances and quickly mustered the courage to follow him, trying to find out something.

There was no way around it; the Mountain Man's behavior was just too strange, completely out of place with everyone else in the classroom.

This could no longer be described simply as a generational gap.

"Um... Excuse me, sir, are you going out?" an unnamed short-haired Experience Student hurriedly asked.

The Mountain Man paused slightly, then turned around to look at him and said, "Yes."

"Do you believe the message left on the blackboard?" the short-haired Experience Student pressed on.

Though the Mountain Man appeared robust and stoic, as if he had been slapped by Buddha and then walked away admitting his sins, his attitude was completely opposite to his stern appearance.

"The message on the blackboard is not wrong; it's indeed no longer safe to stay in the classroom."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was firm and resonant. Since all attention besides those non-human students had turned his way at this moment, almost everyone heard him clearly.

"But... if you leave the classroom now, where will you go? There's probably nowhere to go outside, right?"

The Mountain Man shook his head slightly: "I'm going back to the dormitory."

"What?" The short-haired Experience Student was stunned, but another Experience Student who had been to the dormitory knew the rules there and immediately objected, "That's not right; the elevators in the Dormitory building don't open until 9 p.m., and it's not even 7 p.m. now. What's the point of rushing there?"

This was also Lin Yi's thought; he glanced at the time.

The clock on the wall showed 6:50 p.m., nearly two hours before the dormitory elevator's opening time of 9 p.m. Setting aside abnormal weather, even if one took half an hour to walk back now, they would have to wait almost an hour and a half under the last streetlight, 'Dormitory building-096,' in front of the dormitory.

And if it rained, perhaps even the streetlight couldn't provide safe shelter.

On what basis is the Mountain Man leaving the classroom now?

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