Abyssal Distortion Files

"Who's up there?"

A middle-aged man spoke as he pushed open the door to the rooftop, only to see Lu Yaozong and Song Jiang standing there with indifferent expressions.

The middle-aged man was none other than the school's Dean of Students. "Who allowed you to come up to the rooftop? Which class are you from?"

Song Jiang and Lu Yaozong both spoke in unison, "We're leaving now." x2

"Wait."

The Dean of Students called out to stop them, then revealed a strange smile. "It just so happens I need some help. You two, come with me."

Lu Yaozong and Song Jiang exchanged glances.

They had seen with their own eyes that the Dean of Students had been replaced by a monster, so the person before them was definitely a monster.

Lu Yaozong calmly raised his left hand, revealing an eye pattern on his palm.

Seeing this pattern, the Dean of Students also raised his left hand, his palm also bearing an eye pattern.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yaozong lowered his left hand, his palm once again sweating profusely.

Will it work?

Will he believe it?

The Dean of Students retracted his smile. "I thought it was just some students. What are you doing up on the rooftop?"

Lu Yaozong swallowed hard. "We were..."

What were we doing?

Lu Yaozong subconsciously looked at Song Jiang, whose eyes were filled with question marks.

Why are you looking at me?

As if I'd know just because you look at me?!

"You interrupted us, and we... suddenly forgot what we came here to do," Song Jiang said, trying to maintain his composure.

The Dean of Students frowned.

"You said you forgot?"

"Could it be that you..."

Are we suspected?

Lu Yaozong and Song Jiang clenched their fists subconsciously, making it clear that they would fight him if they were exposed!

"Are you thinking of new ideas?" the Dean of Students asked.

Ideas?

Lu Yaozong clapped his hands. "That's right, we were indeed thinking of a new idea, for example, adding some... more unique codes between us."

The Dean of Students also clapped his hands. "Codes, that's indeed a good idea. After all, the code on our palms is imitating the Church of Truth. If we run into people from the Church of Truth, they'll be able to tell at a glance that our patterns are fake."

"And we can't determine the authenticity of the patterns between ourselves, so it can be said that we're quite passive!"

"Therefore, even if we want to frame the Church of Truth, we must come up with a more unique code between ourselves."

"Since you've already thought of this, do you have any good ideas?"

Lu Yaozong shook his head. "Not yet..."

Imitating the pattern of the Church of Truth?

What is the Church of Truth? They said they want to frame the Church of Truth, but what exactly do they want to frame them for?

The Dean of Students fell into deep thought. "Well then, I'll convey your idea to the Ancient God, but don't forget our purpose. Before finding the Holy Child, no one can reveal their whereabouts."

"If we attract the people from the Church of Truth, we're all done for."

Holy Child?!

Lu Yaozong quickly asked, "Have you found any clues about the Holy Child?"

"According to the information we've collected so far, the Holy Child should be a boy in his early teens, and he has a circular birthmark on his chest that resembles the sun."

Hearing the Dean of Students' words, Lu Yaozong's pupils suddenly contracted.

A circular birthmark on his chest?

That's me!

No, no, no!

It must be a coincidence!

Seeing Lu Yaozong's breathing become rapid, the Dean of Students suddenly leaned in. "You... thought of something?"

"No... I haven't found anything about the Holy Child. I'm just wondering, what should we do after we find the Holy Child?"

Lu Yaozong asked tentatively.

The Dean of Students retracted his head. "Is there even a need to ask? Of course, we'll take him back to the Illuminati. As for what the Ancient God wants the Holy Child for, that's not something we can know."

"But judging from the Ancient God's way of doing things, the Holy Child is probably going to be sacrificed."

Ancient God... Illuminati.

Hearing these words, the anxiety in Lu Yaozong's heart was completely confirmed.

"I'll leave first if there's nothing else. Remember, don't reveal your whereabouts before finding the Holy Child."

"Those guys from the Church of Truth are watching us all the time." The Dean of Students said, turning around and leaving.

At the same time, a series of strange laughter echoed in his mind.

"Hahahaha!"

"Interesting!"

"They actually drew the All-Seeing Eye pattern on their hands?"

"Hahaha... He actually thought we were using this to confirm our identities?!"

"Genius!"

"Hey, don't say that. After all, this thing was originally drawn for outsiders to see."

"But what is the Illuminati?"

"Of course, it's something he made up～"

"Why did you say kill the Holy Child? Look how scared you made the kid, he doesn't even dare to speak～"

"What's the next step? Now that we've become people from the Illuminati, where do the people from the Church of Truth come from?"

"Everyone, I have an idea!"

"However, the premise is that this kid must belong to me!"

...

As soon as the Dean of Students left, Lu Yaozong collapsed to the ground.

Song Jiang also collapsed, "We, we actually fooled him?"

"Lu Yaozong, your move of 'if you can't beat them, join them' is really great. But what is this Holy Child thing he's talking about?"

Lu Yaozong didn't speak, only reaching out to touch his chest. There was a circular birthmark on his chest that resembled the sun. This birthmark had been on his body since he was born.

Why is this happening?

Lu Yaozong didn't tell Song Jiang about this, nor did he plan to tell anyone.

Puchi!

The sound of a sharp weapon cutting through flesh came, followed by a muffled thud.

Lu Yaozong and Song Jiang both heard this sound. Did it come from the stairwell?

The two of them suspiciously approached the door, only to see a bloody scene!

The Dean of Students' face split open, and his entire head was chopped off. A middle-aged man was checking the corpse while holding a blood-stained knife.

"Who's there?"

The middle-aged man turned his head, and at the same time, his figure turned and instantly rushed up the stairs, holding the knife and charging onto the rooftop!

Lu Yaozong and Song Jiang were knocked to the ground, and then the blade was placed on their necks. "Who are you people?"

Song Jiang's face was full of question marks. "I, I don't even know who I am anymore..."

"Who are you?"

The middle-aged man revealed his left hand, which had an eye pattern on it, and the eye pattern was flashing.

"Church of Truth."

Church of Truth?!

Upon hearing this, Song Jiang grabbed the middle-aged man's hand. "Finally found the organization, uncle, I want to join the Church of Truth!"

The middle-aged man grabbed Song Jiang's wrist and flipped his palm open. "Why do you have a replica of the All-Seeing Eye pattern on your hand?"

Lu Yaozong quickly said, "This is a last resort."

"Those monsters have infiltrated our school. In order to protect ourselves, we had no choice but to draw the same pattern, hoping to have a chance to turn things around when we encounter monsters!"

The middle-aged man laughed, and at the same time, several voices echoed in his mind.

"This story really let you pick it up?"

"It's just a pity that 7061 was killed."

"Oh, let's mourn our lost compatriots."

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Author's words:

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