Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant-Chapter 252: Lin Wei

"Huh? What's going on? Is a heavy rain coming?"
A student curiously looked out the window.
"That's weird, the weather forecast didn't mention any rain."
The next second.
The highest-level air raid alarm blared throughout the entire campus.
Simultaneously, all classroom speakers were forcibly activated, broadcasting the principal's hoarse, shouting voice:
"Mist event! It's a Mist event! All teachers and students! Immediately! Right now! Follow the drill plan! Proceed in an orderly fashion to the underground shelter! Repeat! Proceed to the underground shelter immediately..."
Before he could finish speaking.
The speakers emitted a crackle of static.
Then went completely dead.
Under the influence of the Mist, all electronic devices were like this.
The entire classroom erupted into massive panic.
"The Mist! It's the Mist!"
"Run!"
"Let's go!"
Everyone panicked.
Although the school often organized drills.
When disaster truly struck, fear became the dominant melody.
Students, crying and screaming, surged toward the classroom door, instantly creating a chaotic scene.
Lin Wei suddenly stood up, looking at the ash-white dome outside the window that completely enveloped the campus sky.
She shouted loudly to the panicked students around her, "Don't crowd! Go in order! Head to the stairwell! Don't push and shove!"
"Lin Wei! Hurry up!"
A boy who usually had a crush on her rushed over, wanting to grab her wrist and pull her along as he ran.
Another girl also shouted, "Weiwei, stay close to us!"
Lin Wei dodged the boy's hand, quickly catching up with the crowd, while still remembering to remind everyone, "Watch your step, don't trip!"
The hallway was already in complete chaos.
Students from various classes had poured out.
The noise was deafening.
Teachers shouted themselves hoarse, desperately trying to maintain order, guiding students toward the shelter entrance located in the deepest part of the teaching building.
Lin Wei was swept along by the human tide.
Some classmates deliberately slowed their pace to protect her, shielding her from the jostling, but she had no mind to think about any of that right now.
Despite the teachers' frantic efforts to maintain order, despite the shelter entrance being right ahead, fear still caused many students to lose their senses.
Crying, screaming, pushing, and shoving only slowed down the overall speed.
"Screeeech—!"
A sharp sound came from above the crowd.
They saw that on the ash-white Mist dome above, over a dozen irregular tears had been ripped open.
Grotesque figures fell from those fissures like dumplings dropping into a pot, crashing heavily onto the training ground, onto the roofs of the teaching buildings, some landing directly into the panicked crowds.
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
They were Snake-Tailed Beasts.
Their gill-like organs opened and closed frantically.
Their six asymmetrical limbs crawled about with agile movements.
The slaughter had begun.
One Snake-Tailed Beast lunged into a group of petrified students, its sharp claws swinging, instantly tearing three or four students apart.
Its thick tail lashed out violently, sweeping another boy who tried to run away in half at the waist.
Another Snake-Tailed Beast that landed on a roof smashed through a skylight and jumped down into the crowded hallway below. It opened its mouthparts lined with dense, sharp teeth and bit off half of a student's head in one bite.
"Monsters!"
"Help!"
"Don't come near!"
The entire campus became a living hell.
Blood quickly stained the ground and walls red.
People were simply no match for the Medium-risk level Snake-Tailed Beasts, being torn apart in an instant.
Lin Wei's face was deathly pale, drained of all color. She suddenly grabbed the arm of a boy beside her, looking up at him with a pitiful, delicate expression:
"Zhao Wen... I don't think the underground shelter is safe either... There are too many people there, it's too big a target. What if, what if those monsters chase inside? Wouldn't we all be trapped like fish in a barrel? I... I'm so scared..."
Zhao Wen saw tears hanging from her eyelashes, a sight that stirred his protective instincts.
He had been pursuing his goddess for a while, and seeing her like this made him feel the opportunity had arrived.
Lin Wei clutched Zhao Wen's sleeve tightly. "Could you... take me to a safer place? Please..."
Zhao Wen's heart was also pounding wildly, terrified out of his wits.
But being so relied upon and pleaded with by the goddess of his dreams, a surge of desire to prove himself rushed to his head.
Forcing down his fear, he tried to puff out his chest and patted it.
"Lin Wei, don't be afraid, leave it to me! I know a place, very hidden within the school, usually no one goes there. I'll take you there!"
Saying this, he mustered his courage and grabbed Lin Wei's soft, delicate little hand.
Lin Wei stiffened slightly, but in the end did not pull away, simply letting him hold it.
The goddess didn't refuse!
Zhao Wen's heart instantly overflowed with wild joy.
Crisis truly was the best catalyst.
He already saw a beautiful future for himself: being the hero who rescued the beauty when she was most vulnerable and helpless, thereby entering her heart.
"Follow me!"
Zhao Wen pulled Lin Wei, moving against the tide of people rushing toward the shelter, heading toward a stairwell in the teaching building.
They crouched low, trying to use walls and obstacles to conceal themselves, avoiding the Snake-Tailed Beasts running rampant everywhere and the people fleeing in panic.
Several times, roars and screams were right beside them.
Zhao Wen held Lin Wei's hand tightly, stubbornly leading her through twists and turns, finally charging up to the top floor of the teaching building, the sixth floor.
It was relatively quieter here, somewhat dilapidated.
Zhao Wen had a clear goal. He pulled Lin Wei to the end of the hallway, to an inconspicuous old wooden door.
The lock seemed to have been broken long ago.
Zhao Wen pushed hard, and the door creaked open.
Inside were piled old desks covered in dust, chairs missing arms and legs, discarded sports equipment...
There were also some worn-out wooden boards and boxes of unknown purpose. The air was filled with a stale, musty smell.
"Hurry, get inside!"
Zhao Wen pulled Lin Wei into the storage room, then quickly closed the door, laboriously moving several heavy old desks to barricade it from behind.
After doing all this, he leaned against the door, panting heavily, a smile on his face.
Zhao Wen looked at the still shaken Lin Wei, his tone ingratiating. "How is it? Pretty hidden, right? Those monsters definitely won't find this place."
Lin Wei nodded lightly, her voice soft and weak. "Mhm... Thank you, Zhao Wen."
Zhao Wen felt even more pleased with himself, thinking his risky adventure was completely worth it.
He didn't notice.
In Lin Wei's lowered eyes, there was a hint of triumph.
Zhao Wen leaned against the door, listening to the sounds of chaos outside that seemed to be gradually fading. A swelling confidence arose in his heart.
He looked at Lin Wei leaning against the wall.
That fragile, helpless appearance stirred an intense protective desire and... possessiveness within him.
He felt the timing was right!
Zhao Wen opened his arms toward Lin Wei, a smile he thought was deeply affectionate on his face:
"Weiwei... don't be afraid anymore, it's safe now. If... if you're still scared, you can... you can come into my arms."
After saying this, his heart pounded wildly, his eyes fixed tightly on Lin Wei's reaction, terrified of seeing even a hint of rejection.
Lin Wei lifted her head. Those beautiful eyes still seemed to hold traces of tears.
After a moment of hesitation, she still gently stepped into his embrace, pressing her cheek against his chest. In an extremely soft, weak voice, she said:
"Thank you, Zhao Wen... I really... was so scared."