From the Fibonacci Sequence Spiral Staircase, to a straight, ancient Europe-style castle stone path, to a winding mountain stone path, and finally, to the current drippy, stalactite-like cave stone path...
If it were merely a transition from a stairwell to a cave stone path, he surely would have been able to react. But the several transitions he had experienced were smooth as silk, seamless, not jolting awake until hitting rock bottom.
It was as if some existence beyond reason had pressed the "ins" key and started inputting text, slowly replacing the original information bit by bit. By the time the text's owner realized it, the information displayed before him had already become something entirely different.
"'Cognitive overwrite'!"
Lin Yi's heart trembled fiercely, Mao Feiyang's fear was rapidly amplified in his perception, instantly filling Lin Yi's heart and causing him to shiver subconsciously.
But Lin Yi quickly identified the source of Mao Feiyang's shivers—shadows.