Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

Attacks from "failed creatures" are relatively infrequent, but each encounter is extremely troublesome. This one wasn't too strong; it was quickly suppressed by the police officers enhanced by Gao Hai. However, previous encounters with "failed creatures" were far too powerful. Even with the officers holding off the direct pressure, the players were still affected and suffered numerous injuries. Cat Brother had to use the power of the Lucky Coin to temporarily lower his own luck stat, also in order to combat a certain overly powerful monster.

In contrast, attacks from the [Kisaragi Station] instance were initially few, but increased dramatically after entering [Depth 7]. At its most frequent, the group encountered five different waves of instance monsters within three minutes. However, these monsters were much weaker, and often they didn't even need to intervene; the police officers alone could easily defeat them, and the officers could simply watch from the sidelines.

But now, these things have started to act in groups. This time they dealt with it relatively easily, but if they encounter two groups coming together again next time, and both groups are very powerful monsters, to be honest, none of the people present had any idea whether they could handle it.

"Let's keep going. In any case, at least we haven't encountered any opponents that we can't beat yet, which is good news."

Cat Bro chuckled and said this, then took the lead and walked into the dark area ahead.

"I wonder what we'll encounter next. Maybe we'll even see the core obsession come out for a stroll later."

Ishido Masaaki, who was also under considerable pressure, wore a relaxed expression and continued joking with Neko-san.

"That's why we shouldn't say things like that at times like this. What if it really happens? Even a Red Moon-level core obsession wouldn't have an easy time dealing with our current situation."

Watching the two of them tell each other trashy jokes several times along the way, Toyama Akira sighed wearily. He patted the dazed Hobo Xiong beside him, signaling him to catch up with the group, and then he started walking forward as well.

No matter how far the journey ahead, we must keep moving forward for now.

After all, they had already come this far, and who knew when they would reach the end? If they stopped now, Akira felt that even if he survived, he would have to worry about this for most of his life.

"Ok?"

I think I heard some strange noise in the distance?

Akira Toyama frowned and looked at the dark area in front of the ruins.

"Did you hear that? It sounds like something's going on."

Cat Brother, who was walking at the front, stopped at this moment and asked with a serious expression.

“I heard it this time. It’s similar to the vibrations I heard before, but this time the sound is relatively simple. It feels more like something is rushing towards us from the front… no, something is rushing towards us from behind!”

Ishido Masaaki stopped, squatted down, and covered the ground with his hand, carefully sensing the subtle vibration.

At first, like everyone else, he thought the tremor was coming from the front.

But after sensing more carefully, he suddenly realized that the vibration in front was more like a trick, and the real problem was behind him, which was the true location of the increasingly intense chilling aura!

hum-

The bright headlights illuminated the backs of several players.

Masaaki Ishido only had time to barely turn his head before he saw the train looming larger in his field of vision, about to hit him on the spot.

However, the expected catastrophic collision did not actually occur.

In the next blink, Masaaki Ishido saw an upside-down world and the police officer standing in his previous spot.

I am a police officer, and I will protect innocent people from harm.

The police officer, who was radiating a faint golden light, spoke in a low voice. Then, he was hit head-on by the train, which exuded a strong, chilling aura. In the blink of an eye, the train was propelled forward at high speed, almost out of sight.

"Holy crap, there are dump trucks too?!"

Cat Bro was shocked to see something like this and instinctively made a comment.

"Chase after them! There's something wrong with that car!"

Before even landing, Masaaki Ishido shouted. The brief moment of close contact had made him realize the abnormality of the train, and he knew that catching up with the others was crucial; they couldn't let the train escape no matter what.

whoosh-

The first to act in the next second was Hu Baoxiong, who had always seemed to have little presence.

This player, whose tragic experience at Hayate Elementary School had led him to act like a dog, revealed a resolute expression at this moment. He got down on all fours and, at an unimaginable speed, caught up with the train, which was already moving at a speed far exceeding that of a normal train, amidst a cloud of dust. Within seconds, he had reached a position close to the front of the train, causing Cat Brother, who was chasing behind, to widen his eyes in astonishment.

"Holy crap, is he even human? How can he run so fast using that posture?!"

Cat Brother, shouting this, sped up and jumped onto the train carriage, hanging there.

"A wild dog that's broken free, isn't that amazing?"

Even before Cat Brother, Ishido Masaaki, who had already clung to the carriage, spoke as he crawled forward against the increasingly fierce wind. Hanging behind him was Toyama Akira. At this moment, the vice-captain of the Crimson Society didn't have time to stop the two in front of him from continuing their complaints, because ever since he clung to this train, he had felt an extremely strong sense of palpitation, which made him realize that there might be a Crimson Moon-level core obsession on this train, and perhaps more than one.

boom! ! !

Amidst the deafening roar, the train, accelerating rapidly, nearly broke the sound barrier and pierced directly through several ruined buildings.

Hu Baoxiong, who was closely following the train, showed no fear. He continued to drive alongside the train, performing a series of flips and maneuvers in mid-air to avoid all the flying debris and rubble. Finally, he forced his way to the front of the train, accelerated, and jumped, landing in front of the engine. He clung to the train window, pinning the engine to the front by the intense wind pressure. At the same time, his hands and feet were being forcibly pulled out of the hands of the immobile police officers and thrown behind him. The police officers, who had regained their mobility, then stood firmly on the train body, drawing their pistols.

Rumble, rumble——

Seemingly sensing the officers' escape and the uninvited guests clinging to the train, the already accelerating train began to accelerate even further, seemingly aiming to break the sound barrier and move closer to the rocket.

At that moment, Hu Baoxiong, who had originally intended to jump away to the rear of the train, suddenly focused his gaze on the front window of the train.

There is someone inside.

With his exceptional eyesight, Hu Baoxiong quickly identified the player in the driver's seat, who appeared to be in extremely poor condition and covered in blood, as the lawyer from the "Touch Fish Gang."

His condition looks terrible. Although he's still alive, his life force is extremely weak, and it feels like he could stop breathing any second. But speaking of which, how did he get into this car? And with that aura... wait, does he have a Red Moon-level core artifact on him? Could it be that one of the core artifacts from the last Red Moon-level instance controlled by the [Hospital] has already been obtained by him?

Hu Baoxiong was quite shocked. Although he had known for a long time that the "Slacking Off Gang" was powerful, the fact that they hadn't even found the core node of the space while the members of the "Slacking Off Gang" inside the instance had already successfully obtained a core artifact was quite striking. The difference in their progress left this player somewhat disheartened. Of course, despite his dismay, he knew exactly what he needed to do. Therefore, after a brief moment of surprise, Hu Baoxiong reacted quickly, immediately punching the windowpane, trying to break it and rescue the trapped lawyer.

thump—

Judging from the feel of the punch, this thing is much sturdier than expected. Hu Baoxiong estimates that he could beat it up all day and still not break it.

How can it be so hard?

Hu Baoxiong frowned, but without hesitation, he immediately changed his strategy and began searching for a way to get into the car. Regardless of whether the player from the "Slacker Gang" survived, he absolutely had to get the core artifact he had already obtained; he couldn't let it slip away after all the hard work it had taken.

However, before the player could actually make a move, a powerful aura instantly brought him to a halt.

Something has appeared.

In that instant, not only Hoshino himself, but also Ishido Masaaki and Toyama Akira, Cat Brother, and even the lawyer in the driver's cab, all vaguely sensed something. Everyone's attention turned to the roof of the train, to the figure standing on the roof at that moment.

Amidst the raging winds, the police officers had already pointed their pistols at the train below.

These weren't regular bullets fired wirelessly. Those bullets generally don't possess any special aura or such overwhelming power. Although the players present weren't quite sure what kind of power this was, at that moment, upon clearly sensing this aura, they all subconsciously felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness against it. Their thoughts and even their breathing momentarily paused.

Even this living train, filled with the aura of a raging monster, seemed to sense this aura as well, causing its previously reckless forward momentum to slow down for an extremely brief moment.

Of course, the thing then attempted to accelerate further, trying to throw the officers standing on it off even faster. However, this reaction was clearly a beat too slow; it was too late to stop what was about to happen.

Pull the trigger.

A bullet was fired, hit the train, and penetrated the inside of the thing.

No one heard the gunshots; the piercing noise of the high-speed train completely drowned them out.

However, even if the sound of the suppressor bullet being fired was not heard, the players present could still feel this extraordinary power in other ways. After all, the intense force that spread out the moment the bullet hit the train was something that no one could ignore.

"This power is..."

Yuanshan Ming's eyes widened. Even as a Red Moon-level player who had seen a lot, he had never imagined that such terrifying power existed. A single strike could have such a huge effect on a strange creature whose aura was close to that of a Red Moon core.

hum-

The piercing sound interrupted the rest of the conversation.

The train, which had been speeding along, had now slowed down. Its massive body twisted and contorted, cracks of all sizes rapidly spreading, accompanied by a continuous, piercing roar that sounded like screams. If someone were to look at the rear carriages now, they would see the windows filled with gaping, screaming heads, churning, and twisting blood, and countless hands pounding and pounding on the windows, as if something was trying to escape.

Click!

Completely different from before, this time Hu Baoxiong smashed the car window with a single punch, broke into the driver's seat, grabbed the lawyer, and pulled him out.

Although he only glanced at it briefly, Hu Baoxiong noticed that what should have been the train driver's cab was piled high with stained sheets of paper and scraps of paper, as if someone had been creating some kind of drawing or writing. However, apart from the black and gray stains, nothing else could be seen on the papers; there was no way to find any meaningful content. It was unclear whether the papers were naturally like that or if someone had deliberately smeared them.

Buzz - buzz -

The piercing noise continued to ring out.

After bringing out the lawyer, Hu Baoxiong immediately jumped off the train and landed on the ground. Yuanshan Ming, Maoge and Shitang Zhengzhao also jumped off the train. The group landed in another twisted ruin. They watched as the train in front of them suddenly overturned and rolled among the building debris, like a giant worm rolling around. Its outer shell kept breaking, revealing its rusted and dilapidated interior.

"Did that attack just now expose this thing's true form?"

Cat Brother quickly came to Hu Baoxiong's side, took the lawyer, and helped the somewhat weak lawyer to his feet. Then he looked in the direction of the strange train and immediately spoke in shock at the huge changes in the train.

The vehicle that had been hit by a suppression shell was now completely different from its original appearance.

If the train that first appeared in front of the players looked more like a brand-new subway train, then this thing now looks more like a scrapped train from the early 20th century, and the kind that has been left in a junkyard for a long time, exposed to the wind and sun, and is so badly rotten that it's beyond recognition.

The shiny outer shell continued to peel away, and as the decaying interior was revealed, mutilated human bones kept falling off the vehicle.

Now that Gao Hai has gained unprecedented power, the greatly enhanced suppression bullets are clearly far more powerful than before. To today's Red Moon-level players, this power is practically incomprehensible. Of course, considering the police officer is Gao Hai's summoned creature, possessing such power isn't entirely incomprehensible, though it certainly makes him all the more enviable and awe-inspiring.

So, is that all?

The players present couldn't help but have this thought.

As if mocking their thoughts, accompanied by the arrival of a chilling and terrifying aura, the train, which was on the verge of complete decay, suddenly stopped struggling, and at the same time, the damaged areas on its body began to rapidly recover.

Chapter 104 Twisted and Extreme Things and Opponents Who Can't Afford to Play Along.

He is watching.

From a place beyond the world, from another dimension, we cast our gaze upon the city ruins amidst the torrential rain.

He was watching all of this intently.

No matter when the players who gathered from all directions fought against the flesh and blood monsters He summoned with all their might, never retreating even when they made sacrifices.

Even when they ventured deep into the chaotic space, never giving up despite the attacks of various strange creatures, they gradually discovered more and more core obsessions, refusing to give up even after going through hardships.

Or perhaps it's those girls deep within the battlefield, repeatedly teetering on the edge of life and death, risking their lives in every encounter, yet still stubbornly fighting the [Surgeon], holding him back for hours on end, giving him no chance to escape the battlefield, as they traverse the collapsed ruins during yet another fierce confrontation.

Unlike before, this time He looked very carefully.

Even though he still doesn't think these ordinary people can do anything, believing they are ultimately just useful materials; even though he still firmly believes that only he can truly save humanity and change everything; even after confirming that his plan has completely failed, he still doesn't think there's anything wrong with his decision to destroy everything.

But unlike his previous dismissive attitude, this time He looked at these people very seriously, not ignoring any of them.

The blood of players who died fighting the flesh monsters has stained most of the battlefield red. Even though Gao Hai is continuously healing these players and trying to revive those whose souls are still intact, the flesh monsters themselves carry various corrupting forces, and now more and more players are losing their souls after death, with no possibility of being resurrected.

Even so, these people still showed no intention of stopping.

Although a few people did suffer a mental breakdown and were unable to continue fighting, the vast majority of players in this area showed no intention of retreating. They continued to fight with all their might, suppressing these flesh-and-blood monsters on the battlefield and not giving them a chance to pass.

It was as if they had truly disregarded life and death and were no longer afraid of sacrifice.

How disgusting.

Watching all this unfold, the only feedback He could feel at that moment was intense nausea.