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

"Damn it, here we go again! There's no way to fight this!"

Outside the carriage, Masaaki Ishido roared, clearly having been re-absorbed onto the train.

However, it seems we haven't heard Hu Baoxiong's voice? Although he is usually not talkative, it doesn't seem to be in line with his style to have been silent for so long.

While thinking, Akira Toyama reluctantly turned his gaze and saw the bus that had somehow caught up with him, swaying and looking somewhat unstable, and Hobo Xiong clinging to the roof of the bus like a dog.

When did this guy jump out of the car?

Akira Toyama was taken aback by the other party's choice, and seeing the bus reappear was equally unexpected. As a Red Moon-level player who could participate in and, to some extent, influence the pre-battle meeting process, Akira Toyama naturally knew about the Sunflower Squad, after all, the bus artifact that the squad had obtained was extremely rare.

In fact, if it weren't for the protection provided by the "Slacking Off Gang" and several other Red Moon-level player teams from China during the Sunflower Squad's growth, even well-known Red Moon-level player teams might have tried to steal that bus. Although this item was only a Dark Night-level artifact, its effect was incredibly powerful. In open dungeons, it was like a fish in water; only teleportation artifacts like the Blood Key could compare in value.

But precisely because he knew this squad, Touyama Akira also knew that it was only a Nightfall-level player squad. Against the now-enhanced Monster Train from the [Hospital], these few were simply too weak; they could be instantly killed in a single encounter. Their initial approach was already commendable in terms of courage. Now, after being genuinely attacked by the Monster Train and nearly wiped out on the spot, they still dared to come forward, leaving Touyama Akira speechless.

However, to be fair, the healing artifact I used should have had a much lower healing ability under an attack effect exceeding that of the Red Moon Core. At most, it could only save the lives of the players in the car. How did they recover their combat ability in such a short time and even continue driving over?

Akira Toyama, who had noticed the problem, was a little puzzled. However, due to the angle, he did not see that the person sitting in the driver's seat had changed from Li Ling to an orange-haired girl with a very tense expression, namely Yurikawa Hana herself.

"Waaah...this car is so hard to control, waaah, how am I supposed to drive this...?"

Xiaohua was very nervous, extremely nervous.

At this very moment, she was sitting in the driver's seat of this strange bus, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, driving the vehicle while covered in sweat.

Although that's what she said, the girl's current actions couldn't really be considered driving a vehicle. After all, she didn't press the accelerator or clutch pedals, nor did she touch the gear shifter. She was simply holding the steering wheel to control the direction of the car.

"Don't be nervous. This car doesn't require any extra manipulation. It responds to your thoughts; it moves however you want it to. Don't be afraid, don't worry. The more you fear it, the harder it is to control. Stay calm."

Beside her seat, Li Ling, covered in blood, wiped the blood from her face, took a breath, and then continued to speak to Xiao Hua, instructing her to continue driving the bus.

During the previous impact, Li Ling, as the driver, endured the greatest shock, and twice at that. Logically, she should have died on the spot and couldn't have been saved. Of course, with the remote support from Toyama Akira, Li Ling has now basically regained her ability to move normally. However, due to excessive mental exhaustion, she is unable to continue controlling the strange vehicle, which is why Yurikawa Hana took over driving.

Of course, this behavior wasn't entirely reasonable, since Xiaohua herself wasn't strong and could only maintain her fighting ability by relying on Gao Hai's power. Therefore, her mental strength wasn't actually enough to control the bus, which was why it was swaying and wobbling, like a drunk person unable to drive in a straight line. If they wanted to control the bus normally, they should have let the other players in the team, who had recovered somewhat, take over driving. However, after a brief moment of thought and hesitation, Li Ling chose to pull the somewhat dazed Xiaohua into the driver's seat.

The reason for this choice is simple: Li Ling received a telepathic message from her lawyer on the train. The lawyer, located outside the bus, observed Xiao Hua unleashing the golden-red flames from an angle unseen by the passengers. It was this observation that confirmed certain things for the lawyer, leading him to relay the message to Li Ling and solidify her decision to let Xiao Hua drive.

The godlike power belonging to Gao Hai is capable of covering and strengthening objects of obsession.

The lawyer, who had confirmed this not long ago, determined after a simple calculation that as long as Xiao Hua's strength was sufficient, he could completely cover the entire ghost bus, temporarily increasing its strength so that it could collide with the ghost train enhanced by the [Hospital], and might even temporarily force it to stop.

Although this is currently only the lawyer's speculation and simulation based on the power released by Xiaohua, given the difficulty in suppressing the core obsession of this duo, any possible way to break the deadlock must be utilized. The lawyer cannot be certain whether these weaker Dark Night-level players and Xiaohua herself might perish as a result, but this will not hinder his proposal. Li Ling, equally aware of this, will not hesitate. Of course, Xiaohua, informed of the potential consequences by Li Ling, will also not hesitate. While the main reason this young woman doesn't hesitate is her youth and tendency to act impulsively without considering the consequences, at least at this moment, she is as fearless as the players fighting alongside her.

hum-

The monster train, far larger than a normal train, sped away, leaving the monster bus far behind. Then it turned around and headed towards the monster bus.

"Coming again?"

As the massive train drew near again, Li Ling, even though she was prepared to sacrifice herself, couldn't help but feel nervous.

Yuri Kawana, who was initially a little anxious, quickly calmed down after seeing the eerie train approaching menacingly. This was her first time controlling such a strange bus.

Hmm, it feels familiar now.

This feeling of facing an enemy you can't communicate with or understand, this feeling that only burning your opponent to ashes can bring relief.

"call……"

Exhale gently.

The burning golden-red flames began to spread from Xiaohua's body, reaching every corner of the ghost bus and merging into it.

Then, facing the increasingly faster and more treacherous train approaching from ahead, the girl made her decision without the slightest hesitation:

accelerate!

Chapter 109 The Girl Charging Forward and the Colliding Hurricane.

The flames are burning.

It burned on the orange-haired girl driving the vehicle.

It burned on the dilapidated exterior of the bus, which looked completely beyond repair.

From a distance, it looked like a large iron box on fire, but upon closer inspection, one would find that the flames had not caused any damage to the bus itself. In fact, they had coalesced and filled the gaps in the dilapidated bus, gradually restoring it to a complete structure, as if it had been painted with a layer of gold paint.

I can feel my own will increasingly intersecting with that of the bus itself.

Little by little, I was able to control the vehicle more and more smoothly, making it move according to my own thoughts.

This unprecedented feeling is truly quite unfamiliar; I don't even know how to describe it.

Xiao Hua's eyes shone brightly.

Despite the torrential rain that had battered the girl for days, causing her unimaginable hardships and permanent changes, her fundamentally innocent and lively seventeen-year-old nature hadn't completely vanished. Unlike Kita, who had spent a year in the [Sacrifice Game] to the point of losing her original personality, Xiaohua's current experiences weren't enough to erase her true nature. Therefore, her first experience controlling the ghost bus still excited her to some extent.

Of course, as excited as she was, she wouldn't forget what she had to do.

hum-

Amidst the heavy hum, the eerie train, more than three times the size of a normal train and resembling a tall building, was hurtling straight toward the bus.

There is no way out.

As Xiao Hua gained a deeper understanding of the bus, he became absolutely certain that it couldn't possibly outrun the speeding, monstrous train. The train was now focused on their vehicle; the only outcome of their escape would be for it to catch up and crash into them from behind—there was no other possibility.

Therefore, there is no need for hesitation.

The battlefield is right here, right here, right now.

Evil creatures are harming innocent warriors, and if the one with the power doesn't step forward, who will?

buzzing-

The bus, engulfed in flames, accelerated.

The moment she released her power and truly took control of the strange bus, Yurikawa Hana began to accelerate.

There was no need to dodge; she headed straight at the oncoming train, like a car crash in "Fast & Furious 7," charging head-on towards it. Both accelerated continuously at that moment, with neither side showing any intention of stopping or dodging.

Meanwhile, none of the other people inside the car, who were still injured, chose to question or stop Xiaohua; instead, they simply watched her rush forward.

"Wait, wait, wait! Why are you continuing to crash into it?!"

Oh, it's not that there's really no one there; there is someone who wants to stop it. Unfortunately, Fumiya Otoha's voice was far too faint compared to the roar of the bus and the howling of the strange train. Everyone was completely focused on the noise, and no one noticed what she was saying.

hum-

Time seemed to stretch out indefinitely at this moment, and everything slowed down.

Xiaohua wasn't sure if the slowing of time was due to her intense focus, or if time around her had genuinely slowed down at that moment.

She could feel the breathing of everyone in the Sunflower Squad on the bus, their heartbeats, and their focused will.

She could also sense the bus enveloped by Gao Hai's power, and feel the wails emanating from the monster hidden within this object of obsession. If this monster, forced to endure power far exceeding its own, still possessed the ability to feel pain, it would probably be in considerable discomfort right now. However, Xiao Hua didn't care whether it was in pain or not.

Of course, she could also sense the terrifying presence ahead—the enormous, far more powerful monster train than the bus she controlled. The stench of blood emanating from it was almost enough to knock Xiao Hua unconscious. Even setting aside the train's aura, the malevolent gaze lurking behind it, though indistinct and difficult to pinpoint, was enough to send chills down her spine.

He is looking at himself.

Although he couldn't truly sense the other party, only having a vague understanding, Xiao Hua was certain that the gaze came from the "hospital" that Gao Hai had mentioned—the bastard who truly orchestrated all this tragedy and was now making a desperate attempt to drag more people down with him.

It's clearly because of this guy that so many people have died in agony. Yet now he still puts on this self-righteous act, his original delusions shattered, and he's trying to drag everyone down to hell with him. It's utterly disgusting.

Therefore, she would not admit defeat, nor would she show the slightest weakness in the face of this thing.

So the only thing she can do now is accelerate! Accelerate even further! Charge straight at the guy in front of her without taking a single step back!!!

The fiery red light stretched into a straight line at that moment.

The speeding train also left a raging black line in its wake.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely in that instant, yet it accelerated in the blink of an eye, propelling everything toward an irresistible future.

……

There was no sound at the moment of impact.

Or rather, there should have been a sound at that moment.

But the sound was so loud that it far exceeded the hearing limits of the players present, and they couldn't tell what kind of sound it was. They only felt a silent stillness accompanied by strong tremors.

boom--

Then, in the second second, a sound came out.

The entire front of the bus deformed, and the golden-red flames burned fiercely.

Despite being protected by the flames, Yurikawa Hana, who was directly hit, still endured an extremely strong impact. Her body turned blood red, and it seemed as if her flesh and blood were about to explode. However, the golden light firmly protected her body, preventing the girl from being truly torn apart. Instead, after a moment of pain, she endured the immense pressure.

Rumble, rumble, rumble——

Then, an incredibly loud explosion finally began to be released.

The golden-red flames and the darkness collided in that instant, from the clash of extraordinary powers between the strange creature and the object of obsession, to the clash of even higher powers between Gao Hai and the [Hospital], tangible and intangible things intertwined at this moment, and confronted each other with the most severe, irreconcilable, and extreme violence.

Boom, boom, boom! ! !

Then a storm swept through the entire ruins.

The raging wind tore apart the already collapsed building ruins, ripped the fragmented ground apart, and ripped everything off the ground, throwing it around.

Only the trains and "fires" that collided with each other could remain on the ground, maintaining their shape amidst the deafening roar of the natural disaster, lest they be sucked into this terrifying force and torn to shreds.

However, the difference in skill between the two sides is already clear enough.

"Woo..."

Yurikawa let out a suppressed, mournful cry.

No matter how powerful the power she wields is at its source, it ultimately doesn't belong to Xiaohua herself. While unleashing it at such full strength does give her the possibility of challenging enemies far beyond her limits, once the gap in power becomes insurmountable, she will inevitably be the first to fall into a disadvantageous position in the confrontation. And when things reach this point, defeat becomes only a matter of time.

"...and it didn't affect me? Us?"

Otoha Fumiya, sitting in the back, leaned out. Although she noticed the bus was gradually moving backward, increasingly unable to withstand the continued impact of the train in front, it was unbelievable that the passengers hadn't suffered much impact during the most violent collision. She had been prepared to be instantly killed on the bus.

"These flames protected us and prevented us from being truly harmed, otherwise we would have been dead just now. But this won't do. Even with the enhancements, this vehicle can't possibly win in a contest of strength against the core obsession personally enhanced by the [Hospital]. The gap is too big; we'll lose if this continues."

Li Ling, who was in the front row, had noticed the appearance and instant healing of Xiao Hua's injuries not long ago. Knowing that this was due to Gao Hai's power, she was filled with gratitude. However, this did not mean that she thought that her group could win this unfair duel.

The key point has never been about this primal collision.

Li Ling looked nervously at the strange train that was blocking the front of the bus, waiting for what she was hoping for to happen.

Click——click——