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

"Ahai, then I'll..."

"Okay, let's go. I'll finish up the last bit here."

"Okay, I'll wait for you upstairs then~"

Gao Hai reached out and took the rescue team badge off Qianhua's body. After seeing the other person smile at him and then turn away, Gao Hai turned back to look at Howard beside him.

What are you still doing here?

Howard couldn't understand Gao Hai's actions at that moment.

"I'm giving you a chance to continue living. Of course, I'm just trying, and I'm not sure if I can succeed."

Gao Hai waved his hand as he spoke, then put the rescue team badge on himself.

A water-soaked rescue suit quickly formed on Gao Hai's body.

"The fact that you've lived this long and persevered means you have a strong will, you don't want to die, and you still have things you want to accomplish, right?"

"This object of my obsession comes from a noble person who helped me a great deal during my last mission, and this is what he left me."

“He’s a member of the rescue team, a firefighter, just like you. So, give it a try. Put your conviction into this badge and come with me out of here. People like you shouldn’t be forgotten in the darkness.”

Gao Hai stared at the man in front of him and said in an extremely serious tone.

【…】

Howard fell silent briefly, his expression complex, lost in thought.

I do have regrets; there are wishes I wanted to fulfill but couldn't.

He slowly began to speak to Gao Hai.

Why do so-called ghost stories and supernatural tales exist in this world?

This is the thing that has killed countless people and caused one tragedy after another.

However, I am ultimately bound to this hell; I have no way to leave this place. But Mr. Gao, I can indeed leave something inside this badge; hopefully, it will be of some help to you.

The man reached out and tapped the badge Gao Hai was wearing.

It seemed as if some kind of power surged into the badge. Gao Hai was slightly taken aback, and then he was surprised to find that from now on, the number of rescue team members that his badge could summon had increased from one to two.

However, this newly added rescue team member is essentially just an emotionless being driven solely by the obsession of "rescue," and is no different in essence from the rescue team member that Lao Guo became.

In the end, this man was unable to leave this place. Even though he was still fulfilling his duty as a firefighter in his final moments, rescuing all the surviving players in the instance, it couldn't change his fate of being left here to die.

"..."

Gao Hai fell silent, unsure of what else he could say at that moment.

End these tragedies, Mr. Gao. If you can, please, put an end to these tragedies, make those who committed them pay the price, and... if you ever meet the mastermind behind all this, please, for my sake, for all those who lost their lives in these ghost stories, give that bastard a good punch.

He reached out and gently patted Gao Hai's shoulder.

Howard took a step forward and plunged into endless darkness.

Those eerie figures, howling, laughing, and making a ruckus, swarmed over and stood before Gao Hai.

Gao Hai took a deep breath and slowly raised the hand with the black watch on it.

"bring it on--】

He felt that intense discomfort once again.

It was as if his body was no longer entirely under his control at this moment, but was temporarily replaced by some strange and terrifying entity, and he was driven by it.

The guilty shall be consumed by flames, the innocent shall rest in peace, and the ashes shall be mine.

Everything changed at that moment.

Just like a giant vortex forming on the watch, everything in the shattered ruins was sucked into Gao Hai's watch at this moment, becoming the watch's nourishment and sustenance.

Heading back, I stepped onto the stairs leading away from the Red Nut Gray Hole.

As Gao Hai moved backward, he raised his hand, letting each lingering obsession and eeriness fall into the watch.

Click——

The watch's markings returned to the 5 mark after a crisp click.

Click—click—

The bizarre quantity, far exceeding that of the Shirakawa Apartments, brought extraordinary nutrition, causing the watch hands to change position repeatedly, jumping to the 3 position in an instant.

【Ah ah ah ah ah--】

A series of piercing screams echoed through the eerie atmosphere.

Gao Hai saw Furn, those inhuman researchers, and Senator Anthony Towan and his group of people who pushed the Red Nut Gray Hole into becoming hell.

These people struggled and cried out, but they were powerless to resist. They were sucked into the watch and could never leave.

Gao Hai's footsteps had reached the exit; he was just one step away from leaving this place completely.

Ultimately, the hands of the black watch returned directly to the 1 mark, recovering a full 5 marks.

This clearly demonstrates how many lives this sinful land has devoured, and how many twisted obsessions and hatreds it has bred.

time to go.

Gao Hai slowly moved backward. At this moment, only the last section of stairs remained in the dungeon, and nothing else was left.

Nothing was left...

Gao Hai looked ahead and saw Susan floating in the darkness.

She was clapping and smiling at Gao Hai.

Why you...

Shhh~

It was as if I could hear the other person saying those words.

Susan… no, that’s definitely not Susan, but something using Susan’s body is watching itself.

It put a finger to its lips, gesturing for Gao Hai to be quiet, and then it seemed to say something, a sentence that rang in Gao Hai's ear, a sentence devoid of any human emotion.

After the actors finish their final performance, it's time to leave the closed stage. Okay, go on your way!

The next moment, Gao Hai's vision was engulfed by darkness, followed by endless light. The scene from before vanished as if it had never existed.

In a world bathed in soft light, Gao Hai saw those who had escaped the instance and found peace.

Andres and Hedar held hands, smiled at Gao Hai, and then turned and left, their child following beside them, the family moving forward together.

The firefighters walked away shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing, but Howard was nowhere to be seen.

Tourists and explorers emerged from the cave, while staff and security guards turned and left, including Wilbur. With a complex expression, he glanced back one last time at the fading phantom of the Red Nut Grotto, then looked ahead, no longer wanting to look at the place that had brought him endless torment.

Pei Di was not among those who left; the headmaster was similarly sucked into the watch.

Do the innocent rest in peace?

Gao Hai lowered his head, looking at the only darkness in the light, and at the watch on his wrist.

It was as if a cold yet selfless judge of hell was pronouncing the fate of everyone who had fallen into the world of ghost stories.

Two beams of light fell upon Gao Hai, bestowing upon him a new blessing at that moment.

The world covered by light had vanished, and darkness once again enveloped his vision. The eerie sound that he heard every time he started the game began to echo in Gao Hai's ears.

Congratulations on successfully clearing the Twilight-level dungeon: Red Nut Gray Hole!

[Congratulations on successfully completing the Twilight-level dungeon: Red Nut Gray Hole. You are now close to the true path. We wish you the best of luck in reaching that path.]

[Player: Gao Hai]

[Now summarizing and evaluating individual player performance]

Your rating for this review is: s

[Congratulations on achieving the highest rating in the Twilight Dungeon! You have now completed two Twilight Dungeon runs with an "Excellent" or higher rating. The gates of the Dark Night are now open for you.]

Wishing you... sizzle... sizzle...

Why didn't this thing finish its sentence again?

Gao Hai, who really wanted to complain, saw the illusory scene again in the next moment, and saw something that had happened at some point in the past.

That was in the research base's prison, where Fornen was looking down at the tortured prisoners, frowning as he pondered something.

He paced slowly, his expression growing increasingly anxious.

At that moment, a figure in a white coat, whose identity was unclear, walked up behind Folneng.

[Sir, perhaps we can try a different approach?]

The figure spoke, but the voice was filled with noise as if it had been interfered with by something, making it impossible for Gao Hai to tell whether the voice was male or female, or what kind of person it was.

[What's your thought process?]

Follen turned around and said rather unhappily.

[Given the peculiarities of the Great Rift, perhaps we could try offering sacrifices to it? I don't mean animal sacrifices, but human sacrifices. What if that works?]

The young researcher, whose face was obscured, shrank back slightly, and continued speaking with a hint of shyness and restraint.

[A sacrifice? What kind of thinking is that... Wait, maybe... well, that's interesting. Your idea does have some merit. So, what's your name? Looks like you're new here. I thought newcomers needed some time to adjust.]

At first, Folneng had a dismissive expression, but as soon as he started speaking, he realized something, turned around abruptly to look at the researcher, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. Then, he looked at the other person with some curiosity and asked.

"Haha, sir, you're joking. I'm just an insignificant person."

However, I am indeed new here, and I quite like the atmosphere of this place. For me, this place is fantastic, I really love it here.

As for my name, sir, just call me KP. That's my name.

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Volume Two: Claustrophobia

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