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

However, this time there were no burning candles, no rules of the "Alice Game," no broadcasts, and not even a sinister atmosphere throughout the entire school building.

The eeriness of this place has ceased.

There won't be any Alice popping up to mess with him, nor will there be any pink-smiling, corpse-like figures chasing Gao Hai around in circles.

The bizarre rule that prevents players from leaving after 2 hours also doesn't work in this locked-down area, which led to Gao Hai being tricked at a crucial moment.

At the cost of two deaths, he finally achieved a relatively safe start.

Faintly, one could hear a girl's mournful scream coming from underground.

Gao Hai rubbed his temples, glanced at the students slumped over their desks, then expertly stood up, pulled a machete from his watch, and prepared to establish a new kidnapper persona.

At that very moment, outside the teaching building of Fujika Middle School, at the school gate, a figure wearing a dirty school uniform appeared out of nowhere.

[The instance...is not open...Fujibana Middle School...the area...is locked...why...? Huh...]

Accompanied by a series of murmured sounds like a dream, the figure staggered through the school gate and actually stepped into the school.

Her long, disheveled red hair, covered in dust, swayed slightly.

Meanwhile, in the only dormitory building in the entire Fujika Middle School that had not yet been sealed off, figures began to move about.

At this time when no players should be present, Gao Hai's involuntary intrusion into the eerie school, which should remain unchanged, seems to be gradually bringing about some changes.

Chapter 41: The Red Moon-Level Player Resurrected from the Doll

In the observation room behind the wall of Class 1 on the 7th floor of the teaching building, Gao Hai once again obtained the identity card that could help him enter various hidden areas.

Gao Hai had initially assumed that with the teaching building being stripped of its artifact and sealed off, this place would also vanish and become inaccessible, so he had only come as a last resort. However, although no teachers were left in the observation room, the identification card remained. Gao Hai suspected that it was because he had used the guidance function of his black watch that the card had survived in the already sealed-off area.

"Mr. Gao, do you know where this card is used?"

Standing next to Takami, Kobayashi Chiharu asked curiously. Yotsuya Miko was also curious. Only Ogawa Kyoko and Iteno Rika, who were a little further away, were somewhat afraid of Takami and did not dare to come forward to ask for details.

The development of the third playthrough was not much different from the beginning of the second playthrough. However, this time Gao Hai did not wear the sheep's head mask, but showed his true face directly. Unexpectedly, his intimidation effect in front of those students was reduced by a lot.

Even so, after cutting off the blond girl's arm as usual, the girls became silent and dared not do anything reckless.

Incidentally, in order to better control the situation, Gao Hai secretly threw a scalpel to the teacher's side and used a cleaver to demonstrate a bizarre cooking process to the students, which further intimidated them.

However, there were no strange students in the sealed-off teaching building that could be commanded, so Gao Hai himself had no idea how long these students could be deterred from doing something reckless.

Of course, he had already done more than enough and had no interest in babysitting these young people. So he only brought along three girls who had performed reasonably well in the two runs, namely Ichino Rika, Ogawa Kyoko, and Kobayashi Chiharu, as well as the most important one, Yotsuya Miko, to the seventh floor and got the access card.

"The specific function has not yet been discovered, but it is certain that this thing will play an important role."

As Gao Hai spoke, he carefully put away the magnetic card and then looked through the window at the dormitory area next to the teaching building.

While there's nothing wrong with keeping it here, this black watch won't let me off easily, and there's no guarantee that Alice from the dormitory won't come over. I have to go to the dormitory to investigate and try to get Alice's last possession.

"call……"

Gao Hai let out a long sigh, still feeling somewhat exhausted.

He has already lost two lives in this bizarre school, but the root of the problem at Fujika Middle School is still nowhere to be found. He doesn't know if this third playthrough will be able to finally put an end to the trouble here.

So, before taking any formal action, it's time to try it out.

"Yotsugu, you and those girls, keep a little distance from me. What I'm about to do might be a bit dangerous."

With that, Gao Hai remained alone in the classroom of Class 1, Grade 9, letting Jianzi and the others return to the corridor, but maintaining a straight-line distance of about 10 meters between them. He then moved the desks and chairs to make room, sat down on the spot, and reached into his watch to take out a dark red piece of meat.

At first glance, it appears to be just a piece of tender, pink flesh.

However, upon closer inspection, one will find that this thing is actually the result of minced meat being reassembled, and it also contains small pieces of human nails, teeth, etc., and it is even constantly wriggling, as if it were alive.

This is the flesh-and-blood entity that Gao Hai encountered during his second playthrough. Back then, he suffered considerable damage trying to pass through it. After rewinding, the black watch gave him a piece of that entity's flesh and blood tissue, suggesting that the monster's obsession was actually a part of itself.

The function of this object of obsession is simple: to absorb and suppress the supernatural. Because Gao Hai only has a small piece of flesh and blood, he can probably only suppress two or three supernatural beings of low strength.

In a place as eerie as Fujika Middle School, this obsessive object didn't seem to be of much use.

However, when combined with other obsessions Gao Hai possesses, the situation becomes entirely different.

"Hopefully, we'll achieve a good result."

Gao Hai muttered to himself as he took out the bottle of medicine from his watch. Then he saw a hand suddenly reach out and grasp the bottle, followed by the appearance of a man in front of him.

Why won't you let me die!

The monster let out a shrill roar and then lunged at Gao Hai.

"There's nothing I can do. I'm a kind-hearted person, so I'll send you on your way."

Gao Hai had already gripped the machete in his hand and, without the slightest hesitation, charged towards the strange creature.

About ten seconds later, the remains of the monster's limbs were completely absorbed by the seemingly small mass of flesh and blood, and disappeared without a trace.

Although the creature wasn't part of Fujika Middle School and wasn't specifically targeted by the machete, the difference in strength between a Twilight-level anomaly and a Crimson Moon-level obsession was still too great. Gao Hai dismembered the thing with almost no effort; it was only slightly more troublesome than chopping up those [teachers].

After confirming that the strange phenomenon had been completely suppressed, Gao Hai picked up the medicine bottle that had fallen to the ground, opened it, and confirmed that there were only 9 pills left inside.

In that case, it can be used in a 4-4-1 ratio, but I don't know if 4 pills can achieve the results I want.

Gao Hai was still somewhat uncertain, but now was not the time to hesitate. So, after checking his surroundings again, he finally took out a doll from his watch—an animal doll that sealed a player inside.

In that instant, I felt as if I were being watched by something.

All the "Alices" existing at Fujika Middle School, whether in the restricted area or the active area, sensed the doll in Gao Hai's hand at this moment and discovered the location of this lost "friend".

The line of sight inside the teaching building showed no signs of moving, and the line of sight from beneath the building remained unseen. It seems that without the key object of their obsession in the relevant area, these [Alices] are rendered immobile. In that case, the only ones to worry about are the Alices in the dormitory building; the other three areas can be disregarded.

Gao Hai was thinking rapidly in his mind, but his hands were not slow at all. He picked up the machete and cut open the doll's belly, tearing off the furry part on the surface.

Bright red, still slightly wriggling flesh and blood tissue emerged from the doll's crack.

The flesh and blood cannot be removed. The person inside the doll is still alive because of the doll's own eerie power. Once separated from the doll as a medium, the person inside will be gone.

slam-la-

Gao Hai shook four pills out of the medicine bottle.

He reached out and pressed the pills directly into the flesh inside the doll's belly, forcibly stuffing four pills inside.

To be honest, Gao Hai had absolutely no idea whether this would work.

But considering the tools he already had, this was the only solution he could think of.

After inserting four pills.

The flesh inside the doll trembled violently, showing faint signs of swelling.

Tear!

Without hesitation, Gao Hai tore the doll open and pulled out the chunks of meat inside.

The doll's eerie power dissipated rapidly as its internal structure crumbled, and Alice's gaze vanished as well, making it impossible to perceive her anymore.

The flesh and blood that should have died quickly after losing the protection of the doll's power swelled up even more after Gao Hai threw it on the ground. Within seconds, it began to grow bones, nerves, and organs, and began to grow a human body structure.

Hands, feet, torso, head...

About half a minute later, the flesh had grown into a basic human shape, and on this basis, it was further improved, with skin growing out little by little, and hair and nails also starting to grow.

Even Gao Hai, who had been mentally prepared for this scene, couldn't help but feel a slight sense of awe at the magical power of the obsession object after witnessing the rapid growth of a lump of flesh into a human.

One minute later, what was in front of Gao Hai was no longer a mass of flesh and blood, but a naked woman lying on the ground.

In terms of appearance and figure, I'd rate her looks around 70. To be honest, Gao Hai didn't feel anything for her at all; she didn't have any worldly desires.

They tore down a curtain from the classroom and covered the other person with it.

Gao Hai took a few steps back, carrying his machete, and carefully observed the player he had successfully "resurrected" using a combination of several obsession objects.

The other person was just lying quietly on the ground without moving, seemingly in a deep sleep.

However, having experienced being turned into a doll during his first playthrough, Takahashi knew that people trapped inside dolls couldn't hibernate and would inevitably suffer in a constantly awake state. The person in front of him, however, remained lying motionless on the ground, probably having woken up long ago and pretending to be asleep.

“Miss Xiongmi, shouldn’t you be waking up soon? The longer you linger here, the sooner Alice will find us.”

So Gao Hai tapped the wall with his machete and slowly spoke to the woman not far away.

"……Who are you?"

The next moment, the woman opened her eyes, sat up, and tried to remain calm, though she was still clearly weak.

One of her eyes was a normal human eye, but the other was clearly a prosthetic eye made of metal, which reflected the color of bronze in the candlelight.

"I am Gao Hai, an unfortunate player trapped in the Fujika Middle School instance, and I am currently looking for a way to leave this place. So, you must be Miss Xiong Mi, right? After all, the doll that imprisoned you has your name written on it."

As Gao Hai spoke, he glanced back and, unsurprisingly, saw Jian Zi and her group peering curiously from a distance outside the door.

“Xiong Mi… um… I’m Xiong Mi. You… actually… someone actually managed to bring the doll out of that kind of place… Are you… a newbie from which Red Moon player team?”

The woman, seemingly gradually regaining consciousness and becoming more aware of herself, let out a long breath, her tired expression unable to conceal her shock.

As the veteran player recovered somewhat, Gao Hai gradually began to sense the unusual aura emanating from the woman.

Of all the players he had ever met, aside from the mysterious and enigmatic Xiaoheshu, this woman was probably the strongest. Someone like Lao Guo couldn't even compare in terms of presence; they were likely not even in the same league.

What kind of power does this woman named Xiong Mi possess?

While he was thinking, a strange sensation reached Gao Hai.

Through the perspective of one of the rescue team members who had been sent out beforehand and was stationed between the second floor of the teaching building and the dormitory building, Gao Hai saw a blurry figure of a girl with long golden hair and a delicate figure slowly walking towards him.

Alice has arrived!

Gao Hai clearly recognized this fact.

"Alice... that thing is already here..."

At this moment, Xiong Mi's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat appeared on his slightly pale face.

She realized that the enemy was even faster than Gao Hai.

Chapter 42: Reliable Veteran Players and Daring Newbies

Xiong Mi, 26 years old, used to be a corporate slave.

He is now a core member of the Red Moon-level player team [Moyu Gang], or more likely, a missing member.

Hmm... the name of this team might be a little strange, but there's nothing we can do about it, since the players in this team aren't very old, mostly in their twenties, with only two players over thirty.