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

[We have reached the old teaching building area. This is the last building that remains intact. All other buildings have been searched and destroyed.]

【Received. Begin the search. Make sure to capture the target alive. If capture is not possible, use Plan 2.】

【Yes! 】

After the door was broken down, the soldiers began to rush into the building.

A piercing scream came from the radio.

Gunfire erupted in rapid succession, and the soldiers began to shout and scream in panic.

They seemed to have encountered something, something deep within the building, something completely different from the hallucinations they had experienced before.

Don't waste time, focus on the goal. Just focus on the goal. Use Plan 2.

A man's cold voice rang out on the radio.

More soldiers entered the building.

Even more chaotic sounds continued to ring out on the radio.

But soon, Gao Hai heard a little girl screaming among those sounds.

He could not have mistaken that voice.

That was the voice of [Chiyo Hachiya], the monster who had killed him several times, the one who charged straight at him at the start of the game.

Amidst the chaotic commotion that enveloped everything else, the girl's scream stood out sharply, seemingly drowning out all other sounds for a moment.

[Target found!]

[Plan 2 activated, reagents ready to be dispensed!]

[Let's get started. All we need to do is make sure she's alive before the delivery process begins!]

Whoosh!

[Hit! Confirmed reagent has struck the target; the target is now incapacitated.]

[Behind us! Behind us! That black monster is catching up!]

[Give her a sedative, and also amputate her leg to prevent her from regaining mobility after waking up!]

boom!

The chaotic noise eventually subsided.

Occasionally, the radio could be heard carrying the sounds of soldiers gasping for breath in pain and groaning as they faced death.

However, no one paid any attention to those sounds; compared to what they had finally obtained, these were nothing.

[Sir, target acquisition complete!]

A strong, resonant voice spoke loudly over the communicator.

【Excellent. The goods have been delivered to the military camp by the dock. I've already contacted the Navy Department, and the delivery process can begin this afternoon.】

Oh, by the way, what's the situation regarding casualties?

On the other side, the man's voice, which sounded familiar to Gao Hai, spoke with joy.

[No casualties, sir.]

The reporter's voice remained strong and energetic.

No casualties?

The man was taken aback by those words.

Yes, sir, no one was injured.

The reporter answered confidently, seemingly having no doubt about the answer.

[No casualties... Oh, okay, I get it, there really were no casualties. After all, that means we don't need to worry about compensation, hahaha. So, let's keep our focus on the military camp for now, making sure she stays unconscious and doesn't wake up. Hmm, I'll still have to come over there later; I need to confirm this myself.]

The man, who seemed to understand some implied meaning, muttered to himself, and then laughed at himself.

But the reporter's voice became even more confused at this point.

[No, sir, there were indeed no casualties. Everyone has returned to their posts safely. We are leading the target and survivors out of the school area and will be back at camp soon.]

The chill in the air seemed to have become a bit heavier.

Gao Hai looked up and scanned his surroundings, but didn't see anything unusual.

[Survivor? No, wait, what are you talking about?]

Some men, unable to comprehend the current situation, asked in bewilderment.

For some reason, the radio broadcast suddenly became filled with loud static.

[Report...3000 meters from... campsite...]

The reporter's voice seemed no different from before.

But at that moment, Gao Hai sensed that the reporter's voice had lost all emotion, and his tone was now just mechanically cold.

[No, how could that be? That reagent should have an absolute suppressive effect on living people... Wait, could it be...?!]

The man's voice on the radio had lost its original confident, all-knowing quality.

[Report... Qualifications... Operations... 1000... Zi...] (This appears to be a fragment of a larger document, possibly related to a business or event.)

No, no, no, this doesn't make sense. She was always lively and energetic in the monitoring system, and there was no way those survivors could have harmed her.

The man's voice was filled with anger at this moment, like someone who had discovered that a toy he could once control had slipped out of his grasp, and was therefore enraged. Or, to be more precise, he was enraged by impotent rage.

Meanwhile, the reporter's voice, growing louder and more erratic, continued unabated.

[Report...Zi...camp...300...]

[…buzz…100…buzz…]

[Arrived...buzz...buzz...entering...buzz...buzz...]

The chaotic noise grew stronger and stronger, until it was almost impossible to make out what the voice was saying.

Gao Hai had already found a hidden passage in this small shelter. It was a small passage hidden next to a bed, blocked by a small cabinet and blankets. The passage itself was vertically downward and seemed to connect to somewhere on the floor below.

"Turn that off, it's time to go."

Takami spoke to Kaguya and Hayasaka.

"Oh, aren't you going to listen to the whole thing?"

Hayasaka, who was stunned for a moment, was still planning to listen to the radio broadcast to see if there were any clues, even though she didn't know what the radio station was talking about.

Kaguya reached out without hesitation, intending to press the off button, but because she didn't know how to use it, she pressed the volume button instead. However, the radio's volume didn't increase or decrease at all.

"This thing seems to be impossible to turn off?"

Hayasaka pressed the turn-off button, but found that the radio station was still playing harsh static.

"Then hurry up, or it won't be the three of us listening here anymore."

As he said this, Gao Hai gestured for the two of them to come forward quickly. Then, he himself jumped into the passage first and landed steadily at the bottom of the passage.

Judging from the distance he had fallen, Gao Hai estimated that he was somewhere on the second floor. However, it was pitch black and very narrow around him, making it difficult for him to determine his exact location. Therefore, he turned on his flashlight and discovered that he seemed to be in a hidden passage deliberately left in the wall.

After emerging from the secret passage, Gao Hai entered a corridor area that clearly appeared to be inside a school. There were many doors with windows on both sides of the corridor, and signs with the words "Class 1" and "Class 2" that were already somewhat blurred could be seen.

The second person to come down was Kaguya, followed by Hayasaka.

After the three of them came out of the secret passage, Gao Hai put the flowerpot that had been blocking the passage back in, and then carefully observed the corridor.

"Can you still hear that radio station?"

Gao Hai asked the two of them.

"did not hear."

"I can't hear it, there's no way they could hear it from here, right?"

Kaguya and Hayasaka quickly gave their answers; judging from their expressions, the two girls indeed couldn't hear the radio anymore.

[No, I have to escape, I must escape... Wait, the military camp... No way... They're coming up? No... no, no, no, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense at all. Did she willingly give up her life? Why... Why is this happening? No, no, no...]

But Gao Hai could still hear the radio broadcast, as if he were still standing next to it.

Is it because I know the name "Chiyo Hachiya" that I cannot avoid the spread of related information?

Gao Hai was in a terrible mood, but he didn't have time to worry about that now. He could sense that as the radio broadcast continued, the entire instance was undergoing further mutations. Before these abnormal changes harmed him and his teammates, Gao Hai had to find a place to hide temporarily.

Red...red...purple...red...purple...

I looked at several classroom doors in a row, and found that they were all covered with red or purple marks.

Knowing this meant danger, Gao Hai moved quickly and soon reached the end of the corridor, turning a corner into another similarly shaped corridor.

Every door in this corridor was marked with red paint.

Is there really no way out?

Cursing under his breath, Gao Hai accelerated forward, only to find that the end of the corridor led to a downward staircase.

[Knock knock knock—]

The knocking sound at that moment made Gao Hai unable to distinguish whether it was the radio station's voice or the voice beside him.

[They've already started knocking... Why? What did I do wrong? Damn it, now there's only one way out! But the test wasn't even finished. If I go in now, I don't even know if I'll come out...]

No… I don’t want to die. I barely survived, barely made it out of that damn hotel, barely got a chance to climb the ladder, bastard! Bastard! Why is my fate so miserable…?

[This is...this is...no, don't come any closer! Don't come near me! Aaaaaah!]

The man's voice finally ended in a roar of resentment and despair.

Gao Hai, who had quickly reached the bottom of the stairs, also noticed a low chuckle hidden within the jarring radio noise.

The soft laughter of a young girl.

Here it comes.

Gao Hai was absolutely certain that he had been targeted by that thing.

The core obsession of Zaoli Elementary School.

The root cause of the creation of the copy.