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

"Was it like this before? Red Nut Gray Hole's breakthrough and clearing of the Dark Night-level dungeon, and then consecutively clearing the Red Moon-level dungeon areas of Fujihana Middle School and Hayate Elementary School? Were they all exactly the same as today's situation? How... how did you do that? What exactly is this power?"

Nanami's voice trembled, her emotions were very unstable, as if she had seen something that was completely unbelievable from a rational point of view, or like a drowning person grasping at a straw, presenting an extremely contradictory state of entanglement and hope.

"Probably. I can't give you a good answer to this kind of question right now. Anyway, it is indeed my ability. It may seem like a miracle to you, but it's not that simple for me. If you really want an answer, we can talk about it later. This place is not suitable for chatting right now."

Seeing the other party's questioning tone, Gao Hai raised an eyebrow and replied casually. However, he then recalled that during his third playthrough, even when Nanami was surrounded and beaten to a pulp by fanatical players, Hayasaka was still well protected by her and remained unharmed. So, he added a few more words in a gentler voice.

Rumble, rumble——

Cracks have begun to appear in the ground beneath our feet.

This last exit has also reached the moment of its impending destruction.

“…I understand. I’ll come to see you when you have time, Mr. Gao Hai…”

Nanami eventually left through the exit.

In the end, only Takami and Goto Ichiri remained.

"So what are you doing here too, watching me go beat someone up?"

Gao Hai looked at the girl beside him with some confusion.

"...Um, is that not allowed?"

Goto Ichiri immediately nodded seriously, and then cautiously asked.

"Of course you can. Come to think of it, you witnessed those things with me, so it's only natural that you want to see how they end. But then again, it's been so long, why are you still so cautious? You know what kind of person I am, you don't need to be so reserved."

Gao Hai grinned.

Just like when I was in the final stages of my time at Hayate Elementary School, facing a writer, I laughed with immense joy, my entire face tensing up with laughter.

He did have something left to do, something that needed to be completed—one last thing.

After traveling back several decades with Goto Ichiri using the power of several core obsessions, and then struggling to return to this place, and after making great efforts to change the so-called "predestined future," there is one last thing that can only be completed at the "now."

It's already visible.

With the collapse of Fujika Junior High School, Hayate Elementary School, and Yoruyama Junior High School, there was finally a shelter called "Takamagahara" that could be directly accessed without any obstructions.

Now, nothing can stop Gao Hai from reaching this place.

So what to do next is quite obvious.

"You little bastards, your grandpa is here to kill you."

With a chilling voice, Gao Hai took a step forward, passing through the illusory and invisible boundary, and arrived at a magnificent palace in the next moment.

Chapter 148: Here Welcoming the Judgment Moment of [Takamagahara]

【Takamagahara】

In Japanese mythology, it is the heavenly kingdom where the gods reside.

Sato, who initially designed the plan, named this place "Takamagahara," and it was approved by the military. Clearly, these high-ranking individuals genuinely considered themselves gods and truly intended to build a mythological system based on themselves, so that all of human civilization would believe in and worship them.

The foundation of the Takamagahara project lies in building a divine kingdom that transcends heaven and earth, belonging to Japan.

However, like other plans of the Japanese military, this project ultimately failed to proceed as planned. The "Takamagahara," originally built using three schools as its foundation, was forced into use before it could be completed. Furthermore, as the instance fell into an abnormal state, "Takamagahara" also fell from the real world into a ghost story world, leaving those trapped inside unable to escape and gradually transformed into inhuman monsters.

For over eighty years, these high-ranking individuals, yearning for freedom, were imprisoned in this twisted and insane place, enduring the gradual distortion of their very existence and their transformation into monsters.

But they never gave up on escaping this place, nor did they ever abandon their ambitions. On the contrary, in the process of gradually transforming into monsters, these people found themselves gaining a certain degree of supernatural power, which fueled their even greater ambitions, and they even believed that as long as they escaped this place, they could rule the entire earth.

Then, they met Gao Hai.

The first time I met this strange player was at Fujika Junior High School. The outer layer of Alice's obsession mysteriously disappeared, causing the inner layer, which had not been exposed for many years, to appear. This greatly intrigued the people of Takamagahara.

At the time, Gao Hai wasn't particularly noticeable, and few people paid attention to this unremarkable guy. In contrast, Jian Zi, with her extraordinary perception, was highly valued by these guys. Many of them had considered possessing Jian Zi's body to escape the instance, but unfortunately, the inner area of ​​Fujika Middle School was not very convenient for movement, so they never found an opportunity until the end.

Then, Fujika Middle School was inexplicably hacked.

I have absolutely no idea how Gao Hai managed to do this. He actually absorbed Alice's obsession, absorbed Alice's existence, and persevered through the contamination of "Alice" to complete the trial.

Such a feat was beyond human capabilities, and even among Red Moon-level players, no one could match it. [Takamagahara] was deeply shocked by this, and Takami thus became their primary target of observation.

The second time, not long after the Fujika Middle School instance ended, they discovered Gao Hai again, and this time he appeared at Hayate Elementary School.

If Takami's actions at Fujika Junior High School were shocking and incomprehensible, then the situation at Hayate Elementary School was utterly perplexing, completely incomprehensible, and terrifying.

Leaving aside the unusual situation at the beginning of the instance, since this guy had already been there once during Fujihana Middle School, what's truly terrifying is that the entire Hayate Elementary School instance started experiencing various inexplicable anomalies afterward. Eventually, [Takamagahara] couldn't even monitor the situation at Hayate Elementary School anymore, completely severing its connection with the instance.

For this reason, now that the third instance of the Nightfall Mountain Middle School instance has been opened, Gao Hai himself has immediately become the focus of observation of [Gao Tianyuan]. They have made up their minds to deal with Gao Hai, this dangerous factor, no matter what, so as not to give him the opportunity to do anything inexplicable or ruthless.

Then Gao Hai showed them what truly unexpected and extreme ruthlessness looks like.

One hour.

From the moment the instance opened to the moment its core obsession was broken, less than an hour had passed in total.

In such a short time, Gao Hai completely cracked the dungeon, cutting off all their escape routes.

Now that the three academies that formed the foundation of Takamagahara have perished, Takamagahara itself has become like water without roots, destined to dry up soon.

What should I do next?

They howled in despair, but could only helplessly watch as hell drew ever closer.

In this situation, what else can I do?

There was no hope left, and no room for maneuver. Even if none of these old folks, all over a hundred years old, wanted to die, and none were willing to accept their current fate, they simply had no way to reverse it.

Then, Gao Hai appeared.

hum-

The blood-red chainsaw was spinning at high speed.

The man carrying the chainsaw was laughing.

An atmosphere of terror was spreading.

Although the other party clearly appeared to be just a human, at this moment, in the eyes of these beings within [Takamagahara], Takami's aura was ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than that of a real monster.

How...how did you get to this place?

Someone cried out in surprise.

What are you going to do? What... what do you want to do?!

Some people had already realized Gao Hai's purpose in coming here, and although their shouts were fierce, they had become weak in reality.

Sir, what are you doing? We...we don't have any grudge against each other, do we?

Some people even tried to play dumb and get away with it, waving their hands as if they wanted to be peacemakers.

In this magnificent palace, everyone's facial expressions were different and quite interesting.

This is Takamagahara.

Gao Hai's gaze swept casually across his surroundings.

This place appears to be a replica of an ancient Chinese palace, exaggerated to an extreme. Towering golden pillars, hundreds of meters high, pierce the sky, and layers of opulent animal-hide carpets are laid atop various precious stones. Around the perimeter are numerous display shelves containing artifacts from various countries: America, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, and so on—basically, treasures from any country with a modicum of cultural history. Of course, it's clearly all just a facade, an imagined, fabricated creation.

These creatures, rotting for decades yet still alive, are hiding in this magnificent palace, dreaming of unifying the world.

Even though they were already corrupted by the strange power to the point of almost losing their human form, they still couldn't suppress their ugly desires. In fact, because this place allowed them to express their imaginations, they revealed their true nature even more clearly.

Goto Ichiri quietly stepped back, standing obediently in the corner as he had when traveling through history before, watching Takami's actions.

Gao Hai had already raised the spinning chainsaw in one hand, and the expression on his face could be described as maniacal laughter.

"Don't worry, everyone."

Gao Hai said with a smile.

"I have no other intention than to kill you all."

boom!

The next second, with a sonic boom, Gao Hai's figure disappeared from his original spot and appeared in an instant behind a member of [Takamagahara].

This is a man dressed in a neon military uniform, with a large number of medals hanging on his chest. His clothes look very shiny and bright, but his flesh and blood are rotting beyond recognition, and the stench of decay can be smelled from dozens of meters away.

You, you—

Stab it!

The saw blade pierced through the man's chest cavity in the next moment.

The buzzing, constantly rotating sharp teeth pierced through flesh and bone, spraying out surging blood flowers with each rotation.

【Ughhhhhh!】

Amidst screams, the man, skewered on the blood saw like a meat skewer, struggled frantically, releasing a powerful mental shock. Gao Hai, however, remained completely unmoved, as if he couldn't feel the impact at all.

Stop it, you idiot!

[Murder! This madman is killing people!]

[Run! We have to run... Damn it, there's nowhere to escape...]

Chaos spread among these rotten, deformed things dressed in luxurious clothes.

They were all daring to come up with all sorts of ideas when they were plotting behind the scenes to kill Gao Hai's teammates, but when the bloody colors were actually displayed in front of them, they were so terrified that they could hardly stand up, and their screams were even more ear-piercing than those of women in horror movies.

However, some of the bolder guys grabbed kitchen knives and samurai swords from who-knows-where and started slashing at Gao Hai. Some even pulled out pistols.

boom!

After a gunshot, Gao Hai was hit in the forehead, and his head tilted back slightly.

Then, a male samurai in military uniform, shouting "Die!", swung his sword down fiercely, aiming a blow at Gao Hai's neck.

when! ! !

The crisp sound spread out.

The broken blade flew through the air and landed on the ground with a clang.

Gao Hai stretched his neck slightly and turned to look at the man who had launched the attack beside him.