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

Are you... a monster...?

The man's voice was filled with fear, because he clearly saw that right in the center of Gao Hai's forehead where the bullet had struck was only a barely noticeable red dot. This meant that the bullet, which should have pierced the skull, hadn't even broken through Gao Hai's skin.

"I mean... you're supposed to be an organization hiding behind the Red Moon-level dungeon, yet you can't even produce a weapon with some strange properties?"

With a hint of disappointment in his voice, Gao Hai suddenly swung the blood saw in his hand, tearing the man skewered on it in half on the spot.

The man's upper body, now lying on the ground, was still emitting agonizing screams, while his lower body was still kicking wildly. Foul-smelling black blood splattered continuously, quickly staining a large area of ​​the ground.

Just like those people Gao Hai had seen before, those deeply corrupted by the strange power, the damage to their bodies was no longer enough to kill them. Even when torn to pieces, they could still remain alive, maintain their consciousness, and even continue to control their ripped bodies.

This is... isn't that wonderful?

“Hehehehehe——”

Gao Hai laughed again.

Realizing they had nowhere to escape and that they had to fight to the death to defeat Gao Hai, these ghosts of the old era, filled with fear, anger, or horror, finally drew their weapons and decided to attack Gao Hai.

boom!

Amidst the heavy rumbling, cracks appeared in the ground.

The sharp saw blade swept across, sending a deformed figure flying and crashing into piles of diamonds and gems.

A man charged forward, brandishing a blade, only to have his leg severed by a single swing of the [Bizen Osafune Genko] that Gao Hai pulled from his black watch. The man rolled on the ground, clutching his broken leg and wailing in agony, before Gao Hai's blood-stained chainsaw pierced his mouth. The next moment, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering, the man's entire face, from his nose to his chin, was completely shredded by the spinning chainsaw, his lower half disappearing as he collapsed, black blood flowing freely.

A burly man charged forward, brandishing a dagger, only to be kicked to the ground by Gao Hai. Gao Hai then followed up with a swift swing of the chainsaw, severing the dagger and the man's hand from the ground. With another swing, both of the man's legs snapped off, and he collapsed to the ground. Next, the chainsaw struck his head, cleaving him vertically in two amidst a tearing roar and a pitiful scream.

A woman screamed and charged at him, brandishing a knife. Gao Hai turned around but was so terrified he collapsed to the ground. Just then, a man ran up with a pistol, firing as he went. Gao Hai grabbed the woman by the foot, lifted her up, and swung her around, knocking the man to the ground with a single blow. Then, amidst the woman's screams of pain, he stomped on her buttocks, tearing off one of her legs amidst the splattering black blood. He then used this leg as a prop to stab her directly into the chest, piercing it instantly.

Another man grabbed a submachine gun and fired continuously at Gao Hai. Amid the roar of gunfire, Gao Hai grabbed the shoulder of another man who rushed in front of him, ripped off his head with one hand, turned around and threw him over, knocking the gunman to the ground. Then he strode forward and stomped down hard, crushing the man's head on the spot.

Amidst the splattered blood, the headless man's tongue could still be seen trembling. Even transformed into this state, these half-human, half-monster creatures couldn't die. They could only continue to emit piercing screams, forced to endure endless suffering.

No...no...no...it hurts so much...ahhhhhh...

[Go to hell, you bastard... No no no... Ughhhhhh...]

Please...please...let me go...let me go, please...

Gao Hai continued forward.

Gao Hai hacked his way through the enemy lines.

Cut down those who dare to charge forward, cut down those who try to escape, cut down those who want to hide.

Except for Goto Ichiri, who was watching from the back, everything that could move was chopped up, cut into pieces, and torn to shreds.

They cut down those who roared at him, those who begged for mercy, and those who cried out to him.

No matter what these things tried to do, no matter what posture they adopted, he chopped them all down without discrimination, until they let out miserable howls, until they could barely utter a sound, until they were all completely pulverized, chopped into pieces, and could only struggle and writhe on the ground like worms.

Uh...uh...

[Waaaaah... Waaaaah...]

Ah... ah...

In the end, everything that Gao Hai had cut down was left with only the strength to breathe.

Gao Hai tore off their mouths, destroyed their vocal organs, and cut them into pieces. So they could only barely make indistinct, strange noises, and could only struggle and wriggle slightly on the ground, like dying maggots.

It seems their self-healing abilities are far inferior to those of creatures like Li Youcai, Xu Jiazhen, and Fo'er Neng, who have undergone a complete transformation from human to demon. Hmm, but this appearance is quite good, it matches their nature, doesn't it?

hum-

The blood-red chainsaw dripped black, foul blood from these half-human, half-monster scum.

Takahashi walked slowly through the dilapidated palace, now stained black, listening to the buzzing sound that gradually approached from afar. He knew that Takamagahara was not far from complete collapse and destruction.

But his execution was not over yet.

[Who...who are you? Why are you doing this? We don't even know you, we haven't harmed you, why would we do something like this?!]

Behind the throne that Gao Hai had kicked to pieces, a man dressed in fine clothes but whose body was covered with deformed tumors lay slumped on the ground, struggling to get away from Gao Hai while shouting at him in a hoarse voice.

"Huh? What are you talking about? Do we need so many reasons to clean up the trash?"

Gao Hai blinked, then smiled and asked him.

[What trash? I am of royal blood! I was born noble! You don't... Hey, you, don't come any closer, don't come any closer! Please, please, no ...

From angry retorts after being insulted, to fearful pleas for help as danger looms, and finally to desperate screams.

Gao Hai didn't spend too long turning this shameless guy who came to make peace with him last week into a large plate of wriggling sashimi.

Click——click——

A luxurious chandelier hanging from the ceiling fell and crashed into the shattered palace.

Beneath the smear of black, filthy blood, severed limbs writhed incessantly. These seemingly immortal beings endured the agony of their bodies being torn apart, hating their immortality for the first time. Little did they know, however, that the pain they were experiencing was only the beginning. Later, when they recalled the moment Gao Hai executed them, they might even find this pain somewhat milder. After all, Gao Hai's chainsaw would only linger on their bodies for a few minutes at most, unlike the relentless flames that engulfed them.

"call……"

With a long exhale, Gao Hai reached out and wiped the black blood from his face.

Painful cries and pleas for mercy filled the entire palace, and the execution was now drawing to a close.

That's right, it's not completely finished yet.

There was one last person, whom he deliberately left until the very end—this person who had not yet been executed.

"Oh, Sato? I thought you were going to faint from fright."

Gao Hai smiled happily and looked at the man sitting in the corner who was almost terrified.

He takes a step.

The man shuddered as if waking from a dream, and tried to get up and run away, but he fell straight to the ground.

There was no way to get up and escape.

The body's instincts already knew that this was a doomed situation, and nothing could change it no matter what it did.

There was no chance of escaping the pursuit of this monstrous demon. This strong realization was deeply ingrained in Sato's mind, to the point that his body would even refuse to run away, refusing such a meaningless action.

【I……】

So, Sato's lips twitched a few times, and he managed to make a sound.

"I?"

Gao Hai tilted his head and made a megaphone shape with his hand next to his ear, as if he were listening intently to Sato's speech.

I...I...I was forced into it!

The next moment, Sato knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Takahashi, pressing his hands to the ground and his entire upper body almost completely lying down.

I was forced! I was forced to collude with them! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm truly so sorry!

I admit I was bewitched! I was too poor, I suffered too much, and I desperately wanted to be successful! I was blinded by greed; I thought I could succeed. I was deceived by these people; I was forced to do bad things by these lunatics! I didn't want to do this! I never wanted to do this!

[Please spare me! Please spare me! Please let me go! I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, I'm really sorry. I just don't want to go hungry anymore and be bossed around. I just don't want to live a life of poverty anymore. I never wanted to do this! I'm willing to atone for my sins! I'm willing to do hard labor, go to a labor camp, do anything, please don't kill me! Don't kill me! Please let me go, please let me go! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I'm so, so sorry!!!]

This was the first time Gao Hai had ever seen someone beg for mercy like this.

Sato's face was covered in tears and snot. He cried loudly, apologized desperately, trembled all over, and kept kowtowing to Gao Hai. He even urinated.

Such a display of "genuine emotion," including repeatedly recounting how he nearly starved to death as a child and constantly explaining his reasons and justifications in an attempt to evoke Gao Hai's sympathy, is truly...

nausea!

"I'm telling you, do you think I've never seen anyone suffer?"

Gao Hai's smile vanished.

"Unfair fate? Because of poverty and suffering, you had no choice but to take risks? Forced into a corner? You really know how to talk.

"Because you suffered an unfair fate, were born into a more miserable life than ordinary people, and experienced pain that most people would never encounter in their entire lives, does that make it justifiable for you to hurt others?"

"No, no, no, I've seen people who have suffered more than you, who have experienced far more cruel fates than you. And even after enduring such agonizing torment, they still didn't choose to kill, plunder, create senseless tragedies, or trample on the dignity of others! Nor did they choose to create such a hell on earth!"

The chainsaw spun violently, and black, foul blood splattered everywhere with each step Gao Hai took.

His voice, at that moment, was so cold it chilled Sato to the bone.

"Your sophistry and self-deceiving nonsense serve no purpose other than to disgust me. All I need to know is how many people have died because of you, how many tragedies you have caused. That's enough. Your motives, your predicaments, are irrelevant."

"Now, it's time to board the express train to hell. Are you ready?"

The moment the last sentence fell, Sato felt as if he wasn't listening to Takami, but to a messenger from hell.

Are you going to die?

Having eked out a living in this land of strange tales for so many years, struggling alongside these self-proclaimed clever idiots for so many years, risking my life to survive until now, is this the end... I'm going to die here?

No...no...please...please...

He opened his mouth wide and let out a hoarse wail, crying until he was almost too weak to continue.

Gao Hai silently raised the chainsaw high in his hand, his gaze fixed on Sato, devoid of even a trace of pity.

don't want……

No...no...no no no no no...no...no no no no...

I want to become someone superior to everyone else... I want to become nobler than anyone else... more powerful... I want to torment all those who once looked down on me... I want to become the most noble and supreme—

boom! ! !

All the wailing, all the delusions, were shattered in the tearing saw blade.

Whatever this man named Sato once possessed, desired, or destroyed, is no longer important.

Because from this day forward, whether it's Sato or all the remnants in this [Takamagahara] who deserve to die but haven't, they will be sent to hell forever, where they will face their unknown eternity in endless burning flames.

The black watch has developed a crack.

Goto Ichiri stood behind Takami, carrying a large bag containing more than 20 different animal toy dolls.

Then, something invisible seized everything wriggling within the dilapidated palace, followed by the rubble of the collapsed Nightfall Mountain Middle School and the remnants of the Bydos Research Institute.

Everything that had been bound beforehand and was not allowed to leave this place surged into the black watch at this moment, and was absorbed by this irresistible power, filling the ever-burning sea of ​​fire.

Click!

The hands of the watch started to move.