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

I'm still a little envious, and I'll have to make him pay for it properly once he wakes up.

Thinking this, Hayasaka gestured to Kaguya, who was not far away, to stop staring at Takami, and then turned her attention back to the campfire.

Hayasaka must keep the fire burning until tonight is over and the light returns. Otherwise, even with a player's extraordinary physical abilities, prolonged exposure to temperatures below -80 degrees Celsius will still cause adverse effects.

It's really cold here, even colder than when I was at Hayate Elementary School.

Hayasaka exhaled a puff of white smoke, deep in thought.

Why is it so cold?

Speculating on the possible causes, Hayasaka noticed that the fire was starting to subside, so he picked up a piece of firewood that he had chopped beforehand and threw it into the fire.

Compared to the deathly silence outside, the atmosphere inside the house, though equally quiet, was peaceful and serene, without any eerie or strange feeling.

Is this feeling because they have many companions gathered together to rest, which allows them to relieve psychological pressure? Or is it that the rules of Lijia Village have indeed caused some kind of special change inside the house, so that they can feel peaceful just by staying inside?

However, at some point, Gao Hai, who was in his sleep at the time and whose expression was originally relaxed, began to furrow his brows again.

At this very moment, in the hazy world of consciousness unseen by others, a dim color seems to be slowly spreading from some corner, gradually transforming what was originally a beautiful dream into something else entirely.

Then, a voice devoid of emotion rang directly in his ear.

Do you know how to get to Yingti Village?

Chapter 50: The Strange Dream I've Been Into and the Girl Appearing in It

It was damp, like a dream drowning in water.

A suffocating dream where one cannot breathe, water is poured into the lungs, and intense pain overwhelms the senses.

sink.

It kept sinking.

Even with the most desperate struggle, they could only continue to sink helplessly, bound by gravity as they descended into the darkness below, finally sinking into the mud in their futile efforts.

Someone is watching me.

Someone was chatting with each other.

Someone was crying softly, sobbing repeatedly.

I couldn't hear what those people were saying, nor could I see their faces. I just felt like I couldn't breathe, and in this suffocating feeling, I experienced the coldness of the lake water submerging my body, and felt the intense pain of my life being taken away little by little, slowly fading away.

No sound can be made.

When the mouth opened, only a series of bubbles emerged.

In the icy water that submerged everything, there was no way to make a sound.

Am I really going to die like this?

Don't want to die.

I don't want to die no matter what.

Even if one's consciousness is still in a state of confusion, and even basic awareness is unclear, the instinct for survival has already prompted the body to begin struggling.

The cries were drowned out by the water.

But it still started making a sound.

Even if no one can hear that crying sound.

Even though no one will pay attention to the figure struggling underwater anymore.

Even though the tiny body that made the sound would soon stop struggling and sink to the bottom like everyone else.

That sound still truly existed.

Once something has existed, it cannot be truly and completely erased.

because……

[Here you are, here you are, don't cry anymore.]

You won't be in pain or hungry here anymore, everything's alright now.

Although I cannot be your mother, you can always stay by my side. I will always be here.

A gentle voice completely enveloped the trembling little body.

It's the scent of the Fox Queen.

In stark contrast to the icy aura of the Black Mountain God, the fox queen exuded a gentle and mild feeling, completely devoid of any hostility.

I want to sleep forever in such an embrace.

I want to be forever one with this atmosphere.

There's nothing left to think about.

Pain and despair have flown away; they no longer exist.

Let's stay here forever.

Nestled in...mother's arms...

Mother……

Mother……

Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy...

I will always be here.

Poor little ones, sleep peacefully.

The gentle voice, accompanied by the caressing fingers, involuntarily lulled one into a dream.

It seems that something can be vaguely seen.

The image was blurry, with only vaguely visible human silhouettes and dark red smears.

Very comfortable.

Although I don't quite understand what's going on, it feels very comfortable.

I want this feeling to last forever, I want to stay this comfortable forever.

And so it went on and on...

Does indiscriminate kindness ultimately become an accomplice to evil?

Then, I heard that leisurely sigh.

The originally blurry image seemed to be influenced by some force, and gradually became clearer.

The sluggishness that had been lingering in my mind gradually disappeared, and my thinking ability gradually returned to normal.

Regardless of the cause or the motivation, forcibly retaining these spirits with flawed personalities will only lead to increasingly severe distortions.

Those who have died should die, unless they can be fully restored, including their physical bodies. Otherwise, if their spirits combine with the power of divine blood, there is a high probability that catastrophic distortions will occur.

No, it's not just highly likely, it's already happened. How many people have died here? How many people's thoughts and spirits have reacted to the abnormal characteristics of this place? Hopefully, it's not too late. Let's hope things haven't escalated to the worst possible state...

It seemed as if someone was softly sighing over something.

Gao Hai's consciousness went from hazy to clear, but he still couldn't find the source of the voice.

At this moment, he could only see the things in front of him clearly.

All I saw was the gentle, smiling fox queen sitting in the pool.

Surrounding the Fox Queen, floating on the water, were one swollen and rotting infant after another.

In the fox queen's small, white hands, she held the corpse of a child, whose body was now only about two-thirds intact.

As she spoke to the mutilated body, saying things like, "I will protect you and love you," she opened her mouth and gently tore and chewed, slowly savoring the already decaying remains.

The dark red color is spreading.

The dark red color that had spread had now reached the entire surface of the water, and the children floating in the water were struggling violently, as if they were enduring some kind of pain.

【Waaaaah... Waaaaah...】

I seemed to faintly hear a child crying, but I couldn't find the source.

Even the sounds themselves became blurred, as if some kind of barrier had silently descended, obscuring the passage between them.

The fox queen opened her mouth again.

The still-wriggling corpse vanished without a trace.

More pale bodies continued to emerge, the red and white colors intertwined, bringing with them a pungent and unpleasant odor.

Such a scene...

Gao Hai, who was watching all of this, did not sense anything unusual, nor did he have any negative emotions as a result.

He even felt a sense of familiarity towards him.

It's as if this fox spirit is actually doing something good, and everyone should cooperate with her, cherish her, believe in her, and act according to her wishes. Only in this way is it correct, and only in this way is it natural.

Do not……

With his level of consciousness far exceeding that of the second playthrough, Gao Hai's brows slowly furrowed.

He realized that something seemed to be wrong with his thinking, a serious problem that he had not been able to perceive before, a problem that had penetrated deep into his consciousness.

The Fox Goddess... shouldn't be a trustworthy and beloved deity. She has essentially become a man-eating monster, something that should never be respected or worshipped, and given my personality, I shouldn't feel pity for such a being.

But just now, I did behave in ways that were inconsistent with my personality. In other words, my thinking was somehow altered after seeing that thing. Tsk, this kind of alteration probably happened when I first encountered the Fox Queen in my second playthrough, but back then I found it hard to break free from it.

However, the situation is different now.

Gao Hai gradually regained consciousness.

In this dream, which was clearly linked to some kind of abnormal force, Gao Hai had regained his consciousness and his ability to think.

The images of the Fox Queen and the stillborn baby had vanished without a trace. At this moment, all Gao Hai could see was pure darkness, a void where nothing existed.

Where is this place?