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

The opponent's speed is constantly increasing.

This thing seems to have no upper limit, it is getting faster and faster every moment, and the ever-increasing pure value brings Gao Hai an increasingly strong sense of oppression, blocking his movement trajectory more and more tightly, and making it harder and harder for him to find a space to hide or escape.

At that moment, Zhenfei and Tangyuan's figures flashed past Gao Hai's peripheral vision.

No one knows what method Tangyuan used, but in an instant, it accelerated its downward fall and traveled hundreds of meters in just a few seconds.

Then, a colorful origami crane suddenly flew past Gao Hai and crashed straight into a giant hand that was coming towards him. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

hum-

The enormous hand paused for a second, and Gao Hai seized the opportunity to slip through the gap in the hand, dodging the attacks from several other giant hands behind him.

Was that Cat Bro helping me just now? He actually managed to stop the actions of a god-like being like the Fox Queen?!

Gao Hai was somewhat shocked; he didn't remember Cat Brother having such strength.

{It seems He really wants to catch you, Mr. Gao. Even though it's just a simulated existence of yours using a conjured object, it still reacts. I don't know whether to be shocked by the object's power or awestruck by this deity's focus on you.}

Cat Brother's voice rang out from the temporary mental link. Gao Hai turned around and saw him floating in the darkness not far away. Paper money folded automatically beside him, turning into paper cranes that flew towards Gao Hai. There were more than a thousand of these colorful paper cranes, densely packed like a swarm of locusts. Cat Brother himself was visibly aging rapidly; in just a few seconds, most of his hair had turned white, and obvious wrinkles appeared on his face.

{you……}

Gao Hai wanted to say something, but the fox queen's giant hand attacked again, so Gao Hai had no choice but to concentrate on dodging.

{Don't mind me, this is the fastest price I can pay in a short time. And since you've seemed so eager and impatient along the way, I'm sure delaying will lead to extremely bad results, right? In that case, we should do everything in our power. I'll use these obsession objects to try and mislead that being, to buy you as much time as possible, and also to buy more time for the two ladies who are going to investigate. So, before they return, let's try our best not to die here, okay?}

Cat Brother's voice remained relaxed throughout.

Even as he was driving his obsession with paper money at the cost of his own life, accelerating his march toward death every moment, the expression on the man's face remained unchanged.

Speaking of which, Xiong Mi is the same way, and her deputy Jian Bing seems to be the same too. You guys, you call yourselves the "Slacking Off Gang" or something, but are you all fearless and willing to sacrifice yourselves for righteousness in crucial moments? Isn't that a bit too idealistic?

Gao Hai wanted to stop and complain, but the fox queen's giant hand was chasing him too closely, so he could only accelerate and dodge again and again, without any chance to stop.

whoosh-

A paper crane flew past Gao Hai and collided with the giant hand that came from the side, causing him to pause briefly.

Gao Hai suddenly accelerated and swooped down, then instantly changed direction to dodge the three giant hands that swept in from different directions. Then three paper cranes flew past him, causing the three giant hands that were approaching from his blind spot to pause temporarily, giving Gao Hai an opportunity to move a distance again.

One paper crane after another was flying around.

But Gao Hai gradually noticed that the time these giant hands were paused was becoming shorter and shorter. At first, one paper crane could pause one giant hand for one second, but after only twenty or thirty seconds, more than ten paper cranes could only pause one giant hand for less than one millisecond.

"call……"

Cat Brother in the back took a deep breath. He looked down at the place where the two people who had disappeared from sight had passed the Fox Queen's location. Then he looked at Gao Hai, who was struggling to hide not far away. Without hesitation, he took out the Headless Buddha.

Click!

With the severed finger and blood spurting out, this twisted Crimson Moon-level artifact has been activated.

One after another, the corpses and monsters were summoned and then attacked Gao Hai, the human closest to them besides the summoner.

Cat Brother's purpose was certainly not to attack Gao Hai. In fact, those strange creatures had no way to reach Gao Hai's location. They would be swept up by the whirlwind of those mountain-sized hands that moved so fast that they were invisible to the naked eye, and then crash into one of the arms.

The fox queen's pure white skin then began to suck in the corpses, bit by bit, with a tendency to devour them, yet without actually merging with them.

Cat Brother took another deep breath and used the blade to stab directly into the cut of his severed finger, completely severing his entire palm. Then, he used his severed hand to forcefully grab the headless Buddha, causing the flesh and blood of his cracked hand to stick completely to this object of obsession, further awakening its power and summoning more corpses and monsters.

Don't lose control, please don't lose control at this time.

As Cat Brother prayed in his heart, more paper cranes flew out beside him, and his body shrank as if water had been drained from it, clearly suffering an extremely serious price.

The speed of arm swinging began to slow down again.

After using the Blessing of Emptiness for an extended period, Gao Hai, whose mental energy had been depleted on a large scale, was sweating profusely and panting heavily. He then noticed that the giant hand, which had gradually become immune to the interference of the paper cranes, had slowed down again, as if it had been disturbed by something else.

Are those things... corpses?

Because the giant hand itself was so enormous, the corpses attached to it were so insignificant that Gao Hai had to look closely to see them.

The number of monsters summoned by Cat Brother has exceeded one thousand, but since each of the giant hands is equivalent to a mountain, these monsters disappear without a trace after they arrive, and it is very difficult to find them again.

Even so, the presence of these strange creatures still interfered with the giant hands' movements to some extent. After all, they were summoned by a Crimson Moon-level object of obsession, and even if they could only slightly disrupt the giant hands' movements for a short while, it was enough to buy Gao Hai more time.

"Huh...huh..."

Cat Brother took another deep breath. He could no longer find Gao Hai's trail. In order to evade the increasingly fast giant hands of the Fox Queen, Gao Hai had to activate both Berserk Blessing and Void Transformation Blessing simultaneously. Gao Hai, with both blessings pushed to their limits, was so fast that even Red Moon-level players could not detect his presence. However, such a drain on his power could not be sustained indefinitely. Therefore, he had to find a way to further interfere with those giant hands.

{I finally escaped the haunted world of "Campus Ghost Stories" and returned to the human realm, only to have to deal with this kind of thing right after? Is my luck just too bad?}

Cat Brother muttered a sigh of regret, then grabbed his arm, which was already half-fused with the Headless Buddha's obsession, and tore it off, throwing it towards the location of the giant hands.

The power of the object of obsession and the blessing that could restore life could not help Cat Brother grow a new arm, because in order to make the headless Buddha lose control, he directly abandoned the soul of that hand and completely discarded that part of the body.

Intense pain relentlessly eroded his body and mind, but the man's face remained expressionless. He calmly pulled out another object of his obsession and continued his actions.

{Depend on……}

However, a moment later, his expression changed slightly. This was not due to physical damage, but because he realized that the headless Buddha, which was theoretically capable of summoning "endless monsters," had reached its maximum number of monsters shortly after coming into contact with the Fox Queen's giant arm, and was completely rendered useless.

Damn, wasn't this thing pretty awesome during player-versus-player battles? Wasn't its summoning limit never truly revealed? How come it's already vomited up in less than ten minutes? Is this dungeon shit machine deliberately sabotaging me?!

The high-risk obsession that had only reached its limit after losing an arm couldn't even make a ripple in front of the Fox Queen. Even Cat Brother, who was quite knowledgeable, had to admit that this thing was truly extraordinary. The terrifying monsters he had seen before were nothing compared to this thing.

He can't talk to Mr. Gao now; he's already pushing himself to the limit to attract the giant arms' attention. At this point, even the slightest disturbance could lead to his capture. If that happens, all his efforts will be wasted, and he'll have to start all over again.

Cat Brother raised his head and looked at the corpses floating around him.

These sacrificed corpses are all strange creatures. The reason why Cat Brother was able to think of using the headless Buddha to interfere with the Fox Queen was because he discovered that these corpses, which had become strange creatures, were not eaten and integrated into the Fox Queen's body, but were quietly floating here. Therefore, he thought that the strange creatures might not be integrated into this thing.

if it is like this……

With a wave of his hand, black chains sprang from Cat Brother's hand, grabbing the corpses and rolling them up one by one, throwing them towards the direction of the Fox Queen.

Having barely had a chance to breathe, Gao Hai finally got a brief respite and quickly took the opportunity to break free from the encirclement of arms. His previous extreme dodge had almost exhausted his strength. To help him better avoid the increasingly fast giant arms, even Xi Duo linked her mental energy to Gao Hai's consciousness, causing the girl to lose consciousness after Gao Hai drained her mental energy.

More corpses were thrown down by Cat Brother.

And the interference with those giant arms is becoming increasingly apparent.

Was it because these strange creatures, after being absorbed by the giant arm, affected the Fox Queen's power?

Gao Hai looked at the other's enormous body and the compassionate expression on its face.

wrong.

It was because the proximity of these corpses distracted Him.

It was because He was comforting them, because He wanted to give them a peaceful sleep free from hatred and pain, so the more corpses He threw at them, the more His attention was diverted.

We've found the core object of our obsession; it's indeed beneath the Fox Queen, inside a... cradle...

At that moment, Maki's voice entered Gao Hai's consciousness.

Through the deep link of the black watch, he also saw what Maki saw.

cradle.

Floating in the endless darkness, enveloped by a soft and warm atmosphere, are countless tiny cradles of different shapes.

There are cradles for placing babies, which can be gently rocked to amuse the child.

There are small items woven from bamboo and wooden strips to help toddlers who are one or two years old walk.

There are also beds for four- or five-year-old children, some simple, others decorated with colorful patterns.

These cradles floated beneath the Fox Queen's enormous body, adrift in a void of darkness, yet enveloped by an invisible warmth. So much so that Zhenfei and Tangyuan, who were near this place, felt as if they were being embraced by someone, and their hearts were at peace.

However, all of these cradles were empty.

There was no one in any of the cradles, only various little things, such as a wooden flute, a pretty pebble, or a child's toy, quietly placed in each cradle.

And the longevity lock, radiating the intense aura of its core obsession, resides within one of these cradles.

Reach out.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhenfei grabbed the longevity lock and quickly used the power of the deep link to teleport it into the space of the black watch.

In that instant, the fox queen, who had been watching Gao Hai and the sleeping monsters, also shifted her gaze to look behind her.

This time, Gao Hai did not see any emotion in the god's gaze.

Chapter 129: Successful Escape, Halfway Through, Communication Interrupted

My body is immobile.

The moment the fox queen shifted her gaze, Gao Hai found himself unable to move.

It wasn't that its mobility was locked down by some force.

In that instant, the Fox Queen released an incredibly terrifying, intensely cold aura that far exceeded Gao Hai's imagination, to the point that almost all the cells in his body stopped functioning, leaving him frozen in place, completely immobile.

If those giant hands hadn't stopped moving as His attention shifted, Gao Hai was certain he would have been caught in an instant. This made him realize that the fox goddess's attempts to grab him were probably just a "game," as the deity had said.

His attempt to stall the Fox Queen was doomed to failure the moment she became even slightly serious. In fact, until the core object of his obsession was taken away by the True Consort, this being hadn't truly taken the players seriously; she was simply playing along. Even this so-called play was, for Gao Hai, an extremely dangerous situation where a single misstep could lead to his death.

But that's not the focus right now.

Even though his body remained completely stiff, Gao Hai's consciousness was still forcibly operating.

He could sense His change; this terrifying being, beyond human control, would probably take seriously the two, Zhenfei and Tangyuan, who had sneaked into that cradle area.

We must not let Him do that.

Even though He doesn't possess the ability to directly confront the Black Watch like the Crimson Flower, and therefore doesn't need to worry about Maki not returning at the start of the next playthrough, Takami still needs to protect as many teammates as possible to ensure the smooth progress of the next operation.

But how can we divert the fox queen's attention?

It seems a very naughty child has sneaked into my room. That's quite disobedient behavior!

A soft, yet cold voice came from the fox queen's mouth.

I can already sense the terrifying power that is brewing and about to be released.

Once this incomplete god became truly serious, the invisible force didn't even grant them the right to evade, forcibly restricting the movement of the four players present, forcing them to remain motionless in place to await the coming judgment.

How can I distract myself from this thing?

Under suffocating pressure, Gao Hai could only think of one way that would definitely be effective and would be the fastest.

{Everyone, break your temporary mental link with me. Don't pay attention to what's happening on my end. Make sure you absolutely cannot hear what I'm saying! Hurry!!!}