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

【■■■■■ (Strange, incomprehensible symbols are mixed in with the text, seemingly replacing part of the original content)】

We've released them, and they won't leave.

[Work completed ■■■ Regardless of the reason ■■ Work already started ■■■ Completed ■]

[Absolutely cannot stop]

[She■■■■stop■■must■continue]

[Record Date: Now Now Now Now Now ■■■■■■]

Very strange.

Although the document was restored using Gao Hai's blessing power, a considerable portion of its content could not be restored and remained in a blurry and distorted state.

This may indicate that the document was like this from the beginning; while it was still intact, some of the content was already unreadable and had been distorted by something.

"It really is a classic horror movie plot: something strange is dug up from underground, and then all sorts of weird things start happening, but everyone ignores it until things get really dangerous and people actually start dying. However, in a world where ghost stories exist, death is just the beginning, and that's when things really get out of control."

Xiong Mi sighed softly, put away the documents, and looked at the lawyer beside her. After another test to confirm that Xiong Mi had not been corrupted, the two of them scouted the surroundings again to confirm that the core obsession had not resurfaced. Slightly regretful, Xiong Mi handed the documents to the lawyer for another look, but nothing had happened.

"It seems that this thing is triggered only once. Perhaps we can try to find more fragmented documents and try to induce that core obsession during the restoration process."

The lawyer carefully reviewed the two documents, then made some notes in his thick book before speaking to Xiong Mi.

"That's probably the only way. I just don't quite understand how a dungeon with a swimming pool and hot springs could be related to a hospital. I can't figure it out at all. Did they dig up a hospital? That seems pretty far-fetched."

Xiong Mi scratched his head again, and after confirming that Gao Hai wouldn't be giving any feedback for the time being, he sighed and decided to continue the operation.

The three-person team is still missing Shao Ye to join them.

Judging from the coordinates, the other party is quite far away, about 600 kilometers away. I don't know how they teleported to that distance. Moreover, the lawyer took the initiative to come and meet up with them, but there is still no sign of meeting up with Shao Ye. In fact, after a while, the other party has gone even further away. I don't know what they've been up to.

However, not meeting up with Shao Ye's group for the time being isn't a major problem. After all, she's someone who excels at acting alone. The cursed power she possesses is indeed more suited to using when she's by herself.

Sigh, it's truly unimaginable how strong a will it takes to endure the parasitism of that thing and transform it into one's own power. Just thinking about Shao Ye's situation sends chills down Xiong Mi's spine.

"This... it has Mr. Gao Hai's aura on it, is it created by his power?"

The lawyer finally couldn't help but ask the rescue team members questions.

[Make the demons repent! Make the monsters repent! Make the ghost stories repent! Make them all repent for their sinful mouths!!!]

The rescue team members, who had been searching the house for a while without finding any trace of the monster, went berserk once again. Standing still, they raised their submachine guns and charged toward the exit on one side of the room while roaring.

"That was indeed created by Mr. Gao Hai's power, but it's a bit strange because something else was stuffed in there. Anyway, there don't seem to be any more clues here. Let's continue. We can follow it; it can be considered our guide."

With that in mind, Xiong Mi took the lead and followed the rescue team forward.

The lawyer opened the book, and after seeing that the rescue team had recorded some new information, he closed the book and followed them forward.

The surrounding space silently changed, transforming into an old, cobweb-covered corridor. However, this time, due to the presence of the rescue team member, both Xiong Mi and the lawyer sensed an unknown force influencing the surrounding space. They realized that an invisible thread connected them, ensuring that even if the space were to split again, they would not be thrown into different places but would inevitably go to the same area.

Where is the heresy... Where is the heresy...?

The rescue team is still moving forward.

Meanwhile, Xiong Mi and the lawyer walked behind, exchanging information and trying to find more clues.

"what?"

Just then, Xiong Mi, sensing a familiar presence, turned around and saw a paper airplane fly past her.

This is... Cat Brother's blood money?!

Realizing what this was all about, Xiong Mi immediately reached out and grabbed the paper airplane, intending to open it to see if there was any special information inside.

"Someone's coming, wait a minute."

Then, when circumstances change, things rarely happen in a single way. So, before Xiong Mi could take any action, the astute lawyer immediately stopped her and gestured for her to look towards a door that had just been opened at the end of the corridor.

The next second, three players appeared, looking rather disheveled.

Xiong Mi didn't have a particularly deep impression of two of them, and she wasn't able to react immediately at first glance. But she could still recall the name of the last of the three, the last player who rushed out and closed the door, and the image of him lying listlessly in a hospital bed on TV.

"Yuanshan Ming, have people from your Red Cliff Society come here?"

So Xiong Mi called out the other person's name.

"Miss Xiong Mi from the 'Slacking Off Gang'? What a coincidence, hahaha. But wait, we're being chased first. Ah, they're here!"

Upon hearing this voice, Toyama Akira immediately looked towards Xiong Mi's direction. After instinctively smiling and greeting him, he sensed the approaching chill and his expression immediately changed. He turned around, intending to put a seal on the door that was about to break.

For the Lord of Humanity!!!

Then, before anyone could react, the rescue team member, who had been looking somewhat excited, roared and charged forward, crashing into the twisted door.

boom--

The next second, the five players quickly gathered together and, while avoiding Lao Guo from the rescue team who was sent flying and crashing into the wall, launched a counterattack against the thing that rushed out of the door.

Chapter Fifteen: The Mysterious Cave and the Players of the Red Society and the Big Boss.

As it turns out, things often change beyond expectations, and the idea of ​​perfect planning usually only exists in imagination.

Just like right now, a second ago Xiong Mi was happy that she had successfully met up with the lawyer and found some clues about a core obsession, feeling that things were finally starting to improve. Then, the next second, three players from the [Red Society] appeared out of nowhere and brought Xiong Mi a strange creature that was chasing her. Moreover, it was something that wasn't a core obsession but had extremely strong combat power, almost equivalent to a core obsession, and immediately raised the bar.

Rumble, rumble——

Amidst the violent tremors, the old corridor was torn apart in an instant, with fragments of concrete flying in all directions.

The counterattack had only just begun; the players, who had not yet been able to truly organize themselves, were caught in the rubble and began to fall amidst the chaos.

The ground beneath their feet vanished in less than two seconds, replaced by a deep, dark void where nothing could be seen.

No, this is not some so-called dark void.

This is a cave, an incredibly huge one, so huge that you can't see the boundaries of the cave, so huge that even if you fall for a long time, you can't reach the bottom of the cave, and you can't really touch the boundaries of this place.

洞？

Xiong Mi's eyes widened suddenly.

This is a hole.

A hole that keeps falling, with no end in sight.

She remembered seeing documents related to "holes" more than once, after entering this chaotic instance, finding documents that described "holes".

Indeed, the documents repeatedly mention the description of "jumping into the hole," with some even emphasizing "the hole in one's body." It seems some people believe that simply "jumping into that hole" will bring "happiness," while others say that the "doctor" thought they were already happy enough. From these texts, it's not hard to see that this "hole" is likely a spiritual concept, and it inevitably involves a crucial concept of replication.

Even if this thing isn't the core obsession, it could still possess extraordinary significance. We need to call Gao Hai, show him what this place looks like, and have him try to analyze it using his power.

"Where did that rescuer go?"

Having formed an idea in her mind, Xiong Mi looked around but couldn't immediately find any trace of the rescue team, so she quickly asked.

"It was thrown too far and didn't fall down with us."

The lawyer, who was also falling nearby, immediately gave an answer.

"Tsk, I knew things wouldn't go so smoothly."

Xiong Mi shook his head helplessly, just as he was about to try to communicate with Gao Hai through the mental fragments and blood-red domain fragments he carried, he felt a cold aura the next second.

The monster that attacked is coming.

Accompanied by a pungent, nauseating odor, something was rapidly approaching from the darkness.

whoosh-

The heavy, flying books collided with the object first, sending it flying backwards.

It clearly possesses a physical form, but its body appears to be entirely black, making it almost impossible to discern its shape in the pitch-black cave. Even with a light source, it would be difficult to observe its presence directly with the naked eye.

[Preparation for the 9th Mind Infiltration Experiment begins...]

There was a sound in my ear.

"what?!"

Xiong Mi felt as if she could vaguely see something, something indistinct, filled with a cold aura, spreading from the darkness.

I saw rows of pipes.

I saw the liquid flowing in the pipes, a mixture of blood and pus, thick and viscous, intertwined with each other.

Fragments of something were moving unconsciously inside the container.

Almost no skin, internal organs were damaged, and the brain was exposed. It was densely connected by countless lines and tubes, and it entered a dark void that no one could know about, immersed in liquid.

We have confirmed the existence of that hole...

It resides deep within our minds... it resides within our bodies...

We just can't see it... we just don't have the ability to see it under normal circumstances...

[If only we could cross that boundary...]

Another world will open up before our eyes...

More test subjects are needed... but these soldiers are far from enough...

We need many more... Abyss Watchers...

Let us find the true path to the new world...

【Hert...where am I...?】

That must be an experimental base, a secret experimental base hidden in an unknown place, which looks like a base of the Kingdom of America.

The base's name... is the [Hert Institute], which sounds like just a private research institute with nothing special about it.

However, the experiments being conducted here have undoubtedly crossed the line, touching the boundaries of what humans should not touch, the boundaries of what belongs to the bizarre.

What exactly is that hole...?

Xiong Mi wanted to concentrate and feel these messages more carefully, to feel the echoes of the past that remained in this place.

But she could feel that thing getting closer again.

The being in the darkness, after being knocked away by the lawyer's book, arrived in front of Xiong Mi in a very short time and launched another attack on her.

The bronze eyes quickly took effect, freezing the monster's dark body in place, but then lost control in the next second.

It's an aggregate, a bronze eyeball that only works against single targets. It can't deal with this special type of enemy that appears to be a single entity but is actually formed by the aggregation of many strange creatures. She needs to use methods that target groups to deal with this type of enemy.