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

Oh no, I'm probably going to die here today.

Damn it, I've managed to survive until now, only to die a pathetic death in a place like this. Is the carefree life I long for really that difficult and so far away?

At this moment, Kenta Hayashibe's face was ashen. Knowing that he could not survive no matter what, he was prepared to give up.

"Such an aura, oh..."

Despair was also evident on Nanakawa Ren's face. She had initially thought that with Shao Ye leading the way, they would be relatively safe, but in this situation, she really didn't know how the three of them could win this battle. However, compared to the more emotional Hayashibe Kenta, Nanakawa Ren was able to grit her teeth and keep a straight face, deciding that even if they were to die, they had to fight first.

"..."

The flames began to burn silently.

If his two weaker companions behind him could sense it, Shao Ye could naturally understand the strength of the enemy ahead as well.

But she didn't care. No matter how strong the opponent or how outrageous the enemy, it didn't matter to her.

Just like when she charged straight at Alice and severed her head with a single sword strike, even though that courageous act couldn't change Shao Ye's fate, she would still make the same choice if given the chance. Because she knew that only in this way could her teammates have any hope of survival.

However, the operation at Teng Hua Middle School ultimately didn't end well, and Shao Ye had to admit that she still harbored resentment about it. After all, despite her intention to sacrifice herself, she was saved by Xiong Mi and Mao Ge before her own death, witnessing the deaths of her teammates first. Even though she later sacrificed herself to save the remaining members of the "Slacking Off Gang" and preserve their spirit, that mission still left a scar in Shao Ye's heart, one that she couldn't let go of.

This time, it won't happen again; the same thing will never happen again.

come on.

Bring on pain and death.

Shao Ye's face, shrouded in a black cloak, became ferocious.

Click—click click—

Before that terrifying monster arrived, there was an extreme low temperature.

The puddles on the ground quickly froze.

Frost began to spread across the walls and the ground.

Next, the clothes and skin on the three people began to freeze, and the flow of blood in their veins gradually slowed down, showing a tendency to freeze.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably die instantly. Even though the three Red Moon level players could hold on for a while, their combat power would undoubtedly be further weakened in this extremely low temperature of less than 200 degrees Celsius.

The hospital had anticipated the actions the players might take.

Even though its eyes were held back by Cat Brother, preventing it from knowing the true situation, it wasn't difficult for it to calculate the players' deep dive into the dungeon for a decapitation strike. Therefore, it had already taken precautions, and the three players in the present had run into this core obsession, which had been temporarily enhanced by the [Hospital] and reached an extremely high intensity, approaching that of a [Doctor].

As initially predicted, the hospital never takes anyone outside of Gao Hai seriously. Therefore, its actions towards the player are nothing more than simply and brutally instilling power into a certain number of core obsessions, and that's all.

The truth is, even such a simple solution is enough to drive players to despair.

They really have no shame whatsoever.

Gao Hai calmly commented on this.

"Mr. Gao?!"

Hayashi Kenta's eyes widened. He had been looking deadpan just moments before, but suddenly became lively, his expression even carrying a hint of fawning.

[Although I had considered what methods the other party might use, directly increasing the BOSS's damage and defense, raising the stats so that players can't damage the opponent and get one-shotted, really shows a complete lack of skill. Just how much does this guy look down on people?]

Ignoring Hayashi Kenta's reaction, Takami simply looked through the eyes of the three people present at the figure slowly walking out of the darkness—a naked creature covered in black holes of all sizes, whose gender and appearance were no longer discernible—and sighed softly.

[At this level of strength, if I were to infuse you with an equivalent amount of power, you would immediately be exposed.]

I can only give you power at a relatively low level. This will ensure you don't get killed by this thing for about 3 minutes, but it's far from enough to defeat it. At most, it can only allow you to protect yourself temporarily.

If you still haven't escaped this area after this power is exhausted, then I'll have no choice but to risk being exposed to rescue you...

Gao Hai's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

Upon hearing that the other party had given up on finding their obsession item and was instead telling them to run away, Hayashi Kenta couldn't help but swallow hard. He realized that even Takami was saying such things, proving that the monster that was about to appear before them was truly no match for them.

"No, I'll stop it..."

Shao Ye's hoarse voice rang out at this moment.

"I'm coming alone. The other two will go find the object of my obsession..."

"I'm one of them, that's enough..."

The black cloak turned fiery red.

Shao Ye removed his hood, revealing a horrifying face completely burned, with twisted flesh writhing among the ugly scars.

"Give me strength, I will not die, I will hold it off..."

Shao Ye, whose entire body was engulfed in flames, spoke to Gao Hai in a hoarse voice.

【it is good】

There were no questions, no hesitations, and no superfluous words.

Sensing the other party's determination, Gao Hai responded, and golden light immediately flowed through Shao Ye's body.

"Wait, even if we could enhance ourselves, it would still be too much of a problem against an enemy of this level—"

Although Kenta Hayashibe liked to slack off, he wasn't so indifferent as to such suicidal behavior that he couldn't help but try to persuade Shao Ye.

But before he could finish speaking, Shao Ye's figure disappeared from the spot.

whoosh-

The fierce wind blew a moment too late, only reaching in front of Hayashibe Kenta and Nanakawa Ren.

The ground shattered amidst the violent shaking.

Meanwhile, the long sword in Shao Ye's hand had already pierced through the hollow monster, pushing its body backward until it smashed into a wall, shattering the wall.

The obsessive blade, named "Blade of Malice," continued to suppress the monster at this moment, while the flames from the burning trench coat, "Unquenchable Flame," also wrapped around it and merged into the blade, further damaging the monster before it.

click-

The next second, Shao Ye collapsed to the ground, one hand and one foot severed, and large and small ice crystals appeared on his body.

Even if it did possess a tangible physical form, this hollow eeriness was still not something that could be suppressed by a few Crimson Moon-level obsession objects working together. Shao Ye's full-force attack only managed to control the thing for less than half a second before the recoil almost completely destroyed its body.

boom! ! !

But then, Shao Ye quickly got up and pierced the monster once again, pinning it to the wall beside him, and even severing one of its hands.

The wound healed instantly under Gao Hai's power.

The distorted, corrupting power invaded, but it could not distort Shao Ye's will. Her only blessing, the Blessing of the Enlightened One, greatly enhanced her willpower and mental resistance at this moment, allowing Shao Ye to withstand this force that was originally impossible to resist, pressing the thing down and pinning her entire body against the wall.

The fingers melted quickly.

Multiple parts of the body weaken at the same time.

When one method failed, the monster immediately changed its attack method. This time, Shao Ye could feel that she could not easily recover from the damage to her body. Some unknown and extremely vicious corrupting force was spreading in her body, continuously destroying her limbs.

[...Did you see that? Your hole?]

The twisted, grotesque creature had turned its head, and a sound came from the pitch-black, bottomless void.

Then the twisted, deformed fleshy hand grabbed the thing's head and slammed it against the wall.

Bang! ! !

After the loud bang, Shao Ye's body shattered even more severely, and even the hand that had been grabbing the monster disappeared without a trace.

However, this was not a problem, because more and stronger twisted flesh had been growing rapidly from Shao Ye's body.

The parasitic flesh and blood obsession [corpse parasite] within her body forcibly filled Shao Ye's body structures that could not be repaired immediately after their disappearance in an unreasonable way, stabilizing her incomplete body again and enabling her to support normal activities for a short period of time.

Then, Shao Ye grabbed the thing's head with one hand, lifted it high, smashed it through the wall into a laboratory, and then slammed it to the ground, causing the floor to collapse. With a loud bang, Shao Ye and the strange creature fell into the broken floor and landed on the next floor.

It wasn't until this time that Hayashibe Kenta and Nanakawa Ren arrived to check on Shao Ye's situation.

"Are we really players on the same level as her?"

Seeing Shao Ye's posture of suppressing the monster so tightly, Lin Bujian's mouth dropped open, his face filled with disbelief.

"Isn't it a good thing to have a stronger teammate? Instead of thinking so much, why don't you hurry up and find it? If we can't find the core obsession object within 3 minutes, Miss Shao Ye won't be able to suppress it, and then we'll all be stuck here."

Nanakawa Ren slapped Hayashibe Kenta on the forehead. Seeing that he didn't immediately start looking for clues, she wished she could give this guy who couldn't tell what was important a few more slaps.

"found it."

But this time, instead of immediately following Nanakawa Ren, Hayashibe Kenta spoke in a low voice.

"Huh? You found what? Wait, you've already found it?!"

This inexplicable remark startled Qi Chuanlian, but she quickly understood and couldn't help but show a shocked expression.

“There are sounds coming from those caves. I can recognize one of them; it’s a very familiar sound, but I can’t remember exactly where I heard it. But that’s not the point. What I’m trying to say is that I’ve heard the content of that sound clearly, and I think I might have a clue what to do next.”

As he spoke, Hayashi Kenta turned his head slightly, listening once again to the few recognizable parts of those distorted voices.

Experimental cooperation... Dansu Corporation Group meeting... Professional agents who come into contact with supernatural forces... Brainwave device... The younger brother of Zhenyang Apartment...

Could the younger brother from that apartment be the key?

Kenta Hayashibe felt that the key word he had grasped might be the solution to breaking the deadlock.

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Unstoppable and the Off-Field Assistance.

Rumble—rumble—

Amidst a series of deafening explosions, Shao Ye dragged the hollowed-out monster down the hill, almost completely destroying the dark laboratory area.

If you only watched the battle scenes, everyone would probably think that Shao Ye was dominating the creature, leaving it completely defenseless. But upon closer inspection, you'd find that no matter what wounds Shao Ye inflicted on the monster, they healed in less than a second. Conversely, the intangible rules manifested as tangible effects, constantly inflicting damage on Shao Ye in unexpected ways. Although Shao Ye could heal his own injuries, his healing speed was nowhere near that of the monster, even with Gao Hai providing assistance.

Burning flames and twisted flesh intertwined.

The three-minute enhancement provided by Gao Hai's power has now lasted for about a minute.

Two minutes left.

If, two minutes later, Lin Bujiantai and Nanakawa Ren still haven't found the core obsession object, then Shao Ye will have no choice but to forcibly confront this existence, whose power far surpasses that of the Red Moon level core obsession, without any enhancement. He can only try to buy more time with his own strength.

If it really comes to that, the situation will be extremely critical. Even if Gao Hai guarantees that he will find a way to get the person out if it does, no one can be sure whether things will go as planned under such a dangerous situation. At this point, the players have nothing else to do but try their best.

"We can't find any clues at all..."

Kenta Hayashibe was starting to get a little anxious.

"There are no traces of any obsessive objects in the surrounding rooms, nor can we find any obvious entrances to unusual spaces. This can't go on."