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

By the time I realized it, the intense mental erosion had already been transmitted through my senses.

Yuanshan Ming suddenly took a step back, his face turning deathly pale in an instant. He felt as if his head was being gnawed at by something, and he was in excruciating pain.

"Hold on! Don't let your guard down!"

With a roar, Masaaki Ishido unleashed his powerful mental energy, quickly standing in front of Akira Toyama. Facing the bloodied faces that appeared on the wall, he withstood the most of the mental erosion effects at that moment.

"Holy crap, what did I attract?! Aaaaaah!"

Hu Baoxiong let out a dog-like scream, his face turning deathly pale, but he didn't back down an inch, standing up to resist the intense mental erosion.

Ta da da - da da da -

The rescue team member, also a monster, was completely unaffected and was even able to fire continuously at the walls, attacking the distorted faces. Although the rescue team member's attack power was insufficient to cause much damage due to its low level, its actions did distract the monsters to some extent, reducing the pressure on the three players.

【■■……】

Whose voice is calling to me?

As he struggled to resist the mental erosion, Toyama Akira froze for a moment. In that instant, he felt his brain was in complete disarray, and his thoughts became increasingly chaotic.

That feeling of palpitation returned once again.

A strange feeling that no one else has, only I have experienced.

It was like that incredibly familiar broadcast voice, yet I couldn't quite place whose it was. These things… these abnormal things… the source lies in… my memories?!

Was it a memory all along?

In the midst of intense pain, Akira Toyama finally realized that his memories had somehow become the key to understanding the supernatural and bizarre tales.

Yes, I should have thought of that sooner.

After being resurrected from the Alice doll state, his mind remained in a state of extreme disorder, from which he was unable to recover.

In order to sustain the crumbling Red Knot Society and recover as quickly as possible, I made a decision to delete the chaotic memories that were disrupting my thinking and reset my mental state to ensure I could return to normal. This method was similar to Miss Xiongmi's blessing, but unlike a blessing without side effects, I accomplished this through the power of my obsessive object and the help of a player skilled in manipulating mental power. Therefore, this memory deletion was incomplete; remnants and fragments remained in my subconscious. For exploring dungeons, these remnants could sow the seeds of future trouble, but I failed to pay immediate attention to them.

It's too late to start thinking about what you've forgotten now.

The only certainty now is that I have become the source of danger; the emptiness deep within me has resonated with some kind of sinister entity lurking in this area. If I don't do something quickly, that thing will use my mind to exert even greater influence here. Even with Mr. Gao's assistance, things will still become extremely dangerous.

"Ugh...uh..."

Akira Toyama was still struggling to resist the intense mental erosion. He wanted to tell others that the problem lay with him, but at this moment he was unable to concentrate on anything, and even controlling his body to stay upright had become extremely difficult.

The blood on the ground had accumulated into a thin pool, in which many mangled pieces of flesh writhed and trembled.

At the end of the corridor, some blurry dark figures had appeared and were slowly walking towards them.

The anomalies are increasing, and the aura of the strange creature can be felt gathering. If this continues, unless Mr. Gao takes the initiative to amplify the impact, the three of them will truly be in danger.

In any case, something has to be done; things absolutely cannot continue like this.

"Huh...huh..."

Akira Toyama, struggling to stay lucid, made a desperate decision.

But at that very moment, before he could actually make a move, crimson arms reached out from the blood pool, grabbed the already locked-on Toyama Akira, and instantly pulled him into the blood pool below, dragging him into another space.

"Far away mountains!"

Ishido Masaaki roared, but because he had suffered the most mental erosion, he was unable to rescue Toyama Akira in time.

Akira Toyama himself felt a viscous liquid completely envelop him, and a rusty smell filled his nostrils in an instant, followed by the sensation of falling.

Boom!

Akira Toyama landed steadily on the ground and stood up. Before he was fully up, a rusty sickle appeared in his hand.

Although he really wanted to find a Bloodstained Chainsaw to use again after returning to normal, Akira Toyama still remembered the scene of him fighting against Takami with the chainsaw at Hayate Elementary School. Therefore, Akira Toyama was worried that he would lose control again. In the end, he did not go to the dungeon to find that weapon again, and instead used a relatively safer item of obsession.

For example, this small scythe has the characteristic of instantly canceling the attack and returning to the initial action when it is swung. Akira Toyama can use this object of obsession to unleash an extremely dense number of attacks in a short period of time, making up for the lack of strength of the object of obsession itself by the number of attacks.

But that's not important right now. What's important is where I am right now and how I can get out of here.

slam-la-

Blood gushed out, washing over Yuanshan Ming's calves.

The corridor was completely dark, with no light. Relying solely on the night vision provided by his obsession object, Akira Toyama looked up and saw the bandits walking towards him, looking like they had been torn apart, chewed up, and then pieced back together.

The quantity was even greater than expected.

Yuanshan Ming turned around and saw that the other side of the corridor was densely packed with resort guests and staff.

The numbers here are even more exaggerated.

The intense mental erosion was still burning his head. Although he could still stand, Akira Toyama estimated that he would probably collapse after taking only a few steps. He had little confidence in escaping the pursuit of so many strange creatures under these circumstances.

Could it be that the first casualty among the Red Moon-level players in this operation is about to start with me?

Thinking this, Akira Toyama chuckled self-deprecatingly, then prepared to fight to the death.

hum-

A faint spatial fluctuation emanated from his side.

When he realized it, an aura more powerful and terrifying than any of the monsters present rushed straight to his senses, almost freezing his breath.

Core obsession.

Without any warning, a being of the Red Moon level core obsession level appeared beside him.

The most terrifying opponent, whom we could never defeat, is now within reach.

Indeed, there wasn't even a chance to struggle. As expected, someone like Mr. Gao is still too far out of reach for most players.

Turn around.

Without hesitation, Akira Toyama swung his scythe, piercing the core obsession, while his mind was filled with emotion.

Even if death is inevitable, he will die in resistance.

This is my last—

Bang!

One hand gripped Toyama Akira's wrist, holding him like a child, thus deflecting his attack.

I am a police officer.

Then, the terrifying creature spoke to Akira Toyama in a dull tone.

Injured citizens, please take shelter behind me.

I will take responsibility for getting you out of this dangerous area and protecting you from harm.

Please do not block my way; this will hinder my actions and increase your chances of getting hurt.

The twisted, eerie creatures all around were now right in front of them.

After finishing his conversation with the police officer, he casually pulled Toyama Akira behind him, then a black pistol appeared in his hand. He pointed it at the approaching dark figures and pulled the trigger.

boom! ! !

Chapter 53 The Strongest, Hirano Sosuke, the Tearing Wind, the Revealed Secret.

The twisted, eerie creature moved through the darkness.

The intense chill continued to spread, and the powerful corrosive force, which would have been enough to kill an ordinary person instantly, had completely covered the blood-soaked corridor. Even Toyama Akira, a Red Moon-level player, could only barely hold on and had almost no ability to resist.

Those figures were moving slowly.

His torn body was haphazardly pieced back together, and as he walked, the fragments of flesh fell off his body and into the filthy pool of blood.

These terrifying creatures from hell have long lost their human minds, merely experiencing endless pain and despair repeatedly, and unleashing their curses and pollution upon every living thing they can reach.

Now, in front of those twisted and filthy things, the figure in the dirty police uniform slowly raised the muzzle of his gun, aiming it at these fragmented objects.

boom! ! !

A bullet flew out, piercing through all five or six monsters standing in a row, and blowing their bodies apart.

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !

Amidst the continuous roar of gunfire, all the strange creatures approaching from both sides of the corridor exploded, reverting to a pile of minced meat in the face of the extremely powerful bullets.

Of course, the officers weren't using suppression rounds. Gao Hai wouldn't allow such a precious resource to be used against these creatures. But even the most ordinary, infinitely propellable bullets had an extremely strong suppressive effect on these monsters at this moment, causing their shattered flesh to struggle but unable to reassemble, only able to wail incessantly in the pool of blood.

The reason for this effect is simple: Gao Hai infused the police officer with a large amount of power. As a core-level monster, the police officer's capacity to absorb divine power is far greater than that of the player. This means that even ordinary bullets can have a suppressive effect on the police officer, allowing him to easily suppress monsters below the Red Moon level core-level monster.

"Phew... You must be kidding me..."

Akira Toyama, who was watching this scene from the sidelines, was at a loss for words.

He certainly knew Officer Hirano Sosuke, the strongest among the rescue team members that Takami could summon, and the former core obsession of Fujika Middle School. This silent officer shocked every player who saw him for the first time. In the eyes of any player, someone of Hirano Sosuke's level was impossible for a player to command. After all, this was a genuine Red Moon-level core obsession, a high-difficulty boss that players would face in the second or third to last level of an action game.

Enemies of this caliber are incredibly difficult to defeat, so how could they possibly join your ranks and become allies, especially without any weakening and instead gradually becoming stronger? No matter how you look at it, this is the kind of entity that disrupts the game's balance, right?

But now, Akira Toyama has indeed met this police officer and truly felt his strength.

Compared to his time at Hayate Elementary School, when Touyama Akira could barely sense the aura of a police officer, this officer now... possessed a completely complete Red Moon-level core obsession... No, more than that. Although its aura was at the strength of a core obsession, the power it had just displayed had already surpassed that level. In terms of actual strength, this being should have already reached the Abyss Domain level.

It's truly unimaginable how Mr. Gao managed to subdue such a powerful figure; he's even beyond the point of making anyone envious.

Please remain calm and do not make any rash moves. I will protect you and get you out of here.

With a cold voice, the police officer stood in front of Akira Toyama, blocking him with his body, and looked around expressionlessly.

We are not truly safe yet.

This was something that Akira Toyama could sense on his own without the police officers needing to emphasize it.

In the dark corridor, a twisted aura continued to gather.

Those who appeared earlier were merely victims; they were far from being the greatest threat here. Things far more terrifying and horrifying than these strange creatures were only just beginning to gather.

Where will it appear from?

Akira Toyama, gripping the small scythe, swallowed hard. Even though it wasn't his first time experiencing a life-or-death battle, the feeling of waiting for a deadly enemy to arrive was still unpleasant.

Hehehehe...hehehaha...

You can hear those crazy laughs.

Those things that, under the distortion of the hospital, became embodiments of resentment while still alive, and transformed into mad demons.