When I was in a world of unconventional rules and taboos

Click!

Upon entering the dark gate, Inuno-kun activated the [Cursed Bone Ring] in his hand almost before he could even assess the situation. He used his own ribs and half of his left arm bone as a sacrifice to summon a two-meter-tall, gray-white, humanoid skeleton monster with a bone sword in its hand and ghostly flames in its pupils.

There was nothing he could do. The black cat's strange behavior and the sudden appearance of the dark door put too much psychological pressure on him, making him feel that there might be some unimaginable and terrible danger hidden behind the door.

To save his life and ensure his safety, he decisively used the strange artifact he had just acquired, paying a considerable price to have the skeleton monster stand in front of him and protect him.

However, when his gaze fell upon the familiar layout around him, his face suddenly froze, and his eyes changed slightly.

Inside the dilapidated house, there were eerie green candlelight flickering, strangely scattered paper money, blood-stained ropes, and a huge, pitch-black coffin...

Isn't this the very scene that begins in the Ghost Story dungeon?!

How did he end up here?!

Could it be that after going through all that trouble, the final destination is...?

"wrong!"

Inuno-kun's pupils contracted, his gaze fixed on the black coffin, his teeth clenched, his face tense, not allowing himself to show the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Everything now points to this place. Does this mean that the master of the labyrinth is also here?

Right now, the most suspicious thing in the entire room is undoubtedly the dead [zombie] inside the black coffin.

Is it really dead?!

Is it really the mastermind behind everything?!

I was actually with the big boss of this ghost story dungeon from the very beginning?

Moreover, they even pried open His mouth, pulled out a few gold teeth, and took some other parts along the way?!

The more Inuno thought about it, the more uncertain he felt, and the more panicked, fearful, and terrified he became...

Baka! This joke has gone too far...

[Rule 1: The coffin serves as both restraint and protection. The contents inside may be of great use to you, so please observe carefully and do not overlook any details.]

At that moment, Inuno-kun felt that even the simplest rule number one probably contained a lot of hidden meaning.

Inuno-kun could clearly hear his heart pounding, and even his right hand, adorned with the cursed bone ring, began to tremble.

To die is to die!

It's better than doing nothing at all!

Otherwise, the sheer fear of the unknown would gradually crush him, causing him to completely break down...

He gritted his teeth, maneuvering the skeleton monster closer and closer to the black coffin, stretching out his boneless hand, devoid of any flesh, trying to push the coffin open and find out what was inside.

despair!

Just as the skeleton monster's hand touched the black coffin lid and was about to push it open, a withered hand suddenly reached out from the coffin and grabbed the skeleton monster.

The next moment, to Inuno-kun's horrified gaze, the two-meter-tall skeletal monster was pulled into the coffin without any resistance.

A chilling sound suddenly came from inside the coffin.

puff--

Inuno felt as if a giant hand had pierced his brain, violently stirring and crushing it. He wanted to let out a mournful howl, but he couldn't move, as if he were frozen in place.

His mouth gradually filled with the smell of rust, and blood mixed with fragments of internal organs kept gushing out.

His mouth continued to widen, being torn open little by little by an invisible force. Then, in Inuno-kun's horrified eyes, his teeth began to fall out...

To say they detached is a bit too polite; visually, it looks more like they were pried out one by one...

His fingernails were also ripped off piece by piece, leaving only a bloody mess...

The scene I'm witnessing now feels exactly like what I did to the [zombie] inside the coffin at the very beginning.

No, it's different. At this moment, it's as if he's being repaid tenfold.

The things we did were being returned to us in a more cruel and brutal way...

Inuno-kun's consciousness was beginning to fade, and everything before his eyes was swaying violently. The excruciating pain in his mind relentlessly assaulted his nerves, his breathing slowed, and his vital signs began to...

[Ding! Congratulations, esteemed chosen one, you have successfully completed this round of the "Mysterious Labyrinth" ghost story dungeon. Completion rating: One star.]

[Due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be forcibly transported back to the real world. Your dungeon rewards will be calculated upon your return, pending the next Ghost Story quest.]

.....

Inside the room.

The enormous creature with a demonic face and bear body was also suspended in mid-air, suffering inhuman torture bit by bit.

Soon, the howl of the demon bear grew lower and lower until it was almost inaudible, and its huge size began to shrink, turning back into Aleph's appearance.

[Ding! Congratulations, esteemed chosen one, you have successfully completed this round of the "Mysterious Labyrinth" ghost story dungeon. Completion rating: One star.]

[Due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be forcibly transported back to the real world. Your dungeon rewards will be calculated upon your return, pending the next Ghost Story quest.]

.....

Crash! Crash!

In the deathly silent room,

Teeth and nails, still attached to flesh and blood, gradually fell off.

Hot blood mixed with fragments of internal organs was spilled on the ground.

Aaron's situation was not much different from that of Inuno-kun and Alef, but unlike their struggles and resistance, he was in a different situation.

Aaron did not choose to "demonize" himself, and even after being subjected to inhuman torture, he did not utter a single scream.

A pair of tired, azure eyes stared intently at the black coffin before them.

Whether it was because his gaze was too unwavering, or because he found the presence inside the coffin somewhat uninteresting, he stopped his torture.

click-

The coffin lid was pushed open.

A cold, stiff face appeared in Aaron's sight.

The next moment, those azure eyes were gouged out.

I don't like the way you look at me!

Even with his eyes gouged out and utterly plunged into darkness, Aaron still stared straight at it with his empty eye sockets, his lips slowly curling into a maniacal smile.

[Ding! Congratulations, esteemed chosen one, you have successfully completed this round of the "Mysterious Labyrinth" ghost story dungeon. Completion rating: Two stars.]

[Due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be forcibly transported back to the real world. Your dungeon rewards will be calculated upon your return, pending the next Ghost Story quest.]

.....

The world of ghost stories.

A skinned corpse floated in mid-air, its throbbing muscles and nerves making it look like a skinned frog.

A pair of lifeless eyes were carelessly tossed on the ground.

[Ding! Congratulations, esteemed chosen one, you have successfully completed this round of the "Mysterious Labyrinth" ghost story dungeon. Completion rating: Two stars.]

[Due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be forcibly transported back to the real world. Your dungeon rewards will be calculated upon your return, pending the next Ghost Story quest.]

.....

Click, click.

The enormous black egg, standing majestically on the battlefield, began to crackle and pop, and fine cracks gradually appeared, revealing a tall and imposing figure with long silver-white hair.

Su Ming slowly opened his eyes, a strange divine light emanating from them, carrying an eerie divine power that instantly caused the surrounding space to tremble violently and crack little by little.