I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

"Goal... no, it's concentrated! One more try and we can kick it out!!"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

"..."

……

Upon returning to the gate of the abandoned zoo, place the "arm" and "left chest" of the phone inside the coffin.

Takagawa Ryu listened to what Toudou Chika and the others had just done.

All I can say is that you are truly exceptional.

But, inexplicably, it seems like there's nothing wrong with it, what's that all about?!

"In that case, we just need to continue collecting the remaining corpses, right?"

The influencer can no longer affect everyone, and it seems that it's just a matter of time... right?

Chapter Eighty-Four: Shattering the Darkness with the Power of Thunder!

"In that case, it's halfway done..."

When the time on my phone reached past 1 a.m.

At the entrance to the abandoned zoo, Takagawa Takayuki and Mei Li reunited with Fujiwara Chika and the giant fox, placing the [corpse] they were holding into the burial chamber.

Four copies have been found.

Just as I had thought when I found the arm, the process of finding the body was not difficult at all with me and the big fox around.

So afterwards, he and Fujiwara Chika used the same trick again and each retrieved another corpse.

just now.

The coffin contains the hands, left chest, and right half of the head. The missing parts are the legs, right chest, and left side of the head.

And just as the clues we had obtained earlier proved true.

"These eight bodies must have been pieced together by three people."

The hands that have been found are clearly different: one is fair and slender, which looks like it belongs to a delicate young girl, while the other is muscular and a bit dark, clearly belonging to a dark-skinned physical education student.

Half of his chest also belonged to a man.

And that half-head is even more obvious; it's Aishima Megumi's head.

The girl, who seemed mentally broken and appeared weak and fearful, was indeed dead.

What kind of "good guy" is this...

"That way, we can leave soon."

Fujiwara Chika stroked her chin, speaking as if deep in thought.

This is true, but it's not right.

At this moment, Gao Chuanlong was thinking that completing the "Collect Corpses" game was to leave this abandoned zoo, but he hadn't come here to leave.

What secrets are hidden in the stronghold of the body-possessing group?

Where are Su Nuo's fingers?

And most importantly.

The strange tale of the "zoo" and the "search for corpses"—is this thing really just a pure defense mechanism?

It's like the "grand formation of a sect" in novels.

but.

Since we've already brought over [Ghost Stories] for defense, shouldn't we bring over some more lethal ones?

For now.

The "Zoo" ghost story primarily uses mental distortion and cognitive pollution as its attack methods, and it can only be triggered passively. As long as the "Visitor Rules" are strictly followed, the danger of this ghost story is actually extremely low.

As for the "Find the Corpse" mechanic, it seems to have some hidden rules. Players will indeed respawn if they are killed by the "Red Man," but there seems to be some kind of "death rule" at play.

Players will gradually be killed in a real sense, and parts of the corpses of the dead will appear in the game.

Simultaneously.

The [Zoo] will also possess the bodies of the dead, turning them into animals and causing chaos in the game.

Gao Chuanlong has not forgotten.

When Fujiwara Chika first encountered the "Red Man," Aishima Megumi, who had transformed into a rabbit-headed man, deliberately imitated Chizuru's voice, hoping to make the girl turn her head and trigger the "Red Man's" ultimate killing rule, causing her to die.

This includes the bodies they are looking for, which are placed in the shade of trees—so far, the four bodies that he and the girl have found are all like this.

This is clearly a deliberate attempt to prevent others from obtaining it.

From an ordinary person's perspective, it would be very difficult to remove the body from the shadows under the tree; in fact, just getting close to it could cause severe mental and cognitive contamination.

Just as I initially thought.

The inclusion of the two strange tales, "The Zoo" and "Searching for the Corpse," in the story is a deliberate arrangement; there is some kind of coordination between them.

Moreover, the purpose is not as simple as "killing outsiders".

"The efficiency is just too slow."

If the goal is to kill outsiders, there shouldn't be a rule where being killed by a "red person" results in resurrection and a restart of the game.

Based on her own perception of the speed and strength of the "Celebrity," killing a few ordinary people should only take a few seconds.

So it was intentional.

They deliberately killed the players who entered slowly.

Gao Chuanlong's gaze fell upon the two mangled corpses of boys who had been brutally killed by bricks and stones and appeared to have been tortured, standing between the iron gates at the entrance of the zoo in the distance.

That was clearly made by a girl named Michiko.

now.

From the darkness in the distance, the zoo's announcement came over the loudspeaker again.

The notification indicated that a "celebrity" had appeared in a certain location. In reality, this broadcast would sound approximately every few minutes to ten minutes, and it was almost ubiquitous, audible from almost anywhere.

However, since it no longer poses a threat to them, it is basically ignored.

Takagawa Takayuki seemed to have figured something out.

"Let's continue searching for the remaining bodies, and also, let's look for the other four people."

There are issues that absolutely need to be clarified.

That is.

Why did the original six of them come here [to search for a body]? Takakawa Takayuki realized that this was probably the key to all the answers...

……

In front of the aquarium.

The sudden appearance of the enormous building before them was nothing new to Gao Chuanlong and Mei Li.

In reality, the zoo was mostly shrouded in darkness, with only a few buildings, roads, and outlines resembling trees faintly visible.

Without the light from a cell phone, you can't see anything at all.

under these circumstances.

It's perfectly normal to suddenly find yourself at a venue while walking around.

They walked inside, one after the other, keeping a distance between them.

This place is quite peculiar right now.

Upon entering, you'll find a circular hall where, using the light from your phone, you can see a cylindrical aquarium in the center.

Like the strange grasslands I'd seen before, this place contained some kind of eerie indigo blue seawater.

It even gives the impression of being as thick as paint.

Where there is no light, it is pure darkness, which makes it somewhat frightening when the fish floating in the water suddenly appear in front of you.

Because the fish is normal.

This is rather strange, because unlike the animals outside that are "sculpted" by humans, the fish in the aquarium look no different from real fish.

It remained motionless, like a specimen, simply existing still in the water.

Even more bizarrely, both Takagawa Ryu and Mei Li saw "giraffes," "rabbits," and "elephants" in the aquarium...

These are the terrifying beasts outside that have human appearances.

These guys swim in the water.

Instead, it seemed as if it had become a real "fish".

The fish in the aquariums, including even the huge whales, seem to have become some kind of decoration.

This is not surprising at all.

Mei and Gaochuan Long continued their exploration of the aquarium, searching along the corridors around the circular hall for any trace of a corpse.

then.

Suddenly, a boy in a school uniform appeared in the corridor.

He's the boy from the young couple who left earlier.

"I have something to ask you."

He drew his demon sword and froze the ground beneath his opponent's feet, rendering him completely immobile.

"what?!"

After we got it under control.

In the distance, the girl's voice could be heard again, probably from hearing her boyfriend's shouts.

"Xiao Si, what's wrong?!"

And then not long after.

Both of them were held in place by Gao Chuanlong, who used the ice to control them from a distance.

"Why are you here?"

"..."

"I've already told you, I'm an official."

"That's too brutal!"

A girl named Aishue complained.

but.

She quickly muttered something.

"It was Hui who asked me to do it."

"Ok?"

"Hui came to me and said, 'Please help me find my body.' Oh, that's horrible..."

The boy and girl told a ghost story they knew.

in short.

If one day, a classmate you know at school says to you, "Please help me find my body," then the person who was told must also say the same thing to another classmate they know.

Otherwise, you will be killed by the "Red Person".

"So I told Xiao Si about it later."

Aiyuki, who was asked by Aishima Megumi to find the body, did as the rumors suggested and asked her boyfriend for help.

"I thought it wasn't true, so I just let it go... and then I told Ikezaki."

Ikezaki is another boy—one of the two who have already been killed by Michiko.