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

"I never thought this place could be used with such reverse thinking. I must say, this is truly worthy of Ah Hai."

Watching Gao Hai reinstall the handle he had taken off back into the tripped switch and then pull it up, Qianhua, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh and say something.

What, Ah Hai?

Maki, who heard the words through the doll's hearing, was stunned for a moment, but then she had to focus her attention on the dangerous situation at hand and couldn't spare the energy to think about whether Chika's address had any deeper meaning.

Foln's appearance is rapidly changing, from the mangled state left by Hidal's execution to a normal, human-like appearance.

It seems that only within the frozen zone after the power outage can Vollnir wield his bizarre powers with human will. Once power is restored to the frozen zone, he will become more human in terms of the rules. Bizarre actions are always limited by rules, and even Vollnir, who aspires to godhood, has not been able to escape this.

Boom——

A dull, loud noise came from somewhere in the base.

The terrifying female monster named Hedar has entered the research base, and the researchers and soldiers who were forced to resist it under Gao Hai's orders are now being crushed one by one, just like they had experienced before, just like Gao Hai was dragged into the great rift, turning into a pile of rotten flesh.

For these anomalies, this isn't considered death. It's like how the rescue team members summoned by the badge were torn apart by the female anomaly, and after some time, they can be summoned again. However, since these anomalies were killed by Hedar when they were once human, when Hedar executes them, these things truly lose their anomaly nature temporarily and become pure corpses. Only when this cycle of the past ends and the next cycle begins can they be reborn and begin the last fifteen days of their lives anew.

The quarantine area has been completely de-energized, turning into a state of darkness that only occurs at the end of the fifteen-day cycle.

The power to the observation area was being rapidly cut off. Through the private surveillance cameras in the offices of Furn and Shegela in the living area, a pale figure could be seen walking step by step through the sewage-filled corridor, approaching the experimental area.

It was going to kill the last target in the research base, the one it hated so much that it became the key to its obsession: Foln. And if no external force intervened, the outcome this time would be the same as countless times before: it would shatter Foln's body, but it would be unable to destroy the other's will, and it could only continue to live with the other in this endless hell.

Boom!

A muffled sound came from Gao Hai, who stood in front of the rapidly approaching white-dressed female ghost.

Holding a wooden door in one hand, Gao Hai stood confidently in the corridor of the observation area, looking at the figure gradually approaching from the front.

"Hey beautiful, wanna have a fantastic encounter?"

The next moment, Gao Hai, who was uttering nonsensical words, stretched out his free hand, gave a thumbs up to the strange creature in front of him, and displayed the silver ring on his thumb.

Chapter 73: The Raging Flames Burning in Hell

Do you still remember the promise we made to each other?

We met on the beach that night, got to know each other, and became friends traveling together.

You and I have traveled through the mountains and rivers of this country together. We have experienced many things together. We once wanted to roam freely between heaven and earth, but we never expected that on this journey, we would meet each other, the ones we love so deeply, who would make us willingly put away our wandering hearts and be bound to the cage called "family".

Hedar, I will never leave you.

Whether in life or death, whether in poverty or wealth, I will always be by your side.

From today onward, we will start a family. Whether we encounter happy or sad times, we will share them; whether things are good or bad, we will face them together. We will have a healthy and happy child, or perhaps several, who will inherit our youthful dreams and aspirations. They may share our love of adventure, traveling to every corner of the world, and maybe, like us, they will meet their loved ones on their journeys.

By then, I think we may be old, frail, and with failing eyesight. But even then, we will still be together, watching the children we raised live their own lives.

Would you like to embrace this kind of life with me?

Honey.

……

Hidal...

Hidal... I'm sorry...

I failed to keep my promise, I failed to stay by your side, and I failed to walk with you through the rest of my life.

I don't want to leave you, I want to go back to your side, I hope I can see you again.

But the thick layer of rock has buried me, I can't escape, and I have no hope left.

sorry……

I failed to keep my promise...

sorry……

I loved you so deeply... but in the end, I betrayed your heart...

God...

If you truly exist, please save me...

I don't expect to live a normal life again...

I only wish I could see her one more time, and speak to her one more time…

I want to tell her how much I love her, how much I regret it, and how much I want to stay with her...

I want to go back to her and say sorry. As her husband, I'm so incompetent; I can't keep my promise to my wife, I can't be by her side...

I want to hug her one more time, and then tell her to forget me and find the happiness she deserves in life. I can no longer stay by her side. If I can, at least let her make up for her regrets and sorrows, and stop longing for me…

I'm sorry... darling...

sorry……

……

...

.

She can still remember her happiest moment.

Sunlight streamed through the church windows, illuminating the pristine white wedding dress.

He was wearing a somewhat fitted suit, and with a restrained smile, he walked awkwardly towards me, completely lacking the dashing demeanor he used to have when we trekked through mountains and rivers together.

She almost burst out laughing at the sight of him.

But when he walked up to her, took her hand, and earnestly made his promise to her, she almost burst into tears.

The bells rang exceptionally clearly that day.

That day, her kiss with him was especially profound.

The ring she and he exchanged that day was slipped onto her finger and she never took it off again.

Are you finally back?

I felt that familiar temperature again.

Have you finally come back to me?

I heard that person's voice again.

You've finally come back to my side. Will you never leave again?

I touched that kiss that belonged only to me once again.

How many times have I dreamt of this moment arriving?

How many times have I woken up from a dream only to realize that everything has already vanished?

Scars will eventually heal.

The pain will eventually dull up.

Those who have died can never come back.

Those who survive can only carry the heavy burden of memories and continue moving forward.

But if you could come back...

If you could really come back to me...

Reach out.

Gently take his hand in yours.

The familiar image in my memory has not faded.

She can still recall the time they spent together.

I finally saw you again, and I'm finally back by your side.

I'm sorry... I got back too late...

It's okay... You're back... That's enough...

They held hands.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Should we go now?

Just like those days we've spent together, let's walk forward hand in hand.

I used to look down on these little gestures between couples.

Now, finally...

[Your husband's death really has nothing to do with us, haha. To be honest, we were quite worried at first that he could get lost and get stuck inside.]

After all, we were only conducting low-intensity research on the various changes inside the Red Nut Gray Hole. His death directly sealed off half of the cave, which is a troublesome problem for us.

[But I never expected, I really never expected, that it was his death that caused the entire Red Nut Gray Hole to change, allowing my experiment to achieve a breakthrough. So, he died a good thing, Andres died a really good thing, that's what you call sacrificing for humanity, hahaha—]

The steps that were leading forward slowly came to a stop.

The happiness of reuniting with family is within reach.

But why can't we move forward?

[Stop howling! It's just that they injected something into your hand. Does it really hurt that much?]

Oh, you mean those two test subjects who came a couple of days ago? They're long dead. It's a shame they couldn't withstand the experiments. A bunch of useless people wasting my time. Sigh.

[What? You're saying they're just kids under ten? Does that matter? Compared to the greater good of humanity, that's nothing. You should be jealous of their luck. They're practically useless junk, yet they still managed to leave a mark on the experimental records—that's incredibly rare.]

He slowly turned his body to the side.

I can't forget what happened.

Even when happiness is within reach, there are still some things that cannot be forgotten or let go of.

[Your child? Oh, I'd completely forgotten about that. You died the day after you came in. I think you were at the end of the surgery waiting list that day.]

[What kind of expression is that? Stop crying, okay, ignore her and continue the experiment. This individual's potential is truly unimaginable.]