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

Gao Hai closed his eyes, then quickly opened them again, clearly understanding.

I need direction.

I can't just run around the teaching building like a headless fly.

That Alice seems to have the ability to influence the entire school building, so investigating her is very dangerous and you could easily get tricked. I need to know how to find the right direction, how to break through the layers of fog, and find the real right place.

This wish is a one-time expense, but it is certainly a wish that requires a significant price to achieve. Therefore, I should blur and weaken it to some extent to minimize the difficulty of fulfilling this wish.

So what I need is—

The location of something that can help me get in the right direction for my investigation.

After much deliberation, Gao Hai finally said to himself.

when--

The second bell has rung.

At that moment, Gao Hai also felt a certain force responding to him.

This black watch has a new feature.

This function can only be used once per instance, and each use consumes 3 rollback attempts, which consumes a quarter of the available rollback attempts.

After using it, Gao Hai will obtain a location. The things that exist in this location will definitely be helpful to his investigation, help him find the truth, and help him break the core obsession of the instance and destroy it.

when--

The third bell has rung.

Gao Hai could vaguely sense the presence of Zhenfei and Qianhua in a distant, almost unreachable place.

The watch's abilities can still be activated; it can preserve Chika and Maki's memories and allow Chika to unlock telepathic communication with him. However, this is meaningless, so he cannot use such functions at this time.

It's time to move on.

With that thought in mind, Gao Hai closed his eyes and then felt a strong sense of falling.

Darkness enveloped everything once more.

Then, when the darkness dissipated, Gao Hai opened his eyes and found himself sitting in a classroom, surrounded by students who were still unconscious and slumped over their seats.

This is Class 015 of Grade 8 on the 5th floor of the teaching building at Teng Hua Middle School. He has returned.

It's like going back to where it all started, but unfortunately not back to when I was still at home, and Jianzi had just arrived. But going back to this point isn't so bad, though.

"Woo..."

At that moment, Miko, who was sitting next to him, let out a soft moan and then slowly opened her eyes.

She heard footsteps beside her.

It appeared that someone walked past her and took something from the table where she was leaning.

And... why is there a strange, foul smell, like something is rotting? And why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine?

No, no, where am I right now? I remember I finally managed to escape with Mr. Gao...

"You little brats, you good-for-nothings, is the classroom a place for you to sleep?"

"How can you all sleep at your age? I'm speaking to you right now, what are you all trying to do lying here?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out at that moment.

All the girls awoke with a jolt of cold air, then got up in a daze, only to see the rule sheets on their desks. Hmm, there were no candles; none of the desks had any.

Then they heard a soft cough, and when they looked up, they saw a man wearing a sheep's head mask and rescue team clothes, standing on the platform with his arms crossed. The sheep's head was tilted slightly, as if he was looking at them sideways.

Then, after all their attention was focused on the goat-headed man, he reached out and gently tapped the table, then spoke in a serious tone:

"In conclusion, you have been kidnapped by me."

Chapter Twenty: The Villain's Role, Time, and Three Targets

There was no need to unleash Hedar's blessing; the shearling head alone was enough to silence the girls present.

In the light of two candles placed on the podium to ensure illumination, Gao Hai could see the students' pale faces, stimulated by the eerie atmosphere.

Nervousness, fear, panic, confusion...

These emotions are clearly visible on their faces.

On the first playthrough, these girls died one by one without explanation, doing almost nothing of value except causing trouble.

In this playthrough, Gao Hai has come up with a solution—a simple, brutal, and perhaps inhumane method that at least allows some of these people to survive, while also minimizing his troubles.

"Alright, everyone, don't panic. Let's listen to the broadcast first. Even though she's an idiot, we still have to give her some face."

With a gentle tap on the table, Gao Hai addressed the students.

Immediately afterwards, the broadcast started.

Alice's game is about to begin...

The voice and words are the same as in the first playthrough. It feels like it was pre-recorded. Otherwise, why are all the words exactly the same? Or is this some kind of weird feature?

These thoughts raced through Gao Hai's mind before he looked at the bewildered girls again.

"Whether you want to participate in this game or not is your business. I won't participate. I need you to do other things."

"However, judging from everyone's expressions, you all seem to have a lot to say, right? So, if you have any thoughts or complaints, feel free to voice them now. Don't worry, I won't kill anyone right away. Let me think... If anyone has a problem, I'll cut off a finger or a toe first, how about that?"

With an indifferent voice, Gao Hai spread his hands toward the 24 girls in the classroom and spoke casually.

Using the power of the rescue team badges, they temporarily suppressed the eerie aura of the sheep's head hood.

When Gao Hai saw that the expressions on the girls' faces had returned to normal, he knew that some bolder guys were about to emerge.

"You bastard--"

Unsurprisingly, the blonde girl who stepped on the candle during the first playthrough immediately stood up, grabbed the chair she had been sitting on, and threw it directly at Gao Hai.

Is it true that the first one to court disaster was this blond-haired kid? There's a kind of innocent, idiotic charm to it.

Gao Hai, observing the other party through the sheep's head hood, sighed inwardly. He then took a step forward, casually caught the chair and put it down, then grabbed the fist of the blond-haired girl who rushed forward, slammed her onto the podium, and then a machete appeared in his hand, severing her hand in one swift motion.

Blood spurted out in the next moment and landed on the faces of several students sitting in the front row.

"Quiet."

After a command, all the screams were forcibly silenced.

Even the blond-haired woman who was lying on the ground clutching her severed hand couldn't let out a scream.

Even though his face was completely red, he still couldn't make a sound, as if something had forcibly suppressed the function of his vocal cords.

Gao Hai's gaze swept over each student, and each one of them was filled with terror, yet forced into silent contemplation.

It seems that the teacher's instructions have a function similar to those of the excellent student, or even have higher priority than the excellent student's instructions.

I wonder if it's possible to command students to perform tasks that are impossible under normal circumstances, such as flying or punching with the force of ten tons.

"Go back to your seat, stop shaking there, the bleeding has stopped."

He kicked the blonde girl who was lying on the ground, knocking her to the ground. Gao Hai lightly brandished the machete in his hand as he stood on the podium, scanning everyone present.

The blond-haired woman had already stood up, clutching her severed hand, and walked back to her seat step by step. Judging from her gait, it was as if something was gripping her body, forcing her to stand up and walk.

After Gao Hai said that the bleeding had stopped, her severed hand really stopped bleeding. Of course, the pain did not disappear. It was easy to see from the pale face of the blond girl that she was enduring considerable pain.

Every student looked at Gao Hai with fear in their eyes.

Even Yotsuya Miko was trembling with fear, and didn't even dare to meet Takami's eyes.

But that's understandable, considering my entrance this time was entirely as the villain. There's no other way; while I personally don't like playing the villain, this is the only way to get these students to quiet down and follow orders. As long as they can leave this instance alive, minor things like a severed hand can be easily healed by the player's abilities. This will teach this idiot a lesson so he won't do anything as stupid as stepping on candles again.

I was a little scared to see the child; that's not a good thing.

Seeing the fear and confusion on Jianzi's face, Gao Hai silently apologized in his heart, then clapped his hands and continued speaking.

"Well then, I won't waste any more time with pleasantries. Don't let my imposing appearance fool you; I'm just a nobody. You can leave this classroom now, but I can't guarantee whether the others will be as easy to talk to as I am. So, are you going?"

Gao Hai chuckled, walked to the classroom door, and used his superhuman strength to force open the damaged lock. He then pointed to the dark corridor outside.

The classroom was completely silent.

After witnessing Gao Hai conjure a machete out of thin air and cut off a student's hand, no one dared to make a move.

"Oh dear, everyone seems quite nervous. Don't be afraid, really don't be afraid. You've actually been given an opportunity to surpass ordinary humans. You saw it, didn't you? Wasn't my knife cool? It's genuine superhuman power!"

With a deliberately strange tone of voice, Gao Hai took the machete out of his watch and put it back, repeating this twice before walking directly in front of the blond girl with the missing hand.

"I'm sorry about earlier, I acted impulsively. How about this, I'll cut off my hand and give it to you, do you want it?"

Knife up and down.

With a nonchalant tone, Gao Hai chopped off his own hand right in front of the girl.

Fresh blood spurted out.

The students screamed in response.

This time, Gao Hai didn't immediately stop it. After all, cutting off a hand really hurts. Even though he had experienced death several times, he still couldn't bear the pain of having his hand chopped off without showing any expression. Therefore, Gao Hai could only barely stay standing, his face under the hood completely distorted.

However, this pain was only at the beginning.

The power of the rescue team badge quickly began to take effect, and when fully activated, bones and flesh rapidly grew from the severed surface of Gao Hai's severed hand.

The students' screams gradually subsided.

If the previous act of conjuring a machete and cutting off a hand out of thin air only made them think that Gao Hai was a killer who could perform magic tricks, then now that they have truly seen Gao Hai's severed hand grow back at a speed visible to the naked eye and be completely restored, no one can continue to deceive themselves and treat all of this as some kind of reality show or prank program.

In less than 10 seconds, Gao Hai's severed hand had already grown back.

Then, he picked up his severed hand, placed it in front of the terrified blond girl on the table, leaned closer, and whispered to her.

Are you satisfied with this apology?

The deliberately gentle voice made the girl, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, tremble all over.

The way she looked at Gao Hai now was as if she were looking at a monster in human skin.

"Who...who are you? What do you want to do to us? My dad knows a congressman, he...he can give you a lot of money..."

A girl, already terrified and with tears streaming down her face, spoke tremblingly to Gao Hai.