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

I heard a cat meowing.

I heard a cat meowing again, but this time it was a very clear meow, different from the previous one.

That happened at some point in the past.

A stray cat entered Teng Hua Middle School and sneaked onto the rooftop, where it got trapped and couldn't get out.

The rooftop is a prohibited area for students, and anyone caught entering it will definitely receive a warning. However, some students still sneak up there, and after discovering the kitten, they fed it with leftover fish from the cafeteria.

【Meow~】

Jianzi saw the cat rolling on the ground and a student reaching out to gently stroke it.

She already knew how to meet the ghost.

She had already seen the second strange creature hiding on the rooftop, and she saw the approaching danger.

Meow~~~

A soft meow escaped the student who had sneaked up to feed the cat, but the cat was nowhere to be seen.

The cat's meows were still clearly still ringing out.

Then, another student appeared behind the student, clearly still imitating a cat's meow.

"Woo——"

The intense mental stimulation caused Jianzi's head to ache as if it were being pricked with needles.

Gao Hai reached out to protect the girl in the next moment, and at the same time looked at a figure standing on one side of the rooftop.

It was a student, a student dressed in an excellent student uniform, whose head was almost half-cracked open, and whose face was distorted with a smile.

The person who broke the rules was another student, an excellent student living in a high-rise dormitory. He discovered the student who was secretly feeding the kitten, so one day after the other student left, he went to the rooftop, found the kitten, imitated the kitten's meow, and hid, intending to give the student who came looking for the kitten a surprise.

Students who enter the rooftop are considered to be breaking the rules, regardless of their student status; outstanding students simply escape punishment.

chap——

The sharp machete was already in Gao Hai's hand.

But the strange student spoke first.

Don't move!

Jianzi saw the excellent student give an order to the terrified student, who could only stand frozen in place, and then carry the crushed and stomped cat carcass forward towards the student.

Walking towards myself, who was currently frozen in place and unable to move.

Snapped!

Amidst the sound of chains flying, Xiong Mi swung an iron chain that struck the student's head, knocking the monster to the ground on the spot.

The restrictions that Gao Hai and Jianzi had been under were temporarily lifted when the monster was knocked over. Gao Hai immediately stepped forward and chopped off the monster's head with a knife, then chopped off its four limbs and kicked the severed limbs away.

That seems to be the same thing that has happened before.

After thoroughly tormenting the student who was feeding the cat, the excellent student decided to pause and think about what the next order should be.

As a result, the student who was on the verge of death suddenly stood up, staggered forward, grabbed the outstanding student, and threw them both off the building. The two of them died from the fall on the concrete plaza below the dormitory building.

This outstanding student was the first abnormal outstanding student Gao Hai encountered, because it did not exist as a sacrifice, but was killed while still in school, which was an unexpected situation.

However, this is not the final ending.

"Upon entering the rooftop, the first thing to appear will be the [Rogue]. Once the [Rogue] is suppressed, another anomaly will appear, revealing its existence after the previous anomaly has left, in a way that recreates history."

As Jianzi murmured her words, Gao Hai and Xiong Mi turned their heads together to look at the thing that slowly rose from the shadows beside the entrance to the rooftop.

Cat.

That thing was indeed a cat.

One... two... more than a hundred, all torn to pieces, leaving only twisted, mutilated bodies stuck together.

Inside were not just cat remains, but also human remains—fingers, toes, eyeballs, internal organs… all mixed together with the cat remains, wriggling and trembling as if breathing.

Meow~ Meow~

The thing made a meowing sound.

Dozens of kittens stuck together meowed in unison.

The idea of ​​a stray kitten wandering onto campus is a complete fabrication. From the very beginning, the school deliberately placed a cat there to lure students into violating regulations. This experiment was repeated many times, but the school never anticipated that outstanding students would be killed in the process. Therefore, for more important ritual research, this small project was ultimately abandoned, leaving only dozens of mangled cat corpses and the students who died as a result.

All the debris was disposed of, but the lingering resentment on the rooftop never subsided.

This twisted, eerie creature was born from oblivion and seemed to cause some trouble for the school, but a method to suppress it was quickly found. However, it is clear that the school has no way to completely eliminate it, so it can only linger there indefinitely.

Without a doubt, this thing's resentment is extremely terrifying, and it's not something you can get along with easily.

So what they need to do now is to find a way to withstand the attack from this thing, suppress the enemy, and find the underground entrance that may be hidden somewhere on this rooftop.

Jianzi had already seen the method; she already knew how to stop the monster's attacks.

Hey everyone, do you want to play with Uncle Cat?

A girl's soft laughter rang out.

The "Uncle Cat" who had appeared before the three suddenly disappeared, and the entire rooftop underwent a dramatic transformation, turning into a fairytale-like theme park filled with beautiful flowers and plants, large trees laden with fruits and vegetables, and animals such as deer, sheep, and rabbits running around.

Alice, dressed in a pure white Lolita dress, gently swayed on a swing under a tree not far away, giving Gao Hai and the other two a sweet smile.

Alice.

The last one that had not yet appeared—the will of Alice, which should have been residing in the key object of obsession in the [dormitory building] area—finally made its own appearance at this moment.

Gao Hai knew that this meant that his group had indeed taken the right path and arrived in the right direction, which was why this thing had become desperate and had taken the initiative to show itself and try to keep them here.

But he had to admit that the timing of this thing's appearance was indeed quite good, as it chose the crucial moment of the monster's attack to completely obscure their vision of the monster.

whoosh-

A cold wind swept past Gao Hai's body in an instant.

Blood-red color splattered out in the next moment, and Gao Hai's half body was almost split in two by this blow.

What he perceived was merely a small rabbit running past him.

Chapter 55: I have witnessed, I will witness, please witness!

Amidst the intense pain, Alice's laughter suddenly amplified in his mind, as if a dozen Alices were simultaneously shouting in Gao Hai's ears, giving him the agonizing feeling that his eardrums were about to burst.

[Uncle Cat] has already started its attack. The only rule about this thing is that only Miko can see and hear it, but now Takami can't hear the girl's voice at all.

It happened precisely at the exact moment that Jianzi sensed the strange creature's behavior patterns and was about to exchange information with the others. You little brat, you've really got some nerve! You've probably been observing us for quite some time, deliberately choosing this moment to strike.

"break!"

The next moment, before Gao Hai could take any action, he saw the fairytale world before him suddenly crack open and return to the rooftop as it should be.

It's Xiongmi.

Half of her face had now turned almost entirely bronze, and copious amounts of blood were constantly flowing from her torn face.

The bronze eyes emitted a faint light, tearing apart all the illusions in front of him, and at that moment, a corner of [Uncle Cat]'s figure was revealed, then caught up by Xiong Mi's gaze and completely enveloped.

slam-la-

At that moment, blood-stained black chains were thrown out and wrapped around the monster's body.

The next moment, Xiong Mi let out a loud shout and actually pulled the thing into the air with his bare hands, then slammed it hard against the edge of the rooftop, intending to throw it off the rooftop on the spot.

Then, Gao Hai saw a line of text appear on the ground beside him.

When Gao Hai saw the handwriting appear, he already realized something was wrong, guessed what might have happened, and immediately closed his eyes.

But he then realized that Yotsuya Miko couldn't possibly have his reaction and thinking speed, so he quickly strode towards Kumami's direction.

At the same time, a giant wolf that only appeared in the shadows pounced in the direction where Xiong Mi was.

The line of text read, "[Red chili pepper, powerful, only heard but not eaten]," the answer to which was firecracker. This was a riddle Xiong Mi obtained in the dormitory building. According to the rules, this riddle must never be revealed to anyone, but Alice exploited this rule to forcibly leak it, thereby summoning a strange creature that only attacks Xiong Mi.

Blood splattered at that moment.

Xiong Mi's left shoulder was bitten by the wolf shadow. With a loud cracking sound of bones tearing, half of her shoulder and her entire left hand were ripped off, and she lost an arm on the spot.

The strange creature entangled by the chains was not thrown away because of Xiong Mi's change in center of gravity; it simply rolled to the edge of the rooftop.

Bang!

A crimson light surged from Gao Hai's pupils.

Without hesitation, he activated Hedar's blessing, charging forward with superhuman speed and strength, grabbing the chain and pulling it again, about to throw the monster out once more.

Meow~

Gao Hai staggered and fell to the ground.

Amidst the mournful meows of a cat, countless wounds covered his body. Not far away, Xiong Mi was also injured again and couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

"We are experiencing what that thing went through before it died, dismember it quickly!"

Even though he was covered in blood, Xiong Mi still maintained the power of his obsession and forcibly tore a part of the illusion that covered the entire rooftop.

The wolf in the shadows had been pinned to the spot by Xiong Mi and was trembling constantly, seemingly struggling to break free of control and launch another attack.

Gao Hai took a deep breath and got up, while Xiong Mi, holding the chain with one hand, forcibly pulled the struggling monster to the ground.

A strong sense of crisis suddenly struck. Gao Hai only had time to turn his head slightly and saw a dark shadow flash past him. Then the thing was frozen in place and could not move. Not far away, Xiong Mi's eyes began to bleed, and the veins on his face were bulging. He looked like he was in a terrible state.

"Move quickly!"

Xiong Mi's voice remained calm, as if she herself was not the one who was injured.

Gao Hai swung his machete, suddenly accelerating and slashing at the monster, cutting a huge gash in its throat.

The twisted flesh thrashed and struggled, trying to grab Gao Hai, but Hedar's blessing power firmly protected Gao Hai's body. So he swung his sword repeatedly, one blow after another, cutting the thing into seven or eight pieces on the spot, turning it into several pieces of rotten flesh writhing on the ground.

"Huh...huh..."

The short burst of high intensity put a considerable strain on Gao Hai, and his breathing had become quite heavy.

The rescue team badge worked its magic, repairing much of the damage he had sustained.

Turning around, Gao Hai looked back at Xiong Mi, who was panting heavily, clutching the chains with one hand. He stood up, intending to give her a pill. Currently, he hadn't found a suitable opportunity to release the second Red Moon player, and he didn't even have the doll on him. Under these circumstances, Gao Hai had already decided to abandon the idea of ​​reviving the second player this time around, deciding to save all the remaining healing pills for Xiong Mi.