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

Xiong Mi and Gao Hai, being very professional, first scouted around the building to identify several suitable probing locations.

Next, Gao Hai tried to make some noise, such as throwing stones at the concrete ground, to try to attract the attention of those things. As a result, every time, two or more security guards would come over to check, and they would always go to the place where Gao Hai was hiding and throwing stones to inspect.

Xiong Mi then tried to sabotage the security cameras. She managed to smash one with a small stone, but the security guards went berserk, searching everywhere and forcing Gao Hai and the others to retreat a considerable distance. Then, many more caregivers appeared to inspect the area. To avoid them, the group played a thrilling game of hide-and-seek. Then, even two managers appeared. These managers seemed to be able to spot Gao Hai and the others from a distance and charged straight at them. With so many enemies, the group had to hide even further away, eventually circling the entire perimeter of the hospital before returning to their starting position.

The camera has been repaired.

"This is a bit tricky. It seems the only option is to find a way to replace the guards, or even just replace the management staff?"

After nearly half an hour of searching without finding a way to enter, Xiong Mi frowned and spoke up.

“The manager’s identity is obviously suspicious. That thing is like it has X-ray vision; it can detect us the moment we get close. We almost got separated several times trying to avoid it. Let’s pick the manager; at least we need to find out what’s so special about this thing’s identity.”

Gao Hai nodded, took a deep breath, and became somewhat interested in this infiltration game.

Once again probing the building, Xiong Mi smashed the second surveillance camera, attracting those things to search. They then quickly fled, once again facing a search and pursuit from various strange entities, and unsurprisingly encountered those well-dressed management personnel again.

These managers had no faces; their necks were covered by completely blank faces, as if they couldn't remember what they looked like.

Xiong Mi tried to immobilize one of the managers, but the monsters seemed to be aroused, each starting to search frantically, so the two of them didn't have time to remove the manager's clothes. Gao Hai simply used a machete to cut a slit in the clothes and then tore it open. Then, after thinking for a moment, he took out a sheep's head hood and put it on the manager before retreating with Xiong Mi, trying to escape the monsters' pursuit.

The chase lasted for nearly an hour and a half, and the sky grew increasingly dark as night was approaching.

Seeing that Takako was left behind to be protected by "Goto No. 1," Takami used the mental link to find a suitable escape route and guide him and Xiongmi from afar.

Exhausted from the arduous chase, the two rested for a while before going to check the situation again. They discovered that the manager with the torn clothes had been torn to pieces, turning into a writhing, slowly reassembling monster scattered on the floor.

"They seem a bit more disorganized than before?"

After scouting the area around the building for more than ten minutes, Xiong Mi confirmed that the security guards were becoming more lax and no longer as vigilant as before.

"The caregivers and security guards here have probably all been brainwashed; they're all die-hard fans of Alice. And the management staff have likely been brainwashed even further, to the point that they can't even remember what they look like after turning into monsters. Hmm, being a fan and working diligently aren't necessarily related. The lack of management staff might mean these things lack a rule-following supervisor, thus affecting their activity levels?"

Gao Hai speculated on one possibility, and after a brief moment of thought, Xiong Mi prepared to take action again.

Unable to help in this matter, Miko could only watch from a distance with "Goto No. 1," attracting her old classmates several times in the process, with Goto Ichiri always finding a way to drive them away.

It's clear that the bodies of Ichino Rika and her classmates are still in the hospital. It's their corrupted consciousness that has left the hospital and found Miko, who exists in their memories, trying to turn her into one of them.

These things didn't go to Gao Hai or Xiong Mi; they seemed to be targeting Jian Zi only. Perhaps it was because she was the classmate of these girls, and they would have a deeper impression of her, which is why they kept coming to find her.

As time progressed, Gao Hai and Xiong Mi worked together to destroy the clothes of the third manager, tearing the monster apart so that it was no longer recognized by the caregivers and security guards. After that, the monsters even began to trample on the lawn, seemingly unconcerned about various violations.

Realizing something from the changes in the behavior of these strange creatures, Gao Hai decided to take a risk and voluntarily came out of his hiding place, appearing in front of a caregiver.

The expressionless monster turned its head 180 degrees, its body still facing away from Gao Hai, and its head directly met Gao Hai's gaze.

They did not launch an attack immediately, nor did they attempt to confirm Gao Hai's job duties as a "caregiver".

Seeing that the thing didn't move, Gao Hai thought for a moment, raised his hand and said, "Alice is great." The caregiver immediately showed a satisfied expression, turned around and walked away, completely ignoring Gao Hai's presence.

I feel a gaze coming from the hospital. Is it that guy with the gun? Just saying something praising Alice gets him noticed, but what about Miko's classmates who were completely turned into Alice's fanatics? Wait, those girls are essentially dead after being transformed; they've become monsters, which is why that guy with the gun doesn't care. And whether it's at the end of the third playthrough or just now, I'm essentially still alive, so is that why it's taking action?

Gao Hai couldn't confirm the specifics yet, since he couldn't possibly go to the hospital to check on Ichino Rika and the others to see if they had been shot.

Approaching the heavily guarded building again, the security guards finally showed a clear gap in their defenses, and their reaction became much calmer after Xiong Mi destroyed the surveillance cameras, giving several players ample time to sneak into the building together.

"finally……"

After several hours of intense concentration, Gao Hai, whose teamwork had nearly failed multiple times, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was so exhausted that he wanted to lie down and take a nap.

"We don't know what will happen once we're inside, so don't be careless."

Xiong Mi was equally exhausted, but his eyes were still bright. He casually talked while smoking a cigarette, and walked at the front of the group, becoming the first to arrive at the side door of the building.

At this moment, it was almost completely dark, around 8 p.m., and the hospital was in the third stage of the treatment process.

The security guards who had gone out to search had not yet returned, so after repeatedly checking the surrounding situation, Xiong Mi reached out and grabbed the doorknob of this side door, carefully turned it, and slowly opened the door.

squeak-

Accompanied by a slightly jarring sound, a clean corridor under white lighting came into view of the players.

Chapter 76: Clues Obtained Through Twisted and Relaxed Feelings in the Hospital

In the darkness of the hospital, where soft lights illuminate the room, a buzzing noise could be heard from inside the ward.

The expressionless caregiver lifted the figure lying on the ground, placed it on a machine, and then turned it on.

Amidst the piercing buzzing sound, the machine's built-in screen scrolled with images of "Idol Alice," and the speakers on both sides of the machine began to play Alice's own singing voice, repeatedly directed at the person sitting inside.

Suddenly, the caregiver turned around and looked at a figure that had appeared in the room.

That was a police officer.

A police officer in a dirty uniform, holding a pistol, with an angry expression.

He walked through the wall and stepped into the house.

Get out!

The caregiver roared as he spoke.

Get out! Get out!

A fierce roar echoed down the corridor, and all the caregivers spoke up at that moment.

You damn bastard, it's all your fault!

You are the sinner, you are the murderer, you are worse than an animal!

[How dare you live in this world? Why don't you just die! You bastard! You damned scoundrel!]

The walls were shouting insults.

The bed and chandelier were also cursing angrily.

Countless faces emerged from every corner, hurling vicious curses at the man.

The man stood there motionless for a long time before turning around, walking out of the room, and doing nothing more.

At this moment, the caregiver couldn't help but show fear again, then chuckled, as if somewhat excited, but with a hint of pain in his expression, so much so that his whole face was distorted into an indescribable shape.

The faces that appeared from the walls, the ground, the ceiling, and all sorts of things were still cursing and uttering vicious curses.

Including in that ward, including the ward where Hirano Sousuke was being held, countless faces now appeared, glaring at him with furious eyes, as if they were staring at a deeply ingrained enemy.

slam-la-

A caregiver was pushing a stroller past down the corridor.

On one side of the corridor, the doors of several wards were open, and the girls lying inside had been shot through the head and chest, and were already lifeless, showing no signs of turning into anything strange.

Judging from the patient management regulations torn off the room, it appears that these students read contaminated information without the presence of caregivers, and it was somehow disposed of during the conversion process.

tread--

With steady footsteps, the caregiver pushing the cart turned to look at a hospital room. Inside, Ichino Rihana sat on the bed, emitting low, chuckling laughs. Her eyes were almost completely bulging from their sockets, her face was covered in blood, and blood kept oozing from her ears. But her expression was one of intense excitement, as if she were witnessing some vision, repeatedly whispering, "Let's become Alice's friends together," her voice ecstatic, completely unlike her usual self.

slam-la-

The sound of the cart continuing to be pushed continued.

In more wards, more people were whispering, and more people were no longer human, but merely empty shells filled with longing and worship.

The cart had stopped in front of the door at the end of the corridor.

squeak-

The heavy protective door slowly opened and then closed.

Under the lights, the hospital seemed normal, and no one paid any attention to this place anymore. Only the giggling of the girls and the dazed figure tightly bound to the stretcher, surrounded by countless faces and constantly being cursed.

Amidst the rustling sound, someone seemed to be drawing some kind of picture.

Meanwhile, Gao Hai was holding his breath, his entire body almost pressed against the ceiling, using his hands and feet to support himself against the walls on either side of the corner, maintaining his stillness in this way.

【call……】

Amidst the heavy breathing, a figure slowly passed by below.

Judging from his clothing and the place he came from, this person is probably the owner of this hospital, the so-called director.

The name of this thing in life can be seen directly from its name tag, which is "Fujii Hiroshi". It is quite likely that this guy and "Fujii Goro" were related in some way.

The reason Gao Hai is here now is mainly because he was discovered by this thing the moment he entered the building. Therefore, with the help of Goto Ichiri, he first had to stop its pursuit, then use the identity badge of the rescue team to cover up the other party's further location, and then it became a game of hide-and-seek.

Xiong Mi is nearby; she will come out to rescue me immediately should I be in danger.

Miko and "Goto No. 1" had already entered the dean's office and were searching for various clues. It has to be said that uncovering the secrets here was much easier than Gao Hai had imagined, or perhaps the other party had no intention of hiding anything at all? In any case, it didn't take long for Gao Hai to learn quite a lot through Maki's retelling in the mental link.

Hiroshi Fujii is the only son of Goro Fujii.

He himself was probably completely unaware of what was happening at Fujika Middle School at first. It is likely that Fujii Goro never revealed the horrific experiments at the school to his family until his death. Therefore, Fujii Hiroshi was able to live a normal life for a while.

But sometime in the 1960s, Fujii Hiroshi dreamt of an unusual entity.

Judging from the records he left behind, he seemed to have dreamed of his father and was led by some force to the ruins of Fujika Middle School, which had become an abandoned wasteland and had been ignored by everyone for some reason.

He came into contact with the existence of [Alice] there.

This information was written down directly, and Fujii Hiroshi called it a "fateful encounter," believing that it was a gift from the gods and Buddhas, "the most perfect flower in the world."

He was completely captivated by Alice's bewitching charm, becoming madly infatuated with her and willing to do anything for her. The unvarnished files in the dean's office revealed that for a considerable period, this man had been roaming freely through various cities and countryside in Japan, kidnapping numerous people and bringing them all to that dilapidated school as gifts for Alice. How Alice used those gifts is another matter entirely.

This is the first time I've ever seen a man be this nauseating. It's disgusting. No, not just his words, but his language and behavior are so disgusting that I can't even describe it.

Maki offered this sharp comment on Fujii Hiroshi's praise of Alice.

[This is what they call enchantment, isn't it? In fact, from the moment this guy saw Alice, he was already dead. But I'm curious why he dreamed of her at that exact moment, of all times, and was guided to meet Alice. There must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes, right?]

Gao Hai then casually started chatting with Zhenfei.

【Maybe so, but you mean alluring? Is that monstrous Alice really that beautiful? You weren't all bewitched, were you?】

Princess Zhenfei's response carried a hint of curiosity and doubt.

No, I was already bewitched before this happened, you know that very well, don't you?

Gao Hai casually made a joke, but his face remained tense, trying to blend into the environment and pretending to be a decoration on the ceiling.

The eerie creature passed by many times without ever looking up, reminding Gao Hai of certain blind-player stealth games. He used to think those games were unrealistic, but now they seemed to make a lot of sense.

[Saying things like this at a time like this, don't you ever have a serious moment?]

Zhenfei said something somewhat embarrassed and annoyed in the mental link, and then fell silent.