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

A girl's soft laughter came from behind.

When Gao Hai turned around, he saw Chiyo Hachiya covered in blood, and a blood-red monster that emerged from the ceiling and flew towards him with its gaping maw.

Chapter 59: A Moment of Fatal Crisis and a Situation Beginning to Spiral Out of Control

"Huh...huh..."

Gao Hai's breathing was heavier than ever before.

He had been unleashing the rampage blessing for several minutes, and at this moment his physical strength and energy were pushed to the limit. He was even feeling dizzy and lightheaded, as if he was about to collapse to the ground and fall asleep.

Even so, he couldn't settle down or stop moving forward.

The black shadow followed him closely.

Although the two suppressive rounds slightly delayed the big mouth flower's movements, it soon caught up with it, forcing Gao Hai to flee in a sorry state.

Gao Hai didn't use Alice's safe house. The reason was simple: this situation was different from before. He wasn't being hunted down for using a fake "teacher" identity, but rather he was in this blood-red school building for some other reason. He had to struggle to survive as long as possible before figuring out how to break free from the current situation; otherwise, even if he died this time, the outcome of the next reload wouldn't change.

[Hehehe, teacher, why are you running?]

A little girl's soft laughter rang out from afar.

Chiyo Hachiya, who had also been hit by two suppression blasts, was still somewhat affected in her movements. Takami, having gained a considerable understanding of this core obsession, was significantly more affected by the suppression blasts than the giant mouth flower. Even so, the thing hadn't completely lost its ability to move and was still slowly approaching from a distance.

Everyone's going to die anyway, everyone's going to die anyway.

[In that case, it doesn't really make a big difference whether you die sooner or later.]

Besides, if everyone dies, there will be no more suffering, isn't that great?

The little girl, carrying a knife, walked forward, shaking her head and talking.

Communication was impossible. While desperately trying to escape using the power of the rampage blessing, Takahashi tried to communicate with Chiyo Hachiya several times, but no matter what he said, the girl just kept repeating the same few words, like a tape recorder playing on repeat without any change.

If it were Alice, she could try using her words, but once a proper monster like this enters its triggered state, it inevitably turns into this...

Tick-tick-tick-

The bright red liquid continued to drip.

In the corridor strewn with corpses, Gao Hai quickened his pace once more, kicked off the wall, and did a somersault to dodge the monster that emerged from the shadows. Then, a bottle of sleeping pills appeared in his hand.

A twisted, eerie shadow quickly emerged from the medicine bottle. Then, before it could fully materialize, Gao Hai reached out, and the fanged creature swallowed the monster summoned out of control by the object of his obsession, leaving only the medicine bottle in Gao Hai's hand.

Success! This bizarre creature with its devouring properties can indeed be used to suppress other strange beings.

Having discovered this characteristic, Gao Hai did not hesitate. He took out his obsession items, such as scalpels, blood puppets, and blood scissors, one by one. Then, he used his movement skills to make the out-of-control monsters get bitten and eaten by the giant mouth flower.

Although this monster could easily kill the player, its unyielding nature meant it couldn't truly kill the monsters it swallowed, only creating a situation of forced suppression. So, after eating several monsters in a row, the thing's speed noticeably slowed down, like a poorly loaded version of The Last of Us 1.0 running on a computer, with noticeable stuttering with every movement.

Excellent, we have successfully turned several Twilight-level obsessions into a usable form.

Takahashi breathed a slight sigh of relief, only to find that the sluggish Chiyo Hachiya had accelerated again, rushing straight to Takahashi in the blink of an eye.

Come, teacher, let us all find eternal peace together.

Amidst a low laugh, the girl, her expression twisted like a demon, brandished her blade.

-

open one's eyes.

Amidst the suffocating stench and the oppressive feeling of being crammed together, the cold cage reflected in the distance revealed a bewildered expression.

I...I'm...

In a daze, his memories gradually returned.

He was rescued by Takami and Kaguya.

Sinking into a deep space.

They embraced each other, and he offered a light kiss.

And finally, the terrifying little monster's maniacal laughter echoed.

Everything has been recalled.

But why am I back in this cage now?

"Woo..."

The golden retriever puppy let out a mournful whimper.

squeak-

With a somewhat dazed expression, Kaguya Shinomiya stepped into the dog kennel amidst the voices of several dark figures, cautiously observing the situation.

crunch--

The door deep inside the kennel slowly opened at that moment.

Am I...dreaming? Or has something happened that I can't understand? Why is the young lady here? Why have I turned into a dog again? Why does all of this give me a vague sense of déjà vu? It's like time has reversed and everything has started all over again.

And where did Mr. Gao go?

In his confusion, Hayasaka saw Kaguya being transformed into a black and white husky by the Butcher's power, and then locked in a dog cage.

Both of them on this side seemed to have entered a dead end.

Despite not understanding anything and despite having her thinking ability greatly limited in her dog-like state, Hayasaka still vaguely sensed that the situation was heading in a bad direction.

【Hey……】

I think I heard someone let out a contemptuous laugh.

The laughter seemed to be mocking someone, or rather, the laughter of someone enjoying the scene.

Is that person here?

Or is it that you are actually standing in a very, very far place, in a place that no one can reach?

A slight confusion seemed to have arisen within the already weakened mind.

Hayasaka, who had transformed into a little golden retriever, swayed unsteadily, as if she had fainted.

bang-

In her dazed state, she accidentally bumped into the cage, making a sound.

Then, the light appeared again. The butcher, who had heard the sound, walked out from the depths of the kennel and came step by step to the cage where Hayasaka was. He looked down at the wobbly little golden retriever.

Once the cage was opened, the strange creature prepared to grab the golden retriever, kill it, and cook it.

If it were the original Hayasaka, she would have carefully hidden herself so that the butcher wouldn't notice her. But now, because of her restored memories and some strange hallucinations, she was somewhat out of control, so she could only watch helplessly as she was grabbed by the neck and lifted out of the cage.

"Ow..."

The husky barked at that moment.

Kaguya didn't actually recognize the golden retriever as Hayasaka, but when she saw the butcher mention the puppy, she instinctively sensed something was wrong and suppressed her fear of the butcher, barking to try and distract him.

Then the butcher reached out with his other hand and grabbed the husky out of the cage as well.

The situation is getting worse.

Whether it was Takami, who was blocked and chased by the core obsession, Chiyo Hachiya, and fled in a sorry state, or Kaguya, who was lured into the doghouse by the darkness, or Hayasaka, who fell into a state of mental depression and was noticed by the butcher, all three of them were in extremely dangerous situations at this moment.

It was as if an invisible hand was trying to completely block the three people's path to survival, causing them to die right at the start of the dungeon.

【Hey……】

Hayasaka seemed to hear another cold laugh.

There was a hint of impatience in their voices, as if they couldn't wait to see the show begin.

Then, the voice suddenly fell silent.

Click click click——

The sound of bones cracking rang out.

The butcher collapsed to the ground, powerless.

The lights came on in the kennel, and a figure in military uniform, looking arrogant, appeared inside.

Butcher, you've been expelled from Zaoli Elementary School. Now, you're unwanted waste, hehehehe—

That thing was laughing.

The butcher's body was quickly marked with bayonet stabs and gunshot wounds, rendering him unable to move.

The golden retriever, which had fallen to the ground, stared wide-eyed, regaining its senses in that instant.

It suddenly ran to the door of the kennel, jumped up and bit the doorknob with its mouth. The husky followed and rushed forward, slamming hard against the door. The two half-grown puppies managed to open the door and then escaped.

Then, almost at the same time the two puppies ran away, a large area of ​​blood red color suddenly spread in the kennel, and the figure of a girl carrying a machete appeared directly in the room, locking her gaze on the blurry figure standing behind the butcher.

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A dismissal notice had fallen to the ground.

The words “Butcher” are written on it.

There was a scratch on one side of the paper, a fatal blow that nearly pierced through Chiyo Hachiya's cleaver.

But at the crucial moment, Gao Hai finished writing the name first. The power of the strange principal was obviously able to affect other strange creatures, so [Butcher] immediately became the target of the attack, and then Chiyo Hachiya's figure disappeared in front of Gao Hai, seemingly triggering some kind of chain mechanism.

Including the giant chomp that only lasted 3 frames, the pursuer simply disappeared without a trace.

"call……"

Finally able to break free of the berserk blessing, Gao Hai immediately sat down on the ground, ignoring the filth and disgust, among the mutilated corpses, panting heavily.

Finally, we've found a way to crack it.

Moreover, this move should also help Hayasaka resolve her difficulties and give her a chance to escape. As for Kaguya... we can only wait and see if we can get back to the surface to reunite with her.

As for now...

After sitting on the ground catching his breath for a while, Gao Hai took out a hair clip from his watch after a moment of contemplation.

As one of Chiyo Hachiya's obsessions, this little thing has a very simple function: to create a portal for the user and send them to a dilapidated orphanage. That's all.