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

No signs of decay were found.

Although the surroundings looked far more bizarre and strange than any signs of decay, it was precisely because no signs of decay were found that Yan Hui decided to continue.

Then, she blinked and found that all the writhing flesh had disappeared, and in front of her, at the deepest part of the corridor that had reached its end, stood a tightly closed door.

The items that were supposed to be with the group have disappeared.

The noise from the footsteps had disappeared without a trace. Yan Hui wasn't sure why the thing had left, but it was definitely no longer with the team. The headlamp that Lin Sen was carrying had changed from a smiling face to a distorted one, like that of an old man who owed him money.

Was it a hallucination? Or did the people trapped back then see something?

Yan Hui looked up and around, but didn't see any surveillance cameras.

Under the dim red light, her shadow was stretched long on the wall.

The blood-red, dim light seemed to draw away the surrounding air, giving one a feeling of gradual suffocation.

Yan Hui remained silent, slowly walking step by step to the door of the room at the end of the corridor.

[The area ahead is Industrial Zone 1]

[High pollution warning. Please wear full protective gear before entering.]

This area is an extremely important industrial zone and is of great significance to Dansu Company. Please take good care of the industrial facilities and do not cause any damage.

We will accept everything; we will not reject or run away.

A notice, like some kind of notice, was pasted on the door and came into Yan Hui's view.

She reached out and grasped the doorknob, intending to open it.

But at that moment, Lake, at the back of the group, noticed something and suddenly reached out to grab the white flower on his clothes. Then, Lin Sen glanced down sharply, and immediately alerted Yan Hui and the others with his footsteps. Everyone became cautious and on guard, standing firmly in place.

[The following information is for the Minghuijian Squad to receive.]

The broadcast suddenly started again.

Do not open the door.

Do not open the door.

Danger lies inside the door.

【Look back】

Please turn back.

Please turn back.

The clear, cold female voice that I had heard twice before echoed distinctly.

Yan Hui's face remained expressionless. She kept her head down and slowly opened the door, immediately smelling an indescribably strong and pungent odor. In an instant, she felt a burning pain in her lungs and realized that the air behind the door was very likely carrying some kind of deadly poison.

However, this did not affect Yan Hui's actions. She gestured to her teammates behind her and then stepped into the door first.

Qin Shou and Lin Sen, who was carrying a struggling headlamp, followed them up. Then came Cui Qiushui, who was wearing a mask, and Lake, whose steps were slightly stiff and whose hand was always tightly gripping the white flower that could suppress the monster's movement.

The thing standing behind Lake didn't move.

In the dim, blood-red light, it simply stood still, and after a moment of stunned silence, it repeated softly, "The following information, please receive by the Bright and Dark Squad." Then, little by little, it retreated into the darkness unseen by anyone.

Footsteps echoed back and forth in the corridor, as if something was lingering inside, walking from one side of the corridor to the other, repeating itself over and over again.

Under the white light, Yan Hui, who had arrived in the new area, took the mask from Cui Qiushui and put it on. She then silently took a step forward, frowning as she stared at the huge and complex machine in front of her, which was running continuously amidst a roar.

And the limbs that belong to different parts of a person, which fell out of the machine, or stuck to it, and gradually merged together.

【Hello】

【Hello】

Several hands waved gently.

hum-

Slightly trembling flesh had entered the machine, followed by a sharp tearing sound.

Yan Hui took another step closer, wanting to observe the strange instrument more closely.

The bright lights inside the room suddenly went out.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Broadcast Message from the Land of No Light and the Team's Teamwork and Abilities

The air is getting colder.

The light inside had completely disappeared, including the players' lighting equipment, which had all stopped working, and even the light emitted by their obsessive objects like headlamps had vanished without a trace. Only absolute silence remained, utter silence.

But the sound is still there.

Yan Huineng could clearly hear the sounds around her.

It was as if there was a veil between them, the sound was blurry and indistinct, yet it was also like a strange sound ringing in my ears.

Hehehe...hehehehehe...

And coming from the headlamps, a suppressed laugh that sounded like that of a child.

The strange creature is right beside you.

Although she couldn't see the other party, Yan Hui was very certain that the strange creature was around her, somewhere within 10 meters.

This is a terrible situation.

There was absolutely no rulebook related to the supernatural creatures to be found. We were immediately thrust into a direct confrontation with the enemy, and the lights were off. No, it's hard to say whether the lights were actually off or not; in this situation, it's more like our vision itself has been stripped away by the power of the supernatural.

"call……"

In the blink of an eye, Yan Hui had already activated her blessing without hesitation.

The blessing she possesses, which she herself named the "Blessing of Light and Darkness," is a domain-type blessing with an effective range of 100 meters. In other words, it can create a domain of extraordinary power within a radius of 50 meters.

Within this domain, Yan Hui can define the range of [light] and [darkness]. Living people within the range of visible light receive a boost of extraordinary power, greatly enhancing their mental resistance. Players outside the range of light, in the darkness, have their physical recovery abilities enhanced, granting them powerful self-healing capabilities.

Furthermore, this blessing also works on monsters, cursing those within the light's range and reducing their mobility. This ability can directly immobilize Twilight-level monsters, rendering them unable to move. While Night-level monsters are somewhat restricted, they can still move. As for Night Core-level monsters, Yan Hui hasn't yet tried using this ability against them. Additionally, for monsters outside the light's range, i.e., those in darkness, this blessing reduces their observation ability, making it difficult for them to detect players in the dark unless they make direct contact. This is an excellent means of concealing a player's presence for ambushes or escapes.

Yan Hui could sense the activation of the blessing power.

This allowed her to confirm that she was currently being deprived of her sight, rather than being truly surrounded by darkness.

She's using this ability not for the blessing's inherent effects, but for the conditions under which it takes effect. After all, if the surroundings were truly plunged into absolute darkness, the portion of the blessing related to "light" should be unusable. However, the fact is that Yan Hui discovered both "light" and "darkness" activated simultaneously the moment she activated the ability. This means that the surroundings are actually still lit; she's just temporarily "unable to see" them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yan Hui took out a mask and put it on her face.

This is a very simple mask, half pure black and half pure white. Yan Hui calls it the "Dawn and Dusk Mask," a Dark Night-level obsession item. Its effect is to distort and manipulate light, causing the surrounding light to shift according to the user's wishes.

Using this object of obsession, Yan Hui swiftly set the positions of her own team and those behind them to a state of "darkness," based on their previous positioning. This was done to protect them through the power of blessing, preventing them from being easily discovered by the monsters and enhancing their self-healing abilities.

And it was after she made that action that the chill in the surroundings subsided slightly. In a daze, she felt as if a breeze had brushed past her ear, as if something had just walked past her, almost touching her directly.

[Sizzle…]

Suddenly, the broadcast started.

[Accident Report 078]

[Number of confirmed victims: 27]

[Incident Summary: An operator error at chemical reaction tank No. 1 caused a leak of hazardous chemical gas. The leaked gas was colorless and odorless, but had a strong corrosive effect on the nervous system. By the time the accident was discovered, all 27 employees inside the factory had been exposed to large amounts of the leaked gas and were confirmed to have lost their sight permanently.]

[Accident Handling Recommendation: Directly throw these 27 people into the chemical pool rendered unusable due to the leaked gas, fabricating the leak as a more serious death. Paying compensation for the remaining lives of 27 blind people is far less worthwhile than paying for the deaths of 27. Don't worry about their resistance; they can't see anything, they can't leave. Just go up to them, grab them, take them to the waste pool, and throw them in. That will be enough.]

The voice on the radio was reading something.

It seemed to be an incident report, a message that at first sounded normal, but as you listened, you would think, "Ah, so this kind of monstrous thing is the norm in dungeons."

Of course, Yan Hui wasn't stupid. She could tell that the accident report referred to the situation their team was currently facing. They had become the blinded workers mentioned in the accident report. And the strange creatures active around them could probably cause them extremely serious harm, like highly dangerous chemical liquids, if they touched their bodies, and might even directly teleport those touched into the chemical pool.

So, the next step is to find a way to avoid the monster's attacks and find a way to escape during the gaps in the attack?

No, that approach probably wouldn't break the deadlock. Upon entering this area, their team had already acquired the status of "Blind Employees." This cursed status likely wouldn't disappear when they escaped the area; instead, it would stay with them, cursing them. To resolve this problem, they had to find another way.

[Sizzle... sizzle...]

Please press the valve button to activate the chemical tank.

[Activate the valve to drain the liquid from the pool. After the liquid is drained, the residual fluid from the decomposed body will also be removed, and all evidence will vanish.]

[Sizzle…]

The broadcast came on again, providing a hint before Yan Hui could even think of a solution.

Indeed, for these kinds of ghost story scenarios that are recreated, revealing the later or final part of the scenario in advance, thereby disrupting the original order, has always been an effective method.

The problem now is finding that valve. If they need help with even this, then honestly, their team is utterly useless. Yan Hui still has some pride as a player, and she believes her teammates are the same; no one is going to stand there stupidly waiting to be fed.

【beep--】

A sharp whistle suddenly rang out the next moment.

That was Lin Sen using his Dark Night-level artifact, the [Dispelling Whistle]. Once activated, this item can weaken the corrosive power of [sound-based] ghost stories, and also cause confusion to nearby monsters, making it harder for them to find the player and launch an attack.

"Qin Shou, scout ahead!"

Yan Hui shouted, and at the same time quickly took action.

Even though she lost her sight, the physical enhancement brought by the blessing and the various training she had done beforehand allowed Yan Hui to keep her pace and run steadily, quickly retreating a distance to the surroundings in the blink of an eye.

"They're here! Be careful!"

Qin Shou's roar rang out the next moment. The man, who had also lost his sight, took off the hammer from his back and started swinging it wildly. He spun around in circles, leaving afterimages as he continued to advance while swinging the hammer.

Black, pungent grease flew rapidly around Qin Shou as he waved his hand.

That seemed to be a special viscous substance inherent to this hammer, a object of obsession; it was dark and quite sticky.

The other players around them had already retreated as Yan Hui spoke, all tacitly creating space for Qin Shou to swing his hammer in circles. Qin Shou himself made no attempt to conceal the powerful movements he made while swinging the hammer, clearly intending to attract something closer.

Bang!

The first target was hit by Qin Shou.

The burning flames were released in an instant. Qin Shou, who could not see who he had attacked, only felt the scalding heat spread out. Then, he gripped the hammer with both hands and swung it with greater force, sending the thing he had hit flying.

Boom——

Large amounts of grease flew out and caught fire, bursting into flames with the swing of the hammer.