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

It's really baffling that they're trying to restore power to this haunted building at a time like this. Seriously, does this place even have a real power supply? Did they actually build a power station or something here?

Of course, these minor complaints wouldn't affect Liang's actions. She already knew how irrational these supernatural tales could be, and with the current mission of "restoring power" and a clear direction to move forward, frankly, she thought it was better.

Turning her head, the girl's gaze locked onto the wall of the monitoring room, on a note whose contents she hadn't been able to make out before.

[Temporary solution to the power supply problem]

The office building's power supply has been malfunctioning recently, frequently experiencing unexplained power outages in the middle of the night. This has caused significant disruption to employees working overtime. Although senior management is trying to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, inspecting and repairing the equipment itself is extremely time-consuming. Therefore, we can only adopt a temporary workaround in the short term.

The power supply to Dansu Company's office building is divided into two different lines: a main line and a backup line. Current testing indicates that both lines have an unknown fault, causing power outages within 1 to 6 hours after startup. However, regardless of which line experiences a power outage, switching the power supply to the other line and restarting it will restore power to the building.

Of course, this will inevitably cause more serious damage to the power supply facilities. Some employees claim that they often smell a burning odor after switching power lines. This problem becomes even more pronounced, especially if there are consecutive power outages overnight and multiple power line switches are performed. But this is not something we employees should be concerned about. Since the company's senior management has not given any instructions on this, all we need to do is follow orders. It's that simple.

The power supply switching device is located in the high-rise duty room. Remember to disconnect the power before switching; the company will not be responsible for any accidents that occur.

[PS: If the duty room is empty and the stairwell is locked when the malfunction occurs, you can try crawling down through the dumbwaiter. As long as you're not too tall, getting through there shouldn't be too much of a problem.]

[PS2: If you do choose the delivery elevator, remember not to be surprised by anything you see inside, and definitely don't talk about it. Also, the delivery elevator will lock after power is restarted and can only be restarted from the monitoring room. Therefore, try to avoid contact with other employees and don't let anyone know you went into the delivery elevator when returning to the monitoring room from the duty room.]

Judging from the contents of the note, this place seemed to have become interesting even before it turned into a haunted place.

Yes, that's right, interesting.

In order to adjust her mindset, Liang decided to use "interesting" to describe the various things she encountered, trying to find some humorous elements in these bizarre and scary situations so that her mindset wouldn't get too bad.

"Three resurrections, four lives. Whew... I can't fail, I can't fail, I have to treat every single one as if it were my last..."

The girl muttered to herself as she slowly walked to the service elevator.

Reaching out, little by little, Yamada Ryo, relying on his greatly enhanced physical abilities, pried open the metal door of the service elevator with his bare hands.

The elevator car isn't inside; looking down from this entrance, all you can see is a dark, narrow passage, and you have no idea how deep it is.

Stinks.

Liang frowned.

After sticking her head into the vertical passage, the first thing she felt was an incredibly strong and incomprehensible stench.

But to be honest, a slight stench isn't so bad. At least compared to a grotesque face shoved right in your face, I'd rather this stuff smell worse.

Reach out and brace yourself against one side of the shaft.

Liang nimbly flipped into the extremely narrow passage, braced herself against the wall with her hands and feet, leaned her back against the wall behind her, and began to slowly move downwards with the flashlight in her mouth.

Scrub—scrub—

The sound of clothes rubbing against the wall was exceptionally clear.

The walls, incredibly narrow and seemingly pressing down on the girl from all directions, seemed to suffocate her in the darkness, causing her heart to race unconsciously.

It stinks even more.

As I slowly moved downwards, the stench in the narrow space became even stronger.

It feels like something died inside.

Hmm... it's not a feeling, but something actually died inside.

If that note was left when this office building was still in operation, wouldn't that mean there were already dead people in the freight elevator back then, and all the security guards who knew about it kept quiet and pretended not to know anything about it?

Is this for real? The stench is so strong, even if the security guards don't say anything, the employees coming and going must be able to smell it, right?

Can everyone really pretend that nothing happened and pretend they don't know anything? Or are those who couldn't pretend not to see all this, those who actually raised questions, already eliminated beforehand?

Regardless of the situation, Liang found it all absurd.

Even knowing that the dungeon worlds of the [Sacrifice Game] were formed after some kind of tragedy actually happened in the real world, when she actually came into contact with these things, she still often had questions like, "How could things have developed to this point?", "Can't everyone really unite and take down those inhuman beasts?", and "Is things really so bad that they can only end when everyone dies a terrible death?"

But perhaps reality is just unreasonable? Liang had no answer to this. All she could do now was force herself to forget those incomprehensible things and focus on the present moment as much as possible.

"Ok?"

It was at this moment that Liang suddenly noticed something.

There are inscriptions on the wall.

I don't know who left the graffiti on the wall of the service elevator. If I hadn't learned my lesson from the wardrobe door in the apartment before, I think I would have overlooked these marks and wouldn't have paid close attention.

These inscriptions are...

[Dansu Company Senior Management Regional Anomaly Record and Response Form]

Aside from this freight elevator, there's nowhere else in the company where you can leave a record; this is the only place where you can write down clues.

The writing on the wall was somewhat messy, and there were obvious traces of dried blood. It's hard to imagine how many attempts it would take for someone to think of leaving clues in such a place, and what methods and mindset the person used to carve the words in this environment.

[Lights on stage]

[Record 1: Corridor Patrol]

[A monster with countless eyes and an extremely keen sense of observation. Its hearing is slightly weaker, but equally acute. At first glance, it's easy to be fooled into thinking it only has sight, but in reality, all of its senses surpass those of humans.]

【Countermeasures (1): If it does not detect you, it will have clear footsteps. Try to avoid its movement route based on the footsteps and hide your own voice. There should be no problem in the short term.】

【Countermeasure (2): Once the patrol has spotted you, its voice will quickly disappear. It will track you at an extremely high speed without making a sound. Escaping its pursuit in this situation is extremely difficult. However, according to the records of those who have survived, there are ways to deal with this monster. The following are the countermeasures.】

[① Enter the south office area and untie the bound "employees," or directly inflict harm on them that would be maiming or fatal by human standards. These actions will significantly slow down the patrols. However, please note that such actions will attract pursuers, so you must act as quickly as possible.]

[②To enter the area behind the smart lock, you need a magnetic card or know the corresponding password. The password changes every time you enter the building and you need to look for it in the east office area. There's currently no established pattern for where the magnetic card will appear; it might appear in any office area, or it might not appear at all. If you get a magnetic card, cherish it; it's extremely rare.]

[③ When being chased too closely, try destroying anything you can. Whether it's flower pots in the hallway, documents in the office, or anything else, wanton destruction might slow down their movements, but remember that this will also attract the pursuer, so don't do this unless absolutely necessary.]

[Record 2: The Silent Pursuer]

[It is typically a huge, pale, humanoid monster with a raised hand making a shushing gesture. Several individuals with many variations in detail have been recorded, leading to the suspicion that there is actually more than one of these creatures, existing in multiples, but only one appearing at a time.]

[Countermeasures (1): It will only appear if you make an excessively loud noise or disrupt the order of the office area. It moves incredibly fast, is almost impossible to escape, and is absolutely silent. Unless you are caught or constantly face it, it is extremely difficult to detect its actions. Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to not give it a chance to appear, act cautiously, avoid making loud noises, and especially avoid causing damage. When this thing appears, you are basically doomed.]

【Countermeasure (2): Indeed, very few people survive being chased by this thing. There is only one way: enter the area behind the smart lock. It can't get in there, but as long as the light is on, it will keep waiting for you outside. It's not that easy to escape it.】

[Record 3: Legless Employee]

[A headless, legless employee monster strapped to a chair]

[Response: There's no need to worry about them; they won't harm anyone. However, don't harm them lightly, as physical harm to these employees may attract pursuers.]

[Record 4: Unknown]

[It exists only in the north office area. We know nothing about its interior. Everyone who entered or peered into it is dead. No one knows what's inside.]

[Response Measures: Do not enter the north office area under any circumstances]

[Record 5: Back View from the Toilet]

An unknown monster, accompanied by the sounds of dripping water and high heels, has only appeared in the toilet and the corridor surrounding it.

【Coping Measure (1): Don't walk through the corridor with the toilet. If you don't walk through there, it won't bother you】

【Coping Measure (2): If you are already entangled, do not turn back. Remain calm and continue walking forward. As long as you do not pay attention to it, it will naturally go away after you leave the corridor】

【Countermeasure (3): Under no circumstances should you walk through the corridor with the toilet if there is more than one person in the group. When you are alone, it will stick to your back, and you will be fine as long as you don't turn around. But when two or more people pass by, it will target the person in front, meaning that the people behind will see it no matter what. If they see it, everyone will die.】

A rather long written record.

Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that this was not carved in one go, but rather it was carved in several attempts.

Moreover, about one-third of the inscriptions differ in style from the others, suggesting that the previous inscriber may not have lived long enough to finish the inscriptions and that the work was completed only after a successor took over.

It's hard to describe how I feel.

Thinking back to how he had dealt with those strange creatures without knowing anything, and ultimately ended up being beheaded after breaking into the north office area, and then looking at this very comprehensive contingency plan, Ryo couldn't help but fall silent, recalling all the foolish things he had done.

If I had seen this sooner, I wouldn't have had to die once.

The clues about the survivors in this Dansu Company office building are a bit too well hidden, aren't they?

"call……"

The prolonged stillness caused some stiffness, so Liang managed to move her body a little before continuing to move downwards.

Thanks to Gao Hai's enhancements, the girl now possesses a photographic memory, allowing her to memorize this thousand-word response sheet at a glance. Although she had already personally tested much of the content, there was no need to continue recording it.

However, since there is a "lights-on" phase at the very beginning, it means there is also a "lights-off" phase, right?

As Yamada Ryo pondered this, he slowly moved down a little further and, as expected, saw a new inscription.

[Lights out phase]

[Record 1: Security Guard with Light]

A headless monster wearing a security guard uniform, holding a flashlight.

Sure enough, there is.

In that case, there's no need to worry too much.

With these records, I'll know what to do if something happens, and I won't have to worry too much about unexpected situations.

Thinking this, Liang looked down with great surprise, then paused slightly, her whole body stiffening.

She saw a rotting, bloated human face.

It appeared out of nowhere, right beneath her, no more than 30 centimeters away, silently looking up at her rotting human face.

Chapter 53: A Guide to Dealing with Monsters and the Last Words of the Rotten and Foul Land

The stench of decay was spreading.

Yellowish-white fat maggots were crawling slowly.

Thick pus mixed with corpse oil seeped out of the skin little by little.

Without a doubt, this was a highly decomposed and bloated corpse, incapable of any movement under normal circumstances. It was the kind of extremely graphic content that would normally be blocked if photographed and posted online, and could only be found on less reputable websites.

But now, this thing is staring at her.

The thing that had somehow climbed up below her was staring at her with eyes that, by no means seemed to retain any ability to see.

"..."

It couldn't make a sound.

A chilling cold permeated the dark, narrow shaft, and the girl, who had unexpectedly entered a dangerous situation, fell silent for a moment.

Liang could feel that his body had completely stiffened, every muscle in his body was tense, and cold sweat was dripping down his back.