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

Lake wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then spoke seriously.

"A core obsession? Are you sure?"

Yan Hui was taken aback when she heard such important information from the other party.

"Yes, I'm sure of it. After reading the last line of text, I was glanced at by the core obsession. However, it shouldn't have triggered the other party's killing rules, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here unharmed right now."

Lake coughed up another mouthful of blood, and his breathing gradually stabilized.

The core obsession involving multiple areas such as the Dansu Company office building, industrial zone, and Zhenyang Apartment has now been identified as belonging to a man named [Eiji Kashiwatani]. He is currently located on the second basement floor of the office building and industrial zone, a place that does not exist on the map and whose way to get there is unknown.

No, the way to get to that floor is actually already given in the document.

Lake looked at Yan Hui, and Yan Hui seemed to understand what Lake meant at that moment, revealing a knowing expression.

"We need to find a way to capture a ghost, one that was once used as an experimental subject in this underground area. If we can bring such a ghost to the freight elevator, the passage to the second basement level might open by itself, and then we can reach the core obsession."

As Lake expected, Yan Hui didn't hesitate to state the conclusion she had reached. Upon hearing her words, the expressions of the people present changed to varying degrees.

"Is the core obsession... Dark Night level?"

Lin Sen patted his head, looking somewhat troubled. It was easy to see from his expression that the concept of "core obsession" had clearly left a deep impression on him, and a purely negative one at that.

"Captain, are you sure it'll work if the few of us go after the core obsession?"

Cui Qiushui found it hard to believe. She wondered if her captain had gone mad, otherwise how could he have such a thought?

“We are fully equipped and have Mr. Gao’s support. In terms of strength, we have nothing to fear from the core obsession. Just do it with confidence. I will take care of everything.”

But Yan Hui had clearly made up her mind. Given the complete lack of information about the external situation, she instinctively sensed an impending storm, estimating that things outside might already be in a very critical state. Therefore, breaking the core obsession and directly uprooting the foundation of this instance was the best solution.

However, this is probably the first time I've ever rushed headlong into a core obsession without doing any preliminary research.

Yan Hui reflected on her actions briefly, but didn't intend to change her plan. However, before she could take any action, something unusual beside her caught her attention.

Why didn't we hear Qin Shou speak?

How could this man remain silent when he hears about a plan to confront the core obsession head-on? That's not like him at all.

Thinking this, Yan Hui turned her head and saw Qin Shou staring wide-eyed in a certain direction, his whole body in a state of extreme tension, and his body seemed to have become stiff for some reason, to the point that he could not even speak to warn the others.

dangerous!

Light spread out from Yan Hui's feet in an instant.

The power of blessing was mobilized without reservation, and the others present instantly realized something from Yan Hui's actions. Everyone was ready to fight in an instant and turned their gazes toward the direction of the thing that was controlling Qin Shou's actions.

squeak-

Then, they saw the open door, and beyond it, the space marked "Industrial Zone Two".

Beside the massive chemical reaction pool, from a strangely structured, dark opening marked with the word "Waste Port," a viscous liquid gushed out. A nearly completely corroded skeleton then crawled out of the opening and stood up from the chemical waste that had spilled all over the ground.

A chilling atmosphere began to spread.

Among the group, Lake, who was the first to act, pulled back the bolt without hesitation and launched a headshot attack with his rifle.

boom! ! !

Chapter 57: The Suppression of the Monsters and Arrival at the Core Area

click-

In the blink of an eye, bones shattered and scattered, and filthy blood splattered everywhere.

The moment the mysterious creature appeared, Lake didn't hesitate to use his Dark Night Core-level rifle artifact, smashing its head with a single blow and applying the artifact's suppressive effect on the creature.

But the chill did not subside.

Everyone present could clearly feel that the chilling aura permeating the darkness had not dissipated.

{This isn't over yet, stay alert!}

Yan Hui shouted in the temporary mental link within the team, simultaneously activating the effects of the Light and Darkness Blessing and the Obsession Item Dawn and Dusk Mask, stripping away all the light around all the players present, plunging everyone into a dark environment and greatly weakening the monster's ability to search for living people.

whoosh-

The sound of wind swept through the darkness.

In the instant that Yan Hui had moved the light away, Lake felt a gust of wind brush past him.

Here it comes.

The attack from the Dark Night Core-level Obsession failed to suppress the thing's mobility; in fact, it didn't even react after being shot and immediately launched its own attack.

This implies two possibilities: first, this strange entity has reached the strength of the Dark Night Core level or even the Red Moon level, therefore, one's own obsession object is completely ineffective against it. The levels of the two are now worlds apart.

Well, that possibility can be ruled out immediately. If it were really that powerful, it wouldn't have missed just now; Yan Hui's blessing definitely couldn't have stopped a monster of that level.

So, it means the main body wasn't hit.

The shot I just fired hit only a byproduct, or even just an object controlled and influenced by the monster, not the monster's true form at all. That's troublesome; I'll have to find out where its real body is.

{Lin Sen, whistle!}

Yan Hui's command had already been rapidly activated within the mental nodes.

Almost at the same time, a loud whistle rang out from the darkness, almost to the point of being shrill.

This is not the usual use of this whistle obsession.

Under normal circumstances, this Dark Night-level obsession object needs to be blown at a specific frequency. Once blown, it can slow down the mental erosion effect mediated by sound and disrupt the cognition of the strange creature, making it more difficult for it to locate living people. It is a simple and practical protective obsession object.

However, if this object is blown at a different frequency, it will enter a semi-out-of-control state, and its original positive effects will be reversed, making the person who hears the sound more susceptible to mental corruption, while the whistleblower will be more easily targeted by the monster and vulnerable to attack.

If you were entering a dungeon normally, recklessly using items like these would undoubtedly be suicidal.

But now, the situation is different.

White light is converging.

Lin Sen, who was originally in darkness, was suddenly thrust into the light, his figure becoming immediately apparent.

The blessings of light and darkness were bestowed upon Lin Sen at this moment, greatly enhancing his mental resistance and giving his physical strength an extraordinary boost.

In Lin Sen's hands, a mobile phone with its screen lit up was emitting a blood-red glow.

boom--

Amidst a sharp explosion, crimson light spilled outwards.

The strange creature that lunged out of the darkness to attack Lin Sen flew backward at an even greater speed and crashed to the ground.

With the Crimson Domain Fragment inexplicably overloaded, the player team naturally couldn't leave such an important item unused. After the attack was averted, Lin Sen briefly closed his eyes in contemplation before suddenly turning to look in a certain direction in the darkness, only to be met with another attack.

boom--

In this burst of bloody light, Lake, hidden in the darkness, clearly saw at least three different individual monsters attacking from different directions. He noticed that all three monsters had the same semi-dissolved skeletal shape, as if copied and pasted, with no discernible difference. This clearly confirmed that the skeleton monsters were merely derivatives controlled by the monsters. Immediately afterward, Yan Hui manipulated the light and darkness once more, causing Lin Sen to disappear into the darkness again. The derivative monsters, which had been knocked back and were about to attack again, lost their target and could not immediately locate the players present.

The real monster is inside that [waste chute]. When I deliberately lured the enemy in just now, I felt a gaze cast from inside the waste chute; that's where these skeletons originated.

Lin Sen quickly explained the information through the mental link.

Having confirmed the intelligence, Yan Hui did not hesitate at all and immediately headed towards the [Scrap Yard].

{Qin Shou, here's a job.}

{Here it comes!}

Two figures flashed past each other through the darkness at that moment.

Darkness and light intertwined in an instant, and burning flames accompanied by a violent explosion.

Lin Sen and Yan Hui appeared and disappeared several times in the light that flashed by in an instant, and the surrounding skeleton monsters were torn apart and shattered several times in response.

bang——

With a loud bang, Yan Hui and Qin Shou burst into the slag heap, advancing rapidly through the cramped, dark space. Qin Shou's explosive hammer pounded against the walls repeatedly, sending sparks flying.

[It's so painful...]

Whose voice echoed in the darkness?

Someone please save me... save us...

Amidst the ear-piercing noise, the firelight illuminated scratches and arms slapped against the metal walls of the chemical pool, their flesh melting and dissolving.

Something crawled out of the darkness.

It was formed by the fusion of bones and solidified from dissolved flesh, resembling a colossal mountain of flesh.

A twisted skeletal monster split off from the thing, crying out as it rushed toward Yan Hui and Qin Shou who were rushing in.

hum-

Yan Hui, who rushed in first, had the yin-yang fish jade pendant hanging around her neck light up with a white light. Then, Yan Hui's body turned into a semi-transparent state and in an instant, she passed directly through the attacking monster and rushed to the mountain of bones and flesh.

A foul, fishy smell was spreading.

At this moment, Yan Hui clearly saw that the fused monster was actually stuck in the waste chute. It was likely that these fused corpses were actually victims who had gradually accumulated through repeated experiments, all stuck in this exit area. Their consciousness had largely dissipated after death, but the remnants of their despair and pain accumulated in life formed this monster in this dungeon world.

This is nothing new.

The yin-yang fish jade pendant on Yan Hui's body was now glowing with a black light.

As one of Yan Hui's personal possessions, this Yin-Yang fish jade pendant originates from the core obsession of a Dark Night-level dungeon, making it a powerful item of core obsession value. To use it, Yan Hui, as the holder, must activate it with her spiritual power, and it can be activated in two different states. When the Yin-Yang fish jade pendant is activated and turns white, Yan Hui's perception is greatly enhanced, which is why she was able to understand the origin of this strange creature. On the other hand, the white Yin-Yang fish can also make Yan Hui's body ethereal, granting her immunity to most attacks from strange creatures, and significantly reducing damage even when attacked.

Of course, this level of etherealization is far inferior to the blessing power possessed by Gao Hai. In fact, Yan Hui was quite envious after learning that Gao Hai possessed the power of etherealization that could be maintained almost unconditionally for a long time. She only needed to activate the white power of the jade pendant for a few seconds before the etherealization began to weaken her humanity and gradually cause her to fade from the world. According to Yan Hui's own prediction, she would only need to use the etherealization power continuously for about 10 seconds, or use this ability for more than 30 seconds in a short period, before she would completely disappear from the real world, banished to a place where no one could find her, never to return.

Besides the white power, naturally, being a yin-yang symbol, it also possesses a black form of power. This black form's power is extremely simple: it directly enhances Yan Hui's combat abilities, significantly boosting her physical attributes and granting her physical attacks a powerful suppressive effect against strange creatures. As a price, this ability will also erode Yan Hui's personality, gradually making her bloodthirsty and insane, until she degenerates into a beast. However, for now, she doesn't need to worry about such things, because all she needs is a moment.

Clench your fists.

Take a heavy step forward.

The next moment, Yan Hui threw a punch, and the huge flesh and blood monster immediately let out a shrill howl, trembling from the punch. The fused skeletons kept cracking, as if they would disintegrate in the next second.

Amidst the burning flames, Qin Shou, wielding an explosive hammer, caught up and threw out a rather cute-looking rag doll shaped like a panda.

Hehehe—

The thrown doll let out a vicious laugh, its gaze quickly locking onto the trembling amalgam in front of it.

Then, in mid-air, it multiplied into three, then into five, and when it landed, it had become seven rag dolls, all of which took steps and charged straight at the monster.

Rumble, rumble——