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

"Ugh...this stinks!"

He didn't dare touch the fleshy mess that was gradually spreading in the ruins.

She could sense that the fleshy mess excreted by the [Internal Medicine Doctor], now in the form of a maggot ball, was essentially a fully materialized cursed filth. Even though she was considered the strongest player below Gao Hai, contact with this thing would still cause her serious harm.

"Ugh...cough cough..."

In fact, damage is inevitable even without direct contact; just smelling the odor is enough.

The filthy power transformed into an invisible mist, and with each breath, a curse accumulated within her body, from her skin and flesh to her blood, nerves, internal organs, and bones... Intense pain continuously tormented the girl, while simultaneously weakening her power.

Such power... I see, is it a widespread, continuous curse?

Yili quickly determined that after entering this special state, the [Internal Medicine Doctor's] original ability of "phenomenal bestowal" had transformed into a widespread, continuous curse. By excreting fleshy pulp, the monster would continuously release polluting power, gradually covering the surrounding space with the curse. This curse could inflict comprehensive damage on its victims and could likely intensify the infection through various means, such as airborne contact or direct skin contact.

So, this is indeed the right move to deal with this kind of power.

boom--

The raging flames spread rapidly outwards from a center a mile away.

The girl, who had somehow produced a flamethrower, pulled the trigger, unleashing a flame far exceeding the normal limits of a flamethrower. In an instant, it covered an area of ​​several kilometers, engulfing the sticky blood and mud, as well as the flies that swarmed down from the sky like dark clouds.

slam-la-

The scorched ashes danced in the gale, whipping up crimson sparks.

The girl took a step forward, pushing the blessing power of the [Original Destruction] to its limit, causing the raging flames to spread to an area of ​​more than ten kilometers in radius in an instant, burning all the filthy flesh and flies to ashes.

This tactic worked very well; it seemed that fire had an extremely powerful suppressive effect on these pollutants. Ichiri pondered that this might be related to the fact that the term "internal medicine doctor" itself possessed a certain symbolic meaning of "disease." After all, throughout history, burning has always been remarkably effective in dealing with plagues—this could be considered a human consensus. And the concept of "internal medicine doctor," as a cluster of ideas, could not possibly contradict this consensus. Just as "psychologist" can be seen, in a sense, as a concept of mental illness, any topic that might break a person's defenses would severely stimulate them.

However, this level of understanding is probably far from sufficient to solve the problem.

As she pondered, the girl looked up and saw an arm made entirely of maggots pierce through the flames, instantly tearing her body in two.

But that didn't happen. As the strings were plucked, Ichiri, who was prepared, dodged the attack, only to have his head smashed by another maggot tentacle that attacked from behind.

This scene then transformed into something entirely new. The girl's steps darted through the flames, and countless clones appeared and disappeared around her. Arms, tentacles, and heads made of maggots surged back and forth from the flames, but none of them managed to hit the target within a mile. Or rather, the future of any that did hit the target within a mile was not "secure" enough; the girl could easily alter them all.

Boom——

Next, a maggot ball, over a hundred meters in size and as large as a mountain, fell from the sky and crashed heavily in the direction of a mile away.

A missile was summoned by Yili, released at the maggot ball, and exploded.

As the smoke billowed, the maggot sphere rapidly approached. The burn marks healed completely in less than a second, and new maggots sprouted from them. Countless flies even braved the intense heat to fly out from the cracks in the maggot sphere, closing in by a mile in the blink of an eye.

boom! ! !

Then, the second missile that the girl conjured up immediately afterward turned to ashes once more.

The raging flames generated a powerful thrust, blowing Yili's petite body into the air, allowing her to dodge the attack of the enormous maggot ball.

Because the missile itself was summoned by the girl's own blessing, neither the shockwave nor the high temperature caused much harm to Ichiri herself. It couldn't even burn her clothes, so there was no need to worry about her being exposed. However, the moment Ichiri dodged, the enormous maggot ball slammed into the ground, kicking up a lot of dust and spinning on the ground, chasing after Ichiri and crushing the ruins of houses along the way.

Rumble—rumble—

Several missiles were launched in succession, each with the power of a conventional nuclear weapon or even exceeding that of a nuclear weapon. Yet, they were unable to even slow down the giant sphere's movements, let alone leave any damage on its surface.

Not only that, the girl could clearly sense that the spirit of the [Internal Medicine Doctor], which was originally in its flesh and blood slime form, had vanished without a trace after transforming into its current maggot sphere form. This thing had actually transformed itself into a pure flesh and blood creation devoid of any mental activity, so any attack targeting the spirit was ineffective against it, including the mental storm of [Anchored Chains]. On top of that, its enormous body, entirely composed of maggots, possessed an unimaginable self-healing speed. Even though Ichiri had unleashed the strongest attack she could imagine, the thing showed no signs of injury and easily healed and recovered.

Boom!

In the flames that erupted once again, large sections of buildings, already reduced to twisted, bloody flesh, were destroyed in an instant.

But further away, more buildings are being reduced to rotting flesh, and the power of contamination continues to spread, reaching apartment areas where survivors are active.

The situation is complicated.

Even now that the [Internal Medicine Doctor] has turned into this grotesque form, it's unlikely to cause much more damage to Ichiri. However, the cursed flesh and blood that continues to spread will eventually reach the Sheep's Apartment. At that time, Hongxia and the other survivors hiding inside will have no chance against this power and will probably die the moment they come into contact with it.

This thing must be stopped.

This thing, it probably turned out this way because it knew I wouldn't abandon the survivors.

A golden glimmer emerged from Yili's eyes.

She stretched out her hand, and the golden light transformed into an arrow that shot out, piercing through the enormous maggot sphere in an instant.

bang——

In the violent explosion, half of the giant ball was blown off, and countless fat maggots flew in the air, while a large number of flies were also thrown up.

After consuming some of the power given to him by Gao Hai, Yi Li immediately activated the blessing of [Destruction Essence] again, launching several more missiles to burn all the filthy things.

"Pfft!"

Then, the girl spat out another mouthful of blood.

Is the curse emanating from this maggot ball starting to intensify?

Yili looked down and realized that his hands had turned black without him noticing.

No, not entirely.

The internal medicine doctor's flesh curse is almost impossible to eliminate without Gao Hai's power to remove it. Therefore, the longer the battle lasts, the worse Yi Li's condition becomes. However, after removing this power once, the girl now has some resistance and it is impossible for her to achieve this effect in such a short time.

So, it was one's own attack that produced some kind of effect?

buzzing-

A swarm of flies, carrying a foul stench, approached again.

The enormous maggot ball had already healed itself rapidly. Even though the area directly pierced by the golden light could not heal temporarily, it no longer affected the creature's ability to move.

"Ugh...cough cough cough...ugh cough..."

The girl, whose condition continued to deteriorate, retreated, realizing that her power was being weakened bit by bit, a comprehensive weakening from body to mind. This change came so quickly and so fiercely that she didn't even have time to understand what was happening before she was about to lose her ability to move.

Then, golden light flashed in the girl's eyes once again.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yili used Gao Hai's power to remove all the pollution from his body and returned to his peak condition.

"Ugh..."

Then, the moment her body was fully restored, it immediately deteriorated, collapsing completely at an even faster pace after the restoration by Gao Hai's power was dispelled.

I simply can't understand what's going on.

My body should have enough resistance to withstand a long battle.

But now, after only half an hour in front of this thing, she felt breathless and as if all the strength in her body was being completely stripped away.

Why is this happening?

Is this monster really that powerful?

If it's truly this powerful, why didn't it demonstrate such exaggerated strength in previous contact records? Could it have been hiding its true power, deliberately waiting until she unleashed its full potential? Or does this thing possess some special ability that can accelerate the infection even of cardboard boxes?

Because she was wearing a cardboard box, Ichiri still believed that she was a cardboard box. She was just puzzled as to why she had fallen into such a disadvantage so quickly.

There must be some reason.

This monster must have used some kind of power that I don't understand.

This bizarre situation is almost like... it created a virus that only works on me, capable of causing immense harm exclusively to me. Wait... a targeted virus? A gene virus? Is that the kind of ability it possesses? So this is the kind of power this monster has?!

The girl, who instantly understood what was going on, widened her eyes behind the hole in the cardboard box.

Whoosh whoosh—

Tentacles made of maggots had already attacked from all directions, surrounding Yili, who was moving slowly due to weakness.

The enormous sphere of maggots accelerated rapidly, crushing down on Yili like a mountain. In the blink of an eye, one could almost see crazed human faces appearing and disappearing within the maggots, and hear twisted, shrill screams echoing from the monster's body.

The girl's fingers touched the strings, ready to attack.

Even though her own condition had declined significantly, Ichiri didn't think she would be defeated so easily. She had to continue fighting, she had to continue testing, she had to figure out exactly how many abilities this thing had, and she had to find a way to completely analyze it!

Thinking this, she prepared to act again, but the next moment, sensing something, she stopped in surprise. At the same time, all the attacking maggot tentacles fell and slammed to the ground, pinned to the ruins with a series of explosions, unable to move.

"Can you still hold on? Pochi-chan, I'm coming!"

With long red hair flying in the wind, Kita Ikuyo, the other member of the band, descended from the sky to rush to the battlefield.

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Supporting Band Girl and the Void Seal of Time.

A foul stench was spreading, and rotting matter mingled with the flames in the burning ruins, corroding each other.

Although Goto Ichiri managed to temporarily contain the spread of the "Internal Medicine Doctor's" corrupting power by repeatedly unleashing the blessing of "Destruction Essence," this was not a long-term solution. The power of the ghost story seemed inexhaustible and continued to increase in output over time. If Ichiri's power relaxed even slightly, the temperature and range of the flames would immediately weaken, and the monster's power would erode them.

Such an unfair confrontation was predictable in its outcome, especially given that Ichiri had already been infected by the extraordinary virus created against her by the "Internal Medicine Doctor." Every second she was enduring indescribable pain, her mind and body constantly being tortured. In a one-on-one battle, Ichiri would be in checkmated, in a situation with absolutely no chance of recovery.

Fortunately, she wasn't alone.

"Poch-chan, are you alright?"

Kita Ikuyo, who had only recently left the residential area, suddenly burst into the battlefield, smeared some of her own blood on Ichiri, and stood in front of the enemy.

hum-

Amidst the ear-piercing sound, the power of the [Spirit Guardian] was released from Ichiri's body, forcibly dispelling the extraordinary virus created by the [Internal Medicine Doctor]'s power. The decaying traces that were originally spreading were also crushed bit by bit under the girl's [Gravity Domain], and were forcibly gathered towards the central area, unable to expand easily any further.

"Cough cough... cough cough..."

Yili was unable to answer her bandmates immediately. She vomited blood several times in a row. She only recovered somewhat after most of the virus in her body was expelled, and her body gradually regained some of its self-healing ability.

As expected, dealing with the [Doctor's] power alone is unrealistic. Even for a player like Pochi-chan, who is the strongest individually, there are still many limitations when facing such an unreasonable enemy capable of manipulating the power of rules. But it's okay, I've arrived now. Although Miko-chan may have been teleported elsewhere when entering this dungeon area, she should be able to arrive soon. When the three of us work together to fight this monster, we'll definitely be able to defeat it!

Kita Ikuyo pondered a solution in her mind while carefully observing the giant maggot-like sphere floating in mid-air ahead.

It seems... there's no sign of any mental fluctuation?

The girl felt something was strange.

Based on the available intelligence, the three different "doctors," despite their varying styles, were undoubtedly intelligent beings capable of thought and communication, unlike mindless creatures like the monsters. However, the extremely disgusting, hundred-meter-long maggot-like sphere appearing before him at this moment possessed absolutely no cognitive abilities; it seemed to be nothing more than a pure monster, something that merely existed to continuously unleash devastation.

hum-

The power of the [Spirit Guardian] was released within Kita himself, beginning to combat the area-of-effect curse and pollution released by the [Internal Medicine Doctor].

The power of the [Gravity Field] was also doing its best to fight against the maggot ball, squeezing its space and trying to bind it in place so it couldn't move.

It doesn't seem like a particularly difficult thing?

Kita was somewhat surprised. She had prepared herself to face an enemy even more terrifying than the "psychologist" when she saw Ichiri struggling in battle, but when she actually stood in front of this thing, she found that this monster didn't seem to be that powerful. She easily defended against it.