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

After all, it was the one that truly originated here, and its predecessor, Kambara Kensuke, was the one who orchestrated everything, created countless tragedies, and ultimately won the victory.

However, the [Internal Medicine Doctor] is freed from its constraints, so the copy can only choose the substitute that it deliberately left behind as its core.

Now, at the moment the replacement core disappeared, the monster took over the core power that should have belonged to it at the instant the dungeon began to collapse, restoring the dungeon to its normal state, thus stabilizing the dungeon and the barrier surrounding it, and even further reinforcing it.

Is that how you think about it?

In that case, it's no wonder the core was found so easily; from the beginning, it wasn't afraid of it being cracked. After all, the real core has always been itself; it could seize control at any time. It just needed to leave this place open to lure people in.

That's enough, more than enough!

A gentle voice sounded from behind Chika.

Without turning around, she knew it was the [psychologist]. As expected, the monster had broken free from the blessing's imprisonment and appeared on her side at this crucial moment.

Moreover, Chika could clearly sense a change in this underground space. The space was sealed off, and the blood pools that should have disappeared with her core obsession were becoming more active. Clearly, the enemy intended to eliminate her here.

You've worked so hard to get this far, now accept me, accept true happiness.

Chika turned around and looked at the twisted monster that had appeared out of nowhere, hovering in mid-air. On its television-like head appeared a series of faces, each smiling at Chika with an expression of pure happiness.

The old methods of verbal therapy are probably no longer effective.

The reason is rather comical, though. Chika clearly saw that the sound receivers on either side of the "psychologist's" head, which appeared before her this time, were blocked with cotton cloth. In other words, this thing couldn't hear her at all and couldn't be triggered by Chika's verbal communication to fall back into a state of autism.

"This is really troublesome."

Although she had been prepared from the moment she decided to deliberately step into the trap to draw fire, Chika couldn't help but sigh after truly confirming the current situation.

So now, let's see how long we can drag this out.

Take a deep breath.

The girl reached out and gently patted her chest, a source of great pride.

Then she assumed a horse stance and adopted a starting posture that Qianhua herself didn't know was some kind of boxing style.

"I'm not someone who gives in easily. If you want to defeat me, you'll have to come up here yourselves!"

Chika's voice was full of momentum as she shouted, and in the next moment, an invisible, twisting force rushed in from all directions, pressing down on her location.

Rumble—rumble rumble—

The instance world was violently shaking, the entire Sheep Apartment was collapsing, more and more ruins were appearing, and the degree of distortion was constantly intensifying.

"Has this place really become like this?"

Fujiwara Toyomi stared in shock at the completely transformed Jin'yō Apartments, unable to believe that this was the same place she had visited before.

Faster...faster...faster...

The shadow ahead showed no intention of waiting for them, maintaining an extremely fast pace of movement.

"Don't stop, stay close!"

Liang, who was at the front of the group, turned around and called out, reaching out to pull Hongxia, who was a step behind, along with Xingge, who also pulled Fengshi. The four of them continued forward following the moving shadow, and for a moment they had no idea where they were.

No, there is still someone who can sense, or is aware of, where they are heading.

A familiar scent, one I had felt not long ago.

Without a doubt, this person who appeared to be the painter was leading the four of them to the underground art exhibition they had visited with Mr. Gao Hai before.

So that place really is the key?

Rumbling--

The collapse around the area continues to worsen.

However, from beginning to end, it seemed that not a single piece of gravel actually fell on the group.

The familiar scent was drawing ever closer.

Finally, after walking through a crooked corridor, Hongxia saw the gallery passage again, with open doors on both sides and eerie paintings inside.

Is this where we can find a solution? Is this where we can save everyone?

The girl, already panting from the journey, was filled with anticipation.

We've arrived...we've arrived...hehe, we've arrived...

The shadows ahead chuckled, and twisted flesh, accompanied by a foul stench, finally began to emerge from its concealment.

"This is certainly enough, considering the quantity is quite large."

At the same time, a cold voice rang out from behind, causing the four people, who were still confused about the situation, to turn around subconsciously and see Yotsuya Miko emerging from the ruins behind them.

Golden eyes were gleaming.

Something invisible was gathering under the girl's power.

"So, where are your limits?"

Then, as Jianzi asked softly, the monster in the shadows was stunned by this unexpected situation, and the tremor of the entire dungeon world became even more intense in an instant.

Chapter 81 The Solution to the Eye of God and the Arrival of the Moment of Judgment.

Incomprehensible.

It shouldn't be like this.

This situation and this development are incomprehensible no matter what.

Rumble, rumble——

The twisted monster howled, struggled, and resisted with all its might.

The golden light, like a vast ocean, pressed down with unstoppable force, crushing the monster into the ruins and almost splitting it and the city in two.

Why is this happening?

The monster looked up from the shattered ruins, its deformed face showing a hint of confusion.

I have tried my best to consider all the factors that may affect the plan.

After several time reversals, the true god and he had done their best to reverse the power of that abhorrent false god and created this barrier. It can be said that as long as this barrier exists, the false god will never be able to forcibly break the restrictions from the outside in a short period of time. They can use the time difference to eliminate His minions and remove His chosen ones, which are His anchors in the real world, one by one.

As for the possibility of breaking the restrictions from within, the most crucial core obsession is the fabricated trap. As long as those chosen ones really go in that direction, he can use that trap to imprison them and kill them.

Although it seems only one chosen one has been affected so far, the necessary arrangements still need to be made; the [Psychotherapist] is already there. And with that space sealed off, even their [Psychotherapist] can't escape in a short time, let alone a chosen one who hasn't completely transcended the mortal realm. In this unavoidable enclosed space, even if the [Psychotherapist]'s weaknesses have been exploited by the enemy, they can still defeat their opponent; it will just take longer, and there won't be any major problems.

As for the two chosen ones before him, they could never withstand the power he was now unleashing, even if one of them was the strongest human being closest to that false god. After all, he had transcended humanity, while they had not abandoned their human aspects.

Yes, everything was going according to plan, and there shouldn't have been any problems.

The only variable is that Eye of God.

That human, whom even the true gods feared, possessed the most exceptional talents that almost no human could possibly have. If she hadn't encountered the despicable false god Gao Hai, she might have been able to reach the realm of gods through her own abilities, had she survived the most vulnerable stage of her development.

Indeed, if the [Sacrifice Game] upon arriving at this civilization had proceeded smoothly and at a normal pace, Yotsuya Miko's talent would have been fully capable of reaching the realm of gods. She truly possessed such talent, but unfortunately, this exceptionally gifted being was already bound to that false god, becoming his henchman. Therefore, no matter how reluctant or unwilling it was as the [Doctor], it had to eliminate this individual who had become an enemy.

However, figuring out how to truly defend against this troublesome issue is a real headache. The operation orchestrated by the [Hospital] against Yotsuya Miko has failed, and the [Psychologist] sent to assassinate her has been thoroughly analyzed, revealing all weaknesses, and even lost a clone. Although we have done our best to eliminate all traces and ensure that the opponent cannot directly break through the barrier using their Divine Eye, allowing such a threat to roam freely in the instance is still absolutely unacceptable.

So, in the end, the doctor's solution to deal with Yotsuya Miko was to use the painter—a man whose talent was arguably second only to Miko's, yet who was utterly blind, ignorant, and unwilling to obey the hospital. He used his abilities to draw a passage connecting to the instance, and ultimately stepped into that world to help the survivors who were already sacrifices. Even as everything headed towards its inevitable end, he chose to transform himself into a being somewhere between human and demon, merging with the flesh and souls of the survivors to forcibly preserve their souls, awaiting redemption.

There was no way to save him. After realizing the stubborn guy's plan, the "Internal Medicine Doctor," who had already completed his power growth, took matters into his own hands, controlled him, and turned him into another trap.

Originally, this trap was intended to eliminate low-level players who might be weak but could cause trouble, but it could also be used to hold off Yotsuya Miko.

[Internal Medicine Doctor] doesn't think Jianzi can use Koz to do anything. As a low-to-mid-level composite monster existing in the instance, no matter how stubborn the painter's obsession is, he cannot change his own level. The crucial barrier that can resist the power of the false god has nothing to do with him.

As long as you set some trigger switches on the other party, so that it sends a message to itself after contacting Yotsuya Miko, and then immediately locates Yotsuya Miko and kills her, that will be enough and there won't be any problems.

It believed its plan would not go wrong, and it believed it had considered every possible possibility. As one of the very few beings in this world to have ascended to the position of a god in human form, it had ample information about itself and did not believe its opponent could turn the tables.

So what is going on?

So, having gone to such lengths, how exactly did she manage to crack the code?

Wait... crack? No, that's not right at all!

[This is impossible! The barrier is still there, how did the false god's power get in!?]

Amidst its furious roar, the twisted monster finally discovered the biggest problem.

The barrier that isolated us from the outside world has not disappeared.

The barrier that was supposed to keep Gao Hai's power out and prevent him from entering remained completely undamaged and continued to exist perfectly.

Although a careful perception reveals a noticeable weakening of the barrier's strength, the barrier does not disappear even as its power diminishes, and it continues to fulfill its function.

But here's the problem: isn't this Gao Hai standing before him? Such terrifying power can only be possessed by the true form of that false god, or by an avatar he controls; it's impossible to fake. How did he do it?! This is simply impossible, this is unrealistic!!!

[Oh, so you're getting impotent rage, huh? You're getting impatient? Getting angry?]

Gao Hai clearly noticed the change in the internist's mood, and his voice became mocking.

[This is impossible! How did you do that? That puppet never escaped my control! How did you even get over the barrier and into this place?!]

The monster, filled with resentment, roared. At this moment, it no longer seemed like a superior being second only to the gods, but more like a madman enraged by the disruption of his plans.

"That painter certainly wasn't out of your control. He himself understood that if he really entered this instance world, there would be no turning back. This must be some kind of prophetic talent, right? It's a pity I don't have such a power, but after confirming that he possessed such a power, that painter still chose to enter here to face the death he prophesied. Didn't you ever think that he might have done something in advance?"

Miko Yotsuya's voice rang out from the edge of the ruins; her tone was flat, and she seemed to have no emotional fluctuations.

[Knowing the prophesied death... facing fate head-on... what... what are you saying... you... wait, what have you done?!]

The deformed monster, never daring to underestimate Yotsuya Miko, immediately shifted its focus to her, realizing that her words held a hidden meaning and that it might have inadvertently overlooked something extremely important. In an instant, its aura grew even colder, but before it could figure out what the key point was, it inadvertently looked up and noticed some places on the edge of the shattered city ruins that were clearly different from what it remembered.

What is that...?

A massive resort, along with several surrounding hills, abruptly connects to the edge of the city ruins.

You can sense something strange moving around inside.

However, it is not a ghost from the [hospital].

As one of the three [Doctors], the [Internal Medicine Doctor] could not possibly fail to recognize the strange creatures in its own territory. With just a little sensing, it could determine that these strange creatures, which had not appeared before, along with the previously undiscovered areas, had all appeared not long ago.

This is how the same thing?

The completely unexpected situation caused the monster to roar, and it quickly looked around, paying more attention to the edge of the instance space.

As a result, it saw more unexpected sights, all kinds of buildings and environments, some clean and tidy, some dirty and some broken, all directly connected to this broken ruin that belonged to the "internal medicine doctor's" own domain, physically linked to each other.

It realized that those were other copies.