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

Something was torn apart.

As the increasingly vivid crimson light spread, it gradually tore apart, yet it did not truly shatter, still retaining some unseen connection.

"You...it's impossible...how could you do such a thing? The true god has already..."

The monster, completely unprepared for this turn of events, let out a scream that sounded like a fart. Even though its power, enhanced by the [Hospital], had far surpassed its peak and was actually several times stronger than when it faced Ichiri Kita, it couldn't muster the slightest fighting spirit and even instinctively began to retreat.

So, given all the mess you've made, I really have no way to let you off the hook.

Gao Hai stood up from the throne.

Or rather, a part of Gao Hai's body rose from that throne of thought.

Flesh and blood were torn apart, bones were broken, and internal organs were broken into different pieces.

What rose from the throne at that moment was, in reality, only the part of Gao Hai's body that wasn't directly connected to the torture device of the Mind Throne. Relying on his unparalleled mental strength, Gao Hai, without changing his expression, subjected himself to this near-death torture, forcibly tearing apart a portion of flesh and bone, while still maintaining its connection to the part of his body sitting on the throne. Thus, he stepped down from the throne in a bloody and mangled state.

[This...this kind of thing...there's actually such a method...How could a human being do something like this? How could the human will endure such torment? Don't you feel pain? Don't you feel despair? Don't you know what compromise and giving up are?]

If the monster was driven mad and fearful before by the complete destruction of its plans and the impending doom, then now it is purely collapsing because its worldview and values ​​have been severely impacted.

This is something that humans should not be able to bear.

The Throne of Mind was already an instrument of torture beyond human limits, yet this despicable false god endured it, even seeing through the trap of ascension and resisting the temptation of gaining supreme power.

Even now, after enduring so much torture, this guy still retains a strong sense of humanity, and his will is not damaged in the slightest. He can even manage to get off that torture throne.

Could he actually be the true God, the one who can truly save the world? Did I actually choose the wrong path? Did I follow the wrong god? Am I the one who made the wrong choice without realizing it, walking step by step towards destruction?

Unable to suppress it, the monster even began to doubt itself.

Having put in so much effort, endured so many hardships and difficulties, and abandoned all humanity, and finally gained the power you have today, did you end up choosing the wrong path?

No...no...this shouldn't be happening...this shouldn't be happening...

You really think I'm like some weasel seeking a title, able to sit on it and never get off, right? I just have to save my coming down for the most crucial moment, the moment when I can most easily deliver a fatal blow to you idiots. You can feel honored, because now you're the prey. So, are you ready? I've wasted about 7 minutes of your time, which means if you can hold out for 23 minutes, you can leave here alive. How about that, tempting? Doesn't it sound promising?

Gao Hai's voice rang out with an undisguised sense of wickedness.

The monster, whose Dao heart was nearly shattered, realized at this moment that it was not dead yet and could continue to struggle.

I am humanity's despair; as long as humanity exists, I will not perish, and you cannot destroy me.

Driven by the will to survive, the monster finally spoke again. The power injected into it by the hospital transformed into twisted green vortexes that began to spread rapidly in all directions.

Accept the illness, accept the pain, accept the despair. I am the one who accepts; you must not—

Snapped! ! !

Before the imposing voice could finish reciting its lines, Gao Hai, who was already too impatient to wait any longer, stepped forward and slapped the thing to the ground.

【Ugh, why am I like this...】

The monster immediately flew out of the ruins again and was horrified to find that Gao Hai's seemingly casual slap had actually caused it permanent damage, making it possible for it to perish from the very foundation of its existence.

【What do you think? Count how many people are here right now. And who among them agrees with your twisted and heretical theories?】

Gao Hai's voice rang out from behind the monster.

When it realized that Jianzi had completely altered the barrier outside the copy, causing it to lose its conceptual connection with human civilization on Earth, Gao Hai kicked it out again, sending its deformed body flying into the ruins.

No... I will never die here... I haven't failed... I haven't failed!!!

A swollen tumor burst out from the ruins.

The desperate sighs left behind by countless dead before their deaths spread outwards.

Gao Hai took a step forward, and was then engulfed by what seemed to be an endless mass of flesh and blood. Deformed arms reached out from all directions, grabbing him tightly, and then a pool of filthy blood flowed down, completely submerging him.

boom! ! !

Then, the golden-red light transformed into burning flames, instantly incinerating everything.

[You might not remember, but I actually saw this move during my first playthrough. So it was you who did it.]

Gao Hai rose from the ashes and took another step forward. A black pistol appeared in his hand. The unsuspecting monster was then blasted down from mid-air by an endless hail of bullets and fell into the ruins again. Amidst the explosions, it smashed through the entire ruins and almost fell into the distorted colors that had spread below.

Humanity... is destined to be unable to escape despair! Accepting everything is the only choice for happiness!!!

The deep green color burst forth once again.

Gao Hai looked up and saw a tree, a giant tree at least several hundred meters tall, made entirely of rotting flesh and various parasites.

Countless rotting corpses hung from the trees, swaying from side to side as the branches writhed. An invisible plague began to spread, and the first direction it spread was towards the throne, towards Hayasaka Ai, who was sitting near the throne, and Yotsuya Miko, who was still in the underground art exhibition area.

Is this a completely unsurprising choice? They bully the weak and fear the strong; realizing they can't win head-on, they resort to underhanded tactics. However, for this kind of thing, it's quite normal; it's just how they are.

【What……】

The throne has vanished without a trace.

Miko, who should have been in an underground art exhibition, has also disappeared.

The power of the plague only touched an illusion constructed by mental energy.

You just said to accept everything, right?

Gao Hai's voice rang out from high above.

The monster looked up and saw an enormous golden axe smashing straight down on the plague tree.

boom! ! !

After a violent explosion, the Tree of Flesh and Blood was split in two, followed by a rain of burning golden-red flames that instantly burned away the plague.

The monster's body emerged from the giant tree. Several layers of human skin that once covered its body had been burned away, revealing an even more twisted and grotesque structure beneath. Male and female body parts, both internal and external, were haphazardly pieced together on this creature, all exhibiting a state of decay.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, one could see that this thing was covered in many human faces, which were actually the faces of the high-ranking officials of the Dansu Company. At this moment, these faces were constantly crying, wailing, and begging for forgiveness and salvation, struggling incessantly on the monster's flesh and blood.

[How disgusting. Luckily the girls left, otherwise it would have been an eyesore for them. But then again, you two really do look good together.]

Gao Hai, who had fallen as a shattered mass of flesh and blood barely maintaining a human shape, looked at the monster's appearance and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, speaking with a mocking tone.

This is... my ascension from human to god...

The monster tried to argue and say something, but Gao Hai reached out and grabbed its head.

Forget those boring lines; I've heard them so many times, I have no interest in hearing them again.

Golden flames spread along Gao Hai's arm, scorching the monster's body.

It wanted to scream, but under Gao Hai's oppressive power, it couldn't make a sound, or even struggle.

What it didn't know was that only 3 minutes had passed since Gao Hai started to act, and it would take at least 20 minutes before the barrier could be broken.

You just said you would accept everything, right? So, are you ready to accept your despair and the atonement that follows?

There was not a trace of pity in Gao Hai's words.

A dazzling golden light burst in mid-air.

The monster's skin and flesh dissolved and vanished, peeled away layer by layer.

The light pierced through the shattered city, through the dark world, igniting flames and golden fires that made the entire instance world as bright as day.

The monster's body had already fallen, rolling miserably among the rubble.

No, it's hard to call this thing a monster anymore. Because it has been stripped away by Gao Hai and revealed its original form, you can already see its human form, the one in a suit and tie, seemingly elegant and noble.

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

Kambara Mio lay on the ground, struggling to get up little by little.

tread--

Gao Hai's footsteps echoed behind him, like the tolling of a death knell, clearly resonating in his heart.

tread--

Even with all its strength, this fragile body had no chance of escaping death behind it.

tread--

Then, Shinbara Myo turned around, coughed up blood, and looked with difficulty at the tall figure that was now standing in front of him, made up of broken flesh and blood.

"Could...could you wait a moment?"

Faced with this terrifying enemy, the man opened his mouth, spoke in a hoarse voice, and revealed a smile that was more like a grimace.

Chapter 82: With claws and teeth severed, the chaos gradually clears, and the time for counterattack has arrived.

Rumble—rumble—

The city's ruins are crumbling little by little from the outside in.

After Yotsuya Miko stopped fixing the dungeons that had been pulled in, the areas that had been forcibly dragged in quickly tore apart and disappeared. Having already undergone a core obsession breakdown, only to be re-coalesced under the [Internal Medicine Doctor's] manipulation, and then, after the [Internal Medicine Doctor], as the new core, was violently destroyed by Takahashi and lost most of its power, it once again entered a phase of disintegration and collapse. Furthermore, due to the repeated twisting and collapse, this dungeon ruin has begun to undergo an extremely dangerous change, with something that shouldn't be there gradually spreading.

Of course, this wasn't the first time Gao Hai had seen this situation. He had already witnessed something similar in the [Early Arrival Elementary School] instance area, and encountering the same thing again now, to be honest, gave him a sense of nostalgia.

[Disorder and Chaos]

The only time Gao Hai heard the official name for this mysterious object was from the KP (King of Players) named "Faceless."

Its nature is unknown; it only appears when the structure of the instance is severely damaged, specifically in terms of its "construction logic." Even he, who possesses the black watch, will sense danger and have a terrifying premonition that "once he falls into it, he will not be able to revive."

Gao Hai had speculated about the nature of this thing, and from his personal perspective, the most plausible possibility was something like Azathoth. However, because he didn't dare to actually get close to it and try to verify it, he only entertained these wild guesses in his mind. On another note, the one who told him the name "Disorderly Chaos" was the "Faceless One," and the true name of the black watch, the Key to the Unity of All Things, was also learned from that same Keeper. It was all information provided by the same Keeper.

Looking back now, that KP was actually a bit of a concern. Whether it was the name "Faceless One," its attitude upon seeing him, or its casual revelation of Silver Key's true name, all of these things made Gao Hai think of some unpleasant possibilities. However… oh well, these things weren't what he needed to worry about right now. After all, compared to the uncertain future, the decisions he needed to make in the present were more worthy of his attention.

Yes, for example, to give the unforgivable criminal in front of us the judgment he deserves.

"Could...could you wait a moment?"

Having completely transformed back into human form, Kambara Mio looked at Takami approaching step by step and spoke with a pale face.

So comical, so familiar, this pleading look.

How many guys like him have I seen who revealed their ugly side after failure?

Gao Hai had lost all interest in mocking Kanbaru Mio's ugly behavior at this moment. He simply continued walking towards him, preparing to throw him into the endless sea of ​​fire in the black watch, so that this guy could join the power generation team in the flames and slowly atone for his sins.

However, his silence on the part of him seemed to have given the other party some misconceptions, to the point that Kambara Mio struggled to sit up and began to analyze for Takahashi the reasons why he was allowed to live.

"My survival will be of greater use to you."

Kambara Mio coughed up blood, trying his best to put on a confident expression.