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

The souls of those innocent people have already departed and returned to the planet's own cycle of souls.

[Of the three henchmen, one has been confirmed to have been eliminated.]

Gao Hai said calmly.

He could sense another breaking sound.

That is a sound that ordinary people cannot hear, and even players who have reached the Red Moon level will find it difficult to detect. At most, they will only have a faint, hazy sense of it, a broken sound that represents a change at a higher level.

Of the three doctors in the hospital who were used to stabilize their connection with the real world, only two remain.

The concept of "Despair," which the hospital had spent years creating, and the path to godhood associated with it, have now been completely destroyed by the burning golden flames and can no longer be maintained.

The darkness is dissipating.

With the enemy's fierce attack largely defused and one of the three crucial doctors dead and another wounded, Gao Hai can now dedicate more energy to providing comprehensive support to players and survivors in various areas, and to more effectively combat the harassing monsters. From this moment on, the balance of power between humans and the supernatural has begun to shift, the hospital's decline is becoming increasingly apparent, and the hope of victory is truly in sight.

However, this is not something Gao Hai has time to think about right now.

The crimson light was spreading.

The moment the barrier shattered, a sharp knife flew out from outside the barrier, heading towards Gao Hai's location.

Turn around.

Gao Hai reached out and caught the sharp blade, and saw clearly that it was a scalpel.

Then, in the next second, the crimson light reached Gao Hai, and a huge axe followed, cleaving straight down towards Gao Hai's head.

In terms of speed alone, this attack surpassed any opponent with physical attack characteristics that Gao Hai had encountered before, so fast that Gao Hai almost couldn't react. Moreover, even before the attack landed, Gao Hai could feel extremely heavy pressure, as if every bone, every blood vessel, and every cell in his body was gradually stiffening, becoming timid, and lacking the courage to withstand the power of this attack.

boom! ! !

The collision of forces in the next second directly evaporated the already collapsing remnants of the instance, turning this shattered space into pure nothingness.

[Tsk...]

Gao Hai frowned.

It wasn't because the attacking enemy was particularly powerful, but because this thing had shattered the last remaining fragments of the dungeon with a single blow. These fragments could have been absorbed by the black watch, even if the energy conversion rate was low—practically negligible energy—Gao Hai estimated he could still use that energy to save several people. Now, this thing had smashed them all to pieces with a single axe strike, a loss that Gao Hai found incredibly frustrating. After all, this was the dungeon he was tasked with finishing off; even if the final reward was just a few less pieces of junk, it was still something missing.

Before he could even react, the crimson light slashed down again, and the pungent smell of blood instantly filled the void.

boom! ! !

In the second clash of forces, Gao Hai was forced to retreat a distance, while the crimson light was sent flying several kilometers before finally regaining its footing.

If you're trying to rescue your companions, unfortunately, you're too late.

Gao Hai sensed the other person's presence and spoke casually.

Who? Whom to save?

Surprisingly, the voice that answered Gao Hai sounded somewhat bewildered, as if Gao Hai's question had stumped it.

Oh, so you're not here to rescue anyone?

Gao Hai raised an eyebrow. He was certain that the being appearing in this void was undoubtedly the last doctor under the [Hospital], the only [Surgeon] whose details had not been recorded to date.

Whom should I save? I don't know.

The figure within the crimson light continued to answer, its bewildered attitude leaving Gao Hai somewhat confused.

Based on existing encounter records, the "Surgeon" is arguably the most prolific of the three "Doctors." Unlike the other two, all suspected cases of contact with the "Surgeon" involve extremely brief encounters, suggesting that the "Surgeon" killed living people the instant they made contact, without any prior interaction. In other words, this is the only one of the three "Doctors" who doesn't engage in psychological manipulation or use their distorted values ​​to distort others' understanding.

Gao Hai originally thought this guy was a ruthless, taciturn killer, but his behavior after coming up made him seem like an idiot.

[Saving someone... I don't remember who I came to save, but you're the only one I can save here, right?]

However, before Gao Hai could figure out who the person in front of him was, the other person's voice became low and deep, and the bloody aura became more pronounced once again.

There is only one way to save people in this world, only one, only one.

One after another, sharp scalpels emerged from the blood mist.

No matter the treatment method, there will always be flaws; no treatment approach can be perfect.

Blood dripped continuously from the giant axe, and Gao Hai could faintly hear a sound like some kind of electric current passing through it.

Therefore, there is only one way to save this world, and to save everyone in this world.

That is, to kill everyone in this world.

Killing someone is a way of saving lives!

The next second, Gao Hai saw the giant axe come crashing down on him once again.

boom--

The violent tremors spread and permeated the void.

Gao Hai's figure disappeared into the darkness, entering a state of nothingness, and then appeared directly in the blood mist, instantly rushing to the enemy's front.

【Um? 】

No sign of the enemy was seen.

When I arrived here in my ethereal state, I was able to sense the other party's presence, but the moment I returned to the real world, that presence vanished.

No, it didn't disappear, it just moved to a different location.

The moment they realized it, a crimson light burst forth from behind them.

The body is rejecting or resisting the behavior.

Because he hadn't truly ascended to godhood, Gao Hai's body could still theoretically be considered a mortal being, and could still be categorized as human. Therefore, at this moment, he could clearly perceive the rejection his body was experiencing.

Accept death.

It was as if a voice was saying this.

It was as if Gao Hai's own flesh and blood had betrayed his consciousness and begun to persuade him to stop resisting.

boom! ! !

In another clash of forces, golden and blood-red light swept against each other. The monster, bathed in endless blood, let out a mad howl and tried its best to chop down the axe towards Gao Hai's head, but it was firmly blocked and could not achieve its goal.

Killing you! Or saving you!

Gao Hai's resistance seemed to drive the monster even more mad. After a heart-wrenching roar, the blood-red light suddenly disappeared and then reappeared in front of Gao Hai.

Without any fancy tricks, the monster simply charged at Gao Hai once more, attacking him again, like a madman trying to destroy him.

whoosh-

The giant axe swept swiftly through the air.

Gao Hai slightly turned his body, seemingly dodging the monster's attack with ease, but his movements appeared somewhat sluggish.

I felt this body's rejection even more clearly than before.

Even though he had used the divine power he gained after ascending to godhood to cleanse his body and was doing his utmost to control himself, some strange influences still could not be completely eradicated. It seemed that the longer he fought against this monster, the more his body would feel the urge to die willingly, and would try to commit suicide against his will.

Is this one of the rule-based powers possessed by the [Surgeon]? It's quite a troublesome power indeed. If even my body struggles to resist this impulse, an ordinary player would probably only last two hits before being killed due to their body's active resistance. It can only be said that these three [Doctors] are indeed unreasonable rule-based beings, and this [Surgeon] is probably one of the best among them. After all, its rule priority currently appears to be the highest.

boom! ! !

Golden flames and crimson light clashed once more.

Gao Hai manipulated the golden flames to push forward, scorching the blood, trying to completely burn away the blood mist released by the monster.

Consumption is escalating.

In each moment of confrontation, the power he releases undergoes subtle changes. Initially, these changes were so subtle that Gao Hai did not notice them. However, after several confrontations, this anomaly became increasingly obvious and intense, giving the impression that the body's capacity and speed of storing and retrieving extraordinary power were being limited, and the rate of energy consumption when using extraordinary power also changed accordingly.

Is this considered a combination technique? It causes flesh and blood to reject consciousness and makes the body resistant to supernatural power. With such a combination of moves, even a Red Moon level player would find it difficult to last more than a few rounds against this monster, especially considering that this thing attacks like a mad dog and never stops, making the hope of survival even more remote.

A mist made of blood was spreading.

A dark blue current surged through the blood. Gao Hai felt as if he had heard a sharp alarm. The next second, the powerful current pierced through his chest, scorching some of the flesh.

[Beep—Beep—]

Before the object used in the attack disappeared into the blood, Gao Hai could barely make out that it appeared to be a medical defibrillator.

He frowned, discovering that the charred flesh on his chest was not healing immediately; some strange force was preventing cell regeneration, and even using the power of blessing could not immediately erase this effect. Furthermore, at the very moment he attempted to heal his wounds, the enemy launched another attack, giving him no time to think.

boom! ! !

It's hard to say how many times this has been a clash of forces.

In an instant, Gao Hai channeled all his power into the golden flames, once again burning through the surging blood mist with absolute force, forcing the monster to reveal its true form.

But he saw nothing.

[No physical form?]

The unexpected situation made Gao Hai frown slightly, but before he could figure out what was going on, the blood mist surged and reappeared, and the enemy appeared out of thin air and attacked him again.

[I'll kill you! I'll save you! I'll rescue you!]

In less than a second, at least thirty attacks landed on Gao Hai.

The golden flames spread outwards, twisting the flying scalpels and even melting them on the spot.

A blinding current of electricity passed through the flames, then was drawn to the flying bullets, deflecting them and attacking their target.

Finally, an invisible, swiftly sweeping airflow blocks all sorts of subtle, easily overlooked attacks.

And after that one second, without the slightest pause, the monster launched its attack again. It seemed tireless, as if it would never stop. Once the battle began, it would never stop until it annihilated its target, and it would never pause midway no matter what obstacles it encountered.

[So that's how it is. It's not that you don't have a physical form, but rather that you can transform into various forms; you don't have any completely fixed physical form.]

Gao Hai had already figured out the nature of this thing during the confrontation and retaliated against the opponent once again.

The temperature is dropping rapidly.

The diffused blood mist turned into ice mist and froze with a "crackling" sound.

Golden flames condensed in Gao Hai's hand, transforming into a container that absorbed a portion of the blood mist.

The blessing to be delivered to the future was also mobilized at the same time, forcibly hollowing out a portion of the blood mist and sending it to the future several minutes later.

Kill... Kill...

After being repeatedly split apart by Gao Hai, the movement speed of the blood mist and the appearance speed of those attack weapons both slowed down significantly.

As predicted, the blood mist itself is the [Surgeon]'s true form. It can freely transform into various states within the blood mist, materializing into different weapons or revealing a blurry humanoid form for communication.