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

If one is driven mad by this cursed rain, it can be considered that the soul has been corrupted and damaged by the power of the supernatural tales, and there is basically no possibility of healing. Even if the beloved can forcibly repair it with his power, he is actually just using his power to create a new soul structure to fill it in, and it is hard to say whether that can be considered a cure.

Using such methods only shows that the hospital is now willing to do anything to prevent Gao Hai from winning this war. After all, if it ends like this, the hospital itself can't really be considered a winner.

Yes, no matter how the situation unfolds, the hospital has already lost.

The hospital launched this war that would determine the survival of human civilization with two fundamental objectives: first, to completely control Gao Hai, who has emerged from humanity and now possesses the qualifications of a savior; and second, to completely control all the flesh and soul of human civilization, in order to fulfill the hospital's self-proclaimed desire to protect human civilization. However, these two objectives have failed as Gao Hai desperately stalls his ascension to godhood, thanks to the combined efforts of the girls, the numerous spontaneously gathered players, and the rescue personnel who volunteered. No matter how hard the hospital struggles, it's difficult to reverse the situation. Furthermore, with one of the hospital's most important doctors now dead and another crippled, the losses are irreparable.

From the perspective of purpose and benefit, the hospital has indeed lost now, which Gao Hai can see, and the hospital itself can also see.

Realizing that it was impossible to recover the losses or achieve the fundamental objective of the war, the hospital decided to launch a frenzied, all-out attack, unleashing all kinds of polluting and cursing power without regard for cost. This action was no longer about salvaging the situation, but purely about preventing Gao Hai from winning, ensuring that Gao Hai and human civilization would lose along with Him.

Only I can save this world and offer redemption to human civilization.

Only I truly love all of this, and only I truly understand what happiness is—the savior of all.

If I can't do it...

If my final outcome is failure...

Then let this planet burn, let human civilization be completely extinguished, and let everything be utterly destroyed!

Gao Hai was able to hear these voices and understand the underlying reasons why the hospital was taking this action.

Indeed, compared to cunning and scheming criminals, madmen and fools are the greatest threats to humanity.

On his throne, Gao Hai sighed softly, having to admit that the threat posed by the [Hospital] had actually become greater.

He is disintegrating the power that belongs to Himself.

Although Gao Hai couldn't clearly see what was happening inside the [Hospital] instance because the opponent still possessed immense power, he could clearly sense from the weakening of this aura that the Root Form hiding within the [Hospital] was gradually disintegrating itself. By permanently tearing itself apart, it was sacrificing itself for self-destruction, thereby gaining more power to launch attacks on the Tokyo area.

In other words, this guy is committing suicide. He is destroying human civilization through irreversible self-destruction, without any sense of joking. He is truly going to perish together with others.

This was the first time Gao Hai had ever encountered an opponent so unwilling to lose that they'd rather die than let others take them down with them. Before, seeing this guy resort to any despicable means to achieve his goals, Gao Hai had thought he was similar to other members of the Takamagahara group and Li Ziyong. But when it came down to winning, this guy showed no intention of running away or begging for mercy. Instead, he was determined to fight to the death, leaving Gao Hai speechless.

It seems that, at least from the hospital's own perspective, it truly and wholeheartedly believes that its torturous, insane actions are the only way to save the world. So, upon realizing its impending failure, it genuinely believes the world is utterly hopeless, and therefore is determined to kill everyone before the cataclysmic disaster. Perhaps it even thinks its methods are gentle, that it's engaging in humanitarian euthanasia or something…

[A martyr who truly believes in a twisted path—does the teacher find such an opponent annoying? Hehe, but it's precisely because of this kind of opponent that there's absolutely no possibility of communication or persuasion. We only have one method we can use to deal with this kind of enemy right now, and the teacher should understand that, right?]

Alice's voice rang in his mind. She probably sensed Gao Hai's emotional change. This guy who was always causing trouble actually came to give him psychological counseling.

[What a joke! Since the Shirakawa Apartment incident, which enemy have I encountered that I could persuade through conversation? They're all either the lowest, most vile, and utterly despicable scoundrels, or lunatics who have no regard for morality or the law. After dealing with these kinds of people for so long, I already know how to deal with them. In the end, it's just another round.]

Gao Hai chuckled, his expression becoming increasingly serious, his senses already spreading throughout the entire city.

I've already seen it.

The first rift was released from this hospital that had completely descended into madness.

[The first entrance to the distorted space in the real world has been confirmed. Ichiri, Kita, I'm counting on you. You absolutely cannot release any of these strange creatures.]

As the voice from the mental link came through, Ichiri and Kita, who were standing silently on the roof of the building, exchanged a glance and nodded slightly in perfect unison. Then they turned their gaze to the darkness that was gradually deepening at the end of the street.

"..."

Without a sound, Yili turned his head to look in another direction, hesitated as if he wanted to say something, and finally turned back without saying anything.

Are you worried about Ryo-senpai and Hongxia?

Kita quickly realized Ichiri's worry, blinked, and looked at her, asking.

“…Yeah, a little.”

After hesitating for a moment, Ichiri nodded in agreement.

Originally, I thought that sending people to the shelter would be enough to ensure their safety, but I never expected the hospital to take such a desperate and suicidal attitude. Coupled with the information that several shelters had been destroyed after returning to the real world, Ichiri Goto is now genuinely worried about his friends who barely escaped death from the dungeon world.

"No problem, aren't we standing right here, fighting to protect them?"

Kita chuckled softly and spoke very seriously to Ichiri, his words carrying a hint of his former liveliness.

"Hmm, that's right, no problem, phew... no problem..."

Take a deep breath, and another deep breath.

One mile away, one can see that the twisted rift connecting the dungeon world to the real world is about to open.

There's no time to think about anything else. If we can't hold them off here, that would be a real problem. The only way I can ensure everyone's safety right now is to drive back all the monsters that are about to appear!

"I'm ready."

The pink-haired girl, muttering to herself, took down the blood-stained guitar and then jumped off the high-rise building.

"Yes, let's do our best. That's all we can do now."

As if encouraging Ichiri, or perhaps encouraging himself, Kita jumped off the building at that moment and continued shouting loudly.

Ahead, strange creatures emerged from the dark rifts, beginning to emit a foul stench.

These things, imbued with the hospital's own power, are completely different from the monsters players have faced before. They are empty shells without obsessions, desires, or regrets; they exist solely to kill the living, and their entire bodies are filled with various cursed and corrupting powers.

Therefore, as long as enough power is applied, it can be completely destroyed, easily annihilated without worrying about resurrection or immortality.

But just as Gao Hai immediately displayed the expression of an old man on the subway after confirming the characteristics of these monsters, even if these things are killed, the pollution and corruption on their bodies will not disappear; instead, they will spread even more violently to the surrounding area. And since the [Hospital] had previously found a way to successfully breach several shelters, these corrupting forces could very well bypass the rules and enter the shelters themselves. This forces everyone to kill these monsters outside the real world, otherwise, each one that emerges will be a super-sized dirty bomb.

Faced with this situation, Ichiri and Kita's choice was very simple: to directly charge into the spatial rift and eliminate these monsters inside, never giving them a chance to set foot on this land.

boom--

Amidst a deafening explosion, two figures, moving at a speed that created a sonic boom, rushed into the newly opened spatial rift, instantly sending all the monsters that hadn't yet managed to emerge back inside. They then began their epic battle within the space.

Rumbling--

Flesh and blood were torn apart, bones were shattered, and twisted forces collided with golden-blooded light, fiercely clashing in the dark realm unseen in the real world.

So, the largest spatial rift has been successfully blocked. As expected of Xiao Yili, with her around, and with a familiar teammate providing support, the enemy has virtually no chance of getting in.

Gao Hai watched the battle of the gods inside the spatial rift, and seeing the two band girls transform into Doom and annihilate those monsters at this moment, he couldn't help but comment.

"Let's evaluate this matter after everything is over, senior. Right now, we need to hurry."

Yotsuya Miko, who was waiting on the side, held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

[Don't worry, I haven't forgotten the important matter. However, given the power level of the "hospital," directly linking you to it would be fatal. I need to adjust the power level as much as possible before you can join in for analysis. It will probably take another two or three minutes, so please be patient.]

Hearing this, Gao Hai raised an eyebrow, looked at Jian Zi's slightly worried gaze, smiled at her, and then casually said to her.

Yes, among Gao Hai's current wives, the one with the most powerful extraordinary talent, known by the enemy as the "Eye of God," is Yotsuya Miko. She has now personally come to the underground area where Gao Hai is located and stands in front of Gao Hai, who is currently sealed in the Throne of Mind.

Her reason for coming here was simple: she was there to assist Gao Hai in breaking through the power of the [Hospital] and the [Surgeon], to deliver a truly fatal blow to the [Hospital]. This was something only Miko could accomplish, so for safety's sake, she had to come to Gao Hai in person so he could protect her at close range. Even so, Gao Hai still had to filter the power and information from the [Hospital] side first, lest Miko achieve some consecutive great successes and unearth that unknown entity, whose strength far surpassed that of the [Hospital].

hum-

The twisting power continued to intertwine with the golden-red light.

Jianzi could see the blood flowing on Gao Hai's body and the damage those terrifying instruments had caused him.

Jianzi could also sense the immense power that Gao Hai now possessed, a power that shouldn't have been his responsibility, a power that had brought him immense pain.

"..."

I want to say something, but I don't know what to say.

Our seniors are always like this; they always bear the pain alone, always shoulder all the responsibilities alone, always walking ahead on their own, always protecting everyone on their own.

But besides him, there really wasn't anyone else who could keep up with him. Even Goto, the strongest fighter among them, was still far inferior to his senior in terms of strength. So only he could protect everyone; no one else could do it.

[Hehehe, are you feeling pain? Are you feeling sad? The teacher is working so hard to protect everyone, and you can only watch from the sidelines. That must feel really bad, right? Why don't you try crying? Maybe the teacher will come and comfort you if you cry!]

I heard laughter coming from behind me.

Even though it's clear that it's not the evil entity from Fujihana Middle School, but just a different individual with the same name, the sound still sends chills down your spine and is extremely unsettling.

At that moment, Miko Yotsuya's body tensed up.

She could feel a small hand gently touching the back of her neck, then lightly stroking her shoulder, and then gently tapping her side waist, playfully poking her back like a child teasing someone.

Turning around, what I saw was that familiar, nightmarish long golden hair, blue eyes, and a dreamlike, almost superhuman beauty that even women had to admit was undeniable, along with a stunningly sexy figure that someone only 1.5 meters tall could never possess.

Alice.

Created by Takahashi's will and given life by the spirits of the departed planets, this girl who now follows Takahashi and, as his spiritual power grows, can now manifest a physical body directly in the real world. To be honest, Miko finds it difficult to understand what kind of being she is. After all, her personality comes from Takahashi's perception of Alice at Fujika Middle School, and her memories originate from fragments of Takahashi himself. How does such a being, imbued with a sense of inhumanity from birth, view herself, and how does she view Takahashi, her creator, and the humanity he protects? This question has always remained hidden in Miko's heart.

And now, the other party has appeared directly in front of her.

It was as if he knew her deepest doubts and therefore deliberately appeared before her, watching her with a wicked smile.

"...Hello, Alice."

Seeing that Zi finally chose to face the other person directly and greeted him with a stiff upper lip.

After all, no matter how much the other person resembled that evil monster, she was fundamentally different from him. Since Tokyo became a monster park, Alice had genuinely helped Takami save countless lives. From this point alone, Miko knew she needed to cultivate a good relationship with her and not treat her with prejudice.

"Hi! Saying hello is one of the essential conditions for becoming friends, so does that mean we're friends now?"

Alice tilted her head and looked at Kenji with an innocent expression, asking him a question.

"..."

Could you please not start your conversation with "friend"? Do you know that this phrase can bring back very unpleasant memories for someone?

Jianzi considered himself to be a person with a good temper and personality, but after Alice said those words, he still had to take several deep breaths before he could barely regain his composure.

[Hehehe, what an adorable reaction! Is that naughty Alice really that memorable for Miko-kun?]

In the blink of an eye, Alice had vanished without a trace, but her voice still echoed.

Turning her head in the direction of the sound, Miko saw Alice sitting on Takami's lap. Alice was even crossing her legs and making a gesture of covering her mouth to chuckle, looking at Miko with a mocking expression.

But that's not the point. The point is, where did this girl's clothes go? Is she just sitting on her senior like this? That's so weird!

Miko Yotsuya wanted to roar, but Takami was currently releasing his mental energy with his eyes closed, and Miko, not wanting to disturb him, could only remain silent and glare fiercely at Alice, who was sitting on Takami in a position of being born, for some reason.

[Hehehe, that's a strange expression. Miko-kun, is there anything odd about Alice?]

Alice, seemingly oblivious to what she was doing, looked smug and even started swaying her body.

Everything about Alice was given to her by her teacher—her body, her consciousness, her soul. Even though life itself is a gift from the spirit of the planet, the root of Alice's existence is undoubtedly her teacher's own wish.

So, whatever pose the teacher wants to see, Alice can make it happen, although the teacher himself doesn't seem to realize it, hehe. Perhaps it's because the most important personality part comes from someone the teacher doesn't like, which Alice finds quite helpless~

[It seems like you can tell from Miko's reaction that way, since you're the only one who actually faced "Alice" with the teacher. Hehehe, now that we've confirmed more things, Alice needs to continue her work. Good luck, Miko! Help the teacher out, don't always let the teacher work alone!]

As soon as she finished speaking, Alice vanished without a trace.

He didn't even give Jianzi a chance to speak; after delivering his message, he disappeared without a trace.

To be honest, Jianzi didn't quite understand why the other party had appeared at this moment. Was it just to tease her? And this wasn't the first time this had happened; this naturally spirit-like Alice always appeared and disappeared suddenly, as elusive as a ghost. But this time, her reaction seemed a little strange?