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

"..."

However, after standing in front of the escalator, Xiaohua frowned and did not immediately step onto it.

Something seems wrong.

Although the surroundings seemed no different from before, Xiaohua instinctively felt that something was amiss.

What went wrong?

While manipulating the golden-red flames on her body, the girl looked around. Under the cold white light, the shops with their doors tightly shut seemed as silent as tombs. Some of the mannequins in front of the shop windows seemed to sway slightly at the edge of her vision, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that there was no such movement. The extremely uncomfortable feeling of being watched by something was becoming more and more pronounced, but she just couldn't find the true location of that thing.

What's the problem?

This feeling is definitely not unfounded; something must be wrong somewhere.

The girl stood motionless, her small hands clenched tightly in nervousness, as she continued to observe her surroundings.

My heart was pounding, and I was sweating profusely. But it was just nervousness, not fear. The reason was that I knew I had Mr. Gao's protection, and I knew that as long as I found the enemy's true location, I would definitely be able to defeat him with this power.

and so……

"Huh, what are these characters?"

Finally, Yurikawa found the unusual location.

Those are the signs for the goods, the text signs above each shop in this mall.

At this moment, in the girl's eyes, all these words presented an inverted structure, as if they were words seen in a mirror, upside down, and were not what a normal signboard should look like.

No, it's not just these signs.

Xiao Hua suddenly turned her head, her gaze sweeping over everything around her with writing on it.

Promotional posters, safety signs, advertising boards... all the text is reversed; not a single word is normal.

Were these inscriptions like this before I entered this place? Or did this change occur after I encountered that strange creature on the stairs?

If that's the case, then could it be that... I'm actually... right now...

Do you understand now? You are already on the path to heaven. Ah, please wait a moment, your salvation is about to arrive.

The moment they realized the situation, the sound of the small boat bell rang out once again.

This time, however, the sound came from an electronic display board on one side of the mall, from a giant screen that was over two meters long and wide.

Under the flickering, pale light, at this very moment, on the huge screen displayed in front of Xiaohua, a face magnified several times larger, a small boat bell, is smiling as it emerges from the screen.

Chapter 79: Yurikawa Hana's Battle, the Reunion of the Sunflower Squad, and the Escapees.

Until the day the torrential rain that swept across Tokyo arrived, Yurikawa Kazuto was just an ordinary, gluttonous girl.

An ordinary family background, ordinary but genuinely loving parents, a school life without any extraordinary adventures or ups and downs, and a fairly good friend. In short, Yurikawa Kaga's seventeen-year-old life is really hard to find anything that can be called a "shining point".

If you really want to say something, maybe her figure is better than the average person's, but Xiaohua herself doesn't think there's anything good about it. After all, it's because of these two things that her weight is always over the limit, and her shoulders are always very tired and sore. In her opinion, the size of her best friend Jianzi is just right. However, saying this would easily be seen as showing off, so even with Xiaohua's clumsy personality, she has never really said this to Jianzi.

But all of this changed on this rainy night.

Even though this was not what the girl herself wanted, after seeing those mutilated corpses and witnessing those bloody and cruel killings, Yurikawa Hana was permanently changed and could never return to her carefree self.

Under Gao Hai's tutelage, she came to understand what strange creatures were, learned the origins of these terrifying things, and realized that they were mostly once human beings who, after experiencing various misfortunes, were transformed into horrific monsters under extreme distortion.

She also learned from Gao Hai's guidance that there were truly evil people manipulating those strange creatures behind the scenes, deliberately orchestrating the occurrence of one tragedy after another. And right now, the real culprits are still hiding themselves; for the time being, no one has been able to truly reach them and eliminate them.

She also knew that Gao Hai and the other players with extraordinary powers had joined the war to save innocent people like her, and had shed their sweat and blood for it. It was thanks to their sacrifices that she, her parents, and her friends had survived this disaster until now. Although the evil beings who wanted to kill them had never given up, danger could still come knocking at any time.

She learned many things she had never thought of before, and thought about many questions she had never thought about before.

Perhaps those strange creatures were indeed very miserable in life and deserved sympathy?

Perhaps the people we should really hate are those who manipulated everything behind the scenes and were the real culprits who led this tragedy.

After hearing about some cases of supernatural beings from Gao Hai, Xiao Hua couldn't help but think that those who died and became supernatural beings after enduring hardships never intended to harm others. It was the pollution of divine blood and the control of the power of supernatural tales that caused them to become harmful supernatural beings. From this perspective, those supernatural beings were also victims, and they couldn't be blamed for becoming this way. The real enemies were never them, but something else entirely.

But now she doesn't want to think about these kinds of questions anymore.

After witnessing more and more victims being harmed and losing family, loved ones, and friends, and after seeing innocent people being harmed time and time again, she really didn't want to think about questions like whether those strange creatures intentionally harmed people anymore.

All she wanted was to defeat them completely, to burn these monsters to a crisp. If it weren't for the fact that these monsters were indeed impossible to kill, she would have even wanted to wipe them all out, leaving no one alive, tearing them to pieces one by one.

No matter how miserable their lives were, no matter whether they were innocent or not, she didn't want to think about it anymore.

Having witnessed so many tragedies, she truly no longer had the energy to empathize with the monsters or to think about and analyze what these creatures had experienced in their lives.

In Yurikawa's eyes now, only the monsters lying motionless on the ground are truly good monsters, and only the monsters burned to a crisp and unable to harm anyone are truly innocent monsters.

If it's a walking monster, break its legs; if it's a monster that scratches people with its arms, cut off its hands; if it's a monster that makes sounds that can confuse people, slit its throat; if it's a monster that can control people through eye contact, gouge out its eyes... In any case, only by burning these things to charcoal and beating them to the point of collapse so they can no longer do evil can Xiao Hua truly trust them and be worthy of understanding and sympathy.

Let me guide you to happiness... Hehehehe...

The little boat bell, peeking out from the giant screen, looked at Yurikawa Hana with a gentle smile.

The orange-haired girl also raised her head, her face expressionless as she looked at the enormous shadow that was gradually approaching, the golden-red light emanating from her body growing ever stronger.

"I don't care about happiness or anything like that. There's only one thing I want to do..."

In her slightly clenched voice, the girl's eyes seemed to burn with flames.

Yes, angry.

At this moment, the emotion that lingered most deeply in the girl's heart was anger.

"I just want to...I just want to burn all of you monsters who hurt people to ashes!!!"

The moment the words fell, a golden-red flame, far more intense than before, roared out through the girl's eyes, instantly engulfing the enormous body of the smiling little boat bell, tearing it apart with intense heat and the divine power of the high seas.

boom! ! !

In the blink of an eye, the flames pierced through the massive body of the small boat bell and slammed into the floor behind it, creating a large hole between the fourth and fifth floors of the indoor shopping mall, scattering debris and waste everywhere.

【Eeya ya ya ah ah ah ah——】

Amidst a piercing scream, Xiao Chuanling's body rapidly shattered, turning into black dust before it could even struggle and vanished on the spot.

Was it really that easy to solve?

Xiao Hua was slightly taken aback. When she saw the giant monster that was several meters in size appear, she had prepared for a long battle. However, she did not expect that although the thing looked intimidating, it was easily dealt with when they actually fought it.

No, it can't be that easy.

This thing is extremely strange. Its previous actions clearly demonstrate that it possesses sentience, so it shouldn't be underestimated. And that name... Little Boat Bell... if I remember correctly, I've seen that name recorded in the rulebook before. This means it should be a very terrifying and dangerous opponent. What I'm seeing now might just be what it's deliberately showing me; the actual situation might be completely different.

While trying to think things through, the girl cautiously took steps forward, warily observing her surroundings.

"Huh, what are these?"

Then, after noticing something suddenly appearing around her, Xiaohua stopped in her tracks, a look of confusion on her face.

It was an old television set.

Judging from its appearance, it seems to be the kind of television set that could only be seen in the 1990s, with a thick screen and a huge body, and various interfaces of different sizes on the back or side. It is now completely obsolete and rarely seen.

No, there's more than one.

I had no idea when they appeared. When I turned around, I saw these old televisions piled up one on top of another, eventually reaching a height of several meters.

Why would something like this appear here?

The doubts in her heart had just surfaced when Xiaohua noticed something unusual elsewhere and quickly turned her gaze away.

The number of old television sets continues to grow.

Where the television sets were initially completely invisible, they have now silently appeared.

From the front, from the sides, from behind... a series of overlapping television sets surrounded Yurikawa Kaname in the center, like silent figures watching her.

They had no idea how they appeared.

There wasn't even a trace of fluctuation in its aura; it appeared before you even noticed it.

Even though Mr. Gao had praised my perception, saying that "although it is not as good as high-level players, it is already a relatively rare level of perception among Dark Night level players," it shouldn't be an easy thing to deceive myself silently, right?

So why can't I perceive how these screens appeared?

[Sizzle s ...]

The screen was flickering, making noise, and screaming incessantly.

Although it was impossible to see where the television cables were connected, at this moment, all the television screens lit up, flashing gray-white static amidst the chaotic noise, as if something was struggling within them, constantly crying out and roaring.

boom! ! !

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Hua unleashed his inner power once more, instantly destroying the television sets with golden-red flames.

Bang bang bang bang bang——

Amidst the continuous roar, the old televisions shattered under the ravages of the flames. Amidst the flying sparks, the acrid smell of burnt circuitry quickly spread, entering Xiaohua's nostrils and causing her to choke and tear up.

Even so, she did not stop releasing her power, and did her best to spread the flames around, destroying all the televisions, whether they were lit or not.

The burning smoke was dissipating, and the embers of the fire, not yet completely burned out, danced slowly in the smoke.

"Huh...huh..."

The girl bent down and took several deep breaths to catch her breath.

I was starting to feel a bit weak.

Straightening up, Xiaohua swayed slightly before regaining her balance. She realized that her continued large-scale release of divine power was beginning to strain her body. If she continued to use her power recklessly, she might faint on the spot or collapse with blood flowing from her seven orifices; in short, nothing good would come of it.

You need to control yourself a bit; you can't keep using that kind of force.

It's unclear whether the attack was effective or whether it truly destroyed all the televisions. Furthermore, it's unclear what the purpose of destroying the televisions is, or whether it can be used to eliminate the strange entity; careful observation is needed.

Thinking this, the girl looked around at the gradually dissipating smoke and the broken television sets lying on the ground.

And behind the wreckage, even more television screens piled up on top of each other, converging from all directions.

"how come……"

Xiao Hua's eyes widened.

The flames she unleashed did indeed destroy all the televisions; the ground was now littered with wreckage, easily visible at a glance. But the newly formed televisions had already stood up, moving through the debris, overlapping one another, continuing to point their screens at Xiaohua's location, and their numbers were even greater than the first batch.

The chill was slowly spreading.

The screen, filled with static, faced the girl, like a series of distorted faces that were constantly changing.