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

After uttering the most crucial anomaly of the Shirakawa Apartment, he was subjected to the most severe curse corruption. He was immediately pulled into the third floor of the Shirakawa Apartment, and it was very likely... that he was in a certain area of ​​room 304 in the Root Land. Then, he was executed by the power of the ghost stories in some way that recreated the past, and he was about to die on the spot.

But he did not die immediately.

Perhaps due to his strong willpower, or perhaps because he was not killed instantly but executed, he was able to regain consciousness for a moment before being killed, and put on the badge at that crucial moment.

The rescue team badge is a strange object that can gradually transform him into part of the rescue team's ghost stories, turning him into a component of this anomaly. It might be something like the obsession object or prop that Lao Guo and this woman possess.

This meant that Gao Hai was no longer conceptually considered a complete human being and no longer met the conditions for execution, thus temporarily gaining the ability to move around in that room.

But this only lasted a short time. He guessed that it might be because he had penetrated deep into the root area of ​​the Shirakawa Apartment. Even if he temporarily changed his identity using the object of his obsession, like disguising himself as an anomaly by exploiting the identity bug of the corpse on the second floor, he would still be identified in the end. As a result, Gao Hai seemed to be torn in two in some way, not in a physical sense, but in a conceptual transformation that was difficult to express in words.

At this moment, he could clearly perceive the entire process of his execution in that room, and the pain at every moment was clearer than could be.

And he, who was in the chaotic corridor, seemed to be undergoing a deeper transformation effect of the rescue team badge. Even without wearing the badge, the idea of ​​going to the first floor to evacuate the people kept popping into his mind. It was as if hundreds of people were chanting incantations in his head, tormenting his senses more and more intensely.

Gao Hai felt he was probably going to go crazy soon.

But he was still conscious.

Even though his fragmented thoughts were on the verge of collapse, he remained lucid at this moment.

She even had the energy to observe the old player who was being tortured alongside her not far away, watching her being submerged in boiling water amidst her desperate wails.

Am I going to die the same way I did in my first playthrough? No, this seems even worse than the first time, right? At least back then I just drowned and only suffered for a few minutes. This has been scalded for over ten minutes, how come I'm still not dead...?

Gao Hai, who really wanted to vent his frustrations, could only let out a tired sigh in the end.

He continued walking forward down the corridor.

I heard footsteps beside me, but when I turned around I couldn't see anything.

Those invisible footsteps came and went, yet their form remained unseen.

My consciousness seemed to waver again, and then I saw terrified people from all over the world. I saw their bodies begin to disintegrate, their consciousness begin to distort, and they became invisible things wandering around the apartment. Some were playing the role of debt collectors coming in from the outside, some were playing the role of friendly neighbors, and some were so completely shattered that they couldn't even retain the most basic consciousness, becoming part of the apartment.

"Using actors to recreate the apartment from my memory?"

Gao Hai seemed to understand something.

He has seen the root of the problem, the reason behind the upheaval at Shirakawa Apartment.

Although he didn't know why such a not-so-rare tragedy of domestic violence could evolve into such a terrifying force, he gradually came to understand all the strangeness of the apartment and the most basic logic of its operation through continuous observation and exploration.

Reproduction, interaction...

The past is reproduced in a distorted and chaotic way, and pollution and distortion are carried out in an interactive manner.

Is the most effective interaction through language dialogue because young children are more inclined to use language?

The re-enactment... of memories distorted by a strange force should serve as the foundation for this re-enactment.

If I can remain conscious, and on that basis, deepen my connection with the core taboo of this apartment, enduring even stronger contamination, will I be able to obtain deeper information about this taboo? Or even directly understand the root of all this?

It sounds promising, but the problem is that he's already nearing his limit. Just staying conscious is extremely difficult, and he probably doesn't have the strength to hold on until then.

"How did you manage to get into 304 alive, looking like that?"

A surprised voice rang out from beside me.

Gao Hai turned around and saw Lao Guo carrying a head with its face cut off.

The faceless head seemed to be alive, constantly opening its stark white teeth without any lips covering them, as if it were still breathing.

Just staring at the head sent a chill down Gao Hai's spine, and the chaos in his consciousness seemed to lessen slightly. It was as if... several different, bizarre entities could influence each other, slowing the rate of consciousness erosion? Gao Hai wasn't sure of the underlying principle, so he took a step back, cautiously wary of the other party.

"Don't be so wary. I'm not that suspicious of people who are about to die. Even if you leave 304, you couldn't have survived from the moment you were subjected to the forbidden curse. Even now, the boiling water is still flowing out of your body, haven't you noticed?"

"I thought you'd be a troublesome competitor, but you just stupidly went into 304. Heh, whatever, enjoy your last bit of time. I'm not going to waste my energy on a dead man like you."

Old Guo didn't seem to have any hostility. He just waved to Gao Hai and then walked away in the other direction.

Gazing at the other person's back, Gao Hai pondered whether he should speak up again to unleash his true name and utter the name that he couldn't say aloud.

Although the man turned and left, the severed head he was holding remained facing him. Gao Hai had a feeling that if he uttered even a single word, the man would immediately kill him right there.

However, in my current state, can I die so easily?

"call--"

Gao Hai took a step and followed the direction Lao Guo had left in.

Almost at the same time he started moving, Lao Guo stopped, turned around and looked at him with a cold expression.

"I've already told you I don't want to waste my energy on you, why can't young people understand reason?"

Old Guo, speaking in a low voice as if he were an elder, released his grip on the severed head, which then fell to the ground and vanished instantly.

"you--"

Boom!

The moment Gao Hai uttered his first word, two bullets struck him, one piercing his mouth and the other piercing his throat.

Like the woman disguised as Maeda Miwa, Guo, also a veteran player, obviously knew a lot about this apartment. He was on guard against Gao Hai using language interaction to reveal forbidden information, so he directly disabled Gao Hai's language function.

It hurts.

But it seems he can't die yet.

Despite having his throat pierced, Gao Hai found that he didn't have difficulty breathing; he only felt pain.

After all, he's a member of the rescue team; he's not going to die so easily. Okay, now we should go to the first floor. I'm a member of Team 1, and I need assistance... I am Gao Hai, I am still Gao Hai, and I am still Gao Hai now...

My consciousness began to become confused and unclear again.

Gao Hai found himself somewhat confused about who he really was.

But he also knows what he wants to do most right now.

That is, before he completely loses himself, beat this troublemaker in the game so badly that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

Gao Hai took a step forward.

Click!

Then, to the sound of something chewing, he collapsed to the ground.

Looking down, he saw that his right leg had disappeared from the knee, and a faceless head was chewing beside the severed part of his leg with its mouth wide open.

Tick-tick-tick-

More water seeped into the life jacket.

As his body was injured, Gao Hai realized that his identity seemed to be transforming at an accelerated pace.

We need to evacuate...the people from this apartment building...

We need to... find out... what this bastard Lao Guo's true colors are...

No, no… I need to save people… No… I need to kill this bastard… No… Who am I again? Why am I here? What… what am I supposed to do?

He could no longer perceive the other half of his consciousness that had been torn apart. The agonizing torture of being stitched up with boiling water lasted for about fifteen minutes before the torn half of his consciousness finally gave out and he died.

And now, this consciousness, torn apart from 304 and transformed by the pollution of the rescue team badges, is also on the verge of final collapse.

"The rescue team's uniforms on the first floor? Those are items that only appear in this game. They can actually produce Entanglement items? They can give people the ability to withstand multiple fatal wounds without dying. They seem to be quite useful Entanglement items."

Standing not far away, Lao Guo was still observing Gao Hai, who was lying on the ground struggling and being devoured by faceless human heads.

He didn't think the other party still had the ability to threaten him.

Ultimately, this man had no way out after being cursed by 304. All I had to do was wait until he was about to die, then go forward to retrieve the object of obsession, and then use another object of obsession to suppress the man's transformation into a monster. Then it would be the familiar process of looting the corpse.

Guo had used this method many times before. While he wasn't particularly skilled at dealing with supernatural entities, he was quite adept at dealing with other players. The combination of artifacts and firearms could easily kill most players who relied on artifacts, even those with far greater reputations than him. In his view, this situation would be no exception. No one could maintain consciousness after being subjected to the curse of the core supernatural entity. This poor man must have already fallen into complete chaos, perhaps already being completely transformed into a part of the supernatural entity, with no possibility of resistance left.

As Lao Guo was thinking this, he suddenly saw Gao Hai raise his head.

I'm from the rescue team; I need to get people out of here.

Gao Hai said to himself in his heart.

I'm going to rescue this person from Shirakawa Apartments and take him away!

His gaze locked onto Lao Guo, who had taken a few steps back warily and pulled out a gun, and he said firmly to himself.

The next moment, Gao Hai stood up and strode towards Lao Guo.

"It can still move?! Wait, how did it complete the transformation so quickly?"

Seeing that Gao Hai had healed all his wounds in an instant and was dressed as a rescue worker, Lao Guo immediately realized that something was wrong.

This transformation speed is completely abnormal. The rescue team is merely a derivative anomaly of this apartment building; how could they possibly transform people so quickly?!

Could it be that this person is actually still conscious?

Moreover, while fully conscious, he was able to actively transform himself further?!

What...what's the point of this? Won't you just die even faster this way? Just to drag someone down with you? How can anyone be so disgusting?!

Bang bang bang!

Several shots pierced Gao Hai's knees, but they couldn't stop his movements at all.

The obsessive object lunged forward, biting Gao Hai's body before automatically releasing itself. It seemed to be briefly in a state of confusion before falling to the ground, motionless and frozen.

Old Guo realized that the man in front of him had basically been completely transformed into a bizarre being, and he didn't know how the man had done it, but he had even set the bizarre rules of action against him before the transformation, making him the target of the rules after they took effect.

So how the hell did they do that? There's no way anyone has that kind of willpower!

Activate a high-explosive charge and throw it out.

Old Guo suddenly turned around, rolled over, and landed behind a twisted wall to take cover.

A violent explosion spread in the next moment, instantly collapsing the wall.

As soon as Lao Guo, who had just climbed out of the rubble, took a step, Gao Hai, whose face had half turned into that of a rescue worker, grabbed his collar and punched him in the face.

click-

Several teeth flew out of Lao Guo's mouth.

With a crisp cracking sound, the punch nearly shattered Lao Guo's jaw, twisting his mouth into the shape of a crooked-mouthed dragon king—the kind of crooked-mouthed dragon king from the Resident Evil 2 mod version with an exaggerated 1000% expression.

Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you.

Gao Hai, who had just thrown a punch, spoke to Lao Guo with utmost sincerity, then clenched his fist and punched him in the face again.