Why is my Isekai in the Slice of Life anime was become a Horror Story?

Chapter 38: The Fangs Do Not Only Attack from the Front

It was Old Guo.

Takahashi Takakai immediately recognized what had happened as soon as he heard the explosion.

That veteran player, who had fast-forwarded time from the first day in the previous loop, had forced everyone into the most dangerous situation. He was also the one killed by the anomaly when the anomaly replaced Shinomiya Kaguya's identity on the third floor, and before he died, he caused a huge explosion. In this loop, he had survived until the second night? Moreover, he had both exploded and engaged in a gunfight—was he trying to gather all the anomalies in the building on the second floor?

Crack—crack—

The wall at that moment made a sound of shattering.

Takahashi Takakai turned his head and saw cracks appear on the wall in the living room, in the direction of the front door.

Outside, the horrified scream of Maki and the heart-wrenching cry of Green were heard.

The front door had been blown open?!

Takahashi Takakai heard rapid footsteps in the hallway, quickly approaching the living room door. One after another, at least seven or eight people.

Thud!

A heavy sound echoed, accompanied by a tremor from the ground, reverberating from all directions.

The corpses in each room were clashing violently with something.

No doubt about it, the monster noises that Takahashi Takakai had heard on the third floor during the first night of the previous loop had now moved down to the second floor.

If that was the case, the door would not be able to withstand it.

"Shinomiya!"

In that brief moment, Takakai didn't hesitate to shout her name.

No further explanation was needed.

Just with that call, Kaguya immediately understood what Takakai wanted to convey.

She reached out.

Grasping the wall clock's hands.

Without hesitation, Kaguya turned the clock's hands.

Click!

A faint sound was heard, Takahashi Takakai opened his eyes and saw the light outside the window nearly vanish, as the surroundings sank into a certain level of darkness.

Time had been turned back to around 6:00 PM.

Kaguya's pale face stayed away from the wall clock placed on the floor, as if that clock had become something terrifying in her eyes.

Takahashi Takakai didn't have time to care; he hurriedly opened the living room door, ran down the hallway, and then opened the main door to look outside the corridor.

Then he saw Old Guo, with a gloomy expression, slowly walking down the hallway. When he saw Takahashi Takakai coming out, he only gave him a cold glance, not bothering to say a word, and continued walking to the end of the hallway, then down the stairs to the lower floor.

"…"

Takahashi Takakai stood still without speaking, only intently watching the figure of the other party gradually disappearing.

Just earlier, when he was about to say something, he had seen something resembling a doll protruding from Old Guo's coat pocket.

In that instant, sensing the gaze from that doll, Takahashi Takakai realized that if he had actually said something earlier to upset Old Guo, he might have been killed right there in the hallway.

It turned out that his actions of bombing and shooting were to draw them into the game, forcing them to turn the clock's hands back in time, thus allowing him to escape danger ahead of schedule.

His exploration on the third floor would surely fail, just like in the previous loop. However, this time, with Kaguya not being turned into an anomaly, perhaps he wasn't in danger but simply faced setbacks that hindered his actions.

Yet, this guy, who said "don't get in the way," when something happened, turned around and tried to sabotage other players?

Takahashi Takakai felt a string of curses rising in his throat, but he didn't have a strong "Obsession" nor supernatural tools, nor any offensive weapons like guns or bombs. Time was growing late, and the light was fading. He could only watch as Old Guo disappeared and, after taking a deep breath, closed the door and returned to the living room.

Vengeance will be mine.

If Old Guo had only annoyed Takahashi Takakai before, seen as a fool trying to act tough within the horror story rules, now he had become the number one threat in the entire game.

Takakai had no doubt that he would cause even more trouble, and as long as he stayed alive for another day in this game, the likelihood of the remaining survivors facing danger would increase.

"We've been used, haven't we?"

Kaguya, in the living room, quietly asked as Takakai returned.

"Yeah…"

Seeing that Kaguya had guessed the truth, Takakai could only smile bitterly, leaning against the wall to rest.

Green was unreliable in a crisis, Sun Dajun only handled logistics, Maeda Miwa was completely useless, and the black young man was deceived by Old Guo into following him. Meanwhile, this bastard kept causing trouble.

Looking back, in this so-called team, aside from the two 2D beauties, Kaguya and Maki, the others all had issues. If Sun Dajun at least was sincere and willing to communicate and support, the others were either burdens or troublemakers.

Please, just finding clues and reasoning in this horror game was incredibly hard, can't you all stop making things worse?

Takahashi Takakai wanted to question them like that, but in the end, he sighed, closed his eyes, and rested as night fell.

That night, Takahashi Takakai didn't dream of playing a character from the past or reliving an event that had happened before.

In his dream, there was a little girl standing in front of the living room door, constantly crying softly.

The little girl's cry was very choked, as if her mouth was covered, and he could only hear the sobs.

Takahashi Takakai stood in front of the living room door… No, was this the living room door? It seemed like a strange door, one he had never seen before. And the girl outside that door seemed to be waiting for him to open it, waiting for him to let her in.

Why was he dreaming of this?

....

When Takakai opened his eyes, it was already bright outside.

Everyone gathered again, just like the previous day, in Sun Dajun's room 206. This time, Sun Dajun took over cooking noodles instead of Maki.

In the living room, everyone held a preliminary discussion. Or rather, it was a discussion between Takakai, Kaguya, and Maki. Afterward, they prepared for the third-floor exploration.

"This time, Maki and I will explore the third floor. Takahashi-san, you should stay on the second floor," Kaguya suggested their strategy.

"I think I can continue with the exploration task. After all, I've been up there twice already, so I have some experience on the third floor," Takakai hesitated, still feeling that he should continue the investigation.

"Exactly because you've already explored twice, you need to rest well today. Besides, we need you to stay here and keep watch," Kaguya shook her head, directly dismissing Takakai's suggestion, her gaze turning to Maeda Miwa, who was sitting in the corner of the room, giving off a foul smell.

The completely mentally broken woman was dragged out again, and the reason was simple: to let her adjust the clock. Sun Dajun and Green had already adjusted the clock. In this situation, only Maeda Miwa could be used to adjust the clock. After considering this, they decided to let Green open the door and drag the woman outside.

It was hard to say if it was because she had been locked in the room for two days, but Maeda Miwa was much quieter this time, no longer shouting. She seemed a little more alert, barely able to communicate. When she saw Kaguya looking at her, she stumbled to her feet and mumbled, "I'm not trash, I'm useful, I'm useful," flailing her arms wildly before laughing.

"To be honest, I feel like there's something wrong with dragging this woman out," Takakai shook his head, looking at the completely deranged person.

Only room 205 contained two corpses, and moreover, the kitchen door had been sealed, making it uncertain what lay inside. Because of the peculiarities of room 205, Takakai and the others had yet to investigate, and Takakai continued to harbor doubts about Maeda Miwa—the woman who had come out of that room.

Why would such a completely useless woman be thrown into this game? Was the Sacrifice Game really so indiscriminate?

"I know there's something wrong, but right now, we have no choice. If we don't count her, Maki is the only one left who can reverse time. So, even though she has many suspicious points, we have to make use of her, at least to let her adjust the clock once and use whatever abilities she has," Kaguya said, clearly understanding the problem Takakai had mentioned. She seemed very reluctant, her eyes betraying her worry.

Had Old Guo not appeared the night before, and both Kaguya and Maki been able to reverse time, the use of Maeda Miwa could have been postponed.

But now, only Maki had the ability. Considering Maki's remarkable skills, leaving her behind on the second floor to adjust the clock wasn't the best choice. So, the only option left was to use Maeda Miwa right now, to make the most of whatever she could offer.

"I'm useful, I'm useful, really, try me, hehe, I'm very skilled," Maeda Miwa said, walking closer, standing in front of Takakai and Kaguya, then suddenly lifted her shirt.

Upon seeing this, Takakai quickly stepped back a few paces, avoiding the insane woman. He signaled for Green to drag her away, while pulling the key to room 304 from his jacket pocket and offering it to Kaguya.

"Anyway, we must proceed carefully. You're the cornerstone of our team," Takakai tried to lighten the tense atmosphere with a little joke.

"Hmph, flattery won't work on Oba-sama," Maki called from a distance, preparing to leave and stretching her arms while giving a soft snort.

Green held onto Maeda Miwa's shoulder as she continued to try and push forward. His gaze involuntarily flickered over the exposed skin under her shirt, swallowing hard as his eyes began to show some lecherous intent.

"Don't worry. As the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, I won't fall here," Shinomiya Kaguya said, ignoring the muttering of "I'm really useful" from Maeda Miwa, who was still being held back. Facing Takakai, the corners of her lips curled slightly into an ambiguous smile. Her voice carried a hint of pride. She raised her hand, preparing to take the key that Takakai was offering.

But what she ended up receiving wasn't the key from Takakai's hand.

It was his severed arm.

Splash—

Fresh blood sprayed like a stream from the severed wrist.

In Maeda Miwa's hand, a sharp small knife spun in the air, first slashing Green's throat as he stood next to her, then severing Takakai's right hand.

This woman moved with incredible speed. The instant she severed Takakai's right hand, her left hand already held another small knife, which she aimed directly at Kaguya's face and thrust forward.

In the most perilous moment, Kaguya reacted instinctively, glaring and raising her hand to block. The knife pierced through her palm, and its blade slashed across her face, leaving a long bloody scar.

Thud!

A powerful kick to Kaguya's stomach forced her to step back.

Despite the intense pain from losing his hand, Takakai immediately lunged forward to stop the woman. But with snake-like agility, she evaded his attack, snatched his severed hand, and grabbed the key that was in it.

At that moment, Kaguya launched a powerful sidekick, hitting her in the back. Though she couldn't avoid it completely, the woman was pushed back, rolling on the floor, but she immediately sprang to her feet, attempting to retreat toward the corner of the room.

However, that retreat didn't succeed.

Maki, now recovered, rushed forward, grabbing the keychain and trying to pull the woman back.

Not wasting any more time, Kaguya, with her wounded hand, lunged forward to continue the assault.

"Oho, you're a group of talented rookies, huh? This mission was never something a newbie could survive," the woman scoffed, her eyes full of mockery. She dodged Kaguya's attack while swiftly cutting the keychain, seizing the key and dashing toward the living room door.

Everyone in the room stared in shock as Maeda Miwa, who had been a useless and insane woman for the past three days, began to melt away like mud, disappearing into the floor.

"You're like Old Guo... an experienced player who has illegally infiltrated? You're not Maeda Miwa…"

Sun Dajun, horrified to the point of nearly collapsing to the ground, while Takakai, kneeling from blood loss, stared at the vanishing figure before him, finally pieced everything together.

Room 205 had two corpses, one of which had died from strangulation. In reality, the dead were the actual players of Room 205. This woman, like Old Guo, had somehow infiltrated the map illegally, killed the new players in the room, and then used some ability (likely from Obsession) to take their identities.

The abnormalities of Room 205, such as the corpse leaving the room during the day, were most likely caused by her disrupting the rules.

"What a pity. You were such a promising rookie group. If you'd been trained through the usual quests, you could have become top-tier players. But sadly, that opportunity is no longer available."

Before completely vanishing, she left behind a malicious remark:

"Thanks for giving me the key to Room 304. Good luck surviving, rookies!"

Even though the woman's body had almost completely dissolved into a puddle of mud, her voice still echoed in the room.

Her taunting words seemed deliberately meant to provoke everyone present, to see them lose their composure, and then to laugh mockingly at them.

"For so many days, you've been deliberately putting on a show..."

Kaguya's voice was as cold as ice, her face darkened to the extreme, but her clenched fist revealed her frustration, unsure of what to do next. This only made the enemy laugh even more arrogantly.

Maki rushed forward, intending to use bandages to stop Takakai's bleeding, while Sun Dajun, seemingly overwhelmed by the sight of the blood splattering everywhere and Green convulsing after having his throat slit, immediately fainted.

They couldn't let her escape like this.

They couldn't allow the second veteran player, the one who had just attacked and stolen everything they had fought for, to get away.

Her current state—could it be the result of using some "Obsession" that allowed her to teleport?

Where would the teleportation location be? It couldn't possibly be somewhere she had never been.

Takakai immediately thought of the sealed kitchen door of Room 205.

But no, it was too late to pursue her now. She had chosen the perfect moment to strike; there was no way she would be caught easily.

They had to act right here, right now, to stop this monster.

Takakai turned, gesturing with his left hand for Kaguya and Maki to cover their ears, and then immediately focused on the puddle of mud in the room.

"Li Youtai, Xu Jiazheng…"

The muddy substance on the floor was almost entirely gone, and the woman's voice was now growing more indistinct.

But Takakai knew for sure that she could still hear, that she could still catch what he was about to say next.

No time to think.

Only after calling out the first two names did the third name naturally slip from Takakai's lips. It seemed as if he wasn't calling the name himself, but rather, some force was using his body, driven by an overwhelming will, to speak the name that should never have been spoken.

"■■■!"

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