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

Chapter 40: Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you, you mother f*cker

Consciousness felt as if it had been torn in half.

One half of himself was trapped in the twisted, chaotic room. He was caught by that all-white figure, scalding hot water being poured on him little by little.

The other half stood in the chaotic corridor, within the distorted space of the third floor that he had passed through during the first loop, wearing the dirty rescue team outfit, stepping through the debris with no way out.

The pain was corroding his will.

The pain felt as if he were being torn apart, causing his thoughts to become more and more disordered, as though he had fallen into a state of madness.

"Ugh… a…"

Takahashi Takakai knew the reason for this situation.

After revealing the core abnormalities of the Shirakawa apartment, he had almost borne the heaviest curse, and was immediately dragged into the third floor of the Shirakawa apartment. It was very likely... in a certain area of Room 304, which could be the origin point, and then he was punished by the power of the horror story rules in some way, like a reenactment of the past, and would die right there.

But in the end, he did not die immediately.

Perhaps his willpower was truly strong enough, or maybe because he wasn't killed instantly but only punished, he eventually regained consciousness just before being killed, and in that crucial moment, he wore the rescue badge.

The rescue team badge gradually transformed him into a part of the horror story rescue team, turning him into a component of this anomaly, possibly something similar to the "obsession" that Old Guo and the woman had.

This meant that Takahashi Takakai was essentially no longer fully human, no longer eligible for punishment, so he was temporarily able to move within that room.

But this could only last for a very short time. He guessed it was because he had infiltrated the origin area of the Shirakawa apartment. Although he temporarily changed his identity through "obsession," like the "bug" in the second floor corpse identification, disguising as an anomaly, he would eventually be discovered. And the result was that Takahashi Takakai seemed to have been torn in half, not in the literal physical sense, but in some conceptual transformation that was hard to describe with language.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the entire process of being punished in that room, every second, every minute of the pain, so clear it couldn't be clearer.

Meanwhile, he himself in the chaotic corridor seemed to be further transformed by the effect of the rescue badge. Even though he no longer wore the badge, his mind kept thinking about evacuating the people to the first floor, as if hundreds of people in his head were chanting incantations, growing more and more intense, tormenting his senses.

Takahashi Takakai felt that he would probably go mad soon.

But he remained conscious.

Even though his thoughts were almost on the verge of collapse, at this moment, he still maintained his clarity.

He even had the strength to observe the old player who was suffering the punishment with him, watching her scream in desperation as she was immersed in boiling water.

Does that mean I'll repeat how I died in the first loop? No, this seems even worse than the first loop. At least back then, I was drowned immediately, just a few minutes of pain, but now it's been over ten minutes of scalding, why haven't I died yet...

Takahashi Takakai really wanted to complain like this, but in the end, he only let out a tired sigh.

He continued walking forward in the corridor.

The sound of footsteps echoed beside him, but when he turned around, he saw nothing.

Invisible footsteps walked back and forth, but no figure appeared.

His consciousness seemed to blur once again, and then he saw the panicked people from all over the world. He saw their bodies starting to disintegrate, their minds beginning to spiral into chaos, and they became intangible entities wandering within the apartment. Some played the role of debt collectors from outside, others acted as enthusiastic neighbors, and some had completely lost their basic awareness, completely shattered and became part of the apartment.

"Using 'actors' to reenact the apartment from the past?"

Takahashi Takakai seemed to have realized something.

He had seen the origin, he had seen the cause of the turmoil before the Shirakawa apartment experienced its catastrophe.

Although he didn't understand why a domestic violence tragedy, which was not uncommon, could produce such terrifying power, at least through continuous observation and exploration, he had gradually begun to understand the strange elements within the apartment and the basic logic behind how it operated.

Reenactment, interaction...

Reenacting the past in a twisted and chaotic way, polluting and distorting through interaction.

The most effective interaction was through words. Was it because the "child" was so young that they were more easily influenced by words?

Reenactment... The distorted memories must be the foundation for the reenactment.

If he could maintain his clarity, and on the basis of staying clear-headed, if he could continue to deepen his connection with the taboos at the center of this apartment, enduring even greater corruption, could he gather more information about these taboos? Could he even directly understand the origin of all this?

It sounded very intriguing, but the problem was that he was already close to his limit. Just maintaining his clarity was becoming extremely difficult. He feared he wouldn't have the strength to persevere until then.

"In this condition, you managed to enter Room 304, and still survive?"

A surprised voice echoed beside him.

Takahashi Takakai turned around and saw Old Guo holding a human head that had been skinned.

The faceless head seemed to still be alive, constantly opening its white teeth without lips, as if it was still breathing.

Just looking at this head made Takahashi Takakai feel a chill run down his spine, as if the chaotic feeling in his consciousness was gradually subsiding. It seemed that… strange entities could influence each other, slowing down the rate of consciousness infiltration? Takahashi Takakai wasn't sure about this principle, so he took a step back, staying cautious of the other person.

"You don't have to be so on guard. I don't really bother with those about to die. Even though you've left Room 304, from the moment you endured that cursed taboo, you can't survive anymore. Can't you see? Boiling water is still pouring out of your body."

"At first, I thought you would be a tough competitor, but who would've guessed you'd be foolish enough to enter Room 304 like that. Hahaha, well then, enjoy the little time you have left. I won't waste my energy here with you, someone who's about to die."

Old Guo seemed to have no hostility, just waved his hand at Takahashi Takakai and continued walking in the other direction.

Takahashi Takakai watched his back, contemplating whether he should speak again to mention the "unspeakable name."

But even though the man had turned his back, the head he was holding still faced Takahashi Takakai. Takakai felt that as soon as he spoke a single word, the man would immediately act and kill him right there.

But, could he easily die in this state?

"Hu..."

He walked toward the direction Old Guo had left.

Almost the moment he moved, Old Guo stopped, turned his head, and looked at him with cold, piercing eyes.

"I told you I didn't want to waste energy on you, why do young people never understand reason?" Old Guo spoke in a low tone, like an older man. He released his grip on the human head, and immediately, the head fell to the ground and disappeared without a trace.

"You—"

BANG! BANG!

Just as Takahashi Takakai opened his mouth, two bullets pierced through his body. One went through his mouth, while the other pierced his neck.

Like the woman disguised as Maeda Miwa, Old Guo, being an experienced player, clearly understood the mechanics of this apartment. He anticipated that Takahashi Takakai might use verbal communication to reveal forbidden information, so he immediately acted to strip away Takahashi's ability to speak.

It hurt.

But it seemed that Takahashi couldn't die just yet.

Although his neck had been pierced, Takahashi Takakai noticed he wasn't struggling to breathe; he just felt pain.

After all, he was a member of the rescue team. How could he die so easily? Okay, now it's time to go to the first floor, I am a member of Team 1, I need support... I am Takakai, I am still Takakai, I am still Takakai right now...

His consciousness started to become chaotic again.

Takahashi Takakai felt like he could no longer tell who he was.

But he still clearly knew what he wanted to do most at this moment.

That was, before he completely lost himself, he had to make that damn son of a bitch into a mess that even his mother wouldn't recognize.

Takahashi Takakai continued walking forward.

Crunch!

Then, with the sound of something gnawing, he collapsed to the ground.

Looking down, he saw that his right leg was gone from the knee down, and a faceless human head was wide-mouthed, gnawing on the broken part of his leg.

Drip... Drip...

Water continued to seep out from his rescue suit.

When his body was injured, Takahashi realized that he was rapidly transforming into something else.

He had to take... the people in this apartment... out...

He had to get rid of... that bastard Old Guo... out of the game...

No, no... I have to save people... no, I have to kill this bastard... no... who am I? Why am I here? What was I trying to do...?

The pain from his partially torn consciousness had faded, and the punishment that had torn his body apart for about fifteen minutes finally caused the part of his consciousness that had been ripped apart to collapse.

Now, the consciousness that had been altered by Room 304, and had endured the influence of the rescue team's badge, was gradually being completely torn apart.

"Rescue team uniform for the first floor? That's something that only appears in this game, yet it can create an obsession? It can grant someone the ability to endure many fatal wounds without dying. Looks like this is a very useful obsession."

Old Guo stood not far away, still observing Takahashi Takakai, who was lying on the ground, thrashing around as faceless heads gnawed at him bit by bit.

He didn't feel that the person before him posed any threat.

After all, this man had no chance of survival after enduring the curse from Room 304. He just had to wait until Takahashi was on the verge of death, then Old Guo would collect his obsession and use another obsession to suppress his bizarre transformation process, and then continue his old game — scavenging the corpse.

Old Guo had done this many times before. Although he wasn't the strongest when it came to dealing with anomalies, he was extremely proficient at dealing with other players. Combining obsessions with weapons made it easy for him to eliminate players who relied on obsessions, even those more famous than him.

In his mind, this time would certainly be no exception; no one could retain their consciousness after enduring the curse from the core anomaly. This poor guy must have completely gone mad by now, no longer capable of resistance, perhaps even transformed into part of the anomaly.

As he was thinking this, Old Guo suddenly saw Takahashi Takakai abruptly lift his head.

"I am a member of the rescue team, I must save people from here."

Takahashi Takakai thought to himself.

"I must get this person out of the Shirakawa apartment, take him away!"

Takahashi's gaze was firmly locked on Old Guo, who, sensing the threat, took a few steps back and drew his gun. Takahashi silently reaffirmed his resolve.

In that instant, Takahashi Takakai rose and rushed toward Old Guo.

"Still moving?! No, how can this transformation be happening so fast?"

Seeing Takahashi Takakai suddenly heal all his injuries and his uniform completely morph into the rescue team's attire, Old Guo immediately recognized something was wrong.

This transformation speed was far too abnormal. The rescue team was just a minor anomaly dependent on this apartment, how could it change form so rapidly?!

Could it be that this man still retained his conscious awareness?

And with that conscious awareness, he could voluntarily allow himself to continue transforming?!

What did this mean? Wouldn't doing that result in a quicker death? This bastard wanted to drag he down with him?! Who in the hell would do something like that?!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Several gunshots struck Takahashi Takakai's knees, but he kept moving without faltering.

The head, driven by its lingering obsession, lunged and bit into Takahashi Takakai before detaching itself and falling to the ground, ceasing its movement as if it had powered down.

Old Guo realized that the man before him had almost completely transformed into an aberrant creature, and somehow, he had managed to direct the effect of the anomaly's rules onto himself, turning into the subject of those rules.

How had this happened? This kind of insane willpower wasn't something that could just happen?!

He quickly activated a powerful bomb and threw it.

Old Guo swiftly turned and rolled behind a curved wall to avoid the blast.

A violent explosion immediately followed, tearing through the wall in an instant.

As Old Guo crawled out from the debris and began to move, he was grabbed by Takahashi Takakai, who, now fully clad in the rescue team's uniform, seized his collar and landed a powerful punch to his face.

CRACK—

A few of Old Guo's teeth flew out of his mouth.

In the sharp crunch, much like Anya punching Damian, this punch nearly shattered Old Guo's lower jaw.

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

Takahashi Takakai said sincerely to Old Guo after the punch, then tightened his fist and delivered another strong blow to his face.

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