Why is my time traveling to the second dimension such a weird rule story?

I was walking forward carefully on the dirt road normally, but suddenly, I couldn't tell when, maybe just a blink of an eye, the two people beside me turned into two paper dolls, two paper dolls exactly the same as before, and continued to walk beside me.

The young lady and Yotsuya-san...were they replaced by those paper dolls? Or was there something wrong with my perception, causing me to be unable to recognize my companions normally?

Hayasaka Ai thought about these two possibilities seriously for about 3 seconds, and then chose the former without hesitation. The reason is very simple. Her perception is exactly the opposite of Yotsuya Miko. She has obvious perception barriers to supernatural existence, so she is unlikely to be deceived by her senses. Therefore, her young lady and Yotsuya-san must have been directly replaced by paper dolls.

But why is this happening?

Where are the real young lady and Yotsuya-san now?

Have they been killed?

No, whether it is the young lady or Yotsuya-san, they are not comparable to ordinary players in terms of strength. Even if they are really in danger, they will not be killed without any resistance. In other words, is there a considerable possibility that the space structure is abnormal? Transformation in space... If that's the case, it's similar to what happened at Yeluoshan Middle School, but we can't jump to conclusions so quickly. The truth can only be determined after the clues are complete.

Hayasaka didn't act rashly, but continued to move forward at a normal pace.

This dungeon has just started and there are all kinds of problems, which reminds Hayasaka of her experience at Hayatechi Elementary School. Although the intensity of the monster attack at the beginning is still better at Hayatechi Elementary School, this dungeon has just started and it's really a warning signal.

Where will the problem lie?

The girl frowned and thought silently in her heart, recalling the experience from the moment the three of them encountered the paper man to now.

There must be some reason for the current situation.

There may be a key point in the actions of the three of them that went wrong, so it triggered the current situation.

Ignoring the paper man, is it a wrong choice?

Or did they seem to ignore the paper figures by bypassing them, but in fact, because they made the decision to "avoid" them, they actually acknowledged the existence of the paper figures, so they were brought here?

Hula-Hula-

The cold wind blew the trees and made a sound.

"Have we walked out?"

"It seems that we don't see that thing again, so we should get rid of it, right?"

The voices of Miko and Kaguya sounded from Hayasaka's side, as if the two people were really beside her.

As for why these two paper figures holding lanterns could imitate the voices of their companions, and the imitated voices did not feel the coldness of any strange things at all, Hayasaka did not know the answer, and she had no intention of thinking about the answer at all.

After a brief thought, she chose to keep her normal pace and move forward, completely ignoring the two paper figures beside her, and went straight to the front.

One step, two steps...

Hayasaka's steps gradually became faster, passed the two paper figures, and moved forward.

The paper figure that was making sounds just now became quiet, and did not say anything. Even the footsteps became quiet, as if they did not exist at all.

But the blood-red lantern was flickering behind her.

As long as she lowered her head slightly, Hayasaka could clearly see her own shadow reflected in the blood light, as well as the two shadows beside her, following closely behind her.

Is it really not so easy to get rid of?

Hayasaka remained silent and just continued to move forward.

Crackle--

For some reason, the shaking of the bushes and branches suddenly intensified, as if someone was shaking these things vigorously.

No, not right, this feeling...

There is something inside, something is walking in the woods, right beside me, walking slowly around.

That's a person.

That's a paper figure.

Made of red paper, it looks like a child, running happily through the woods with a small windmill.

Adults made of black and white paper walked slowly in the woods, with an unchanging smile drawn on their faces.

One after another paper people.

In the woods, on this dirt road, around me, there were these paper people everywhere.

They were laughing in a low voice, talking and laughing about something.

They quieted down, and soon they became silent.

After Hayasaka passed by, they stopped talking and followed silently, holding the same red lantern, and slowly followed her.

The dark red light enveloped behind them.

One shadow after another swayed behind the girl.

There was no sound anymore.

Except for her own breathing and heartbeat, Hayasaka could no longer hear any other sound.

On this dead forest path, there was only herself and the silent paper people behind her.

The fishy smell of the soil became heavier at this moment.

As if buried in the mud, no other smell could be smelled.

Then, Hayasaka saw the end of the road ahead, and saw a small, inconspicuous village in front of the woods.

A dark red light spread out in front.

On the deserted road, red lanterns were hung in front of the houses on both sides.

The burning flames cast a dim red light through the lanterns, and the red light enveloped the road into the village and the entire silent village.

[Liujia Village]

Hayasaka saw the vague name of the village under the light of the dark red lanterns.

Behind her, the paper figures that followed her here one after another were silent and continued to move forward.

Whether she was willing or not, Hayasaka, who had already walked here, clearly realized that she had to enter this village.

Step——

Gao Hai's footsteps crossed the old wooden threshold and walked into the interior of the earth house.

This place looks very ordinary, the kind of rural earth house that only existed many years ago. The lighting in the house is very poor. After walking in, it feels like it is dark everywhere and you can't see if there is anything in the corner.

Bricks and thatch are mixed as the roof of the house. The small window dug out has no window glass, but a wooden window supported by a small piece of wood.

On the side of the house, you can still hear the "grunt" of pigs, and clearly smell the clear smell of farm manure coming from there. This smell can't be said to be refreshing, it can only be said that it makes people who smell it for the first time feel nauseous.

The two people named Li Eryang and Li Xiaoju are still enthusiastically greeting the girls behind Gao Hai.

Along the way, the villagers in Lijia Village showed envious expressions, as if they thought it was a great honor to use their own homes to receive guests.

But Gao Hai still didn't feel the breath of any weird creatures.

Compared with Jianzi, who had already encountered a situation and was in danger, he entered Lijia Village so smoothly, without finding any weird breath, and did not find any traces of supernatural forces. All the villagers are completely human in perception, no one has any malice or mental distortion, everything is so normal.

"Dear guests, please stay in this side room for the next month. The place may look a little small, but it's okay if you squeeze in a little."

Li Eryang lit a candle in the dim earthen house, and then opened a small door, revealing three beds placed side by side inside the door.

These three beds are almost completely put together, but there is a short distance between them. For some reason, in the extremely dim light, Gao Hai inexplicably felt that they were not three beds, but three coffins.

Wait, three?

Takahashi suddenly noticed the problem with the number of beds.

Me, Maki, Chika, Ichiri, weren't there four of us entering the village together?

Why are there only three beds here? !

Turning his head, Gao Hai looked at Maki and Chika who were also aware of the problem behind him.

But he didn't see Goto Ichiri.

Chapter 6: The girl acting alone and the sense of déjà vu under the night

What happened?

It was not until the surroundings changed that the girl blinked her eyes belatedly and realized that she had encountered a special situation that was extraordinary.

In the previous moment of her memory, she had clearly followed Gao Hai and his group into the village of [Lijia Village], but when she stepped into the village, everything around her changed. Silently, until everything was completely transformed, the girl suddenly woke up and realized what had happened.

This is no longer the place just now.

Under the dim sky, the dilapidated houses were empty, and outside the path full of withered and yellow weeds, dead trees were densely arranged. Looking around, there was not even a tree with green leaves.

I felt a strong sense of death.

It was as if the whole world had lost all vitality and fell into absolute silence.

Life is not allowed to exist in this world. All living things will be torn to pieces here neatly until all vitality is completely dissipated.

"Hu..."

Accompanied by the inhalation and exhalation of the lungs, the breath belonging to Goto Ichiri fell into this withered world.

Then, she felt the gaze.

From behind the dry trees, from the collapsed houses, from all the dark corners where the interior could not be clearly seen, there came a certain gaze.

They have seen it.

They have felt it.

The person who appeared here, still alive.

And the sacrificial mark of the longed red moon light she carried on her body.

In the sight, there was no strange creature attacking her.

But Ichiri could clearly confirm that she had been locked by countless strange creatures and was in danger of death.

The teammates were missing and there was no way to contact them.

There was no early intelligence that could correspond to the current situation.

It was clear that this dungeon had just started for less than two hours, and we had to face such a situation directly? Is this the feeling of the so-called [Red Moon Level Dungeon Opening]?

"Hu..."

The second breath fell, and the surroundings were still silent, but the omen of death was already close at hand.

Goto Ichiri clenched the guitar in her hand.

Her eyes became focused, and she seemed to be getting excited.

But there was nothing she could do about it. After all, she had no companions around her and was completely alone. In this state, Goto Ichiri was in her strongest form without any fear and would never panic and retreat.

Buzz——

Accompanied by the plucking of the strings, several clones quickly emerged and rushed out to the surroundings.

At the same time, the girl also changed the past timeline. Originally, she only created a clone that followed the three people on Kaguya's side, but after changing the past, she created an extra clone, and this clone did not enter the interior of [Lijia Village], but stayed outside and wandered in the rice field area.

Step!

Heavy footsteps fell, followed by Ichiri's figure that shot out like a sharp arrow.

Until now, she has not seen any visible abnormalities approaching.

But this did not prevent Goto Ichiri from responding in time and saving herself from the current crisis.

First, the blessing of the priestess was activated, replacing the existence between Ichiri and one of the clones, causing the sight of the monsters that had locked onto him to deviate to a certain extent, and attracting the attention of the running clone.

Then, by splashing the obsession that could make water on himself, Ichiri, whose body was wet, immediately activated another effect of the witch's blessing, which further reduced the attention of the monsters on himself.

At the same time as this action was made, Ichiri had already sprinted quickly to the middle of two earthen houses that were very close to each other and almost touching each other. Then, with a light stroke of his finger, two cardboard boxes, one large and one small, emerged from above and below, and were quickly assembled and docked together, and Goto Ichiri, who was in it, was completely enclosed.

The blessing of the autistic was activated at this moment, and through the three-sided judgment method of the walls on both sides and the ground below, Goto Ichiri's presence was further reduced. Coupled with this cardboard obsession that can be used in the Red Moon-level dungeon for some reason, the girl who is here has become a [non-existent individual], and the monsters in the entire dungeon basically have no way to discover her existence.

Then, Ichiri just huddled in the cardboard box and played the guitar.

More clones were created by the girl.

After the obsession that originally had negative effects became a blessing item that now belongs to Ichiri herself, the number and strength of clones that this guitar can summon have been improved to a certain extent. At this time, these clones have become Goto Ichiri's eyes and ears, investigating the situation on her behalf, and exploring this dead and silent place where no living things should exist step by step.

"Huh..."