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

From the ground, from the walls of the houses, from every speck of dust in the air, the tremor spread.

All the villagers who were watching the drummers in the square showed extremely pious expressions at this moment. They either put their hands together and prayed silently, or closed their eyes and bowed their heads to recite something, and some even knelt on the ground and began to bow down to the mountain road.

Dongdong! Dongdong!

In the heavy drum sound, the players in the square also began to waver, and began to find it difficult to stand firm under this overly strong drum sound with an indescribable strange sense of oppression. Soon, most of the players collapsed on the ground and could not stand up. A few players even fainted directly, and their consciousness collapsed on the spot.

Gao Hai did not move.

Although this strange drum sound had more or less affected him, his mental strength would not be shaken by such a shock. Zhenfei and Qianhua standing beside him clearly showed signs of being unable to hold on, but the two girls decisively approached Gao Hai and used his body to support themselves, avoiding embarrassing situations such as falling on the spot.

{Don't force yourself to fight, keep your consciousness clear, and make sure that nothing invades your mind at any time}

Gao Hai, who reminded the two girls leaning on him, was constantly observing every corner of the square.

He was confirming that there were players who could still stand normally and were completely unaffected at this time.

Although the drum sound just now did not have any strange characteristics, it contained an unimaginable sense of oppression. Players whose willpower could not reach the human limit would inevitably faint directly in the face of such oppressive momentum. Players whose consciousness has exceeded the human limit but has not reached a strong enough level will find it difficult to control their bodies and will still sit on the ground in embarrassment. Only players who can stand normally and do not show any influence on their appearance are the top players who have reached the Red Moon level.

1, 2... a total of 10.

Gao Hai finally confirmed 10 players who were still standing there. Among them, three teams of players stood together in groups of three, and there was a lone ranger standing alone.

These players may become helpers in the future, or they may become enemies. Gao Hai took note of them and planned to try to communicate with them after a while to see if there was a chance for cooperation. You know, the Red Moon-level players in the previous mission of Yeluoshan Middle School helped Gao Hai a lot. If there were reliable and powerful players of the same weight to help this time, he would accept them without hesitation.

However, these things can't be rushed now, and we can only wait until the ceremony in front of us is over.

Gao Hai, who was observing silently, did not rush to act, and those players who could stand normally did not move. Everyone just looked at each other and got familiar with each other.

Boom!

The heavy drum sound had changed the tune at some point.

Then, the dancing team appeared.

From the path leading to the square around the village, from the woodland beside the mountain path, figures quickly emerged at this moment.

The strange and twisted mask covered the cheeks, and the colorful clothes that looked like they were randomly sewn together, with long sleeves, Gao Hai felt that all kinds of colors were constantly flying in front of his eyes, and he couldn't see the specific movements at all.

It was as if these dancing villagers were no longer themselves, but had become something else with the help of dance and dress, so that their own existence became blurred.

Some female villagers came out next, they were wearing pale clothes, and they all sang songs.

No, were they really singing?

There was no meaningful lyrics in the song, as if it was imitating the calls of various animals, or pretending to be some inhuman monster.

The blurred and twisted figures were dancing and waving their claws.

The pale woman was singing, howling, and roaring miserably.

The figures of the dancers and singers seemed to overlap at this moment, and they seemed to merge and become a unified whole through sound and movement.

The flames burned from the high platform in the center of the square.

The piercing sound of the suona suddenly rang sharply.

More villagers dressed in strange clothes came down from the mountain.

They ran on the road, screaming, rolling on the ground like crazy, or doing all kinds of incomprehensible weird actions.

No.

Gao Hai suddenly felt that the actions of these villagers did not seem to be completely incomprehensible.

Those running villagers were like gray deer in the forest.

The screaming villagers were as ferocious as tigers and bears stalking their prey.

The villagers rolling on the ground were as fierce and violent as wild boars with fangs.

So that's it.

These villagers are playing animals.

Gao Hai suddenly understood what was going on with this bizarre scene that was like a reproduction of primitive society.

However, if these villagers in strange clothes were playing animals.

So were those dancers and singers also performing something? Something… something extremely scary that could not be clearly identified?

Boom, boom, boom!

The heavy drumbeats changed their tune again.

The villagers who were responsible for carrying the mountain god statue had not yet walked out of the dirt road.

The screaming villagers had gone away at some point.

The dancing and singing figures also disappeared.

Only the burning flames were still bright, emitting scorching heat all around.

Then, Gao Hai saw more villagers slowly walking out from the roads around the square.

All the villagers who came out this time were women, and for some reason, they all covered their eyes, and walked towards the square very steadily without anyone's support.

No, not just the eyes.

Gao Hai carefully observed these female villagers and soon found that their ears were also blocked.

Eyes can't see, ears can't hear?

Gao Hai, who was watching this scene, suddenly thought of the words he had heard before about a [night watchman].

Don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to, don't look at what you shouldn't look at... Are these villagers playing some special roles that require contact with some dangerous things?

While thinking, these women have steadily walked to the high platform in the middle of the square.

They stood in front of the burning flames, stretched out their hands, as if to touch the flames, but their fingers stopped immediately after getting a little closer, and did not really touch the flames.

But even so, Gao Hai could clearly see that the white fingers of those women were burned red, purple, and even gradually had the tendency of skin and flesh being torn apart.

There were no screams, and even no abnormal breathing sounds.

These women just stretched out their hands silently, letting the scorching temperature burn their white fingers, that's all.

Wait, their fingers... This kind of fingers should not be what the villagers should have, why can't you see any calluses on their hands, it's completely the state of delicate fingers that only people who have never done any heavy work have?

Gao Hai frowned, he could vaguely feel that as these strange rituals continued to advance, the square was gradually shrouded in a weird atmosphere.

Deliberately contrived, incomprehensible dances and singing, villagers acting like crazy animals, and now these extremely weird women... Gao Hai could not feel any weirdness in these behaviors, and no supernatural power was at work. But it seemed that no supernatural power was involved. Just these rituals themselves had brought some indescribable changes to this place.

Huh...

When I realized it, I found that my breathing had become heavy.

Gao Hai took several deep breaths in a row, and a not-so-obvious dizziness came from his head. He realized that he had some symptoms of hypoxia without knowing it.

The other players in the square reacted much more violently. Many players fell to the ground, grabbing their throats, and fainted on the spot.

Even including those villagers who watched the ceremony devoutly, many people fainted to the end, and even after they fainted, their bodies kept twitching, looking like they were about to turn into corpses.

Finally, when their fingers were about to be scorched on the spot, these silent women stepped back, turned around, and slowly left.

At this time, a well-dressed, white-haired old man holding a cane came out from the road facing the entrance to the mountain, leading the villagers, both men and women.

This man had a kind and gentle smile on his face, and when he saw Gao Hai looking at him, he smiled and nodded slightly.

Behind him, accompanied by screams of exhaustion, several strong villagers carried up the tied up pigs, and some villagers grabbed live chickens and went up to the platform together.

Gao Hai looked at the figure of the old man, and he realized by intuition that this old man was probably the so-called head of the Li family, Li Ziyong, who had written the rules on the notice board before.

"Sacrifice to the sky, sacrifice to the gods, and sacrifice to the ancestors!"

The old man spoke in a loud voice, and the animals used for sacrifice were pressed to the edge of the platform.

"Today, the Festival of Welcoming the Gods has arrived, sacrifice!"

Then, after the old man's next order, the villagers holding the big knife raised their knives and fell on the spot. Several pig heads and chicken heads fell to the ground, and the splattering blood began to fly everywhere.

It was not until this time that Gao Hai finally saw the team slowly walking down the mountain.

No sound.

Drums, talking, shouting, breathing, heartbeats...

When the team gradually walked down the mountain, all disappeared.

Those footsteps fell heavily on the ground, and there should be a dull sound, but Gao Hai could not hear anything. The power of blessing only gave back complete silence, as if he was actually in a world where no one existed, and he had already died and only a corpse was left.

Closer.

Gao Hai could already see the figures slowly walking down the mountain.

He saw them.

Red, white...

People wearing wedding clothes and mourning clothes, their faces were either extremely happy or silent and sad, showing their different expressions, depicting the emotions of joy and sorrow. But whether they were laughing or crying, Gao Hai could not hear any sound. His world seemed to have fallen into absolute silence, and even he could not perceive it.

Is this the power of the weird thing?

Or is it some very special ritual?

Why do the people carrying the statues happen to be wearing wedding and mourning clothes?

Gao Hai silently watched the team that gradually became clear, and his eyes quickly shifted from those people to the things they were carrying.

There were at least ten villagers who were responsible for carrying that thing. These villagers carried the ropes wrapped around the huge statue and the places where they could borrow strength, took steps at the same time, and retracted their steps at the same time, and moved slowly towards the direction of the village.

Is that the statue of the mountain god of Xiaohei Mountain?

After this series of strange rituals, Gao Hai finally saw the true face of the statue, and his vigilance was at its maximum.

But he did not see the statue.

Gao Hai, who had been fully prepared, whether it was deleting memories or opening domains, or even giving himself a life-restarting gun, did not really see the appearance of the statue after waiting for a long time.

The statue was covered by a heavy cloth at this time, and it was impossible to see what was underneath.

What's going on? At this time, are you still playing the mystery game?

Gao Hai, who was somewhat confused about the situation, complained in his heart, and then he saw with his own eyes that the thick cloth wrapped around the statue was shaking slightly at this moment.

Is something moving inside?

Gao Hai just had this thought in his heart, and then he saw the thick cloth outside the statue being slowly lifted by a white little hand, revealing a dark inside.

The next moment, Gao Hai felt a clear sight and looked over from the darkness.

Everything was just a moment, but Gao Hai instantly felt like he was falling into an ice cave. The indescribable sense of horror instantly penetrated all his senses, leaving only a strong sense of coldness covering everything. At this moment, he didn't even have the ability to move his body.

That was... that was...

Thinking was sluggish in an instant, as if "thinking" itself was solidified.

But soon, Gao Hai took a deep breath and forcibly got rid of the terrifying and weird feeling.

The ceremony continued.

Other players, including Zhenfei and Qianhua beside him, did not feel anything unusual.

The thing that lifted the thick cloth did not seem to exist, at least it was not visible now.

But Gao Hai knew that his senses would not deceive him.

So, what exactly was that thing...

Chapter 10: Yotsuya Miko's progress and discovery in the dark

Some abnormal sound was heard from the outside world, which was vague at the beginning and soon became clear.

The sound was like someone was beating a drum hard, singing and roaring, and it kept ringing. The sound was so loud that it sounded like hundreds or even thousands of people gathered together.

Although Miko could not hear what those sounds were for the time being, she had already felt the extremely uneasy atmosphere, even though the source of the sound was actually quite far away from Miko. Therefore, she had no intention of using her hearing blessing to listen carefully to the sound, but tried very carefully to limit her senses and avoid hearing anything bad as much as possible.

After all, if she really heard something bad, the other party might come to her right away, and that would be a big deal. Even though she now has multiple blessings, and can get support from Gao Hai with obsessions and blessings at any time through the deep link of the black watch, Yotsuya Miko is ultimately an ordinary girl who is not good at fighting and is not very good at fine operations. Once she encounters a situation of high intensity, there is basically only one ending for Miko, [Send].

For now, let's focus on the situation in this room.

Thinking of this, Miko frowned and looked at the house in front of her again.

At this time, the girl has come to the depths of this dark earth house.