In Folk-Horror Dungeons, the Name of the Game Is Staying Alive

I, Song Yu, am a hard-working wage slave who does whatever I’m told without complaint. I never got a rich woman dropped into my lap, and never got to live a carefree life. Instead, I got a life-threatening folk-custom horror instance. Other people enter these eerie instances relying on courage, combat prowess, or cheats. I specialize in keeping my head down and surviving at all costs. There are no overused games of pen fairy or dish fairy here, only obscure, orthodox Chinese occult practices: sifting rice to summon spirits, using a circular mirror to open the eyes, and asking a chair spirit about evil influences. Every ritual hides rules that can kill you. Even worse, the instance rules come with bugs, and every single one contradicts the others. Wait, what do you mean the final boss is me? To everyone watching, do you think I can still make it out alive?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.