Horror Revival: The System Broke Down from the Start

The young man sat on the ground, expressionless. Beside him, the bonfire crackled.

The System appeared, the System malfunctioned, and the System vanished.

The System had been there for barely a minute when an unknown creature intercepted it and issued Shu Di a warning:

"Bzzzt… Bzzzt--Cheating is forbidden, or else… you'll face the consequences! Hehehe…"

Just then, a voice suddenly surfaced in his mind:

"Is this the world, a hundred years after the resurgence of horror?"

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