A thousand-year nightmare beneath shifting sands, a deadly expedition where reality and illusion blur. At the behest of a mysterious patron, Hu Bayi ventures deep into the Western Regions desert to find the legendary tomb of the tyrant of Loulan. But the moment the group plunges into the quicksand abyss, true horror quietly descends: they have never really woken up.
Above the tomb's domed ceiling, a serpent god statue watches with a sinister grin. Bronze bells ring on their own, dragging everyone into an inescapable illusion. Tomb mechanisms, a tomb guardian's curse, the resurrection of an immortal who escaped death... Everything feels real, yet everything is strange. Hu Bayi gradually notices that his companions' eyes have begun to look unfamiliar, while bronze runes identical to the tyrant's mysteriously appear on his palm.
Who is controlling this nightmare?
The bells? The stars? Or... themselves?
When Hu Bayi finally tears through the illusion, the real tomb is revealed: it is something no human could have built.
Don't believe what you see.
And don't believe... the world you think you're awake in.
Highlights
Tomb raiding + suspense: The Western Regions tyrant's tomb conceals horrors beyond comprehension, and its blurred reality will send chills down your spine.
High-stakes twists: The truth you believe in is only another layer of illusion. The final chapter turns the entire story upside down.
A chilling atmosphere Bronze bells
