[New Writer + Two Female Leads + Mild Horror + Ensemble Cast + Slightly Overpowered Early On]
Content warning: There is no male lead in the main story. Male characters are only used to move the plot forward. The bonus chapters will be labeled to indicate whether they feature two female leads, so you can choose whether to read them. The characters are slightly overpowered early on, but once the instances become more difficult, they no longer have the protagonist's halo.
Prologue
An unexpected trip to the police station
"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished harshly!"
"Officer, you know the 618 case better than anyone."
Bai Yinzhi, the central figure in the 618 case, vanished without a trace. Driven by her own convictions, Lin Yumian entered the eerie mist with her younger sister, Lin Mengyu.
"I have to get out... I have to get out..."
"The world's timeline... It's wrong..."
"The secret of the eerie mist... What is it...?"
They explored the unknown and took in teammates.
Every teammate had a unique secret of their own.
The mysteries slowly came to light. They braved one dangerous instance after another, only to witness the distortion of human nature.
What did the countless twists in the instances foreshadow?
Who was truly pulling the strings behind the eerie mist?
They entered the competition to investigate once more.
What awaited them was not success, but sacrifice.
The strong died by their own hand, the traitorous by their loyalty, the reckless by a carefully laid trap, the just by their compassion, and the timid by their courage.
Everything stemmed from her, the one at the group's heart.
In the end, the selfish died in an act of sacrifice, leaving her younger sister alone to guard the remains.
Her teammates came back to life, only to die for her.
She realized where her feelings lay, but by then it was too late.
In the end, only family and love remained; friendship had vanished completely.
At last, only the two of them were left in this world.
The next day, Lin Yumian disappeared. Lin Mengyu broke down and began searching for her sister and a way to revive their teammates.
No one knew what the final outcome would be. No one knew...
