Shen Yan, a top computer science student plagued by a bizarre, persistent sleep disorder, received an invitation to the mysterious Abyss Livestream Room at 3:17 a.m. It was a death game that thrust participants' consciousnesses into an endless series of instances, broadcasting their every move live to unknown viewers. Those who cleared an instance could gain the power to rewrite reality; those who failed would be assimilated by “data ghosts,” their consciousnesses erased forever.
With no System to assist him and no superpowers to rely on, Shen Yan used his exceptional powers of logical deduction and absolute composure to fight for survival in one terrifying instance after another. From the “Eternal Night Sanatorium,” shrouded in data ghosts, to the “Clockmaker's Town,” haunted by an ancient curse, and the “Air Crash Survivors' Camp,” trapped in a time loop, each instance was a carefully designed logical trap. He had to face tangible horrors while unraveling the mysteries of human nature and loopholes in the rules hidden behind each one.
As he delved deeper into the instances, Shen Yan discovered that the Abyss Livestream was no simple death game, but a conspiracy concerning humanity's sovereignty over its own consciousness. The viewers in the livestream room came from a higher dimension and called themselves “Observers.” The “data ghosts” in the instances were the remnants of consciousness that had been devoured, and the game's creator had an inextricable connection to the memories Shen Yan lost as a child and the rash of “missing consciousness” cases around the world. Under the unblinking gaze of the cameras, he had to contend with other highly intelligent players while piecing together the truth. In the end, he would uncover the Abyss's ultimate secret and reclaim the freedom of consciousness.
