Su Yu'an, an outstanding surgeon suspended after an accident, is unexpectedly drawn into a bizarre space known as the “Corridor.” Here, crumbling ruins, twisted rules, and invisible entities combine to form deadly traps. The only way to survive is to follow the cold instructions and struggle through one instance after another.
Armed with top-tier medical knowledge and a thoroughly rational mind, Su Yu'an treats every terrifying instance like a difficult medical case, coolly analyzing the rules as if they were symptoms and dissecting the entities’ behavioral patterns. She meets Wen Shiyan, who has astonishing powers of observation and an uncanny intuition that defies rational explanation; Ji Fei, a lively, unconventional writer who can sense invisible fear; Ling Che, an esports expert with lightning-fast reflexes; and the resolute Gu Bai, who quietly watches over them all.
From an abandoned elementary school governed by strict rules to a ghost ship lurking beneath the abyss, the five are forced to work together as they press onward through a desperate world steeped in subtle horror. They must not only fight the terror rising from the depths of their own minds, but also stay wary of the cold organization calling itself the “Administration,” all while trying to uncover the truth behind the Corridor’s twisted origins.
When reason reaches its limits and emotion becomes a variable, can Su Yu'an use the “scalpel” in her hands to cut a path to survival for everyone trapped there? The truth is often more chilling than the nightmare realm itself.
