I Survive the Haunted Bus with the Rules

[I woke up to find myself aboard a death bus that never stops.]

Outside the windows, the world is a formless chaos. Inside, the passengers sit in an eerie silence.

Blood-red words appear before me: [Passenger Rules]

1. Do not give your seat to a passenger wearing a red hat.

2. The driver will not turn around to look at you.

3. If you hear crying, pretend you didn’t.

4. Trust your ticket. It is your only proof of identity.

Just as I’m trying to make sense of the rules, an old woman in a bright red hat, her face ashen, shuffles toward me, staring straight at my seat!

Rule-based mysteries have descended upon the world, and I, Lin Ye, am the first person chosen.

While everyone else struggles to survive the mysteries, I discover that I can see even more hidden rules!

[Hidden Rule: If the red-hatted one smiles at you, tear off a corner of your ticket immediately and throw it at her!]

While everyone else is still terrified, I’ve already started using the rules to hunt the monsters.

This bus is only the beginning. The hospital, school, and shopping mall that come next... those are the real hellscapes.

But I’ve realized that a huge secret connected to me seems to lie behind these worldwide mysteries...