In a convenience store late at night, college student Chen Fan was robbed with a gun while working part-time. During the resistance process, the mysterious ability is triggered, and the attacker can see the death scene in the next three seconds. After being forced to kill, he discovered that the other party had a black card with tomatoes printed on it. Before the police arrived, a mysterious man in a trench coat took away the card.
Chen Fan was forcibly transported to the mysterious space "Reading Room" and met three other people with abilities: the calm doctor Su Hang, the rebellious girl Tang Ning, and the veteran Zhang Meng. The electronic sound announced that they have become "Readers selected by Tomato" and must complete the "reading task" every month - to survive in the world of novels. The first mission is to enter the zombie apocalypse world, and the goal is to survive for 24 hours. Zhang Meng was infected to protect Tang Ning.
A week after the real world, the second mission entered the world of martial arts and asked to capture the "Ruthless Sword Manual". Chen Fan's precognitive ability has saved the situation many times. Suhang discovered that the task world will generate content in real time based on participants' fears. They encounter another group of hostile "readers." Tang Ning was seriously injured trying to seize the sword book, and the last page of the sword book was made of human skin.
Tang Ning, who was seriously injured, was dying in the real world. The mysterious man appears in the hospital and reveals that he was once a "reader", implying that there is a way to resist "Tomato". The third mission is ahead of schedule and enters the Cthulhu-style sailing world. In order to save his companions, Chen Fan overused his powers and was temporarily blinded. At the end of the mission, Electronic Sound announced that the "Final Reading Test" will be held next month, and there can only be one group of survivors.
