The weather has been especially strange this year. Harbin, this beautiful city of ice, is as hot as the south in summer, yet by mid-October the temperature has already dropped below zero. The cold feels like a murder in progress.
And we are the first lambs to be sacrificed in this frozen campus. When the announcement “Werewolves, open your eyes” echoes through the dormitory in the middle of the night,
the focus of our midterms shifts from textbooks to the limits of human nature.
One by one, our dormmates begin to “disappear.”
When they come back, they’re smiling, but their skirts are stained with blood that won’t wash out.
In the middle of the night, Wen Jiahui mutters to herself, facing the wall.
Li Xinyi fills her diary with the words “I’m next.”
Xiang Ling grips a craft knife, saying it’s the only thing that makes her feel safe.
Now it’s my turn.
Outside the door, the scratching sounds like a death knell.
Inside, a fifth “person” has joined the four of us.
The night before midterms, at a key university in Harbin.
Bai Rui is cramming late in her dorm room when her roommate’s radio suddenly switches on by itself:
“Ding. Game loading complete.”
“Werewolves, open your eyes. Special roles, take your places…”
“Rule one: Do not enter the hallway after one a.m.”
“Rule two: If you hear someone nearby counting aloud, pretend to be asleep before they reach three.”
“Rule three: Don’t trust the ‘teacher’ checking the dorms. It has no face.”
Bai Rui’s hair stands on end as a stiff voice comes from next door: “One…”
Tonight, their only assignment is to survive!
The author writes very well, and each character has his own characteristics. Although some people may be a little angry after reading it, people are not perfect, and there are always some flaws. I hope the author will keep writing ♥️