In 2077, the "phantom epidemic" swept across the world. The mysterious game "Heart Abyss" forcibly bound human consciousness and dragged players into a terrifying copy constructed by the collective subconscious. The dark shadow of an ancient house, hospital butcher tools, and fissures swallow you up. If you fail, your consciousness will be swallowed up and you will become a vegetative state in reality.
Lin Jin, a former psychiatrist, was judged to be a rare "illusion affinity body" because he could sense emotional fluctuations. The initial skill [Mirror Shadow] gradually evolved into "Psychic Illusion" and "Global Illusion". He stepped into "Heart Abyss" just to find his sister Lin Xi who disappeared after participating in the game's internal beta and leaving a note with the "∞" symbol.
Reality and fiction are intertwined in the dungeon: the mirror image reproduces the memory of fear, the rift in time and space breaks out into a melee between the three camps, and the self becomes a fatal illusion in the phantom labyrinth. When Lin Jin and his teammates (mechanical cracker Chen Mo, precognitive ability Su Xiao, and melee expert Zhao Lie) pursued the truth, they discovered that "Heart Abyss" is a tool used by ancient "consciousness parasites" to devour spiritual power. His sister turned out to be a parasite's "consciousness container". Once occupied, the human world will fall into a desert of consciousness.
The lawful "Purification Bureau" regards him as a threat, the parasites plunder his spiritual power, and the rebels "Breaking Alliance" regard him as hope. Lin Jin used illusions to break through the cracks in the camp and reached the core "Throne of Illusion". Facing his manipulated sister, he realized that illusions are also a glimmer of salvation - with memories as anchors and emotions as blades, he can open a way through the nightmare of the whole world and help the trapped consciousness return to its place.
When the light dispelled the dark fog, the master of illusion, a year later Lin Jin saw the "∞" symbol again in the patient's painting, and there was a whisper in his ear - the shadow of "Heart Abyss" may not have dissipated.
