“Welcome to the world of Tom and Jerry, visitor.”
The manual spat out by an old DVD player bore writhing, crimson writing: “Don't look Tom in the eye during the day. Don't let Jerry into your bedroom at night.”
Lin Mo has just torn up the rule “Do not break the tableware” when the porcelain plates in the kitchen shatter on their own, revealing eyeballs embedded in the shards.
“They aren't cartoon characters.” The girl Su Xiao clutches a toy mouse that's burning hot, her voice trembling. “They're sacrifices trapped by the rules...”
When Spike's barking shatters the walls and countless Jerrys crawl out of the fireplace, Lin Mo finally understands: this game of cat and mouse has never had an audience. There are only prey.
“To survive, you have to become one of them.” In the darkness, Tom's shadow slowly stretches out. “Or... destroy this endless cycle.”
