Without warning, a bookshop so familiar it felt uncanny chose Wang Ling, and he unexpectedly stepped into a world of ghost stories separate from reality. The initial rules and survival mission saved on his phone were his only guide. Hidden rules and deadly traps lurking in the shadows of every instance were quietly claiming the lives of those who entered.
From the eerie blank paper figures whose features appear in Paper Figure Village, to the faceless shadow that roams at midnight, ancient curses that hunt by sound, and mirror mazes where reality and illusion are impossible to tell apart, trust between unfamiliar players is as fragile as a cicada’s wing. Cooperation and betrayal are separated by a single thought.
As the relay stations turn and strange tales multiply, Wang Ling must not only struggle to survive on the edge of the rules, but gradually uncover the bookshop’s mysterious past, the truth behind why he was chosen, and the ultimate secret buried behind the world of ghost stories. In this game where life is the stake, only by cracking the rules and keeping his cards close can he hope to glimpse a way home.
