When the city is blanketed in crimson fog, a sudden message on everyone’s phones turns the “Haunted Domain Survival Game” into humanity’s final judgment. High school student Lin Chen watches his deskmate transform into a twisted shadow in the middle of class. A cold mechanical voice rings in his ears: “Welcome to the beginner haunted domain, ‘Midnight Study Hall.’ Survive for 72 hours to receive your starter card.”
While everyone else trembles in fear, trying to avoid the vengeful spirits, Lin Chen discovers that his cards can devour them and grow stronger. Devour the “Mirror Ghost” to gain the skill “True Sight” and see through illusions. Fuse with the “Knocking Ghost,” and his card evolves the ability to “Space Jump,” tearing open a path to survival in the face of certain death.
As Lin Chen conquers one haunted domain after another, he gradually uncovers the conspiracy behind the game: the revival of the Old Gods. Those terrifying vengeful spirits, it turns out, conceal the truth about the erasure of human civilization. When only one percent of players around the world remain, and the final haunted domain, “Gods’ Graveyard,” opens, Lin Chen grips the card glowing in his hand and sneers at the sky, where tentacles vast enough to blot it out coil overhead. “You want to use us as fodder? Let’s see if my cards agree!”
