[Cyberpunk + programmer ghost hunter + hard sci-fi + (fake) no System + one heroine]
When the supernatural invades reality, other people see Sadako, zombies, and indescribable horrors. Chen Xu, a former senior architect at a major tech company and now the head of “404 Agency,” pushes up his AR tactical glasses and sees nothing but garbled text and error messages.
“There are no ghosts. That's just a wild pointer caused by a memory overflow.” “There are no curses. That's just an infinite loop that won't terminate.”
In this cyberpunk world of neon lights and red lanterns, Chen Xu holds a terminal modified with an RTX 5090. With a wealthy sponsor behind him, wielding a selfie stick fitted with a stun gun, he presses Enter against the gods filling the sky.
“Hello. Whether you're a vengeful ghost or a demon, if you've got a bug, I can delete it and make a run for it. Even if it's the King of Hell's Book of Life and Death, I can change it to ‘404 Not Found’!”
...Years later, when the source of the supernatural, the “Gray Net,” finally descends, the whole world panics. Chen Xu calmly gives the world a 10 GB patch:
“Don't panic. Just routine maintenance. I also fixed a few bugs that were making the gods lag.”
