Rules-based horror has arrived. Every country randomly selects a “chosen one” to enter a deadly dungeon. Failure means the horror will descend upon that country. China draws me, a doctoral student just accused of academic fraud and denounced by the entire internet.
The global livestream begins, and viewers are already writing me off: “China's finished. They sent a fraud!”
The first dungeon is “A Cozy Home.” Its rule: “Mom is always right.” While chosen ones from other countries struggle to decipher Mom's bizarre intentions, I take out lab reagents and analyze the milk she brought me. Then, calmly facing the camera, I say, “The formaldehyde level is 37 times the legal limit. Under the Criminal Law, this constitutes attempted murder. So the rule doesn't apply.”
The internet falls silent. Then I use electrolysis to produce oxygen and survive in a sealed room, use psychological tactics to force Dad to reveal the truth, and use topology to find a way out...
While chosen ones from other countries scrape by on luck, I've already used provisions of international law to sue the dungeon boss before the “Rules Arbitration Tribunal.” Viewers around the world are moved to tears: “He's not a chosen one. He's here to teach the supernatural creatures a lesson in law!” The advisor and campus beauty who once slandered me tremble before their screens, while China's central authorities issue the highest order: “Protect this national treasure at all costs!”
