(Infinite-flow + a laid-back office worker protagonist + hilarious live-chat comments)
(The pacing is a little slow, and each instance runs 40 to 50 chapters. If that bothers you, consider yourself warned.)
Welcome to the Endtime Theater.
No retakes. No stunt doubles. Every actor puts their life on the line to perform.
Zhou Xuan, contestant No. N-0147, is a newcomer. For his debut, he draws the B+ script “Happy Apartment.”
An old building that has been voted “the most harmonious apartment complex” for four years running.
Friendly neighbors bare their fangs at night. Fingernails scrape against wooden boards in the secret passageways, and the person in the mirror can hardly wait to get out.
“Are they still serving lunch today?” asks the recently laid-off office worker.
From a creepy apartment to a death casino, from a cyberpunk wasteland to a village in Jingchu, from a twisted fairy-tale town to a terrifying voyage in the deep sea...
While everyone else fights for their lives in each instance, Zhou Xuan mooches meals, resells things, and haggles with NPCs, all while leading them around by the nose.
“It’s just a job. No need to risk my life.” He takes a bite of chocolate. “They can’t dock my pay, so I might as well phone it in, right?”
“Theater notice: Actor Zhou Xuan, your next performance is about to begin.”
“Theater notice: Difficulty level of this script: S+.”
“...”
“Actor Zhou Xuan, please give us a performance true to yourself.”
“...I’d like to file for workers’ compensation.”
“Request denied.”
