Late one night, Shen Ye finds a bloodstained flip phone and is forced to take part in a deadly horror game.
While everyone else struggles to escape the terrifying instances, he awakens a hidden talent: [Devour and Evolve]. Every time he devours an anomaly, he gains its abilities, but at a cost: he is slowly turning into a monster himself.
When his corruption level exceeds 50%, he discovers that his body temperature has dropped to freezing, his shadow twists on its own, and his reflection in the mirror has begun grinning at him. In the city, the legend of the “Shadow Avenger” starts spreading like wildfire.
Forced to move between humanity and the world of urban legends, he races against the Collector, matches wits with the Ouroboros Organization, and recklessly tests the limits at the edge of the abyss.
At last, after devouring every anomaly, he stands in a world devoid of people. A cold System notification finally sounds:
[Congratulations, Player Shen Ye. Roleplay completion: 100%. You have become this world's one and only “Ultimate Fear,” eternal and unmatched.]
Only then does he understand: from the very beginning, this game has been waiting for its “leading actor” to take the stage.
