The train bound for university entered a tunnel and never came out.
When Shen Jin woke up, the train car was still speeding through the darkness. The time on his phone was frozen at 15:07, and the view outside the window stretched on without end.
Then he saw the words: blood-red, floating on the glass, reflected in everyone's eyes.
[Time Loop: The train will never leave this tunnel]
[Dead Zone: The "people" in the train car may have died long ago]
[Imitators: They are the best actors. Can you tell who is human?]
The System called him a "BUG handler."
Perks: He could see some of the rules. He could spend "sanity" to uncover the truth.
The price: For every hour he stayed, his sanity dropped by 1 and his madness rose by 1.
The System didn't say what would happen if his madness exceeded his sanity.
Shen Jin should have been afraid.
But he discovered something: the BUGs he dealt with, including time loops, zombie outbreaks, and fake humans replacing people, could actually be brought back to reality.
He turned his gaze toward the window. Something in the darkness was watching him.
A new line of text appeared on the glass:
[The train conductor reminds you: Please keep quiet. If you disturb those "things," they'll think you're alive.]
Shen Jin curled his lips into a smile.
See?
Anyway, once I've picked apart your BUGs one by one and taken them away...
This train will become my collection.