Overworked office worker Shen Yuan is dragged into a world of rules-based horror during a late-night shift. The only way back is to clear forty instances.
A former project manager, he turns workplace survival skills into his greatest weapon, calculating every move in deadly games themed around folk horror, urban legends, horror movies, and mythology.
Each instance also hides a one-use trump card that can turn certain death around.
When the truth behind this realm’s cruelty is revealed at the finish line, the boundary between it and reality has already begun to melt away. This survival game, where you can pay to grow stronger, was never truly over.
