On the day of his senior-year health check, Qin Yu discovered a mark reading “Infected” hidden on the list. That night, he was dragged into a deadly room-escape game, every step broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers. Those who cleared it lived. Those who failed died, their bodies sent beyond the wall to the “Spirit-Fattening Grounds.” His father, who had “died in an accident” three years ago, had walked this same path. The only clue he left behind was:
“Don't go back inside the wall. The answers are beyond it.”
