The Bloodstained Rashomon Gate (Infinite)

Originally titled Myriad Ghosts at the Rashomon Gate After discussing it with my editor, I've changed the title to Blood-Red Rashomon Gate. Thank you all for your support! The main story is complete, and I'm writing the extras! Synopsis: A train speeding between the worlds of the living and the dead carries newcomers holding "tickets" into all kinds of terrifying worlds. In these worlds ruled by ghosts and monsters, the only way to escape is to find the exit alive. Fortunately, Yan Qiling has crawled out of a coffin. His advantage is obvious. He strikes first, before the other monsters can kill his teammates. [Haunted School: Spirit of the Pen] Yan Qiling is chosen to play the spirit of the pen with a white-haired man: whoever opens their eyes dies. He smiles gently. "I'm curious. If neither of us closes our eyes, who will it choose?" Neither of them closes their eyes. Nothing happens. The spirit of the pen dares to approach, and promptly dies. [Snowy Mountain Hotel] The head chef picks a "lucky audience member," puts them in a tank, and announces he's making tonight's finest sashimi from a live person. Yan Qiling politely criticizes him. "You haven't washed your ingredients properly." As they are being cleaned, the pulley holding the "ingredient" malfunctions. Yan Qiling: "What happened to the live sashimi? I don't eat it if it's not alive." The head chef hurriedly dives in to retrieve the "ingredient." The white-haired man below the stage curls a finger. The head chef falls into the tank and dies. Yan Qiling and the white-haired man sit at the same table for dinner. An actress trying to seduce Yan Qiling attempts to hook her foot around his trouser leg under the table. Suddenly, the actress flips over with a thud and falls to the floor. Yan Qiling: ? The white-haired man gleefully stabs the foie gras on his plate. "Teacher Yan, would you like some of the food from my bowl?" Later, Yan Qiling realizes that the white-haired man might actually like him. He gives the man a coil of spirit-binding rope. Never in a million years did he expect the man to use it to tie him up! Yan Qiling, who was planning to return to his coffin: ? The white-haired man leisurely gathers up the rope. "Darling, that little box isn't your home forever." "I am." Among the countless lights in the world, not one had ever shone for Ming Yiyang. Then Yan Qiling came along. Instances: Haunted School: Spirit of the Pen (rule-based horror, complete) Snowy Mountain Hotel (snowbound mansion mystery, complete) Rural Ghost Wedding (traditional Chinese horror, complete) Buzz-Saw Slaughter (trap-based escape, complete) Bathhouse Ghost Stories (late-night ghost tales, complete) Reading guide: Rebellious, obsessive, rogue top x polite, kind-hearted beauty bottom *Set in an imaginary world! Original details everywhere! *The top and bottom think differently from normal people, and neither has much of a conscience. If their values don't match yours, please move on! *The author is a hopeless romantic who loves a bit of melodrama) but there is a guaranteed happy ending) *The bottom is held back in combat early on, then unleashes his full strength later. The top's strength grows over time. *It may or may not be cathartic. Whether you find it exciting is up to you. *T.T Please take a moment to add this to your collection. It means a lot to me. A full-time writer needs a little love! A quick plug for my next novel, The System Keeps Reporting Errors Sha Minghe is bound to the first Infinite System developed by the Quick Transmigration Bureau. But before long, Sha Minghe, struggling to follow the plot, realizes the truth. His life was supposed to be uneventful. The Infinite System itself is the unexpected twist!!! - World 1: The CEO seems unwell, and his canary never leaves his side According to the script, Sha Minghe has to keep the protagonist bottom and abuse him 100 times, then watch the company get liquidated and go bankrupt. He diligently completes his tasks and fakes his death in a car accident, only to discover that the button to exit the world has mysteriously disappeared! Having barely escaped death, Sha Minghe has to endure the protagonist bottom's icy stare and stay up all night writing an error report. He thinks that once he submits the report, he'll be able to go home. Then, in the middle of the night, he opens his eyes and finds the protagonist bottom holding him. The other man's face is flushed, his breathing shallow. "Come on, baby, insult me! I like it when you insult me." Sha Minghe: Help! Police! There's a perverted masochist here! He opens the Infinite System, determined to save himself. He sees rows of products in the shop: skin-beautifying pills, voice-enhancing pills, and virility pills. Sha Minghe's vision goes black. - World 2: A pitiful, struggling student, but his rival in love is a rich second-generation heir pretending to be poor According to the script, Sha Minghe has to take in the protagonist top, who's pretending to be poor, on a rainy day, help him 100 times, then wait for the protagonist top to realize he's a gloomy, reclusive loser before reclaiming his rich heir identity and pursuing the protagonist bottom. This time Sha Minghe chooses to vanish without a trace. After completing his task, he hurries out of the city, holes up in a cheap hotel, and presses the button to exit the world. Infinite System: System Error 1001. Unable to connect to server. Sha Minghe: . Somehow, he's not surprised at all. He's just about to write an error report when he hears a delivery worker knock. Instead, the person who walks in is the protagonist top, eyes bloodshot. Without a word, he pins Sha Minghe to the bed. Sha Minghe: Damn it, everything's gone completely off the rails! World 3: An ABO world, but both leads are Alphas who love and hate each other According to the script... Forget it. What good is the script? Sha Minghe takes the initiative and asks the protagonist top: "Do you sell your ass?" Protagonist top: ? They get into a fight. Then the fight takes them to bed. Sha Minghe: ? Wake up, man, we're enemies, and I'm an Alpha! The other man chuckles. "Doesn't that make it even more exciting?" Theme: Love others, love yourself, and cherish life.