I Thought I Was Just an Ordinary Player

The multiplayer game Earth Online, which broke the record for first-day preorders, is about to launch, with a limited number of beta slots available. Meng Shijin's lightning-fast reflexes, honed over years of racing to enroll in classes, helped her snag a spot in an instant. She became the last lucky player. But things aren't so simple. She discovers she's not playing some kind of full-dive game. What she's playing... is her life. Passengers fight for survival aboard a horror train. If they can't identify all eleven killers, everyone on board will die; At a midnight school, the patrol officer holds the players' lives in their hands, while informants in the shadows may raise a knife at any moment. Psychics, the God Association, the Tribunal, the Special Incident Response Bureau, EIT... It's a gambler's carnival, with life and death at stake. In a seemingly hopeless game, every twist is linked. A mysterious note reading "As you instructed..." is slipped into her room; The description of the serial killer listed on the bulletin board feels familiar. Every detail matches her perfectly... It seems she's really drawn an extraordinary identity. [Player Profile] Player name: Meng Shijin Level: ■■ Identity: National-level wanted criminal (fake), student of occult studies, ■■■, ■■■ Abilities: ■■■, ■■■, ■■■ [Reading Guide] 1. The worldbuilding is complex, with many planted clues and tangled factions. The protagonist's identity has layers within layers, and the factions are chaotic neutral. Supporting characters have an extremely high casualty rate. Don't worry about the gender ratio among the supporting cast; everyone will have a moment in the spotlight. 2. The first three arcs are, in order: Old Mansion - Train Back to School - School Element ratio: mistaken-identity wish fulfillment > horror > brain-teasing deduction Coming soon: The Controller of the Paranormal In 2277, turmoil shakes the cyber world and the global order undergoes a drastic change. The New Era descends upon Earth. Paranormal phenomena emerge everywhere, danger lurks at every turn, and everyone is forced to retreat behind the walls just to survive. The old currency system, which used to let you buy anything, has collapsed. Might-makes-right is back, and only the strong can survive. Humanity's world is turned upside down. He Liang, retired at a remote research institute, is no exception. Her starting level is Lv.0, and her physical ability is a rare E rank, so weak she couldn't even take down a chicken. Even the AI that had worked with her for years predicted she'd be among the first to die. Yet He Liang and her entire research team survive and make it to the Third Containment Zone. The team is assigned to a combat unit, and she becomes its most ordinary logistics worker. At first, people think He Liang just got lucky and found someone powerful to protect her. Later, they realize the entire world is under her control. The blood blooming from a mutant's neck becomes ink beneath her pen. Obscure characters arranged into combinations become new rules... Every paranormal entity bows to her. She is the first sovereign of the chaotic world, the Sage. After Traveling to the Cyberpunk Forbidden Zone [Cyberpunk + Dystopia + Hunting Game] Conspiracies lurk beneath the neon city. A giant eye gazes silently from above the red moon. Superhumans brush past, concealing their presence. Countless paranormal entities lurk in thirteen forbidden zones... "Welcome to Cyberpunk 3013, stranger." - Cen Yan, an inquisitor, wakes up as an ordinary student at the Academy of Slaughter. Located in Forbidden Zone 13, the academy has a well-established system, kind instructors, and plenty of activities. All the students share extraordinary bonds, forged through life and death. That is, one of you dies, or I do. Theme: We dare not divine everything, for the workings of Heaven are unpredictable.