Name: After Being Bound to a Creepy Management Game
Author: Ashes of the Green Lamp

Synopsis

Business management + urban legends + anomalous containment

Blurb:

A game called [Run a Paranormal Creature Exhibition Hall] suddenly appeared on Guan Liyuan’s phone.

[Turn this long-abandoned old mansion into a world-famous exhibition hall for paranormal creatures!]

[Read books and letters in the exhibition hall to uncover clues about urban legends]

[Contain the paranormal creatures behind the urban legends, raise or modify them, and make them your assistants]

[Carefully assess the danger level of each paranormal creature. Do not place uncontrollable creatures in the exhibition area]

[Attention, visitors: You must buy a ticket to enter the exhibition hall, or the exhibits may eat you. Treasure your life and don’t sneak in]

…

As Guan Liyuan played the game, an exhibition hall for paranormal creatures officially opened in the real world.

Like a prison, it kept devouring and imprisoning terrifying urban legends that struck fear into people’s hearts. The owner of the hall sat forever in the shadows, quietly watching his collection…

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[Exhibition Hall for Paranormal Creatures]

Danger level: ???

Containment method: ???

Observation results: A special urban legend of unknown type. It does not attack humans and appears to feed on other paranormal creatures.

Recommendations: Do not interfere with the operation of the exhibition hall under any circumstances. Under specific conditions, this urban legend may be used to contain other uncontrollable paranormal creatures.

●Reader advisory:

1. This story is entirely fictional and has no connection to the real world. Please don’t read it as an allegory.

2. The plot moves very quickly and focuses entirely on the protagonist, who is the strongest. This is not an ensemble story, and the supporting characters have limited storylines.

3. The world is dark and bleak, with frequent descriptions of gore, body horror, and grotesque limbs. Please stop reading if you feel uncomfortable.

4. No writing advice, please. If you drop the story, there’s no need to leave a comment explaining why.

Theme: People can triumph over fate. True courage means facing your fears and overcoming them.

Other names

Bound by a Bizarre Management GameEnglish name

Stats

85Chapters

17.3kFavorites

13kClicks per chapter

9.0Score

25.6kNutrient gifts

Honours

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