Becoming the Mastermind in a Horror World

[Chapter comments are open. Updates every six days after the story goes VIP, with bonus updates whenever they drop. Newbie author asking for bookmarks~] [Update time: 9 p.m. daily. Bonus update time: 12 p.m. daily.] [Check out my upcoming story: Playing It Cool in Infinite Reincarnation] Ye Liu considers himself an ordinary college student. One quiet night during the holidays, a series of knocks sounded outside his unlocked dorm room. His roommate, who had already gone home, appeared at the door again. "Ye Liu, open the door for me. I forgot my key." Ye Liu: "..." At first, he thought it was a prank. But as the knocking grew more and more persistent, he began to sense that something was wrong. A door appeared in the dorm that he had no memory of. The post he had just read vanished without a trace. His strange roommate tried to force him to open the door... Everything seemed to challenge his understanding of science. [The Roommate Who Doesn't Exist] [The Strange Crib] [The Unspeakable Cabinet] [The Mysterious Organization] After struggling to survive in a world of the uncanny, escaping death time and again, and trying to uncover the truth of the world, Ye Liu discovers that it is on the verge of total destruction. An unpredictable gamble. An outcome beyond death. The world is a chessboard, and we are all pieces. Search for the last refuge in a world on the verge of collapse. Can giving up everything become the final salvation? Ye Liu chuckles and flips the chessboard over. F*** this. As the entire world is dragged into the uncanny realm, a pale-faced young man in a red tailcoat steps onto a stage stained with dirty blood. The crimson curtain, stinking of blood, slowly draws open. The spotlight falls on him. He spreads his arms, gives an elegant gentleman's bow, and removes his top hat. He holds the hat to his chest, bends forward slowly, then raises his white-gloved left hand high. The whispers of all living things circle in his ears: [Welcome to the National Destiny World, where the uncanny lurks everywhere, ] Reader's guide: 1. A resurgence of the mysterious, with a touch of Lovecraftian horror. You can enjoy the story even if you don't know Lovecraft. 2. Entirely fictional setting. It has a realistic backdrop but is not a realistic genre, so please don't conflate it with reality. 3. Discuss the plot civilly. 4. Welcome to the National Destiny World, where the uncanny lurks everywhere. 5. This is not a ship-war story. Theme: Lead all people toward the light