Go to Hell

After being duped by a shady real estate agent, broke Cheng Yansheng finally has a home of his own.

A fully furnished detached villa, for just twenty thousand.

He moves in, delighted, not realizing it already has its original residents.

At dawn, a faint sob comes from the living room.

After a long day, Cheng Yansheng is irritated. "Whose little mouth still hasn't shut?"

In the middle of the night, marbles clatter across the attic floor.

Cheng Yansheng: "Let's respect each other. We've all had a rough time."

He and his "roommates" live peacefully together for three months, until one night he wakes with a start, wrapped in a wave of yin energy.

Someone whispers in his ear, "Want to play a game?"

Cheng Yansheng: This one can't be brushed off. This one's a real ghost.

Without a second thought, he refuses. "No."

[All right.]

[Game loading...]

Cheng Yansheng: ...??!!

Before he can react, he's already in the first level.

A paper effigy of a wedding host is trying to liven things up. "Come on, best man, carry the groom out of the coffin and perform the wedding bows. Watch out, the groom's in pieces, so remember to put him back together."

Best man Cheng Yansheng: ...

He feels like he might be dead, but he never expected to get beginner protection from the start and end up with an all-levels expert as his teammate.

One level after another follows.

[An old bus bound for the crematorium on a stormy night]

[A snowman that refuses to take shape]

[A rice shop that accepts a loved one's ashes as payment]

After a few levels, the expert gets carried away, steps right up to an NPC, and unleashes a powerful attack. "Want to play a game?"

Cheng Yansheng jerks his head up. "Hey, wait, that voice? Are you serious?"

Reading tips

1. Just read it as a ghost story.

2. Barring unforeseen circumstances, it will be completed within 500,000 words.

3. Plot-focused.

4. Some levels feature characters of both genders and related storylines, so the category is set to "Multiverse."

5. No real-life inspiration. It's all made up, so please trust in science.

Theme: Only you can save yourself