Novels like Chronicles of the Phantom: Bound by the Old Ones
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chronicles of the Phantom: Bound by the Old Ones, best match first.
- 1 The Nameless Apocalypse Devouring the City 蚀城不可名状的末世 [Cthulhu] [Urban] [Survival] [Monster Grinding and Leveling] [No System] In a future metropolis, modern civilization appears to flourish on the surface, but signs of ancient, evil forces awakening lurk in the shadows. The human world is being corrupted by the Great Old Ones from another dimension. And what are the suddenly appearing "Doors"? [Reason's Flame] - Splendid, yet deadly fireworks [Perception Filter] - Gentle, yet deadly lies [Resonance] - Dancers moving in step with civilization [Assi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Cthulhu: The Descent Upon the City 克苏鲁：都市降临 Beneath the calm and peaceful city, dark currents have long been swirling. Mad jellyfish in the sky, strange ocean currents beneath the sea, and mandrake plants in the mysterious forest: the tide of a new age is coming. Who will be crushed against the shore, and who will ride the waves? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Chronicles of Sinful Souls 罪魂纪 [Fantasy and Nonhuman Races | Firearms and Cold Weapons | Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Epic Coming-of-Age Saga] [Smart Characters | No Saintly Heroics | Cautious and Decisive] War flares across the continent, and the shadow of the nonhuman races appears once more. Tensions simmer within humanity, where power and scheming set traps at every turn. Soren Yimen, a nobody from the city of Eke, is forced into the fray. He relies on his wits, not hot-blooded courage, to grow through one deadl —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Face the Heavens in a Mortal Body 灵气复苏，我以凡人之躯抗诸天 The gods have withdrawn, the Old Ones have awakened, and an unseen hand has erased ancient Chinese mythology from history. No one remembers Pangu splitting the heavens and earth, Nuwa shaping humanity from clay, or the Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, except Lin Xuance. After transmigrating to a world where mythology has been severed from the past, he carries five thousand years of Chinese myth in his mind, yet can’t find a single person who understands him. Then spiritual qi re 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Chaos Awakens: The Uncanny Descends 混沌复苏：诡异降临 [Dual Transmigration + Supernatural Resurgence + Cthulhu Mythos + Foundation + Daoist Weirdness + Lord of the Mysteries + Split Personality] Sleeping Cthulhu is awakening. Terror, madness, and despair are destroying people's sanity. Twisted, corrupted, loathsome horrors beyond description are consuming a world crawling with evil spirits. As civilization descends into chaos and nameless things veil the heavens, a gigantic eye of contempt gazes down upon the maddened humans in the ruins of a city. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Unfathomable Idiom Tales 不可名状的成语故事 You’ve surely heard the stories behind idioms like “Lord Ye loves dragons,” “pretending to play the yu,” and “a rooster’s crow and a dog’s theft.” But would you be willing to hear my versions of these familiar idiom tales, told in a different way? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I Burned One Hundred Thousand Volumes of Demon Tomes 我焚了十万卷妖书 I burned a hundred thousand volumes of demon books, thinking I was protecting the mortal world. Then the hundred-thousand-and-first volume arrived from an ancient temple in the wilderness, bearing only my pen name. I asked three veteran handwriting experts to examine it, and they all said I had written it. That night, the old expert who had authenticated it died suddenly, clutching a waist token from the Imperial Observatory. I began to suspect one thing: Were the hundred thousand volumes of dem —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Key of Lusakzala 卢萨克扎拉之匙 “Some say only the devout can receive their favor.” “Some say artists have keenly sensed their presence, conveying in stone walls or in writing mysteries that have never been proven.” Earthquakes, tsunamis, and rifts, seemingly coincidental natural disasters, became harbingers of the world’s end... After all their struggles, death still ruthlessly claimed lives... Unfathomable things began to happen. A suffocating threat spread like an invisible ripple… Human sacrifices, rituals, deities, 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Face the Apocalypse of the Old Ones 直面旧日末日 [Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraftian, infinite-flow, eerie, no female lead or one female lead] The madness of the Old Ones has descended once more. The sea that gave birth to countless universes is here, and the flames of civilization are about to go out. You can choose to record the final histories of these civilizations, or try to save them. At the beginning, the worlds the protagonist encounters are generally limited to planets with human civilizations. Only those who have experienced three world-en 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My Body Is Slowly Becoming That of an Ancient God 我的身体在慢慢古神化 I was tainted by the Abyss, and my body is irreversibly transforming into that of an Old God. My bones twist, strange patterns spread, and everything in my field of vision is an indescribable horror. Anyone who looks at me loses their sanity and goes mad. Every time I use my powers, I lose another piece of my humanity forever. In the eyes of the world, I am a monster, an outcast to be feared and shunned. Then the evil gods descended, the rules collapsed, and all things fell into ruin. Humanit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Arcane Gear: I Devour the Old Ones with the System 诡秘齿轮：我靠系统吞噬旧日 The age of the fog-shrouded city, where steam roars and machinery intertwines with the occult. Whispers of the Old Gods echo, while forbidden knowledge stirs beneath the surface. Investigator Abel Carter was born into an ordinary life, but during a mine collapse he unexpectedly acquired a strange System. Deep within the world lurk nine unknowable Great Old Ones. Humanity relies on a blend of steam technology and occult arts to create supernatural professions such as Espers and Mechanics. Bearing 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Demon Who Travels Between Worlds 穿梭世界的恶魔 [Slow burn + Myriad Worlds + Low-Presence System] Welcome to the Abyss, distant traveler. I am the Abyssal Overlord, the Supreme True Demon. Now, state your wish, and offer up your soul. A demonic cultivator reborn as a demon in the Abyss travels between worlds with the help of a System, growing ever stronger on his way to greatness. This book mainly tells the stories of the various worlds he visits. This isn't a traditional demon story centered on slaughter, so proceed with caution! 218Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Outer God’s Little One Has to Learn to Act Human Today, Too 外神幼崽今天也要学做人 [Nonhuman] [Only human now and then] [No System] [A touch of Lovecraftian horror] To Mr. Wilmas J. Glor, Professor of Folklore at Miskatonic University, and a foolish, headstrong two-legged monkey: Your excessive curiosity and enthusiasm about me have left me utterly flattered. As your student, I’m honored to have earned your affection, and I admire your desire to understand the world’s mysterious and savage side. That said, please forgive my… forwardness, like the gentlemanly jokes about asking 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 To Hell with Cthulhu, Give Me Back My Wise Emperor Gaozong of Tang 去你的克苏鲁，还我英明唐高宗 [Plot-driven + character growth + no female lead + light historical flavor + dual transmigration + eerie elements + satisfying action] Evil Outer Gods invade, and the ancient gods of Huaxia fall. Traveling between past and present, a battle over authority and divinity begins. Who will raise the curtain, and who will write the final chapter? I, Chen Zhen, the only history major to graduate with a perfect record, have nothing but a pair of wrecked legs from working overtime. How can I beat up Uncl 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Eye of the Deep 深潜之眼 Eye of the Deep 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Eerie Sequence: Infinite Evolution Through Devouring Gods, Demons, and Beasts 诡异序列：吞噬神魔异兽无限进化 [No System + Sequences + The Supernatural + Devouring Mutant Beasts + God-Eating] [Mythology + I Ching Bagua + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Leveling] Behind the ways of the world, ghosts and gods are always at work! A glutton awakens a Sequence System. Devouring the remains of gods and demons lets him evolve without limit! He sees through illusions and tears evil spirits apart with his bare hands. Wherever injustice is found, I will be there! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Inspiration Is Maxed Out From the Start, and It Has Its Eye on Me! 开局灵感拉满，我被祂盯上了！ [Steampunk]+ [A touch of Lovecraftian horror]+ [Fantasy adventure]+ [Not a mindless power fantasy]+ [Slow burn] When the stars return to their proper places and worlds overlap, Li Pingyi from Earth merges with Rhine from another world. Here, steam engines roar and the supernatural and uncanny permeate everything. This is the best of times, and the worst of times. New collides with old; flesh and soul intertwine. Nobles and commoners, capitalism and feudalism. As the lambs of the present age bas 134Reads6.8Score116Shelves
- 18 I Slay Gods with a Single Thought, Alongside Three Ghost Spirits 我带着三个鬼灵一念斩神明 Three ghost spirits live by my side, and twelve angels dwell in my eyes. A plane crash took my family from me, then gave me a family again. But this world is dangerous, and only by growing stronger can I protect them. In this world, danger lurks everywhere. To protect my family, I must wipe them out! We are creators of gods, and we are slayers of gods. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Sin of Immortality: The Corruption of Heaven's Will 长生孽：天道污染 Three thousand years ago, the Heavenly Dao died. Its corpse became strange spiritual energy that nourished all things in the world. From then on, cultivating immortality was no longer a journey to transcend the mortal world and ascend to immortality. It became a path of mutation leading to madness. Foundation Establishment cultivators grew compound eyes, Golden Core experts turned into mounds of flesh, and Nascent Soul ancestors became the indescribable servants of ancient gods. Yet people grew 426Reads6.6Score143Shelves
- 20 Beneath the Divine Gaze 神视之下 [Cthulhu Mythos + Legends and Myths + Urban] My name is Han Shi. What I’m about to tell you may be hard to accept, but you’d better listen. Every legend in the world really happened, and some are still active today. The myths may be beautiful, but behind them lies a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The conflict between the rules affects more than ordinary living beings. Even the gods are nothing but slightly bigger playthings. Yes, we’ve discovered the gods. But you’d better not pray to t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Cthulhu Has Descended, and I Can See Sanity Values 克苏鲁降临，我能看到理智值 [Cthulhu] + [Eerie] + [Doomsday Descends] + [Ensemble Cast] + [The Protagonist Is an Ordinary Person] Gu Yuan was reborn, and after living an ordinary life for twenty years, a sudden mutation struck. A plague swept across the globe, bringing eerie changes: tentacles sprouted, and scales covered people's bodies. Strange prompts appeared out of nowhere, and there was no way to cure the mutations. As this global crisis unfolded, Gu Yuan had only a few memories to rely on as he faced the call of Cth 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Twin-Souled Nuo Master: The Gods Treat Me Like a Toy 双魂傩主：诸神拿我当消遣玩具 [Cthulhu] [Horror] [Suspense] The human world is an observation box in which the gods keep their subjects. Monsters crawl through cracks in the rules. Outer gods lend humanity their power, only to watch the guardians fall apart. The Huanshu Bureau borrows divine power to fight disasters, but suffers its corruption in return. The cults of evil gods see through the cage and choose to tear the world apart, welcoming its return to nothingness. Jiang Ming only wanted to slack off, until a door in Nan 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Whispers of Decay 腐语低喃 Life always brings its share of hardships, and everyone needs a little courage now and then. Death is a profound matter. If you were given a chance to be reborn, but not in your original world, would you accept? Lin Yuan’s identity in this world: the eleventh-generation descendant of Count Howard Elkins of the Kingdom of Aquitania, a lost noble, a traitor to the gods, a banished bearer of tainted blood, and a seasoned theology enthusiast in Seer Harbor. A lost civilization, the glory of an ancie 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Bizarre Nuo Rite of the Nine Netherworlds 九幽诡傩 [Sci-fi + combat + conspiracy + Chinese-style horror + Cthulhu + third person + not brainless, not a harem, unconventional power fantasy] The above is the usual disclaimer. The synopsis will officially begin after the sound of a beep. Beep Beneath a blood-red moon, a young corpse collector from a remote mountain village is drawn into a thousand-year-old conspiracy by a “corpse plague.” From an ancestral shrine where all the incense offerings have gone out, to the [Pavilion of Heavenly S 1.5kReads—Score240Shelves
- 25 An Evil God? I'm a True God of the Blood Clan! 邪神？我是血族正神！ [Cthulhu + Sequences + Bloodline + Evil Gods + Potions + Deities] The blood clan's mad progenitor whispers deliriously as he is corrupted. Rune drifts through this deranged world, where distortion and madness are rungs on the sequence ladder. The black smoke of blood and steam is the world's gearwork. A true god? No! It is Him! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Exiled, I Became the Lord of Monsters 流放后，我成了怪物领主 Victor was exiled by the Church to the Godforsaken Lands and sentenced to life imprisonment. Shackles, three days' worth of rations, and a rusty dagger. Everyone thought he was as good as dead. Until he discovered that the terrifying monsters bowed their heads and called him their lord. Stitched abominations, ancient beasts, shadow weavers… One by one, they became his followers. When the Church's army descended on them, they finally realized: the one who had been exiled was never a prisoner, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Cthulhu: Reclaiming the Glory of the Black Hand 克总：重铸黑手荣光 [Adventurer + Cthulhu + urban fantasy + mastermind + superpowers] As a pawn of Cthulhu, Su Ming has his dreams replaced every night with adventures on a bizarre island where Cthulhu is sealed away. Other people’s cheats treat their Hosts like beloved children, but mine wears its malice right out in the open. At least it’s honest about it. Since rivals are enemies, there’s nothing wrong with setting a trap for the Deep One fishmen, right? And since I’ve already trapped them, it’s only fair to kil 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Evil God’s Game Plan: Comrade, Come Play a Game! 邪神策划：同志，来玩游戏啊！ [Cthulhu] [Mental corruption] [Conceptual gods] [Creation] [Ensemble cast] [No female lead] The world lies in ruins, and someone is patching it up. The moment Zhu You awakens in the Promised Land, he learns what he is meant to do. Repair the world. But! No one told him that meant repairing it in a literal, physical sense! And the materials he has to use are emotions. So fear becomes soft sand, doubt becomes liquid, and resilience becomes steel... Zhu You soon discovers that he’s running out of m 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Daoist Has Gone Mad 道爷疯了 [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Ruthless and Decisive + Cold-Hearted + Frenzied and Deranged] Lu Shushan woke up... His dead wife was the bride in a ghost marriage, and he was the groom! Lu Shushan woke up again... A perfectly ordinary life, dull beyond belief. Lu Shushan woke up at last... He was Xuanxiao, a Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, adrift on the eerie Sea of the Dead. All around him were frenzied immortals and Buddhas, man-eating strange gods, and a world gone 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Uncanny Returns, So Why Has Cthulhu Returned Too? 诡异复苏，怎么克苏鲁也复苏了？ [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Eldritch Creatures] + [Eerie Revival] + [Eastern and Western Mythologies] + [Semi-Infinite Flow] Eerie phenomena have returned worldwide, and their deadly rules are sweeping across the globe. Either drive the ghosts back to the underworld, or seal them inside your own body. Ghost hunters around the world join forces. B-Rank Phenomenon: Vengeful Ghost A bodiless, invisible ghost that devours people. A-Rank Phenomenon: Ghost Wedding Make your skin the groom and your bones the b 7Reads—Score119Shelves
- 31 Embers of the Wheel of Fate 命轮余烬 Cthulhu-style + Chinese wuxia + pollution punk. A divine protagonist finds their humanity among the common people, then uses that humanity to master their divinity. Written in an epic style, this experimental work explores suffering, human nature, and fate. Please bear with it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Global Gatefall: I Became a God by Delivering Takeout 全球门化：我靠送外卖成神 Horror + suspense + Cthulhu + supernatural powers + wild imagination On a stormy night, my food delivery order reads: “Deliver to 77 Huangquan Road.” I’m forced to become a courier between the worlds of the living and the dead. Every five-star review extracts a customer’s soul, while a bad review gets me hunted by creatures from the Gate Realm. When I discover that my father’s last order before he disappeared was sent to the Bermuda Triangle, and that my mother has turned into a faceless being i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Great Unity Record of Sitting in Oblivion 太一坐忘录 [A cosmic-horror serial novel, offering you a different take on history] The prologue, chapters 1–12, can be skipped. Was Liu Xiu able to summon meteorites because he was descended from the Essence of Flame? Was the Ming dynasty’s ban on maritime trade at the end of the dynasty actually because the Deep Ones came ashore? Could the year 1920 bring the possibility of humanity’s history being swallowed whole? Another day with nothing to show for it. The fish have grown legs and run out of the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Days I Was Forced to Become the Savior of a Cultivation Civilization 被迫成为修炼文明救世主的日子 [Cthulhu] [Road Trip] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] [Vast Original Worldbuilding] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Smart Protagonist] This was once a prosperous, bustling world, free of madness and decay. Everyone knew that. There was always a world beyond the world, and this sealed-off continent was not alone. Everyone knew that. Then flies devoured this cracked egg, making an enemy of civilization and feeding on chaos. “Contact” was severed. Voices vanished. Factories exploded, immortals fled, or 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Investigator: The Bizarre Black Door 调查员：怪诞黑门 (Infinite Flow, Cthulhu, horror, plot-focused, no System, not a power fantasy, no harem, not mindless, no cliches. Read at your own discretion.) (Note at the end of the blurb: Read before starting!) When Bai Yu died and opened his eyes again, he heard the first declaration. [The hammer strikes the primer, the bullet smashes the skull. You have successfully knocked on the Black Door.] He discovered that he was trapped in an old, frail body. The Black Door had already begun announcing the conditio 510Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 36 The Day Order Collapsed: Call Me High Priest! 失序之日：请叫我主祭大人！ [Cthulhu Mythos + Supernatural Horror + Superpowers + Decisive and Ruthless + High-IQ Protagonist + Sci-Fi + Scheming Male Lead + No Female Lead] The year is 2064. This is a message for you, 30 years ago. By the time you read this, the Day of Disorder will have arrived. You’re playing games at an internet cafe right now. Remember: under no circumstances should you look at that post! Don’t look directly into “Its” eyes! Note: Remember! Don’t lose yourself in the game! I died while playing! An 66Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 37 The Secret Codex of Wudu 雾都秘典 [Cthulhu + Steampunk + Power Comes at a Cost, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + One Female Lead] [This is a traditional Cthulhu novel.] On the first day after transmigrating, Lu Chen, a history graduate student, discovers he is tied to a cult altar. In front of him is a half-human, half-fish mutant drooling at the mouth. In this world of roaring steam and slumbering ancient horrors, contact with the mysterious means embracing madness. Healing is, at its core, a distortion of flesh and blood. Peeri 1.1kReads—Score171Shelves
- 38 High Martial: I Don't Want a Lovecraftian Golden Finger! 高武诡异：我不要克系金手指！ [Cthulhu, high-martial arts, eerie, mass misinterpretation] Xie Feng. A hardcore Cthulhu fan who had spent seven years playing Call of Cthulhu tabletop games transmigrated to a high-martial-arts world after rolling a fumble during a session. He became the most useless outcast of the Xie family: nineteen years old, with the lowest-grade constitution and only one meridian opened. He figured that being useless wasn't so bad. At least the high-martial-arts world was better than Cthulhu: monsters cou 1.6kReads7.2Score148Shelves
- 39 Abyssal Sequence: At Last, I Become a Forbidden Old One 深渊序列：终成禁忌旧日 In a desperate world where steam and madness intertwine, Lin En drinks the potion that leads to the abyss. The truth he uncovers is that the world’s foundations rest on an act of theft; the end he foresees is the System’s cold, periodic reboot. From a lowly “Seeker of Secrets” to the “Lord of the Abyss” who commands the rules, he mutates his body, strips away his humanity, and walks the narrow line between destruction and creation. None of this is for the sake of attaining the highest godhood 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 1912: The Land of Lovecraft 1912洛夫克拉夫特之国 Mu Lei transmigrated onto the Titanic. The good news is, the ship probably won’t hit an iceberg. The bad news is, there are fish-men aboard. And out in the sea, there’s a gigantic squid. So it’s pretty clear what needs to be done. Titanic! Full steam ahead!!! Anyway, this is a world where the Cold War between Germany and America is anything but cold. What do you mean Germany is the shining beacon? 629Reads8.2Score104Shelves
- 41 A Long Night's Stroll, Starting at the Star-Color Farm 长夜漫步，从星之彩农场开始 [Cthulhu]+ [Sequences]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Eerie]+ [Investigation Bureau]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] The moment “I” opened my eyes, I saw a sheet of paper covered in writing. It was from this paper that I learned my name: Wang Yi. And so began a strange and eerie tale. [Shh. Close your eyes and listen quietly as I tell you the story...] The protagonist’s pathway: [Deep-Dweller 9], [Merman 8], [Tidewatcher 7], [Sucker 6], [Child of the Deep 5], [Sea’s Kindred 4], [Abyssal Abomination 3], [Dream Mes 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Mysterious Invasion: I’m Building the Church of the Old Ones 神秘入侵：我打造旧日教会 [Lord of the Mysteries] [Dark] [A Touch of Cosmic Horror] [Ten Thousand Words a Day] In this era, the gods are gone. In this era, the eerie is about to be born. After dusk comes the darkness of the Old Ones. Only the evening bell can guard the dawn. Fang Ying, a bell-ringer who walks through the ancient past, the present, and the future! He rouses the sleepers, awakens those who are returning, rebuilds the glory of the evening bell, and brings the dawn of the Church once more. The First of the O 83Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 43 Even the Shifting Light Whispers of the Unknown 光变也是未知的低语 Lovecraftian + not a wish-fulfillment story Things that people cannot see do not necessarily fail to exist. To observe them, you need special theories and methods. And even if you can see them, are you seeing the whole picture? I’m gathering material for stories to play tabletop role-playing games with my friends, so I can really mess with everyone when I’m the Game Master later. That’s why the protagonist’s power won’t balloon. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Fragments of Abyssal Dreams 渊梦残章 [A lightly modified version of the original Cthulhu Mythos setting] [Give it a few more chapters] [Solid logic] [A slow start] In the unknown abyss of the boundless universe, on the chaotic edge where illusion and reality intertwine. The universe is but a tiny phantom, time no more than a disorderly flow! Your gaze tears open a rift in reality, connecting us to the palace of The Great Ruler. The melody of chaos, the end of order. We dance to this melody, and go mad to its tune. We offer you our 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Sacrificed to an Unnameable Being? I’ll Take Its Place 被献给不可名状之物？我要取代祂 [Female protagonist, no romance + Chinese-style Lovecraftian horror + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythology + growing heroine] She was offered to the gods as one of a pair of twin sacrifices. She should have died, but the god who toys with mortals dragged her back into the human world. From its lofty perch, the god called her “bride,” “toy,” and “little moth.” Its treatment of her like an insect made her sick. She knew this was nothing but the condescending mockery of those who already held po 52Reads—Score151Shelves
- 46 The Tower Keeper's Diary 守塔人日记 The fan group is up! Group number: 817759346. It’s called the Anomaly Archives. Everyone’s welcome to join!!! (*￣︶￣) A slow-burn blend of SCP, Cthulhu, and an alternate world. Anomalies and reality, monsters and humanity, flesh that devours bodies, organs that create worlds, and a world that defies science. In a war against anomalies, how can ordinary people survive? 184Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 47 Blood of Blasphemy: The Throne of the Mist God 亵渎之血：迷雾神座 The Gray Tide blankets the earth. Ruin Beasts roam everywhere. The lame Fang finds a child: his eyes are different colors, his body bears Gray Veins, and he is a “vessel” left behind by the Old Era. The three-person team wants to kill him, study him, or use him. But Gray Cub squats by the roadside learning to read. In the firelight, he calls them “Uncle Iron” and “Ink Crow,” and in the simplest way shows them what it means to be human. They drive a battered car across the wasteland, heading for 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Nebula Devourer: The Tide Rises 星云噬灭：潮起 The blood of the nebula spread across the world. Resurrected souls devoured the living, becoming unknown entities called “Devourers,” and everything around them was reduced to nothing. Humanity’s once-proud existence was utterly powerless before the Devourers. Their former homes fell apart, and fear swept across the world. The survivors built towering walls to shut out the old world. Once fortress-like cities had been built, the counterattack began. Thus, the Guardian Project was born. Thanks to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Eerie Descent: I Became the High Priest of an Evil God 诡异降临：我成了邪神大主教 [New book: The End's Homecoming, set in the same universe, with crossover characters] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Western Fantasy] [Empire Reborn] [Voyage of Exploration] [Evil God Cults] [Exploring Ruins of the Old Era] [No System, no transmigration] [Not a power fantasy] This is a hymn to the Old Era: the journey of an empire of steel, the knights who defend the free will, the light of lighthouse pioneers illuminating the darkness, the greedy and foolish cultists, the cold judges who pass sentence, and 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Lord of the Feast 欢宴之主 This is an age without redemption, an era in which human civilization has fallen back into an abyss of savagery and madness. In the fifteenth millennium of the slumber of the Old Ones, viruses, brutality, heresy, and war once again engulf the world. Order disintegrates, and the apocalypse quietly descends. A young man from the northern frontier accidentally picks up the supreme Yellow Sign left behind on the continent by the King in Yellow, Hastur, and embarks on a feast that will devour the god 1.3kReads8.1Score286Shelves
