Prisoner of the Webweaver

When delivery rider Chen Mo picked up the rusty compass in an urban village, he thought it was just the beginning of another nightmare of paying rent. It wasn't until the living people shriveled into ashes in front of him, and a strange countdown pulsed on the screen of his mobile phone, that he realized that this compass could not only open the door to travel between planes, but also held a secret that had been covered up for twenty years: He, and seven other seemingly unrelated strangers, were all failed experimental subjects of the "Web Project". Li Changgeng in suits and leather shoes hides a conspiracy that spans time and space. Su Qing, who carries a long bow, can talk to plane spirits. Twelve-year-old Zhao Xiaoshu has a mechanical heart embedded in his body. Lin Lan, who wears two swords in leather clothes, always wipes the bloody blades at midnight. Bookworm Zhang Qiming's backpack contains a map to the forbidden land. The strong man Wang Meng's fist can break through the plane barrier. Every wound of the sickly Xia Tang can be shared with the enemy... As for Chen Mo, this rider who just wants to collect rent, the compass in the palm of his hand is hot - it says that he is the last key, which can open the cages of all planes and allow all soul-devouring monsters to taste the pain of being shared. From the bloody heart of the Scarlet Church, to the anti-routine world where immortal cultivators must take the driver's license test, to the hub plane where the true identity of the web-spinner is hidden... The eight-person team held the broken fragments of time and space and fled, fought, betrayed, and redeemed themselves in countless planes. They are both the prisoners of the weaver and the sharp blades that tear the web apart. "Remember, we are not containers or chess pieces." Chen Mo tightened his grip on the compass and looked at the seven figures behind him, "From today on, we set the rules.