With the end of the world nearing, a terrible pollution disease swept through the world.... more>>

“We call it mutation, but perhaps the history records of later generations will call it an evolution.”

The world of the evolved was particularly competitive.

Today, that person’s head split into two. Tomorrow, that flower would grow fangs. The day after that, that fish would climb ashore with its legs…

Lu Yan: And I am merely an ordinary doctor who treats the pollution disease.

*

Patient A: When I first grew 18 tent**les, Dr. Lu came and cut 17 of them off for me. He’s really a brilliant doctor!

Patient B: I am a poisonous mushroom. My spores are highly toxic and can be parasitic. I gave birth to hundreds of thousands of microspores, which made it worse for my already not-so-wealthy family. Dr. Lu helped me practice family planning when he came. This great kindness will forever be remembered!

Patient C: I have eight mouths. I was a picky eater and only ate meat, so I set up a slaughterhouse for this purpose. But then, Dr. Lu cured my picky eating. This woman of faith is willing to be a vegetarian for the rest of her life in exchange for Dr. Lu’s happiness and well-being. sarcastic smile.jpg

Lu Yan, the top of the food chain, the eternal god. <<less

[End of the World Zombie + Mommy Boyfriend + Evolution + Superpower + Double Purity + Sweet Pet] ... more>>

The heroine is a zombie. She is very weak in the early stage and relies on the hero to survive. She will evolve and become stronger in the later stage.

The heroine is sickly, possessive, and vindictive. In the early stage, the heroine is raised as a goose girl, and in the later stage, the parents’ love deteriorates. Both of them are dark and twisted, hugging each other for warmth, and have weak moral concepts.

As a member of the haunted house zombie NPC, Jiang Zhaosu was unfortunately killed because of a couple’s show of affection.

When she woke up again, she became a real zombie and needed to eat raw meat and drink blood to survive.

Her first prey was a beautiful and weak man.

Then…

Then Jiang Zhaosu was captured on the spot by the man. The man seemed to treat her as a pet, washing her face and dressing her every day, feeding her, and even cutting his own flesh and blood to feed her.

Jiang Zhaosu, a zombie, was carefully cared for by the man and her skin was smooth and smooth, and she was healthier and more lively than before when she was a human.

Until one day, the man’s eyes began to look strange when he looked at her.

A human was actually sniffing her neck: “Baby, you smell so good, can I have a bite?”

Help, zombie meat doesn’t taste good! <<less

Myriad realms invaded, countless Boundary Gates descended from the sky onto Blue Star, instantly causing countless disasters!... more>>

At the end of its rope, the consciousness of Blue Star awakened!

Its name: Survival Game Rules!

The era named 'Survival Game' has begun!

******

Mos was reincarnated, horrified to discover she had turned into a little mouse!

"Having been reborn into this world, how could I possibly die having achieved nothing!"

From the sewer came the little mouse's stubborn cry!

So what if I'm a little mouse!

Mos declared: My fate is in my own hands, not decided by the heavens!

She is the cunning rogue who weaves through the War of the Gods, stealing Godhood!

She is the Demon King who spreads plague and death across the myriad realms, the mere mention of whom makes countless creatures turn pale!

And… <<less

Saul traverses into a wizarding world filled with eerie mysteries and deadly crises.... more>>

Determined to survive, he resolves to overcome all obstacles and become a wizard. However, in this terrifying world, both apprentices and official wizards must constantly face the threat of death. Worse yet, Saul finds himself a prime target for persecution.

Fortunately, he acquires a diary that can predict the future.

But every prediction reads:

[You bled out and died.]

[You turned into fertilizer and found great satisfaction in your new form.]

[You laughed yourself to death.]

[Three years later, you became someone else's potion ingredient.]

Saul: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I don’t want this cheat anymore!

Wait… Saul’s eyes suddenly lit up—Did I just rule out another wrong choice?

Before long…

Diary: (╯#-皿-)╯~~╧═╧ This isn’t what a diary is supposed to do! <<less

Jiang You never dreamed she would survive the claws of zombies only to be betrayed by the very family she protected.... more>>

Years later, she destroyed the experimental facility that imprisoned her.

Those who sold her out? Dead!

The base that betrayed her? Obliterated!

Who waits for the next life to settle their scores?

With her revenge complete, Jiang You exhausted her powers and self-detonated, but unexpectedly, she was reborn—half a month before the apocalypse broke out!

This time, she vowed to take back everything that was hers...

Stock up on food first, guns later—when the apocalypse comes, stay calm.

But just as she was ready to live quietly and hoard supplies forever, a tiny bottle cap fell from the sky. That’s when she learned her world was actually a book, and she was the villain who tragically died in the story?

If that’s the case, don’t blame her for being ruthless!

Sacrifice the heroine, unleash unlimited power!

...

When zombies erupted, other survivors were frantically fleeing.

Jiang You: “Hey, zombie up front, wait a second. Is that brain of yours ripe yet?”

While other survivors fought tooth and nail over scraps of food:

Jiang You: “Hotpot, BBQ, river snail rice noodles, roast duck, fried chicken, or Buddha Jumps Over the Wall… What should I eat today?”

When other survivors tried to use moral blackmail:

Jiang You: “Sorry, I don’t have morals. You can’t blackmail me.” <<less

Rei Parker was a promising professional boxer, but he fell into massive debt to pay for a family member’s surgery.... more>>

To repay the money he owed to Dell, he gets involved in illegal underground fights.

However, even when he wins matches, his debt only keeps growing. Eventually, Rei is on the verge of being sold off to perverse wealthy men.

In his desperate situation, a man named Mark reaches out, calling himself a “fan” and offering help.

“Cut the crap about being a fan. What is it that you really want?”

Rei knew this suspiciously handsome blond man was dangerous. But even though he wanted to push Mark away, the man was relentlessly kind and irresistibly charming. <<less

Female Lead: I choose the second male lead!... more>>

[Several stories of second male leads rising to prominence.]

[None of these stories should be associated with any novel, dedicated to all the second male leads I’ve loved over the years.]

The first story: Tsundere Emperor Dog × Salted Fish Queen

The second story: Loyal Sweetheart Voice Assassin × Pig-Raising Expert with Full Life Skills Soft Sister

The third story: Evolved Monster Man × Hotpot-Flavored Little White Dragon Big Sister

The fourth story: Natural Idol Who Traveled Through Time × Bickering Poison Ivy from Another Time

The fifth story: Cross-Dressing Boss with Great Skills × Thick-Skinned Chatterbox Making Do

The sixth story: Tribe Chief of the ‘It’s Actually Good’ Tribe × Reborn Princess Engaged for Peace

The seventh story: Aloof Scholarly Childhood Friend Brother × Hard Boss with a Horror Movie Aura <<less

The Abyss—represents pure annihilation, they possess incomparably powerful strength, following their instincts to devour all life in the world.... more>>

However, one day, a traitor appeared among them.

“Miss Sylvia, it’s time to demonstrate your power.”

“Eh~ but the dessert, hasn’t been finished.”

She is still a manly man today. <<less

Apparently, I was reincarnated as a nameless mob in a Japanese fantasy game.
...and the genre of the game is a depressive game with eroticism... more>> and gore. <<less

On that day, due to the outbreak of an unprecedented and abnormal event, 41 students from class 2-7 of Shiromine Academy are summoned to a different world, one full of magic.... more>>

Separated and summoned inside a vast dungeon, where the only way to escape is to head to the deepest area, they are given the power of a Divine Protection 『Vocation』 as the only means of survival.

While some of them are brave, some just do whatever they want, and some harbor treacherous intentions, they all aim to capture the dungeon.

In this place, one person gained a 『Vocation』 whose skills are unsuitable for combat, attendance number 19, Momokawa Kotaro.

A boy with a small and lean build from the Literature Club wasn’t blessed with a physical ability, swordsmanship, or strong magic, rather he only had the 『Shaman』 vocation to rely on.

After being driven out of the group and left behind by his powerful classmates —– his survival instinct starts running at full throttle!

Pushed to the limit of survival in the different world’s dungeon, what starts with trusting and loving each other soon ends in killing and betrayal.

The most beautiful and gruesome battle royale has raised its curtain. <<less

Wake up and an unknown door has appeared in your home… Behind each door is a completely unfamiliar world. ... more>>

In the nightmare world, Jiang Cheng relays the news from the Hunk to the Fatty, adding his own spin to the story.

The Fatty almost cried in fear hearing it.

“My whole family will be strung upside down for blood-letting if I die here?”

“That’s what I heard.”

“Then, how come you don’t look scared at all?” The fatty widened his eyes.

Jiang Cheng turned around and replied in a very formal tone, “Because I’m an orphan.” <<less

While others struggle for survival in the Strange Tales World, I'm eating and dating.... more>>

While others barely survive in the Strange Tales World, I'm playing house with the eerie.

First Strange Tale: Creepy Online Dating Object

【You must meet your online dating partner at the coffee shop next to the hotel at six o'clock this afternoon, but please note, your online dating partner is human.】

【Please keep a child's death kit in your upper pocket at all times.】

【Please remember, you cannot speak to them unless they speak to you first; otherwise, you will be polluted.】

【You have been single for twenty years; if someone claiming to be your ex-girlfriend appears, immediately leave with your online dating partner.】

【There is a chicken named Aku in the hotel room; it never crows. If it crows, immediately lock it in the hotel toilet.】

【Maintain a good relationship with your online dating partner.】 <<less

Humans have Three Souls and Seven Spirits, ghosts have Nine Netherworld Obsessions and Five Aggregates of Fire. But from the time I was born, I was missing an Earth Soul.... more>>

From a young age, I was dealing with corpses.

Other people's toys were colorful Building Blocks, fluffy Puppets, and toy cars that could run, but my toys were broken and tattered Corpses.

Qimen Dunjia, Puppet Soul Manipulation, turning corpses into gold, Yin Plaque Spirit Control, lighting lamps with Skeletons.

Crows peck at corpses in the Graveyard, ghosts tease people in the City God Temple; ghosts lead the way in the Deep Mountains and Forests, strange tales are chanted within the Deep Mountain Temple; Puppet shows do not perform Vengeful Spirits, corpse people guard the Forgetfulness River… <<less

As the immortal witch Lich, Yurai is reincarnated into another world in the form of a young girl. She is captured by knights for allegedly killing and toying with the princess. While enduring torture, she activates her special skill, devouring 20,000 souls and gaining the immense power of a demon lord. However, this also makes her a target for subjugation. Hunted by holy knights and top-tier adventurers, she eventually finds herself facing an army of 10,000 from the kingdom.... more>>

All Yurai wants is to live peacefully, but the chain of negativity refuses to stop.

"For the sake of my beloved comrades, I guess I have no choice but to fight." <<less

Shen Que had two secrets.... more>>

First, he was mute—and also had a hidden medical condition that couldn’t be exposed.

Second, he harbored inappropriate, secret feelings for his lord.

He told no one about either secret. But one night, a stranger discovered the first one.

That man used Shen Que’s secret to coerce him, pushing him step by step into submission, into falling further and further…

And yet, Shen Que never noticed—this man was taking more and more from him, while his own prince was giving him more and more attention.

Then, one day… Shen Que discovered he was pregnant. Panicked, he fled in the dead of night, not even bothering to pack.

—

Xie Shiguan discovered a secret about his trusted bodyguard—and it hooked him, haunted him.

Every night he dreamed of the little mute man.

So he disguised himself, altered his appearance, placed a needle in his throat to suppress his voice, and infiltrated Shen Que’s quarters.

At first, he only wanted a taste of the mute beauty.

He wanted the thrill of bullying someone honest and obedient—like a loyal hound.

Just a plaything. Once bored or soiled, he could throw him away anytime.

But then… Shen Que ran.

Xie Shiguan was furious. He mobilized all of the prince’s forces to find him. But the final report said, “Shen Que fell into the river during his escape. He drowned.”

He was just a mute… just an object. So why did his heart ache like this?

He refused to believe it. As long as Shen Que’s body wasn’t found, he would not believe he was dead.

—

One year later, the regent prince heard of a villager in the south who looked a lot like Shen Que. He raced through the day and night, exhausting several horses, and finally—by a mountain stream—he saw him.

That little mute was carrying a bamboo basket on his back, and in his arms… a soft, tender-skinned child.

Xie Shiguan’s rage erupted—

In just a year, he already had a child with some other woman?! <<less

After a mysterious snowstorm, the mutant apocalypse arrived.... more>>

An Yun, a person with inferior genes who feared death, was forced to join the “Protectors” because he seemed to possess some mysterious powers.

They were a group of terrible, aberrant people who were greedy for power, cruel, and prone to infighting.

Upon his arrival, An Yun immediately caught the attention of the top boss, Qin Zhilu, making the other Protectors so jealous that the number of people who wanted to kill him could form a long line.

Rumors spread that he was the pampered canary kept by their boss, a rumor that An Yun himself started to believe. To survive, he worked hard every day to act coquettish, although his attempts were somewhat stiff.

Qin Zhilu glanced at him and said, “Seems obedient on the surface.”

Yet he couldn’t resist reaching out to pat his head.

In the Canary’s first battle, the Protectors placed bets at the beginning, betting on his certain death. Living up to their expectations, he was severely damaged, but at the brink of death, he burst forth with a sliver of vitality and turned the tables!

The most brilliant hunters often disguise themselves as prey.

If only near-death experiences can awaken him, then he does not mind acting weak.

After awakening, An Yun put out fires all around the apocalyptic world. He originally only wanted to curry favor with his Commander, but inexplicably, he became a savior god step by step.

[Human genes have been compromised; please reclaim the energy core resource and abandon the city!]

[An Yun: Refused. The Commander’s orders are to save everyone.]

[A large number of young girls are missing from the slums, and the people behind this have a deep background.]

[An Yun: Regardless of status, settle accounts with all involved.]

[A super-aberrant entity maliciously altered some people’s time.]

[An Yun: If you like time so much, you might as well fall into an eternal time loop.]

[The AI’s consciousness has awakened, and a large number of humans have been captured.]

[An Yun: Retrieve the server and train it again.]

[A book began to circulate in the Main City, and all Protectors have fallen to it.]

[An Yun: Such foolish mind control tactics, I…]

[The book is titled “God An Yun’s Fantastical Abilities.”]

[An Yun: …What is that?]

[It’s the observations and summaries of you by the Protectors. They have all joined God An Yun’s Church.]

[An Yun: …]

Thank you, he didn’t even know he had those abilities.

From beginning to end, his only goal was to hug the Commander’s thighs and save his own skin. <<less

In her third year living in this steampunk world, Ciel gained the ability to simulate both the past and the future.... more>>

These simulations turned into a game where she could act without restraint, and after countless trials, real life became a replica she could navigate as though speedrunning it.

Churches, potions, mutations, the Old Gods, witches, sealed artifacts… none of these have anything to do with Ciel. She’s just an ordinary girl who wishes for a peaceful life.

She just happens to be particularly skilled at snuffing out danger before it even begins. <<less

Before you stands the Emperor.... more>>

Master of Mankind, Joint Ruler of Holy Terra and Mars, Heavenly Father, Caesar, Emperor, Augustus, Conqueror of the Stars, Bane of Xenos, Immortal Wisdom, Curse of Malevolent Gods, Watcher on the Golden Throne...

And most importantly:

Humanity's Eternal God, Indestructible Faith, Creator of the Greatest Suffering, Bearer of the Greatest Suffering.

His legions are falling, his empire is dying, and all his most sacred, primal dreams are turning into the very ignorance and atrocities that will kill him.

He is weeping.

He is screaming.

He is helpless, witnessing endless malice amidst infinite suffering.

And I?

I am the one who ended His suffering.

(Female Primarch, original Legion, no devotion to Chaos. The author will try their best to maintain lore accuracy, "grimdark" flavor, and daily updates. The beginning might be a bit difficult to read, so feel free to read a few chapters to see if you can adapt.) <<less

After a night’s sleep, the world is shrouded in strange black fog, animals and plants mutate, and the apocalypse descends and puts everyone in danger!... more>>

Shen Yi activates the Infinite Supplies System: one bottle of mineral water per second, with no limit to how much it can increase!

One bottle per second, over 80,000 bottles a day, there’s simply no way to finish them!

Moreover, as long as Shen Yi takes in Goddesses who meet the criteria, he can unlock new types of supplies, and the quantities stack infinitely!

Unlock mineral water, beverages, self-heating hot pots, beef, lamb, rice, white flour...

Superpower fruits, pistols, rifles, submachine guns, tanks, planes, the missiles...

“Apocalypse? Bring it on!” Shen Yi said, looking at his endlessly stacking supplies. <<less

Due to trauma, the esper Ji Seo-joon refused to have a dedicated guide. He had been receiving low-quality guidings for years due to his aversion to contact with guides and repeatedly low matching rates.... more>>

In front of Seo-joon, who was on the verge of exploding from accumulated fatigue, a guide with a miraculous matching rate appeared.

【98.8%】

The protagonist with an unprecedented figure, Cha Yeon-woo, was still a high school student who hadn't even graduated yet. He was thrown into the field without undergoing training, as if they didn't care if he died.

"Uh, I'm not a kid. I took a year off, so I'm twenty years old... I hope you don't say I'm too young, even if you don't know the other reasons."

Seo-joon couldn't help but feel itchy in his chest at the innocent and dedicated appearance of the rookie guide... <<less

Amid the steam of the industrial revolution, mysteries surge beneath the surface. Cults and secret societies seek the extraordinary in the shadows, while hidden gods gaze upon humanity from the heavens. ... more>>

Forbidden knowledge, sacrificial rituals, and forgotten histories—mystery is everywhere.

Dorothy, unexpectedly transported to this increasingly bizarre world, discovers that to survive and move forward, she must adhere to one principle:

Knowledge is power.

And forbidden knowledge?

That’s an even greater power! <<less

The last guardian of her world—Haga Mayumi—finally escaped the trap of immortality and embraced the eternal sleep she had longed for… after watching her world fall to ruin.... more>>

But when she opened her eyes again, she had been reincarnated into another world.

And this world… was bizarre.

Here, the guardians never get hurt, never bleed. They don’t end up covered in dust and dirt after battle. Their sparkling magic keeps their clothes pristine, and somehow, no matter how much they fly around in frilly skirts, there’s never a wardrobe malfunction.

The guardians of this world are called "magical girls," with brightly colored hair and flashy outfits. No one knows their true identities.

Or at least, that’s what people say.

But for some reason, Mayumi keeps running into familiar faces—her childhood friend, her classmate, the new transfer student, the school nurse… even that idol she once saw on TV. All of them just so happen to have rare, vibrant hair colors that perfectly match those of the magical girls.

And yet… no one notices anything strange.

Ridiculous.

But what Mayumi doesn’t know is this: in this cheerful, kid-friendly world, the most ridiculous thing of all…

…is her.

The girl who bleeds, who can sew her own severed arm back on and move it again in three minutes, who can blow herself up like a grenade and still regenerate from a puddle of gore—

—is her. <<less

The third year spiritual energy was revived, humanity got swept into a real-life game of oddities, 《Folklore》.
The game randomly extracted from strange stories for its quests: If won, the quest's boss would turn into a guardian deity, holding back all sorts of evils; If failed, the oddities would completely revive, and the area implicated in the quest would completely fall to enemy occupation! ... more>>

As it had impact,
The players participating in the quest and the stream audience hated idiots who were burdens the most.

Unfortunately, when a disaster-level quest got unlocked, matched into the quest, was this,
Silver-grey long-haired, pessimistic, sickly, when others fought he slept, when others ran he showered
No matter how much more good-looking they were, it could not conceal that "I don't want to live, everyone die with me" kind of anti-social air

When his data was pulled up:
24k pure newbie.

Everyone's eyes went dark, GDI, this isn't even enough for a bite for the boss!

Yet no one knew, Wei E once was drawn into a different, much higher-dimension UF world
Over there, there would be a small quest every three days, and one big quest every five. Each quest would be stifled with a manic hopelessness, driving people to their deaths. No player was able to hang on for three years, and Wei E was the first who had a chance to live past three years—— after he bombed the Creator.

When the Creator's space was collapsing
Wei E reminisced these three years of endless fighting for his life, and strongly vowed: If there was a next life, he would definitely not get mixed in it again!

Once Wei E opened his eyes, he returned to the familiar blue planet
But before he could get excited, he discovered…… the Creator followed him out too : )
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That day the hunting grounds got destroyed, the Creator vowed there would be one day he would kill that insolent ant
When Wei E occasionally brushed his teeth and looked up, he could see the mirror written with: "After one hundred days, I will definitely kill you."

By the fiftieth day [left], a player confessed to Wei E.
By the thirtieth day, Wei E made it to first place in 《Folklore's》most charming guy.
By the tenth day, the quest boss threw themselves on him.
By the fifth day, third day, each day, there would be people on the forums calling themselves Wei E's dog.

On the final day, the Creator really grabbed Wei E's throat, with his voice dark and frenzied: "I said, I would kill you sooner or later."

However, seeing Wei E's wearily curled lips, He thought, I perhaps should change the method.
For example, beneath his body.
————

When Wei E solved the first disaster-level quest, there were still people who felt it was a mere coincidence.
But when each and every one of the disaster-level continuously got cracked, life got brought back from death, they then shockingly discovered, that was not a coincidence, but hope that would make even spent clay revivify.

And in this absurd, despairing world, he was the walking——
#1 boss! <<less

65 years ago, the Gate Era began.... more>>

With the emergence of Espers and Guides, individuals with extraordinary abilities, society rapidly transformed.

Amidst this chaotic shift, Siho, who lost his family and developed a severe hatred towards Espers, lives a difficult and broken life, both physically and mentally.

Then, one fateful day, Siho finds himself trapped inside a Gate at the crossroads of a choice.

His destiny takes an inevitable turn when he encounters Kang Jae-yoon, who entered the Gate seeking death.

“The true precursor to rampage is when the eyes turn red.”

“Like your eyes right now?”

At the moment of death, Siho, who awakens as a Guide, is violently assaulted by Jae-yoon, who has gone rampage.

In exchange for enduring this merciless beating, he is granted a new life.

Due to the law, Siho is forcibly bound as Jae-yoon’s Pair Guide, and soon, three of this other Espers approach him.

In a tangled web of relationships formed by choice or fate, the emotions of these five individuals become increasingly intertwined.

And as their fragile everyday lives begin to unravel, a new threat to humanity emerges– the Black Gate.

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※This work contains intense violence, profanity, and non-consensual relations. Please take this into consideration when reading this work. <<less

Bai Jinshu, a patient with deep obsessions and emotional deficiencies, joins a strange foundation. Here, the foundation collects countless unknown spaces with strange rules. Their task is to enter these unknown spaces and summarize these rules. The foundation is full of talented people, and the unknown spaces are strange and terrifying. What is even more bizarre than the colleagues and more strange than the strange rules is the newly hired drama king Bai Jinshu and the roles he plays…... more>>

Recently, there have been some explorers of unknown identity in the foundation’s exploration live broadcasts:

[A top university graduate with an annual salary of one million yuan, a winner in life, a mysterious young man hidden behind a smooth and lucky life.]

[A melee mage who casts spells with his staff in critical moments, but is actually a “physical attacker” who reads as a “magic profession”.]

[A bold and reckless inheritor of intangible underground craftsmanship who knows astronomy and geography and dares to scavenge any boss.]

[A rich young master who solves problems with money first, hires a team of mercenaries, and crushes everything with heavy weapons.]

[A necromancer with only bones left, accompanied by death, immortal and reincarnated forever.]

[The supreme machine that ascends through machinery, abandons the human body, and throws itself into the flood of data.]

[A legendary investigator with high sanity who can come and go freely in the indescribable world.]

[A false god who speaks the law, crushes dimensions, and leaves no survivors wherever he goes.]

In the world of countless strange stories, the unknown spaces of the bigwigs have emerged and quickly attracted the attention of all investors.

Investors: This foundation can actually recruit such awesome employees? Let’s invest.

On the eve of the year-end performance assessment, the top-ranked explorers are about to face their final battle. The person who tops the list can have one wish fulfilled unconditionally by the foundation. It is said that the several god-level bosses who have appeared recently are all here for this spot, but there can only be one winner. So countless investors are eagerly looking forward to this strongest employee competition, betting on each other, shouting “Fight! Fight! I want to see who can win.”

In response to this——

Bai Jinshu: “Wait… there’s a big problem with this final battle.”

#How come everyone in the top ranks is me?#

#Don’t even talk about you guys, I don’t even know who can win#

#Don’t panic, maybe I can still live… oh crap, save me, save me, save me#

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– Large-scale personality split scene, combat level and moral standards fluctuate with identity cards, Gong is mostly a background character, really just a background.

– The identity cards in the synopsis are not exhaustive, the protagonist’s true identity is not revealed, and the order of the chapters is based on the outlined plans. Some identities have a second round.

– Rule-based strange story unlimited flow with multiple identities, focusing on rule-based strange stories and puzzle-solving. It has few horror elements but many quirky core mechanisms in various scenarios. <<less