Lu Zihan

Biodata

Background and History

Lu Zihan attended Alliance First Academy with his best friend, Ren Yi. Before the Major Assignment Test, he worried that his parents would not let him change the major the test recommended. Afterward, he and Ren Yi learned that they had both transformed into weird beings 1 7.

His parents staged a frightening scene during his awakening: his mother pretended to lose control of her monstrous body, and his parents later teased him about his reaction. Despite the incident, he told Ren Yi that he trusted them 7.

Appearance

In humanoid form, Lu Zihan is tall and burly. His true form is a nearly three-meter-tall armored monster 16.

• Skin: Iron-like and blue-black, with heavily muscled limbs.
• Weapons: Two enormous bone blades extending from his elbows.
• Head: Enclosed by an angular metal mask with a narrow red visor and two glowing points of light 16.

Personality

Lu Zihan is playful and quick to tease Ren Yi, whom he calls “Bench” or “Ban Deng’er.” He also seeks Ren Yi’s advice when uncertain and readily returns to his cheerful manner after discussing their transformations 1 7.

He is curious about dangerous beings and Instances, sometimes to his mother’s exasperation. Although he enjoys playing the intimidating monster, he is also easily embarrassed by his family and eager for their praise 17 26 42.

Abilities and Skills

Contradiction Rule

Lu Zihan’s rule-trigger ability lets him teleport behind and behead someone who contradicts him. A successful beheading counts as one feeding 16.

• The target must contradict him within 50 meters of his true form. He can delay the attack, but loses his lock if the target leaves that range 16 17.
• Participants who avoid contradicting him can deny him an opportunity to trigger the rule 16 32.
• His panel showed E-Rank, 8/50 progress before the Escape Room Instance. Afterward, he reported four additional progress points from the Instance’s recovered energy 16 23.

Physical Combat and Recovery

His true form combines a massive body with bladed arms, allowing him to fight even when his rule cannot be triggered 16.

• He beheaded Chen Rui and Old Deng during the Escape Room Instance 19 21.
• Gunfire wounded and staggered him but did not stop him; his injuries began healing afterward, although a foot wound temporarily slowed him 19 20.
• His humanoid form was initially unstable: his head could fall off, but reattached and healed when placed back on his neck 16.

Young Master’s Authority

In the Lu Family Courtyard, Lu Zihan’s identity as a young master gave him authority over servants, who were required to obey their superiors 27 29 32.

• He used orders to provoke participants into contradicting him and triggering his personal rule 32.
• He had to act in keeping with his status: servants were considered valuable property, so he could not give overly blatant orders to kill them 32.

Relationships

• Ren Yi — His best friend and frequent Instance partner. They tease each other, share information through the Ghost Net, and cooperate against participants 1 17 20.
• Lu Qing — His mother and the boss of the Lu Family Courtyard Instance. She looks after him and Ren Yi, though she often scolds or teases her son 15 26 43.
• Zhou Xun — His father, whose vast Instance space contains the Lu Family Courtyard. Lu Zihan learns that his father owns the space only after the courtyard Instance ends 16 43.
• Lu Zi — His uncle, who helps oversee his and Ren Yi’s internship Instance 17 23.
• Master Fu — A longtime attendant of Lu Zihan’s grandparents who serves as steward in the Lu Family Courtyard 32.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Escape Room Instance

Lu Zihan invites Ren Yi to a summer job that is actually an internship Instance for newly born weirds. Before entering, they reveal their true forms and compare their rules 15 16.

In the five-room Escape Room, Lu Zihan poses as a monster statue while Ren Yi disguises himself as a jade pendant on his wrist. Once free to move, Lu Zihan kills several participants, including Chen Rui and Old Deng, while Ren Yi manipulates events through a false system 17 19 21 23.

Lu Family Courtyard

Lu Zihan enters his mother’s Instance as its young master, an identity fixed by his relationship to her. Ren Yi infiltrates the participants as a servant. Lu Zihan orders him to kill an injured participant, deliberately giving him an opportunity to meet a clearance requirement 27 28 32 33.

The two later explore the Herb Garden together. Its fog causes their clasped hands to grow together, and they remain joined briefly after leaving. Lu Zihan then brings Ren Yi to Lu Qing, who recognizes Ren Yi’s performance and makes him Lu Zihan’s study attendant 37 39 40 42.

After the Instance, Lu Zihan learns that his father owns the larger space in which the courtyard is situated. He and Ren Yi later descend into the Three-City World under a seven-day Calamity countdown 43 46.