Recaps

After Feng Sen killed himself, Shen Hao set out to hunt the three remaining players. They questioned whether their dungeon guide was fake, hid in an apartment, and heard the executioner knocking at their door.

• Shen Hao received 900 Fear Points from Feng Sen's suicide, bringing his total to 1,400, and went after the three remaining players.
• Jiang Zhichao, Wang Shan, and Zhou Xinyu escaped and blamed their unexpected danger on the dungeon changing, not necessarily on a fake guide.
• Wang Shan guessed the cage might have moved and turned the former safe zone into a danger zone, while Zhou Xinyu urged them to focus on surviving until the teleportation point opened.
• The three decided to hide in a residential building, fearing both the executioner and the black fog that might appear at night.
• After they barricaded themselves inside an apartment, someone politely knocked at the door, and they realized the executioner had found them.

Wang Shan, Jiang Zhichao, and Zhou Xinyu tried to escape the Executioner, but he captured all three and dragged their souls into his Execution Chamber. The Executioner prepared to choose which of them would face him first.

• Wang Shan, Jiang Zhichao, and Zhou Xinyu jumped from a sixth-floor window to evade the Executioner, but found him waiting below.
• Wang Shan concluded that the knocking had come from a helper and realized the Executioner had anticipated their escape.
• The Executioner caught Wang Shan as he tried to reach the roof and dragged his soul into the Execution Chamber.
• Jiang Zhichao and Zhou Xinyu fled separately, but the Executioner caught them and pulled their souls into the chamber too.
• The Executioner asked who would go first, then said he would choose when none of them answered.

The executioner tortured Jiang Zhichao in the execution chamber while Wang Shan and Zhou Xinyu watched, then the three returned to reality when their fifteen minutes were up. Terrified that the executioner would drag him back, Jiang Zhichao killed himself by slamming his head into a building.

• Jiang Zhichao tried to redirect the executioner toward Wang Shan and Zhou Xinyu, but the executioner chose him first.
• The executioner pried off Jiang Zhichao's fingernails and peeled the skin from his fingers while Wang Shan and Zhou Xinyu watched in terror.
• The executioner prepared to peel the skin from Jiang Zhichao's face, but the group's fifteen minutes in the chamber ended and they returned to reality.
• Jiang Zhichao feared being dragged back into the chamber and slammed his head into a building, killing himself.

Shen Hao tortured Wang Shan in his execution chamber until Wang died, then turned his attention to Zhou Xinyu. Zhou fled, still hoping to escape despite knowing her chances were slim.

• Shen Hao gained Fear Points after Jiang Zhichao killed himself, while Zhou Xinyu and Wang Shan watched in terror.
• Wang Shan tried to kill himself by hurling himself into a building, but he survived and the executioner stopped him from fighting back.
• In the execution chamber, Wang Shan chose 100 cuts, but Shen Hao continued torturing him until he passed out and died before the cuts were complete.
• Shen Hao closed the execution chamber and saw that Zhou Xinyu had run several dozen meters away.
• Zhou Xinyu kept fleeing because she could not bring herself to commit suicide before losing all hope.

Zhou Xinyu failed to escape Shen Hao and, unable to endure the torture he threatened, killed herself after he ordered her to. Shen Hao gained Fear Points, but before he could hunt the self-proclaimed goddess, a system notification revealed new intruders who could not revive.

• Zhou Xinyu exhausted herself fleeing the executioner, then tried and failed several times to kill herself with a steel nail.
• When the executioner stopped his scythe at her plea, Shen Hao ordered Zhou Xinyu to end her own life and refused to spare her.
• Zhou Xinyu drove the nail into her temple, and Shen Hao gained 1,000 Fear Points, bringing his total from her hunt to 1,600.
• Shen Hao prepared to go to the cage and kill the usurper who called herself a god.
• A system notification announced that people had entered the dungeon illegally and could not revive if Shen Hao killed them, exciting him.

Shen Hao entered the executioner’s prison inside the cage to kill the Moon Goddess before the intruders could reach her. He confronted her and activated Demon Eye, seeing her death.

• Shen Hao upgraded Mental Perception to level 3 and saved his remaining Fear Points for combat.
• Shen Hao reached the wooden cage, sensed no one nearby, and was pulled inside by its spatial power.
• Shen Hao traveled through the prison and found the Moon Goddess in the deepest cell.
• The Moon Goddess mistook Shen Hao for the executioner, then realized he had recovered his soul and questioned who he was.
• Shen Hao activated Demon Eye and saw the Moon Goddess’s death.

Shen Hao killed the imprisoned goddess, then discovered that her blood contained a powerful substance called Demon Blood. With the goddess dead and intruders approaching the cell, he prepared to face them and recover some of the Fear Points he had spent.

• The goddess recognized Shen Hao’s eye and pleaded with him, but he ignored her warnings and killed her by touching a weak point in the line representing her life.
• Shen Hao gained 2,000 Fear Points from the goddess’s death, leaving him with 6,700 in total.
• Shen Hao noticed that the goddess’s blood had two colors, collected the dark red portion, and learned from its description that it was Demon Blood.
• Shen Hao suspected that the Demon Blood came from the Lord of the Netherworld, though he remained uncertain about the relationship between the Lord and the demon.
• Shen Hao realized that no threatening power remained in the instance and saw that the intruders were approaching the cell, hoping to gain Fear Points from them.

Qin Ruyue and the Blood Moon Guild entered the dungeon prison to free the Blood Moon Goddess, with the Blood Banquet Guild guarding the cage outside. They reached the goddess’s cell and found it empty, with only minced flesh and blood inside.

• Qin Ruyue led the Blood Moon Guild and Xu Dong’s Blood Banquet Guild through the dungeon to free the Blood Moon Goddess.
• Xu Dong agreed to guard the cage while Qin Ruyue and three Blood Moon Guild members went inside, reminding her of their deal.
• Qin Ruyue led her companions through the prison, where they found fresh blood on the floor and grew wary.
• Qin Ruyue and her companions reached the goddess’s cell and found no one inside, only minced flesh and blood.

Qin Ruyue and her companions discovered that the Blood Moon Goddess had been killed, then mistook the revived Executioner for her slayer. They charged into his cell, where the door closed behind them.

• Qin Ruyue ordered her companions to search the prison after finding the mangled corpse beside the empty cell.
• The four searched the prison and confirmed that the corpse was the Blood Moon Goddess and that no one else was alive.
• A man noticed the Executioner standing in the neighboring cell, and the group recognized him as the prison warden.
• Qin Ruyue called the Executioner the godslayer and led her companions in a charge into his cell.
• The cell door closed behind them as the Executioner welcomed their arrival.

The Blood Moon Guild members regained their senses as the Blood Moon Goddess’s influence faded, but they remained trapped with the Executioner. Their attempts to escape cost them two companions, and the last two were left facing the Executioner’s true power.

• The Executioner severed one man’s arm, and the pain helped Qin Ruyue and the others recover from their frenzy as their companion began to rot.
• One Guild member tried the cell door while another charged it as a beast, but neither could escape, and the injured man died.
• Qin Ruyue spotted the key on the Executioner and sent the Monster System Ability User to attack while she empowered him and the Control-type Ability User joined in.
• The Control-type Ability User was engulfed in ghostly green flames that Qin Ruyue could not extinguish, leaving only Qin Ruyue and the Monster System Ability User alive.
• As the Monster System Ability User charged, the Executioner’s scythe flashed, transporting him from the cell to the torture chamber.

The Executioner tortured Qin Ruyue’s companion inside the Execution Chamber until she pulled him back into reality. He then controlled the weakened man to attack Qin Ruyue and dragged both of them into the chamber, leaving them with no hope of rescue.

• The Executioner bound Qin Ruyue’s companion and tortured him, gouging out his eye and piercing him with needles.
• Qin Ruyue disrupted the Execution Chamber and pulled her companion back into reality, though his soul was severely damaged.
• The Executioner used mental force to control the companion, who struck Qin Ruyue and left bloody marks on her face.
• Qin Ruyue realized the Executioner had controlled her companion and feared that her fate was sealed.
• The Executioner used Soul Hooking to pull Qin Ruyue and her companion into the Execution Chamber, where they faced further torture.

Shen Hao killed the four Blood Moon Guild members and the Blood Moon Goddess, earning Fear Points before Xu Dong and his companions entered the prison to investigate. They found the bodies and encountered the Executioner blocking their escape, realizing he might have recovered.

• Shen Hao gained 4,400 Fear Points from the two people he had killed in the Execution Chamber, bringing his total to 13,100.
• Xu Dong and the other three waited outside the cage, then entered the prison when the Blood Moon Guild members failed to return.
• Xu Dong’s group followed fresh bloodstains deeper into the prison and found the four Blood Moon Guild members dead, including Qin Ruyue.
• The group saw that the Blood Moon Goddess’s cell contained only scraps of flesh and congealed blood.
• Xu Dong ordered the others to leave, but they turned and found the Executioner blocking their way.

The Blood Banquet Guild members mistook the Executioner for a fully restored god-killer, but their attacks revealed that he was weak. When blood from the Executioner's hand made Xu Dong's ghostly creature turn against them, the group recognized the Bloodied Sovereign's aura in it and began to doubt their faith.

• The four Blood Banquet Guild members trapped themselves and the Executioner in a barrier that strengthened them and weakened him.
• Xu Dong summoned his ghostly creature, and the Monster System Ability User attacked the Executioner, who appeared too weak to match their fears.
• Xu Dong urged the group to attack, but he lost control of his ghostly creature, which wounded the invisible Illusion-type Ability User and turned on its allies.
• Xu Dong realized the Executioner's blood had touched the creature, and the group identified the blood as carrying the Bloodied Sovereign's aura.
• The Blood Banquet Guild members questioned how the Executioner had a god's blood, and their faith collapsed.

The Executioner’s revelation that he had killed their god shattered the Blood Banquet Guild members’ faith, and the fight turned against them as one teammate went mad from the evil god’s blood. The Executioner then controlled the surviving Monster System Ability User, leaving Xu Dong and one other member facing a hopeless end.

• Xu Dong and the other Blood Banquet Guild members realized the Executioner had killed their god and feared they would be next.
• The Monster System Ability User lost his reason to the evil god’s blood and attacked his teammates, injuring the Illusion-type Ability User.
• The Executioner took control of the Monster System Ability User, who cut the Illusion-type Ability User with a blade that caused spreading rot and unbearable pain.
• The Illusion-type Ability User died after ten minutes, while Xu Dong and the remaining teammate watched in terror.
• Xu Dong rushed toward the maddened black mist monster to die by his ghost, but his life was no longer his to control.

Xu Dong watched the Executioner burn his fleeing teammate with Soulfire, then begged to become the Executioner’s servant. The Executioner took Xu Dong to his torture chamber after interpreting his praise of his “mercy” as a curse.

• The Monster System Ability User saved Xu Dong from the black mist monster’s stomp, while the Executioner declared that only he could kill them.
• The Boundary System Ability User fled through barriers, but the Executioner burned him with Soulfire until only a charred body remained.
• Xu Dong recognized Soulfire and decided to serve the Executioner in hopes of surviving.
• Xu Dong proclaimed his loyalty and called the Executioner merciful, provoking him to send Xu Dong to the torture chamber.

Xu Dong endured the Executioner’s torture, then mistook the promise of a reward for a chance to become his servant. The Executioner ordered him to seal their deal with a bloody contract, and Xu Dong’s wrist began to fester as he screamed in pain.

• The Executioner crushed Xu Dong’s ankle and leg with thorn-covered vines, then burst his torso and broke every bone in the Execution Chamber.
• After returning to reality, Xu Dong feared being dragged back into the chamber and begged the Executioner to let him die.
• The Executioner praised Xu Dong’s words and offered him a reward, leading Xu Dong to ask to become his servant.
• The Executioner gave Xu Dong a blood-lit short knife and ordered him to cut his wrist to seal their deal.
• Xu Dong cut his wrist, but the wound did not bleed and instead began to fester, making him scream.

Shen Hao tormented Xu Dong to death and imprisoned the last surviving Monster System Ability User before completing the Instance. He returned home and awaited his reward.

• The Executioner revealed that he had tricked Xu Dong and let the knife’s corruption drain away his life, while preventing him from killing himself.
• Xu Dong died in fear and despair, earning Shen Hao 3,000 Fear Points and bringing his total to 18,300.
• Shen Hao let the remaining mad Monster System Ability User live, lured him into an empty cell, and destroyed the prison key.
• Shen Hao completed the Instance, chose to return immediately, and arrived home anticipating his reward.

Shen Hao discovered that inheriting the Executioner’s constitution had greatly increased his strength, then replaced his blood with Demon Blood. The new power awakened a terrifying demon’s domain that engulfed the surrounding area.

• Shen Hao checked his status and found his Constitution had risen to 1,120, leaving him struggling to control his strength.
• Shen Hao decided to replace his blood with Demon Blood and cut his wrist, using hot water and repeated cuts to keep the blood flowing.
• Shen Hao pressed the Demon Blood to his wound, and his body absorbed it without rejecting it.
• Shen Hao felt immense power fill his body as the Demon Blood merged with his own.
• Shen Hao’s power turned the sky blood-red and formed a demon’s domain, where a giant eye watched over terrified people.

After absorbing Demon Blood, Shen Hao accidentally unleashed Demon Domain over nearly the entire city, terrifying its residents and earning a vast number of Fear Points. The domain vanished after fifteen seconds, but the Alliance Guild Zhongzhou Branch began discussing the mysterious power as Shen Hao realized his fear had spread through the human world.

• Shen Hao unintentionally activated Demon Domain after his body struggled to contain the Demon Power, covering the city in a blood-red aura that filled people with fear.
• Shen Hao perceived everything within the domain and gained Fear Points rapidly until he reached his 100,000-point limit.
• Shen Hao spent Fear Points to raise his level to 20, increasing his limit, and his total rose to 160,000.
• Demon Domain vanished after about fifteen seconds, leaving the city's residents shaken and Shen Hao convinced the real world could provide enormous Fear Points.
• Shen Hao read the Alliance Guild Zhongzhou Branch group chat, where Ability Users discussed the eye in the sky and feared investigating its power.

Shen Hao attended an emergency Alliance Guild meeting after Demon Domain appeared over Zhongzhou City, expecting the meeting to concern his power. Sun Wanli instead warned that the Lord of the Netherworld would one day descend on their world, explaining why Thriller Paradise had appeared.

• Shen Hao read reports about Demon Domain and the deaths of two evil guilds’ leaders, then received Sun Wanli’s notice that everyone had to attend an emergency meeting.
• Shen Hao arrived at the Alliance Guild branch, where more than a hundred members gathered, many fearing that the Lord of the Netherworld was coming.
• Sun Wanli opened the meeting by saying the matter concerned humanity’s survival, and the members discussed the terrifying sight over Zhongzhou City.
• Shen Hao asked Sun Wanli what the power had been and whether the world was about to end, but Sun Wanli said that was not the meeting’s main topic.
• Sun Wanli warned that the Lord of the Netherworld would one day descend and bring calamity, and said Thriller Paradise had appeared because of that threat.

Sun Wanli announced new Alliance Guild rules to push players to clear more instances, citing the weakening barrier between the human world and the Netherworld. Shen Hao welcomed the changes and, that evening, received notice that he had been matched with a new instance.

• Sun Wanli warned that the Lord of the Netherworld would return as the barrier weakened and urged players to clear instances to free the imprisoned gods.
• Sun Wanli announced that instance guides would be free, players above level 10 would earn rewards every five levels, and base salaries would be eliminated.
• Guild members argued over the new rules, but Sun Wanli said anyone could leave and that he could not change the upper management's decision.
• Shen Hao approved of the rules because he could level easily and save money on guides.
• Shen Hao received a notification that evening that he had been matched with a new instance.

Shen Hao read the guides for the S-rank Silent City instance, learning how its residents and wandering souls threatened intruders while other teams had mostly focused on surviving and sightseeing. The first mission clue appeared in the eighth guide, leaving him to investigate how to undo the seal.

• Shen Hao searched the Alliance Guild website for guides to Silent City after being matched to the instance.
• He read a guide warning that the city’s residents became dangerous if disturbed and that wandering souls hunted at night.
• He found another guide with maps of safer locations and routes for avoiding the wandering souls.
• He read a guide describing how one team had stolen money, visited attractions, and shopped during the day while sheltering indoors at night.
• Shen Hao continued through the guides and found a clue about the instance mission in the eighth post.

Shen Hao read the dungeon guides and learned how to weaken the formation by destroying four statue cores with blood from the corresponding descendants of the Lord of the Netherworld’s followers. The guides stopped after the teams found the sole descendant linked to the last statue, and Shen Hao suspected later reports had been deleted as he prepared to enter a dungeon that would make him its boss.

• The eighth guide explained that the Lord of the Netherworld had built the city’s formation around a sealed deity, and that four statues served as vulnerable cores requiring the original followers’ descendants’ blood to destroy.
• The guide warned that the deity killed teammates who tried to communicate with Them, and said the teams could not safely fight the deity while destroying the cores.
• The thirteenth guide reported that a museum compass could identify descendants and match their blood to the statues; the team destroyed one core but had to leave while the city’s people hunted them.
• By the seventeenth guide, teams had destroyed two more statues, but they had not found the descendant needed for the last one and their progress stalled.
• The twenty-sixth guide said the team had found the sole descendant for the fourth statue but could not kill them without attracting a crowd, and warned that only a Boundary System Ability User should attempt it.
• Shen Hao noticed that guides had stopped appearing for three months and suspected two later reports had been deleted; he also wondered why no guide mentioned a dungeon boss.

Shen Hao entered a quiet, unsettling city and discovered he had become its seemingly ordinary instance boss, a devout believer’s descendant who could command the city’s soulless residents. His missions were to kill every player and the sealed deity, and he prepared to face the deity with his growing Demon's blood.

• Shen Hao entered the horror instance and was transported into the body of a young man.
• He checked the boss’s attributes and learned that his bloodline protected him from the Lord of the Netherworld’s resentment and let him command the city’s believers and their souls.
• Shen Hao realized the city’s residents were powerful and that the players needed the boss’s blood to destroy the final array core.
• He received missions to hunt down all the players and kill the deity sealed by the Lord of the Netherworld.
• Shen Hao considered the deity’s depleted power and his own growing strength as a Demon.

Six veteran players entered an S-rank Instance and debated whether to explore cautiously or rush to destroy its remaining formation core. When they recognized Bai Shuang, she claimed she had a way to clear the Instance and ordered them to follow her, but Ma Rui challenged her authority.

• Li Qu proposed that the team spend the first day avoiding the Instance’s central areas and explore in earnest when the teleportation point opened the next day.
• Chen Zhi dismissed the cautious plan and argued that the group could quickly destroy the final formation core and clear the Instance.
• Yang Hua recognized Bai Shuang, whose reputation for strength, risk-taking, and controlling her teammates made the others both wary and hopeful.
• Bai Shuang said she knew how to clear the Instance and told the team to follow her without asking questions.
• Ma Rui objected to taking orders from Bai Shuang and challenged her confidence and authority.