Chapter Summaries

Ji Yan entered the Sixth Floor torture room, where he and Ruan Ming killed the Management Eerie and discussed finding the tower owner. A bodyless drowned eerie ambushed them outside, killing Ruan Ming and draining Ji Yan as it identified him as the [Eerie Game Master].

• Ji Yan followed a familiar stench to Room 9 and found Ruan Ming strapped to a torture frame beside the Sixth Floor Management Eerie.
• Ruan Ming revealed he had been pretending to suffer, broke free, and killed the Management Eerie with his Death Buff curse.
• Ji Yan asked Ruan Ming to help find the tower owner, and Ruan Ming agreed to check the 7th Floor.
• A hidden drowned eerie gathered the corridor’s blood, drained Ruan Ming, and shattered his body against the wall.
• Ji Yan recognized the attacker as a bodyless eerie made of blood and moisture, but it locked onto him and began draining the moisture from his body.

Ji Yan and his allies struggled against a powerful Tier 9 drowned eerie that regenerated its many eyes and attacked with corrosive vapor. With Yuan Ming nearing death and Blood Shadow Wedding Dress weakening, Ji Yan called on the Burning Death Eerie as his last resort.

• Blood Shadow Wedding Dress destroyed the drowned eerie’s exposed eye, but the creature regenerated and attacked Wang Cai from inside after he swallowed it.
• The Eerie Lord removed an eye from Wang Cai and revived Yuan Ming, then repeatedly crushed the drowned eerie’s eyes as Yuan Ming died and revived under its attacks.
• Ji Yan realized the monster was a fused experimental specimen with several sequence privileges, allowing it to regenerate eyes, produce elemental vapor, and endure punishment.
• The drowned eerie overwhelmed Yuan Ming and corroded Blood Shadow Wedding Dress, while its many eyes blocked the way to the seventh floor.
• Ji Yan summoned the Burning Death Eerie from the Thunderstruck Wood, and the startled creature questioned whether it had to fight a Tier 9 eerie.

Ji Yan lured Burning Death Eerie into attacking the Tier 9 Drowned Eerie, then escaped as the Seventh Floor Management Eerie cornered him with two other Tier 9 Eeries. He waited for two more versions of himself to arrive, and they ambushed and beheaded the Seventh Floor Management Eerie.

• Ji Yan claimed Burning Death Eerie could counter the Drowned Eerie and persuaded him to unleash his electricity, but the Drowned Eerie survived and severely injured him.
• Ji Yan fled into a passageway, where the Seventh Floor Management Eerie and the Drowned Eerie trapped him.
• The Eerie Infant King and the Drought Demon arrived, bringing the corpses of the fourth- and fifth-floor Management Eeries.
• The Seventh Floor Management Eerie recognized the corpses and sensed danger as Number 3 Ji Yan and Number 2 Ji Yan appeared.
• Number 2 Ji Yan beheaded the Seventh Floor Management Eerie with the Eerie Samurai Sword while Number 3 Ji Yan destroyed her body with an eerie pistol.

Ji Yan and his counterparts defeated the 7th Floor’s management and took control of three Tier 9 Eeries by extracting her remote-control key. After killing the Drowned Eerie and recovering, they prepared to head to the 7th Floor with a newly discovered formula for restoring their strength.

• Ji Yan No. 2 extracted the control key hidden in the Management Eerie of the 7th Floor’s throat, and Ji Yan No. 3 killed her without causing the three Tier 9 Eeries to go berserk.
• Ji Yan explained that he had scouted ahead and drawn the management’s attention while Ji Yan No. 2 and Ji Yan No. 3 came to help him escape the secret room.
• Ji Yan No. 3 used the Demon Hunting Eerie Gun to attack the Tier 9 Drowned Eerie, and Ji Yan No. 2 snapped her control key to kill her instantly.
• Ji Yan No. 3 explained that the Eeries could not leave Grudge-Born Tower and that the gun grew stronger by killing Eeries.
• Ji Yan warned his counterparts not to rely too heavily on All Skills All Solutions, but Ji Yan No. 2 and Ji Yan No. 3 defended using it and the resources they had found.
• Ji Yan No. 2 revealed a recovery formula made from Life Attendant Eerie spinal fluid and Fallen Matriarch bone marrow, and Ji Yan No. 3 said they had extracted it from twelve captives.

Ji Yan and his companions set out for the seventh floor of Grudge-Born Tower while Yun Fangze and Su He monitored them from outside the dungeon. Yun Fangze planned to prepare harsher trials and eliminate Ji Yan, fearing that Omniscient Understanding could break through the wall of the book.

• Burning Death Eerie confronted Ji Yan over his deception, but Ji Yan argued that helping it escape had benefited them both.
• Yuan Ming emerged shaken after repeated deaths stripped away his fearlessness and damaged his sequence progress, and Ji Yan urged him to restore his gambler's mindset.
• Ling Lu agreed to accompany Ji Yan to the seventh floor, where Number 2 and Number 3 had opened the stairs and left the Eerie Infant King and Drought Demon Eerie to guard them.
• Ji Yan and his companions climbed toward the seventh floor as Number 3 looked forward to confronting the tower master and testing himself against Ji Yan.
• Yun Fangze watched Ji Yan's progress in a Black Skin Book and told Su He that Grudge-Born Tower could not hold him, so he would prepare more difficult trials.
• Yun Fangze concluded that Omniscient Understanding might break through the book's boundary and insisted that they destroy Ji Yan even if they could not obtain the talent.

Ji Yan and his companions uncovered how the tower master had been kept alive and searched his memories for the first-sequence Eerie Disciple’s role in changing Grudge-Born Tower’s rules. The tower master was erased before they could learn much, but No. 3 recovered clues connecting Yun Fangze, [False Reading], the [Keys of Authority], the [Door of Fantasy], and Sequence '0'.

• No. 2 and No. 3 discussed Yun Fangze’s plan to obtain Ji Yan’s remaining [Keys of Authority] and open the [door] to face Sequence '0'.
• Ji Yan and his companions found the tower master on the seventh floor, where a deformed heart-like machine sustained him by draining Eerie Disciples.
• No. 2 and No. 3 awakened the tower master and searched his memories, discovering that Grudge-Born Tower had once been a Trial Ground like East Town before the first-sequence Eerie Disciple changed its Order Rules.
• No. 2 found the name Yun Fangze in the tower master’s memories, but a red warning appeared and a black code chain erased the tower master before he could reveal more.
• No. 2 recalled fragmented images of a library, a clock tower, and a glowing door, while No. 3 reported clues about [False Reading], writing Order, [Keys of Authority], [Door of Fantasy], and Sequence '0'.

Yun Fangze chose Infinite Spring Scenery as the next trial and planned to target Ji Yan’s No. 2 and No. 3 replicas, while Su He continued searching for Xu Xin in North Town. Ji Yan and his companions cleared Grudge-Born Tower but were sent straight into Erotic Eerie Tower, where Ji Yan faced a new eerie being.

• Yun Fangze learned that Ji Yan’s Omniscient Understanding had revealed his sequence privileges and decided to make himself a Boss in Infinite Spring Scenery, aiming to seize No. 2 and No. 3.
• Su He kept searching the books for Xu Xin, believing she was hidden among North Town’s NPCs.
• Ji Yan, No. 2, No. 3, and Ling Lu received clearance permission after killing the master of Grudge-Born Tower and left the trial.
• The Game Panel matched Ji Yan to Erotic Eerie Tower instead of sending him to North Town’s open grounds, separating him from No. 2, No. 3, and Ling Lu.
• Ji Yan awoke in a vast room where an alluring eerie being dominated hollowed-out players, then ordered him to kneel and serve.

No. 2 and No. 3 escaped the Centipede Eerie Woman’s trial by using [Omniscient Understanding] to expose her secrets and kill her, but Xu Liu’s uncontrolled Theft Privilege had stolen their weapons. A game announcement then accused No. 1 and No. 2 of violating the rules and announced their punishment.

• No. 2 and No. 3 recognized the Centipede Eerie Woman’s trial and used [Omniscient Understanding] to discover the hidden door, key, and weakness in her scales.
• No. 3 killed the Centipede Eerie Woman with the Demon Hunting Eerie Gun, and the pair retrieved the key from her body.
• No. 2 and No. 3 discovered that Xu Liu’s uncontrolled Theft Privilege had stolen their weapons and replaced them with inferior equipment.
• No. 3 threatened to send Xu Liu to the Discarded Dungeon, but No. 2 stopped him before a game announcement accused No. 1 and No. 2 of violating the rules and imposed a designated punishment.

No. 2 and No. 3 confronted Yun Fangze, who used the [Key of Authority] to offer them a choice between annihilation and freedom from their Eerie Puppet shackles. No. 2 unexpectedly beheaded No. 3 and accepted Yun Fangze’s deal, leaving their cooperation’s cost unclear.

• A black-flame shadow bound No. 2 and No. 3 with Order chains and revealed that Yun Fangze wanted their Term Talent.
• Xu Liu’s out-of-control Theft Privilege returned the stolen equipment and loosened the chains, allowing No. 2 and No. 3 to attack the shadow and uncover Yun Fangze hiding in a mirror.
• Yun Fangze used the [Key of Authority] to bind No. 2 and No. 3 and offered to make them the originals if they followed him.
• No. 2 and No. 3 rejected Yun Fangze’s claim that they could be erased and charged at him.
• No. 2 triggered Drawing Slash to behead No. 3, then told Yun Fangze that the deal was done and welcomed their cooperation.

Yun Fangze struck a deal with Number 2, binding him with [Kiss of Desire] and giving him a way to exchange identities. After Number 2 killed Xu Liu and Number 3, Yun Fangze and Su He discussed whether Number 2 was genuinely cooperating or acting as Ji Yan’s pawn.

• Number 2 revealed that he had killed Number 3, and Yun Fangze explained that [Kiss of Desire] punished those who violated the rules by feeding on their desires.
• Yun Fangze gave Number 2 a hairpin that could let him exchange identities, and Number 2 learned that Yun Fangze wanted [Omniscient Understanding] to analyze the [Door of Fantasy].
• Xu Liu offered to join their deal, but Yun Fangze refused because Xu Liu’s corrupted Sequence 4 abilities made him a risk.
• After Yun Fangze left, Number 2 killed Xu Liu and crushed Number 3’s head, saying he would eliminate anyone who could interfere with his plans.
• Su He erased Yun Fangze’s name from the book and brought him out; Yun Fangze said he would keep watching Number 2, whom he suspected might be a pawn sent by Ji Yan.

Yun Fangze entered the Eerie Tower of Red Joy believing No. 2 had killed Ji Yan, only to discover the apparent victim was still No. 2. The chapter left him suspecting that No. 2 was actually the real Ji Yan, and wondering how the deception fooled both the Book of Falsehood and the Key of Authority.

• Yun Fangze read that No. 2 had attacked Ji Yan with the Sword of Vile Order and left him nailed to a wall, apparently completing the regicide.
• Yun Fangze entered the Eerie Tower of Red Joy and found a body resembling Ji Yan pinned to the wall, while No. 2 was missing.
• Yun Fangze touched the body, causing the Key of Authority to react, then activated it.
• The Key of Authority transformed the supposed Ji Yan into flesh and bones and returned the Sword of Vile Order to Yun Fangze, revealing that the body had been No. 2.
• Yun Fangze realized that No. 2 might be the true Ji Yan and wondered how the deception had fooled both the Book of Falsehood and the Key of Authority.

Yun Fangze realized Ji Yan had used a deception privilege and swapped identities with No. 2 to escape his trap. After Su He searched all twenty-two [Books of Falsehood], Ji Yan remained nowhere to be found.

• Yun Fangze deduced that Ji Yan had used the Eerie Lord of Deception's privilege to fool the [Book of Falsehood] and redirect his attention toward No. 2.
• Yun Fangze asked Su He to enter the Trial Ground and help eliminate Ji Yan, but she warned that crushing [Black Chess] would drive Xu Xin away.
• Su He agreed to Yun Fangze's choice, entered the trial, and used her keyword search privilege to discover that Ji Yan was no longer in the [Book of Falsehood].
• Yun Fangze concluded that Ji Yan had cleared the Dungeon through a hidden rapid-clearance Easter egg and moved to another trial.
• Yun Fangze and Su He searched all twenty-two [Books of Falsehood], but found no trace of Ji Yan.

Yun Fangze and Su He traced Ji Yan through the [Book of Falsehood] and discovered he had used an Uncontrolled NPC to break out of its world. Yun Fangze realized Ji Yan might be in North Town, then spotted him attacking from the darkness.

• Yun Fangze urged Su He to spend 90% of the Main Quest's privilege to locate Ji Yan, and she used the White Skin Book to search all twenty-two [Book of Falsehood].
• The search found Ji Yan's traces in [Eerie Tower of Red Joy], where he had entered a forbidden corridor and opened the door imprisoning an Uncontrolled NPC.
• The fragmented record showed Ji Yan used [Omniscient Understanding] to stop the NPC from turning evil, make a deal, and sever its shackles.
• Yun Fangze concluded Ji Yan had used the Bug to break through the wall of [Book] and escape into the real North Town.
• Yun Fangze guessed Ji Yan might be hiding nearby, turned toward the darkness behind the bookshelves, and saw Ji Yan slash at him with a cold blade.

Ji Yan confronted Yun Fangze and Su He after Su He used the White Skin Book to revive Yun Fangze. Yun Fangze then unleashed Jian and the power of the Black Skin Books, leaving Ji Yan entangled in Jian’s grotesque transformations.

• Su He rewrote Yun Fangze’s death in the White Skin Book, using two [Life Attendant] Eerie Disciples to restore him to full health.
• Ji Yan analyzed the White Skin Book’s rules, then shot Su He and learned that she was unharmed by his Eerie Weapon.
• Ji Yan fired at Yun Fangze after his revival, but Yun Fangze’s Grudge Eerie caught the bullet and absorbed its damage.
• Yun Fangze summoned Jian from a [Book of Falsehood] and used [Keys of Authority] to make her transform and attack Ji Yan.
• Jian’s multiplying body entangled Ji Yan while Burning Death Eerie recoiled into the Thunderstruck Wood.

Ji Yan trapped Jian in Yun Fangze’s failed Trial Ground, then faced Yun Fangze and revealed he had stolen the Bone Finger Brush and written a plot point meant to kill him. The chapter ended as Ji Yan prepared to use the Book of Falsehood against Yun Fangze.

• Blood Shadow Wedding Dress failed to suppress Jian, and Ji Yan’s Playful Mask shattered under the Key of Authority’s power.
• Ji Yan lured Jian into Yun Fangze’s yellow-covered book and closed it around her.
• Yun Fangze attacked Ji Yan with a Black Death Sword formed by overdrawing seven eerie disciples, pinning Blood Shadow Wedding Dress to a wall.
• Ji Yan revealed the Book of Falsehood and explained that he had used Omniscient Understanding to learn what the books could do.
• Ji Yan produced the Bone Finger Brush, revealed he had stolen it from Yun Fangze, and claimed he had written a plot point meant to kill him.

Yun Fangze subdued Ji Yan, but Ji Yan’s deception distracted him long enough for Xu Liu’s corrupted Theft Privilege to strip away his Keys of Authority. Xu Liu emerged from the bookshelves and killed Yun Fangze with a Black Death Sword.

• Yun Fangze restrained Ji Yan with Black Death Swords and the curse [Silence], then questioned him about the supposedly lethal passage in the Book of Falsehood.
• Ji Yan claimed his real weapon was Yun Fangze’s fear of [Omniscient Understanding], while Yun Fangze discovered that the book’s newest page contained no such passage.
• Su He used [Memory Traveler] to extract Ji Yan’s memories, and Yun Fangze realized Ji Yan lacked the Theft Privilege despite a Key of Authority reacting to him.
• Xu Liu’s corrupted Theft Privilege invaded Yun Fangze’s Game Panel and replaced his Keys of Authority with coffin wood.
• Su He found memories of Xu Liu and Xu Xin, but Xu Xin’s scene was cut off as Ji Yan’s restraints vanished and he collapsed.
• Xu Liu emerged from between the bookshelves and pierced Yun Fangze’s chest with a Black Death Sword.

Xu Liu and Xu Xin revealed how they had helped Ji Yan trap Yun Fangze and steal his authority and Sequence Privilege. Xu Liu wrote in the Book of Falsehood, leaving Yun Fangze to wonder whether breaking his own Order Rules would destroy him, the rules, or North Town’s scams.

• Xu Liu explained that he had transferred his out-of-control Theft Privilege Bugs into Yun Fangze’s Game Panel, while Su He recognized Xu Xin as the Lord of Theft.
• Xu Xin revealed she had acted as the bridge between Xu Liu and Ji Yan, using her Lord of Theft identity to direct Xu Liu against Yun Fangze.
• Xu Xin appeared behind Yun Fangze, threatened Su He, and destroyed Yun Fangze’s left eye after he insulted her.
• Xu Liu picked up the Book of Falsehood and Bone Finger Brush, then used them to write after Yun Fangze realized his Key of Authority and Sequence Privilege had been stolen.
• Xu Liu explained that his Theft Privilege had grown stronger and could now strip a player’s Tool Bar in a sweeping theft, then asked whether breaking his own Order Rules would erase him and free North Town.
• Xu Liu deferred the decision to Xu Xin, who continued holding Yun Fangze as he waited to learn his fate.

Xu Xin used the Book of Falsehood to trap Su He under unknown Order Rules, while Yun Fangze died after his desire to protect Su He overpowered his will to kill her. Su He escaped, and Ji Yan wondered whether her influence was more terrifying than the Gluttony Witch.

• Xu Xin revealed that Yun Fangze had become her pawn and pressed him to act on his desire, while Su He dismissed him as expendable.
• Xu Xin took the white-covered book and used it to fill the bookshop with unknown Order Rules aimed at Su He.
• Yun Fangze broke free and charged Su He, but Kiss of Desire consumed him because he wanted her to survive rather than die.
• Ji Yan realized Yun Fangze had chosen death to protect Su He, and the dungeon’s intervention freed Su He from the Order restraints.
• Su He vanished after vowing to meet Xu Xin again, and Ji Yan questioned whether Su He’s power of temptation surpassed the Gluttony Witch’s.

After Yun Fangze’s death, Ji Yan and Xu Liu opened the Door of Fantasy, but Ji Yan found no information about what lay beyond it. Xu Liu chose to stay behind, while Xu Xin pushed Ji Yan through the doorway as North Town began returning to normal.

• Xu Liu restored Ji Yan’s body with the Life Attendant’s Key of Authority as the bookstore and its falsehoods began crumbling after Yun Fangze’s death.
• Ji Yan and Xu Liu crossed the wasteland to the clock tower, where Xu Liu used the Keys of Authority to open the Door of Fantasy.
• Ji Yan’s Omniscient Understanding revealed no information about the door, and Xu Xin said the Sequence 0 Eerie Disciple had stayed behind it since entering Nightmare Fall Eerie Town.
• As North Town began returning to normal, Ji Yan stepped toward the doorway while Xu Liu decided to stay behind and clear his Main Quest by following the rules.
• Xu Xin shoved Ji Yan through the Door of Fantasy, and he vanished into its golden light.

Ji Yan learned that clearing Nightmare Fall Eerie Town let him choose a reward door, including one that would return him to the real world. He chose that door and awoke in his familiar home, free of the Eerie Game.

• Dungeon Order told Ji Yan that he had cleared Nightmare Fall Eerie Town by gathering the thirty-two Keys of Authority and entering the Door of Fantasy.
• Dungeon Order explained that the ten reward doors led to five Order dungeons, four Perfect Dungeons, and Ji Yan’s real world.
• Ji Yan noticed Omniscient Understanding flash as he looked at the far-left door and chose it despite receiving no further hint.
• Ji Yan opened the door and stepped into its white light as the reward doors and Dungeon Order disappeared.
• Ji Yan awoke at his desk in his familiar home, confirmed that his body and surroundings were real, and said he was back.