Chapter Summaries

Yin Chao and Liang Chen rescued Linmu from a Rat-Headed Man, but Liang Chen was badly injured in the fight. Yin Chao distracted the monster so Liang Chen could escape, then tried to lure it away and found himself within striking distance.

• Midnight left Yin Chao and Liang Chen on the roof to hunt monsters.
• Yin Chao spotted Linmu trapped in a classroom and had Liang Chen carry him there.
• Yin Chao and Liang Chen broke into the classroom and saved Linmu from the Rat-Headed Man.
• The Rat-Headed Man overwhelmed Liang Chen, and Yin Chao used a box of chalk to give him a chance to escape.
• Yin Chao ran to draw the Rat-Headed Man away, but the monster closed to within two meters of him.

Yin Chao escaped the Rat-Headed Man and let Anna devour it, gaining strength at the cost of some intelligence. He joined the survivors as Midnight defeated the Tiger-Headed Man, then Midnight asked him where Liang Chen was.

• Yin Chao dropped into the basement to escape the hunter and let Anna eat the Rat-Headed Man after she asked for permission.
• Anna absorbed the Rat-Headed Man's traits and reached level 20, though her intelligence fell from 80 to 70.
• Yin Chao and Anna returned upstairs and saw Moqi Xinzhi fighting the Tiger-Headed Man while Skinny Monkey, Square Face, and another person fled.
• Moqi Xinzhi asked Yin Chao to help, but Yin Chao prepared to leave until Midnight appeared and pinned the Tiger-Headed Man to the wall with his black sword.
• Moqi Xinzhi explained that the Tiger-Headed Man could predict attacks, and Midnight adapted, wounded it repeatedly, and killed it.
• Midnight approached Yin Chao after the fight and asked where Liang Chen was.

Yin Chao and Midnight regrouped with the surviving players as the system announced more deaths, then confronted Huang Mao in the restroom. Midnight revealed that he was the Guard before they were transported to the judgment hall.

• Yin Chao concluded that Liang Chen and Linmu had encountered someone other than the tiger-headed man, and the system announced that Chen Xing and Yang Qin had died.
• Yin Chao, Midnight, and Moqi Xinzhi joined Skinny Monkey and Square Face in an abandoned office, where they met Huang Mao.
• Yin Chao lured Huang Mao into the restroom, where Anna knocked him unconscious, and Midnight arrived to check on Yin Chao.
• Yin Chao showed Midnight his Idiot card, and Midnight revealed that he was the Guard after the campus announcement played.
• Midnight pulled Yin Chao close and told him to protect himself, and they vanished into darkness before reappearing in the judgment hall.

During the judgment, the players exposed and exiled number four, while Moqi Xinzhi revealed himself as the Seer and identified Yin Chao as good. After the vote, Linmu told Yin Chao that Liang Chen had been taken to the beginning, then vanished without explaining whether it was connected to Gao Louyu’s death.

• Bearded Man, player three, and the quiet woman each accused number four of killing someone, while Liang Chen spoke cryptically about everyone being guilty.
• The quiet woman revealed that Midnight had been the person who died on the second night, and Yin Chao said the Guard had predicted the werewolves’ move.
• Moqi Xinzhi claimed the Seer role, reported that Midnight and Yin Chao were good, and asked the Guard to protect him on the third night.
• Nearly everyone voted to exile number four, and he was burned alive; Zhao Guojun alone voted for Yin Chao.
• After the other players vanished, Yin Chao asked Linmu where Liang Chen had gone and whether it concerned Gao Louyu’s death; Linmu said Liang Chen had been taken to the beginning and disappeared without answering.

Yin Chao told Midnight about Linmu’s hidden quest before a distraction separated them and Yin Chao was taken. Linmu showed Yin Chao a memory of Gao Louyu’s mistreatment at school, ending with the vice principal exploiting her trust and driving her to madness.

• Yin Chao told Midnight that Linmu had asked him to clear the names of people accused of killing someone, and that Liang Chen had been taken to the source of the evil.
• A monkey-headed man attacked Moqi Xinzhi while dragging two injured students, and Midnight left the restroom to help her fight him.
• Midnight killed the monkey-headed man, then returned to find Yin Chao missing and realized the attack had been a diversion.
• Yin Chao woke in a dark place with Linmu, who revealed that Gao Louyu had been the girl in the classroom scene.
• Gao Louyu was subjected to rumors and public shaming, then asked Director He for help; the vice principal invited her to his office and later drove her to madness.

Yin Chao witnessed the curse that followed Gao Louyu’s death at Linmu No. 2 Middle School, then returned to the instance world and found himself captive with Liang Chen and others. A Rat-Headed Man appeared to torture and kill a captive, leaving Yin Chao to face the return of a creature he thought was dead.

• Yin Chao watched Gao Louyu suffer abuse, jump from the rooftop, and curse Linmu No. 2 Middle School before her death triggered a series of fatal accidents and a fire that killed the students in her class.
• Yin Chao questioned Linmu about whether it was Gao Louyu, Gao Chao, or the school itself, and Linmu vanished before Yin Chao returned to the instance world.
• Yin Chao awoke bound in a room with Liang Chen, the quiet girl, and other captives, and noticed blood and pieces of flesh on the floor.
• A Rat-Headed Man entered, seized a boy, peeled off his face, and dragged away his dying body.

Yin Chao freed the captives and helped Liang Chen and Luo Lingyue resist a brainwashing effect, discovering that Luo Lingyue was a regenerating human-monster hybrid. Luo Lingyue’s memories revealed her painful childhood with Wang Ren, and she searched for him as businessmen arrived to adopt him.

• Yin Chao untied the captives, but found them too brainwashed and despairing to flee.
• Yin Chao helped Liang Chen reject the idea that everyone deserved to die, and Luo Lingyue also broke free of the brainwashing.
• The system identified Luo Lingyue as a level 10 Knife Hand who could regenerate infinitely and could not truly be killed.
• Luo Lingyue recalled growing up in an impoverished orphanage and relying on Wang Ren, who protected her and shared food with her.
• After businessmen began visiting the orphanage, Wang Ren returned injured and grew distant from Luo Lingyue.
• Luo Lingyue learned that the orphanage’s boss was adopting Wang Ren, then followed the businessmen toward the office to find him.

Luo Lingyue followed the orphanage’s bosses to a secluded house and found Wang Ren shackled and abused. After they attacked her, her wounds healed and she killed the men, then saw herself shackled in the mirror as the moon rose outside.

• Luo Lingyue followed the caregiver and the bosses to a secluded house behind the orphanage.
• Luo Lingyue stole a kitchen knife and confronted a man at the door, demanding that he return Wang Ren.
• The man kicked Luo Lingyue aside and dragged her into the house, where she saw Wang Ren shackled and the men assaulting him.
• Luo Lingyue’s wounds healed, and a long saber appeared in her hand.
• Luo Lingyue killed the men with her saber and then saw herself shackled in the mirror while the moon rose outside.

Yin Chao and Luo Lingyue confronted the rabbit-headed creature after it broke into the room, while its Mirage affected Liang Chen but not them. Luo Lingyue killed it with one slash, and the others began recovering from its influence.

• Yin Chao hid Anna in the umbrella and told Luo Lingyue and Liang Chen to stay crouched as a rabbit-headed creature entered the room.
• The rabbit-headed creature accused Yin Chao of destroying its Mirage and lunged at him, but Liang Chen kicked it down.
• The creature used Mirage on Liang Chen, leaving him confused and in pain, while Yin Chao and Luo Lingyue remained unaffected.
• Luo Lingyue rushed forward and cut off the rabbit-headed creature’s head with her black curved blade.
• Liang Chen and the other people began to come to their senses after the creature died.

Yin Chao and his companions fled a dragon-headed man through a gloomy basement corridor until Midnight and the others arrived to confront it. Midnight hinted that he had heard Yin Chao's scream, while Anna stopped Liang Chen from revealing who had cried out.

• Yin Chao recognized the approaching whistling as “Für Elise” and ordered everyone to run.
• The dragon-headed man killed the bystander NPCs with a huge blade and chased Yin Chao, Luo Lingyue, Liang Chen, and Anna out of the basement.
• The dragon-headed man ran alongside them, and Yin Chao screamed for help to satisfy its apparent desire to frighten its prey.
• Midnight's Black Sword flew around a stairwell bend and struck the dragon-headed man's blade.
• Midnight and Moqi Xinzhi's group arrived, and Midnight remarked that he had heard someone shout for help.
• Liang Chen began to identify Yin Chao as the one who screamed, but Anna stepped on his foot to silence him.

Yin Chao and the others fought a powerful Hell Hunter until a strange campus broadcast made it flee. Soon, a classroom filled with flames and screams drew the group’s attention.

• The dragon-headed man shrieked, and Yin Chao identified it as an S-Rank Ghost with a mental-contamination skill.
• Midnight attacked the dragon-headed man, and Moqi Xinzhi’s group joined the fight.
• The Bearded Man and another Ares Guild member arrived and helped battle the monster.
• A garbled broadcast sounded over the loudspeakers, prompting the dragon-headed man to flee down the hallway.
• Flames and smoke appeared in a nearby classroom as someone inside screamed and scratched at the door, and the Bearded Man approached.

On the third night, the werewolves killed no one, and Liang Chen revealed he was the hunter before using his privilege to take Skinny Monkey with him. As the remaining players began discussing the vote, Yin Chao considered how Skinny Monkey’s elimination had shifted the factions’ balance.

• Bearded Man checked beneath the classroom door and found the room empty before Für Elise began playing.
• In the judgment hall, the werewolves again failed to kill anyone, and the beam of light fell on Liang Chen.
• Liang Chen revealed he was the hunter and chose Skinny Monkey, causing both of them to burst into flames.
• Yin Chao assessed how Skinny Monkey’s elimination weakened Moqi Xinzhi’s faction and preserved Yin Chao’s chance to take revenge on Zhao Guojun.
• Bearded Man began the discussion by urging everyone to use their powers responsibly.

Bearded Man claimed to be the seer and said he had checked Killer, Yin Chao, and Liang Chen, while insisting Moqi Xinzhi was not the real seer. As the players continued speaking, Yin Chao questioned why they trusted Moqi Xinzhi and suggested his magician skill might be influencing them.

• Bearded Man claimed he was the seer, explained his checks, and accused Moqi Xinzhi of being a fake.
• A miserable-looking Ares Guild player said he was a good guy and believed Moqi Xinzhi was good, surprising both Yin Chao and Bearded Man.
• Luo Lingyue claimed to be the witch and said she would follow the vote.
• Yin Chao outlined possible reasons for Bearded Man's claim, then asked whether Moqi Xinzhi had used his magician skill on the others.
• Zhao Guojun calmly said that claims needed evidence.

During the fourth night’s judgment, Moqi Xinzhi revealed that Huang Mao was a wolf, prompting Huang Mao to use the White Wolf King’s skill to take Midnight with him. After Earl was voted out, Yin Chao faced Linmu alone and accused him of manipulating Liang Chen and trying to shift his guilt onto Yin Chao.

• Zhao Guojun argued that Earl was guilty, and Yin Chao discovered Zhao Guojun’s Betrayer skill could swap HP with an opponent.
• Moqi Xinzhi claimed he was the Prophet, identified Huang Mao as a wolf, and Huang Mao used the White Wolf King’s skill to kill Midnight alongside himself.
• The vote sent Earl out, leaving Yin Chao alone at the long table with Linmu.
• Linmu taunted Yin Chao about his impending elimination, then pleaded with him to reveal his plan.
• Yin Chao told Linmu to be quiet and, as Linmu vanished, accused him of telling Liang Chen that everyone was guilty and asking Yin Chao to clear his guilt.

Yin Chao returned to the classroom and challenged the players’ assumptions about the game’s rules, revealing that Linmu embodied the school’s buried sins. He left them questioning whether the real factions were Ghost and Human rather than Werewolf and Good.

• Zhao Guojun attacked Yin Chao, but Luo Lingyue stepped in front of him and was stabbed in the chest.
• Yin Chao questioned the Ares Guild member about why the White Wolf King’s self-destruction had not killed the Prophet, then accused Moqi Xinzhi of using lies and psychological suggestion to sway the others.
• Yin Chao explained that he had entered Empathy and seen the school’s covered-up past, then said Linmu was the school and its buried sins.
• Yin Chao pointed to the game announcement’s instruction to help a faction win and argued that the true factions were Ghost and Human, leaving the others uncertain.

Yin Chao’s gamble kept the Werewolf game going, and he realized the judgment was meant to punish the guilty, including the Ghost Monsters. After the players condemned Linmu, who revealed himself as Gao Louyu, Yin Chao told Luo Lingyue that anyone who killed someone carried guilt.

• Yin Chao persuaded Moqi Xinzhi to vote for Number 1, but the players voted out The Gloomy Man instead, and the game continued.
• Yin Chao explained that the rules had been misunderstood, then the Snake-Headed Man attacked the group and they fled the classroom.
• The system announced that Villager Yang Qi had died and that four players remained, so Yin Chao declared that judgment was still ongoing.
• A new judgment began with Linmu seated beneath an extra beam, and all four players voted to eliminate him.
• Linmu transformed into Gao Louyu, and Yin Chao explained that she had died because of others’ malice before swearing to kill the guilty.
• Luo Lingyue grew anxious when Yin Chao said that anyone who killed someone bore guilt.

Yin Chao returned from the purple S-rank instance with the survivors and learned that his stats and abilities had improved. He worried about his missing friend Luo Lingyue and learned that powerful guilds would search for and recruit her.

• Yin Chao completed the instance and gained improved stats, a Long-handled Lamp, and the S-rank passive skill Mental Contamination.
• Yin Chao emerged first, followed by Moqi Xinzhi, Zhao Guojun, and the other survivors, with no casualties but Luo Lingyue and two others missing.
• Bai Yu rushed to embrace Yin Chao, and Bai Xu pulled her away so Yin Chao could rest.
• Bai Tan greeted Yin Chao and joked that he had prepared a eulogy for him, then teased Moon Shadow until she left without asking about the instance.
• Yin Chao asked how he could find Luo Lingyue, and Bai Xu explained that guilds would search for capable newcomers and try to recruit them.

Yin Chao learned that Luo Lingyue had vanished from a psychiatric sanatorium and decided to investigate with Mo Nan and Anna. During the drive, he dreamed of a tortured boy named Wang Ren, who told him, “Come find me,” and woke as the car neared the sanatorium.

• Bai Yu explained that no one could find Luo Lingyue despite tracing her to a psychiatric sanatorium, and Yin Chao suspected he might be the only one able to see her.
• Yin Chao asked Bai Yu for the sanatorium’s location and agreed to take Mo Nan as backup, with Anna joining them.
• Yin Chao dreamed through Wang Ren’s memories of abuse in an orphanage and saw the boy break free and kill his tormentors.
• Wang Ren met Yin Chao’s gaze in the dream and told him, “Come find me.”
• Yin Chao woke as Mo Nan drove them up a desolate mountain road toward the sanatorium.

Yin Chao was sedated and admitted to Fog Mountain Sanatorium through Mo Nan’s prank, then spent seven days isolated in a locked ward. After the staff discovered his records had been mixed up, the director apologized and told him about a boy whose records had also been switched.

• Mo Nan had Yin Chao and Anna injected with sedatives at Fog Mountain Sanatorium, and Yin Chao suspected the admission was a prank that might still help him find Luo Lingyue.
• Yin Chao woke in a barred room, saw a working surveillance camera, and heard doctors respond to another patient’s self-harming behavior.
• Yin Chao spent seven days eating, sleeping, and reading emotion-management books while Anna returned to the Myriad People Umbrella and said she was bored.
• A nurse moved Yin Chao from the special ward to the director’s office, where the director apologized for his records being mixed up.
• The director showed Yin Chao reports under the name Xu Chao and explained that a boy with severe schizophrenia had also received someone else’s medical records.

Yin Chao confirmed that Wang Ren was being held at Fog Mountain Sanatorium and found Luo Lingyue there, though the staff believed the boy was Wang Ren and treated Luo Lingyue as a delusion. After the boy willingly returned to the sanatorium, Yin Chao learned that An Nian was also investigating Luo Lingyue.

• Yin Chao got the director to confirm Wang Ren's name, then moved into a shared room with two patients who spoke strangely.
• During outdoor activities, Yin Chao searched the patients for Luo Lingyue and began forming a theory about why the major guilds could not find her.
• When nurses tried to coax 7283 down from a tree, Yin Chao met the boy's eyes and mouthed that he had come to find him.
• The boy stopped trying to escape and was sedated; he remembered that the doctors called him Wang Ren and said Luo Lingyue did not exist.
• Yin Chao saw the unconscious boy being taken toward the special wards, then met An Nian in the cafeteria and learned she was investigating Luo Lingyue for the Miracle Squad.