Chapter Summaries

After Yin Rui vanished, the professor discovered he had late-stage cancer and began studying her blood, hoping its healing power could save him. Years later, he secretly tested his drug on his dying advisor and briefly restored his youth before the transformation faded and he died.

• The professor watched Yin Rui's wounds heal before she vanished when his advisor entered the laboratory.
• He hid Yin Rui's blood, learned he had late-stage cancer, and transferred his savings to his brother after receiving a threatening message.
• The professor used Yin Rui's blood to develop a drug and published research that drew worldwide attention.
• When his advisor was diagnosed with cancer, the professor secretly injected him with the drug.
• His advisor became young for less than ten minutes, then aged again and died.

The professor created No. 001 from the deity’s genes, hoping to use him as a source of blood and a cure for his illness. After No. 001’s tests showed no unusual readings, the professor brought other dying children into his experiments, and Midnight formed a quiet bond with the silent boy.

• After his mentor’s family accused him of murder, the professor realized he could use the deity’s genes to create a being that might continually produce deity’s blood.
• The professor extracted the genes, grew an embryo into a child, and named him No. 001, but No. 001 showed no response to him.
• When No. 001’s readings appeared human, the professor bought dying children from the Orphanage, mixed their blood with No. 001’s, and confined them together.
• The professor’s assistant reported that a boy who had stopped breathing had suddenly come back to life, and the professor rushed to the laboratory.
• Midnight introduced himself to the silent Glutinous Rice Ball, who took his hand without speaking.

The professor recalled how No. 002 had returned from death as a child, then ordered the Squad Leader to kill No. 001. Yin Chao revealed that his blood had saved No. 002, who revived and rescued No. 001, leaving the professor facing the truth about their bond.

• The assistant remembered that No. 001 had insisted Midnight could not die, and later resigned after seeing the supposedly dead boy awaken.
• The professor named Midnight No. 002 and used his blood to develop a cancer-inhibiting drug, while No. 001 remained a toddler.
• The professor ordered the Squad Leader to kill No. 001, but Yin Chao cut No. 002's artery and declared that his blood had brought No. 002 back to life.
• The Squad Leader moved to attack No. 001 as the corpse in the test tube smashed through the glass and killed him.
• No. 002 stood up, lifted No. 001 into his arms, confirmed that No. 001's blood had saved him, and kissed his cheek.

Yin Chao regained his memories and learned that his genes belonged to a god, while Midnight comforted him and faced No. 028. The professor ordered No. 028 to kill them, recalling the failed experiments that had led him to create No. 028.

• Yin Chao asked Midnight why people had feelings, and Midnight told him he did not care whether Yin Chao could feel.
• Yin Chao and Midnight encountered No. 028 in the corridor, and the professor appeared behind the creature, claiming he had given it the Antidote.
• The Instance system announced that players had to kill the most perfect experiment and warned them not to defy the Ghost Monster's will.
• The professor ordered No. 028 to kill Yin Chao and Midnight.
• The professor remembered that embryos made from No. 001's genes had died by suicide, as had the researchers involved, including Feng Ye.

Yin Chao confronted the professor and revealed that his proof about No. 001 and the professor’s experiments had been a lie from the start. After the professor died and Midnight defeated No. 028, Yin Chao spoke with Wang Ke about the laboratory’s food.

• The professor discovered the living black heart that became No. 028, whose fear-inducing gaze caused him to see his victims and strangle himself.
• No. 028 attacked Yin Chao and Midnight, but Midnight threw him through two walls before Yin Chao confronted the professor.
• Yin Chao showed the professor his silver-shimmering blood and exposed that the professor had always known modern technology could not detect God's blood.
• Yin Chao told the professor that Yin Rui loved Shang Yi, and the professor died in agony.
• Midnight smashed No. 028's head apart again, and Yin Chao approached Wang Ke to complain that the laboratory's mush tasted awful.

Wang Ke learned that he had become something inhuman after receiving No. 002’s blood, and Yin Chao gave him blood that could restore him so he could return to Xia Yu. Back in Room No. 002, Yin Chao and Midnight reunited and shared their names.

• Feng Ye returned in a twisted state, dug out the professor’s eyes, and attacked Wang Ke before No. 002 kicked him away.
• Yin Chao confirmed that Wang Ke was no longer human, and Wang Ke feared he might harm his pregnant partner, Xia Yu.
• Yin Chao gave Wang Ke some of his blood, saying it could help him return to normal, and Wang Ke left to see Xia Yu.
• Midnight took Yin Chao back to Room No. 002, where they remembered their childhood reunion and exchanged their names.

Midnight remembered his past with Yin Chao after Yin Chao died in the Instance, then returned to the real world and reunited with him. They left the celebrating crowd together, and Midnight told Yin Chao he wanted their wedding to have everyone’s blessings.

• Yin Chao grew into his adult form and reminded Midnight that killing the perfect experimental subject would complete the mission.
• Midnight offered Yin Chao the dagger, but Yin Chao cut his own throat and died in Midnight’s arms, completing the mission.
• As he held Yin Chao’s body, Midnight recovered memories of meeting him in an earlier Instance and realized how they had grown close.
• Midnight left the Instance and found Yin Chao waiting for him in the real world as the crowd celebrated their escape.
• Midnight kissed Yin Chao and led him away from the crowd, telling him he wanted their wedding to have everyone’s blessings.

Yin Chao heard Luo Lingyue recount a dream revealing how her parents, Xia Yu and Wang Ke, had tried to save her despite her mother’s terminal cancer and her own frail health. After learning the truth about their sacrifice, Luo Lingyue forgave them, and Yin Chao comforted her as she cried.

• Yin Chao dismissed Bai Yu’s gossip about his relationship with Midnight and muted their chat.
• Luo Lingyue told Yin Chao that she had dreamed of her parents, Xia Yu and Wang Ke, and Yin Chao confirmed that he had known them.
• Luo Lingyue described how Xia Yu chose to have her despite late-stage cancer, then died after giving birth to her.
• Luo Lingyue recalled Wang Ke carrying her, thought to be dying, to Xia Yu’s grave and feeding her Yin Chao’s blood, which made the baby cry.
• Luo Lingyue said she had forgiven her parents, and Yin Chao hugged her while she wept.

Yin Chao read messages from his believers, then suddenly found himself on a beach with Yin Rui and Shang Yi, where he asked how to become a proper god. Yin Rui began recounting how she adopted him, ending with her first encounter with Midnight as she carried the wounded child away.

• Yin Chao read Bai Xu's messages about his losses and offered condolences and a blessing, which Bai Xu gratefully accepted.
• Yin Chao read Moqi Xinsi's complaints, learned that the Killer and Lucky One were dating, and ordered Moqi Xinsi to eat vegetarian food for a week.
• Yin Chao was transported to a beach, where Yin Rui and Shang Yi were vacationing and preparing a barbecue.
• Yin Chao told Yin Rui and Shang Yi that he was dating someone, then asked how to become a proper god.
• Yin Rui recalled being hunted by the Hell Hunters, hiding in an instance world, and adopting the boy created from her blood as Yin Chao.
• Yin Rui recalled carrying the bloodied Yin Chao away when Midnight blocked their path.

Yin Chao learned that the Instance World’s disorder needed to be addressed, then entered the A-rank instance Haunted Livestream to help Bai Xu. He arrived as an NPC among a crew preparing a staged ghost-hunting livestream and began learning what was happening.

• Yin Rui told Yin Chao to purge the gods disrupting the Instance World’s order, but an urgent message from Bai Xu interrupted him.
• Yin Chao asked to help Bai Xu, and Yin Rui and Shang Yi sent him into Bai Xu’s instance.
• Yin Chao entered Haunted Livestream as an NPC after the previous round ended with no survivors.
• Yin Chao met Da Mei, who directed him to carry props upstairs and showed him around the crew.
• Brother Tiger gathered the crew and explained that they were preparing the house and props for a ghost-hunting livestream with about a dozen fans.

Yin Chao helped Brother Tiger’s crew stage a haunted-hotel livestream, but a real ghost possessed Da Mei and vanished after Yin Chao drove it away. As Brother Tiger’s fans arrived, Yin Chao encountered Bai Xu, and the players entered the hotel for their first test.

• Da Mei told Yin Chao about the hotel’s ghost stories, then became frightened by a foul-smelling gust of wind in the sealed corridor.
• Yin Chao noticed a red light in Da Mei’s eyes as a ghost tried to claim him for its collection; he knocked away her hands, and the ghost disappeared, leaving Da Mei dizzy.
• Brother Tiger began his livestream as a bus brought ten fans to the hotel, including Bai Xu, who recognized Yin Chao and quietly asked if his name was really not Yin Chao.
• Brother Tiger led the fans into the hotel and asked a timid female player to uncover a red cloth, while the livestream comments pressured her to comply.
• Bai Xu offered to uncover the cloth, drawing mockery from Brother Tiger and his viewers, but the girl finally volunteered to go herself.

Brother Tiger’s group explored a dark hall, where a red cloth seemed to form a human head and frightened the livestreamers. On the second floor, Da Mei told Yin Chao she had not set up the cloth, while a little ghost clung to her and faced Yin Chao.

• A picture frame fell near the rosewood furniture, frightening a short girl, who then steadied herself and continued toward the table.
• Brother Tiger followed the girl as the group noticed embroidered patterns on a red cloth; a gust swept it to the floor, where it looked like a covered human head.
• The group went upstairs, and Brother Tiger entertained his livestream viewers while Bai Xu drew attention with his appearance.
• Da Mei told Yin Chao that she had not set up the red cloth and could not turn her head, while a little ghost clung to her arm.
• The little ghost bared its fangs at Yin Chao, but froze when he gave it a dangerous smile.

After Hu Yu was eliminated when his livestream audience fell below the threshold, he danced off the balcony, and the players’ streams surged in popularity. Brother Tiger’s call to the police failed, and he rushed to find his hidden staff, only to discover a bloodied body behind a false wall.

• Yin Chao caught the little ghost by its tongue, but Hu Yu screamed that he had seen a woman in a red dress dancing on the balcony.
• Hu Yu’s viewer count dropped below 100, and the system announced his elimination; he danced through the shattered window and leaped to his death.
• The other players answered questions from their chats as their viewer counts surged, while Brother Tiger tried to call the police and heard a threatening woman’s voice through the static.
• Brother Tiger could not end his livestream, and Bai Xu calmly told him that the events were normal for a Haunted Livestream.
• Brother Tiger ran to the hidden staff’s restroom and broke through a false wall, where a bloodied person with rolled-back eyes toppled out.

Yin Chao and Da Mei encountered a female police officer inside the hotel, which had transformed from a dusty ruin into a lavish building. After Brother Tiger was shot dead, they hid from armed pursuers, and Yin Chao used the Candelabrum to stop bullets with its light.

• Brother Tiger fled the restroom, while Yin Chao realized the delayed sound of Da Long's fall meant they had entered another space.
• A female police officer emerged from the restroom and demanded that Yin Chao take her to a warehouse, but Da Mei explained they were with Brother Tiger Exploration.
• The officer pointed out that the hotel no longer looked abandoned, and Yin Chao and Da Mei saw that its grandeur had been restored.
• After a gunshot rang out, the officer ran downstairs with Yin Chao and Da Mei and found Brother Tiger shot dead in the corridor.
• The officer pulled Yin Chao and Da Mei into a room and urged them to escape through the window as armed pursuers approached.
• When bullets tore through the door, Yin Chao lit the Candelabrum and its candlelight stopped them, leaving the officer stunned.

Yin Chao protected Da Mei and An Huai from armed intruders with the Long-Handled Lamp, then listened as An Huai explained how her childhood friend Xin Ya vanished after entering the hotel for a dance competition. An Huai introduced herself to Da Mei and asked Yin Chao his name.

• Yin Chao led Da Mei and the policewoman into the Long-Handled Lamp’s red light, hiding them from mercenaries who searched the room and left.
• After the danger passed, the policewoman said she was an officer who had saved many people but failed to save Xin Ya, her childhood friend.
• An Huai recounted how Xin Ya disappeared after going to a dance competition at the hotel, which denied ever holding one.
• An Huai explained that she spent years investigating the hotel and later followed leads linking it to human trafficking, but her team was ambushed and her teammates died.
• An Huai introduced herself to Da Mei, who gave her name as Wang Mei, and Yin Chao said she could call him Xiao Zhao.

Yin Chao used Brother Tiger's livestream to contact Bai Xu, who said he had reached the first floor before their connection failed. As the group headed there, An Huai chose to help a surviving player, and Yin Chao decided to trust her.

• Yin Chao took over Brother Tiger's livestream, drew viewers with his appearance, and connected to Bai Xu's stream.
• Bai Xu told Yin Chao that he had followed a female ghost in red down the stairs and believed he was on the first floor before the signal cut out.
• Yin Chao, An Huai, and Da Mei set off for the first floor as the number of active player streams fell to nine.
• An Huai halted the group when she heard footsteps and recognized the approaching figure as the short girl among the players.
• An Huai said she would take the girl to safety and explain the situation, and Yin Chao chose to trust her.

Yin Chao, Da Mei, and An Huai encountered streamer Yu Jia, who learned Brother Tiger was dead and joined Yin Chao in the elevator. Yu Jia secretly stuck a glowing “trick or treat” sticker on Yin Chao’s back as a hunched black figure watched from the elevator corner.

• An Huai warned Yu Jia to hide, and Da Mei told her that Brother Tiger was dead.
• Yu Jia reacted to the news and the chat, then pretended to cry when viewers criticized her.
• Yu Jia asked to accompany the group, and Yin Chao agreed to take the elevator with her while An Huai and Da Mei used the stairs.
• In the elevator, Yu Jia noticed a hunched black figure in the reflection and pretended her ankle hurt.
• Yin Chao helped Yu Jia stand, and she swiftly stuck a glowing “trick or treat” sticker on his back.

Yin Chao calmly befriended the elevator ghost and exposed Yu Jia’s attempt to frame him, then secretly transferred the dangerous sticker to her. The Ghost Baby attacked Yu Jia in the dark first floor, killing her as An Huai and Da Mei turned back.

• Yu Jia tried to make Xiao Zhao look suspicious, but Yin Chao read the sticker on his back and confronted her about it.
• Yu Jia denied putting the sticker on him, and Yin Chao let the accusation go when she refused to admit it.
• The elevator opened onto a dark first floor, where Yu Jia tried to convince An Huai that Xiao Zhao had been friendly with a ghost.
• Yin Chao noticed Yu Jia’s livestream had fallen to last place and secretly transferred the sticker to her.
• The Ghost Baby attacked Yu Jia, pierced her eyes and temples, and killed her before roaring at An Huai.

Yin Chao and An Huai used livestream gifts to contact other survivors and learned that Bai Xu and Xin Ya were trapped in the Warehouse. A Hell Hunter wearing a pig-head mask appeared in the lobby, and Yin Chao recognized that its mindscape ability had driven the middle-aged streamer to suicide.

• Ghost Baby vanished after a woman's anguished cry, and Bai Xu told Yin Chao that he was in the Warehouse with many ghosts and a man wearing a wild boar mask.
• An Huai recognized a woman heard during Bai Xu's call as Xin Ya, and Yin Chao spent King Yin Rui's lavish gifts to unlock calls with other streamers.
• Yin Chao contacted a middle-aged streamer imprisoned in the Warehouse, who revealed that a pig-masked man had trapped him in an illusion and then killed himself by repeatedly striking his head against his cage.
• A massive Pig-Headed Man appeared in the lobby, and Yin Chao identified him as an S-Rank Hell Hunter whose Master of the Mindscape skill made victims die under the weight of negative emotions.
• The Pig-Headed Man said Yin Chao looked delicious, and Yin Chao asked when he had last brushed his teeth.

Yin Chao and An Huai confronted the Pig-Headed Man, who offered to send them to the Warehouse and revealed that he knew the person An Huai was searching for, Xin Ya. He tried to control An Huai and trap the group in his Mindscape, but his illusion had no effect on Yin Chao.

• The Pig-Headed Man offered to send Yin Chao and the others to the Warehouse in exchange for tasting him, and Yin Chao rejected the proposal.
• An Huai shot the Pig-Headed Man, but the bullets left him unharmed.
• The Pig-Headed Man said he had seen Xin Ya in her memories and ordered An Huai to point her gun at Yin Chao.
• An Huai broke free of the Pig-Headed Man's control, and Yin Chao mocked him for failing to use his skill.
• The Pig-Headed Man sent Yin Chao, An Huai, and Da Mei into the Mindscape, but Yin Chao felt no effect from the illusion.