Recaps

Lu Mi, Roman, and Cheng Cheng survived an encounter with a ghostly boy, then questioned the guard about the student. The guard identified him as Xie Ping'an and agreed to provide the archives key if they helped him patrol the next night.

• Lu Mi answered that he could see the ghost, followed it to Class Four, and was pulled back to reality by Roman and Cheng Cheng.
• Roman said he escaped by telling the truth, while Cheng Cheng woke with a broken left hand after provoking the ghost.
• Roman signed in at the guardhouse, and Lu Mi confronted the guard with surveillance footage of the ghost.
• The guard identified the boy as Xie Ping'an and told Lu Mi and Roman that the archives held records on every student.
• The guard agreed to risk giving them the archives key if they helped him patrol the following night.

Lu Mi and Roman returned to dorm 302, where a fake version of the room tried to lure them into knocking incorrectly. After they entered safely, Zhong Zixian told Lu Mi how newcomer Xiao Hu had died, leaving Lu Mi with a chilling account of the knife-headed boy.

• Cheng Cheng healed his hand, then rode a flying sword toward the dorm while Lu Mi and Roman followed.
• Outside room 302, Lu Mi noticed the eerie silence and rejected the figures inside as poor imitations before following the door’s knock code.
• Wang Rongyu and Zhong Zixian let Lu Mi and Roman into the room, where they found Xiao Hu dead with a fruit knife in his head.
• Zhong Zixian told Lu Mi that Xiao Hu had returned from the communal restroom, followed by a knife-headed boy who asked whether Zhong could see him.

Lu Mi and Roman investigated the records room before their patrol and discovered details about Class 4, Grade 26, while overhearing Teacher Zhao threaten Zhao Xiaoxiang. After Roman took over Lu Mi’s cafeteria work, Lu Mi spotted something that left him staring in shock.

• Lu Mi told Roman about the decapitated boy’s question and suspected the gatekeeper had deliberately directed them to the records room.
• Lu Mi and Roman secretly entered the records room, found Xie Ping'an’s file, and reviewed the Class 4 student records.
• Lu Mi overheard Teacher Zhao threaten Zhao Xiaoxiang, who insisted that students were disappearing and urged his uncle to check the records.
• Roman bought Lu Mi a meal and washed dishes for him at the cafeteria, then waited for praise that Lu Mi did not give.
• Lu Mi stared intently at something as he ate, and Roman asked what he was looking at.

Lu Mi investigated the shrinking class and learned that surveillance footage from October 28 was missing before attending the Drama Club’s performance. As the play reached Quasimodo’s entrance beneath a suddenly overcast sky, the audience waited to see who would play him.

• Lu Mi learned that Xiao Hu and Xiao Yi had died, and he counted only seventeen NPC students in class, down from twenty the previous day.
• A couple of players skipped class to search for clues, while Lu Mi calculated that Class 4 had twenty-nine students and that earlier deaths had already gone unremembered by most NPCs.
• Teacher Zhao announced that afternoon classes were canceled and attendance at the Drama Club’s performance was mandatory; Cheng Cheng slipped into class after arriving with the teacher.
• Shen Yiwen told Lu Mi that surveillance footage from Teaching Building No. 3 was missing for October 28, the same date Lu Mi had noticed on a calendar.
• Lu Mi, Shen Yiwen, and Cheng Cheng watched the Drama Club perform The Hunchback of Notre-Dame as clouds covered the sky and the audience waited for Quasimodo to appear.

Xie Ping'an unleashed a dormitory attack, then challenged Lu Mi and Roman to identify the real Lu Mi in an illusion. Roman faced three identical versions of Lu Mi, and the chapter ended before he chose.

• A burned figure posing as Quasimodo emerged onstage, and the audience fled when he revealed his severed neck.
• Cheng Cheng reminded everyone that shouting violated the Dormitory Rules, while knife-headed figures hunted those who had screamed.
• Xie Ping'an put on the Mad King's Crown and left the stage as students died around the dormitory.
• Lu Mi and Roman confronted Xie Ping'an, who agreed to reveal what happened on October 28 if they won his game.
• Xie Ping'an transported Lu Mi and Roman to a meadow and told Roman to identify the real Lu Mi among three identical copies within five minutes.
• One copy proposed discussing their experience in the Public Rest Area, while the real Lu Mi sat down to see how long Roman would take to recognize him.

Roman chose the real Lu Mi over an impostor during Xie Ping'an’s test, and the group returned to the dormitory grounds after Teacher Zhao interrupted them. Lu Mi realized the dead Class Four students were killing classmates according to a five-per-day limit and planned to question Xie Ping'an that night.

• A fake Lu Mi embraced Roman, but Roman killed the impostor and correctly chose the real Lu Mi before the countdown ended.
• Lu Mi saw his reflection briefly turn hideously ugly, and the illusion ended behind the student dormitory.
• Teacher Zhao interrupted Xie Ping'an before he could reveal what he had promised, and Xie Ping'an disappeared as the dormitory sounds of pursuit and slaughter stopped.
• Roman gave medicine to a wounded student, while Cheng Cheng and Sun Ming told Lu Mi that the stabbers had saved them and that Zhong Zixian was being treated by Shen Yiwen.
• Lu Mi recognized the stabbers as missing Class Four students and calculated that Class Four had lost twenty-five people since October 28, matching a limit of five deaths per day.
• Lu Mi decided to find Xie Ping'an during the night patrol and learn what had happened on October 28.

Lu Mi and Roman entered an isolated replay of the events in Class Four on October 28, where Xie Ping'an was bullied and beaten to death while his classmates watched. The chapter ended with Xie Ping'an lying motionless in a pool of blood.

• Lu Mi and Roman began their patrol, then went to Class Four after Cheng Cheng reported that the guard had left.
• Xie Ping'an drew Lu Mi and Roman into an isolated space-time and began recounting what happened on October 28.
• The replay showed Zhao Xiaoxiang and Han San taunting Xie Ping'an about his family and attacking him.
• As classmates watched or filmed, Han San beat Xie Ping'an with an iron stool despite Feng Wentian trying to stop him.
• Xie Ping'an lost consciousness, and the beating left him dead in a pool of blood.

Lu Mi and his companions learned that Xie Ping'an had wanted to know why they could see him, then discovered the gatekeeper and Teacher Zhao were conspiring to stop their investigation. Teacher Zhao threatened the class with the severed heads of two students and announced a bonfire party, while Lu Mi’s group planned to search for clues during the preparations and performances.

• Xie Ping'an asked Lu Mi and Roman why they could see him before fading away.
• Cheng Cheng told Lu Mi and Roman that he overheard the gatekeeper warn Teacher Zhao to keep the students from investigating the Archive Room.
• Lu Mi found that Class Four’s records had been removed from the Archive Room and arranged for Roman to return the key later as if they had never been there.
• Teacher Zhao displayed the severed heads of two students who had skipped class and warned the players not to investigate or miss important activities.
• Teacher Zhao canceled evening study for a Bonfire Party and required everyone to prepare a performance.
• Shen Yiwen and Zhong Zixian offered to perform onstage while Lu Mi and the others handled backstage work and searched for clues.

Lu Mi and Roman searched Xie Ping'an’s dormitory and uncovered evidence of the abuse and trauma he endured, along with a blood-written revenge contract. At the bonfire party, Lu Mi planned to ask Xie Ping'an about it, but Shen Yiwen warned him not to go to the classroom building.

• Lu Mi and Roman searched Dormitory 404, where Cheng Cheng used a Time Reversal Spell to reveal cruel insults carved into Xie Ping'an’s desk.
• Lu Mi read Xie Ping'an’s diary and learned about his mother’s death, his classmates’ rejection, and his despair after the fire.
• Lu Mi found a blood-written contract invoking his soul for revenge, tore out the page, and showed it to Cheng Cheng.
• At the bonfire party, Lu Mi dodged Roman’s familiar head pat and said he planned to ask Xie Ping'an about the contract.
• Shen Yiwen returned from drawing lots and told Lu Mi not to go to the classroom building.

Lu Mi followed Zhao Xiaoxiang, Han San, and Wang Rongyu into the woods and discovered they were preparing a ritual to summon Xie Ping'an’s spirit. The ritual succeeded, and Zhao Xiaoxiang faced the furious ghost as it appeared.

• Shen Yiwen told Lu Mi that Feng Wentian had admitted writing the Student Dormitory Rules and warned him to watch Zhao Xiaoxiang.
• During Shen Yiwen and Zhong Zixian’s performance, Lu Mi saw Zhao Xiaoxiang leave for the woods and followed him.
• Lu Mi overheard Zhao Xiaoxiang, Han San, and Wang Rongyu discuss laying Xie Ping'an’s spirit to rest, and saw them carry a bloodstained metal stool to a clearing.
• The three prepared a summoning ritual with Bagua mirrors, candles, yellow paper, and incense-ash water while Lu Mi watched from hiding.
• Zhao Xiaoxiang summoned Xie Ping'an, whose ghost appeared and threatened to kill them.

Lu Mi interrupted Xie Ping'an's attempt to kill Zhao Xiaoxiang and urged him to resist the revenge contract, but Teacher Zhao arrived with Wang Rongyu's severed head. Xie Ping'an then attacked Teacher Zhao from the shadows, accusing him of ignoring the bullying and pleas for help that led to his death.

• Zhao Xiaoxiang and Han San tried to use Wang Rongyu's blood in a curse, but an unseen force scattered their ritual tools and freed Xie Ping'an.
• Xie Ping'an pursued Zhao Xiaoxiang, while Lu Mi confronted him with the contract and explained how it had compelled his killings.
• Lu Mi urged Xie Ping'an to stop before Feng Wentian and other classmates were harmed, and Xie Ping'an admitted he did not know how to break the contract.
• Teacher Zhao arrived carrying Wang Rongyu's severed head, and Xie Ping'an attacked him with the iron stool while remaining unseen.
• Xie Ping'an accused Teacher Zhao of ignoring his humiliation, cries for help, and broken neck as Teacher Zhao collapsed.

The group discovered that empathy between Zhong Zixian and Xie Ping'an caused their Contract to burn, yielding the key to the exit. After escaping the instance, Lu Mi tried to leave the crowded Central Plaza with Roman, but two fans stopped him for an autograph.

• The group debated how to break Xie Ping'an's Contract, while Zhong Zixian cried after watching Xie Ping'an's memories of being bullied.
• Zhong Zixian shared how he had been bullied as a child, hugged Xie Ping'an, and told him to stop blaming himself.
• Xie Ping'an cried, and the Contract caught fire, leaving Lu Mi to retrieve a Flame-Red Key from the ashes.
• Shen Yiwen gathered the others at the School Gate, and Lu Mi opened it so everyone could escape the instance.
• Sun Ming rushed through the gate first to earn extra points, while Cheng Cheng and the others followed and were mobbed by fans at the Central Plaza.
• Lu Mi left with Roman to go home and cook, but two young women recognized him and asked for his autograph.

Lu Mi learned that his popularity had earned him enough points to bring his total to 380, then read the ghost viewers’ comments before Roman asked him what “size difference” meant.

• Lu Mi signed autographs for Xuanxuan and Youyou after they explained that top-ranked players’ signatures earned points.
• Xuanxuan gave Lu Mi and Roman free admission vouchers to Wonderful Dream, and Roman folded his booklet into a rose for Lu Mi.
• Lu Mi checked his status and found that his popularity had reached 1,000, earning him 320 points and bringing his total to 380.
• Lu Mi read the updated viewer comments, saw that gifts had earned him roughly 800 gold coins, and found that a comment revealing instance clues had been blocked.
• Roman asked Lu Mi what “size difference” meant.

Lu Mi turned a playful breakup bit with Cheng Cheng into a public scandal, then used his free Wonderful Dream vouchers to spend a relaxing day on the beach with friends. As the group settled by the bonfire, Lu Mi noticed Shen Yiwen watching him.

• Lu Mi and Cheng Cheng pretended to break up, but onlookers believed Lu Mi had betrayed Cheng Cheng and spread the story around the Public Rest Area.
• Lu Mi invited Shen Yiwen to Wonderful Dream and joined him, Zhong Zixian, Roman, and a gagged Cheng Cheng for a multiplayer beach dream.
• The group barbecued and chatted on the beach, where Lu Mi admitted he hated being watched and controlled.
• Zhong Zixian drew a dare to compliment Shen Yiwen for three minutes, drank for courage, and eventually passed out.
• Roman and Cheng Cheng carried Zhong Zixian to the villa, leaving Lu Mi and Shen Yiwen alone by the bonfire.
• After two hours in the dream, Lu Mi opened his eyes from a yawn and found Shen Yiwen watching him through the flames.

Shen Yiwen urged Lu Mi to examine his feelings for Roman, prompting him to recognize how much Roman had cared for him. Cheng Cheng then revealed that he and Lu Mi had shared a long past together, while Roman watched them from the doorway.

• Shen Yiwen warned Lu Mi that Roman's player status did not explain his unknown past and told him to think seriously about his feelings.
• Roman asked Lu Mi to blow-dry his hair, but Lu Mi hesitated, and Roman politely left.
• Lu Mi reflected on Roman's kindness and realized he had never considered how much Roman had supported him through the instances.
• Cheng Cheng told Lu Mi that they had known each other in the real world, where Lu Mi had been a spirit cat raised by Granny.
• Cheng Cheng claimed he and Lu Mi had spent more than ten years together and shared vows of eternal love, and Lu Mi promised to try to recover his memories.
• Roman appeared at the doorway and stared coldly at Lu Mi and Cheng Cheng.

Lu Mi woke bound and blindfolded, with Roman confronting him in a frighteningly possessive mood. Roman left without revealing his face, and Lu Mi freed himself, still convinced Roman meant to devour or kill him.

• After Cheng Cheng left, Lu Mi turned into a tabby cat and decided Roman could simply find another cat to adore.
• Roman appeared at Lu Mi’s open doorway during the night, closed and locked it, and left Lu Mi to sleep uneasily.
• Lu Mi woke bound and blindfolded, mistook the person beside him for Cheng Cheng, and realized it was Roman when Roman questioned their games.
• Roman restrained Lu Mi’s attempt to summon fire and warned him not to call for help, while Lu Mi assumed Roman planned to devour or kill him.
• Roman spoke admiringly about Lu Mi’s features, then left the room without his gloves, cloak, or mask.
• Lu Mi burned through the rope, removed the blindfold, and found the room empty.

After Roman’s departure, Lu Mi grieved alone but prepared to enter another instance with Shen Yiwen and Zhong Zixian. He awoke transformed into a young woman in an unfamiliar room, where a blood-red message appeared on the window.

• Lu Mi replayed a video of Roman, cried, and found a crumpled worksheet Roman had left behind.
• Shen Yiwen and Zhong Zixian worried about Lu Mi, but he arrived smiling and joined them in entering another instance.
• Lu Mi woke alone, seated at a piano, and discovered that his voice, body, appearance, and clothing had changed.
• Lu Mi examined the silent room, covered the stuffed toys’ glowing eyes, and noticed the hourglass would run out in three minutes.
• Lu Mi opened the curtains and saw a dripping, blood-red message written on the window.

Lu Mi entered Yu Qingchen’s room and tried to pass as her while Zheng Sinian tested whether he noticed anything unusual. After Zheng Sinian left, Lu Mi discovered a chained silver collar beneath the bed.

• Lu Mi searched Yu Qingchen’s spotless room, found a photo labeled with Zheng Sinian and Yu Qingchen’s names, and inferred that the room’s owner liked cleanliness, art, and literature.
• Zheng Sinian entered and called Lu Mi Qingchen, then brought him water while watching him closely.
• Zheng Sinian grew suspicious when Lu Mi kept his eyes closed and turned the dolls facedown, but Lu Mi deflected him by asking why he had to question everything.
• Zheng Sinian mentioned a piano competition and told Lu Mi to play piano for him the next day, then left the room.
• Lu Mi noticed the possibility of hidden cameras and found a long iron chain attached to a bell-hung silver collar beneath the bed.

Lu Mi discovered that Zheng Sinian’s water had stiffened his body and suppressed his magic, while Zheng tested whether he could still play the piano. After Zheng left, Lu Mi used the bathroom’s camera blind spot to order a special item and searched for a way to survive the instance.

• Lu Mi found that the bloody message on the window had changed to Zheng Sinian’s description of Yu Qingchen and noticed the house was unnaturally silent.
• Zheng Sinian brought Lu Mi breakfast and insisted that he drink a glass of water, which Lu Mi swallowed without being able to vaporize it.
• Zheng Sinian asked Lu Mi to play the piano, and Lu Mi realized he was testing whether the water had impaired his fingers.
• Lu Mi confirmed his body felt heavier and his magic had stopped working after drinking the water.
• Lu Mi used the bathroom camera’s blind spot to open the Panel Mall and order a special item so he would not have to drink Zheng Sinian’s water again.

Lu Mi realized Zheng Sinian had killed someone and uncovered clues that the real Yu Qingchen was a hollow imitation of elegance, while he secretly avoided the effects of the water and disabled the room’s power. He challenged Zheng Sinian to a candlelit dinner, and Zheng Sinian offered an antidote on the condition that he choose an acceptable outfit.

• Lu Mi spotted blood on Zheng Sinian’s trousers and used a Wristband item to divert the third glass of water into a bathroom pipe.
• Lu Mi concluded that Zheng Sinian knew the players were not the real Yu Qingchen and that the room’s artistic furnishings were merely a façade.
• Lu Mi moved into a surveillance blind spot and used an item to cut power to the room, disabling the cameras and appliances.
• Zheng Sinian brought Lu Mi cold bread and offered him a fourth glass of water, but Lu Mi asked for wine and a candlelit dinner instead.
• Zheng Sinian agreed to the date and offered an antidote, but said Lu Mi would receive it only if Zheng Sinian liked his outfit.

Lu Mi outwitted Zheng Sinian, obtained the antidote, and got him drunk so he could steal the keys. The chapter ended with Lu Mi preparing to restrain Zheng Sinian before leaving the room.

• Lu Mi chose the outfit shown in the photograph, received the antidote from Zheng Sinian, and regained control of his body.
• Lu Mi changed clothes and joined Zheng Sinian for a candlelit dinner, while looking for a way to escape and take the keys.
• Lu Mi rejected Zheng Sinian's red wine and challenged him to drink baijiu instead.
• Lu Mi used a premium item to get Zheng Sinian drunk, then took the keys from his waist.
• Lu Mi retrieved an iron chain and collar and approached the unconscious Zheng Sinian.

Lu Mi escaped Zheng Sinian and searched the players’ rooms, finding several dead players and rescuing Shen Yiwen and Zhong Zixian. Zhong Zixian and two others had been partially petrified, and the group set out to find more antidote while Cheng Cheng remained missing.

• Lu Mi got Zheng Sinian drunk, beat him, and left him locked in the room before searching the house for the other players.
• Lu Mi and Zhu Tong found several players dead after they had broken the rules for playing Yu Qingchen.
• Lu Mi confirmed Shen Yiwen’s identity with their password and brought her out of her room.
• Lu Mi and Shen Yiwen found Zhong Zixian alive but partially petrified after Zheng Sinian made him drink water.
• Lu Mi told them he had enough antidote for one person, and they began searching for more while Cheng Cheng was still missing.

Lu Mi, Shen Yiwen, and Zhu Tong searched Zheng Sinian’s house for an antidote and freed several petrified players. After spotting a graveyard outside, Lu Mi saw a gaunt figure beckoning from among the graves and refused to investigate.

• Lu Mi and Shen Yiwen searched the workshop and Zheng Sinian’s rooms with Zhu Tong, who repeatedly urged them to split up or leave.
• Lu Mi found the antidote hidden behind a bookshelf, and Shen Yiwen divided it into bottles for the petrified players.
• The freed players discovered that all the newcomers were missing, and Lu Mi spotted gravestones outside Zhong Zixian’s window.
• When Zhu Tong eagerly suggested investigating the graveyard, Lu Mi refused and saw a gaunt figure there beckoning them closer.

Lu Mi led the players through the mansion, discovered a hidden room full of sculptures resembling Yu Qingchen, and grew increasingly wary of Zhu Tong. In the morning, Lin Junjun reported that Shen Yiwen had turned into a sculpture.

• Lu Mi caught Zhu Tong impersonating Zhang Wei with a switched name tag and kept her under suspicion.
• Lu Mi, Shen Yiwen, and the others found a trapdoor and opened a locked iron door beneath the kitchen.
• Lu Mi discovered a room crowded with Zheng Sinian’s plaster works, whose faces all resembled Yu Qingchen.
• Lu Mi checked on Zhong Zixian the next morning and believed his friend had accepted his secret ability to turn into a cat.
• Lin Junjun told Lu Mi that Shen Yiwen had turned into a sculpture.

After Shen Yiwen turned into a statue, Lu Mi led a group to the cemetery to investigate Yu Qingchen’s grave and Zheng Sinian’s connection to her death. As Lu Mi began digging, supernatural fog trapped them in a loop, and Lin Junjun spotted something in the mist.

• Lu Mi read a blood-written message mentioning Little Ma and Little Xun, then gathered Zhong Zixian, Lin Junjun, and other players to search the cemetery.
• Lu Mi checked Zheng Sinian, found him still apparently dead, and led the group through the back door to the cemetery.
• The group discovered Yu Qingchen’s grave and realized she was already dead, while Lu Mi suspected Zheng Sinian had caused her death.
• Lu Mi ordered a shovel and started digging up Yu Qingchen’s grave, but the fog from the woods spread around them.
• Zhang Wei ran from the fog and returned to the same spot, revealing they were trapped in a supernatural loop.
• Lin Junjun stopped the arguing and pointed toward something in the fog.