Lu Mi

Biodata

Power Progression

Lu Mi’s growth is documented through new elemental capabilities and improved control rather than named cultivation realms.

Background / History

Lu Mi awakens in a dilapidated house with no memory of his previous life. Even the name on his assigned bedroom’s door feels unfamiliar. Attempts to recall his past cause pain, leading him to suspect that something is preventing him from remembering 1 2.

Fragments return while he assembles the Ghost Infant’s puzzle: he recalls a painting and a stooped elderly person addressing him as “Mi.” Later, his Public Rest Area room contains a retired teacher’s belongings, student gifts, textbooks, and graduation photographs. Recognizing the gray-haired teacher triggers memories in which his height relative to her changes dramatically, followed by an incapacitating headache. The room contains no apparent trace of a teenage boy having lived there 14 25.

His familiarity with ordinary technology is also incomplete. He initially does not recognize a smartphone and finds its camera fascinating, although the reason for this unfamiliarity remains unresolved 26.

Appearance

Lu Mi’s human form has a pale, delicate face with youthful masculine features and amber eyes. His cat form is a sleek tabby with wild-looking markings 1 2 11.

• Eyes: Amber, particularly striking in sunlight 11.
• Initial clothing: A white crew-neck shirt and black jacket, both unusually new 2.
• Preferred clothing: Simple, comfortable outfits, especially black or white shirts and cargo pants 7.
• Cat form: Furry paws, a flexible body, and coloring suited to hiding among vegetation 2.

Personality

Lu Mi is compassionate even when helping others puts him at a disadvantage. He intervenes against a threatening player immediately after entering the game, refuses to abandon Zhang Mei, and tries to prevent Ning Zhuangzhuang from joining a dangerous investigation. He explains that having a special ability makes him want to protect as many people as possible; without memories of his past, he initially feels little fear of death 1 15 20 21.

His kindness does not make him indiscriminately trusting. He notices Xu Zhi’s shifting expressions, challenges his habit of letting others take risks, and refuses his recruitment offer. He likewise rejects Jin Bi’s appeals after seeing her shove He Shengguang, despite her expectation that his sympathy would make him easy to manipulate 5 16 22 45.

Lu Mi often responds to Roman’s teasing with sarcasm, irritation, or firm boundaries, but gradually becomes more openly affectionate and attentive. Ning Zhuangzhuang’s death continues to trouble him: during the manor instance, he repeatedly wishes he were stronger or could find an exit sooner 7 18 39 45.

Abilities & Skills

Elemental Manipulation

Lu Mi controls fire, water, and earth, with an initial response from wind documented later. Early techniques require intense concentration to establish a connection with the element 4 36 50.

• Fire: Manipulates existing flames, later summons fire independently, and creates a large snow-clearing fire wall 2 4 42.
• Water: Shapes a floating projectile and remotely cleans a ceiling fan to survive Mom’s inspection 4 6.
• Earth: Practices controlling soil, though the supplied passages do not show a completed combat application 16.
• Wind: Begins gathering small whirlwinds while attempting to immobilize a ghost; the attempt is interrupted 50.
• Mental cost: Remote water control leaves him pale, weak, and exhausted 6.
• Control limits: Cannot manipulate the hostile twigs that seize Zhang Mei and the other players 12.
• Combat limits: His fire slows the burned academy ghost but does not seriously damage it. Cheng Cheng explains that killing instance NPCs requires advancing the plot and meeting particular conditions 50.

Human–Cat Transformation

His transformation follows a fixed environmental cycle rather than a demonstrated voluntary command 2 10.

• Trigger: Becomes a tabby cat at midnight 2 17.
• Reversion: Returns to human form the instant sunlight touches him 10.
• Mobility: Squeezes through a gap too small for a human and climbs down an exterior wall 2.
• Senses: Sees clearly in a starless garden, hears faint sounds, and detects that Roman lacks a living person’s scent 2 3.
• Instincts: Purrs when Roman scratches his chin despite trying to remain guarded 3.
• Clothing: Returns naked after transforming during a shower, but regains his clothing when he was dressed before transforming 3 10.

Supernatural Perception

• Detects intense malice from the Demon Flowers before Zhang Mei becomes trapped 11.
• Notices the unnatural behavior of bubbles in drinking water and warns Ning Zhuangzhuang that someone has added something to it 17.
• Recognizes that Roman is not an ordinary living player before the others question his presence 3 4 5.

Investigation and Dream Exploration

• Rule deduction: Determines that “going to bed on time” means being physically in bed, not merely returning to one’s room 3.
• Evidence reconstruction: Reassembles torn letters and connects Mom’s limp and the Ghost Infant’s missing eyes to domestic abuse 15.
• Dream access: Enters Noel’s dreams by sleeping beside her, including during afternoon naps; this is an instance method, not established as an independent personal power 36 37.
• Identity investigation: Witnesses the impostor butler applying a disguise mixture and identifies the substitution as predating the manor’s wartime destruction 37.
• Dark-art analysis: Connects Michel’s use of blood to the manual’s Deification ritual and its scheduled sacrifices 41.

Practical Skills

• Cooks and supervises Noel’s meals alongside his investigative work 38 39.
• Teaches Roman to read, beginning with basic pinyin and written exercises 45 46.
• Negotiates cafeteria work in exchange for free meals, earning one meal for an hour of work at each mealtime 48.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Player wristband — Provides a private floating interface for points, achievements, popularity, and later viewer messages 23 44.
• Improvised shard — Presses it against the burly player’s temple to force him to release Ning Zhuangzhuang 1.
• Small lamp — Carries it during nighttime investigations while keeping its light low enough to avoid attracting attention 8 16.
• Buddha Jade pendant — Given to him by the Ghost Infant; matching it with Mom’s piece restores her memory of her daughter 14 20.
• Letters and photographs — Retrieves them from the underground puzzle room and uses them to reconstruct Mom’s family history 14 15.
• Smartphone — A gift from Roman. Initially keeps it wrapped in layers of plastic bags and avoids taking it into instances because he considers it fragile and expensive 26 44.
• Olive Crown — Recovers and cleans the scratched crown before giving it to Roman 36 37.
• Scarf — A gift from Roman, carried in his backpack during Bo’ai Academy’s night patrol 49.

Relationships

• Roman — Constant companion whose initial fascination centers on Lu Mi’s cat form. Their relationship develops through gifts, protection, shared sleeping arrangements, and Lu Mi’s literacy lessons. Lu Mi explicitly denies that Roman is his boyfriend, despite others assuming otherwise 3 10 26 44 45 46.
• Ning Zhuangzhuang — His first close ally and friend. She explains the game, helps him use his abilities, and trusts his interpretation of Mom’s story. Her death at the first instance’s exit leaves him grieving and determined to grow stronger 4 6 20 21 39.
• Xu Zhi — Distrusted veteran player. Lu Mi challenges his manipulation of other participants and refuses to join him after the first instance 16 22.
• Jiang Mu / 2044 — Deputy administrator whom Lu Mi names Jiang Mu. Explains the game’s audience and escape requirements; later conceals the disruption caused by Lu Mi’s summoned water 24 43.
• Mom / Xiao Lei — Initially a lethal adversary. Lu Mi uncovers her abuse, stops A Jun from killing her, and helps her reunite with her daughter; she rewards him with the exit key 15 20 21.
• Ghost Infant — Puzzle-game opponent who entrusts Lu Mi with the pendant needed to restore its mother’s memory 14.
• Noel — Manor pupil whom he tends, restrains during violent episodes, and investigates through her dreams 31 33 36 39.
• Jin Bi — Initially a friendly acquaintance who introduces him to smartphones. Lu Mi later rejects her friendship and requests for help after witnessing her treatment of He Shengguang 26 37 45.
• He Shengguang — Fellow manor participant whose judgment Lu Mi respects. Lu Mi tries to respond when he appears endangered, but Roman stops him from intervening without a realistic chance of success 31 39.
• Shen Yiwen — Fellow player who contacts him after accidentally separating him and Roman outside the Healing Area. Later joins his next instance by placing a hand on his shoulder 43 44 46.
• Cheng Cheng — Fellow player whose extravagant personal stories Lu Mi treats skeptically. Immobilizes the academy ghost with Yellow Talismans and explains the restrictions on killing NPCs 48 50.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mom’s Anniversary

Lu Mi enters the game without understanding its rules, rescues Ning Zhuangzhuang from the opening lullaby, and discovers both elemental control and his midnight transformation. His investigation shifts from surviving Mom’s household rules to reconstructing the abuse suffered by her and her daughter 1 2 3 15.

At the anniversary gathering, he kills A Jun by removing and burning his heart, then uses the Buddha Jade to restore Mom’s memories. Her reunion with the Ghost Infant produces the exit key. Ning Zhuangzhuang dissolves into red petals while crossing the doorway because the system has already judged her dead; Roman pushes the stunned Lu Mi through before the exit closes 20 21.

Public Rest Area

Lu Mi learns that surviving an instance does not return players to the real world. Jiang Mu explains that nonhuman audiences watch their experiences and that leaving requires 1,000 points—a goal nobody has yet achieved. Lu Mi’s growing popularity brings audience tips, while his assigned room raises new questions about his erased memories 22 24 25.

The Magical Manor

Assigned to tutor Noel, Lu Mi investigates her nighttime violence and the butler’s behavior. Comparing her dreams with the ruined manor reveals an impostor and Michel’s dark-art preparations. He also takes on cooking and supervision duties to reduce danger to other players 27 29 37 38 41.

By the end of the manor visit, repeated practice allows him to summon fire independently. After returning to the Public Rest Area, he accompanies Roman to treatment and discovers that he can summon water as well 42 43.

Bo’ai Academy

Lu Mi enters the academy with Roman and Shen Yiwen. After being assigned a punitive night patrol, he looks forward to testing his improved abilities against the instance’s monsters. The burned ghost exposes their limits: fire can hinder it, but not kill it outright 46 48 50.

With Cheng Cheng’s help, Lu Mi questions the immobilized ghost rather than immediately answering its repeated “Can you see me?” He then notices that the moonlight has disappeared and that neither Roman nor Cheng Cheng casts a shadow 50.

Game Records

Notable Quotes

“Maybe it's because I have a Special Ability and want to protect as many people as I can. And I have no memories of my past, so death isn't really something I fear.” 21

“I really can't rely too much on my ability.” 36

“It seems my flames can hold ghosts back, but they can't do any real damage.” 50