Chapter Summaries

Lin Yang counted his group in the yellow hallway and learned that Liu Jialiang was missing, while Jin Xiucheng and Jin Chenghuan’s whereabouts remained unknown. A new group arrived, and an aggressive woman and her son confronted Jiang Yu'an.

• Lin Yang told everyone to stay together and check who had arrived, and the fat man counted nine people while Liu Jialiang was missing.
• Jiang Yu'an asked where Jin Xiucheng and Jin Chenghuan were, but no one knew.
• The broadcast warned that people might have been replaced by Facelings, and Lin Yang reassured the group that they could identify impostors.
• A fat, middle-aged woman accused Lin Yang’s group of kidnapping her and threatened to have her son arrest them.
• The woman’s boy swore at Jiang Yu'an and kicked toward his shin.

Lin Yang and his group confronted newly arrived people who thought the yellow hallway was a staged attraction, then set off to find an exit while watching for Facelings and other threats. A scream behind them announced that someone had found a dead body.

• A fat man threatened a boy, and Lin Yang slapped the boy’s grandmother and drove her away with a dagger.
• Lin Yang and the fat man told the newcomers that Facelings were real and dangerous, but the yellow-haired man’s group laughed at them.
• Lin Yang assessed the brightly lit hallway and warned his group to stay together while they searched for an exit.
• Lin Yang’s group began walking down the hallway, and someone screamed that they had found a dead body.

Lin Yang and the others discovered Jin Xiucheng dead from a strange bite, then spotted a featureless black creature charging down the corridor. They fled, but one newcomer stayed behind and was attacked.

• Lin Yang found Jin Xiucheng's corpse, and Jiang Yu'an determined that a creature with teeth unlike a Faceling's had bitten him.
• Lin Yang silenced the panicking newcomers and disarmed the yellow-haired guy when he threatened him with a butterfly knife.
• Lin Yang spotted a two-meter-tall, featureless black figure gliding toward them and ordered everyone to run.
• The fatty pulled Shen Yue along as Jiang Yu'an, Chen Yu, the muscular man, and Lin Yang fled down the corridor.
• A newcomer stood to fight the black figure, but his punch failed to stop it, and it bit into his neck.

Lin Yang inspected the faceless creature and learned that the hostile Facelings disliked being watched and preferred damp, dark places. He led his group down the corridor with their eyes lowered, while Yellow Hair ignored his warning and was attacked by a knife-wielding Faceling.

• Lin Yang used the system's Inspection Function to identify the creature as a hostile Faceling and learn how to avoid it.
• Lin Yang told everyone to keep their eyes down and head for a dry place, and his group followed his instructions.
• Yellow Hair ignored Lin Yang's warnings and looked around the corridor with his head held high.
• A knife-wielding Faceling slashed Yellow Hair's back, and he begged Lin Yang to save him.
• Lin Yang and his group kept walking without looking back as the Faceling attacked Yellow Hair.

Lin Yang and the survivors reached a dry, well-lit stretch of corridor, where they regrouped with newcomers fleeing the Faceless Ghosts. As they discussed the Facelings and how to escape, an announcement revealed that a Seer was among them and urged them to follow and protect him.

• Lin Yang led the survivors through the drying corridor, and two fewer newcomers arrived with the wounded Blondie.
• Lin Yang continued onward without answering the newcomers’ pleas, and the group rested in the dry area with 17 survivors and four Facelings remaining.
• The fat man explained that Facelings were monsters disguised as people, while Lin Yang warned the group about Faceless Ghosts and told them to wait.
• A bowl-cut boy challenged Lin Yang’s plan, but the fat man silenced him by threatening to send him away.
• An announcement revealed that a Seer among them could identify monsters or provide information, and warned that Facelings would target him.

Lin Yang and Jiang Yu'an warned the newcomers that the Seer would be killed if they revealed themselves, but Bowl Cut and Blondie urged the Seer to come forward. Liu Yunwei declared himself the Seer and gathered eight people around him, while the girl in the JK skirt chose to join Lin Yang's group.

• Lin Yang and Jiang Yu'an explained that Facelings would kill the Seer if they revealed their identity.
• Bowl Cut and Blondie promised to protect the Seer and called for them to step forward.
• Liu Yunwei declared himself the Seer, and Bowl Cut welcomed him and rallied the crowd around him.
• Eight people joined Liu Yunwei's group, while the girl in the JK skirt asked to join Lin Yang's side.

Lin Yang’s group rejected Liu Yunwei’s claim that he was the prophet, while Li Xuan led the others away with him to search for food. The group found nothing, and a limping dark figure attacked Liu Yunwei, decapitating him.

• Lin Yang warned that Liu Yunwei was likely seeking attention, and the fatty chose to stay with Lin Yang’s group.
• Lin Yang’s group shared their meager food with Liu Shutong, while Li Xuan’s group waited for Liu Yunwei to find supplies.
• When the time changed, Liu Yunwei claimed his ability had refreshed and led Li Xuan and the others into the corridors.
• Lin Yang noticed Chen Yu had disappeared as Li Xuan’s group set off.
• Liu Yunwei went alone to urinate, and a fast-moving dark figure attacked and decapitated him.

Li Xuan's group returned in terror after Liu Yunwei was killed, and Lin Yang suspected a desperate Faceling was responsible. As the group worried about starving, Lin Yang used his refreshed Inspection Function and found directions to a rare piece of furniture containing snacks and Almond Water.

• Li Xuan and the others returned without Liu Yunwei, who had been killed after going off alone to urinate.
• Bowl Cut described a fast attacker that twisted Liu Yunwei's head off, and Lin Yang judged that a Faceling was likely responsible.
• Li Xuan panicked over the prophet's death and was mocked by Fatty for failing to find food.
• Shutong rejected Li Xuan, and he challenged Fatty to find food before they all starved.
• Lin Yang inspected the area and discovered directions to furniture containing a small quantity of snacks and Almond Water.

Lin Yang led the group through the corridor by following the route he had memorized, silencing Li Xuan’s taunts when they threatened to slow everyone down. He found a vending machine stocked with food and water, then blocked the newcomers from rushing toward it.

• Lin Yang set off with his group, and Chen Yu rejoined them after claiming he had gone to the bathroom.
• Lin Yang followed his memorized route while Li Xuan and his companions muttered complaints behind him.
• Lin Yang punched the bowl-cut man and threatened the others with his dagger when their taunts continued.
• After searching for about twenty minutes, Lin Yang found a vending machine filled with food and water.
• The newcomers crowded toward the vending machine, but Lin Yang drew his dagger and ordered them to get lost.

Lin Yang and his group defended the vending-machine food from the other survivors, and Lin Yang killed Li Xuan after he attacked. The broadcast confirmed 16 survivors and four Facelings, while an elegantly dressed woman begged Lin Yang to let her join his group.

• Li Xuan and the fat woman demanded a share of the food, but Lin Yang and the fat man refused them.
• The fat man punched the fat woman after she accused them of having no conscience and threatened them with the law.
• Li Xuan and a muscular man charged Lin Yang, and Lin Yang stabbed Li Xuan in the neck.
• The broadcast announced that 16 survivors and four Facelings remained, leaving seven people in the opposing group.
• The elegantly dressed woman apologized to Lin Yang and asked to join his group.