Vol. 1Golden Leaf’s Fall

Su Cheng survived a series of dangerous instances, from a looping ghost train and plague village to Golden Leaf’s hospital, school, and pharmaceutical factory. She finished first in the tournament and returned to her apartment with new rewards, where she read Hao Ruoxue’s account of the Silence Instance.

  • Su Cheng entered the zombie and tsunami instances, rescued other survivors, and unlocked the first-stage Gene Lock before returning to her apartment.
  • Su Cheng entered a looping train instance, uncovered the passengers’ connections to a murder case, and faced new deaths as the train entered another tunnel.
  • Su Cheng exposed He Lie’s role in Qu Yutong’s murder and completed the train quests before leaving as the only living survivor besides the headphone girl.
  • Su Cheng survived the Black Death and fog instances, then escaped across a lake with Hao Ruoxue and the restaurant family and took the first watch.
  • Su Cheng defeated the locust tree spirit, helped expose Lin Family Village’s crimes, and became Third Aunt’s disciple before registering for the Zone E x Street Competition with Yan Yu.
  • Su Cheng investigated Golden Leaf Hospital with Yan Yu and Song Yichi, then entered the consultation room as Doctor Li summoned Yan Yu and ordered the others to wait outside.
  • Su Cheng defeated Doctor Li and the female ghost, restored Ai Xiang’s memories, and helped seal the placenta chute before traveling to Golden Leaf High School.
  • Su Cheng escaped the school, destroyed the factory director, survived the factory’s collapse, and finished first before returning to her apartment with new rewards.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Apartment Instances

Su Cheng survived a zombie outbreak and a tsunami, unlocked the first-stage Gene Lock, and gathered supplies while searching for a way back to the real world. She entered a special train instance, where ghost attacks and the passengers’ hidden connections left her trapped in growing danger.

  • Su Cheng woke in Apartment Building 1167 after a bus crash and learned she needed points and a pass to return to the real world.
  • Su Cheng entered a zombie outbreak instance, teamed up with Yan Yu, and helped rescue Wang Zhiyang before completing the mission and earning 400 points.
  • Su Cheng entered a tsunami instance, rescued Yun Nian, and endured worsening injuries until she unlocked the first-stage Gene Lock and began healing.
  • Su Cheng helped Yun Nian find her father, then gathered supplies before completing the instance and returning to the apartment.
  • Lin Deng explained the Gene Lock, and Su Cheng bought nutrient solutions and a Soul-Pointing Needle before entering a special train instance.
  • Su Cheng discovered that the train was looping and that passengers were being killed during tunnel blackouts, while Xunfang accused Chen Renping of protecting ghosts.
  • Su Cheng found a bracelet engraved with Mu Ling’s name and was pulled into Mu Ling’s memory, where a masked man attacked passengers.
  • After more passengers were found dead, Chen Renping confessed to taking money to identify Lin Jie in court, and Xunfang accused him and Su Cheng of being accomplices as the train entered another tunnel.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Mist and Plague

Su Cheng survived a plague-stricken village instance and then entered a fog-filled city where silent monsters hunted by sound. She escaped across a lake with Hao Ruoxue and the restaurant’s family, reaching an island where the group settled in for the night.

  • Su Cheng exposed He Lie’s role in Qu Yutong’s murder, helped trap Qu Yutong’s ghost in her suitcase, and completed both train-instance side quests before leaving with the headphone girl as the only other living survivor.
  • Su Cheng recovered, upgraded her supplies, met Yan Yu and Xu Shaowei in the Central Circle, and traded for protective gear before entering a five-day Black Death instance.
  • Su Cheng observed Lu Heng treating villagers in Bru Village, helped him manage infected travelers, and let the villagers believe she was a divine envoy while he made medicine from her gathered herbs.
  • Su Cheng warned the village chief to relocate, then followed Mu Ling to discover a woman in protective clothing killing villagers before completing the instance and returning with bottled spring water.
  • Su Cheng entered a seven-day fog instance, learned that its monsters were sensitive to sound, and took shelter at Fangfang Small Restaurant with the proprietress while planning to reach an island.
  • Su Cheng and Mu Ling explored the fog, collected supplies from a mall, and set the building ablaze, completing bestiary entries before the rain helped them travel more safely.
  • Su Cheng led Hao Ruoxue, the restaurant family, Wang Yang, and Li Mu toward the island, but a lizard attacked Li Mu and Wang Yang tried to draw the monsters toward Su Cheng.
  • Su Cheng used a hallucinogen dart and tear gas to escape Wang Yang and the monsters, completed her collection mission, and lured a Long-Tailed Gecko away so the group could board a boat.
  • Su Cheng killed the Long-Tailed Gecko, escaped across the lake with the others, and led them to a resting pavilion where she distributed supplies and took the first watch.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Golden Leaf Hospital

Su Cheng survived the Coffin Keeper instance, became Third Aunt’s disciple, and entered the dangerous Zone E x Street Competition. At Golden Leaf Hospital, she uncovered how its meals affected pregnant patients and teamed up with Yan Yu and Song Yichi, who entered the consultation room as Doctor Li summoned Yan Yu inside.

  • Su Cheng defeated the locust tree spirit, rescued her companions, and helped expose Lin Family Village’s crimes before Third Aunt destroyed An Jing’s jiangshi and took Su Cheng as her disciple.
  • Su Cheng completed the Coffin Keeper instance, learned cultivation techniques, and registered for the dangerous competition alongside Yan Yu.
  • Su Cheng entered Golden Leaf Hospital, claimed a red inpatient wristband by pretending to be six months pregnant, and discovered that the hospital’s monsters spared patients in their beds after 7 p.m.
  • Su Cheng teamed up with Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue, investigated the hospital, and learned that its nutritious meals looked like raw meat to her while Yan Yu’s ultrasound revealed an abnormal growth.
  • Su Cheng found Doctor Wu’s records about Ai Xiang’s fatal premature labor and triggered the random quest “The Forgotten Surgery.”
  • Su Cheng restrained Yan Yu when she was tempted by the hospital meals, then joined her and Song Yichi to investigate the consultation room and find surgical instruments.
  • Su Cheng pushed the consultation-room door open so she, Yan Yu, and Song Yichi could enter together, but Doctor Li called Yan Yu to her desk and ordered the others to wait outside.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Golden Leaf’s Fall

Su Cheng survived the hospital and Golden Leaf High School by uncovering the town’s systems of obsession, coercion, and memory control. She destroyed the factory director and escaped the collapsing factory, finishing first in the tournament and returning to her apartment with new rewards.

  • Su Cheng defeated Doctor Li and the female ghost, restored Ai Xiang’s memories, and discovered that Liu Huizi was feeding unborn Ghost King twins with placentas.
  • Su Cheng and Yan Yu sealed the placenta chute, completed the hospital quest, and traveled separately to Golden Leaf High School.
  • Su Cheng took on the teacher role, learned how the school punished students and staff through rankings, and worked with Yan Xing to investigate the school’s identity contamination.
  • Su Cheng burned Song Yating’s ghost, discovered the school’s elimination records, and helped Yan Xing and Hai Lu escape as students killed Gao Wen and burned the school.
  • Su Cheng escaped through the school gates, completed the main quest, and entered Golden Leaf Pharmaceutical Factory using Ai Xiang’s badge.
  • Su Cheng killed Rong Hao, took over as factory director, resisted the factory rules, and uncovered the drug production and the replacement of dismissed teachers with factory workers.
  • Su Cheng gathered samples of the tablets as the factory came under attack, survived its collapse, and completed the Falling Leaves Operation.
  • Su Cheng returned to the settlement and then her apartment, where she received her first-place rewards, accepted friend requests, and read Hao Ruoxue’s account of surviving the Silence Instance.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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