Growing up with eccentric materialist parents, who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt... more>> and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew, when one day at midnight, time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo. <<less

A somewhat chat room like structured story, that was causally written up. A very simple survival game, it impossible to be kicked out of the game.... more>>

This story is split into “chat room” and “chat history”. The problems are written in the “chat room; the answers are in the “chat history”.

Note : sub-chapters (chat history) are accessed through "chat rooms" (c1-5) <<less

Chi Nan was the young man in one of the Top 10 forbidden paintings, the Crying Boy. It was said that he would bring disaster, so his memories were sealed and his soul was locked in the painting.... more>>

One day, Chi Nan entered the body of a blind young master who died accidentally. The young master was the owner of this forbidden painting. However, Chi Nan had stayed in the painting for a long time. He lost the happiness and sadness of human beings. The only emotion he could show on his face was: tears.

Chi Nan made three wishes to the gods: regain his vision, stop crying and get his memories back.

Thus, he was invited into the world of terror, the Nightmare Cycle. Break the nightmares to gain points and grant his wishes.

Ordinary players: Ahhh, it is terrible! I want to wake up!

Meanwhile, Chi Nan moved through the nightmares, grabbing small skeletons at the crane machine in the amus**ent park at midnight, building ice sculptures with corpses in a snowy country’s mass grave and dancing with a fierce ghost in a life-threatening waltz until dawn.

The dreams were really good. There were endless games, ghosts who tried to amuse him and a mysterious boss who sent him good medicine every day.

Chi Nan cried happily but when he cried, the ghosts of the world trembled.

***

The owner of the body was called You Yu and he suspected that he didn’t die accidentally. In order to understand the truth behind his death and be reborn in his body, he sold his soul to the world called the ‘Nightmare Cycle.’ He became the dream maker behind the scenes, conscientiously creating dreams of terror.

He didn’t expect that he would meet his body in the infinite nightmare he created with his own hands. The user of the body was a bigshot who loved to shed tears. This person was diligent in going through the instances to earn points and restore vision for him.

Thus, You Yu secretly added the sweetest honey to medicine and sent it to Chi Nan at midnight every day. So why did the little crybaby cry again after drinking it? <<less

Yun Ling was invited to attend the public beta test of “Apocalypse Calamity.” In the end, she successfully survived a hundred days, and obtained the “Lord Token”, “Life Skill Level Retention” and “S Rank Skill” as rewards.... more>>

The beta ended, and she waited with anticipation for the opening of the game. But then the world became the game… …

Yun — life skill player — Ling thought, what could she do? Continue to drag out her ignoble existence.

Intermediate Fishing, Intermediate Foraging, Advanced Sewing, Advanced Cooking. So many life skills in hand. She wanted to hoard grain, produce, recruit troops, build, and turn her land into an indestructible steel fort. <<less

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part... more>> of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violet exploitation when first published in Japan—where it became a runaway best seller—Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. <<less

Xu Beijin is an extra in the game ‘Escape.’ His usual role is to lie on the floor to be the corpse, while observing how the Missiontakers scratch their heads to figure out a way to survive.... more>>

All the other extras work extremely hard as if trying to win the next Oscar’s in order to leave this cruel, despairing world; while Xu Beijin has a simple, monotonous, tedious life.

Until one day, he picked up a streaming system…

Xu Beijin’s life has been entirely upended.

While lying on the floor as a corpse, the audience goes “AAAAAAAH Host what’s that behind you uwuwu…”

While he’s reading the script out loud, the audience goes “Hehehe Beibei’s so cute acting all serious! I want to lick!”

While he’s working hard to figure out the truth about this world, the audience goes “Today our Bei is also the hardworking Bei!”

While he’s… he’s working hard dating Lin Qin, the audience goes “?!?! This isn’t the horror game stream I signed up for!” <<less

Ge Xiu is a nefarious star criminal. After being arrested, according to the Interstellar Supreme Law, he will face two choices: either serve a sentence of 1156 years in black prison or enter countless virtual worlds and become a miserable person who is tortured and abused all his life. How much he suffers is how much his sentence can be reduced. Ge Xiu chose the second one without hesitation.... more>>

So… The trial surveillance system stared dumbfounded at the Former•Interstellar Most•Wanted•Criminal•Currently•Weak•Poor Ge Xiu in the virtual world, punching the empire, kicking the Federation, overthrowing oppression and building a new world. Then he turned his head to the camera and cried: “I’ve had a miserable life, really.”

“…” The surveillance system that was about to explode of anger: “Like hell I’d believe you!” <<less

Xiao Lou was killed in an accident and reborn in the Card World.... more>>

Each card here represents a secret room and clearing the instance will give a reward. Xiao Lou draws a card and thinks he could draw all types of equipment and weapons. As a result: Su Shi, Li Bai, Tao Yuanming*… character cards keep coming one after another.

Xiao Lou, “???”

What was this escape game? What type of fate made him keep drawing character cards?

*famous poets of ancient China <<less

【The entire world bullies you, hates you, and isolates you, but your world has light because of him. I hate this world! But I love you!】... more>>

Xiao Chen is an ordinary person, but the world he lives in is never ordinary.

Various bizarre deaths and spiritual events happen around him. One after another, countless passersby look at him with pity, as if they’re looking at a dead person.

Early passerby: I remember that this Xiao Chen died really tragically, and when he died… blablablabla, and… blablablabla.

Passerby in the middle: ? Why is Xiao Chen still not dead???

Late passerby: WHAT? Why is the Boss in a relationship with Xiao Chen???

Xiao Chen: ???? <<less

I’ve reincarnated as the reverse harem game’s villainess, the one and only adopted daughter of the ducal Eckart family.... more>>

But the difficulty just has to be the worst!

Everything I do will only lead me to death.

I must be paired with one of the main male characters from the heroine’s harem before the ‘real daughter’ of the duke family appears!

Two older brothers who always pick a fight with me on every little thing.

The insane crown prince whose route will always lead to my death.

‘I only see the heroine and no one else’s wizard, and also her loyal s*ave knight, too!

‘First, let’s take some of them which I see no hope in, out of the list!’

“I didn’t know my place up until now. From now on, I’ll live as quiet as a mouse so you wouldn’t care the slightest bit!

But why do their interests in me keep on rising every time I draw the line?! <<less

I shall die and die again to know that life is inexhaustible.... more>>

Rabindranath Tagore [Stray Birds].

[Nth+1 Event Log]
Detected [Core Player]’s death.

-> Reset world

The ghost monsters are resetting…. The world is resetting… Resurrecting all the players… Other than [Core Player], all other player’s memories are erased… Relationship meter is erased…

! Warning ! Detected [Player X]’s memory is still partially retained.

Resetting player again.

! Warning ! [Player X]’s memory imprint is too deep to be erased.

Deleting the player.

! Warning ! [Player X] is an important character and cannot be deleted.

…..

Override the bug, reset the world to the beginning.

***After completing the Nth+1 time of resetting***

**Instance is restarting**

! Warning ! [Player X] has made contact with [Core Player].

! Warning ! [Player X]’s feelings towards [Core Player] has exceeded the maximum threshold.

! Warning ! [Player X] and [Core Player] are commencing indescribable actions.

! Warning! The following content cannot be displayed according to the relevant rules and regulations. <<less

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming industry has seen an explosion in popularity. One of the most popular games ever released is Mystery Maker, a VR RPG where players can create baffling puzzles in a virtual space and challenge other players to solve them.... more>>

As a promotional stunt for the game's upcoming sequel, eight real life great detectives have been hand chosen by Kurata Chikage, executive director of MegalodonSoft, to challenge each other to a match in a demo of Mystery Maker 2. Among them are Kamo Touma, a magazine contributor well known for his investigative work overturning false convictions, and his wife's cousin Ryuuzen Yuki, a recently debuted mystery novelist.

However, on the day of the demo event, the detectives are all drugged. When they awaken, they find their smartwatches are locked to their wrists and they are shown videos of their families and loved ones being held hostage. They are contacted by a Gamemaster, who tells them that if they wish to save themselves and their families, they must play a death game called "Delicious Death for Detectives".

As scheduled, the eight of them will play Mystery Maker 2's demo, and the Detectives will challenge the mu*der puzzles created by the mu*derer. If the Detectives are not able to reveal the mu*derer and their tricks before the time limit, all players will be killed. However, if the mu*derer is exposed, both they and their hostages will be killed. And if a Detective makes an accusation but gets even the tiniest detail wrong, they will be mu*dered by the Gamemaster's secret accomplice, the Executioner.

Now the only way for the eight detectives to survive is to expose the mu*derer and Executioner lurking among them, even if they must risk their lives and those of their compatriots to do so.

Which is an especially big problem for Kamo, because he's the one who's been chosen as the mu*derer! <<less

One day, I was given the mysterious power of Hwanmong.... more>>

If I killed a monster in the dream then my level would rise in reality.

My home in reality became a base in the dream.

A dimensional strategy RPG where reality and dreams are linked!

Earn money and become stronger!

Now, I will dominate the entire world and...the Universe <<less

After the Battle of Dawn, earth entered the age of wars. The collision of different planets and civilisations led to unending colonisations and expeditions of... more>> the unknown. Ambitions and desires grew as time progressed, but as they continued to pillage and destroy, they were unaware that paradise of yesterday was already at the edge of the apocalypse. <<less

One day late at night, Yue Xingwen went to the library to check out some information, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard a cold mechanical sound ringing in his ears — Welcome to the ‘Escape From the Library’ real-life survival game. Library rules:... more>>

1. Credits can be obtained for each clearance, and the credits can be exchanged for field of study-related skill books or props;

2. Each department has a different subject course;

3. If you can’t pass the course, you will be obliterated!

The library was full of crises. In order to escape their life, the students trapped in the library crossed the sea with eight immortals and showed their remarkable abilities—

Department of Chemistry’s schoolmate: Acid, base, salt, chemical reaction melt everything!

Department of Physics’ classmate: Light, electricity, spring, magnetic field, gravity, the demons and ghosts stay away from me!

Department of Medicine’s senior: Scalpel, surgical suture, medical gauze, what the hell with pulling out the electric chainsaw?

A student from the Department of Biological Science can do mitosis to directly split himself into countless numbers?

The senior sister from the Department of Environment can plant trees on the spot, and the junior brother from the Department of Architecture can dig a hole in the ground to make tunnels…

Department of Chinese Language and Literature’s protagonist: Don’t panic!

Conveniently taking out a copy of "Modern Idioms Dictionary. "

Schoolmates: ….???

This escape team is getting stranger and stranger. <<less

One day, Luo Jian woke up and found himself in a locked chamber where the door and window were all sealed. A note with a... more>> few lines written on it was tacked to the wall: “Escape from this room within an hour, or else die.” <<less

Two Korean military soldiers, San and Biyeon, are participating in a joint forces exercise when their futures become intertwined through an accident, leading them down a path of struggle, pain, frustration, longing, and enlightenment.... more>>

Their adventure starts in a new world, a world where things are not always as they seem. Common sense needs to be reviewed and old ways of understanding the world no longer apply.

Only their determination and will drive them forward. What is the limit of human potential? How much can be planned and how much must be left to chance?

They can only depend on their will to blaze a path forward… <<less

With a congeniital defect from birth, Xia Nuo took part in an escape game to prolong his life.... more>>

In the first game world, his identity was a blind, rich young man. The system told him: “At the beginning of the game, remember to stay close to your ‘boyfriend,’ he’s going to save you three times. This is a benefit that I’m giving for a novice like you, okay?”

Xia Nuo: Okay, I will remember.

System: The new guy looks like he’s obedient. I feel at ease.

At the start of the game, Xia Nuo immediately grabbed the man who the system told him about.

System: …!!!

The man looked at the little lamb who had thrown himself at him, and smiled slowly.

When the game ended, Xia Nuo sighed and lamented: It was an easy game, there wasn’t even danger that came my way! My ‘boyfriend’ even took great care of me, I should thank him the next time we meet.

System: I relaxed a little too early! <<less

Xie Xi was someone with luck off the charts! The advantage was that any game could be easily cleared. The disadvantage was that all games were boring! Then one day, the words ‘Game loading’ appeared in front of his eyes and he began to clear real games!... more>>

The emperor of luck ran into a bottleneck in the first game.

Game Name: Love to the Left or Right

The vampire prince has invited you to a meal. Will you go?

Xie Xi: I won’t go.

Arrow through the heart. The vampire prince says you can’t leave him and takes your life.

After loading the file, Xie Xi changed the option: I will go.

The housekeeper has cut off your head because of love and hatred.

Xie Xi: ???
Reader:????? <<less

We attend school, find love, work, buy a house, pay our housing loans, insert weird faces in WeChat, watch movies… do any of you find anything amiss? One day, a group of strange people entered this world, equipped in strange clothing and possessing extraordinary powers, cold-blooded killers! They call themselves [Players].... more>>

Wait! Wait! You people want to kill me? You say I am NPC (Non Playable Character)? Stop joking around! You crazy bastards! I will fight you to the death! I will survive!

NPC beating up Players! Original residents beating up Transmigraters!

My world, my rules! What makes you think you bastards can come over and boss us around?

Treading the path of the strongest saviour in history, one destined to be filled with excitement!

…

Chen Xiaolian: From today onwards, an organization whose sole purpose is to oppose those bastards is established! Our guild shall be named… Player Thwarting Alliance!

Guild Member: Leader, this name, if we are to say it out, I fear we will be beaten up… <<less

The whole world is subjected to a highly dangerous standardised exam called the Global Examination. Answering questions by putting their lives at stake, they would... more>> live if they passed the test. Every month the exam will undergo reformation while, occasionally, it is random. <<less

Deeply-closeted Xiaoming has downloaded a zipped file and opened one of the novels at random. He closed it immediately after two pages because he found it way too kinky for his tastes, and can only faintly recall the cannon fodder and the antagonist.... more>>

Waking up later, he became that cannon fodder on his way to tomorrow’s killing gauntlet reality show. Failing to return even after reciting the core values a hundred times, he could only pick up his sword. As long as the tragic fate could be rewritten, it’s fine to become tainted or whatever. <<less

The horror game “Box” has been online for two months. ... more>>

She herself was not in the arena, but the arena had her legend.

Legend had it that her teammates were chased by ghosts, and she chased the ghosts until they screamed.

Legend had it that ghosts were scared when they saw her. She was the villain boss leading the villains.

Regarding these false rumors, Lin You said:? ? ? ? ?

Lin You: I’m hardcore ghost killer, I fancy anti-killing, I catch ghosts into the picture book, but I know that I am a good player

Ghosts that are counter-killed:…

New ghosts that are about to be counter-killed:…you... don’t come here! <<less

Du Yixin, on the shelf since birth, twenty years now and counting, dreams of one day finding a cute girlfriend. Unfortunately for him, before he finds one, he is transported into an unfamiliar, abandoned high school.... more>>

It’s late; dark. There doesn’t seem to be anybody around, but an announcement comes——
[School is now over. Students, please do not loiter and immediately leave. The teacher on duty, begin your rounds immediately]

What he did not expect, however, was that the scariest thing was not the game’s boss, but the man who chopped the boss up and then turned against the players.

Du Yixin “And yet, he still submitted to my amazing character, and decided to become my lackey.”

Ying Sheng, narrowing his eyes, “Lackey?”

Du Yixin “… Boyfriend.”

Ying Sheng “Hmph.”

Du Yixin “Darling~”

Ying Sheng, blushing “shut up!” <<less

As the owner of an ordinary bookstore, Ling PingAn’s biggest wish was to muddle through life and do absolutely nothing. ... more>>

However, customers that were right in the middle of their pubescent crisis kept visiting his store in the dead of night.

For the sake of his business, Ling PingAn had to mimic their childish tones, sparing no effort to promote the books in his store.

When he finally managed to sell his books after going through a great verbal tug-o-war, each and every one of them said that they don’t have money and that they wish to use various tools that were seemingly divine artifacts as pledge.

Looking at these customers, Ling PingAn could only agree to them resignedly.

But little did he know that every single book that these customers purchased from him had altered in appearance.

“Secrets of Cosplay” became “Lower Abyss Research Report”

“Stellaris: Settings for Synth Ascension” was in fact “Gospel for Synthetic Beings”

What’s more, in the eyes of these customers, he was actually a horrifying ruler of Diablos, an indefinable entity that held the reins of all realms.

In this regard, Ling PingAn said, “I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense. <<less