A spoonful of gingerol, a roll of cumin, and a bottle of extremely sweet syrup.

Stir the crucible and evaporate the water.

Drink the pain and gain new life.

In the land of alchemical punk, monsters are rampant, elements are floating, and evil spirits are peeping.

Xia Zuo looked up at the mage temple, leaned over to study the toxins, and forged his own mage path.

Ordinary and abnormal overlap, just like the deep sea and the sea surface.

Above the sea, tall buildings stand in rows, the world is normal, and mortals operate as precisely as gears, and their lives are in order.

Under the deep sea, there are upside-down doors, secret histories, and countless taboos sunk in the sea - thaumaturgy, memes/anti-memes, reality distortion, narrative layers, pataphysics, divinity/supreme divinity...

Only a very few people can glimpse a corner of the truth. Is it lucky? Or unfortunate?

Xia Shou traveled to this magical world, and countless possibilities unfolded in front of him.

…

"The indescribable and incomprehensible are everywhere, but fortunately, humans still have a tightrope to walk."

Zhou You originally thought his life would be utterly ordinary.

An ordinary birth, an ordinary upbringing, ordinary studies… and then an utterly ordinary death from a terminal illness.

Until he came across an equally plain-looking black book.

From then on, “ordinary” stepped into the realm of the “extraordinary.”

The inescapable Building No. 4, the eerie old street, the Flesh Abomination singing the Ascension Opera, indescribable resurrected beings…

Each script is a profound nightmare, yet every nightmare is also a chance at survival…

The candlelight flares, illuminating a tiny temple. The grotesque descends, and the curtain of the story rises once more.

—So then, welcome to the Grotesque Game!

A sudden zombie crisis hit Qingzhou, shocking the world and igniting widespread panic. To protect the overall situation, the higher-ups chose not to provide aid, but instead sealed off Qingzhou, killing countless survivors who tried to escape. To completely resolve the crisis, they even planned to destroy Qingzhou, stripping every survivor of their right to live. All the survivors were utterly desperate… But at this moment, Lin Chuan smiled. Simply because he was the source of the zombie apocalypse, the origin of the apocalypse, and the biggest beneficiary behind the zombie disaster. Qingzhou was merely the first step in his journey to the end times; breaking out of Qingzhou and unleashing a global apocalypse was his ultimate goal. He would become the King of Zombies!

[Lighthearted + No female lead + Fun + Entertainment industry]

Jiang Zhe has acquired a fear value collection system.

But... he's a comedian!

Jiang Zhe: As a comedian, I should bring joy to the audience, not fear!

Unexpectedly, the leather suit rewarded by the system was automatically renewed, deducting 10,000 fear points every month.

When the fear value becomes negative, the character in the suit will appear in the dream.

After three nights of eerie heart-to-heart talks, Jiang Zhe finally understood.

Jiang Zhe: Joy promotes dopamine secretion, and so does fear, and it can even produce adrenaline! Doesn't that mean fear outweighs joy?!

From then on, the comedy world lost an insignificant actor, while the supernatural film genre gained a titan.

He could be a ghost who suddenly appears at your door and gently knocks, making everyone who hears the knocking startle.

It could also be a faceless ghost that appears in the mirror at dawn, making everyone afraid to look in the mirror.

He is a green-haired zombie, he is minced meat, he is... comedian Jiang Zhe.

......

As Jiang Zhe's portrayal of the eerie character resonated deeply with viewers, netizens were gradually overcome with apprehension.

"Have domestic supernatural films evolved to this level lately?"

"Damn it! This can't be acting, it's all real! Oh no, I'm already in my thirties, what am I going to do if I'm scared to be home alone?"

"What the hell? You're telling me this is something a human can act out?"

"Wait a minute? This guy was a comedian before he played ghosts?"

"Are you done playing or not? Can Jiang Zhe come back to comedy? Stop putting us timid moviegoers on the back of our sleeves!!!"

As the last Old One ruler, when Herot returned to his family's castle to inherit the Claude family, he discovered that the family cemetery had turned into a leveling map in a certain game world.

And his father, who has been missing for four years, is still the number one player in the gaming world.

Father, you are a bit addicted to the Internet!

"In Modern City Escape, Outsmart and Outmaneuver the Top Crime-Solving Experts. How Many Days Can You Evade Capture?"

Ye Luoyun finds himself transported into a realistic crime prevention simulation game. The game is extraordinarily authentic down to the last detail, with a reward of ten thousand dollars for each day survived, with a grand prize of one billion dollars!

"Director, how do I make my portrayal more like a notorious criminal?"

"Tone it down a bit, and you'll be perfect!"

......

"Legendary Criminal Role-Playing System Activated!"

"Play as Phantom Thief Kid and navigate through two hundred pursuing police officers as if they're not even there!"

"Play as Jack the Ripper. I'm the shadow on the streets of London, the nightmare haunting all beauties!"

"Play as the Joker. Gotham City? Arkham Asylum? That's my playground!"

A series of insanely ruthless yet highly intelligent crimes are manifested in one individual, making experts feel as if Ye Luoyun is backed by an entire criminal syndicate!

[Gunfight + Case Solving Reasoning + Decisive Killing + Bloodthirsty Forensic Doctor + Evolution]

The red moon is in the sky.

Brian found that he had a magical ability like some rare extreme perverts: to complete the obsession left by the corpse and get the gift of the corpse.

He was happy, but also a little puzzled.

I have good character and treat others kindly, so why did I also get the gift of the red moon?

This is the biggest insult to his noble character!!!

...

Intermediate and high martial arts

The holographic game “Crimson Earth,” blending cyberpunk with Cthulhu elements, was about to be released.

Kui Xin’s luck seemed to have taken a turn for the better when she was selected as a closed beta tester for “Crimson Earth.”

However, events spiraled rapidly into the bizarre. She realized that instead of playing a mere holographic game, she had actually been transported to a parallel world that truly exists.

People struggled to survive amidst forests of steel and iron, while authorities raised their glasses in shared revelry under the glow of neon lights.

Consortiums controlled the economic lifelines, while super-intelligent AI monitored every individual’s actions closely.

Extraordinary beings, cyborgs, secret cults, and distortions in humans took center stage in this era…

Upon logging into the game, Kui Xin had an ominous feeling that something significant was about to unfold.

Question: What should you do if you discover your character in the game is a top-priority fugitive from the Federation, currently working undercover within the official Investigation Department?

Answer: The most dangerous place can also be the safest. Act out a scenario where you’re chasing yourself, then seize an opportunity to fake your death and escape.

—————

Name: Kui Xin

Identity: An undercover agent sent by a rebel organization to infiltrate the Federation’s Investigation Department.

Objective: Survive and strive to level up.

After reading the objective, Kui Xin felt it was insufficient.

Being a double-crosser seemed like a dead-end role; merely surviving and focusing on leveling up wasn’t thrilling enough for her. She wanted to pull off something grand.

For instance, taking out the boss and usurping their position sounded quite satisfying.

—————-

[Infinite Flow], [Train Survival], [Group Portrait], [Slow Heat], [Weak Introduction]

This is a lost path, but also a way home. We cannot see the way we came, nor can we see through the fog ahead. The only eternal destination is to dance with death.

On the lost train, Su Baiye awakened the ability to 'predict death', and he repeatedly escaped danger and death in the bloody train game.

Su Baiye: Death? Always one step behind me!

"Dear passengers, welcome aboard the Lost Train. Wish you a pleasant journey!"