The air around emitted the stench of decaying corpses. The dilapidated old house was surrounded by police officers. The new recruit, Mingliang, followed Captain Xu Yi into the crime scene. A man wearing gloves was gesturing at the marks left by the murderer, completely unaware of the newcomer. Mingliang had long heard rumors about the strained relationship between Captain Xu Yi and Consultant Yi Yu.

Mingliang immediately requested to go to another room. Xu Yi waved his hand, and Mingliang quickly ran off. Xu Yi closed the door and tore down a strange piece of paper. It was then that Yi Yu spoke, “That picture is the emblem of a certain organization.”

Xu Yi looked at the paper in his hand. It indeed resembled the emblem of a mysterious organization, something he felt he had seen before. They each went about their tasks, but the smell in the corner of the room gradually spread. Xu Yi began to feel dizzy, and as he collapsed, the last thing he saw was Yi Yu running toward him…

When Xu Yi awoke again, he found himself in a glass room. There was another glass room across from him, and the person lying there seemed to still be asleep.

Suddenly, a voice came through the speaker in the room.

“Welcome to another world. You will compete here. The competition content is determined by the system. Only one of you can emerge victorious. The loser will be thrown into the Black Circle after the final match. The first match will begin in two hours, so all participants should prepare.”

In the quiet glass room, Xu Yi only felt a headache. The person across from him seemed to have woken up. When Xu Yi saw him for the first time, he felt a strange familiarity but couldn’t place it. His thoughts seemed blocked. Yi Yu across from him folded the blanket into a neat square and sat down.

Xu Yi discovered that no matter how he knocked on the glass door, the person across couldn’t hear him. He even threw a chair at the glass door, but there was no reaction. The system voice sounded again.

“Participant No. 00, one warning. A second warning will result in entering the instance.”

Time passed as the clock on the wall ticked away. The system’s voice came again with the competition rules.

“Participants will be divided into two teams. No. 00 and No. 01 will lead. The other participants will be randomly assigned. No. 00, your teammate will have a black rope tied to their hand. No. 01 will have a red rope. Find your teammate and work together to complete the competition. The first team to finish will win. After returning to the other world, you may make a wish. The countdown begins: 3, 2, 1.”

“Young master, wake up.” Xu Yi was awakened by a woman’s voice. When he opened his eyes, he saw a maid. “Young master, you’re finally awake. The master is looking for you.”

The system’s voice echoed again.

“This competition’s mission is the same for everyone: to marry the eldest daughter of the Jiang family to the eldest son of the Wang family.”