This ride is easy to board, but hard to get off. The protagonist, Xu Huo, is genuinely sharp—no melodrama, no pointless chatter, just an unnerving calm in a game where rules devour people. From the bloody carnage of the initial train to the serial killings at the hot spring resort, and the eerie puzzles of Decibel Town, he treads on razor's edge at every step, yet always finds the most unexpected angle to carve out a path to survival. He's not the strongest, but he's definitely the best at "playing the game"—swindling votes, baiting traps, killing with borrowed knives, turning the rules themselves into his weapons. What's even rarer is that in a desperate situation where everyone is looking out for themselves, he still holds onto a moral line, adding a touch of humanity to this brutal survival contest. If you're tired of mindless power-fantasy reads and want to see a protagonist outthink his way through a deadly game, this book is absolutely worth following. The next dungeon—what will he pull off? I'm genuinely curious.