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The apocalypse is not the end — it is a game. And only the elect can play along.

Every week, a few chosen ones are placed in a twisted mirror of reality — a world on the brink of annihilation. Here, players must survive a new cataclysmic disaster, armed with only one randomly selected ability.

Ethan Cross never asked to be a player. But when he is drawn into the Apocalypse Game, his first draw changes everything:

"the Eye of Death" - an SSS-ranked ability that shows him visions of his own death.

While others fight blindly, Ethan outwits fate itself and replays his own demise until he finds the perfect path to victory.

"Congratulations! You have overcome the disaster of [Puppet Kingdom] and obtained the [Severing Seven]: [The Severing Seven]!"

"Congratulations! You've eliminated the threat of [Abyssal Horror] and received [S-Rank Ability: [Abyssal Horror]: [S-Rank Skill: Scales of Judgment]!"

"Congratulations! You have shattered the paradox of [Time Reversal] and unlocked the [SSS Rank Skill: Sword of Destruction]: [SSS Rank Skill: Sword of Annihilation]!"

Other players: "Bro, we’re still learning the rules, how can you clear dungeons already?"

Apocalypse Control Bureau: "Mr. Cross, your survival is crucial to the future of humanity! STOP THROWING YOURSELF INTO DANGER!"

Reality Hacker: Apocalypse Loop

The police had bulging eyes like bulging-eyed party favors. The police were bounding toward her with fur like emerald green skin.

Future Ethan's screams died in his throat.

Ethan pressed his trembling palms against his eyelids. Two deaths. Zero answers.

It was the eyes of the dammed that made this clear.

Strangled for missing the fish deadline.

Rend-to-pieces for trusting the cops.

Now he was going to have to crawl through the street to see if he could fight the monsters, before 11:30 a.m.

His guttural growled. On the table was steaming milk and buttered toast. Just like home.

He bumped a slice of bread. He smelled the milk. Perfect replicas.

If they imitated humans...? Would breakfast have been a trap?

But in the event you didn't obey "mom", you might as well die.

Damned if I eat, damned if I don't eat.

He swallowed the food a least he had been chewing on broken arranged pieces of glass.

Consequence shown (no fish = dead)

Revealed cause (the police called me, so he exposed himself)

The female officer - Xiao Chen - had sounded genuinely confused when he described the monsters.

Then Chief Zhang stepped in... ...and sent killers.

Another player maybe? Was he stuck in the police station pretending to be one of them?

Eyes of the Doomed not only suggested death, they also left him breadcrumbs.

30-minute dash through the monster territory

Then: lunch with a creature watching his every move

The risk she could be another predator.

He dug his fingers into the table. I have been walking on thin ice my whole life.

The keys jingled as he opened the door. Outside, sunlight painted a lie over the suburbs.

The Lamb’s Gambit