Chapter 1 Anomaly

"Ah..."

With a scream, Shen Wei woke up in a hidden grove, drenched in sweat.

"That was terrible. I dreamed I was acting heroically and a bunch of thugs chopped off my right hand, and I bled so much..."

Shen Wei muttered, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken.

But when he looked at his wrist, his pupils suddenly shrank. There was still un-dried blood on his wrist, and his palm was completely different from before.

His right hand was now pitch black, and in the center of his palm was a red tattoo-like eye, which looked extremely eerie and terrifying.

"What the hell is this?"

Shen Wei looked at his strange right hand and felt a chill run down his spine.

"Heh heh heh, kid, I'm your savior. If it weren't for me, you would have bled to death long ago!"

A strange voice echoed in Shen Wei's mind.

"Who? Who... who is talking?"

Shen Wei knew that those who usually laughed "heh heh heh" were the villains, so he cautiously looked around. The surrounding area was a quiet and secluded forest, and there was nothing unusual to be seen.

"This is just my luck. Before my cheat arrived, the villain came first..."

*Slap*

A loud slap directly stunned Shen Wei.

"Where are you looking? This great one is far away in the horizon, right in front of you..."

He stared blankly at his right hand, which was making strange movements, with an expression of disbelief.

"I can't control my right hand anymore. It actually has its own ideas, can you believe that?"

Just as Shen Wei was still in shock, the strange right hand spoke again.

"Kid, you said I saved your life. How are you going to repay me?"

There was a hint of malice in the voice of the strange right hand.

"How about... when I do anti-aircraft missions in the future, I'll use my left hand instead of you, okay?"

Sensing its malice, Shen Wei said cautiously.

"Heh heh, no need for that. I saved your life, so you should dedicate your body and soul to me. That's not too much to ask, right..."

Before it could finish, Shen Wei used a sharp tree branch to instantly pierce through his own palm, pinning it to the ground. But strangely enough, the pitch-black right hand didn't shed a single drop of blood.

"Strike first to gain the upper hand. Isn't that right, my dear right-san..."

Shen Wei smiled wickedly, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

"Heh heh, kid, you're ruthless and decisive. You're something! But you're not good enough in front of this great one..."

The strange right hand suddenly broke free from the shackles of the branch, and then a strange energy burst out, instantly sending the branch flying into a giant tree.

"Ant, your dying struggle is meaningless..."

As the strange right hand spoke these words, Shen Wei suddenly felt that his body could not move. Then he felt the energy in his body gathering towards his right hand. His once-glowing skin became rough and unbearable, and even his consciousness became blurred.

"To die here, I'm really not willing..."

Perhaps the resentment in Shen Wei's heart moved the heavens. After a burst of white light, he suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Dear Mr. Shen Wei, welcome to the world of Rule Anomaly. You are now in the single-player instance "Cozy Home". As long as you survive past 12 o'clock on the night of the Blood Moon, you can return to the real world! Friendly reminder, tomorrow is the night of the Blood Moon!

Shen Wei stood in a room shrouded in spotlights. The mechanical voice that appeared out of thin air made him feel uneasy.

Because Shen Wei found that his strange right hand was suppressed and could no longer make a sound. After thinking for a few seconds, Shen Wei decided to do what the strange voice said.

"Was I caught by aliens? Aliens play pretty perverted games, Rule Anomaly? What should I do?"

The spotlights disappeared. While looking around the room, Shen Wei called the police! To his surprise, the police couldn't be reached. He then called his friend, but there was no answer. At this time, Shen Wei finally felt that something was wrong!

"Damn it, luring the enemy in deep. I fell for it. I still couldn't avoid it. I even merged with this kid completely. Damn rules, who is in charge of all this? It's really sneaky..."

Shen Wei's dark and strange right hand seemed to be furious and out of his control, frantically smashing the walls of the bedroom. But it couldn't cause the slightest damage to the walls.

"Is it really this outrageous?"

Although Shen Wei couldn't believe it, he quickly accepted the reality!

"Damn kid, it's all your fault..."

Seeing the dark and strange right hand transfer its anger to him, Shen Wei took a pen from the bedside table and directly pierced his right hand, pinning it to the wall.

But that was useless. His strange right hand suddenly broke free of his control and then gave him a fatal blow.

"Aww!"

Shen Wei screamed and jumped more than a meter high.

"Kid, now we're in the same boat. I advise you to be peaceful..."

The pretentious voice of the strange right hand echoed in Shen Wei's mind again.

"Okay..."

Shen Wei stretched out his left hand with a painful expression and shook his right hand gently to show that he would live in peace.

"Hmph, it's good that you know what's good for you..."

This guy snorted coldly and went to bang on the wall again.

Shen Wei ignored it and began to observe the bedroom. It was a typical boy's room, with a single bed, a desk, and a wardrobe. On the desk, he saw an alarm clock, a monkey doll holding cymbals, and a piece of white paper!

Shen Wei picked up the white paper at random. Some seemingly contradictory rules were written on it!

Rule 1: There is no grandpa at home. If you see someone who looks like grandpa, please immediately hold grandma's portrait in your arms.

Rule 2: You cannot leave the cozy home. You can trust grandma, but don't trust her completely!

Rule 3: The daytime is safe, but if you find that the door of grandma's bedroom is open, please return to your room immediately!

Rule 4: When you are home alone, pay attention to the guests knocking on the door. If they are wearing a black hat, please do not let them in!

Rule 5: Your parents have hidden many secrets. Finding them may be helpful to you!

Rule 6: If you find someone spying on you in the dark, don't worry. That's just your family's love for you. They are afraid that you will encounter danger. (Rewritten after being crossed out)