The cyberpunk + Lovecraftian elements holographic game "Crimson Soil" is about to be released.

Blake White had a stroke of luck and was chosen to become a beta tester for "Crimson Soil."

However, things quickly spiraled into the bizarre—she realized she wasn’t playing some holographic game, but had actually crossed over into a real, parallel world.

In a forest of steel and iron, people struggle to survive; beneath the neon lights, those in power raise their glasses together.

Conglomerates control the economic lifeblood, and super AIs monitor every move of every person.

Extraordinaries, cyborgs, secret cults, and aberrants all take the stage of this era...

As soon as Blake White logged into the game, she felt like something big was about to happen to her.

Question: What should you do if you discover that your in-game identity is a top-level federal fugitive, and you’re also working undercover in the official investigation department?

Answer: The most dangerous place is the safest place—put on a show of chasing myself, then look for a chance to fake my death and disappear.

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Name: Blake White

Identity: Undercover agent sent by a rebel organization to the federal investigation department.

Mission: Stay alive and level up as much as possible.

After reading the mission, Blake White thought this wouldn’t do.

Being a double agent is a dead-end job. Just staying alive and leveling up isn’t thrilling enough—she wanted to pull off something big.

Like taking down the boss and taking their place—that sounded exhilarating.

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[User Guide]

1. There are superpowers in this world. Main theme is cyberpunk, Lovecraftian elements are minor. My own cyberpunk setting—my world, my rules, no need for others to tell me how to set up a cyber world.

2. Main focus is on plot; don’t expect too much romance. Slow burn, early chapters focus on exploration, puzzles, and growth.

3. "Fourth Wall Breakers": players transmigrate in groups, shuttling back and forth between two worlds.

4. Parallel world, completely fictional—do not project onto reality. If you have strict moral expectations for the protagonist, proceed with caution.

5. Don’t mention other authors’ works in my comment section, and don’t mention mine in others’. Mutual respect, thank you. Friendly communication, peaceful discussion—hope everyone enjoys reading in a harmonious atmosphere.

[What is Cyberpunk? (from Baidu Encyclopedia)]

Cyberpunk (English: Cyberpunk) is a portmanteau of "cybernetics, neuro-mechanics" and "punk."

Cyberpunk works are mostly set in worlds where "low life and high tech" coexist. They usually feature advanced technology contrasted with a somewhat broken social structure; visually, they offer a dazzling array of effects—neon lights on the streets, iconic street ads, towering buildings, with color schemes dominated by black, purple, green, blue, and red. The story framework is one where social order is tightly controlled by governments, conglomerates, or secret organizations, and the protagonist exploits loopholes to make a breakthrough.

Cyberpunk plots often revolve around conflicts between hackers, artificial intelligence, and mega-corporations, set on a dystopian Earth in the near future, rather than the outer space settings of early cyberpunk. It marks an improvement over earlier sci-fi’s lack of focus on information technology.

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Author’s Note:

Female lead’s name: White (kui) Blake. White, pronounced like "kui."

Don’t promote other works in my comment section—this is not a promo zone. If you want to recommend something, do it elsewhere.

Bug reports get red envelopes.

If you have strict moral expectations for the protagonist, proceed with caution. If you’re particular about worldviews, proceed with caution.

Slow burn, plot-driven, lots of setup in the early chapters. Lovecraftian elements are minor, not orthodox Cthulhu, not horror. My own cyberpunk style, content leans toward the cyber settings popular in the last century—my world, my rules~

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Below is a [Cyberpunk] explainer from Baidu Encyclopedia.

Cyberpunk (English: Cyberpunk) is a portmanteau of "cybernetics, neuro-mechanics" and "punk."