Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.
Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.
Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.
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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

On that day, the fog blocked everything. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship.
On that day, he stepped through the thick fog and confronted a completely subverted and fragmented worldathe old order had vanished, strange phenomonoms dominated the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets of ships challenged the sea that had become the last ember of lights for the civilized world.
All of this while the shadows of the old days were still stirring in the deep sea, waiting to to devour this world that was about to die.
But for the new captain of the ghost ship Vanished, there was only one question he had to consider firsta Who knows how to drive this ship?!

aI thinka| my boyfriend is trying to kill me,a Lin Sanjiu muttered.As she thought about that rich, handsome, and gentle boyfriend of hers, she could not help but tremble all over.At the present, someone close to her had personally raised the curtains to an apocalyptic hell, and slowly, it was creeping up to her.a-What if earth devolved into a apocalyptic hellhole? What if you found out you not only have to survive just one apocalyptic event but have to struggle through multiple worlds with different end-world scenarios? And you get to meet more superpowered crazies than you can imagine!Presenting the worst nightmare that your weird doomsday prepper neighbour with a bunker full of canned beans could have, Doomsday Wonderland is a novel filled with subverted tropes, non-OP characters and a female friendly label which offends all politically correct fanatics.As aluckya humans evolved to posthumans with abilities to adapt to the New World or mutate into disgusting duoluozhongs to survive, follow Lin Sanjiu as she struggle through the multiple challenges to just live one more daya| and make sense of this New World that will no longer be the same.

A price is always exacted for what fate bestowsaadapted from Zweigas Mary Queen of Scots.
aIam a nobody, with no time to notice the brightness of the sun.
aMy parents couldnat help me, and I wasnat highly educated. I had no choice but to make it on my own in the city.
aIad applied to many jobs, but no one ever hired me. Maybe itas because Iam not good at expressing myself, and Iam not the best communicator. I guess I just havenat shown enough ability.
aOnce, Iad eaten two loaves of bread over a three-day period. Hunger kept me up at night. At least I paid a monthas rent in advance, so I didnat have to face the cold winter wind outside.
aFinally, I found a job at the hospitalas morgue, keeping vigil over the dead.

Police officer, would you believe me if I say this is an Iyashikei game?
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Translatoras Summary:
Han Fei is a comedy actor who is down on luck.
Things seemed to be turning for the better when he was given an expensive gaming helmet to a virtual reality game called Perfect Life, a soothing iyashikei (slice-of-life) game that heals oneas soul.
Little did he know what he thought was heaven was actually a hell filled with terrifying ghosts and vengeful spirits.