by TQ Zhang
Zhao Tong is cannon fodder. As a low-level demonic disciple, he’s destined to die nameless on the battlefield. And he does, until a mysterious tortoise shell snatches him back from the grave. The shell that saves him is powered by the life force of the dying, forcing Zhao Tong to trade in souls to secure his own. Each death is a lesson, but each rebirth comes at a price. To escape his fate, he schemes his way into the sect’s gruesome Medical Camp. Here, among the dead and the dying, his power flourish but also attracts the attention of his sadistic master, Old Demon Wu, a brilliant but insane elder. Trapped in a perilous game of wits, Zhao Tong must use his endless lives to outmaneuver a monster who knows more about death than he does. To win, he must embrace the darkness before his own cheat code consumes him.
