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Stuck In A Monster Loop
Stuck In A Monster Loop
作者: Beckham

Chapter 1

作者: Beckham
The words carved into my arm sent a chill racing down my spine.

If what they said was true… didn't that mean I had already been killed by the monster fifteen times?

"That's impossible… maybe it's just a sick prank…" I murmured under my breath.

But when I lifted my arm slightly, a tearing pain shot through me, making my whole body flinch. The wounds split open, and warm blood seeped out.

The wounds were deep and shallow by turns, warped and jagged, absolutely horrifying to look at.

Yet all I remembered was falling asleep at home. How could so many injuries appear out of nowhere? And why did I have no memory of them at all?

"Could I really have carved these myself?"

A shiver ran through me. I forced myself to calm down, reasoning it through.

"If it's just a prank, the worst is that I've been fooled. But if it's real… then I'm in serious danger. Better to assume it's all true, just to be safe, and treat it seriously.

"Still… I have no memory of any monster. Does that mean I was killed again in the last loop, and my mind was wiped clean? If so, this would be the start of a new cycle. Which means… I've actually died sixteen times, not fifteen."

I got to my feet, intending to find a utility knife to carve a new mark into my arm.

When I turned my head, I saw my knife lying right beside my pillow. Faint traces of blood still clung to the blade. I never kept it there—normally, my utility knife stayed in the pen holder on my desk.

Without hesitation, I picked it up and etched a fresh mark into my arm, gritting my teeth until it was done. Then, carefully, I slid the knife into my pocket.

The moment my hand went in, my fingers brushed against a folded scrap of paper.

On it, in shaky red writing, was a single line:

[The monster is tampering with my memory. Trust no one. Not even myself.]

I tucked the paper back into my pocket and lowered my head in thought.

Even though my memories were wiped each time, the blood on the knife and the writing on the paper proved that physical traces seemed to survive the reset.

Sixteen deaths. Sixteen cycles. In each one, I must have tried to leave myself clues.

I still knew nothing about the monster. If I wanted a way out, I had to gather every scrap of information I could.

Wasting no time, I began searching the room. After all, no one knew my hiding spots better than I did.

Sure enough, tucked away in familiar places, I found two more notes.

[The monster's cycle isn't endless. If you can't escape within a set number of loops, you will die. Permanently.]

[The monster is cunning and deceptive. It hides well and can take human form. But I suspect it can't kill at will. It must meet certain conditions first. I still haven't figured out what those conditions are.]

These, too, were messages I had left for myself—warnings from past loops, reaching across death to keep me alive.
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  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 11

    If I did nothing, I would treat today like any other—pass three hours in complete ignorance, and then die.And in every loop, it would be the same: death after death, over and over, without ever realizing there was a monster right beside me.But this time… it had told me.Either the monster was unbearably stupid and found sick pleasure in watching me thrash in despair… Or it was required to tell me, in order to fulfill the conditions for killing me.Through countless loops, I had confirmed three truths:The death loop was real.The loop had a finite number of cycles.And the monster could take human form.But altering memories? That was a power I had never once witnessed.In the end, the loop itself erased my memory. With a mind wiped clean, what use was there in tampering with it further?That so-called ability was a deliberate lie, slipped in to cloud my judgment.The monster's real abilities numbered exactly three.And so did its death conditions:Anyone who learns all

  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 10

    I remembered the long recording—how the "me" from the previous loop had read aloud the carved words on my sister's arm, his tone tinged with suspicion.Now I understood why I had deliberately spoken those words out loud back then.Even when trapped in the same loop, the clues each person uncovers vary drastically, shaped by differences in intelligence, decisiveness, and sheer luck.And Kiera's carved message… it was almost identical to the one on my own arm—only a few phrasing differences. That alone was deeply wrong.Unless… that message was something the monster had wanted us to know from the very start.Me, my sister, my father, my mother—every one of us had been nothing more than toys in the monster's hands. From beginning to end, we'd never stood a chance.It felt as though ice was sprouting from my very bones, stabbing outward, making me tremble uncontrollably.No hope. No way out. Never again. I'd never escape…No. No! I forced the panic down, clinging to reason like a d

  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 9

    Before my consciousness completely dissolved, a spark flared in my mind.With the last of my strength, I forced out the most crucial clue in my broken and fading voice, "Bath… room…"After listening to the three recordings on my phone, I sank into thought.The third was so long I'd played it at double speed, even skipping part of the middle.Even so, by the time I'd gathered every clue and finished listening, a long stretch had passed since I'd woken up.Unbelievable… I've already gone through this many loops…"This is the nineteenth cycle," I murmured to myself. "But who knows how many times I can loop before it ends?"My mind kept circling the word bathroom.It was the last thing I'd said before dying in my previous loop. It had to mean something. It could even be the key to escaping."Could there be a hidden door in the bathroom? A way out?"I searched every inch, but found nothing."This note says there were strange noises in the bathroom, along with blood-red writing. B

  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 8

    I stared at my sister. A chilling thought crept into my mind.If there were more than one monster, how could I be certain Kiera wasn't just one of them in disguise? In the worst case, maybe Father, Mother, and Kiera had all already been replaced, leaving me as the only real human in this house.My expression must have betrayed me. Kiera studied my face, sighed, and abruptly rolled up her sleeve.There, etched deep into her arm, were lines of text.[Monsters have infiltrated this house. Every time they kill me, I fall into a loop. It can take on the appearance of others, so never trust anyone completely. The monster kills according to certain rules. I have to figure out its pattern. Its loops are limited. If I don't find a way to escape soon, I'll be trapped here forever.]I read the words aloud under my breath."Now," she said, "do you believe I'm just like you? I've gone through this cycle many times, and from the clues I left myself before, I learned the truth—both of our par

  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 7

    He spoke at an agonizingly slow pace, voice low and heavy, "Have you noticed… your mother's been replaced by a monster."His words made my heart jolt, though I recovered quickly.Of course. It didn't make sense for me to be the only one who'd discovered the loop's secret while my father knew nothing.So he was trapped in it too.No wonder he'd been so uncharacteristically silent at the dinner table.He must have been unsure which of us was the monster in disguise, so he hadn't dared speak.Relief eased my chest—at least I wasn't fighting this alone.I quickly told him everything I'd figured out, including my method for avoiding the monster's kill conditions.Father listened, thoughtful, before his brow furrowed."Even if we can avoid being killed… there's still one problem. We can't leave this house."I frowned, glancing toward the kitchen. "Mother" was still washing dishes, apparently oblivious to our conversation."Can't we run for it now, while she's distracted?" I whispe

  • Stuck In A Monster Loop   Chapter 6

    I ran through the possibilities in my head.Based on everything I'd observed so far, the monster's kill condition was either three consecutive exchanges in a conversation or agreeing to—or refusing—all of its requests three times in a row.If that was true, then I had a way out.Next time I faced it, I'd follow one pattern: agree once, stay silent once, refuse once.That way, no matter which theory was right, I'd dodge the condition entirely.Of course… if both guesses were wrong, I'd just have to accept my fate.Decision made, I clenched my teeth and reached for the door handle.But before I could open it, a knock came from the other side.So it had decided to come to me this time."Jason, why are you still in there? Lunch is ready. Come out and eat.""Alright," I replied, swinging the door open, agreeing to its first request."Don't just stand there, help me bring the bowls and utensils."I stood frozen, neither helping nor refusing outright. For the second request, I kep

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