As for the 11/12 door I think it was a good conclusion to the doors. They had to have something special not to fall in the scary pattern doors with nothing new. I found it great that we could see all the people who died again and the night setting with them getting less and less time made me bawl : ((

The fact that all of the doors we've seen were in fact just the 12th door was chef's kiss

with the unexpected world of the 11th door. I do understand their disappointment as we all thought this high-level door would yield an even scarier monster than the lower-level doors, but I also thought it was interesting how the author chose this twist. Living in a world without each other was an even more frightening prospect than facing ghosts and monsters for both the MC and ML. That’s my take.

Wu Qi died a true cannon fodder death. I definitely feel like there was potential to be made of an additional side character, but alas the author really wanted to awaken Lin Qiushi's revenge arc. It really did feel like Wu Qi was just killed off just because though...

Another thing, I think there's been a bit of feedback on the very last arc, door 11, and it's alright, however it lacks one critical feature. Every door world we've read has either some sort of horror, gore, or a bit of psychological warfare tied into it. Door 11 is definitely focused more on the psyche and emotional well-being which is a stark difference to previous themes. I definitely got misty eyed and felt trepidation while reading those parts, but it didn't quite fit the novel's overall atmosphere just quite right (it was a bit... off I'd say, but not bad to read).

Gu Longming, "f*cker, what are you so scared of?? Like you won't die if you weren't scared? Be good now, and hurry up and talk to us. If you talk you might still have a chance to live. If you don't, you've got no chance at all." (Nothing hotter that starting a sentence off with a bang am I right?)

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"Got it got it got it, protect you, I'll tie you right onto my belt and bring you absolutely everywhere, " Gu Longming said. "I'm not the smash and dash kind of man you know... " (Wow, a gentleman with chivalry, this opportunity is quite hard to come by)

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Gu Longming, "I'm saving my back for my future girlfriend!"

Lin Qiushi ruthlessly exposed a certain cruel truth: "But he just got off from your back."

Gu Longming, "... "

Ai Wenrui peeked at Gu Longming, a little shy. "Sorry, I still like women... "

Gu Longming, through gritted teeth, "What a coincidence, me f*cking too." (Gu Longming, I am a woman, hello)

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In the end Gu Longming couldn't hold it in anymore: "f*ck dude, are you really an art student? What the c*ck and balls is this supposed to be!" (They say words say more than actions... right?)
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Gu Longming was entirely soaked. Once he came in he began to curse under his breath: "f*ckers, throwing me on a lifeboat—why don't you just throw me into the ocean huh? Goddamn jealous of my beauty or what—" (Gu Longming starting his sentences off with "F*ckers": a saga)

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Gu Longming watched as they pulled out a bottle of chili sauce, eyes bulging out.

"You guys even brought Lao Gan Ma? Did you come here to picnic?"

"Want some?" Lin Qiushi drizzled the Lao Gan Ma over some noodles they'd brought out of the dining hall.

"Yeah yeah yeah. More please." Gu Longming's expression was shameless. (Gu Longming are you sure you aren't already a bottle of hot sauce?)

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"Motherf*cker." Gu Longming hadn't seen this coming at all, and said blankly: "This brother was a mosquito demon?" (This sister is living for Gu Longming's lines LOL)

"Great." Seeing this, the group had irrefutable evidence to the truth of the hypothesis. Someone at the table blew a fuse, swearing in dialect: "This d*ck shite of a door, son of a c*nt." (I think we've found the theme of the novel?)

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Just as she wanted to ask why they were sharing a bed, she saw Ruan Nanzhu press a kiss to Lin Qiushi's cheek, calling, "Linlin, time to wake up."

Lin Qiushi mumbled drowsily, "Good morning."

Liang Miye, "... " Oh f*ck, she seemed to have learned something she shouldn't have known. The leader of Obsidian was dating one of his own members?! Wasn't that a bit too similar to her own boss?! (Liang Miye and her iconic thought process pt.1)

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Lin Qiushi watched her: "we're inside a door, and you're doing a face mask?"

"Why not do a face mask?" Liang Miye batted her eyes before really getting into it. "Oh don't you know, they all say face masks are the most effective inside the doors. Outside, the mask just goes on your flesh, but inside, it goes right onto your soul. It's true inner beauty. And cost-effective." (Liang Miye and her iconic thought process pt.2)

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Ruan Nanzhu smiled brilliantly. Sidling up to Gu Longming's ear, he stopped using his false voice. Instead, he spoke in that deep and magnetic timbre, that voice that definitely belonged to a man: "Tell you a secret, I'm not actually Yu Linlin's girlfriend—I'm his man." (SHAMELESS CONFIDENT KING!)

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"Who do you think is better looking, me or her?" Ruan Nanzhu asked.

Gu Longming was honest: "You." Even though you have a huge dick. (HONEST KING!)

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Ruan Nanzhu: "That's a bit of a shame, isn't it."

The group: "... " Not a shame at all, thank you. (I feel this is also a very appropriate novel description. Vague, mystifying, yet very in character)

In the extras, or more like the first extra since I couldn't bear to read the rest, the author plays more with the idea of Lin Qiushi's hallucinations coming out of door 11, where he thought Ruan Nanzhu was his door 12. The author... quite literally makes Ruan Nanzhu's identity a door/doorkeeper, not really sure what else I can say about that. I think the idea is fine, although common for the ML to be the big boss of an unlimited flow, but there needs to be justifications for the role change up. There were no signs or tellings of the ML being non-human (and please, no one should tag this novel "human x non-human relationship" because that's going to create misjudgments), so its just difficult to accept the ML suddenly being the big boss. Personally, the ending is almost perfect if you get rid of all this out-of-the-blue stuff.

IMO MC fits the bill of big boss way more. No relationships, estranged from family, minimal friends, only a cat that he's heavily reliant on in the beginning. This kind of identity could be fabricated much easier than ML's. Also what's with that special ability affinity to the doors? Bit of a missed opportunity there but oh well.

I am very regretful about the mystery surrounding ML's reason to entering the doors. Can we also bring up that god forsaken red, cursed bracelet?? ML literally resurrected and got a tattoo to show it. How does a door die? Do one need to knock it down? Or do I need to superglue it, channel my inner Hako Onna, then cast "Moving Things"... I really don't know at this point. Just don't tell me the extras are cannon, that ain't an excuse and if I need to grab my slipper to wack some sense into y'all then I'll do just that! : (plus the 12th door being sealed off?! What?! I'm gonna end my rambling frustrations here and state that I'm suddenly illiterate and cannot read the last few words on ch139 about the sealed door. Next, I think I'm about ready to spit out a Gu Longming number...

The build-up to their get-together was super good and yet chilling since the actress died. Right when she got her award too! That really made me sad, but yeah I think the author did a good job at making that climax so they finally got that one last push to get together. (I forgot her name, Iʼm sorry, huhu)

By the way, Cheng Qianliʼs death made me so depressed, huwaa!! I really thought the author would be kind enough and bestow us a little kindness after killing the actress, ehek. Which was also why I couldnʼt read the second extra and so on. Iʼll probably read it some time later on just to finally, finally say that I have finished it for real now. But now is just nope. Huhu... Well, if you consider months later (again, yes) is still hurtful.

However, Iʼm still grateful as we can see that he is still living happily in the eleventh door *crying a river* I still feel bad for Cheng Yixie, really.

My favorite arc would be... Hmm, I think the lady with paintings and the twin sisters. Oh, the slender man too and the burning hotel. Other than that, I donʼt remember, ehehe.

It isnʼt until the eleventh door that this theme kicks in. Yeah, the theme is really, what you give you get back. Itʼs cool and I like how the author portrays it.