After Retiring From the Underworld, I Entered an Infinite Game

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[Infinite Knowledge Quiz] Question: When you return home and find a ghost resting on your bed, you rush to the door, only to hear eerie noises outside. You look out through the peephole and see another ghost preparing to open your front door. What should you do in this situation?

Among various answers like “hide in the shoe cabinet” or “hide in the kitchen,” Jie Fangcheng chooses to slowly draw his sword: first, kill the one on the bed, and then kill the one in the elevator.

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After working diligently for 1,500 years in the underworld, Jie Fangcheng finally retired as an outstanding employee.
His kind-hearted boss asked him, “Would you like to return to the mortal world? That way, you can continue your work as a 007 agent in the underworld after a hundred and eighty years.”
Jie Fangcheng nodded in agreement.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an infinite game.
The game, “Do Not Respond,” was renowned for its horror, bloodshed, and cruelty. The survival rate in its dungeons did not exceed thirty percent, and death in the game meant real-life death.
Mysterious mountain villages.
Terrifying fairy tale towns.
Apocalyptic Battle Royales…

As players contemplated how to survive in the dungeons, Jie Fangcheng diligently guided and redeemed each NPC.
Jie Fangcheng: “Hello, I’m a recently retired department manager… and now I’m back on the job!”

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It is said that a newcomer has entered the game, and the dungeon they entered has never been reset.

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It is also said that someone witnessed NPCs panicking and running around.
Player: How is that possible…

Jie Fangcheng stabbed the ghost leader with his sword, completing the redemption, and wiped his blade: “Who’s next?!”

#What kind of lousy game is this? [Do Not Respond]but I’ll respond!

#Trying to steal people from the underworld? Did you ask us, the official personnel of the underworld?

Consumption Notes:
1. Not a leveling-focused story, starting at maximum level.
2. Attack and defense mechanics deviate from the traditional rules. The game allows for forced storyline alterations and NPC manipulation.
3. Features a significant number of supporting character perspectives, god-like viewpoint, but not a large ensemble cast. Main focus is on the protagonist and their romantic interest.

Retired manager from the underworld department (shou) x a professor of Buddhist studies with official appointment (gong)

Cover art by Quan Si Ji – Er Gou (Non-exclusive character design, authorized by the artist).

Associated Names
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我从冥府退休后进了无限游戏
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Recommendation Lists
  1. SURVIVAL GAME/APOCALYPSE (BL)
  2. Unlimited Flow & Apocalypse BL
  3. Will read
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  5. Slow Burn

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Quilltoms
New Quilltoms rated it
October 20, 2024
Status: Completed
I think there are some extras after the main text that I haven't been able to find. I normally don't write reviews but I just kinda wanted to give a warning about the book. It's not anything really bad just something I wished I knew going in.

I did enjoy the book but there were definitely some parts especially near the end that are a real drag and hard to read. There's extremely long info dumps and missing sections in the translations around the last 100ish chapters

If you are reading this... more>> for romance I truly think you'll be disappointed. The romance is very slow even for a slow burn, heats up for a bit, before stagnating again. By the end of the main text
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they never define their relationship it might be in the extras but I don't know

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Pcrome
Pcrome rated it
September 25, 2023
Status: c150
AAAAAAAAAA!!! WTF IS THIS EXCITEMENT! WHAT IS IT AGAIN?? AH RIGHT!

ITS SIMILAR TO THE FEELING OF WATCHING THE CLIMAX OF A SHOUNEN ANIME---

WHERE ALL OF THE PROTAGONIST'S COMRADES ARE IN DESPAIR AND LOSING AGAINST THE ENEMIES WHEN SUDDENLY THE PROTAGONIST ARRIVES, SAYING CALMLY, "ITS OK NOW, TAKE A REST... LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME." AND THEN PROCEEDS TO FIGHT THE BAD GUYS!!

... more>> ---Yes. That's exactly how I felt watching the MC, Jie Fang Cheng always arrives in the nick of time to save the other players.

Edit: HOLD UP! THE MC would be the opm Saitama in danmei lol. People might misunderstand. His strength is absolutely physical! Rather than a horror novel, I feel like I'm watching a shounen action anime, with Xie Fang Cheng casually demolishing buildings, killing monstrous nps with a single kick and jumping off aircrafts without any parachutes!

WHY I LIKE THIS:

-All you have to know is that, it's not boring, usually, horror instances with op MC that doesn't get scared of enemies gets boring because everything feels so easy-- BUT this! AAAAAA!! It's not!

- (I mean, yes, it's very easy for the MC to kill everyone and I have a hunch that even without the help of others, he could just destroy the instance to get out but he's still not that desperate and he won't really kill anyone indiscriminately whether npcs or players unless you piss him off and he's pretty chill so he won't.)

-BUT! even with this kind of opness... It's still so Good ah!!!! Thrilling! Exciting! Exhiliriting! Scary (from the side character's pov) ! Even when the MC is so Op that every npc is scared of him, YOU WOULD STILL FEEL SCARED FOR THE OTHER PLAYERS. Because they're not just extras, they are very 3 dimensional, have a personality and can evoke the reader's sympathy. Inevitably making me feel close to them and not wanting them to die.

-MC protecting ML (gong) ? Count me in!!! AAAAAA It's very rare to see a seemingly weaker ML (physical strength) compared to the MC for horror game settings! Finally! I've always wondered why the gong always have to be stronger than the shou (for horror bl like this), even if both are op, the gong is usually slightly stronger than the shou and I'm bored of that. MC is so cool! Really, he has this charisma that will make people feel safe to be under his wing. I also like how the ML casually said "I'm weak." to cooperate with MC lol so cute. The roles are now reversed! The MC as the strongest and the ML as the smartest in the whole game! This is so satisfying ah!

Also, although the MC is certainly not the smartest... it's more like he's very lazy to think or bother with using his brain... So even though he's not in the category of "quick-witted", he's definitely NOT s*upid and even smarter individuals (like the ML) won't be able to take advantage of him just because the MC is a slow thinker. So don't worry, the MC won't be like other "brainless muscle heads that's naive and can be manipulated". Since he lived for more than a thousand years, surely he's not easy to deceive. He's simple, yes. He hates puzzles and mind wrecking situations, but his mindset and way of thinking, though bizarre, is definitely amazing and admirable. <<less
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adama_rondo
adama_rondo rated it
August 8, 2023
Status: c83
IT'S SO EXCITING! Each arc has 7 or more chapters and the longer ones usually goes up to 13 chapters with many parts and each instance is developed well with many twists and turns just to clear the instance! There is the normal way of clearing it, but because our MC is ridiculously strong he just blasts his way through the instance.

(Of course it's not just going to be him using pure force to end the instance. He is always paired with someone who does the brain works and... more>> MC just does the brawns part, ensuring his partner a smooth way to gain clues and think in peace without being hounded by NPCs)

MC is an underworld finance department manager and it's always funny when he says this because the people around him doesnt believe him (except ML).

Watching him beat up the NPCs who would usually torment players is sooo refreshing like in some novels, there are NPCs who you wished the MC could've just went and beat them up, right? Here the MC takes no sh*t from NPCs who would torment others. If he doesnt like it, the solution is to beat it to death so the problem doesnt appear (or he'd instill the fear of God into them LOL)

For me the downside to this exciting novel is the fact that we rarely get to see the story from his perspective and instead will always see it from the perspective of his companions.

The ML, , , OH EM GEEEE!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU??? He is a gentleman, and he doesn't stray away from the word gentle either. In the novel, everybody thought his temperament is good and at the same time, even though he is depicted as benevolent, some players always find it difficult to interact with him as interacting with him closer made them realize that he is not all that meek or weak. (Idk but to me he is so kafka from hsr coded, you'll know *wink*)

He is scary! The kind who would smile while also threatening someone. With the bonus of having MC by his side, he is all the more powerful. Him and MC has the same goal so they aligned themselves with eachother early! MC is there to beat up all the ghosts and whatnot so ML could smoothly lead them to a custom clearance aaaaa (power couple power couple) I REALLY LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC!

So far I've only detected fondness and indulgence coming from ML towards MC.

MC's attitude towards ML is that "let him do what he wants" and he will beat up those that stands in their way of custom clearance (one according to ML)

MC has his own bottom line too but as long as ML does not cross them, they would happily join hands destroying world after the other.

I need more couples like this! I need more black bellied ML! I NEED MORE SLY, TWO FACED (?) MLs!!!!!!

Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk<3 <<less
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karevamp
karevamp rated it
October 4, 2023
Status: c294
If you're here looking for a steady pace of emotional/physical romance then you're not going to find it here. It's there but very sparingly. VERY. Just hand holding (that wasn't even meant to be romantic. It was for their survival in a sense) and maybe a couple hugs near the end. In fact, it's more like a spiritual romance.... but that makes sense when you find out who MC and ML really are in the end ;)

The MC and ML interactions are great though, don't get me wrong, but... more>> if you want some intense action with high emotion then nah. Not here. Story is mostly about the unlimited flow events and to free the trapped souls that should've gone to the underworld. WHICH WERE ALL VERY GOOD.

It's what got me through to the end (and just to see if there's gonna be any resolution to the romance category haha)

Admittedly there was a point where it seemed like it turned into a whole different novel but it was only because of the many MANY lives MC and ML went through. Like wow. MC had it ROUGH but still kept his kindness. He's too precious T_T

It gets complicated (at least for me reading MTL haha) but I had a fun time reading it.

Never got bored even till the end. In fact, I was sad it ended. And I haven't gotten a chance to read the extras yet. Maybe I'll feel more resolved by then.

But do give it a chance despite no big romance in it :D <<less
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MukuruA
MukuruA rated it
October 15, 2023
Status: c294
High powered and super shuang all the way to the end! MC is a little bit dumdum - but he has a reason for it, and he can install a brain (ML) ahaha~ The plot inconsistencies other reviews mention all get resolved, I was worried too, but it's okay! All villains defeated >:))) I reaaaaally wanna see the 11 extras ahh, where to find ;-; I bet all the sweet stuff is in there ;A; it's okay, I have the power of imagination...

Every! Single! Arc! Every single line is... more>> a hook! The mystery unfolds and is resolved in a natural progression and every part is so captivating. The struggles depicted feel so real and touching. And the MC's power level high as the sky!

I recommend reading both the asianovel version with the MTL - the asianovel version has better grammar, but it lacks some parts of the text which can be supplemented with MTL. It mainly happens in the latter half of the novel.

The only inconsistency is probably

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Wasn't Wei Yuan dead in the Reincarnation Trial? How come they skipped the search and rescue for him in the Three Thousand Worlds ahaha? They were like, ohh I can't find Wei Yuan in the Underworld and next scene with him in the Underworld like he been there the whole time - maybe I read it wrong. But looks like the spirits dying in the Reincarnation Trials go to Three Thousand Worlds... right??

Oh, there's also the Do Not Answer game's "smart ass" - pancake auntie's son - never mentioned him after he got stranded in that one instance, but he's so minor character vibes so I get it. Probably got out with everybody, maybe there would be an extra about him treating people better hopefully, but no loss not mentioning him.

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aaaand more spoilers hehe, thoughts about MC x ML

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MC and ML actually have such an entangled fate, and although in the beginning ML doesn't explicitly state his love for MC, you can actually see some hints. From dropping his mu*derous intent to probing out MC and then finding MC is such a freaking good bean hehe. I think that ML wanted to cook a frog in warm water with this slow burn until he realized MC is dense dense. He started from hinting his affection to being outright, I love you! And then the MC was like... Love... like a bro right?! (Bromance song ensues) Oh my heart went to ML hahahaha xD I think ML wanted to woo MC with burgers and food at the beginning, so many piles of expensive food and cute clothes for MC. I guess MC doesn't show a lot of preferences for things, so practical items and good food are essential dating items. And MC likes ML's intelligence, so feels like ML would flaunt that asset around too. Afterwards when ML dies (TTATT) and becomes NPCs in the Three Thousand Worlds game, MC once was super intrigued by ML's cool mechanical wings, all touchy touchy in awe. Next instance? ML is more mecha than ever X'DD Full on AI robot controlling all robots in a city, letting MC sit back and relax with his mechanical prowess. He's like, I see what you like, here's more. Too bad about the food ML stockpiled though, probably disintegrated on death. The clothes he gave also disintegrated in a light beam, the sad sad fate of ML's gifts.

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So cute so cute.

Ji bros-Finale

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Actually the ultimate villain. I thought ML's warning would never come into play, but it do. (Still not too sure what possessed ML back then for certain - future ML? Why so... fanatic in description? Maybe extras has the explanation?) Ji Chaoyang actually the husband of Madam, one of the admins of Three Thousand Worlds... I was kinda shocked! They were just nonchalantly slipping JCY thinking about his "wife" and me being like, well that's a first time I'm hearing that I think?? They explain more though, it's ok. Ji Ge is the child of Madam (and I guess JCY) and not sure how! But JCY and JG got reincarnated into the Origin Land (world our MC comes from), they die, they go into the Underworld's game, and you can read the rest in the story. But what I wanna say is, JG may be a terrible villain, but it was sad that he was betrayed by his brother-figure and sacrificed to bring back JCY's wife. I think there was a part where JG was like, if JCY still held affection for him, JG wouldn't mind dying for JCY. But JG was betrayed twice by JCY once JCY recovered his memories from the Three Thousand Worlds. :c

Ultimately he was vanquished by the almighty power of MC, nice and short.

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Deeeefinitely need extras for the resolution of everything else though.

Special mentions:

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I liked the instance in Do Not Answer where the citizens of the city come together to fill a lake with a mountain, like a mass burial site. The lake had all the city's family, fed to nourish the city lord's baby, so they fought together to force the bosses out of hiding and also bury their dead. It was touching, especially when the elder citizen set herself on fire to deal damage to the boss, wanting revenge for her dead daughter. The instances are just really good... and it feels even better when MC swoops in to kill the wicked for the sake of the wronged.

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Ellry
Ellry rated it
April 7, 2024
Status: c308
Ive just completed the novel, the novel is translated until chapter 294 (mtl but its readable) and the last arc is on jjwxc (so you'll need to pay but I paid less than 2 USD lol)

I really love the MC, and then I started to also love the ML, at first I didnt feel anything about him but now I absolutely love them.

The romance is really really slow, its basically a shonen-like story with some BL undertones. The relationship is more definite on the last arc, so... more>> after 294, but their relationship still feel very fusional and beyond simple romance with kisses and hugs even before (at least in my opinion) .

So if you are looking for a romance novel, I dont think thats for you !

And once again I love MC so much... ive kept reading for him at first and now I dont regret it.

Thank you author for writing this, and thanks translators for translating this :) <<less
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teagsho
teagsho rated it
March 12, 2024
Status: Completed
Let me tell you that the romance is almost non-existent. It will only develop rapidly in the last arc, after the main text, in chap 295 above.

Neverthless, it all make sense since every plot is more important than to focused on the romance plot. Especially, the MC AND ML IDENTITY IS REALLY A f*ckING REAL DEAL AHHHH that kind of original identity is not even an OP thing anymore bro....

That is why, you really don't need the lover dovey part since they will always be together anyway, regardless as a... more>> lover or anything. And it is impossible for MC to fall for someone else at this point.

The romance aside, the plot is... CRAZY POWERFUL!

When you thought "Oh so the truth behind the game is like this, the enemy is them and the reason is this."

DUARRRRR!!! You are 100% wrong. The story started from the deepest layer of the plot. So, when you thought this is the end, no, you are still in one of the layer of the truth.

Let me tell you vaguely about this novel, hoping that it can arouse your interest to start reading this.

First, the MC is "the most powerful". I don't think this is vague but, to assure the reader that may have read to after the underworld game end, MC is still the most most powerful being since he is the
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CREATOR OF THE WORLD MAAANNNNNNNN

and who is he actually?

He is the Dragon God. Jie FengCheng is only the reincarnation though, he did not have any rule power anymore since he makes the rule to "ceased any god creation", and that is including him. But, do not forget that he is the only "God Creator" of this world. So he is still powerful as f*ck.

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Even though he is a slow thinker, he is actually got an accurate acument and insting. He is not dense or brainless at all!! He can understand many things if one explained carefully to him. He is dense because he is powerful, so he don't care about anyone feelings or thoughts, he can just smash everything. And, I said, he is not brainless. He just someone who is not that keen on thinking about some games. Too many conspirasy is annoying. About ML feeling to MC, MC know bro, but because ML also controlled the pace, MC also never thought to change it. I do think he is not that quick to respond to ML's feelings because he did not know what to do.

It is not annoying thing, since regardless of the status, MC always placed ML in an important place.

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That scene where ML died, how devastated MC is. You will know how deep their bond are.

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By the way, MC is shou and ML is gong. But because MC is stronger, he always be the one that protect ML, even thought ML is not weak at all.

MC is just aldjakdoowdiajsaisjs idk man too powerful.

Let's bet how many "powerful" words will be in my review. LOL

Second, the supposed to be main enemy that you thought in the underworl game, is nothing. Although, there are more plotwist awaiting ahead. I said nothing because they did not really affect the "real main plot". Insignificant.

Morover, when you think about it, later, when you almost at the end of the story, one chapter will perhaps let you evaluate whether this supposed to main enemy Ji thing is kind or not. Though, he is still super bad regardless imo.

Third, ML is the most "smartest" being. in the entire novel. And, you can say second strongest to MC, because, he is like.... hmm how can I say withouth spoiling too much, literally can not die (GYAA SPOILER) since he is not mortal/humans/or any living being. He is so smart even he can guess the underworld game plot and many other things in his brain. His cognitive brain space also super powerful. Guess what kind of being he is?

Fourth, you will be deceived by many (or some) of the background stories. Everybody's bg story is really make sense that you will believed it as it is. But, in the next "real main plot", you will realize that it is not the whole truth. Oh, expect for the players yeaaaah.

Fifth, I tell you, that this is a story about a powerful, dignified, but a kind being. He is so powerful that everyone, everybeing, feared him. No one in the world can beat him, even kill him. Even with combined external help, you can not kill him.

He is, in my mortal readers opinion, is a very kind being. Powerful, yet kind. He is kind and responsible because he is Powerful. But, many beings that he saved, bear a bad thought. They sought power that as powerful as their savior. They hope they can be freed of restrain of their savior, even thought they are saved by him in the first place.

There are many scenes, where this Powerful being, got AHHH FREAKING unthinkable resentment, from the people that he protect and saved. You will teared up on how unjust it is, for the Poweful protector, being hated, betrayed, even hurted. So, the Powerful being, realized that he is being so strong, will make the world, the being he is saved, go into chaos. Since no ones can kill him, he let himself be killed voluntarily, voluntarily weaken himself into deep slumber, hoping his choice can make the saved beings, lives better.

HOW CAN YOU NOT CRY MY DEAR FELLOW READER!!!!!!

I really like in the last chapter of main story, that Powerful being realized that he is now like a real mortal, can be freed from responsibilites, and have lighter burden on his shoulder.

After finishing this, like all kind saved being, I always want to pray, hoping that the Powerful being, can reincarnated into a happy place where he can rest peacefully, freed from any tiring thought. This being is really done more than enough.

Please, be happy. And, thank you for the hardwork.

I really don't know why I ended up telling a tale but I really want you guys to see this Powerful being. Truly a fascinating story.

Sixth, if you read carefully, you will understand the plot better. It is not info dump, the information about the past and everything dropped at the suitable pace.

Seventh, rest assured, every forshadowing or question about the plot or character, is answered in the end. You just have to remember the scene carefully. For example, there will a scene between Ji Dai and Zhang DaoWu. Remember who is JD and ZDW, then proceed to read the scene. It is easy to understand when you remember each of the character. I give them as the examples because, regarding their identitiy, it is nearly impossible for them to meet, even converse. And, when you switch pov to ZDW, you will he confused if you don't remember who is JD, since JD in ZDW's eyes is a god-like existent.

Well, several side charas ending still unanswered, but in my opinion, they will go to the underworld as a soul, because at the last fight in the Three Thousand Worlds, all the players got ejected and protected. And if I am not wrong, MC said something about let all being in the game 3000 world go to underworld when they died (?), I completely forget about it but I am open to any rebuke about this.

Eighth, there are many lovely and powerful side charas~ especially in the underworld game, they are cuties in my opinion, having know the entire plot now.

Absolutely recommended!

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Blithe
Blithe
January 26, 2024
Status: c94
Since I didn't complete this novel I'll refrain from rating it.

Is it a well- written novel? Yes. Does every character have their own personality? Yes. Do I still want to continue reading this novel ? No.

I've read like hundreds of games world, unlimited flow novels by now. Some of them have been generic to say the least. Some of them stood out from the rest. This novel had a unique main character, a non-human entity who has more brawn than brain. His brash but fun character was entertaining to read... more>> about at first, but slowly every arc become insipid and repetitive. Villain NPCs and even more cruel humans being beaten down by the MC again and again while the side characters are quietly dying off in the background.

The author tried to show the gray side of human kind, that people were both good and bad but it did not hit the mark.

I felt no spark between ML and MC either.

Honestly, the only thing I liked is the fact that there is one female character that had a significant role in this novel. Not many BL novel have good female characters and I appreciate that this novel portrayed women well. <<less
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Nyaa.23
Nyaa.23 rated it
August 14, 2023
Status: c215
A finance manager from the underworld sudenly got involved in an infinite game w dead souls as players n even gruesome truth.

Pros:

OP MC but not w an overly the top behaviour. MC has a soft side to him. In every instance, MC be like: this is easy, lemme just off-ed the boss. MC used to be human, kinda reminds me of XieLian from TGCF ... more>>
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MC used to be a crown prince n he go to war n stuff starts spiraling down

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ML has an edge to him. At first I thought he was a villain, he was scary. There's some mystery surrounding who or what ML is.

GOOD SIDE CHARACTERS. OMG. The side charas have personality y'all. They think for themselves n act around w/out MC. I was shocked to find out some side charas actually got off-ed by author behind the scenes. But this is a good sign, why? Cus imagine a timid weak peraon in an infinite game, they won't survive unless there's someone helping them.

Each arc is around 20 ish chapter. The instancea are nothing new but MC choice of action made it fun to read

Cons:

190 chaps in n MC has only realised that ML likes MC. They never even hold hands 💀

After 200+++ chaps, things could get boring. So what did author do?? Make a whole new plot waay diff from the synopsis.
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turns out, the people in the infinite game that MC is playing, even MC himself are only NPCs of another infinite game (let's call it game B). So MC's world is a small world in the 3k world that is allegedly dying out, so magically an infinite game starts in the small world to squeeze out the remaining resources of the dying world.

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Nothing about the villains. Only managed to slap their faces ONCE.
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supposedly the bad guy is the number 1 player n his bro. Lil bro got an interesting hobby of taking important NPC's body part out of the game into the players lobby and this causes a lot of problems for the next batch of player. I think around chap 180+ MC reveal the lil bro secret. Then, bad guys off-ed ML n they escaped to infinite game B. MC vowed to take revenge n enters the infinite game B

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All in all, it's nice to read. Will I catch up the rest of the story?? Nope. I feel like we were going somewhere before author started the hidden plot. I thought we were gonna kick some ass n slap some faces but no. And no romance. If author keep things like now, it'll probably ends w 400+ chaps. And I don't have the commitment for that <<less
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ylial
ylial rated it
March 30, 2024
Status: Completed
Another good unlimited flow novel~ Quite hilarious and the love the Mc-ML interactions

Plot focused and lil to no romance. I like the story since there are new concepts like another infinite game, original identity of MC and Ml, etc

Downside: I sometimes get headache reading some of the ch's. Villains are quite annoying. MC is too good for me. Hopes: I wish the side story focuses on the romance, and more past stories on the traitor admins.
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Arina-chan
Arina-chan rated it
January 11, 2024
Status: Completed
It's a great read, but the plot become so complicated and there was a lot of info dump that at the end I glazed over the last few chapters.

At some point, it was also frustrating because

... more>>
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In all of the flashbacks, MC just gave so much to everyone and he got paid dust. It kind of made me so disillusioned, like really it feels like no matter how much he gave people will always be f*ck it up. It made me so angry and frustrated lol

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The dynamic between ML and MC is cute and I got teary eyed when the background info was told. This started off very lighthearted but it becomes quite heavy for me. I was frustrated in some of them, but it was still a good read, recommended. 4.5/5 <<less
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greenHills
greenHills rated it
December 26, 2023
Status: Completed
The description kinda sounds like face-slapping OP MC, but most of the book is shockingly plot focused. I noticed major gaps that made reading the asianovel version nonsensical from ch144-145 (and swapped to MTL afterwards, which gets a little messy but is mostly readable).

I like the MC and ML's interactions, but they really don't get anywhere beyond "haha bro you're hitting on me... we're still good brothers though right haha" and handholding. "0 feet away from each other in the pool cuz they aren't gay" sort of deal. Romantic... more>> undertone, honestly kinda more Brönte-quote-like when you get into their backstories and how some of the abilities are carried out.

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a complete opening of mind to one another is what enables their original selves to create what they did in the first place, and that trust later also seems to make it easier for the ML to save the MC.

The MC's collapsed mindspace and him being literally made from ashes is also an interesting explanation of why he's rather dense and doesn't like thinking terribly much.

There were more world layers than I expected (original small world (with the MC's underworld) to 3k worlds realm).

I wish the earlier half foreshadowed the latter a little better. It was there (with the Wax Museum copy making it particularly obvious, especially with the "Zhuangzi dreams of a butterfly" line), but I guess I just wasn't expecting the MC and ML's identities to be so... explosive?

It's like, damn. These dudes aren't just mini world bigshots, they're the real deal.

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Konzenkoryuu
Konzenkoryuu
September 22, 2023
Status: c186
So far, I think this is absolutely hilarious.

Our MC Jie Fangcheng is the all-brawns little-brain type... and knows it and uses it to his advantage. Repeatedly. xD He's the type that has his own common sense, and sticks to it.

In that sense, he needs Zhang Do'an to level him out.... from what I've seen so far, Zhang Do'an is all intelligence, little physical capabilities. ... more>>
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Although... maybe he used to have strong capabilities and now doesn't? It said something about his soul being shattered, and he can certainly intimidate people with just a look...

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I think he's ML? It isn't completely certain yet, but I'm like 90% sure. Also, everyone around the two are shipping them together xD

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there have been hints that Zhang Do'an knows Jie Fangcheng... or at the very least, knows of him. I'm betting on knows. Our MC has flat out asked if they've met before and was apparently given a truthful "no", but then... I have a funny feeling that Zhang Do'an is reborn or something, so it wouldn't really be a lie that his current body and our MC haven't met before.

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I think the source I'm reading from is slightly edited mtl? Since Jie is sometimes replaced by Xie and Zhang is sometimes replaced by Jong or An or another homonym. And there's random lines that say "cannot be translated/nothing to translate" But I'm invested enough to keep reading anyway, at least so far.

Warning that this is super super super slow romance. The MC and ml, by ch 157, are only friends, and while it's hinted (not stated, hinted) that the ML likes the MC, the MC is too dense to notice yet. I did add the power couple tag though because these two are clearly the powerhouses in every game they go in, and everyone around them knows it too.

Hmm. Not sure I feel about the twist here. I was slightly spoiled by reading someone else's review, so I knew it was coming, but was curious to see how it would be handled, and I really don't know how to feel about it.
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Like seriously, was killing the ML the only motivation for Jie-ge to try and figure out and head up to the next level of reality? >.< I'm kinda witholding complete judgement until a little further on, but that was annoying.

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nitan
nitan rated it
July 8, 2024
Status: Completed
It was ALOT but its also pretty fun. Time flies when I was reading this, I really couldn't put it down. Each arc flows together really nicely, but some parts are kinda rushed + it felt like they really dragged on just to explain the bigger world/background but it's fine....

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If you don't want to get spoiled, look away! But I think there should be some warning for other readers that there's a part where the ML dies. The MC doesn't really process the trauma, so you don't get to do it either. The ML does come back as different individuals he meets, in a new game, in new instances. But it's not the same... eventually all of these individuals just accumulate into ML being the original system/data.

His character was so prominent and fun in the first half, but ever since he died the first time, he became a secondary character, and we focus a lot more on the MC's backstory. All the supporting cast also disappears.

Honestly it reads a little like 2 novels slapped together. Even characters like LG didn't get cleared up properly. It's abit disappointing, because we've been through so much with them. Also, the face slaps to the antagonists (the 6 administrators, Ji brothers) are so... last minute. It wasn't satisfying at all.

But the backstory for the MC is expanded and fleshed out again and again repeatedly in so many different instances that honestly, I was so done with it. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but I'm not THAT interested in his background or life story when the ML is nowhere to be found still y know? And I really couldn't give a f*ck about his old boss's entire backstory either (thats literally just the span of the last arc..)

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Charlene Chua
Charlene Chua rated it
June 25, 2024
Status: c294
At this point, I've completed all chapters available. For me, the author enjoys embedding all the hidden plots too much too that the attractiveness of story has fallen half way. Romance is non-existance. Appreciate if someone could share raw link to extra chapters to mtl. I need some sort of closing to story since I've persistence till the end.
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rxel9192
rxel9192 rated it
February 8, 2024
Status: Completed
Great story. The romance is more like a sub-plot compared to the main plot. The plot seems really straightforward until you hit a plot twist, which made the story even more enjoyable. While the MC is strong from the start, that doesn't mean that he solves everyone's problems.

The side characters all had their own personality and didn't wait for the MC to save them like a damsel in distress, and our MC is strong but flawed. Our ML, on the other hand, appears gentle (but is really only gentle to... more>> our MC) and like an elite member of society, but not very strong in terms of martial force. You could call their combination brawn and brains hahaha.

The story had a lot of different elements of human nature that came together, with some rather philosophical views. All my questions throughout the story were solved in the end, and the enemies all died. Also, the extras were adorable and made me want more!

This is probably my favorite infinite horror novel (and made me write a review on this site for the first time). <<less
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.Lance
.Lance rated it
December 26, 2023
Status: Completed
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I was extremely distraught when the cheeky bastard ML DIED

The plot got so complicated so fast and as someone with about the same amount of braincells as Jie Fangcheng, I got a major headache trying to figure out what was happening without Zhang Daoan there explaining everything

A lot of people are saying that MC is really dense. I feel that while that's true, after ML died and MC was going through the new game, I think he definitely knew but just pretended not to. I'm not sure how to explain, but it felt like he was waiting for ML to fess up and confirm their relationship

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