+ The MC and ML are both smart and trust each other. I also like how their love together is sweet and innocent, while still seeming mature. These two love and care for each other and personally, I love codependent relationships, so it's great for me. The forensics and police part are also pretty accurate (as a student who takes forensic science lol).

+ I enjoyed all of the side characters and their teammates. Even when I was worried that they would betray each other, they didn't and I think that's great.

+ The side romances are also really sweet! I loved them all and I loved how the gongs are so gentle and consensual with the shous. They have distinct personalities but they all dearly love each other and the way sacrifice and devotion is ingrained within all of them— chef's kiss!

+ Each card room is pretty creative and I enjoyed all of them. They were also all pretty original. I won't say that they're the most genius thing I've ever encountered (see cons) but I enjoyed myself throughout the entire novel.

+ It was very fun! The humor was good, I had fun when they were tricking people, and some plot twists made my jaw drop. The relationship dynamics between everyone was also very sweet (especially at the end when they had a teammate with amnesia). I loved them all and I felt like I was also being carried along for the ride lmao.

- This story does unfortunately suffer from its own length because you can tell that the author was getting tired/lazy as the chapters went on. It's not too bad, but it's kinda noticeable.

- There are often inconsistencies within the story with card designs and plot lines. HOWEVER. I want to say that it doesn't detract from the story and you have to keep in mind that these are webnovels. They don't come out in one go, they're updated a chapter at a time so I can give the author grace and let it go. It's honestly not too bad either and doesn't prevent you from reading the story.

- They get preachy about mu*der and human life tbh. Other people have said this and it's true. But honestly, I can handle it as well, so just keep it in mind.

- Lastly, the mystery behind free people and the card rooms and its keepers was left open ended. Like there were a few characters that were left unspoken about, which makes me feel disappointed. But I think I'd rather them leave it like this than to give us a s*upid plot twist like Kaleidoscope of Death did (which was a great novel, but omfg was the plot twist unnecessary 💀)

~ Overpraising: Personally, I feel like YHJ and XL deserved to be praised. For one, THEY'RE THE MAIN CHARACTERS. Two, they actually did do well?? What did you expect? One is the captain of a police force tasked to solve mysteries and crimes, and the other is a forensic doctor who teaches forensics. Of course they'll do well, be OP, and get praised. Otherwise, it would just be depressing. And also, while I do agree that sometimes the praise is a bit much, it doesn't last and it's always for good reason. The flattery ends at some point, I promise.

~ Inconsistencies: Like I said in the cons, I choose to give the author grace bc it's a 600+ chapter novel, and they update as they go, so I'm not surprised that some details are lost. It's not even that bad because it doesn't really detract from the general story.

~ Childish/Immature Romance: This, I can understand because people have said that the romance felt childish, with a lot of descriptions like "he blushed as they held hands" or "his heart pounded as they looked into each other's eyes, " etc, etc. Honestly, I think it's cute. Also, it contrasts from the mu*der and danger in the story, and it makes you feel like love is even more precious, you know? Especially when it's your first time loving someone.

~ Mystery: People have said that the mysteries aren't interesting, the main characters breeze past them too much, and that there's more "tell" than "show". However, I have to disagree because I believe that the author is pretty good at what they're doing. I will admit they got lazy at the end, but it genuinely is impressive how they make such good plot lines for the story. I feel like this is a point where you'll have to see it for yourself, but I personally enjoyed all of the mysteries and they were all great.

~ Side Characters: People have said that the side characters start losing relevance and become unimportant. What webnovel were you reading?? 😭? Where did you see that? While XL's and YHJ's teammates aren't as important as them, they're still quite important?? XL and YHJ are literally the main characters, so of course the other teammates aren't as important as them. I'm not even sure what you were expecting, especially because you're so wrong. I felt like everyone had a purpose and they all worked together really nicely to help solve the mysteries and get to the next card rooms. Everyone had moments to shine, so I don't understand why people say that the side characters become "unimportant".

i honestly dont have much to say. Its so good, the plot of each card room is not repetitive, actually their cards are not THAT op, esp with the side characters. Xiao lou can just think of even more usage for those cards (ex. Hairdryer card, old ko's cards)

the romance between xiaou lou and yu hanjiang is really cute but also hot. Idk who complained about YHJ suddenly being possessive but they're partners, in life and death actually, it's normal to be possessive with a good teammate. + They arent op cause xiao lou is not really skilled in fighting. I think they could have used shao qinqges card about the duplication more often, they are honestly rich and they have such a card, (i havent finished yet so idk if those money would be put to use in the future)

Side couple with yeqi is sorry but not something 'that' needed? Their age is a bit weird and I think ye qi would be better with someone else, qingge too, not as perfect as yu hanjiang and xiao lou so it felt weird to have them when we already have those two. It's alright to have them as comedic relief but they didnt have to actually be a couple to be a comedic relief. But well, life and death situations probably pushed that relationship esp during bug thing.

old mo and long qu couple arent that op but they have their own specific purposes so they are a logical and good addition to the team. Liu qiao was a catch and was a really helpful and good addition. Lu jiuchuan was skillful, I dont have much to say cause I havent finished it yet, he hasnt been that helpful with his cards thO. Tang ci was definitely helpful with his drones, im so happy he got his legs back. Chu huaying is a monster all by herself, her cards are def good for her and the team. Old gu was also op with his brush and diff cards. Idk why these 4 doesnt use as much cards as the og team but ill just assume its cause they didnt complete the levels with S rating. Its also reasonable that they arent as helpful in thinking cause theyre probably the brawns on their previous group since they survived the j level club vs hunters.
additional comments to be added after finishing

last part I paused is k level 4-in-1 room, they started in a graveyard with bones climbing from grave and going after them and it was dark, xiaou lou used lantern tree to serve as guide. They discovered a town and are going to explore it.

wish we cld see more of their sweet domestic life!

I LOVE WINE AND SUGAR SIDE CP!!! Shao ye just wasnt it for me (as much as I liked them in doomsday secret room, they dtill give off a weird vibe to me. They love each other very much which is sweet and I can see that, which improved my impression of them, but theyre still weird to me) but wine n sugar is just chef's kiss omg thankful for the extras of them

they kiss for the first time and confess in chapter 368. I haven't read much after that, but it's essentially buisness as usual, and their interactions are the same as pre-confession. I'm sure there'll be even more fluff and dog food later on.

especially who are the people behind the hunters and how did they (the protagonists) entered this very utopia like alternate universe and basically the overarching mystery and plot, and like why did that person helped them one time when they met again they were on different sides and were enemies or were the person who helped were actually twins and stuff like that

can range from super legendary like to downright basically household necessities, I remember that arc where they need to survive at sea for seven days and they actually realized that there such cards and its actually quite necessary in some cases like that porta potty card or even the detergent card lmao

But don't skip Beacon of Troubled Times. The MC had to roleplay as the ML's wife.

For example, one always draws fairy tale cards because her older sister used to read fairy tales to her every night when she was a child. Another goes to a music school, and he draws magical instruments. One draws sports equipment, and another draws designing materials, which may be one of the most useful types of draws yet.