ERROR: Metamorphosis

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A chilling new world unfolds in ERROR: Metamorphosis, an interconnected dungeon-crawling, monster-fighting, and puzzle-solving novel featuring Zhao Ran × Yu An.

“Newcomers, remember: never offend Team Leader Zhao. Always follow his orders—no exceptions. Don’t act without his command, don’t try to outsmart him, and, above all, never, under any circumstances, touch his hand.”

Yu An: “Got it.” (When danger strikes, grab the team leader’s hand and run.)

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Yu An wakes in a hospital, disoriented and haunted by missing memories. The sterile environment conceals lurking dangers—monsters called “Aberrants” that hunt innocent people. In this chaos, he meets Zhao Ran, a captivating pink-haired man who works for Underground Metro, an organization dedicated to hunting these creatures.

As they grow closer, Yu An discovers his old journal entry about a mysterious man from his past, a figure who feels hauntingly familiar yet remains lost to him. This revelation intertwines his fate with Zhao Ran, igniting feelings that complicate their dangerous mission.

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ERROR:蝶变
Metamorphosis
蝶变
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Wannaseegoodstuff
Wannaseegood
Dec 29, 2024
Status: c36
Never wrote a review nor did a read the whole thing but this has such low rates and it baffles me.

This has that shounen vibe, the protagonist goes through something then he has to join something, become something, or go on an adventure to deal with supernatural things, often going from weak to stronger (although idk if he gets stronger).

This is different from infinite flow, world hopping or even reincarnation in a world with supernatural things because this is the mc's world (to my knowledge) and that makes it more... more>> shounen-y and gives it a different tone because this IS the world, this IS reality, you aren't going back to nowhere, this is it.

Anyway, now onto the MC and him only, bc I can't really judge the ML still, and no other character is relevant till now.

Mc:

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I can't really understand the MC and idk if it's bad writing or if it's because of that damn amnesia! He basically remembers very little wich makes the story fall a bit flat for 2 reasons: the world and himself. The world falls flat. Right after waking up the MC remembers nothing, wich is totally fair. But then after getting to safety, although he remembers his family, knows that he was a student and stuff, we don't really get nothing about the aberrants and stuff! Like I get that he's a normal person and he probably does not know that much about it but everyone in this world knows about it! I don't know how he remembers what he studied in university so well but doesn't know a lick abt aberrants, the monsters that live in his world. Ok but maybe let's say every information that the general public knows abt the aberrants were all told to him by the internet and the ml, then why do you not know that you can't harm an eagle from the eagle organization? That's like taking a gun from a cop, if I had amnesia I would probably remember that I cannot do that, bc amnesia does not eliminate all memories. Even if this is a story I know all his memories are not wiped because he remembered his family... Ok, ignoring that, then why not tell me under what organization he was being protected? The mls organization offers exclusive protection (if you're being protected by that organization, you cant call another organization) , so I think it would be logical that others do too, so you were under what organization? If they told us this and explained why he or his family made the choice in picking organizations, it would tell us what the general public thinks about different organizations, what is said about them, or maybe it could tell us that maybe he made some bad decision in the organization that he picked. Like, he remembers stuff but nothing that's supernatural wich makes it feel like he's from another world and I really dislike it. But I understand that he needs to be cluelessly so the reader can be clueless with him and we can learn together, but he could know some stuff imo and bc he was the general public, we would know what the general public knows so the world would feel more 3d.

And the MC himself. Tbh since I read a chapter every chance it's out I can't really explain this point. In some cases the MC has weird actions and outlooks on things but this is actually fine and I think it's going to be explained.

Oh and I want to say that even though MC is a little weird and shows little emotion on some stuff, he's one of those MCs where the author describes over and over that they have no emotions (and they always end up having emotions even when the author is saying they don't have it), so that they look cool and mysterious and sigma and strong! Yhaa I hate that. But I don't think it's done here, so nice.

I like the premise, I like the world, still feeling the MC and ML but I really like this world so 4 stars right now.

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Edit:

The relationship feels very groomy, I experienced the r*pe scene (not a spoiler bc of the tags) and yeah it killed all enjoyment. It wasn't just because of the r*pe, I consume some media that has it and I can still enjoy it, but that and some other scenes purely just opened my eyes to the groomy and stale 'relationship' that they have going on. The main character is weird (I get that it's supposed to for the people in the universe but I'm a reader. I want to understand why does he feel a particular way or how does he think. It doesn't even have to be directly told to me but he's so all over with his action that I can't really get a grasp on him.)

The world is cool but I feel like how the MC interacts with it is weird and tbh more world building would be so much better.

Dropped, if I could change my ratting, it would be 3 stars. <<less
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YoriMei
YoriMei
Apr 17, 2025
Status: Completed
An extremely good story that is wonderful mix of horror, mystery and action while having a very unique setting and great world building. The MC, Yu An, is a psychopathic yandere who cares only for Zhao Ran with very little empathy for anything else. He's cold, calculative and incredibly sly, but when faced with Zhao Ran he becomes a naughty kid whose wrapped around his (ZR) finger. Although it's nice to see him grow throughout the story, I really enjoyed that his personality never deviates so much that he's a... more>> completely different person. Zhao Ran is, hilariously, the nicer of the two as he is equally obsessed with and is undoubtedly devoted to Yu An but manages to remember that there are other people in the world. It's fun watching him sweat over Yu An's actions and the lengths they both go to keep each other by their side is heartbreaking.

Since I'm the only other review for this story right now, I wanted to refute a few things so that people aren't mislead but it's hard to talk about MC and ML without spoilers, so please be warned. The short version though is that they are actually, in the context of the story, basically an extremely devoted and loving couple. They're so head-over-heels in love with each other and honestly watching them overcome adversity so that they could get their happy ending was such a pleasure.

Spoiler

So due to some events, Zhao Ran had met Yu An when he was a kid and had decided to stay with him until he reaches adulthood so that they can form a master/familiar contract. The master/familiar contracts are not always romantic or sexual, as there are people who form contracts for pure power purposes in the story.

Bluntly, I don't think g*ooming would have been possible in this scenario because Yu An is genuinely abnormal from a young age. Even as a kid he's obsessed with Zhao Ran, to the point that he casually and immediately stabbed his own left eye out with a pen when he found out he needed to be physically impaired to form a contract with Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran on the other hand, is an eldritch horror monster. He doesn't know human customs since he's essentially Cthulhu but it's very much shown in the story that should Yu An not have wanted a romantic relationship, Zhao Ran would have been fine with a platonic contract (in a sense, he would be very unhappy but he wouldn't force it). If you're worried however, nothing below the belt ever happens when Yu An is young.

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I know the tler had put a trigger warning for r*pe on chapter 23 but what is happening is actually Yu An is only being spanked, Zhao Ran pulls down his pants so that the hits land on bare skin, thus hurting more. I know it sounds suggestive so I understand why there is confusion, but the first time they do start having s*x isn't until later in the story (roughly around the 100's).

Despite all my gushing praise, I do think one of the problems of the story is that the plot kind of slows down and ignores all other problems to end on a happy ending.
Spoiler

So during the story we get hints of a New World vs Old World conflict, which basically both sides are eyeing each other for profit, safety, exploring the unknown etc. After the big climactic battle of Yu An and Zhao Ran, we immediately get another battle and then the story just kind of peters out to them being together forever and that's it, happy ending for all. I don't think there could have been a good way to explore the fact that New World and Old World are on the edge of having problems with each other when the story is nearing its end, but I do wish that it had a bit more spotlight before the story ended.

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It's been a very long time since I've read such a good story with an original setting. In a sea of world-hopping, modern or interstellar stories, reading this was like taking a breath of fresh air. The story immediately throws you into the action with little to no explanation at the very start, but the foreshadowing it provides for later events is absolutely wonderful. Even the side characters are very memorable, though I do wish Houyan Gui had more time in the spot light in comparison to Ni Lan, as badass as she is. From hilarious moments, exciting fights and a surprisingly sweet romance, I cannot stress enough how much I think you should give this story a chance. I highly, highly recommend giving this story a shot if you love monster/human couples and enjoy action packed stories. I was so hooked on this story I couldn't put it down until I had finished the entire thing.

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That said I just wanna say Ji Nan and Yu An ver. 2 have so much shipping potential, I know Yu An and Zhao Ran are obsessed with each other but! They! Would! Have! Been! So! Good!!!! Together!!!!!!

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