There's actually different types and levels for each dungeon, like there the one that focus on deduction, there's the one mainly about physical strength, etc. That's why each of them feel fresh at least for me.

although, we do get some of the PVP stuffs later

If there's an annoying a** character it's probably means they are high on something lol, it's deliberate, not the author writing at fault

imagine being the only one "alive" from your birth

Long story short, his dad fall to his death when they were hiking. Then his mother got crazy and blame him because on how much she loves his father. BUT, he still takes care of her until she died, and then ML quits his high paying job, he then goes around the world and do odds jobs to pay for the travel, so that he can enjoy his life and freedom I guess ?

ML got his mother's "crazy for love" gene so I guess he's in denial or want to protect MC from his crazyness

1. Three people become ghosts
2. Xiao Ming's Daily Life
3. Sand, sand, sand (i think this's supposed to be a dragging sound effect?)
4. 8 hours game battle (it's technically a city arc but...)
5. Fear of the full moon
6. Eternal day (this is a backstory arc)
7. Brain invasion
8. Thousand-man pursuit battle (also a city arc, kinda a PVP)
9. Dark war (i forgot lol)
10. Evil drop
11. Doomsday syndrome
12. Dou zhuan
13. Homeland/Suprise
14. Ants
    
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As for ML... if both MC and LYH a prisoner? ML: as long as I reach MC... (LYH: *air*). Even one of the bosses who had MC and LYH captive was like "what about the girl?" ML: does it matter since they're both there?

Initial ramble:

The first game is fairly fun and interesting (though I'd be riding on people's coattails to pass, for sure). I like Li Yinhang, as she's by far the most relatable person to the reader - along for the ride, but at a level that matches the average reader. The fact that she started searching for her roommate was sweet and human... but I wish she was able to help the two MLs a bit more or figure out a clue without the direction being wrong, lol. The other thing I like is that the MLs don't entirely treat her like air when she's not needed to chime in as a prop. They make sure she's safe and keep her guesses in mind. (Edit: I spoke too soon on this, lol. I think Nan Zhou is genuine (relatively) ; Jiang Fang is just pretending to be nice for Nan Zhou. Haaa.. JF helped LYH solve a psychological problem, but immediately changed face when he was done - "didn't want a burden dragging his team down." Ew. Understandable since life and death situations, but putting it like that after going through several instances together is just sociopathic... and he's starting to reveal that he's a faker and his obvious bias for Nan Zhou. It gives me the chills.)

On another note, the two MLs just seem... out of this world, as if the author needs to make them standout to make us like them and put them in a low-worry mystery genre rather than a life-and-death game. I can already tell the MC will be dense when it comes to EQ and the ML slow cooking him with sweetness until he's ready. (As I read more and more gets revealed, I can see why author does make the Nan Zhou stand out; JF is just a stereotypical ML with a tragic back story).

Their introduction definitely made them bigshots, but also extremely eccentric. Nan Zhou's 5 seconds to suddenly gauge and decide on an identity to avoid suspicion? For me, the situation was jarring, especially when the POV suddenly switches to his perspective and all I can do is wonder how geniuses' brains worked. Also, why are the "NPC"s annoyed at him just because he does things a little off? It seems like an attempt at humor where you make fun of the System, but ends up falling flat and makes the story lose the "horror" atmosphere. (There's some inkling of why revealed where I'm at now, so I'm glad it isn't a random trait).

Romance-wise, I WANT TO ROOT FOR THE SHIP, but if I don't understand the logic behind a pairing, showing it too early makes me balk from it. I believe there's a reason why Jiang Fang immediately liked Nan Zhou, otherwise I feel he's a bit too quick in trying to romance MC. (Edit; where I'm at, there is a reason for this as well... but now JF is just a possessive, manipulative ML I find uncomfortable since he's onesidedly focusing on NZ. You don't end up a good guy just because you're good to one person and nice to everyone else because you don't want to drop your mask in front of the person you like. You can tell JF would drop LYH in a flash if NZ said he didn't want to bring her any more, no arguments).

Also, despite being tagged manly gay couple, the author's notes were quick to call Nan Zhou Jiang Fang's wife...... It's a pet peeve, but I personally wish people stopped feminizing men just because they're likely the bottom.

I love how the story delves into philosophical questions: What is the nature of our world? What happens to the fictional worlds we create? Could we be the creations of another species that reside in a more advanced world ourselves?

I loved the MLs personality, one of my fav Mls. MC is adorable, and his bluntness is funny.

I really enjoyed reading about their past and found the MLs insecurities about admitting he's in love very interesting a new. It made me cry when the MC died, even tho ik he comes back.

First Li Yinhang (I'm super bad with names so even tho I just finished this novel I might haven't gotten her name a little wrong), I rlly like her, and find her quite realistic, she didn't become super strong, and stay very kind, I like that she was very included.

Now Chen Sufeng, he didn't become super prominent till near the very end, although we do meet him much earlier. I cried when he chose to die, and the fact everyone no longer remembers him...

I dont actually remember his name because the MTL kept messing it up but the high dimensional Yuan dude. Didn't care to much about him, he was annoying but I understand why he was.

Everybody else's names aren't fresh I'm my memory so maybe I'll talk about them later

Nan Zhou

In the novel he was described as someone beautiful with perfect proportions, he seems kind to me, I see that it is a bit difficult for him to express his emotions

Jiang Fang

a good character who has reasons for his actions, I found it curious how the first time he saw Nan Zhou was in a fairytale

I'm not going to lie, when they first described it I ran to find fanart-

The first thing I thought?

Handsome.

Li Yinghang

My favorite character. I thought she was nice, she quickly became my comfort character. I could easily identify with the things she did. If you look closely you can see that she grew as a character, now she has more confidence. I love her so much ❤️❤️