MC's background is full of real-world horror. He's unlikable and scares other people, even without meaning to. ML is the first person he connects to as a kid (they're both kids at the time, for the record)... and then, of course, ML dies horrifically. MC forgets about him, and it's only once he remembers his true childhood that the story really begins to kick off.

Literally anything. There's a strong implication that he sold his body as a kid to try and get him and ML out of the orphanage. He drives people insane with their own desires. He murders, steals, deceives, and forces cruel choices that make people wish they were dead.

This purity is described as 'monstrous' in both their cases, and it's truly an appropriate descriptor. MC is not human, and despite his final choice, he arguably remains so for the duration of the story. Humans have fickle desires and those desires change based on context and situation; the same isn't true for MC and ML.

Even the morally good characters are shown to struggle with this because they're human. The few times MC comes close, he's almost immediately removed from the situation (death, isolation, etc). There's a reason for this, but it keeps him as 'monster with a tinge of humanity' rather than 'human with monstrous characteristics.' Same for ML, although he's not quite as violently set apart.

See also: their first arc together. They get married; they also both almost kill each other and the entire world line.

It's the side characters, not the ML, who bring out the MC's tinge of humanity. It's shown, though, that both they and the ML have to be present for MC to make human choices. If either is missing, MC becomes the evil god. MC is so naturally predisposed to becoming an evil god that it's happened in literally every other world line. It's a very delicate balance that has to be pulled off to perfection to work, and it almost doesn't.

my status right now: DROPPED

I'm very disappointed. the 1st two arc were really really good. 5 star to both. 3rd arc is getting downhill. too many deux ex machina. so many repeated scenes that were like, "actually this thing happened at previous scene but just wasn't revealed to the reader" and it left a bad taste on my mouth. once or twice are acceptable but it was done several time throughout the arc. 2 star for 3rd arc.

and then come the "reality" interlude titled Dangerous Heresy/Heretic, and it just get off the rail. suddenly there was a parallel time-line hunter that want to capture/kill Bai Liu based on future crimes that Bai Liu apparently destined to commit. the hunter even mol*sted Bai Liu during interrogation (he fingerf*ck Bai Liu's mouth ewww) and Bai Liu just doesn't resist. tf? I'm so mad. I also really HATE the hunter's conceited presumptuous holier-than-thou attitude while being a drunkard and Bai Liu wants to recruit him into his team? tf?!

and don't get me started on the illustrious ML. he is only mentioned on the author note. the actual character barely appeared. but it was indicated that ML is a cthulhu-like entity and hey, "actually" Bai Liu might be one as well. I'm rolling my eyes so hard right now.

in conclusion, only the 1st two arc are actually unlimited flow story. the rest are just nonsense from the left field the author shoe in as cash grab from their gained "angels" aka cash cow.

and I'm super disappointed because arc 1 (siren town) and arc 2 (exploding train) are really good & interesting. unfortunately, all the good things that were inferred there were just tossed aside by arc 3. it all goes, "actually, it was like this so whatever said in arc 1 & 2 are rendered null & void". ugh... so sad & mad. to think I found a good unlimited flow but was left hanging. well, I'm off to find other story to read.

he became one of the MC's teammates, and became one of his found family.

Especially since we know what they were capable of in the other parallel worlds. But then you can't call even them in those worlds truly "bad. The five buildings arc revealed that even when they were doing all of those shitty things, it was not truly according to their will.

His third identity is Spades and he's like simultaneously overpowered killing machine and dense lizardttle boy (it'll make sense later). And it took quite a long time to actually reveal how the this piece of the ML's identity really fits in. Like you think he's just a soulless physical container, but then no it turns out he has a soul and you think it's a different soul from the ML but no turns out they're one and the same. Like even Spades himself thought that he was a different entity from the ML because of the God's lies and he actually fretted about it very hard to the point of wanting to sacrifice himself but IT ALL TURNS OUT OK KIND OF.

Like, the ML kills himself kind of. And then the MC was f*cking devastated but he didn't really show it but the way he didn't really show it made me cry even harder. And then the MC kept telling ML he hated him but then he also kissed him and it's all very complicated and they even got married in a game instance and then Spades (the no-memory unawoken-soul ML) genuinely fell in love with the MC but then the MC was super mean to him because well he killed himself kind of. And then Spades kept trying to get him to accept him without even knowing what love was because he's like not really human. And he even was happy to be a substitute for the ML (even though they're kind athe same person ok ITS COMPLICATED) because he didn't really know what that meant, he just liked the MC too much.

Oh, and also there's some serious memory-wiping during this novel. So when the story first started, the MC didn't remember the ML from his orphanage childhood, or from his high school years at all.

The "game" isn't just a game, there's real-world consequences for each game instance. But then everything turns out to be "a game" in a way anyways. A very long game between an evil God and a prophet, spanning hundreds of timelines. And this world just happens to be the final one.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE ANGST I WAS FEELING WAS FROM THE AUTHOR KILLING EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM OFF LIKE PLEASE. I WAS DEVASTATED AND NOW THEY'RE FINALLY ALIVE AND YOU GIVE THEM LIKE ONE LINE OF DIALOGUE EACH LIKE COME ON.

Even the "non-game" characters as well. MC's "good-guy policeman" best friend Lu Yizhan. And Lu Yizhan's fiance, Fang Dian. None of them are who they seem to be pls. They're so much more important to the MC than what it seemed like in the beginning, and they also played very crucial roles in how everything started and how everything ended. And I love both of them so much. And I wish they got more f*cking time during the ending to reunite with the MC fihda;lfbjdsai;fdsal;fsa ok please I'm still salty over the ending.

And the thing is, he wasn't supposed to be a good character, everything around him has been designed by the Big Bad God to make him evil. He was evil in every single other timeline. He's literally been walking in a tightrope his entire life, and because of the interventions of his best friends, he managed to stay a good guy until 25 and entered the game. And then he met a bunch of people he ended up caring about. And he managed to continue staying a good guy. But yet it's not entirely like he's been dragged and forcefully contained in the good side that he continues to be good. He was already born different from the him of all other timelines. This was evident in how Xie Ta loved him when he was 14. And this was also evident in how Lu Yizhan was willing to trust him, to allow him to entire the game, to believe that even when encountering the most twisted sinful human desires, he would stay good. ugh ugh ugh I love bai liu

Bai Lu is a wise-maniac that goes beyond human limits. He's greedy because of money and spends on cheap products because he doesn't want to spend lavishly. He is a keeper to his promises IF he got something in return or the person trusts him in their life.

For example, he is severely injured, to the point that he has one life left, yet, he still wants to court himself to death and lived.
If someone wants him to do something and their price is valuable, he does not fail their expectations.

And you know what is more incredible? He treats the horror game like a JOB. Even I could not believe it.

He also has the worst luck of them all, like goddamn! (And this is just my theory, but I think the reason why his luck is zero is due to our ML. Who is- !)

ML rarely shows up. He mostly shows up at a critical time.

Xie ta/Sheta/Taville is a being that has been put to slumber until MC appeared in the game world. Originally, he's related to MC's past and MC's weakness.

I can say that he's not an overbearing character from the way he interacts with MC. He's an aloof person with an aura that could make anyone think differently, blaming him. I think he likes poetry or philosophy due to his words.

In the game, he subtly helps MC. However, he has limits to doing so.

Interactions from Ch. 215
(My Favorite Part from the Rose Factory Arc)

That guy is the future older brother for the MC!!!!!! That's one of the most loyal supporter for the MC in the future chapters damn it QAQ It's f*cking big misunderstanding to say he is an antagonist, and even saying he is wasting two chapters QAQ His flashback is very important to the whole plot in the novel, and also very important towards the MC. The guy himself will become a very important character who stand beside the MC...

He survives an attack from the boss villain by having 0.5 health points or some decimal number. Just plain ridiculous. There's no rhyme or reason.

The MC was portrayed as a rare genius who is very bold and reckless because he loves money more than his life, but other than a few instances where he is rather observant, most of the time it was luck and deus ex machina at work despite his luck supposed to be 0. It is a common tactic that inexperienced writers use, to put a little bit of hint here and there so that the MC could deduce very specific information or situation that is well beyond common sense to make them looks smart because the less information you have the higher your IQ, BIG BRAIN!!! It is a similar mindset to mary sue where the protagonist can do everything and anything on their first try without learning or practice and have no flaws, that means they are strong and likable right?

But that wasn't the worst part, I enjoy misunderstanding and comedy genre where nothing makes sense as long as it is funny and interesting but after the first few chapters the comedy is gone and the tone has been mostly serious so the author expects us to take it seriously which I cannot. But even then it didn't bother me too much, I'm used to reading garbage and the story and world-building are interesting enough that I could continue reading however, the worst part of it all is the goddamn peanut gallery aka backseat gamer that would appear once in a while and more and more often as the story reach its peak, they are the viewer/spectator that is supposed to be the veteran that has at least cleared the first mission and watching the MC for fun or gain information and their comments are pure cringes, it is so painful I have to take a lot of effort to continue reading until at least I finish the first arc/mission because I'm so curious as to why people love this mediocre novel so much. If it was only one or two then it won't be so bad, it makes sense for some people to be spiteful ironically or not but it was ALL of them with one exception and he is supposed to be the voice of reason in this insane asylum.

The dynamic goes like this, the MC does something unorthodox that doesn't seem to make sense so the peanut gallery steps on MC calling him s*upid and leaves his stream but then the MC is actually a genius and actually do really well against the challenge and and and the peanut gallery praise him and his viewer count rise and he gets thumbs up but then MC does something unorthodox and rinse and repeat FOR OVER 10 TIMES IN 20 CHAPTERS goddamn it was beyond annoying. They exist solely to make the mediocre MC seems like a genius because if everyone has a negative IQ then even a normal person seems extraordinary indeed, especially if that normal person has bulletproof plot armor and the blessing of deus ex machina God who is also his boyfriend.

Shonen Ai/Yaoi is nice and all but how the f*ck does this get an 80% 5-star rating?

Will author really give us 50 minimum games or will they skipped the games? I will be dissapointed if they skip the game progress to the fighting arc.

MC met ML end of arc 1, in the end he ask for kiss.

Then many more ambiguous request which is kinda abrupt.

They meet every ending games and he always ask for flirtatious request

I get it he appreciate boss design, but.. Like ???

I ship MC with his police friend, because without the police friend he will went astray, too bad the police has girlfriend, and author seems to 'forced' MC too the bug npc..

He was caught and asked, why he dont have the coin, and was judged as the game maker.

He was confused why MC is different in this timeline

Which make me THIS IS BECAUSE OF POLICEEE FRIEEEND, he protect MC to not lead into astray!!

sigh too bad my ship will sink I think..

I will read for games, horror vibe, not romance.

Regarding the hunter, to those of you who don’t like him, I personally don’t think that he’s that bad. I feel like his character is leaning more to the unstable side. The author did give him a really traumatic background after all. Like imagine having to watch the one you love die over and over again.

He legit has memories of so many different world and how the Su character and his teammates died. Although, I don’t know how this is gonna end but if his memories were accurate and not just made up by the system, then like he has all the rights to feel hostile to the MC. In some of the worlds, it was mentioned that the Su guy was killed because the MC in those timelines caused it to happen. (MC killed the guy or his subordinates did.)

People have to find a person to direct all their anger and the reason why those traumatic things happened to. He could blame himself or he could blame another person. And this dude blame the MC.

If it were me with all those memories, I, too, would want to kill the MC. Even if I’m not right and I killed an innocent being, then whatever. At least those events won’t happen. At least, my beloved won’t die. I would rather be wrong than allow for my beloved to die before me again.

So I feel that he’s already pretty stable for a guy with so many traumatic memories.

If it were me, I would’ve already gone batsh*t crazy just from losing someone I love. Not to mention having to watch them die over and over again. And still having all those memories.

So I just consider him to be a crazy and unstable character. I can empathize with him more that way.

ps. Regarding the rumors that he mol*st the MC, I feel like y’all are just putting dirt on him now. Coz like all he did was put a finger in the MC mouth to get the coin the MC uses to get into the game. I also believe it was with gloves sooooo~ isn’t that a bit like how a doctor / nurse do things? I heard that some nurse has to wipe a patient butt coz they’re paralyze? Idk but if that’s not mol*sting a patient then isn’t the situation with the hunter n the MC the same.

The hunter is a police officer or something like that so. Although I don’t like how he treated the MC w/o any evidence, but like I say I feel like he’s an unstable traumatized patient so I will excuse him for that.

This dude appears only 1 or 2 times per arc in the first 3 to 4 arc. He’s legit barely even there. Idk if he appears more in the later chapters but omg I want more of their interactions. It’s so cute.