It's a great written novel with mystery solving cases and survival flows. Could get confusing with how it all works and all the rule world. I don't know if it's on the level of Kaleidoscope of Death but definitely in the same category. There was nothing from the MC that grabs my attention. He wasn't the reason why I am reading this. Even knowing his identity, I felt flat. Maybe because he made me feel doubt. He is your typical smart OP MC who knows how to solve things. I... more>> read so much I think his traits is the basic now. I got trust issues and this novel is still ongoing.

But the ML did, he is admirable with his dedication to keeping the students safe, in being responsible with his decisions placing that above his personal emotions, it is heart retching to be in his position but that is what is attractive about him. But in the recent chapters he did something that's seems quite a irresponsible decision for the student union, love I guess. Nothing better than a man with a goal and priorities. I think there is something more about him, I smell something bigger. <<less

a few people mentioned how this novel was one of their top favorites in this genre so I was a bit disappointed. maybe it’s because i’m only 20 chapters in? compared to other novels in this genre I feel as though this novel is not as detailed and descriptive.

some things that I have mixed feelings about:

- rule monsters/worlds... with the amount of people dying wouldn’t this cause an issue in real life? also if the author was going to make this a supernatural/unlimited flow novel why not give people special... more>> props or abilities? there’s no way MC could’ve survived on top of that wardrobe.

- MC is also supposed to have an IQ of 143... I would’ve preferred it if the author pulled out some OP bullsh*t out of their ass because the IQ is not IQing. not calling him s*upid it’s just that there’s no point in “raising” the mc’s IQ if all other characters are fodder. everything the MC did so far also is something anyone can do/think of.

however I do like how the ML is extroverted compared to the MC who has social anxiety. (although that kind of disappears when they are in the rule world...)

so far an okay read.. I've read better. will put this on hold for now. I don’t want to say that it’s boring but the novel isn’t as detailed/engaging for me. <<less

IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU SHOULD READ THIS NOVEL, READ THE FOLLOWING REVIEW ;)

Let me tell you that I cried the amazon river while reading the last chapters. Before anything, just so you know, It's a very HAPPY ENDING! so don't worry, cuz I read a few reviews and people were going crazy without reading the entire novel idk why.

First of all, this novel has it all. From good plot, to comedy, to emotions, to romance, to heartfelt love, to horror, to thriller to basically everything. The secondary... more>> characters are sooooo good?! Like, everyone has different reactions to things, not everyone over reacts to deaths, not everyone is a genius, not everyone is s*upid, not everyone is brave and not everyone is a scardy cat. Which makes them feel so real?, like humans always have established behaviours when in stressfull environments and tend to creat groups, to seek confort in people with power, to put their expectations on other poeple, other tend to only rely on themselves, or create associations to band together and fight the higher power that are threatening them. And you can see all of this in the novel. This is what I call human behaviour. It's so refreshing to see that not everyone is selfish and not everyone is selfless and that the MC actually understands it. There is no black or white in the world.

The plot really has sooooo many plot twists that will keep you wanting to read more and more, like, seriously I binge read this in 3 days and I think I slept only 5h bc I was just so excited to read?!!?! Does this even make sense?! In any case, the premise is really good, from the very start you get interested in our MC (Lin Yi) and in our ML (Qin Zhou), bc they have interesting personalities. And then you meet more people! (And even monsters) ! Apart from the plot, which is geniously made, you get the sob story of the monsters of every instance!!! And you start to understand that maybe.... they were the victims at first, and that they had no choice but to become what they are now due to humanity's and destiny's cruelty. Specially, the bad guy, he has EVERY DAMN RESON TO BE A BAD GUY, but even tho one understands, you can justify his actions, so he ended the way he ended. So you will cry, and oh man if you will cry! Prepare yourself!

As for the protagonists, sigh, so many things to say but I don't want to give much of a spoiler so. Just so you know, they are both STRONG. No weak powerless white bunny MC shou, or cold unreachable omnipotent ML gong. NOPE. They are in there knowing full well that they are made of meat and blood and being scared of death and monsters. Ofc, they are very smart and courageous, otherwise they wouldn't be able to survive. Specially out MC, who is a bit special bc if his identity that he will reveal to the reader as chapters go on. He has a very high IQ, so don't get surprised if he does things you think he can only be able to do bc he is the protagonist, everything has a sense, and if you don't understand it on the first go, thats bc (like me) your IQ is not as high as his lol. He also has a lot of secrets at first, bc as I said, his identity is.... well... interesting to say. His personality is quite timid when it comes to social interactions, but he is very cute and a bit of a weirdo sometimes. But he is NOT weak. He is like that photo of a wolf wearing sheep clothes.

Then we have our ML. He appears like a very sociable person, but that's only bc we are seeing things from the MC eyes (a total social phobic). But he is a bit of a serious guy with a heavy sense of responsability. ALSO! a gay man, which I like, cuz its always MC converst the ML into gay troupe, BUT NOT THIS TIME HEHEHHS. He is very smart too, not as smart as our MC but enough to be able to work with him in the same wavelength. He is also quite bold in some things, and understands his own emotions quite well. Doesn't shy away from liking MC even if he knows the other has secrets. At first you will feel like It's just a puppy love, but then they interact more and more and he falls seriously in love with MC. You can see their love especially on the last arc, where you will cry a river so be orepared, but you will feel just how bittersweet it is to be in the clutches of love. And then the last chapters, those last chapters where just wow, such a literary candy, so many emotions at one rushed into me and I had to stare at the wall and go for a walk outside for like 30 minutes to understand that I'm living in the real world and that I just read a novel. It's so inversive that you will get shocked st yourself for spending so much time reading this. <<less

To summarize my opinion on this novel in one word, it was unsatisfying.

Some of the reasons are:

• • The rule worlds usually start with a premise, but it later gets completely pushed aside to a degree where you wonder what even was the point.

• • The main story driving the rule worlds are seldom complex and intriguing, and there are always loose ends left by the end that don't exactly fit into what that rule world is supposed to be about. Some things remain unexplained or incomplete and never get brought up again.

• • Things that you think are foreshadowing amount to nothing.

• • While there is genuinely intelligent thinking sometimes, most of their supposed clever deductions are either obvious or just leaps of logic that don't make sense. Even though the MC is supposed to be a genius, he fumbles around more often than not, especially later on, and even misses hints that seem obvious to the reader just so the rule world can go on longer.

• • The MC's social anxiety seems like he's ticking a box of common symptoms instead of seeming like a person naturally struggling with it, since it's not consistent in how and when it's shown.

• • The romance happens just because and every step gets dragged on way too long without proper reason. Even though they confirm their feelings by the middle, it takes until almost the end for them to actually get together even though there was nothing actually stopping them.

The story tries to be unique by setting up rules that are usually unspoken tropes in horror or mystery stories. For example: nighttime being dangerous, NPCs in an instance often being against the humans, a monster hiding amongst the humans, certain actions triggering a death condition, the main plot being the monster's tragic life experience, the way mystery stories end after the perpetrator (or monster in this case) is recognized and its story and the mystery are explained etc.. Unfortunately, turning these tropes into solid rules ends up making the instances formulaic and lose what usually makes infinite flow exciting or unexpected.

The story starts as the MC gets accepted into the Unnatural Engineering University where, if students don't follow the strange rulebook, they'll get s**ked into the rule world of the rule they've broken and get consumed by the rule monster if they fail the instance.

The university has a student union that tries its best to make the campus grounds safe for everyone. The ML is the head of the student union and is at the forefront of exploring these rule worlds, with the MC often tagging along.

Even though the ML assumes responsibility for the students entering the instances along with him, despite what they keep telling us, neither he nor the MC actually seem to care about their life or death. The only time they even pay attention to the other students is when they die and their manner of death can provide clues. Otherwise, they don't even try to reassure the students or share their findings, and the students also seem to contribute nothing except with their deaths.

The ML's excuse that it's to hide their progress from the monster possessing one of the students doesn't make sense. Would reassuring them give the monster any clues? It already knows from the possessed student's memories that the ML is powerful and must be searching for clues, so why not at least give the students enough information so they won't die instead of completely ignoring and abandoning them?

The student union's rule that poorly performing students will get thrown into the rule worlds also feels unfair. If it was restricted to just students who committed crimes or volunteered or something, it would be much more acceptable.

The story also has a galore of obvious inconsistencies, for example:

While the story and the instances themselves seem planned out, implementing it was done without much thought. Including so many other students in the rule worlds seems pointless since they don't do anything, so why even add them?

The romance just happens without any visible development of feelings, but keeps getting stalled just to drag it out. The MC hiding his true purpose in coming to the university gets dragged out just as much, especially when he acts as if he's going to come clean to the ML but just lies yet again.

Another frustrating thing was that after they get together, the ML suddenly starts acting like the MC's only job is to be protected. He expects the MC to accept the ML throwing himself into danger to protect the MC, but if the MC does the same, the ML gets angry and the MC feels guilty and apologizes. The double standard feels very patronizing towards the MC and underutilizes his abilities in the rule worlds.

For large parts of the later rule worlds, the MC and ML stop using their brains and keep getting beaten up, pushed around, taken advantage of, and passively go with the flow. Most of the chapters in those rule worlds end up being unsatisfying because all the MCs do is struggle anxiously. They don't try to figure out the main story or the rule monster hiding among the students for several chapters, then they suddenly figure things out and manage to escape, but only due to reasons unrelated to their deductions or efforts. It's pretty unenjoyable, depressing even.

The only reason I was trudging on was to learn about the mystery about the MC's circumstances, but even that reveal was somewhat disappointing. It made sense, but wasn't as shocking or unexpected as I thought it would be. I keep expecting the story surpass or even meet my expectations in some way, only for it to keep falling short.

Overall, it's not a horrible or unreadable story. There were parts that I liked, like how structured and organized the student union was, how the ML's second-in-command was a likable and competent woman, how the infinite flow was implemented into the university setting, how some of the side characters gain depth as the story progresses, how mysterious some of the instances started off, and how the first two extras nicely wrapped up the story (though that last extra was pretty bittersweet). Even the romance seems more genuine towards the end.

However, when I look back, I don't feel like I had fun or experienced anything particularly memorable.

All in all, as long as you don't go in with expectations, it's an okay enough read. It's better to read the last extra (a retelling of the villain's story with a few more details about the last battle) before the first two extras though if you want to leave the story on a warm note.

writing a review at 1am because I skipped to the last 2 chapters and started crying

Chapter 152 is the start of rule 1-3, which from the epilogue, I found that

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Lin Yi seemed to have died?

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However, that's not the important part. I read from spoilers that

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this novel is Bad End, and only the small snippet in the very last chapter shows a Happy End.

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I'm not sure if I can muster the courage to read through spooky stuff and heartbreak so I'll leave my review at this point in time I'm reading the story.

The translator said this isn't as scary as paintings of terror. I don't disagree, but I'm still scared and can only read when it's bright.

To where I'm reading, the climax has not been reached yet. Mainly gradual buildups and hints to MC's identity (Through the use of MC's inner thoughts, which may or may not be accurate)

because the story is told from the character's POV, information is released to us slowly.

In my opinion, the 152 chapters I read did not have much important development. We get to know Lin Yi's good friend Cheng Yan (g?) and half of Lin Yi's family background, and Lin Yi and Qin Zhao only just got together.

Again, from inference I think a lot more development occurs after 152 where MC and ML are in the same rule (1-3) and when they face the final boss (1-0), but I'm too tired to continue reading

MC: A genius which is borderline inhuman because of his little habits and abilities. He is largely confused throughout the plot because of his origins and inexperience in relationships

ML: A hardworking person, realistic hero-like personality (eg I want to save as many people as I can) while not jeopardising his life. The lives of people he care about matters most. A charming person

Good night! <<less

Before anyone decides to read this based on reviews, I would like to point out misinformation in other reviews. This IS a Happy Ending, Chapter 152 MC does NOT die and that isn't even the 1-3 Rule World during that arc, in fact what was believed to be MC dying even later didn't actually happen, MC DOES NOT DIE!

I really wish people would pay attention to what they read and stop leaving misinformation, or making assumptions on what s going on before they even finish something, when they write a... more>> review. It makes one wonder why they even leave a review to begin with. I know I have seen my share of people who purposefully down rate novels just to be "star killers" leaving half truth reviews.

Anyways, if the tags are your cup of teas then this is worth the read. Whether or not something is fully a horror for you is subjective, I admit that, I was raised on horror so takes a lot to scare me. The mystery in this is very real though. I found many twists and turns and to get answers you really have to finish it to the end. <<less

First of all this story is very well written.

Every instance in the story is always written with a different storyline and the way it is resolved is also always different and does not repeat.

Btw I saw a review saying this story doesn't make sense because "how the government isn't aware about people missings" and "why is the MC depicted as someone with low IQ when in every instance he is always a genius..."

... more>> My answer is... maybe you should read more carefully first before making a bad review???

I mean, from the beginning of the chapter there were already strong signs that stated that MC was actually an extraordinarily smart person, this was illustrated when MC teacher contacted him and told him not to give up just because his national exam score was low, and even forced him to wait and try again for the next year exam.

And as for the problem of the people who suddenly disappearing, this is also actually explained clearly at the beginning of the chapter where it is said that every person who enters the university will gradually disappear from the world.

You need to understand that having your existence forgotten and having your existence erased are two different things, if you are forgotten then there is still remaining evidence that you are there before, but if you are erased it just means that you have disappeared down to the roots.

There were also some review saying that apart from the MC almost all the participants were cannon fodder.

The answer is because not everyone who joins the University is automatically enter the instance.

Most people in the universities will in fact not enter an instance more than twice, unless you are a member of the student union... This is either because they died straight away in the first instance, or because they will not be re-elected.

Don't forget that people Those who enter the instance are mostly only those with the lowest ranks on campus, and even if they do enter, they will usually only be guided by the campus union members who accompany them.

So it's not surprising that they look like cannon fodder, because from the start their aim was to control so that the monsters don't run wild and choose people randomly/constantly.

Meanwhile for the ending...

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The final instance is truly the definition of tear jerker... The life story of the 0-1 monster really hit the spot for me, because the things he experienced are really common things that we often see in our life.

It was about parents who forced their children to realize the dreams that they previously couldn't achieve, how does this make a 0-1 who started out as a fine child before finally turning into monster.

Monster 01 once said that he created MC as a fantasy of his perfect self.

But I personally think that Monster 01 has been good from the start, this is shown by how he always gives in and always tolerant towards MC, it's just that he has been disappointed too much, so it's hard for him to be good again.

In the bonus chapter, we will be told about how the relationship between monster 01 and MC from his perspective.

It's show how monster 01 once again cannot be selfish and gives in to MC.

He even imagined what would happen if only he could reduce his paranoid nature, or what would happen if he stopped trying to change MC to be like him, and instead learned to be more like MC.

In fact, MC also really loves Monster 01, MC cried when he ended Monster 01 life, he also used his magic power so that Monster 01 would not feel pain, and gave him the illusion of the beautiful life that Monster 01 had always wanted before his death. This really makes me hope that monster 01 won't die... 😭😭😭

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in principle, the novel is quite decent. It has its shortcomings, deficiencies and exaggerations. The horror level is quite low (although for some it may be perceived as average level). Unfortunately, I didn't even get chills and it doesn't even come close to e.g. "Welcome to the nightmare Live". The monster stories are good and worth reading. There is a romance, but it didn't captivate me. The main characters are okay, the secondary ones are nicely outlined. Unfortunately, something (or rather many somethings) was missing for me.

One of the best Infinite Flow novel I've ever read. Characters, main plot, background plot are all very well written. I cried a river during the emotional part. The author did very well in unveiling every mysteries and there are nothing left unsolved. The emotional connection, not just the main pair but every characters are very well handled and the main pair's relationship developed naturally and sweetly. I don't think I will be able to move on from this novel for a while. Qin Zhou, Lin Yi jiayou QAQ

Where to start.... IUYACUL is probably one of my favourite danmei ever. From the MC to the side characters I love them all! I loveeeeeee the ML too. This is one of the few novels that I read which has done my expectations right. It's actually quite beautiful because the whole concept of the monsters is th darkness in the hearts of the people who have been wronged. If you're putting off reading this, you're doing a big BIG mistake because when I tell you I speed read 182 chapters... more>> in one day, I'm not joking. The latest chapter has me bawling but it's a HE apparently, so I still have hopes!!

I'll finish this review once the novel is completed. <<less

I... can't keep my interest in this novel..

I don't know why it has as high as 4.5 ratings.

The characters are interesting.

... more>> The arcs are.. okay, maybe. Idk. My feeling is contradictory because it is actually one of the main reason why I can't keep my interest.

Each arc has some participants, but I rarely see them participate, like they're just backgrounds.. Except for MC, ML, and their circle of friends. My point is, if you don't need the others, why make them exist? Cannon fodder? A few, yes. And I don't mind. But most are just backgrounds! Exist for our MC and ML to sound out their logic so it doesn't appear 'too easy'. Sorry if it's harsh, but that's my very honest opinion...

Other than that, the arcs' plot itself is quite interesting, but to be honest the disadvantage I stated before diminished more than 50% of my interest.. Because some participants in the arcs are just backgrounds, I felt like the overall plot of the arcs is just MC's group show (taken from 'one man show').

Also, this can be an advantage for some, but not for me because it kinda gets annoying and makes the feeling of 'cannon fodder' and 'backgrounds' more pronounced:

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Every arc has newbies. The setting is actually unique, not the mainstream of Unlimited Flow like most novels out there. That's why we have newbies for each arc.

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The best arc until c144 is the first arc. The plot is there + I at least know each participants and a bit of their story and what they did in the arc. The 'villain' also left the deepest impression.

Talking about 'villains', somehow it doesn't leave much impressions.. I mean, when the arc ends I was neither happy nor sad. I was like, "Oh, it has ended."

Overall, I'm actually quite disappointed... Part of the reason is the ratings are way too high if I consider the disadvantages I felt when reading. <<less

This was the most unique infinite flow I've read. It's so good! Instead of a survival game set-up, students try to survive their university life by not breaking taboos in the 'school's urban legends'. The characters are written very well so I really felt bad for the MC during the emotional moments as he uncovers more things about himself. The relationship feels very natural and the deaths are really significant because you just can't help but love the side characters. I feel the conflict in standpoints more in this novel... more>> than in the usual enemies to lovers trope. The urban legends are very detailed and suspenseful, you can even sympathize with the main antagonist. The one thing I dislike about the plot was that

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there was very little interaction between the MC and ML post-fallout before MC died. There wasn't enough of their dating period.

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Not as good as the reviews say, but still slightly better than the average infinite flow horror novel.

The MC navigating and solving the first two instances/monsters felt like so many jumps in logic, that you have to shut your brain off to keep reading. This is especially evident when you scroll down to see the comments and everyone else is equally confused.

The logic flow gets surprisingly better from the third instance/monster onwards. Still not as good as it could be, but it's definitely better.

My issues with the MC:

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Also I just want to say that it was extremely random suddenly making the MC have a "split personality" during the second instance/monster. Maybe I missed a hint of it somewhere in the first instance, but it felt quite jarring to me.

Another complaint about the MC I have is that the MC is so OP and has high IQ due to the fact that he's revealed to be the strongest monster, which is such a lame cop-out. That trope is overused in so many novels, and I especially hate it when it's revealed that "oh the MC was a god/demon/creator/etc" all along. It also makes it hard to empathise with the MC.

It's especially frustrating in this novel because so many "real" humans have sacrificed their lives over many decades trying to beat the Unnatural Engineering School, and then the MC comes along and solves it like within a year? Like bruh. It really makes it feels like everyone else's deaths don't mean anything.

I actually liked the MC fairly decently since I thought he was cute, and I knew that there was something up with him, but I was really hoping that he wouldn't be given this lame ass reveal.

However, I think this reveal would've been less sh*t if the ML became the second MC halfway through the novel. By the halfway point, the MC was quite suspicious/unreliable, and it would have worked perfectly if we got to read through the ML's perspective instead. I think the horror value would have increased as well, as we could have personally seen the ML's spiralling thinking, and see him question just what the heck he's been in love with all this time lol.

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This is a very very good story. I rarely read webnovels until the end because most of them bore me after a while. This book kept me interested until the very end and I also got quite emotional. As a fan of unlimited flow this story also only has good instances not a single one was boring. Surely one of my top 5 UF now.

Annoying. Some people just throw in their bad reviews without even completely reading the story. Missing some details and spreading misinformation...

If you're curious enough about the story, just read it. If not, then don't. Simple as that. No need to say things that aren't good.

But if you, the one reading reviews here on NU, is looking for a driving force/encouragement to read this novel then I can only say a few simple, but honest words for you that comes from the bottom of my heart;

It's good. I’m serious. Read it.

Fabulous story! Binge read it in one sitting - which my aging brain can't handle very much any more - it was just so exciting to see what the answers to the MCs mysteries would be and how they would solve the riddles of the University's Monsters.

Oh, but those last few chapters were just agonizing. The author was determined to make you chew your nails bits wondering if it really was a happy ending.

There are some great side characters and some really unusual settings that are presented for the monster puzzles, not the traditional ghost stories which was really nice, with some interesting twists I won't reveal.

Anyway, it's totally worth checking out, just beware, it's really hard to put down!

One of my top reads for infinite flow stories!

Great mystery and plot for the arcs, majority of the time I find myself guessing the culprit with the MC and I really enjoyed that, it feels like I'm experiencing the rules with the students. I was first attracted to this story because of its interesting blend between high school students and monster world bound by the school rules. But boi the worlds are so hard to solve... its almost end game for you if you get dragged into one. This is... more>> where I really develop respect for the student council team, together with the characters I actually feel safer when I read that a member is together in the world.

Here I want to highlight how AMAZING the ML QIN ZHOU is! God damn! He is responsible, cool headed and sweet to the MC. Smart but not OP! He struggles too but always manage to find a way to solve the problems in the most human way possible unlike some novels where the ML just seem to know everything and have almost superhuman reaction time/strength. Honestly, the ML is my biggest takeaway from this book and I really recommend anyone interested to read and get to know this character! <<less

I was intrigued. I was hooked. I finished in one day and then have to hunt for the extras. I loved the MC. He is so cute, especially when asking ML to pay for viewing. ML is super great. Not everyone can take on full responsibility like him. To be fair. But the best... it's a HE.

SUGAR is there. It's sweet and sour. 🥰

HORROR should be there. I feel scared actually when I imagine iF I am also a student there.😖

ARC is written well. All the clues and deciphering skill... more>> is shown. I don't feel any loophole.🤩

One word. READ IT ITS WORTH THE TIME. <<less

I love love love this novel. It's different from the other infinite flows that I've read, but I like it. One of the reviewers says it's a BE though DDD: I hope that's not true. Anyways, thank you for translating this wonderful piece. Chrysanthemum Garden's translators and editors never fails in terms delivering quality work!

My favorite characters are Qin Zhou and... more>>

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Cheng. He was also comic relief, and I related to him so much. He was as dumb as me reading the book and when somebody needed to explain to him, they usually dumbed it down so in turn I could also understand it.

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Qin Zhou is among the best MLs I've ever seen. He's responsible. He has a goal and a personality that doesn't revolve around MC. The fact that I prefer the ML over the MC is so rare that this is the first one. The mission worlds, on the other hand, are of hell level. I don't know how others survived unless they were as smart as MC or experienced as Qin Zhou. The main characters were on the verge of death so many times, it was crazy. 5/5 <<less