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Six months ago, tens of thousands of black phantom towers appeared all over the world, floating above the cities. Chemists, physicists, religious people… all of them could do nothing.

Six months later, people became used to the towers and no longer paid them attention.

One day, Tang Mo saw a flying insect crash into it instead of going through it. The next day, a sharp and clear child-like voice issued an announcement to all humans.

“Ding dong! November 15th, 2017. The earth is online.”

The black tower’s three iron-clad rules:

1. Everything is explained by the black tower.

2. 6 o’clock to 18 o’clock is the game time.

3. All players, please strive to attack the tower.

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Dìqiú shàngxiàn
EO
TEIO
Địa Cầu Online
ฝ่าวิกฤตพิชิตหอคอยดำ
地球上線
地球上线
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StarPhia
StarPhia rated it
March 25, 2021
Status: Completed
Gotta say, this is a really good novel. The story and the concept is very fascinating. Our MC and ML are lovely. The plot isn't too confusing and all the bad guys are hilarious. I agree with many other reviews that this shouldn't be considered Yaoi, but Shounen Ai. The MC and ML didn't meet in person till around chapter 40, they don't kiss till after the 200th chapter. However, due to the actual plot of the story, romance doesn't feel excessively necessary. I surprisingly felt rather patient with the... more>> MCs relationship. The story is already very good without the romance, but the cute little romance is very good. It is well worked into the story, although the story isn't dependent on it. This is a survival story, the society they find themselves in isn't very compatible for romance.

First, the story. It is very good. The black towers are very cool, the powers are great, the reveals and secrets are amazing, every single instance / game is very well written. Some things are a little hard to understand at first, either because of translation or just the difference in cultures (some games played are different from the US to China). I found the whole concept of the Earth itself becoming the playing and resting field for players in a survival type game to be very interesting. It is very reminiscent of a zombie apocalypse story in the sense of the whole world being affected, as well as the attitudes of the characters. However, it is very different at the same time. I just found it very interesting. I also liked to read all the games, I enjoyed seeing how our MC, Tang Mo, completed the games and found loop holes or discovered the truth. I began to adapt to the games myself and was able to guess how to solve some games and had a lot of fun following along. I also liked how many of the games were referencing and based off real life games or stories. It made following along and connecting the story much easier. I also very much enjoyed the abilities and their connections with the mystery of the black tower, I just wished it went more in depth and explained some more. I wish there was a definitive comparison between the MC and ML with the heartbeat thing and their ability levels!!! I also wished it went more in depth about Eve and Tang Mo's ability and how OP he could be.

Spoiler about later plot stuff, not super important because you'll probably forget, but be warned:

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I really liked how I could guess stuff in the 6th floor of the attack game, like Noah's Ark. I'm not super familiar with the story, but I have read some manga and watched some anime that are based on it and was quickly able to connect it. I also really loved how the song that the puppets sang during the mu*der mystery part was a reference to the book "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. This connection helped me quickly guess who the monster was, it was also very cool that there was some connection between the novels. I just wished that if there was some true inspiration, the author could have had a character talk about it.

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Characters. They are all amazing. The side characters are very memorable, thought I can't remember their names, and they all have their own quirks and ties to the story. I love Bai Ruoyao and his constant harassments. I love the Russian man, Andre, he's like a big, loveable, scary, teddy bear!!! Fu Wensheng is funny, gotta love him. Jack is s*upid and I love him. The hukster (that how you spell it?) is hilarious and I love him. Though I am a little sad that we never get to meet some characters, the ones we get are all amazing. I also love the MC and ML. The ML is just amazing, he is cool, he is smart, he is a badass, and he has a cool power. I love him and his crazy / weirdness that he sometimes shows. He is very cool and is very good for our very cool and smart MC. I do like how the MC went from a normal dude to a respected player, I just wish there was a bit more of a journey. The MC is really great, he is smart and I love listening to him do the smart stuff, I also like his personality. He says he will never do something and basically does it immediately after, its funny. Although its sad that the ML and MC took so long to meet and then get together, they still knew each other before they met and we weren't that depraved since they did chat sometimes. They are so silly and there is so much other plot to read that the romance is more of a secondary thing. But as I said earlier, the romance really fits well with the plot and even the characters.

All in all, this novel could probably use another extra to explain more about the Black Towers, abilities, and the thing revealed with the abilities (I won't spoil it). But with what it does explain, the author does a good job. The novel is very interesting, well written, and very entertaining. I would very much recommend it to anyone who wants to read a fun survival story were life is always on the line, also with fun game solving (and BL). <<less
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ReadingSlime
ReadingSlime rated it
March 10, 2021
Status: c46
Genuinely confused as to why this has so many positive reviews. It might be because I am primarily an English speaker, but the wording is difficult and makes the story hard to read. The plot doesn't make much sense. It's a very confusing read.
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Kyaaaaaaaaa
Kyaaaaaaaaa rated it
September 13, 2020
Status: Completed
I am not confident in my ability to explain how perfect this novel was despite some obvious flaws. To be honest, the flaws people mention are something I agree with, where some logic is so strikingly obvious that it doesn't need to be told, while other logic is based on a clue literally mentioned 69 chapters ago (I do need to mention that this only happened a few times in the 245 chapters I read).

But I cannot stress how much this is worth reading. It just has an allure to... more>> it where you can't put it down. Just because some instances were flawed, doesn't mean that the plot was any less complex or beautiful. Dive. In. That's all I can tell you. Usually I do super detailed reviews on each element of the novel, but...I don't think that's needed when there are 100 other users doing that for me. I'm just here to confirm the positive reviews (as a very skeptical person who doesn't trust reviews till they read the novel themselves). This novel is just perfect in the weirdest manner. There are some novels I enjoyed more, yes, but this novel is still perfect in my heart—perplexing, I know.

I know for a fact, that although I won't ever reread this (I reread for the romance scenes, and though I squealed at every single one of them, they're so little of them, it would be a bit hard to reread), it doesn't make the novel any less valuable in reading— because not every 10/10 novel will be a reread, and that's okay.

Sigh, in conclusion...Read it. <<less
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Jaykeepfighting
Jaykeepfighting rated it
July 12, 2020
Status: c210
This is not yaoi - this is shounen ai. Don't get me wrong. I will finish the entirety of it soon and the parts I've read so far are absolutely amazing. However, the categorization of the genres are wrong and they can't be changed for some reason. Anyways, if you're looking for something heated, this isn't the right novel. The MC and ML have a very subtle relationship that's put on slow burn until the very end of the novel. But the slow burn never gets past shounen ai even... more>> in the most passionate moments. Read it for their relationship and the fantastical elements of the novel, not for passionate love scenes. <<less
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chiakiss
chiakiss rated it
April 24, 2020
Status: c245
ok I am excited to write this review lets go

pros:

    • Amazing wordbuilding, well planned challenges; the black tower games were all interesting and clever and I liked how black tower bosses knew the characters and things would come back and influence the outcomes. I think this is the strongest point of the story, if you like these kinda of "intelligent MC solves challenges and levels up", you'll love this one
    • Unique characters - this story has a lot of characters, and I find it interesting that all of them are interesting and make an impression on you, even tho most of them are secondary. I like how the story presents them as how they are and they don't have a fixed relationship with the MCs, sometimes they collaborate in search of a common goal, sometimes they are enemies, or just neutral, or have a cold-war thing going on. I especially like Bai Ruoyao in this aspect.
    • GOOD FIGHT SCENES I cannot stress this ENOUGH i have tremendous difficulty following fight scenes, so much that when I see one coming up in a book I just go ugh and power through it. BUT no, in this novel they are really well written, simple enough to not let you get lost or confused but still dramatic and just f*cking amazing kudos to the author
    • Non - fetishized gay relationship and female characters. This sounds like a small thing and it is but it greatly improves the reading experience for me. When all the F characters personalities are linked to the protagonist thru liking him, or they are described in a s*xual way, I lose IQ. When the bottom in a gay relationship becomes s*upid and helpless because idk thats how the author thinks gay men are, or there is romanticized assault, my heart cries. None of this sh*t in here
    • Good plot twits? another strong point of this story is that I did not see a lot of things coming, and the black tower mysteries actually felt like mysteries, and it nice to see that the story answered most of the questions that the "black tower dystopian situation" raised up
    • Nice pacing thats it lol
cons:

    • Maybe this is a me problem, because I binge read this, but sometimes the story felt too dense to read. Like you know when there is an action novel or series, after a big fight scene or various fight scenes, there's a cooldown time, where they develop other things, and that can be romance, or the MCs psyque or his friendships, or something else idK, but this is good because it 1- explores other topics 2- lets you clear your mind a bit after a heavy episode. There's not a lot of those in this, its just fight fight strategy challenge fight
    • Heads up I know This is not a problem, just a personal preference, but I like my characters a bit more 3d. The story chose to focus heavily on, well, the story, and I respect that, but I like a bit more of character development and interaction. Just don't go into the novel expecting this
    • The Romance. Oh god I don't need the story to focus on romance, I don't mind slow burn (in fact I like it), i don't need nicolas sparks drama, and I don't need smut, but this story still managed to disappoint me a bit in this aspect, and I wasn't expecting much to begin with, which is sad. First of all, Fu Wenduo and Tang mo weren't emotionally developed as characters to begin with. Sad, but not really, it could still be good, since the focus isnt relationship drama, the story can progress, as they flirt and "be smartasses" confidently with each other, adding a little spice. This is also good and I think it fits the story. But these scenes were SO FEW AND FAR APART that it seemed like the author forgot they were in a relationship. And WHEN these scenarios happened they were like 6 sentences long TOPs. Second of all I like slow burn, but this slow burn isnt slow burn because things are happening and it takes a long while for them to get together; NO, the progression of their relationship is very quick, it is just slow slow, because there. arent. romance. scenes. And might I add most of the scenes

      were them just looking at each other

      and guessing things and smiling like dude it was cute when you did it the first 3 times but lets do smt else now. But the gun metaphor to represent s*x... omg

      that was the nail in the coffin. It was the worst thing I have ever read. I didn't need a s*x scene but if you are going to write one, do it properly. Don't do whatever THAT was. I'm sorry this is gigantic but I felt blue balled throughout this story. a girl can only survive on meaninful glances for so long. 200 chapters for a kiss. The end saved it a bit tho.. cute
anyways this was nice, I recommend you give it a shot
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Breads
Breads rated it
August 3, 2019
Status: Completed
Another good novel that is worth the read, although its a slow burn romance, it was still sweet till the end, the battle scenes and tower games were fun to read, it requires lots of brain power and attention span if you want to know and understand the clues in each games, however it doesn't take too much enjoyment of reading them, as the answers will be shown later on in the story so there isn't too much confusion.

Regarding the romance in the story, it feels more like shounen-ai instead,... more>> they do get together in the end which is sweet, however there isn't any super smutty scenes due to censorship, so if you're into that then this might not be the one for you.

The ML and MC's romance would shine more around 70-100 chapters in (cause its a slow-burn) and it's sweet when they start showing their care for each other.

While reading the story, you'll likely find yourself grown attached to a few characters, the supporting characters aren't flat in some says, some you'll find annoying but also lovable, some you'll just want them to be happy, although there were some bittersweet moments in the story, the ending was still pretty satisfying.

If you're a fan of a mellower BL novel that focus more on the plot, then this might be the novel for you. <<less
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Vicaroon
Vicaroon rated it
April 16, 2019
Status: Completed
First of all, I don't care it is a BL novel, I'm here for the story-line. And the story is written amazingly well.

Basically some towers set up on Earth and make the Earth "goes online", so every humans living on Earth become a "player". If you win a game, you live for another day. If you lose, you die. The "players" get their ability awaken and the MC ability is to steal other player's ability (a weaken version, kind of like a nerf). And together with every players, they have... more>> to attack these towers toward the 7th level.

A lot of games that the MC encountered is actually very interesting and kind of get your brain thinking about it, not just mindlessly reading chapters after chapters.

The story explains the logic of each games and the decisions behind the MC and side characters move very well, even though there are like 8-10 rules for each game, you don't feel lost at all.

Overall, a good read. If you don't mind the BL tag then this novel is recommended. <<less
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
January 30, 2019
Status: Completed
Good translation, excellent story/writing. It's a rare apocalypse/survival story that involves mysterious towers appearing around the world, forcing the entire humanity to participate in its games. Humans also start 'leveling up' and essentially gain a very varied superpowers (think X-men).

The games are a mix of different logic puzzles, psychology, and wordplay elements, inspired from fairytales and classic games like Monopoly. They're very cleverly written and the clues to figure them out are scattered in the text to enable the reader a try before the reveal!

While it's a BL story, the... more>> story mostly focuses on the puzzles and plot, with the romance being very subtle in the background. It's definitely slow burn as the MC and ML go from strangers to friends to partners through the story.

The MC is extremely intelligent and competent (as is the ML), so it's a pleasure for the reader to follow his progress. There are plenty of three-dimensional side characters and lots of interesting personalities with hidden motivations.

It was a difficult novel to put down once I started reading. I highly recommend this for a very refreshingly different survival book!

P.S. I really admire the translator (Rainbow Turtle) for making steady & super fast releases for over a year. One of the best translators we have here on NU. DO NOT read Tea Novel which is very inaccurate MTL. <<less
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darkchocolatesan
darkchocolatesan rated it
January 18, 2019
Status: Completed
I've been waiting to read till the end to leave this review, and it's been painful because I always wanted to write one and praise this novel to the heavens, but I also wanted to hold myself back so my review will be complete and show the true extent of my love for this novel. And now that the novel's been completely translated, I can finally unleash myself!!! Plot: 10/10

Premise is interesting, world building is done really well (not too much where there doesn't need to be, and good... more>> descriptions when useful), lots of suspense. It is done in a very game-like setting, and some of the games are incredibly complex, so if you are just reading this novel as something to read when you have nothing else to read and only skimming through the chapters without trying to read it (which you shouldn't do!), your reading experience drastically decreases because most of the fun comes from trying to figure out the plot and how to win the game. Another aspect that I love about this novel is that it doesn't just give all the intelligence and credit to the main character. It is very clear that both the male lead and main character cannot win against everybody. There are people that are better than them and clearer than them in some aspects and the reason they are alive is because they have really good teammates, as well as the fact that not everybody in the world is out to kill them, because most humans just want to survive. Also, the games have a mystery aspect that isn't as bullshitty as most stories. A lot of stories will just pull out a random element that never even existed to jump to a shaky conclusion of how to solve the problem that they are somehow inordinately confident about, and is somehow true even though there are thousands of other possibilities that could be just as likely. This novel is not like that at all. Almost the games have a solution that is stated in the rules, and even if they do have to guess, it is clear that they are not 100% confident in the solution, and sometimes their conclusion isn't right either, so they have to reevaluate everything. Plot Pacing/Development: 10/10

Phenomenal pacing. It's really hard to build up to a climax (and to the truth of the world) so well without taking really awkward steps and forcing it, but the development to the core of the story and the relationship between all the characters was really, really smooth incredibly well done! All developments seemed really logical and the character progression is very visible and defined (not like when you look to what the character was before and go, "wait, this character at the beginning would never do this in ten lifetimes, but all of a sudden for no good reason at all he is very very willing??? What is going on here???) I would say that there is no BL novel out there that has such good pacing, especially without too much unnecessary melodrama clearly put in to just advance the plot of the story. Romance: 9.5/10

The romance, along with the story, is paced incredibly well! Some stories have the ML and MC get together so quickly that it means the rest of the novel becomes really bland. Others have the ML always secretly pining for the other but resisting because he wants the MC to grow on his/her own, but with no actual legitimate reason for him to fall in love with the MC when he could have just fallen in love with anybody. But the romance in this novel (while they do fall in love with each other beforehand through an online game, which perhaps isn't the greatest aspect since that is very sketchy, but I'll just put it on their abnormal intelligence) starts out really slow, while the MC and ML are very cautious and wary of each other. They're teammates, but they'd abandon each other in a heartbeat if they had to, which is realistic as they are living in an apocalyptic-like world. Then they slowly start to realize that they think really similarly, and work really well as a team, and finally start to develop feelings for each other. When they finally fall in love with each other, their personalities DO NOT drastically and irrationally change, and they have a really wonderful partnership both in battle and in love. And by the way, they only start putting the moves on each other at around chapter 100. As you can tell, this story is less of the plot helping the romance move forward, and more like the romance helps the plot move forward. <<less
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HanNweNyein
HanNweNyein rated it
January 16, 2019
Status: c245
This novel is really good at crushing one's confidence. Though I have average IQ points (I guess), this novel makes me doubt if it was actually negative two digits. Everything is high paced except for romance. Romance is painstakingly slow. But you could see the main leads are the best teammates out there before they get together. They look at each other and know what is going on, they nod at each other and know what to do next, sometimes, they don't even do anything and still know what the... more>> other is thinking. This kind of tacit understanding, this fan doesn't understand at all. The author is really amazing to think up such an astonishing plot setting. You can still enjoy the story even if you're uncomfortable with shounen ai and yaoi tags. You can also find some characters who seem straight. My favourite one is Bai Ruoyao by the way, whom you'd find very annoying and irritating but at the same time very dangerous and cool. I say you would definitely not regret picking up this novel. Just give it a try. The world built is amazing, the characters are amazing, even the game bosses are amazing. <<less
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Ritu
Ritu rated it
June 18, 2018
Status: c25
This is such an amazing book! Had me at the edge of my seat throughout ! So beautifully written and set in a dystopian world ! Love it !

This novel is not an easy read. If you want something that you can read through quickly this is not for you. This novel is gripping and the plot is amazing. The author did an amazing job in writing this. Sometimes I've to stop and marvel at the scenarios this author managed to create.
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Novelsiast
Novelsiast rated it
April 30, 2024
Status: Completed
No words, read this a long time ago and as you can see I came back to give it a f*cking five star review. It's wholesome!!! Just read it, this got me into reading infinite-flow survival bl novels. I remember loving that baby-faced guy. This is literally one of these best novels out here.
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AmeliaRoseGreen
AmeliaRoseGreen rated it
February 18, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel was something out of this world, and by that I mean it was simply an interesting story. The love between Tang Mo and Fu Wendou was something subtle and you can see how well they work together, the games and instances were a very interesting read. Sadly, my brain comprehension is small so for most of the games I didn't understand. This novel is something that you should definitely read at least once in your lifetime, but if you find it boring I won't force you to read... more>> this masterpiece, since the games might seem boring and difficult to comprehend. The story also drags a bit, but stops at the right moment. It doesn't drag on as much as other novels I've read, and so this is something, for me, that stops at a decent time and ends good. <<less
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RoseAllFoster
RoseAllFoster rated it
May 31, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel is a gem for people who enjoy thrilling and unlimited flow novels like me! Anyways, there's a completed and better version of the translation. Rainbowmushroom website has already finished translating this novel since a long time ago. For those who want a more comprehensive explanation and details, you can check out rainbowmushroom website. I really love their translations. The only downside is that the website has a password lock so you need to join their discord.
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mau.kane
mau.kane
April 15, 2022
Status: Completed
im still overwhelmed because I just finished reading this so all is can say is THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.

I haven't truly enjoyed a novel for the past few months until I read this. I usually do not enjoy stories with heavy plots like this because I prefer to see more romance from the main characters but this story proved that plot-driven stories also has its charm!! And even though the main characters didn't really prioritize their love over their survival, you can really feel their chemistry and deep love for... more>> each other through their simple actions.

I also love love loveeee the characters!! Each of them is so unique I don't have any troubles remembering them and the region or district they belong to.

I'm not gonna say anymore because I might spoil.

One last word of advice, if you're hesitating to read this PLEASE DON'T. The story is very good and A MUST READ FOR THOSE WHO LOVE UNLIMITED FLOW NOVELS OR JUST STARTING TO EXPLORE THE GENRE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! <<less
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mysticfuji
mysticfuji rated it
November 30, 2021
Status: Completed
I just have one thing to say. An absolute gem of its genre. The perfect amount of action, thriller, and romance that keeps you hooked to no end. The amount of all nighters and reading in class that I did for this novel is tremendous and I do not regret it! Loved the ending :D!

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Not sure if this counts as a spoiler but nevertheless, the ending is fairly positive regardless of the amount of people that died in this book 😭😭😭!

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lettucu
lettucu rated it
November 25, 2021
Status: c212
Rated it 3.5. Hoping this review is seen so people will know what to expect rather than a 5* review endlessly praising this novel.

I fell in love with this book upon reading it, then I fell out of love.

The first half had me completely hooked, the plot was thick, the games were intriguing and absolutely left me stumped. The antagonists (black tower monsters) were entertaining and were arguably even more interesting than a majority of the reoccurring characters in this book to me.

It was after a certain point maybe around... more>> the Christmas instance arc that I started to feel that reading the MC solve instances after instances with these explanations felt rather absurd and repetitive. I felt that reading these action-filled plots had become a chore. Why? Because there was a lack of down time between each arc. As soon as the MC is done with an instance, we are only given a few sentences (you've read that right, not a chapter, a few sentences) of intermission before we're immediately thrown into another game (arc). Not only this, but the solution to these games became increasingly more confusing. They're explained in such a roundabout way to come to a simple conclusion to make the MC seem smart and leave the readers feeling completely s*upid.

Despite my point explained above, I still continued reading it in hopes of getting some some sort of satisfaction out of reading this book. The games became more and more tedious to read through to the point that I began speed reading chapters. At the chapter 200 mark, I came to terms that there would be absolutely no rest time in this book and reluctantly continued on for the sake of completion. I'll start my countdown to my biggest let down from here:

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At chapter 205 I was a little confused but my hopes were rising again. They were lovers?! This was never established in words, probably with the author's ace: the MC and ML's tacit understanding. Since they were supposedly established, maybe there'll be at least a chapter explaining this after an instance.

At chapter 209 I was ECSTATIC. Would there finally be some rest time?! Interaction between the MC and ML???!

At chapter 210 all expectations I had in hopes of fleshed out relationships and any sort of intermission between arcs shattered with this sentence:

"The first bullet was fired from the gun. Tang Mo gasped slightly and reached out to pull the ability... "

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This metaphore was

the WORSE thing I've read in my entire life (an exaggeration but you get me) and it ultimately led to me dropping the book. It felt like I found a dry oasis after venturing a cruel, vast desert. I realised that what I'm looking for in here will probably never be found, mainly a time for the main and side characters to just interact without time-skipping straight to the next arc.

My gripe here isn't the slow burn (It's literally in the tags). I'm an absolute slow burn lover. That was why I picked up this book in the first place. But the pacing of their relationship (tbh I would've read this book without this aspect since it matters so little here, if only the arcs were more well spaced out) and arcs in general made reading the book up to this point feel like a chore. Things were either drawn out for waaay too ling such as explanations relevant to the game's solution, or too short such as intermission character interactions. I've gotten more headaches than I can count at a certain point from how quick the author jumped from one thing to the other (writing this with a cold I just gained and a headache as I speak). There were many opportunities to write winding down chapters inbetween arcs, but the author always skipped over these opportunities with "After X days, the Tang Mo group/trio/duo"

If you're looking for constant action that leaves you with no time to think, then this is the book for you. <<less
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Yukkirin
Yukkirin
August 24, 2021
Status: c117
It's not bad but it's not great. The author likes to describe scenes in detailed. But it gets boring to the point that I just skipped those explanations/descriptions. The games are so-so, not really that exciting (maybe I just got used to supernatural/horror survival games that's why this novel is not that tempting).

MC's character? Pretty bland. His ability is pretty cool though. ML is okay. Romance??? No progress as of ch100+. MC knew he was gay (I couldn't tell it until he said it himself. It's more believable if it's... more>> the ML who said it). <<less
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cookiecrumb
cookiecrumb rated it
August 21, 2021
Status: c245
I truly enjoyed this novel.

As someone who likes reading a lot of yaoi, I find myself dropping the novels most of the time as I either find them too boring or the plot is too cliche.

Honestly speaking, I thought about dropping this novel once while reading as I found it hard to keep up with what was going on during the different tasks (they were super detailed and my dumb brain couldn't remember everything), plus the romance was also quite a slow burn. However, I'm glad I continued reading. The... more>> plot is interesting and unique. Out of all the yaoi novels I've read before I've never seen something with such a plot like this. In addition, the events are super detailed and the characters are quite three-dimensional. While the MC does have a really cool skill, it's nice to see that he isn't too OP. Also, I found it cool reading how the MC used his intelligence to solve the scenarios (it was hard to keep up tho). MC and ML make a good match. They aren't super dependent on each other, but from their interactions, you can tell that they care about each other.

However, I must say that I find the author has a tendency to describe unnecessary parts a bit too much and it was also hard to remember the various details regarding the event scenarios. Half of the time, I didn't exactly understand what was going on and how the MC solved the scenarios. Nevertheless, I liked how the romance progressed. Though it was slow, the development was realistic and sweet. I also really enjoyed the extra about the lives of the characters if the black tower didn't appear. I found it extremely heartwarming that the two protagonists still ended up together.

At the end of the day, 10/10 recommend this book. Though take note that in the book, romance is a sub-plot, and the main focus is on the action going on. <<less
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waiting for it to rain rated it
July 20, 2021
Status: c85
wow! so far I'm really really enjoying the storyline. the world building and the instances are super fun to read. 5/5! the only downside is the translation... there are so many typos, grammatical errors and just the overall way the tler structured the text.

world building 5/5

plot 5/5

... more>> pairing 4.5/5

translation 1.5/5 (please, please, get an editor!!!!)

edit: okay great story! I really enjoyed the storyline, however, I can't help but be irked by the tls. I managed to push my way thru the texts hoping that RT would get an editor (like "card room") but I was left disappointed. lost a few braincells here and there BUT it is definitely easier to read than MTL. thank you. <<less
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