This novel deserves way more hype. The translations are on point, and the updates hit you faster than a high-speed train. Honestly, it's up there as one of the best in CN right now.
Now, let's dive into the review. Don't be fooled, this isn't just another 'misunderstanding' tale, even if it looks that way at the start. There's a ton of world-building, plot twists, and characters that could easily stretch to 500 chapters. But nope, the author wraps it up at 265 chapters.
So, the story unfolds when Bai Yan, playing "Babel Tower, " realizes it's not just a game – it's messing with the real world. The game's events sync up with reality with a time delay. The catch? Bai Yan can 'restart' in the game, using info from past runs to his advantage. When he "saves" the game, events play out in the real world a few hours later. It's all about preventing world-ending disasters, from stopping cultists summoning gods to nipping epidemics in the bud.
The world of "Noah" is diverse with three countries: The Air Alliance, Night Union, and Euro League. Each has its own vibe, from contemporary fantasy to post-apocalyptic sci-fi and fantasy. Bai Yan collects "Operators" through gacha-style summons, gaining fragments or snagging them instantly. There are relics, tactical cards, skins with power changes, and even buildable facilities worldwide. Other worlds exist, but they don't seem super relevant.
Avoiding spoilers, let's talk about Bai Yan, the MC. At first, he seems like your typical transmigrator with powers, but as the story unfolds, he's revealed as a manipulative mastermind. He's defeated a great devil, made dark sacrifices, and has a twisted past, but he later gets a memory alteration and forgets it (though he gets it back later on). Despite being kind of psychopathic, he sticks to moral values and won't go on a random killing spree. He's got this dual personality thing going on, balancing ruthlessness with some ordinary dude vibes.
Overall, I'd rate it 9.2/10. My only gripe? The chapter count is low, and the author could've expanded it like "LOTM" with daily lives of other operators, different POVs, or side plots. Still, it's a fantastic novel and definitely worth checking out. Highly recommended.
Edit : Why are there 600 chapters now? My review sounds kinda s*upid XD.
Also here's the list of the story's settings and characters :
Spoiler
Gacha : 1 Summon = 50 source energy points. 10 Summon = 500 source energy points
•Fate Pool - Core Operators, Buildings, Relics, Runes, Tactical Cards
•Parallel Dimensions Pool - Skins, World Line Change
Fragment : collect 10x (Name) Fragment = 1 Core Operator, Relics, Buildings, Runes, World Line Change
Fragment : collect 2x (Specific) fragment = 1 Skin
Power System Ranking :
•Awakening
•Crown
•Apocalypse
•Deity/God
Plane Rank :
•Material Realm
•Creation Realm
•Divinity Realm
Characters (Core Operators) (I also added their battle cry, at the bottom of each, I forgotten some) :
Legend (Origin) :
∆ = Air Alliance
$ = Night Union
€ = Euro League
¥ = Other World
•[∆] Bai Yan - MC, Profligate, Savior, Mr. Moriarty, Viscount Edmond
"You have been chosen by fate"
•[∆] Mu Ling - Nightsaber
"Face your sins!"
•[∆] Maryse - Psychic Dancer
"Time for a true display of skill"
•[$] Amy - Cybertyrant
•[∆] Allan - Mysterious Magic
•[$] R21 - Fusion Slime
"Gurgle Gurgle Gurgle"
•[∆] Queen Of The Scarlet Moon - Scarlet Vampire, The Scarlet Moon
"The taste of blood... it feels refreshing"
•[€] Genis - Fist of Duel
"The only thing we will lose is the cage!"
•[∆] Sword of Demons - Mushroom,
"I am not your enemy, I am the enemy of the world!"
For some reason has a little girl's voice, Support/Equipment, (Can change it's voice, but it likes using a girl's voice because the voice changes from person to person)
•[€] Kaluoer (Carol) - Hidden Azure,
"I am needed by others, and I also need others"
Assassin, Twin Sister of Innocent Singer, Looks like Shiroko (Blue Archive) but with blue hair
•[¥] Aurora - Sacred Heart's Chosen, Otherworlder
•[$] Final Gun - Nameless,
"Judging right or wrong is only for the gods, my job is to send you to hell!"
Old Mike, Various Identity/Names, Sniper, Assassin
•[∆] Red Moon - Death Mad Ronin
"The World's Ender has arrived!"
•[$] Daylight - Psychic Girl
•[∆/€] Marete Chambers - Moon Witch, Ultimate Witch
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