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In terms of physical threats... the protagonists is a full tier higher on the superpower scale compared to pretty much everything around him, and I doubt this will change as he levels and meets great threats. However, this works shines due to its expert use of diction, internal monologue, and the implication of psychological threats within the setting.As a work set in setting directly referencing lovecraft, there is an obvious caveat needed for "a basic story with a protagonist that stays sane for more than a couple chapters". The protagonist is immune to psychological effects from enemies/environment.Despite this work does a masterful build up in its diction where you could feel a Lovecraft writer is setting the character up for a break. You see beautiful prose and descriptions. And then the [system] states he resisted the mental effect through his immunity right before he would be at the brink of losing himself.The [system] message has the effect of a beeping Geiger counter. You get the impression that at every step, any other character would turn into a babbling mess at a moment's notice. Even thinking is a risk, since the system "barely" allowed him to stop himself from ripping his eyes out from merely thinking about the lore of god names you are personally familiar with. As someone savvy to the setting, he is aware of the risks, and that awareness itself is a risk in this kind of setting.