And Then I Became a Hunter

Fantasy with a touch of eroticism, proceed with caution.

To be honest, the more I liked the first two chapters of this book, the more I hated the last third of it. The reason is that starting from Chapter 5, the book completely changed its flavor. It completely lost the dark and eerie worldview reminiscent of the Bloodborne Cthulhu mythos in the first two chapters. Instead, it added a bunch of out-of-place settings like revolution, natural science, religious reformation, and Marxist-Leninist materialism. The whole style became like a high school political history textbook—everyone, human and god, was involved in revolution. From royalty to the gods themselves, everyone was in a revolution, complete with phrases like "negation of negation" and "negation of self." It was truly hilarious. Come on, these are Cthulhu gods, not humans! What's with having them in revolution and philosophical discussions? Then, imitating the Bible and a certain Catholic Church, they started doing the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Crusades. And then the royal princes started a revolution. Seriously, dude, are you out of Cthulhu universe material? Why do you have to make it all about reform and revolution for everyone from humans to gods? Did I come here to watch a revolution? Don't you find it jarring? Then, in the middle of Chapter 5, there's a science fiction setting, with the protagonist being an observer and an interferator, and it throws in some quantum mechanics, imaginary and real numbers, and mathematical logic; and then in Chapter 6, modern vocabulary appears again, such as "dressed in a suit and tie," a modern term, "the current emperor," a term reminiscent of Qing Dynasty dramas, "Rome," a term directly borrowed from reality, and "pursuing natural science and opposing the oppression of theocracy," a thought that only exists in the atheistic real world... Sigh, I'm really speechless. Seriously, I'm speechless. I came here to watch Bloodborne and Dark Souls-like stories where indescribable Outer Gods and Old Gods gradually infiltrate the world; to watch the protagonist, as a hunter, grow stronger through bloody hunts and eventually slay a god; not to watch high school politics and history textbooks, okay? Not to watch this nonsensical art style, okay? Where has that captivating dark, Kryptonian style from your first chapter's Old Town dungeon gone? Where has the fun of the second chapter, where the protagonist gradually reveals the world view after returning from the old town, gone? Why did you have to add a bunch of elements that ruined the art style later on? Couldn't you just stick to a Bloodborne-like Cthulhu style? Why did you have to dabble in something realistic? No wonder so many people on Tieba are criticizing this book, and the number of subscribers keeps decreasing. I was initially indignant, but after reading further, wow, it's getting more and more out of place. Who would stay if they came for the Bloodborne/Dark Souls-like worldview? That's it. In my heart, this book only has the first four chapters; the rest doesn't exist.

I've seen many readers who can't stand the addition of a touch of cynicism to a lighthearted, everyday story, claiming it's a betrayal of the reader and thus denying the author's right to express themselves. Many believe dark fantasy works can't contain critical thinking or be grounded in reality. Fantasy stories originate from reality but transcend it. These elements are less about reality and more about the author's own expression; they write the story they want to tell. This book is written by the author, stemming from their inner thoughts and imagination, not a templated commercial novel or written by readers. It's normal for some to dislike this style, but it's wrong to insult the author, attack fellow readers, and belittle the story just to assert one's own correctness. I always respect the author's right to express themselves. Personally, I like his writing style and his thoughts, I appreciate his unique style and content in a time of rampant commercial template novels, and I love his stories.

Overall, I really enjoyed this work, especially the first two volumes. The father's monologue to the protagonist was quite unexpected, and I liked the twist. The author's writing style is also good, making it a comfortable read. However, the work is quite tragic, with many characters around the protagonist dying (thankfully, the sister and the blind girl survived). I also personally didn't like the revolution chapters in the last two volumes.

I've watched it seven times already, and I'm pretty sure I'll never watch it again. It's a great work whose flaws don't detract from its overall excellence. But does Anna have any new works? It seems like Anna has stopped writing altogether.

It's infuriating! I was absolutely furious when they let her go during the Kingdom of Swords fight. If any guy had spared her out of defiance of fate, I would have admired the author for the vividness of the writing. But instead, it ended up with this overwhelming harem vibe, which I think is incredibly ruining the atmosphere.

Has the author stopped writing?

This is a very good book; I've already read it five times!

They said my sister got pregnant later, is that true?