Xia Chengxi transmigrates into the hugely popular hardcore game Blood of Sin.
The game's world is dark, its monsters grotesque, its controls infuriating, and its story is full of tragedy.
The protagonist is a poor soul who sacrifices himself to save the world.
All seven endings offer only a choice between dying miserably and dying even more miserably.
Fortunately (?) the save function hasn't been removed, so Xia Chengxi can choose the place and time where he wants to come back to life.
And then die again.
Xia Chengxi: What kind of torture is this? Every day at work, I hope the world will end. I don't want to end myself.
There's no way I can beat the monsters, so I'll just have someone else do it.
Xia Chengxi tries to rebuild a magic academy, turning a Soulslike game into a management sim.
To his surprise, every student he recruits is a cannon-fodder villain from the game.
Half of them are already dead, leaving only a suicide note as a clue for the protagonist. The other half have mutated into monsters and become area bosses.
Xia Chengxi: ...Great. At least I don't have to worry about leading my students astray.
We're all doomed anyway, so why not meet our ends under my care?
So what do you do when you can't find enough students?
Reload, then reload again, until you roll a student with the best stats!
What do you do when your students won't learn?
Reload, then keep reloading until they do!
What do you do when you've finally wrecked the world and are one step away from getting every collectible and achievement, but can't beat the hidden boss?
Reload, and reload again? If you still can't win, find an early save and start over until you win... like hell!
Xia Chengxi: I'm not reloading. In a management game, reloading means all that work goes down the drain, doesn't it?
Certain Boss: With you, I never mind doing it all for nothing.
Xia Chengxi: You'd better mean work.
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A hidden boss who wants to destroy the world x a corporate drone who hopes the world will be destroyed tomorrow.
The gong is a hypocritical, unhinged ghost. Please steer clear if that's not your thing.
Theme: As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement
