When the Grim Reaper Enters an Infinite Game

Yun Shu was sent to the wrong place by a space-time rift. The moment he opened his eyes, he nearly kissed a ghost face-to-face. Acting on instinct, Yun Shu swung his scythe. The ghost vanished, and a voice sounded in his head.

"Attention: Remaining soul-reaping uses: 9."

Yun Shu: "??? What the heck?"

The voice helpfully explained everything, and Yun Shu finally understood the situation.

He was in a game instance. Completing missions and clearing it would not only keep him alive, but also earn him a huge number of points and rewards. Getting rich overnight, extending his lifespan, and even attaining immortality were all possible.

Yun Shu didn't need to get rich overnight or live forever. He opened the Underworld System, intending to leave, only to discover that he couldn't activate the portal in this godforsaken place. Remembering the System's warning that he had nine soul-reaping uses left, Yun Shu raised his eyebrows.

So...

"Player's strength is detrimental to game balance. After system calculations, the player's overall strength has been reduced by 80%. The use of the talent ability Soul Reaping will be limited according to the difficulty of each instance. The player may use it 10 times in this instance. Please note: The player will participate in the game as a human. The points spent to change identity must be repaid by the player. Current points: -10,000. Please work hard to repay your debt!"

Yun Shu, whose strength had been suppressed, forced to participate, and saddled with debt from the start: "..."

What kind of damn garbage game is this?!

Yun Shu took a deep breath.

Fine. You want to play a game? Then let's see what this piece of junk is really made of!

Before long, the other players were amazed to discover that a monster had joined the newcomers.

The young man had an exquisite face and looked as delicate as a dodder vine. At first, everyone thought he was a pretty but useless ornament. No one expected him to be a venomous beauty.

He wielded a strange scythe, plain on the outside but capable of capturing souls. Once he locked onto someone, nobody could escape. They said he also had a terrifying stealth talent that let him kill without a trace. Even the cute little doll in a hood that followed him around was no ordinary thing.

Terrifying!

Yun Shu, with his strength sealed: "."

The instances went smoothly, and taking down the garbage game seemed just around the corner. But at some point, whenever he entered an instance, he began encountering a gentle, timid cat, a fierce and domineering tiger, and... a poor little puppy getting pelted by the rain.

Still, that was a poor little puppy soaked by the rain!

Yun Shu calmly scooped the pitiful puppy into his arms, rubbed its ears, and stroked its head, thoroughly charmed.

Some mysterious cat? Tiger? Dog? creature slowly curled its lips into a smile: Plan successful!

Grim Reaper x Evil God, a powerful couple.

Reader's Notes:

1. I'll try to make it make sense, if the author has any sense to begin with.

2. A little Lovecraftian horror, with some original worldbuilding.

3. Everyone has different triggers. I don't have any specific warnings to list for now.

4. If this isn't for you, please leave right away. No need to tell me you're dropping it. The author's heart is fragile (Xizi clutching her heart).

5. Everyone who comes here is my darling! QAQ Please be mine~

Theme: Have the courage to break the shackles fate has placed upon you.