My Days as a Background Character in an Infinite Game

Lin Yi always thought he was an ordinary person with a lot of luck. He had a stable, easy, well-paid job, a car and a house, and an incredibly handsome, considerate boyfriend. Then one day, a group of strange people showed up at his company. Yes, strange. According to the information his manager gave him, they were a team of IT specialists. But the men and women before him, young and old, tall and short, thin and fat, didn't look like IT people at all. And the one trailing behind them with a gloomy expression even looked a little like... the traffic accident victim on the morning news. Lin Yi was stunned. Had he... seen a ghost? -- Countless people in this world are on the verge of death due to illness, accidents, and all kinds of other circumstances. The Infinite Game has become the last lifeline they can grasp. As long as they accumulate enough points, they can buy their lives back. But that lifeline isn't easy to hold on to. Countless players have died in the Infinite Game. Anyone in the Infinite Game might be kind and friendly one second, then turn into a vicious ghost intent on taking your life the next. Players went from terrified at the beginning to numb over time. They went from being determined to earn enough points to return to normal life to simply struggling to survive. Then one day, an NPC named Lin Yi appeared in the Infinite Game. Everything seemed to change. Bosses who used to chase players through entire instances would put on human faces and patiently, gently endure their displeasure for Lin Yi. The malicious game mechanics seemed to recognize him automatically, putting away all their dangers to make sure Lin Yi got through safely. Only later did they learn that the entire Infinite Game was protecting Lin Yi. Protecting the only person in the infinite world who hadn't been twisted or transformed: an ordinary human. * Gorgeous, tragic-looking, actually unhinged boss gong X adorable, violent, doted-on ordinary human shou * One-on-one, both are each other's first, both are virgins Next up: Sword Venerable Forbidden from Going Dark Flirtatious, smooth-talking shou X Pure-hearted, loyal, upright gong Fake coercion 1 Shen Zizhou rescued a Sword Venerable from a prison in the Immortal-Slaying Valley. The Sword Venerable had a slender waist and long legs, a stunning face, and a proud bearing like an exiled immortal. Shen Zizhou was thrilled, and followed the Sword Venerable around every day, never tiring of it. At last, the Sword Venerable couldn't take it anymore and cornered Shen Zizhou against a wall to demand his intentions. Blushing, Shen Zizhou said, "I saved your life. Shouldn't you repay me by marrying me?" The Sword Venerable thought it over and nodded. "Sure." Shen Zizhou: ??? 2 Ji Xinglan always thought his life was dedicated to protecting others: protecting his sect and protecting all living beings. But the moment Shen Zizhou died in his arms, he realized that the so-called path of protection was nothing but an illusion. He couldn't even protect his own beloved. From then on, he fell into his inner demon and could never turn back. 3 At first, Shen Zizhou never thought he would fall for Ji Xinglan. But just before his wish was fulfilled and he died, he looked back on the past and suddenly realized that all the exceptions he had made for Ji Xinglan weren't simply because Ji Xinglan was his most important chess piece. Perhaps their first meeting had already laid the foundation for everything that followed. Love really was the deadliest thing in the world. It had cost him his life. Wait a minute. Shen Zizhou jolted upright on his deathbed. Wasn't he dead? He looked around and saw Ji Xinglan sitting beside him. The Sword Venerable wore a red robe, rarely seen on him before, his back straight and his bearing as bright and upright as ever. But the moment the Sword Venerable opened his eyes, his once-black pupils turned a glaring red, with countless sinister streams of demonic energy surging within them. He seized Shen Zizhou's hand and said, every word deliberate, "I gave you a chance, A-Zhou. I will never let you leave my side again." Important notes: * Both are virgins, both are each other's first love * The gong won't turn evil later, and becoming a demon won't make him evil either (he is, after all, the leader of the righteous path). After becoming a demon, however, the shou becomes the center of his world, and his possessiveness goes up, up, up! He goes from an honest man to a jealous boyfriend. * My take on cultivation. The stages are: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Incarnation, Body Integration, Tribulation, and Great Ascension. Feel free to add After Beating the Infinite Game to your collection if it sounds interesting! After finally beating the Infinite Game with great difficulty, Shen Suinian returned to reality. He thought he could settle into a routine, go to school and work, and return to an ordinary life. But who could have guessed... He went home and turned on the TV. The screen crackled and shattered, and a bloody head leaped out, blinking at him and saying hello. After meeting up with a friend, he opened the private room door, and a pair of bare arms came sprinting past him. During final exams, a human-shaped creature covered in mud, leaving a muddy footprint with every step, stood behind the proctor and grinned at him. After checking again and again, Shen Suinian had to accept reality: The ghostly bosses from the Infinite Game had followed him out of the game. Then Shen Suinian discovered that this world seemed, more or less, maybe, possibly, not quite right. The supernatural was invading reality, and humans were awakening to supernatural abilities. Shen Suinian, who only wanted to retire and live a peaceful life, said: I have just six points to make about that. -- After making his six points, Shen Suinian began enjoying retirement. Though his retirement was often interrupted by minor mishaps, like getting trapped in a ghostly loop on the way to school or finding a female ghost in his meal... Still, it wasn't all bad. Shen Suinian fell in love. His boyfriend had a slender waist and long legs, looked slim in clothes and muscular without them, and had a face that could set anyone's imagination running wild. His only flaw was that he wasn't in great health and always attracted the supernatural. But that was fine. Whenever he encountered something supernatural, Shen Suinian would throw himself into his boyfriend's arms, cover his eyes with one hand so his worldview wouldn't shatter, and crush the ghost trying to cling to him with the other. With a smile, he thought that he could protect his delicate boyfriend. -- Chu Jinan is the director of the Special Abilities Bureau and the strongest ability user alive. He is taciturn and merciless. He never goes easy on anyone, whether an enemy or a contaminated colleague, and is like the Grim Reaper to everyone in the bureau. But recently, the bureau's staff have noticed something strange about their Grim Reaper. He not only zones out often, but sometimes smiles for no reason while doing so! The colleagues who noticed immediately backed away from Chu Jinan. It was terrifying. But the terrifying Chu Jinan was thinking... His little boyfriend is so cute. He's soft and smells good when he throws himself into my arms. I want to hold him forever. It's just that his little boyfriend might have a yin-heavy fate, since he keeps attracting the supernatural for no reason. But that's fine. Getting rid of the supernatural is exactly what he does. It's a perfect fit for his job! So when his little boyfriend throws himself into his arms, he holds the back of his head with one hand and strikes down the supernatural creature that appears with the other. Phew, his little boyfriend is so cute when he has no idea what's going on. -- Until one day, the two go out on a date and run into two powerful supernatural beings for no reason. Shen Suinian: This is bad. My boyfriend might get scared. Chu Jinan: You're dead. How dare you covet my little boyfriend? So they each make a clumsy excuse to split up temporarily. But just then, a supernatural domain descends. And then... Shen Suinian, who is stomping a supernatural creature into the ground, runs into Chu Jinan, who is tearing one apart into scattered pieces. Wait, Where's my delicate, helpless boyfriend / little boyfriend? Chu Jinan X Shen Suinian Ruthless, taciturn, secretly flirtatious gong X Sunny, cheerful, mischievous shou * Both are virgins, both are each other's first * Both are at the very top of the power scale Theme: Believe in science and cherish the present