We Don't Usually Call NPCs Gods

Jiang Fan thought he was an ordinary NPC in an infinite horror game.

One day, the infinite game world exploded. He returned to reality alongside the players, only to find the real world already overrun by the uncanny: cannibal amusement parks, nights of terror, and death games were everywhere.

Unlike his colleagues, who knew how to put on a show, Jiang Fan tried his best to act like a normal person when the Investigation Bureau came knocking. Then he was recruited into a school for people with supernatural abilities.

He was poor and knew nothing about the world. Every now and then, a few words from him would bring his identity as a horror-game NPC perilously close to being exposed.

Help, he had to get better at acting.

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The first year after the horror games ended, Star Academy welcomed a batch of outstanding new students. On registration day, former leaderboard heavyweights were the center of attention, until a handsome player showed up...

With a casual "Coming through," he restrained a student wielding [Supernatural Ability Sequence 0073: Falling Star] with one hand.

With an "Excuse me," he extinguished the flames on [Anomaly Number 0309: Fire of Eternal Life].

"Isn't there something wrong with your dice?" Unlucky Jiang Fan broke through the sure-death curse of [Anomaly Sequence 0027: Rule Game] and turned it back on the anomaly.

Later, as anomalies overran the city and it teetered on the brink of collapse, the arrival of the highest-ranked anomalies heralded the apocalypse. The infinite world rekindled and bared its fangs at reality. In the chaos and despair, Jiang Fan, who was fretting over his coursework, suddenly spotted the person he had secretly loved in the infinite game world. Delighted, he called out, "Teacher Bai!"

In an instant, S City was transformed into blue skies and clear seas.

Every anomaly knew that above their sequences stood one being they must never provoke: the Taboo!

Not only did he possess a sequence they could never resist,

he was also the treasured darling of the terrifying, infinite monster world!

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After Jiang Fan appeared, the powerful, restless anomalies began to settle down. The Investigation Bureau noticed something was off, but didn't dare disturb him.

[Internal File]: The Bureau is assessing his identity and supernatural ability sequence. Jiang Fan is strongly suspected to be the holder of [Supernatural Ability Sequence 0000: Deity]. Countless people and anomalies are drawn to him and covet him. Ability: All beneath me are ants. Trigger condition: Unknown for now. Extremely high danger rating. Also has the ability to pacify powerful anomalies. No coercive measures are recommended.

Jiang Fan, happily feeding his prickly monster boyfriend: ?

We don't usually call NPCs deities.

Theme: Keep pursuing what matters to you, and persevere until you see hope.