The Statsguy's Mag 27 Devil's Cage

Website : qidian china

Views : 7.93million

Rating : 9.1(449)

Chapters : 1856

Status : ongoing

Word count : 4.39million

Author : Rusty Dragon

author level : lv5

No of works : 4

Disscussion : 8043

Year started : 2016

Translated works : Reincarnation: Demon Hunter

Genres : Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Xuanhuan

Tags : a.s.sa.s.sins, Cautious Protagonist, Clever Protagonist, Conspiracies, Detectives, Determined Protagonist, Dungeons, Firearms, Game Elements, Male Protagonist, MMORPG, Modern Day, Poor Protagonist, Sickly Characters, Special Abilities, Survival Game, Virtual Reality, Weak to Strong

Popularity : Well popular in China.

Last edited : 29/dec/2018

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Website : qidian international (webnovel.com)

Views : 7million

Rating : 4.6(329)

Chapters : 773

Rank : 57

Status : ongoing

Schedule : 7ch/week but translating at 14ch/week

Translator :

Editor :

Premium : Yes

Premium chapter : 107

Stones per chapter : 6-10ss in rare cases 11ss

Popularity : well popular here

Last edited : 29/dec/2018

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Synopsis :

Welcome to a virtual underground game with no protection, full of lurking players who seek survival, power, and fortune. Kieran chose to enter this VRMMORPG game without hesitation, because he knew this was the only way for him to escape death's grasp. Can he escape death in real life though, or will he end up dying inside the game?

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POSITIVE REVIEW :

You guys need to read this novel.

Especially if you like terror infinity or the ultimate evolution.

It is a novel set in the future, maybe not even on earth, with a dying MC in need of a ton of money. More money than someone can earn in a normal lifespan. He spent a few years trying hard work to make that money. No where close to the amount he needs, he turns to an illegal vr game. The rumors said rich people play this vr for entertainment. He also heard they spend fortunes in this game buying In Game currency and items. The vr game sends you on missions, each mission a different world, time period, with magic/no magic, or supernatural/no supernatural forces. The only downside is that this vr is so realistic that it kills you if you die. It has a matrix feel to it, where you can't tell your in the vr. But it lacks a vr game novel feel. The constant reminder that the MC can die and the realism of the world, takes away that game feel and some readers may not like that.

I think this novel created a better world than ultimate evolution. It has a created a better setting in reality, different worlds, and side characters. The goal of the MC might be bland, to raise tons and tons of money to cure himself of a deadly disease; but, he has a goal and thats more than I can say for the MC of TUE.

I personally like the fact that npcs are called natives. They aren't AI programs but people. They have emotions and a purpose in the story. The greatest downside, that I see, is the difficulty of returning to a past world. Meaning, it's kinda emotional knowing the MC might never see a native on one world if a native fell for the MC, became the mc's best friend, or became the mc's master. Maybe this changes in the future, where the MC can freely change to multiple worlds, but for now it's really hard for the MC to see past worlds or natives. The writer and the translator did a good job though, even though the worlds are separated, it doesn't feel like multiple small stories loosely tied together. They all link up like puzzle pieces to make a great story.

The MC does power up a little too fast in comparison to others, but it's reasonable. First, the MC could have been more op. The parameters of the story does allow for the MC to power up further than he has, if he was smarter or stronger he could have earned better items or more IGC. So, you get the feeling that he isn't op because he could be stronger. Secondly, other players could be as strong as the MC if they were as reckless as him. He's dying. So, he takes risks that would kill him if he made a small mistake. The risks lead to rewards. Most other players are looking to survive or power up within reasonable limits. That doesn't mean the MC is the strongest, just an exceptionally good newbie who can fight.

-Buffelephant(NU)

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CRITICAL REVIEW :

It's just not good... or rather, it's not a virtual reality novel. I went into it expecting a virtual reality novel based on the tag and description, but it doesn't feel like virtual reality at all... the author doesn't do a good job of distinguis.h.i.+ng reality from virtual reality, NPC from human, etc. Even with a realistic game that has no protections and can kill you (i.e. Sword Art Online lol), you should still be able to clearly distinguish reality from virtual reality. If you like other VRMMORPG novels, and are looking for something similar, this is not for you. If you like Terror Infinity type novels, this is more in line with that.

-acoleman2 (NU)

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In my library : Yes