probably the first time i’ve finished a series before all the anime episodes came out, it was genuinely a enjoyable read, incredible experience, and perhaps - peak fiction (one of them)
in a world where monsters exist in dungeons through portals known as gates, certain humans experience awakenings that determine their ability and rank as a hunter. jinwoo is known as the weakest hunter, rank e, he always get injured but is determined to continue being a hunter to keep his sister in school and pay hospital bills for his mother. upon entering a normal class d dungeon, jinwoo and others find themselves face to face with what’s known as a double dungeon, once they stepped inside, they found themselves trapped in the second dungeon, where they’re forced to proceed with commandments about a god in order to survive, tldr, all of them left jinwoo as he decided he’d be the sacrifice for everyone else’s survival, as his heart was 0.02s away from stopping, a screen popped up feeling him he’s capable of being a player, he accepts this task instead of facing death, that’s when he learned he had statistics that could grow with each level he goes up, beating a boss could grant multiple levels which levels up his other skills. this new player jinwoo quickly finds himself to grow stronger and stronger, despite originally wanting to keep a low profile and remain e rank, he decided he couldn’t hide it anymore and goes for a new reassessment of his power, which resulted in him being classified as the 10th s-rank hunter in korea. as his power grows even further, he encounters with others taught him this is not any power, he was becoming one with the monarch of death, and that the whole player system was put in place by the same monarch, now, he’s faced with new enemies who are coming to kill him - the other monarchs. in the end after all the war, he decides to negotiate with the fragments of light (basically angels ig?) and turns time back before hunters or the gates existed and he was willing to take all the responsibility on his own shoulders and end the war with minimal casualties, with his real identity unbeknownst to most, where he decided to remain on earth and watch over all the danger as well as protect his family.
Solo Leveling