An interesting story that keeps hinting at potential but never quite reaches it, making it feel a bit rushed. As of chapter 56 (posted on October 1, 2022), the first arc (or possibly the first two arcs, as there is no clear division) is complete, and the author seems uncertain about where to take the story next.
The main character has more or less completed his intended class build and is now mostly refining his techniques. He has also secretly gone much deeper into the dungeon than anyone else in the country believes possible. While most people think that floor 30 is the new maximum floor, he is on floor 48 (as of chapter 56), and his friend (and the Female Main Character) regularly farms materials on floor 35. By chapter 56, the MC's actions have so significantly altered the situation from the backstory in the game that he is no longer sure what will happen next.
There are occasional fights and political maneuvering between factions and guilds, as well as some light hints of romance between the MC and the FMC to keep things engaging, but the author seems to have painted himself into a corner. Too much has already been accomplished—there doesn't seem to be much left to do other than steadily building up combat experience and personal levels (which are separate from class levels) while waiting for the hero to catch up so that the final boss can finally be confronted. The introduction in chapter 56 of a DLC-source transfer student seemed to be meant to introduce a new element, but then the author lost inspiration, leaving the story on hiatus.
A notable issue I have with the story is that the MC's strategy guide seems like a gimmick that is incredibly fragile. While no one can read it except him (it appears to be a book of blank pages to everyone else), what if someone were to take it or burn it? Is it a manifestation of a unique skill, such that it would reappear near him if moved too far or if destroyed? Or is it just a normal book that only he can read? This is never specified by the author. It just seems to be a book that, strangely, few are curious about, despite occasionally commenting on its blank pages.
Another issue that is sure to come up eventually is the matter of all the monster cores and drops he sells from floors 34 and above. Currently, they are strange but very valuable and useful cores/drops from unknown monsters, but as soon as others catch up to those floors—which he and the FMC have been farming for months by chapter 56—it will become apparent to the guild that he and the FMC must have reached those floors not long after floor 29 was cleared. Yet neither he nor the FMC have considered or planned for this issue—possibly because they don't think it likely to come up within the next year or two that they remain at the academy. The MC should know better, as the game is supposed to conclude before the academy is completed, but instead, he seems content to steadily build up a small but notable fortune by selling the materials.
This leads to another (false) issue. The hints of romance are kept from progressing further due to the class difference between the two, but once it is known that he is the masked adventurer who helped defeat the boss on floor 29, opening the path to floor 30, this class difference might become less of an obstacle.
Yeah but i think I'll wait for the manhwa cuz it's already out i feel like it's a waste to read the novel first
Hot take: Korean manhwas are better then their novels counterpart (only Koreanand possibly Japanese i haven't read any Japanese novels )
Thankyou for the update!!!!:))))
Author wasn't trying to make a dense protagonist, they were trying to give the readers health problems in slowest and most grueling way possible (o･｀Д´･o)!!
I wonder just who was able to write this trash for so long. And people actually translated it? Daym
u can try The Dark King, on this site, I replied to a comment recently for a summary, the MC is like Leylin but even more ruthless, infact that MC in The Dark King even scares me, one of the scariest MCs
Is it true that sex scenes are censored or is it only for beginning chapters and they bring back the uncensored chs later on in story
The story线索在第九十四章/第一百二十八章后戛然而止。虽然了解主角和姚磊的过往，以及它带来的背景，但我更倾向于这是一部娱乐小说而非电子竞技题材，因为它似乎暗示了电子竞技界并不单纯依赖技巧，这让我感到有些困惑。我不明白姚磊为何会卷入这种交易——他究竟得到了什么好处？可能是为了接近他的偶像，但那样的话，他与主角发展关系就显得不妥。如果是因为有机会成为中单，那他不可能立刻胜任，难道要等多年承诺，直到有队员退役才轮到他吗？
对于主角和ML的关系进展，我有点不满。他们的感情往往在主角喝醉后无意中表露或行为后推进，第二天主角自己都不记得，实际上只有ML记得。从相识到发生关系的过程过于仓促。虽然很多BL故事发展迅速，但如果主角始终认为自己是直男，然后突然发现自己对ML有吸引力，并接纳自己是攻方，这样的转变和成长显得缺乏逻辑。我用谷歌翻译阅读，可能错过了一些微妙之处，但醉酒行为并不能代表主角真正接受了这一切。
现在我读到小说的一半，对故事的主题感到迷茫。如果是关于电子竞技的，我觉得它并未深入；如果是爱情主线，如上所述，我对这种发展也有疑问。主角一开始被招募时能力一般，被告知需要训练，但后来竟然在一场关键决赛中作为替补支持者出场，而他并非主玩支持，而是中单。这让人觉得任何人都能轻易成为支持者，但角色定位和所需关注点各有不同。支持者的角色确实容易达到平均水平，但在职业层面做到出色，我认为调整配合风格等绝非易事。
总之，我希望作者能在角色发展和情节设定上提供更多的深度和合理性，让故事更加吸引人。
Read everything through machine translation, but approach the summary with caution. The story centers less on the romantic aspect between the main characters and instead delves into paranormal investigations, cultivation, and the struggle for power. The female lead, contrary to the description, isn't as ruthless as portrayed. She was essentially a pawn forced to obey her imperial mother's whims to preserve her own life.
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