Level Up with Skills (manwha until chapter 10)

@kang taesan, mc, easy mode player

@geum joonggeun, hard mode player

@lee changchoon, hard mode player

@lee taeyon/taeyeon, solo mode player

--above are pre regression characters

@kang joonhyeok, post regression, solo mode player

@na jaeyeon, post regression, solo mode player

@lee sang, post regression, solo mode player

@lee taejoon, post regression, solo mode player

@kang dongjoon, post regression, nor.al mode player

@broknman/brokenman, npc in solo mode, post regression, labyrinth gatekeeper

@lost king, shopkeeper in the labyrinth

@einzhal, a person searching for god, npc found in the fountain of life area floor 1

@levinenoph, a goddess in the labyrinth

#after returning from the labyrinth, people is in a state if denial and confusion of what happened to earth while they were i side the labyrinth. the usual way beside talking is beating them up to calm them down

#a brief history, the world at peace suddenky got attacked by monsters. humankind suddenly received a status window alert to give them choice to enter the labyrinth, there are 4 difficulties, easy normal, hard and solo. afterward, the returners will save the earth from the monsters that appeared.

#easy, normal and hard, allows players to interact in person with one another of the same difficulty. whereas the solo mode, players cannot interact face to face with one another. a solo player can only personally interact with the environment and the npcs.

#wave, like a monster break but aims to destroy humanity

#boards, just like reddits, players, regardless of difdiculty, are able to interact here by posting chats. this is essential for sharing thoughts, tips and trading. this is ultra essential for solo mode players.

#gods and goddess in the labyrinth grants rewards and blessings to players in exchange for entertainment. they only exist in the solo difficulty.

1 mc just returned back from a capture mission? his capture got killed by a rank monsters. mc killed the monsters. mc goes to the cafeteria with his friend, geum joonggeun. suddenly, a commotion happened outside, a returner just arrived and is confused in what happened to earth. mc steps in to deescalate the situation. mc requests a duel. the returner, lee changchoon, accepts. mc easily beats lee changchoon. lee changchoon suddenly calmed down and accepts what had happened to earth.

2 next up, lee taeyon, a solo mode player returns from her patrol mission. she wanted to discuss matters with mc. mc goes to her place. lee taeyon is intrigued by mc's power. lee taeyon discusses that a wave is about to happen. lee taeyon says it would be worsr than before. mc leaves lee taeyon to tell the news to the others. lee taeyon has plans. mc reveals the news. the others seemed to be anxious, worried and fearful. they are all certain of their fate. mc is tasked with beating 2 s rank monsters. the wave arrives, mc alone goes on the offense to face the s rank monsters.

3 epic battle of mc vs 2 s ranks. mc wins. mc returns to the base to find everyone had already lost their lives. he even found the fallen body of lee taeyon, the strongest human. mc see the monster who killed her, the leader of the wave, the apostle. mc vs the apostle.

4 mc gets defeated. with mc's passive, mc is able to stay alive but he is gravely weaken. mc's passive continues to keep mc alive. mc goes to the fallen lee taeyon. mc saw what lee taeyon was holding. it was a regression stone, ouroboros bezoar. mc takes and use the regression stone. mc went back in time to the time right before the everything ended. suddenly, monsters attack, then a voice can be heard. a status window prompt appears and asks the people to choose what mode of difficulty they are going to choose for their labyrinth run.

5 mc chose solo mode. the highest labyrinth difficulty. mc gets teleported to another world? mc is in a town. mc meets broknman, the gatekeeper of the labyrinth. after chatting a bit, broknman gave mc some starter equipment and let mc in. mc already knew about the gatekeeper when lee taeyon told mc about it, before regression, so mc is able to deal with the npc easily. broknman, an npc, is intrigued by mc's different aura. broknmam have high hopes for mc. mc enters the floor 1.

6 mc finds the item shop in the labyrinth. mc meets the lost king, a dwarven shopkeeper. mc notices nothing is displayed in the shop. after chatting for a bit, mc understood what to do to be seen as a customer. mc leaves. the lost king is intrigued by mc. mc encounters his first fight, a monster rat. it's a floor 5 boss in easy mode and mc is encountering it as a random mob. mc realizes the difference in the difficulty. mc manages to defeat the rat monster and returns to the shopkeeper, the lost king.

7  mc sells the rat monster loot to the lost king. the lost king is surprised. the lost king took it and asked mc what he want. mc wants a giant shield. the lost king asks why. mc says he wants to bash monsters. the lost king like the answer and gave a giant for free to mc. mc is surprised. the lost king showed some wares to mc. mc chose the bow and arrow. the lost king is more interested in mc. mc is confused. the lost king also gave mc direction to the fountain of life in the first floor. it will heal mc's lost hp and he can use it infinitely as long as he doesn't leave the floor. mc is more confused. the story of lee taeyon about the shopkeeper is way different from what mc's witnessing now. that one thing he did of killing the first random mob definitely altered how the story progressed. mc continues his grind. mc noticed that compared to the other difficulty, there are many prompts being shown each time he does something. like proficiency progress, perma bonus stats, unlocked skills and such. mc also noticed gaining skills that he previously got but was sealed but in solo mode, it is unsealed and easily accessible to mc. mc heads towards the fountain of life. mc encounters another rat monster. it's actually a group of rat monsters and mc's surrounded.

(right now, mc is still inside the labyrinth, there's no open area, just floors, walls, ceilings and corridors)

8 mc's stats and his own battle knowledge made him come out of top. mc beats the 3 rat monsters. mc continues and enters through a door. mc finds the fountain of life. the area it's in is a safe area. mc take a drink from the fountain. mc gets fully healed. mc realizing that his mental fatigue might build up, mc took a rest for the night. the next day, mc checks the boards. mc notices the difficulty and worries of the solo mode players that are trying to interact. the solo mode players are having doubts and have not yet started entering the labyrinth whereas the other mode players have already started their labyrinth run. mc shared his tips as a solo player. after, mc ate the raw rat meat he acquired. mc got afflicted with poison status, fortunately, the fountain easily cures mc. mc continues this way if eating. mc then acquires a passive skill, disease resistance. mc then goes for next passive, mc drowns himself in the fountain. mc just revives after going unconcious. mc does this repeatedly until he acquired hold breathing passive, it lets him hold his breath for a longer than normal duration. mc also acquires hazardous danger sense passive, it happened when mc almost died. this passive activates when mc is in danger of getting killed or in the most dangerous of situations. mc then thought of how he's easily acquiring skills. with this in mind, mc wants to continue getting skills.

9 in the boards, the other players are question mc's method of gaining passives. mc honestly answers them and says it's their choice if they want to follow what he says. meanwhile, in the safe area of the fountain of life, mc is continuing his training. after getting a number of passives, mc goes to make his original skills? or main skills. mc gains a defensive skill he once had before regression. while mc is resting in the fountain of life area, a certain npc appears, an old man, a person searching for god, einzhal. instincitively, mc takes out his shield. mc remembers the story of lee taeyon regarding an old man in the fountain of life. suddenly, the old man launches and attack.

10 mc was able to block the attack. mc gains stats and a new skill. the old man throws another attack, mc knows the gap between their strength. mc could not do anything about the second attack. mc got hit and is launch to the labyrinth wall. the labyrinth wall broke on impact. the attack dealt 32k damage, fortunately, the attack is call non-lethal. mc getting one hit killed get nullified. the old man is impressed by mc. the old man introduced himself as einzhal. the old ma goes to explain he does this thing to assess the adventurers who enter the labyrinth. einzhal repeatedly says mc passed with flying colors. mc then asks regarding einzhal's description. mc inquires which god einzhal is looking for. einzhal tells about the goddess, levinenoph. she is a goddess loved by the people in his world. unfortunately, einzhal's world had already been destroyed and he's the sole survivor. no one else but einzhal remembers and worship the goddess levinenoph. mc knows about the said goddess. pre regression, lee taeyon talked to mc about the goddess levinenoph. mc knows which floor the goddess is in. mc remembers that lee taeyon told mc when she found the goddess, the goddess had already been killed. back to the present regression, mc did not yet mention his knowledge about the goddess levinenoph to einzhal. einzhal asks mc if he wants to learn techniques taught by the goddess. mc accepts the offer. but before that, mc asks what's the catch. einzhal says mc should take it as an apology for getting attacked. mc couldn't careless as long as he gets more skills. the lessons begin.

The Middle-Aged Newbie Adventurer, Trained to the Brink of Death by the Strongest Party, Became Unbeatable (manga until chapter 12)

Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou paati ni shinu hodo kitae rarete Muteki ni naru

@rick gladiartle, mc, former guild receptionist, now an adventurer. age 32

@arisa, guild receptionist, former junior of mc

@domurudo, a rank knight of tyranny, wanted, the adventurer who is trying to hit on arisa. mc easily beats him up during exam registration

@frito/frido dirumutto, second son of dirumutto, he excells in magic. age 11

@angelica dirumutto, first daughter of dirumutto, a second class knight. "flash of light angelica"

@lastar dirumutto, first born son of dirumutto, a rank adventurer. "the man who holds thousand skills." "f rank crusher."

@sylvester, first rank knight from.the chivalric order

@lynx lolott, b rank adventurer, supposed to be proctor in charge for mc's second half of the exam as an adventurer. age 40+

@zayd hurworth, b rank adventurer

@lynette elphelt, dark elf maid, member of the orichalcum fist party. has a trauma with dragons.

@blowstone ashorc, the wise orc, s rank, an orc, member of the orichalcum fist party

@mizet eldwarf, the millenium atelier, s rank, dwarven elf, member of the orichalcum fist party

@alicet drakkul, prodigy of devastation, vampire, s rank, member of the orichalcum fist party

#orichalcum fist, strongest party in the continent, mc is a part of this group

#fairy rondo, a mage party

#kaiser arusapieto, strongest monster, those who defeat him will be granted the akashic record and anything one desires.

#tiger road guild, the first guild mc worked for as a receptionist

1 years have passed since mc retired from being a receptionist. mc returned to the guild to join as an adventurer. mc is having anxiety of being a middle aged man of 32 starting his career as an adventurer. mc meets the receptionist, arisa, a former junior receptionist of mc. arisa took care of mc's exam registration. after having a bit of a quick scene with another adventurer, mc got his form and is set for the exam. mc meets with a lynette, a dark elf maid, she tells mc that their other friends will come to see mc's exam. mc is anxious of how old he is compared to the other applicants. lynette comforts mc by telling him he has grown drastically within the 2 years of training and that mc should not worry about anything. mc is also advice to hold back. meanwhile, in the guild, an investigation is bring held, regarding the unconcious adventurer that mc easily beats up. back to mc, mc is looking at his exam schedules. afterward, the exam commences. the first exam mc has to enter is the power measurement. mc tries to measure the power of other youthful applicants. although, the other applicants as well the proctor are amazed, mc is underwhelmed. when it was mc's turn, others looked down on mc. mc felt himself trying to show them off but at the same time holding back, as adviced of him by his friend. mc wrecked the measurement. everyone was surprised. mc had to admit, his two years of training, holding back isn't one of the many things he was taught.

2 mc aces the next part of the exam, written test. next part is the defense measurement. frito dirumutto seemed to be resenting mc. mc asks the proctor the launch a 5th level spell on him. mc defends vs the attack. sylvester, a first rank knight arrives to be a proctor of the exam investigates the rumor regarding mc. sylvester is in awe and couldn't believe at the feats mc is showing. meanwhile, mc and lynette are discussing. lynette tells mc that mc shouldn't hold back in the first half of the exam but in the second half, the mock battle. suddenly, frito dirumutto appears and insults mc. frito is crying that they way things were goinf, he couldn't make a debut as a prodigy since mc is hogging the spot light. suddenly, frito's elder sister appear, angelica. frito tells angelica, mc is bullying him. mc tries to defend himself by telling he doesn't. angelica officially asks for a duel with mc. mc unknowingly accepts. angelica gives a condition, the one who loses becomes a servant to the winner. before the duel, lynette tells mc the ranking of knights. angelica is a second class knight, comparably, she is as steong as a b rank adventurer. mc is f rank. lynette tells mc to hold back and not to worry. compared to the 2 years training mc undergone, the fight is simple. the duel commences. angelica shows off her quick step attacks.

3 angelica keep using her quick steps. mc dodges easily. mc felt at ease. angelica attacks, trips and unleashes very random barrage of attacks. mc almost got hit. mc believed he had to take things seriously. angelica goes for her ultimate moves. mc easily dodges them. angelica uses her ult move for the last time but trips. she failed to hit mc. mc in serious mode, attacks. mc hits the ground and it cause a great fissure. mc apparently missed. mc still wants to go continue fighting. angelica saw the great gap between their powers. angelica immediately surrenders.

4 angelica says its her first lose vs mc. mc asks about the condition angelica gave. mc got ignored. mc let things slide. in the guild, mc and lynette are discussing about the first half of the exam. mc is worried he might not make it for the second half. suddenly, lastar dirumutto appears. he wants to take lynette as his second wife. mc intervenes and says lynette is his girlfriend. lastar reveals he's an examiner/proctor for second half of the exam. lastar says mc is lying. lynette says she actually is mc's girlfriend. lastar got mad and promised to make it hard forbmc if in case mc gets to the second half. lastar leaves. the participants for second half gets announced. mc will be part taking in the second half. mc apologizes to lynette for making such a lie. lynette says it was fine and she's glad about itm lynette leaves mc to tell the rest of their party about mc's coming test. meanwhile, frito and angelica came to lastar, their elder brother, to tell on mc. lastar got even more mad at mc. after, mc and lynette goes for mc's second hal of the exam. mc meets with lynx lolott, the supposed proctor in charge of mc's second half of the exam. lynx wants to talk to mc. mc thought he will be ridiculed again. to his surprised, lynx lolott praised mc for his determination of wanting to be an adventurer despite his age. lynx lolott says he sympathized with mc and that they have a lot in common. mc finds a soul buddy in lynx lolott. lynx lolott tells mc he will not be playing favorite during the exam. mc understand this. the two even promised to have a drink despite the result after the second half exam. after the three part ways, lynx lolott meets with lastar dirumutto.

5 during the waiting for the second half exam, an announcement tells everyone that lynx lolott couldn't make it as an examiner due to health conditions and that lastar dirumutto will be taking care of mc's group. many in mc's group felt worried that they won't make it as adventurer because of lastar taking over. mc feels worried. meanwhile, lastar while taking care of the examinee, he awaits for mc to come. a subordinate of lastar appears and wants to deal with mc's disqualification. lastar feels he'd rather like it and task them to do so. in the waiting room, while mc is getting worried, a hooded man appears. he offers mc a way to lessen his burden. mc takes the offer. mc gets teleported away. lynette who was with mc saw everything and got mad. she launches at the hooded man and asks where mc went. mc gets ported elsewhere. there were men in suit and a bald guy waiting for him. they reveal themselves as the elite guards of the dirumutto household. they will be killing mc. mc just realized the hooded guy was actually frito and that he is being targetted by the dirumutto household. mc felt doomed. suddenly, the rest of the orichalcum fist party arrives at the scene. they greet mc. mc feels even more afraid.

6 the orichalcum fist party asks why mc is outside the venue. mc lies and says they are friends doing a demo. mc asks the elite guard to withdraw. the elite guards ignores mc and attacks the orichalcum fist party. the orichalcum fist easily takes care of the elite guard. the elite guard leader, on his own retires from work and didn't even consider fighting.

7 mc returns to the waiting room. lynette is still holding frito. frito says that mc is getting beat up. mc arrives and he is fine. lynette made frito passed through the ceiling. mc and lynette waits for mc's turn. mc is still worried about his mock battle. lynette gave mc comforting words and a great word of advice. mc's worries got lessen. suddenly, lynx lolott appears. he is badly beaten. he reveals that it was lastar who beat him. lynx says he heard the talk mc and himself did. lastar got mad and beat the heck out of him. mc got mad. he made up his resolve. mc got called. it was his turn to face lastar.

8 in the audience stand, lynette meets with arisa. they decided to watch together. the two went tonthe rest of the orichalcum fist who will be watching mc's mock battle. they have high hopes for mc. mc vs lastar. mc followed lynettes advice for the battle. for the first bout, mc will tank the attacks of lastar and feel what lastar is lacking. lastar dishes out all his magic vs.mc. mc gets hit but he withstood everything. after mc realizes lastar's flaw, mc makes a move.

9 mc vs lastar continues. lastar continues to insult mc. mc pulls out his own low level skill he mastered beyond perfection and defeats lastar.

10 mc is greeted by the orichalcum fist party. mc then meets with lastar and gave him an advice. lastar vows his revenge on the next promotion exam of mc. backstory of mc. how mc dreamed of becoming an adventurer and defeating the strongedt monster. how mc got a hidden skill that never manifested. how mc kept wanting to be an adventurer until mc only landed a receptionist job in an adventurer guild. how mc felt left behind by his peer who became full pledged adventurers while mc for 14 years is still just a receptionist. how mc first met lynette.

11 flashback continue. how lynette saves mc. how mc asks lynette her opinion being a late bloomer and lynettes honest opinion. how mc gets to have a dinner with lynette. how it gets ruined by a monster invasion. how mc saw his adventurer friend fighting. how lynette warns of the remote village they are in to run away as a dragon is about to attack. how mc and the rest of the adventurers gets face to face with a dragon.

12 flashback continue. how the adventurers are panicking trying to run away from the dragon while mc standstill and comes to face the dragon head on. how the other adventurer got their morale up just by seeing their receptionist in the frontline. how the dragon unleashes a breath attack, they all get sent flying. how mc withstood the attack. how mc suddenly manifested his skill after waiting for so long. how mc unleashed his skill and one hit killed the dragon. how the adventurers as well lynette witnessed mc's feat. how mc collpased and when mc woke up it was already a few days later. how lynette is waiting fornmc to gain conciousnes and how lynette invite mc tonthe orichalcum fist party. how lynette changed her opinion on mc and him becoming an adventurer. how lynette also mentioned to mc they are aiming for the same thing, the strongest monster. how mc accepts the offer and joined the orichalcum fist. end of flashback. back to the present, mc is among the ones who are finally registered as full pledged adventurers. mc felt he has came a long way.