Level Up Hero! [Volume 1 Stubbed]

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Description

In a world where the gods' gift a chosen few with great powers, Sam Shepard is among the weakest of the weak. His crappy healing ability can’t even cure minor injuries without having to drain Sam’s own life-force to do it. Hero society doesn't think he's useful, and after failing to heal those he was tasked to save, Sam couldn't help but agree. It’s why he quit. But it turns out that giving up the hero life isn’t easy, not when one is caught in the machinations of the gods themselves.

After Sam gets pulled into rescuing the hero, Thunder, he inherits a strange power from her; the training system that taught her how to become a top hero. It apparently holds the secret to leveling up one's power, a feat no one knew was possible. Not that it'll be easy to achieve...

A series of challenging missions and the occasional hero lesson from the system’s creator guarantee a lot of cuts and bruises in Sam's immediate future. But at least he finally gets the chance to go from zero to hero. Oh, yeah, there's also ghastly horrors and megalomaniac super-villains to contend with on Sam’s path to becoming the symbol of hope that humanity needs.

Release Schedule: Every Friday and Sunday

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Level Up Hero Logo by @BeccaMewlin

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2020
Author: GD_Cruz

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 1,139
Views: 454,804

Chapters(102 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

BlueCenturianRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Outstanding story that draws you in. Excellent grammar and flow of the story. Hilarious references that are brought up and actually pay tribute to the stories they are from wether it Lord of the Rings or the old Greek Myrhs and legends. Author clearly cared about the story and characters which progress as the story moves on.
If they turned it unti a movie i would watch it.
ChronicleCrawlerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A sweet read, a nice goodie to see here in RR. It's already been too long since I've read something with mythology plus system plus superheroes in it. A lot of potential here waiting to be discovered by other busy readers.
Grammar wise, I see little to no problem at all.
Chapter updates are quite fast and consistent - something I personally like.
Storytelling- the author already has his own voice, a sign that he already quite written a lot in terms of word count.
For the rest, please do see for yourself. i don't lie spoiling too much. Mehehe.
MadagentRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really appreciate the set up of this story as it shows superheroes in a different way. The protagonist doesn't know what he is doing but just barely manages to survive each fight.
It has a certain kind of humour that keeps the story light and references to different mythological stories which keeps it interesting.
Mash_PotatoesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Characters: Not many characters have been introduced as of yet, but the ones that have been are all well-written and consistent, with believable motivations and desires. No over the top nonsense where the MC instantly wants to be the Hero of the world the moment he gets 'the system' for some nebulous reason that is never mentioned, just because they can, to get a harem or to get revenge on the 'unknown enemy' who caused the MC to live a miserable life that is also equally unknown to the reader beyond bits and pieces. Point is, the MC of this story has a clear and defined goal where most others (especially on this site) don't and I like that very much.
Story/Style: The story follows the basic superhero story formula but is far enough from the cliche to not be called totally generic but close enough to be familiar and likeable all the same. However, so far the due to the strong focus on character development, world building has suffered as a result so beyond what little the author has revealed everything else about the world is unknown or vague at best. The world itself seems to be a mix of modern world, superheroes and greek mythology so if you prefer stories like BNHA/MHA or Danmachi where the MC goes from nothing to something then this is the story for you.
Grammar: Almost no problem whatsoever when it comes to spelling or grammatical errors.
Phan_Of_WafflezRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
To start off, this story is very enjoyable. The cast is incredibly humorous and you can expect roughly one pop culture reference per chapter. I have been binging chapters all night and I was entertained throughout the entire timeframe.
The author has a great understanding of American-English grammar/syntax, as would be seen by a native speaker of the language. The writing it at least at the standards of the University level and I was hard-pressed to find any mistakes throughout the chapters.
The main character shows growth just about every chapter - whether it be emotional, physical, or mental. Sam (the MC) is handed the tools to gain power, yet the actual power is gained through his own hard work and accomplishments.
The supporting cast of characters are highly life-like with three-dimensional personalities. Not only do they show a steady grasp of humor and joking-qualities, they can be serious when the moment calls for it. Characters have also expressed flaws that are fitting within the context of the situation.
The overarching plot so far consists of the MC gaining in strength/power. But sub-plots and minor goals appear to keep the MC on track and keeps the story flowing nicely. The writing does not suffer from the mistake some authors run into, where the author does not know how to proceed with the story so they push out a large amount of filler chapters to stall - and inevitably make no progress in the story. Progression is present in every chapter.
Usually I will read every chapter that has been posted before I leave a rating or review, but the author is incredibly engaged with their audience (replies and converses with almost every comment that readers post). So I felt the quality of the story and the engagement of the author warranted a review a few chapters early.
I was not able to find any cons while thinking of this review, and pairing that with the high entertainment level that I experienced while reading the story, I can safely recommend this work to ne
Redeyes EclipseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I enjoy this hero story alot I usually like anti hero but I saw this story and was like I do like the underdog concept. There alot that could be done with this story that I low key can see foreshadowing for which give me the anticipation for. All in all I give it a five star rating because I see the effort in the detailed mechanics and nice fight scenes.
ShepardinTolerantRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There are a lot of circumstances where HeroLit isn't the best. Honestly it's when it takes itself to seriously. I still have a ways to read through but from what is being documented here the story is light and fun, the main character has that sense of purpose and overall is just a good guy evil to push the story forward in a very interesting world. No major grammar errors or punctuation issues you've seen a lot in the self publishing space. Look Forward to reading further
atTravelerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This will be my first review on Royal Road but as a non-fiction writer myself, I think I can do it justice.
Style: The writing style is smooth with very little breaks in immersion. The author has a great command of the English language as well as pacing. My one gripe is that the words used are sometimes too simple.
Story: I am a big fan of urban fantasy stories and the mythological aspect of this story is a big plus. The characters are also very likeable with three-dimensional personalities, not the cardboard characters that often permeate web novels. There's a clear direction with regard to plot even this early into the story. There's an issue with world-building but the character's development takes precedence in this book.
Grammar: No complaints apart from the choice of words, but that's a personal preference. The writer's command of the language, sentence structure, and paragraph breaks are excellent.
Characters: Thunder is the kind of strong woman that's perfect for the current times. Sam is the kind of protagonist you want to root for. The Master, whose personality comes in through his dialogue box is a funny addition. More characters have appeared and I expect they'll be just as three-dimensional as the leads.
Overall, I recommend this novel to anyone looking for that summer blockbuster that we all missed this 2020. If you like well-paced action, urban fantasy, and pop-culture references then this is a must-read.
gtrocRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is just a quick review as it is still early days for the story.
Short version...I like what I have read so far and look forward to reading more in the future.
The characters are well written and distinct, there are hints at a much larger and more complex world. The power system seems interesting, though as I said early days and all. There's a consistent style and voice to the writing and the grammar and spelling are solid. I am always a little nervous about the trope of the singular level up system. I would love to see a way to help every hero level up, over just a singular person with the ability to advance. That is just a personal preference of mine, though. I understand that there is a lot of folks who like the single weak hero eventually being the most powerful and all. enough said about that. I find that I am most interested in the setting and I look forward to finding out more about the world an why things are the way they are.
It is modern-day greek heroes mixing it up with some sort of eldritch horrors, what's not to like? check it out.
I may edit this review as the fiction goes forward.
yellingbrian2Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
I'm a person who (generally) loves any Superhero/Supervillain novel with a new spin. But this novel has a lot of problems.
Mainly it's overreliance of clichés, almost to the point of Parody. For example, when possible this Novel will gladly contradict it's established lore to make a scene more emotional. Often times telling us the readers something only to prove the opposite latter that same chapter, thus creating a "surprising and emotional moment".
I want to prepare people for what they are about to read:
***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD***
Fundamental inconstancies between the way we are TOLD the world works and SHOWN how the world works:
1) We are TOLD the MC(Main Character) is useless but SHOWN even from Day 1 him running into certain death battles, ignoring dangerous monsters to save people and how even 1 good heal could turn the tide of battle.
2) We are TOLD that an Alpha-Level monster takes 5 Alpha level Heroes to beat and are TOLD that an Alpha-Level is the HIGHEST of the 6 levels of Heroes but we are SHOWN that the MC a Zeta level (the LOWEST level) of Hero is able to critically damage the monster and 1v2 it with the help of one Hot girl...
3) During the first battle with an Alpha-Level Monster (a city killing threat, who has already killed 23 Heroes, leaving only 3 alive) Sam's internal dialogue has almost NO focus on the monster itself JUST on the hot girl. Seriously we barley even get a description of what the "Terror" or what it's doing. But we get to know how Thunder's (the hot chick's) costume differs from her pin-up version and how awesome she looks.
4) The MC's a firkin HEALER even an 'useless' one should be able to make a six-figure salary at the local emergency-ward. WTF is he working as a reporter?
Somewhat depressing reason I'm bothered by this:
As someone with now 2 family members with chronic conditions and I've had 2 other family members die in the emergency room, I am truly bothered that someone with the power to heal wouldn't do so.
UNLESS we a