The Solitary Berserker's ReturnPending
On August 14th, 2024, the world changed.
A mysterious message appeared in every human mind:
[You have been chosen. The Tutorial is about to commence.]
[PARTICIPATE] / [REFUSE]
98% refused. 2% chose to enter the Tutorial.
They were thrown into The Spire of Beginnings—a lonely, brutal, solo dungeon where death meant Regression, but progress was eternal. Time flowed 300 times faster inside. One week outside was nearly six years within.
Kenji Tanaka, a reclusive university student and top-ranked MMO player, chose [PARTICIPATE] without hesitation. To him, it wasn’t a threat—it was the ultimate challenge.
He specialized in raw Strength and Vitality, choosing the Berserker path: a build that thrived on pain, embraced risk, and turned suffering into power.
Then he survived.
And survived.
And kept surviving.
295 years alone.
No allies. No end in sight. No way out but death.
He climbed over 600 floors, reached Level 786, and became a living weapon—until he finally let himself die.
And woke up home.
Only 360 days had passed on Earth.
The world is unrecognizable.
Cities lie in ruin. Dungeons break reality.
Humanity now clings to survival, ruled by “Returners”—those who died in the Spire and came back stronger. The most powerful among them? Around Level 120.
Kenji is Level 786.
A legend no one knows exists.
A god in the body of a boy.
Broken. Traumatized. Utterly alone.
His only goal?
Find his family. Protect them.
End the threats that destroyed the world—or become one himself.
