Minute Mage: A Time-Traveling LitRPG Progression Fantasy

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Arlancangobackintimebyoneminute,onceperday.Tolifthimselfoutofthepovertyofpeasantry,Arlantraveledintothemonster-infestedwilderness,aimingtoacquiretheSwordsmanClass.Whileexploring,heencounteredaDemonwithpowerfultimemagic,andafterabattlegonewrong,heendedupwithsomethingdifferentthanhe’dhoped:anunheard-ofClassnamedMinuteMage.Now,lostinthewoodswithoutanytrainingtousemagicandnotevenausableweapon,ArlanmustrelyonhisnewClass’soneuniquepower:theabilitytoturnbacktimebyasingleminute.NobodyintheworldhaseverheardofthisClass,sohecan’trelyoncommunity,theknowledgeofhispeers,oranyofthestudyinghe’sdoneuntilnow–onlyinstinct.Andwhenheexploresfurther,hefindsthatthisforestisn’twhatitseemed–thatDemonhadtohavecomefromsomewhere,afterall.Buthe’llfighttoLevelup,increasehisstrengthandtime-travelingpower,andbreakoutofthefatalforestwithhislifeintact.WhattoExpect:-Numbers.ThisisaLitRPGwrittenbysomeonewholovesLitRPGs.Itwon’tbeoverwhelmingorconfusing,butifyoudislikethegenre,thisprobablyisn’tthestoryforyou.Blueboxesahead!-Meaningfulprogression.Charactersarealwaysworkingtogrowmorepowerful,butdoingsoisdifficult.Level-upsarehard-earnedandbringwiththemmeaningfulchangeincharacters’abilities.-Tacticalfights.Fightingisasmuchabattleofwitsasitisabattleofmuscle,afterall.-Noharems.Chaptersaverage~2750words,thoughearlierchaptersareabitlongerthanthat.Currentlyupdatingdailyat7amESTforaboutaweekwhileIworkthroughtherestofmybacklog.Willeventuallytosomethingmoresustainable,like3,weekorsomething.Enjoy!

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AntiheroProtagonist,GameElements,HighFantasy,LitRPG,TimeLoop,Magic,MaleProtagonist,MultiplePOV,Mythology,CharacterGrowth,SecretIdentity,Strategist,StrongtoStronger,TimeTravel,Wars,Military,TimeManipulation,SpecialAbilities,UniqueCultivationTechnique,EuropeanAmbience,NotHarem

isthisthatkindofnovelthatthemcisamagebutendbeingameleefighter?

Halfhiskitismelee,yes.

Muchbetterthanyouraveragereincarnator/regressor/cultivatorwithunlimitedcheatsandluck999999.SawreviewcomplainingaboutMCmakingmistakes,howf#ckingunexpectedhumansmakemistakes,justwow.IamnotsayingthatitisinterestingtowatchretardedMCwhoisplainlystupid,buteveryoneforsomereasonalwayswantstoseeMCwhomakesnomistakes(regressorshello).

mediocrework,youcanreadifthingsarethin.msisincrediblydumb.1.tellseveryonethathehasarareclass.2.movesintimetodothesame,Iknowthatnothingwillchange(chasingatnightwithascorpion)3.doesnotthinkaboutotherswhenfighting,Iconstantlyhear,"Iforgottothrowdebuffagain"4.Icompletelybecamerecklesswithtimeandmuchmore..anauthorneedstograduatefromtheschoolofsanitybeforestartingtowrite

ILLADDTHISTOBOOKMARKCAUSEISAW"NOHAREM"

Havereaduptocurrentchapterhere(67)aswellas10morepatreonchaptersIfoundelsewhere(77).Overallit'sprettydecent,buti'mdroppingitbothduetohowannoyingsomeofthesidecharactersare,butmostlybecausetheMCkeepsbecominglessobservantandkindastupid.Therearesomeexamplesofhimbeingstupidwithinthesecurrentchaptersaswell,suchastakingadangerousfight(whilstnothavingarewinduse)andmakingstupiddecisionsduringitSpoilerwhichisexplainedawayasbeingcausedbythefactthatheisaddictedtocastingaspellandbecomesangryandrecklessifhedoesn'tdoitregularly.Thisfightputshiminalifethreateningstate,butdespitelevellinguphedoesn'tutilisehisstatpointsatalldespitethefactthattheywoulddefinetlyhelpSpoilertheycouldhaveincreasedhisstaminarecoveryratesothatheisabletouseRegeneratemoreoftentoregainhealth,orhecould'veputitintostrengthtohelphimabitduringthetrialtoprovehimself.ittakesuntilafterhehasrecoveredandgainedanotherleveltorealisethis.InametasenseIthinkiunderstandwhytheauthormadehimnotutilisethesestatpoints.MChasmadeitclearthatcurrentlyheneedstoprioritisethingsthatwillhelphiminthemomentratherthanlongterm.CurrentlyeverysinglestatpointhegainshejustdumpsintoConjurationtoincreasehisMPandMPregen.Inthatsituation,moreconjurationwouldhavebeenuseless.Soratherthanbringitupandhavehimputthepointselsewhereoutofnecessity,authordecidedtomakeitsothatMCjustforgetsaboutthepointsentirelyuntilheisinapositionwhereheisabletojustdumpthemintoconjurationagain.Themainexamplesofalltheseissuesarebetweenchaps67-77,sowillputitinspoilers.Foranon-detailedsummary:MCtakeswaytoolongtonoticesomethingfairlyobvious.SpoilerInafightwhereheisagainstagroupofInfernalsandHumans,henoticesthattheInfernalshavearingontheirhands,whentheyneverhavebefore.Healsonoticesallthesoldiersalsohavetheringontoo.TheDryadrushesforwardbutasuddenexplosionunderherfeetblastsherback.Henoticesthattherearemineseverywhere,butthattheenemyaren'ttriggeringthem.Healsonoticesthathisspellsthatlowertheenemydexterityaren'thavingasmuchaneffectasusual,andthatwhenhisteammatechucksfireblastsattheenemies,theyallgoflyingmuchfurtherbackthanusual.Forsomereasonhisfirstthoughtisthattheycouldberemotelytriggeredmines.Itisn'tuntilhis2ndtimethroughthatheproperlylinkstheringstothemines.Buteventhenhesomehowthinksthattheyarecontactmines,despitethefactthattheenemiesarejustwalkingoverthem.Hehastotakearingoffadeadsoldierandthesystemhastomakehimawarethatithasanenchantmentthatreducesweightbylike70%forhimtoconsiderthatitisweightbased.EVENTHEN,hedecidestoconfirmthatbychuckingthedeadbodyontoamine,whichcausesanexplosion,forhimtobecertain.Itisthenshownthat,withtheringon,hecanjumpmuchhigherthanusualandgoesflyingfurtherwhenhitetc.butsomehow,otherthanwhentheenemygothitbythefireblasts,therearenomentionsofthemgoingflyingorjumpinghigheretc.MChasaspellthatwillclearlyhelpthings,butwaitsuntilhehasrunoutofrewindusesbeforeusingit.SpoilerHehasaspellthatincreasesgravitybyjustunder50%yet,evenwhenhefinallyrealisesthattheminesaretriggeredbyweight,hedoesn'tusethatknowledgeuntilheusesuphislastrewind.MCmakesaplananddecidestorewindinordertoutiliseitanddoessowithoutgettinganybenefitfromtherewindbeforeit.SpoilerHemanagestosuccessfullygetawayonhis2ndrun,butdecideshewillrewindinordertogetmorebenefitsfromthingsbytriggeringamassivechainreactionofexplosionsfromthemines.Hedoesn'thavemuchMPleft,granted,butthegravityspellonlytakes10mppersecondandthelasttimeweareshownhisMPhehas7.Withhisstatsitwouldtakehimabough16/17secondstoregenthat.Giventhattheyareintheclearandarerunningaway,hecouldeasilycontinuetilhehasthatmanaback,thendoublebackandtrytogetabitofextraEXP.Hisrewindhappensautomaticallyafterdeath,sothatwouldn'thavebeenariskforhim.Evenifheendedupmessingupthetiming,oronlycausingdamageandnokills,thefacthedidnttryatallandjustrewoundseemsreallydumb.Elitesoldiersbecomeinsanelevelsofstupid.SpoilerThekingwasalwaysstupidandbecomesevenmoreso.Oftheelitesoliders,theonewhowasagainstkillingtheinnocentMCjustgetskilledinstantlybytheDevilaswellasonemoreofherteam.Oftheother2,onejustdecidestospillthetrutheventhoughtheDevilhasmadeitclearthathedoesn'tcareatallaboutanything.Theymanagetolivesincethedevildecidesonawhimnottokillthemanymore,buthesaysthattheywillgothroughaweekoftorture.Whenitcomestothetorturechapter,itendswithoneofthemdecidingtoblametheMCforitandvowstokillhimwhenitisliterallynothisfaultinanyway.Itmakessensethisway,sincethatishowthekingactsandtheyarealsoidiotswhowentalongwithit,butthefactthatafter1dayoftorturehedirectshishatredtowardstheinnocentguythey'retryingtokilljustbecausetheDevilsayssovstheDevilwhoorderedthetortureorhell,eventheonestorturingthem,isjuststupid.Thefemaleleadisalsojustkinda...there.Afterhisstupiddecisionthatalmostkilledhim,heagreedwithherthathewilllistentohermoreandshewillgetinvolvedmoreinplanningetc.Butinthemainfightafterthat,mentionedinthespoilersabove,sheisjust...there.Shedoesn'tfigureanythingout.Shedoesn'treallygiveanyadviceorhelpotherthanfiringafireblasttoprotecthimfromsomething/someoneduringafightliketwice.SpoilerGiventhathersisterwasanEnchanterandthatshe,previously,seemedtoknowaboutenchantments,shecouldeasilyhavehelpedoutidentifyingtheringsortheeffect,butevenduringtheirshortdiscussionafterthefirstrewind,there'sbasicallynoneofthatatall.

Ihaven'treadthenovelyet.ButIknowthatIhavenothingtodo.Onesynopsisisenough.X2

Goodstart,by50stheprotagoniststartstodragonyouabit

Thetimecontrolisthebesthere

RankD+

Atch63Enjoyingtheread3/5StorypremiseisgoodButmcismagewithlowheathandnoprotection.Hepickupclosecombatspellsanduseallextraattributesstatstoincreasemana.Sowithhighmanaandlowhealthheshouldbedoinghightdamagerangespell.StorytrytojustifypickingclosecombatspellsbutIamnotsoldonit.Fightsarealways10or20levelhigherthenmc.McusetimeloopsalwaysonsomexpbootsandiwouldsayIthoughtthesameideaasIreaddiscriptionontalent.Butwastinglifesavingskillonsomexpisnotworthit.Andthescaleofstoryisgoestohightosoonasmcisquiteweakandwholekingdomafterhimandontopofthatwehaveaarmyofpowerdevilontopofthat.Realisticspeakinganyoneonsamepositionasmcwouldbedeadearly.Thereismorethingthatwaynonsenseorwecansayitdoesn'tmakesense.Ienjoyingreadingitdespiteitmanymajorflaws.SoifyouliketopasssometimeandenjoyitwithoutthinkingtoomuchthenreadthisnovelPS.Thehellpartissofuntoreadandnameconventionofdeviliscrazy.