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the original has 108 chapters not 200+ btw

eh, looks like dog sheet, no thanks

I call bullshit on MC being this level of unambitious yet studying to become a doctor. I call bullshit on him being a normal person to begin.

I'm to believe that a child grew up with time stop abilities that have no limits besides being unable to move and taking 0.02 seconds to activate didn't abuse this during playing or even during his chuuni stage or for anything else significant besides studies? I say this because he has no idea how time stop would affect physical performance at the start of the novel.

Well adjusted person? If anything, without adult guidance he may end up being a big procrastinator, which it is implied he does when it mentions him studying very close to exams.

But unless he has godly self discipline, that procrastination would also expand to other parts of his life that time stops can't help with. But if he had that level of self discipline, he shouldn't be procrastinating to begin. So MC should realistically either use his ability for his maximum profit or become a bum.

Yes, the author's premise is that having time stop from childhood wouldn't severely warp a personality beyond that of a normal person. We have no answer to how often and how long he was using this ability for during development.

But hey, he has a happy family and is not a murder hobo so no need to consider the ramifications. Would have been better off giving him the ability when the tower appears.

Daoist Inkdrunkwanderer's review — Climbing the Tower with Time-Stop Ability

This novel hooked me almost immediately.
What initially sets it apart from the endless sea of tower-climbing stories isn't the time-stop ability—it's how seriously the story treats the world's reaction to the tower's arrival. Most novels skip the chaos and start years later when hunters, players, and towers have already become part of everyday life. Here, we actually witness governments, organizations, and ordinary people trying to make sense of a world that suddenly changed overnight.

The protagonist is another pleasant surprise. He's not a ruthless edgelord or a chosen one convinced of his own greatness. He feels like a normal person forced into an impossible situation, and his attempts to navigate it make him easy to root for. His sense of morality is refreshing as well. He's fundamentally a good person without becoming naïve or frustratingly righteous.

The early chapters are genuinely excellent. The stakes feel enormous, the atmosphere is tense, and the protagonist's achievements feel meaningful because the entire world is watching. The author does a fantastic job building anticipation and creating those "aura farming" moments where a single accomplishment feels larger than life.

Unfortunately, as the story progresses, some familiar tower-novel issues begin to emerge.

The biggest problem is the side cast. Outside of a handful of recurring characters, most people exist primarily to react to the protagonist. Many feel more like archetypes than fully realized individuals. As the MC's power grows, it becomes increasingly difficult for anyone around him to remain relevant. The story acknowledges this problem but never fully solves it.

The second issue is power scaling. The protagonist's growth starts out exciting, but eventually accelerates to the point where much of the tension begins to evaporate. His time-stop ability is already extremely powerful, and when combined with the rewards, advantages, and opportunities he receives, the gap between him and everyone else widens rapidly. Challenges begin to feel designed specifically for him rather than existing naturally within the world.

As this happens, the novel slowly loses some of what made it special. The careful exploration of society's response to the tower gives way to a more familiar formula of climbing floors, gaining power, and astonishing spectators. It's still entertaining, but it starts to resemble many of the stories it initially distinguished itself from.

Overall, I'd still recommend it. The opening is one of the more interesting takes on the tower genre I've read in recent years, and the protagonist is genuinely likable. Just be aware that the further it goes, the more it drifts toward becoming a conventional overpowered tower-climbing power fantasy.

A very strong start. A good story. Not quite as unique at Chapter 200 as it was at Chapter 30.

— Daoist Inkdrunkwanderer
What makes a story special is not how high it climbs,
but what it leaves behind on the way up.

Typical Korean intro, I'm not surprised

Está es una novela que tenía mucho potencial pero se quedó en nada. Digo que tenía potencial porque el poder del protagonista me parece interesante. Pero el mundo entero está hecho para que sea su patio de juegos. Hay combates y situaciones entretenidas pero solo veo potencial desaprovechado. Si queréis algo para pasar el rato está bien. Pero que nadie se espere una novela que le cambié la vida

This senior is back after a longlasting seclusion and have broken-through to new realms. Time to help my juniors!!!

It's a shitty generic novel
Read all 92 chapter
Most of the stuff just get repeated
Clear floor>Everyone reacts>a bit of face slapping>repeat
Mc gets everything handed to him
It didn't feel like he worked hard to recieve those things
Like he almost dies every floor but let's be honest the author does that to make it dramatic with no actual emotion in it
Characters are like cardboard, mc himself is very robotic and other characters feel kinda retarded
Not once do we see his families name appear
They are just called father mother sister
Mc have no friend or any significant characters that do appear in the novel
Everything revolves around the mc
Everyone else is just there existing with no significance
They just glaze the shit out of the mc

The two things that are good with this novel is progression and combat
The ability usage is good
Progression and skills are intresting but there is a negative about the skills
He gains too many skills but just use a few
It would be better if you could gain skill with hardwork
Like work for them
Like swordsmanship actually increases the more you train or leap that he got actually was gained when he was exercising or the physical enhancement skill he got that I forgot the name would actually be gained when he overexerted himself and many more
Overall skill gain could be better and more intresting rather than getting handed a skill after completing
And casting spell is rigid
Spells strictly follow their description
Feels more like a game rather than real magic, maybe it was meant to be like that
But if we could actually manipulate a bit like making magic ball smaller but faster
There are other skill where you can decide the output but it's still very rigid

Overall the combat is good and progression is alright
World building is dogshit
Character depth is dogshit
Character interaction is almost non existent

Really below average novel that had good potential
Don't read it
My mind has become 1 dimensional after reading this just like the characters in this novel