Only I Level Up By Shoveling - Chapter 20: "So The Culprit Is...Me?"

New thrilling bookA legendary soldier returns to the city, helplessly forced into marriage by a beautiful CEO.

Ethan Carter never thought much about heroism—until the night he pushed a girl out of the way of a speeding truck and felt cold steel and shattering bones instead of pavement. He expected to die. Instead, he woke up in a hospital, completely healed, with a strange blue screen floating in front of him.[System Activated.][Welcome, User. Your journey begins now.]At first, he thinks he's hallucinating. But when his body starts changing—his strength skyrocketing, his reflexes sharpening—Ethan realizes this is real. The System grants him quests, skills, and rewards, pushing him to break human limits. And yet, there’s more. Locked away in his interface is something called *World Travel*—but it remains inaccessible, its conditions unknown.As he grows stronger, Ethan catches the attention of powerful forces—some eager to recruit him, others determined to stop him. And amidst the chaos, women drawn to his power and charisma begin to enter his life, each with their own mysteries.But one question haunts him: *Why was I chosen?*The answer lies beyond this world. And when the time comes, Ethan won’t just step into new worlds—he’ll conquer them.

Introvert!? Me!? The hell am I an introvert? I stay indoors all day because I am afraid of getting my butt kicked.Until I contract my beast, I won’t be walking freely. This is a promise I made to myself.My name is Ryder, and I am black-marked. The planet where I live is dominated by summoners. If you guessed it, then you are right—we contract beasts from the Astral Shadow Plain and summon them at will after successfully forming a contract.A mark appears on the left shoulder of every human after a period of maturity, a mark given by the beast that chooses you. There are five different types of marks—the brown, the orange, the red, the black, and lastly, the white.Of all the markings, I was marked black. I was chosen by a supreme demon monarch of the Astral Shadow Plain—the Dracogon.There was only a 0.5 percent chance for me to survive the contraction process. However, with a slight twist in the original outcome, contracting a creature from the black-marked plain was nothing compared to the catastrophe I caused shortly after—I opened a link between the beasts of the Astral Shadow Plain and the planet of humans, Terra.Everyone on my planet has been endangered because of me. The fact that no one knows when the link will trigger and cause a breach that pours mindless creatures into my world makes it all the more unsettling.Now, with no other choice, I have to find a way to resolve the mistake I made—alone, just like I caused it.

Su Li travels to another world and becomes the eighth son of Bauhinia Earl. Without inheritance rights, he is forced to become a Pioneer Lord.But unexpectedly, he awakens the Daily Intelligence system. With the system's assistance, he collects treasures and develops his territory.[Due to your quiet quitting state, today's Prophet message update][1: In the fruit shop on the edge of Bauhinia Town's Edge Mountain Range, there is a Bloodthorn Fruit similar in shape to an apple. After eating it, the bloodline will be greatly purified, upgrading to an Apprentice Knight.][2: The Mist Forest in the northeast of the territory will be affected by the Fiery Sun Goddess's divine tidal winds in 3 days. The mist will drop to its lowest level, and the danger level of exploring the Mist Forest will greatly decrease within the following 5 days.][3: In seven days, a goblin tribe that has bred an Anaric Empress Spider will attack your territory.]