SOLO LEVELING - Sung Jinwoo - Pop Up Parade L (Good Smile Company)

SOLO LEVELING - Sung Jinwoo - Pop Up Parade L (Good Smile Company)

More than ten years have passed since Gates began to appear on Earth, portals that lead to dungeons where monsters of various races dwell. Once a Gate opens, the only way to close it is to defeat the dungeon boss connected to it; if this is not done within seven days, a Dungeon Break occurs, meaning the dungeon stops confining the monsters inside and allows them to reach Earth. The magical power each Gate emits is an indicator of its danger level and is ranked with one of the following decreasing grades: S, A, B, C, D, and E. Similarly, the power manifested in some humans, called "awakened," is classified in the same way. These awakened individuals are the only ones who can face the monsters in the dungeons by pursuing a career as Hunters.

In Seoul, the young Sung Jinwoo is an E-rank awakened who works as a Hunter to support his younger sister and pay for his mother's medical expenses. Since he struggles to survive in any dungeon, he has the reputation of being "humanity's weakest weapon." One day, he ventures into a D-rank dungeon with other Hunters and helps them defeat its boss. Despite this, the dungeon's Gate remains open, and the group finds a chamber where they are subjected to three deadly trials during which Jinwoo sacrifices himself to allow the others to escape. While on the brink of death, Jinwoo sees a system screen offering him the chance to become a Player without explaining what this term means. He accepts the offer and, awakening unharmed outside the dungeon, realizes he has gained the ability to become stronger by earning experience points and leveling up.