In a world where the gods gift a chosen few with great powers, Sam Shepard could be counted among the weakest of the weak. His crappy healing ability can’t even cure minor injuries without having to drain Sam’s own life force to do it. Hero society doesn't think Sam's useful, and after failing to heal those he was tasked to save, Sam couldn't help but agree. But it turns out that giving up the hero's life isn’t easy. Not when one’s caught in the machinations of the gods themselves.

After Sam gets pulled into rescuing the hero Thunder, he inherits a strange ability from her: the training system that taught Thunder how to become a top hero. Triple-A apparently holds the secret to leveling up one's power, a feat previously thought to be impossible. Not that it'll be easy to achieve...

A series of challenging missions and the occasional hero lesson from the system’s creator guarantee a lot of cuts and bruises in Sam's immediate future. But at least he finally gets the chance to go from zero to hero. Oh, yeah, there are also ghastly horrors and megalomaniac supervillains to contend with on Sam’s path to becoming the symbol of hope that humanity needs.

Level UP Hero

Despite the obvious trap, the hungry ghoul was quick to accept the dinner invitation. It jumped off its perch and fell on Sam who’d obediently raised his left arm to block the bite aimed at his head. Five petals clamped down on Sam’s forearm, their jagged shark-like teeth digging into his skin and drawing blood. 


Sam gritted his teeth instead of crying out, but the pain was immense. Even more annoying, the horror was sucking at his arm in an attempt to draw his shoulder and the rest of him into the gaping hole that was its mouth. 


Several notification windows popped up around Sam then. 


[ALERT! You have been poisoned with [Ghoul’s Taint]. Your health will drop by [10] with each second.] 


[WARNING! [Ghoul’s Taint] contains parasitic elements. The poison in your bloodstream will increase the chances of horrification into a horror of great gluttony!] 


Sam felt himself being dragged forward into the horror’s mouth, but he planted his boots on the ground and resisted. 


Hungry Ghoul, Part 2