SSSSS-Rank: Negative Leveling Novel

Luthra was born without a mana circle into one of the country's most powerful hunter families, making him a complete failure. Disowned and cast out with only the clothes on his back, he harbored a deep self-hatred. For five years, he pushed his body to its limits in training, only to uncover a shocking truth: his weakness was a fabrication. His power wasn't missing—it was a paradox. A volatile Negative mana circle that a god had sealed at his birth to prevent it from destroying his soul. Now the seal weakens. To avert disaster and control his own fate, Luthra receives the Negative Leveling System—a key that reverses conventional power progression. In this world, strength comes from leveling down rather than up. Armed with an industrial chain and unwavering pragmatism, he hunts monsters, absorbing their cores to descend into negative levels. This unlocks bizarre skills and unprecedented strength. The world called him a zero, but Luthra will prove that Level -10 surpasses Level 1.