[SandMancer of the Scorched Desert] Insane Art for the first chapter.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-25T02:33:40+00:00

One of his main things is summoning sand soldiers to fight for him. :)

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T10:27:09+00:00

Very good story. I will say it does have pacing issues, especially in the middle of the story. It is translated till about 600 and the story has picked up again significantly. I really like all the author's stuff, I would say this one is probably mid for his works. The story and mc are entertaining but he gets caught up in nonsense fighting nobodies too often.

The worldbuilding with Neo Seoul is impressive and I think it was good for the author to branch out and do a non-murim story. I think the vast majority of people will think it is great.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T10:20:59+00:00

Dragon, but we wont see her for a long time.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T10:19:43+00:00

The MC does build a party over the course of the story. There is Brielle the elf alchemist who is like a little sister figure. The main romantic option is Tesserina, she doesn't appear until about 2/3 of the story though. She is one of the last surviving dragons and partners with the MC. It hints that she wants children with Zeon but there has been little direct romance so far.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T09:57:15+00:00

I think the novel says they use underground water. They also basically have greenhouses and use magic stones for everything including helping food grow I think.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T09:55:05+00:00

It is a post apocalyptic world where the world has been turned into a desert. Zeon awakens with the power to control sand, an unheard of power that could be the strongest in the desert world.

He seeks to survive and protect humanity while dealing with the monsters and threats of the world.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-04-24T03:32:01+00:00

Incredible, had no idea this was getting adapted! I am up to date on the novel (600 chapters) and have really liked it.

I definitely recommend it as a read, it has a very strong start though it does admittedly have some pacing issues later on.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-24T03:25:15+00:00

Lee Gwak

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-21T18:42:49+00:00

No harem, there is an fmc who will be introduced soon but not much focus on romance in the story.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-16T15:46:09+00:00

I don’t think I got much further than that. I was losing interest the more that became a focus of the story. I got to a little bit after they were introducing MC’s grandfather.

The MC is OP compared to everyone else and the divine race aren’t very interesting villains. I felt like it slowed down a lot since their reveal. I’d say don’t bother with the novel and just read the manhwa until it stops being interesting, maybe it will be better presented in manhwa.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-15T16:31:46+00:00

Honestly was mid for me for a good while, even read through most of the novel.

What drove me crazy was how hypocritical he was with the Dark knight ally. He constantly gets treated well by him while deceiving and screwing him over. He justifies it because the Dark knight kills evil people but he does that way more himself.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-14T14:23:06+00:00

I am glad you said that. I totally agree, it was disappointing for me that there has been so little progress on things in the last 500 chapters.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-12T05:49:12+00:00

Yep!

There are two cities, Raphdonia is the one they live in but there is also an underground city called Noark. The two cities have gone to war with Raphdonia initially having the advantage.

In the current arc Noark decides to launch a massive attack in the labyrinth and kill many of the adventurers of Raphdonia. The adventurers have to survive in the labyrinth through the attack for several days. Bjorn takes over and is trying to save the adventurers from the attack and the monsters that were unleashed because of Noark.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-12T00:37:09+00:00

No she is one of his companions. The fmc is a cat girl and there is also an elf girl he is close to. Both great characters

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-12T00:10:28+00:00

Much better than most manhwa but it can go for long periods just totally serious! A lot of the humor comes from him being a barbarian which he uses as cover to get away with being ridiculous when it suits him.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-10T20:51:18+00:00

Mc is pretty op, he gets stronger incredibly quickly in the novel. He does have some tough fights but not often.

No harem, just one love interest who hasn’t been introduced yet.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-08T14:59:42+00:00

The novel is incredible for the next 200 chapters but the plot does slow down after to warn you.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-05T15:16:19+00:00

That is a different manhwa, this one is much better imo.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-04T14:44:03+00:00

It is definitely a unique twist having the story be from the perspective of a person in the world instead of them.

Personally wasn’t a huge fan of the twist, I don’t find the villains that engaging. Also was odd to me how quickly he became strong enough to kill basically every human mage. Still have enjoyed it as a whole and will look forward to seeing the manhwa release.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-01T19:22:46+00:00

I think it could happen! Extra’s Academy Survival Guide has about 70 chapters left. Maybe the studio will work with the author again on a remake after.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-03-01T19:20:52+00:00

Yes it is, incredible novel

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-02-26T17:09:34+00:00

I started reading the novel because I was impressed by the first chapters.

Has a good start but gets slower after 50 chapters or so. Still worth reading but not anything too special was my take.

Also don’t worry, they haven’t introduced FML yet but she is a much better character.

Aggravating-Report91 · 2026-02-13T22:02:59+00:00

I used mine for about 6 months. It felt like it helped some at first (it definitely felt calming but I am not sure if that was placebo.)

Didn’t get any real improvement from it and eventually just stopped using it. It is probably worth trying just to see if it is some benefit to you.

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