At least he didn't get to max level by "beating the minotaur" as a technicality. That's peak trash writing even in that genre.
Also, pretty funny that the author thought of having the MC address the elephant in the room: "I've thought about doing it before, but the risk was too high..."
That's like asking a native about foraging for mushrooms: "No, the risk is too high..."
Motherfucker, you eat a little bit at a time, and see if it comes out as explosive diarrhea or not. You don't just down a barrel full of mystery meat to see if it's good or not. :u