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A Player Who Eats Metal
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Rating(3.8 / 5.0, 53 votes)
5    55% (29 votes)
4    13% (7 votes)
3    9% (5 votes)
2    8% (4 votes)
1    15% (8 votes)
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2021
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263 Chapters (Completed):
-Main story: 221 chapters (Completed)
-Gaiden: 41 Chapters (Completed)
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Release Frequency
Every 952 Day(s)
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Weekly Rank: #2000
Monthly Rank: #16104
All Time Rank: #5546
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On 1121 Reading Lists
Monthly Rank: #11031
All Time Rank: #7875

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Lee Hyunwook, who originally had the ability to control steel in the world. He tried to protect the world but ultimately failed and the world was destroyed.

Following that, he was given the opportunity to return to his military days and build up efforts to prevent the world from being destroyed one by one.

An army + Hunter + Regression + Savior

“In this life, I’ll be a real hero.”

Will Lee Hyunwook be able to save the world this time?

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A player who eats steel
Steel-Devouring Player
Steel-eating Player
Steel eater
강철을 먹는 플레이어
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Review
6 Reviews


Kakipii13
Kakipii13
Oct 21, 2023
Status: c42
Solid Hunter/Gate and regression story with underdog getting stronk. Doesn't drag on too much with the MC's training in order to get as strong as he was in his past life - good balance between "details about powering up" and "something actually happening and moving the story along". MC doesn't get too OP too fast, and the growth and contributions of the other people around MC are shown (though MC is still the badass who comes to sweep and save the day, it's not like everyone else is useless). A... more>> lot of MC's success has come from how he's either underestimated or unknown and that he has trained, organized backup.

Unlike other stories where the MC is ostensibly part of the military but that setting is more of an excuse to make the MC a badass with hundreds of subordinates, the military setting in this story actually matters. Being in the military also means that the MC isn't a lone wolf and occupies a perspective not seen too much in player/dungeon stories. While he doesn't tell people about his secrets, he's always working together in a group of people; he isn't going around and taking on gates and secretly training or secretly investigating the bad guys because he can't leave where he's stationed at will; he's in a leadership position and is responsible for giving orders to people while also subject to higher-ups as opposed to being in a position where he can do whatever he wants. This is what The Dark Mage’s Return to Enlistment wishes it could be.

May not be the most unique premise (and the first couple of chapters are honestly not that great, their quality is a disservice to the rest of the story), but the execution is solid and the military elements give the story a unique flavor not found in too many other novels. One of the other reviews indicates that the story starts to suffer is it gets dragged on, but I haven't gotten that far so I can't judge. Even if it does, with a likeable MC, interesting secondary characters, and a plot that keeps me wanting to see what happens next, this is a solid player/dungeon story. If you like the genre and want an entertaining story this is an excellent pick. 4/5 at worst, 5/5 for me personally. <<less
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eiramlord
eiramlord
Sep 22, 2023
Status: c20
The story is good, not new but still interesting, it's good, really. Nowadays when not all story who is like this is nice to read, specially the early chapters, bust this one still make on the list.

If you are bored, I hope you read this story, it have so much potencial that wnhen you see it bein updated, you gonna click and read.
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ErikHarrison
ErikHarrison
Nov 14, 2021
Status: c202
The novel isn't bad and the premise is interesting but the author lacks the ability. Doesnt stand out from a typical KR dungeon novel. Super serious MC carrys entire world. Lacks the cool battles or funny jokes of the better novels in the genre.

Many topics/abilites/people are forgotten about. It felt like the author didn't plan out the story with how the scale grows. Around ch100 there is heavy event fatigue as there is only constant fighting, no downtime or character moments. I think that also explains the pacing change around... more>> 180 to finish the novel quickly.

TL:DR generic <<less
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gegehehe8686
gegehehe8686
Dec 02, 2023
Status: c62
This is the perfect sort of second chance novel to me. The MC is rapidly growing and kicking bu*t using all the experience and knowledge he gained before regressing. I love watching him use his relatively weak ability to the max to achieve incredible feats.
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Hitman 047
Hitman 047
Jul 21, 2024
Status: c221
This is the type of novel you can read when you have nothing else to read not really great but also not bad. The ending feels a little dry, there is no romance,
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some characters are forgotten like the Choi yun the candidate for sword saint, and the ending implies he massacred an entire race, the interactions with the side characters also feels dry and there are a lot of plot holes and repitive arcs

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maskedwari
maskedwari
Mar 21, 2025
Status: c170
This one's actually amazing. Has really good ratings on Munpia and Naver. The novel is as interesting and fun to read as Solo Leveling, I Came Back And Conquered It All, and Turns Out To Be a Genius Duelist. If you liked those, you will definitely like this one.

The MC has a unique ability that allows him to grow stronger by consuming metal. He can make all sorts of things out of it, and he's kinda like Gilgamesh from Fate where he can manipulate so many objects in the air... more>> to destroy his enemies.

You will see a lot of military action, but that's mainly in the first 50-70 chapters, after that the story gets more and more insane. I won't spoil anything, but the plot becomes much more mysterious and eerie. It's not just the villains and monsters on Earth he needs to worry about.

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Villains from MC's past timeline enter Earth through a portal. He needs to face his past enemies that he failed to kill along with the current ones alive in the new timeline he regressed to. Also, weird floating ships are erected across the world. People can take ownership of them and essentially control advanced technology that came from somewhere. The plot thickens from there.

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I also like that the MC isn't completely overpowered. In every step of his journey, he needs to work hard to get through obstacles. Even though he becomes S-rank in the future, he's still outclassed by several villains and other top-tier S-ranks across the world. The human villains are especially powerful, and he needs allies to stop them.

Spoiler

One of the human villains is incredibly overpowered and is just a henchman. Their ability is Necromancy and they are essentially like Sung Jin-woo. Imagine the MC having to face horrifying threats like that. All he's got is metal, LOL!

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There is no romance so far. I doubt we will see any to be honest. Genuinely think it's actually good for the story that the MC doesn't care about that stuff. He's focused on stopping powerful monsters and villains from ruining the world.

Easily a 4+ star novel for a hunter novel. I've read many and this is definitely top-tier. The plot makes sense and is intriguing, world-building and pacing are both great, and the characters are all lively and make an impact on the story. <<less
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