The King of the Battlefield

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Humanity was on the brink of destruction. Muyoung, an assassin from the Forest of Death, fell to his knees. There were corpses all around him. For years, he had worked for the Forest of Death and had finally been able to eradicate them. Now, he, himself, was about to die. He closed his eyes as he felt his heart stop beating.

Suddenly, Muyoung opened his eyes. By some miracle, he was still alive. He then realized that he had actually gone back 40 years in time. Join him as he decides to fix humanity’s past mistakes and fight against the 72 demons of the Underworld.

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KotB
Vị Vua Trên Chiến Trường
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chorey
chorey rated it
March 23, 2021
Status: --
as of c24:

it's cringey. The OPness is acceptable and could have had more potential turning into a great story if the presentation is better. Reminds me of Kim Dokja in ORV in his earliest days, but of course, the quality is far off in this one. The short sentences writing style and lack of side character interaction did not help at all.

Like, it doesn't tell the reader what the actual hell is going on. "Oh, he meets this monster. But since he's an assassin, he predicts all their movement. But... more>> it was a fierce battle nonetheless. Look, he's very pale and out of stamina after the fight. But yeah, he did win the fight, and now he will be getting all sorts of OP rewards that no one else ever get." It's been something like this all along. There's no actual action/battle scene. The author just tell but not show.

Saw this comment: "I felt like I'm reading a novel where the MC had hundreds of sugar daddies." Accurate as hell. <<less
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magiclaser
magiclaser rated it
October 17, 2020
Status: --
I read about half of the novel to see where it was going but could not continue due to the so poor quality of it. NOT recommended at all. This novel is like a parson trying to cook with great ingredients but is a bad cook so it ends up crappy food.

The author does all the time removing the hardship of progress. "This would be difficult to anyone but not for protagonist"
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MyRAMEN
MyRAMEN rated it
August 28, 2020
Status: c88
The novel starts snowballing downhill once the first arc of him with the humans finish, up till then it was pretty good, but once 2nd arc started the author started to avoid describing side character for example emotions, going mostly into heavy redescripted descriptions to get the saying out that MC is op and is getting more op, and like any video game novel with stats, its hard to find one that avoids using it as fillers to eat up word count in chapters which this is does use like... more>> most. A novel like that can only go so far. I wish to keep reading to know what happens to the earlier humans he met and became sort of friends with but with the drop of quality I feel like itll just be a bs thing like the author did with Dungeon Hunter during the last 1/3 of the book. So I wll be dropping this for now til I have nothing to read again. <<less
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tubaisangry
tubaisangry rated it
June 9, 2020
Status: c271
It says that the novel is complete at 271 chapters but I finished reading the 271th chapter and the story hasn't ended.

Initially the novel had a lot of potential. The setting is a bit interesting and this type of reincarnation scenario is unique (since most reincarnation scenarios are about a person reincarnation in the past of their own timeline or being reincarnated in another universe, here the person is reincarnated in the other universe but it is also their own timeline). But that's it. As the story progresses, you find... more>> out that a lot of the story is very loosely held. It has too much confusion and meaninglessness. Some parts don't make any sense. And now that I've read all 271 mentioned chapters I'll tell you that the story isn't complete. It just cut off at chapter 271. If there are more chapters and I read the ending I might change my thoughts. Personally the story gets 2 stars only but because of certain characters I like I gave it 1 extra star. If 271 chapters is truly the end then don't read because this is an unfinished story. <<less
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XxSicariusxX
XxSicariusxX rated it
January 12, 2020
Status: c40
It's lacking "multiple transported individuals" tag.

The world and MC are too bitter, it's just seems that the author is trying too hard to be edgy.

MC it's like a robot, zero charisma. The only thing he cares about is strenght, no friendship, no love, no comedy, no lust, no art, no thrill at all, his only meaning is defeat the demon lords... For what? He is just like a zombie.
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MazinKeima
MazinKeima rated it
April 4, 2019
Status: c206
It isnt bad or anything but half of the time the story make no sense. It is like the author lack the ability to write a good excuse so he just make go "me assassin, me kill them all" for no good reason. Like when he is trying to build an army he just kill anyone strong and take the weaker ones when it was written not long ago that 1 strong person is better than 10 mediocre.

There is a lot of moment where you will wonder why would you... more>> do that and it was never explained why but everything will somehow work. To be honest it isnt bad novel but there is better thing to read. <<less
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ResidentialPsycho
ResidentialPsycho rated it
April 1, 2018
Status: c154
This story has an interesting setting and plot with a lot of action. I love the evolution and battles. I had a hard time putting it down. That said, there are some critical flaws.

First of all, there are no failures for the MC. Everything he does, he wins. He always succeeds at the "impossible, " which makes that word lose its meaning. If he never fails, then how can I sympathize with his grief or cheer him on? There is no suspense. He lost a battle in a recent chapter,... more>> but that was completely skimmed over. His despair was not shown at all. He even had to fight against one of his former allies, but the fight was just cut to the end. This series could have emphasized these dramatic scenes more, but it hardly even showed them at all.

The main character has some comrades, but they are rather flat and not fleshed-out. We don't have much character development shown for them. Some of their character growth is shown in flashbacks, but there's very little shown actively. If you do not like the MC, then the other characters are not enough to supplement your entertainment.

The story itself is weak and could use some more development, especially outside of the OP MC. The writing and developments could be better, but at least the battles are fun. <<less
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OldManGu
OldManGu rated it
January 31, 2018
Status: c50
This author needs to train his skills some more. This is the 2nd story ive seen of his and they both felt rough. Dungeon Hunter and this are just about trying to get more op and only the MC maters. The rushed ending in dungeon hunter ruined it for me and made me lose respect for this author. This story is a poor mans version of reincarnator. I felt like what the MC did mattered in reincarnator. This just feels like a cheap vr game. The side characters and villians... more>> are all tr*sh. Everybody in the story is a idiot. The author just makes things happen because he thinks they sound cool. Would the big guilds and clans really send people to kill 70% of the new survivors from earth? They could be killing their own family and loved ones who have not come up yet. The public would also be outraged and the new guys would want revenge. This is just the author trying to make things worse than it would really be. At least they didnt do this in reincarnator. The people in reincarnator tried to keep the red zone safe for their family and friends. The only reason this story made it was because the MC was a necromancer. The art score was also a copy from LMS. <<less
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BattleLeaf
BattleLeaf
November 2, 2017
Status: c130
In my opinion I'm really enjoying this novel. At first it's a little slow paced but after Reading it to a certain point it starts to speed up little by little <3. I agree that it is also similar to reincarnator as I have read a few chapters but, I started to develop more affection towards this novel since I wasn't able to stop reading so I hope readers realize that novels are not all the same and give this story a chance.
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zaim9999
zaim9999
September 4, 2017
Status: c98
MC keeps getting powerup..... idk.... maybe I read too many korean LN but feels pretty repetitive. also I dont like the system of other people being able to observe all his actions and give him this sh*t and that.

maybe would have been nicer if we got a few different perspectives. like some different POVs.... so dropping it cause too much plot armor
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Overclock
Overclock rated it
August 16, 2017
Status: prologue
Not bad and has an attractive start, but ultimately fails.

Among Korean restart novels its not bad, but it won't compare to its betters like Reincarnator or Master Hunter K. Its about a OP as heck former assassin, now OP necromancer who picks up rare items and skills almost every other chapter, making it fall into the category of super cliche JP OP cheat novels despite having a great start.

I did originally believe this could be better than Reincarnator, but whether its plot, the main characters, side characters, or the system... more>> this novel fails to live up to it promising start. Its worth a read since as I said its start was good, but you will probably only keep reading if you happen to be into necromancers and OP elements. <<less
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Wynter
Wynter rated it
March 6, 2017
Status: c92
There are people who do great and marvolus things. Then there are people who do horrible, terrible things. In a world where being weak, or benevolent, gets you killed, we meet the MC called Muyoung.

Muyoung isnt one of your typical protagonist heroes, instead he is an antihero. He kills. He lies. He manipulates. All of this and more, if it suits his purpose. He doesnt mind using people like disposable tissues. When he speaks, he is brutally honest and he has no patience when dealing with idots, cowards, or betrayers.... more>> In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he sees people and weapons in the same way: they are tools that are meant to be thrown away or broken down and reused.

Spoiler

What I like most about this novel so far is that we learn that he once had a dream about being a hero. However since he had been an assassin who mu*dered heroes amongst other things, he felt that he no longer had the right to relive his life as a hero. It is interesting that while he may not see himself as a hero, many flock to his side (dispite trying to get rid of them... lol)

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This is not just another reincarnated MC who tries to rewrite history. Dont take my word for it. Instead, read this novel and judge it for yourself <<less
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BrotherofHavok
BrotherofHavok rated it
September 18, 2016
Status: c107
Absolutely love this light novel (LN). Main character (MC) is badass, vicious and takes no-sh*t from anyone. Bides his time when necessary and then absolutely slaughters everyone when he gets the chance. I came to this series after reading Summoned Slaughterer and I have to say that if you liked that series you're going to like this series.
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Aina Seira
Aina Seira rated it
August 24, 2016
Status: c59
Yeah, there are several similarities with Reincarnator. There is the concept of humans being sent to Otherworld (Reincarnator) or Underword (TKOFTB), time traveling of the MCs, systems and rewards. Of course, there are also many differences and one of the biggest one is the plot narration. For me, TKOTB is almost like some Xianxia stories. I understand that the MC managed to get the good stats, equipments and skills because of the past experiences and knowledge from the previous lifetime and it's actually almost similar to Reincarnator's MC. However, I... more>> just can't shake the feeling that when I read The King of the Battlefield I was reading a xianxia. And honestly, I'm getting tired of the xianxia type so...

But I can't deny that the plot is good. Readers who love steady story progression and clear and logical narration will like this. I can say that the MC is somehow cool and his coldness is a plus point for people who like MCs who acts cool and OP. Though it only really reminds me of Xianxia because most of the MCs there were like that. <<less
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LeeEzekiel
LeeEzekiel rated it
July 22, 2016
Status: c31
I was skeptical at first. A former brainwashed assassin who killed heroes and tyrants alike, being sent back in time for the chance to save humanity... you can't say it's unique. Very similar to Reincarnator, for instance. However, the execution so far has been close to flawless. This is easily in the top 3 novels I look forward to most now.

The world is incredibly rich, and gives off a feeling of being much deeper than what the author has revealed so far. With mysterious figures like the Masters of Darkness... more>> and neutral/moderate demons, this is more than just another "humans vs. evil" story.

Combat is brilliantly written IMO, and a true pleasure to read. Too often have I skipped fight scenes in other novels, since it's just an endless cycle of DBZ-esque shouting and punching. Here it's visceral, realistic, and imaginative. I actually find myself wishing that the conflict lasted for even just another paragraph - it's that good.

It has the typical RPG game elements of skills, stat points and equipment. But do you know that feeling you get when you get an extremely good weapon in an ARPG, and you can't wait to try it out, knowing that it's going to be bloody awesome? That's exactly what I felt whenever the MC got a power up.

Oh my god, the powers - see, secret classes are a thing here, and they're wonderful. When the MC got his first class, I knew that it had a ton of potential, and the author delivered. It's a very macabre version of Weed's power from The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor, and it's already proved to be amazing. I can't wait to see what else he does with this power, leave alone with all the other classes he has yet to unlock.

What about the MC? He's satisfyingly ruthless and cold. Personality's fairly plain, but you've got to expect that given his background. I really like his goal, though; it's not just something abstract like "save humanity", it's a very concrete goal of wiping out the assassin guild he was once part of before it can do so much damage.

There's a lot of good and original ideas here. It's very fun. I can only hope that the author doesn't mess it up later. <<less
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Baddermawan
Baddermawan rated it
June 29, 2016
Status: c23
Great storytelling. The author's psychologically approach on human vs demons makes the story's world rich and gripping. MC also smart and strife to grow in different directions than his former life.

My only complaint is the translation speed need to gear up as to not make this amazing story be forgotten sooner than later.
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askrack
askrack rated it
June 27, 2016
Status: --
ok am leaving a 5 since I like the story, same as reincarnator with more lucky lucky, I mean the author should just include the same names by this stage.

Similar plot, similar MC mentality and even same expression of feelings "he cl**ked his tongue". Just reincarnator with more luck. Anyway, I am still gonna keep reading it because I like the plot, and I would recommend it after reincarnator to people
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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
February 26, 2022
Status: Completed
I like the MC, he does what needs to be done without whining and doesn't usually leave likely enemies alone. There was even a pretty decent twist that I didn't expect.

Aside from that though... the novel has lots of problems. Numbers randomly change and some skills / equipment / people are just totally forgotten about (a good example would be he gets something at 60% power, then later on it says now that he ranked it up he can use half... that's not ranking up at that point, that's down).

Another... more>> annoying thing is the random numbers of people or things given importance. Why are there five great clans when multiple others are treated the same as them? Why is there a list of top ten humans which changes meaning? There are many other similar things too.

It's not like it's unreadable though, still way better than all those stories with annoying MCs that refuse to kill people. <<less
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alpha_reader
alpha_reader rated it
November 16, 2021
Status: Completed
first of all only the MC is first class and there is a drive which keeps him driving forward and I like that spirit. But there is a thing called time skip and oh boy this series has horrible time skip, no seriously and the ending was unsatisfactory and certain elements were not explained properly. But still for the fight scenes and very few conspiracies and world building was decent. Well, it is a great novel and if I think u will like it except some elements so go ahead... more>> read it. <<less
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AllPorpuse37
AllPorpuse37 rated it
August 30, 2021
Status: Completed
This is definitely one of the best novel out there. This novel is the embodiment of evil caz they are thrown to a hellish world when the strong devours the weak. This is action packed, killing and gruesome (only at the first 60 chaps). Basically people who like action and killing will love this novel.

MC is basically emotionless and only wants to achieve his goal and that's to save humanity from extinction.

Also this is not full evil caz there's human city all over the place where they are safe from... more>> monsters.

Spoiler

MC was brainwashed as an puppet assassin for 40 years and after he regained his sanity he killed the mastermind but still can't save humanity from extinction due to demon gods killing humans.

Although MC was an assassin in the past and killed lots of strong and innocent humans even some of the top 10 strongest humans but it wasn't his choice because he was brainwashed so when he regress he tried to know what he really wants and he tried to make his goal of killing the demons gods and along the way he found what he really wants and its to be a hero like in the story books but because his hands is dyed in the blood of the innocent and humans heroes he can't be a good hero so he decided to be an evil hero by becoming an enemy of humanity and demon gods to save humanity.

Before he regressed humanity was strong but got lazy and stop trying to get stronger and decided to fight among themselves and this leads to them not being united as one and not strong enough to fend off the demon gods attack so MC decided to attack the humans to drive them to unite and drive them to get stronger so when the demon gods attack they can fend off for themselves. Of course MC main objectives is to kill demon gods so even though he made humans get stronger but he also made himself stronger to kill the demon gods with his hands and the army he created (mostly undeads, monsters, elves, dwarves, dokkeabi and etcs) .

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Definitely worth it and only the first 60 chaps was a bit gruesome but it gets better and it gets even better when you reached chap 140 and even more when you reached chap 240 caz that when he start killing demon gods.

Spoiler

also when MC became a demi-god he is able to empathise with people feelings and he more kinder to his allies than before when he only treats them as disposable things. MC development as a people is way to slow so don't expect to much but even if he grows as a person but he still doesn't give mercy to his enemies

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