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All Jeong desires is a second chance — for vengeance! His grandfather's brutal death has turned him into the bloodthirsty and merciless Scythe Demon. He will not rest until he has killed the man responsible. However, rage and determination alone are insufficient. He must train in martial arts to have any hope of standing against such a powerful enemy. Will he succeed in avenging his grandfather's murder?
(Source: LINE Webtoon)
Original Novel: Munpia, Naver Series
Started: 05/2021
Ended: 07/2023
Original Webtoon: Naver Webtoon, Naver Series
Official Translations:
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Japanese, French
Finally a based Manhwa. Read too many mangas and a lot of the main characters are either losers or wimps, outcasts in society. This one tho is different. He is fearless, confident, and he kills without giving a fck. Sure people call him psychopath but so what? Its fiction bro. Villains >>>> Heroes
If you are looking for a cool Male lead then this is a must read
I mean, what to say, i like overpowered characters.
Oh, the mc is the typical chinese mc.
But you can see somw korean flare to it.
I mean, he isn't outright merciless.
He has reason to eliminate them, though.
Don't expect it to be, just enjoy the typical power fantasy in a world where everyone is a psychopath
What the heck is wrong with Korean manhwakas lately? There are simply too many psychopathic MC's, as if being cruel and crazy for no reason was something cool to be admired... one thing is to enjoy reading of an anti-hero, another is to dig into this kind of crap. And before anyone says something like "he gets better after 150 chapters" or some BS like that, I couldn't fking care less, this belongs to the trashcan along all of this recent manhwas that relish in having this kind of sick character.
Want to read a good story with a socipath as an MC? go read "Gwanjeon - Lee Kang-jin", unlike this one the MC fights against his urges. Of course, if what you want isn't a mature take on such things but childish pointless bloodbathes then read this kind of trash.
I guess this one at least isn't "righteous", but as others said, he's pointlessly cruel. I read and liked "reverend insanity" so I've had my fill of well-written villains in this setting. This MC kills people as a plot device, so it ends up being out of character and arbitrary; in the latest chapter 19, they've explicitly stated it so. If he'd not been a mass murderer, the plot would be smoother, since being cold, calculating, and constantly giving in to his impulses are contradictory traits, so he'd be better off without one of them.
The plot itself is great, with everyone backstabbing each other and actually having their own plans and traits, but in that cutthroat environment, all the killing in the first 20 chapters has been done by the MC or been directed towards him (though the real bad point of the series is the ass-pull ways he evades death; his controlling and evil spirit from the start without any explanations or having a top-tier body makes the story less interesting).
another reviewer said it best - there are no likeable characters in this story, maybe the Azure ghost will have decent story arc, but doubtful
just another overpowered MC that effortlessly gets everything he wants, and is needlessly cruel... wanting revenge isn't justification for mass murder of innocents
Gorgeous art, but the MC is absolutely unlikable. His actions are cruel and random, so there is nothing to root for. The problem is not cruelty itself; the problem is that it's obviously not the best choice, but still works with no repercussions. He wins not because cruelty is the best way to go; but just because. It's the worst type of plot armor possible. I was ready to endure for the glorious art, but this is beyond me. Such a shame.
I’m enjoying it so far. What I like is that unlike Nano Machine, there’s no effort to make the protagonist or any Murim character in any way good. They are sociopaths, so a born psychopath has an advantage in that world. Breaking free of that whole “bunch of people who kill as their full-time job but they’re good” trap opens up so many narrative possibilities.
It has been only nine chapters and I'm having so much fun. This male protagonist does not disappoint.