The epic battle between hero and demon reaches its climax within the accursed castle. However, in a shocking twist of fate, the Hero is betrayed by his most trusted allies. Struck down in the midst of the battle, the Hero and Demon King meet their demise. As their souls linger on the edge of the afterlife, a mysterious force intervenes, merging their fragmented souls together with a new being. The living armor, now affected by their memories and presence, embarks on its own quest. Will it seek revenge on those who betrayed the hero, or will it fulfill the desires of the fallen demon king? or instead, forge its own path?

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ActionAdventureFantasyIsekaiLitRPGSlice of LifeSupernatural

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Adventurers Alchemy Artifact Crafting Blacksmith Character Growth Crafting Curious Protagonist Dungeons Evolution Fantasy World Gods Monsters Non-human Protagonist Revenge Spirits Transplanted Memories Wars Weak to Strong Wizards

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Chapter 146 – Playing Dead Again.Jun 11, 2025
Chapter 145 – Blasting Away.Jun 8, 2025
Chapter 144 – Sun Powered.Jun 5, 2025
Chapter 143 – Cleaning Up Orcs.Jun 2, 2025
Chapter 142 – Stalking The Orcs.May 30, 2025
Chapter 141 – Short Siege.May 27, 2025
Chapter 140 – The Siege Starts.May 24, 2025
Chapter 139 – Reinforcing The Walls.May 21, 2025
Chapter 138 – Flashback.May 18, 2025
Chapter 137 – Stuck.May 15, 2025
Chapter 136 – Future Aspirations.May 12, 2025
Chapter 135 – Small Escape.May 9, 2025
Chapter 134 – Explosive Exit.May 6, 2025
Chapter 133 – Acting Drunk.May 3, 2025
Chapter 132 – Kidnapped.Apr 30, 2025

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MK43

Status: prologue – something awakens.

Apr 30, 2024

I like the author and his other works quite a lot... and this is a promising story. I'm always hungry for any kind of monster story, and it's a plus that it's some kind of undead (not really undead but with some of the characteristics of them, like a Dullahan but something more resembling Alphonse from Fullmetal Alchemist), which is quite rare. Necromancers are always getting more love... Hahahaha. And having some crafting aspects which this author is a master in depicting will be quite interesting. Looking forward to more chapters.

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TKing

Status: chapter 4 - first kill

Feb 21, 2025

Another one where the MC seems to avoid killing humans for moral reasons despite being a monster.

Didn't even get past Chapter 4 - First Kill, but I'm glad I didn't waste too much time here.

The author is doing his best to make it seem like the MC only hesitated momentarily due to inherited memories, but then he still failed to kill the human.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining that the MC is not a murderhobo. I'm complaining about the author. I have no trust in him to write a decent monster story.

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RandomReviewer

Status: chapter 99 – some help is fine.

Mar 9, 2025

When the MC said he wanted go on adventures, I was pretty stoked to see Kuropon do something new, and was pretty interested in what he'd cook up for an adventuring story. Wasn't all too enthusiastic about the cliche captured princess plot, but at least it didn't last too long and got some critically important character development out of the way. Now that all the loose ends have been tied up, we can move forward on that adventure, and wow, look at that a conveniently placed large trading city situated on the coast, perfect place to start adventure---

Spoiler

"Hey, Roland, err I mean Rusty, how about we go to this small, underdeveloped, village, with an unexplored dungeon, and settle down as a blacksmith for a while?"

"That sounds like a grand idea" says Roland, err I mean Rusty.

[collapse]

Are you serious? Just change the title to 'The Blacksmith' already.

The story is fine, I guess, but I'm not happy, and I won't be doing a more proper review on a bait and switch.

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Pillager

Status: chapter 104 – undead spider.

Feb 5, 2025

You have to a character that does not know what being human is yet through the very act of struggling to live and grow gains some small bit of humanity.

Rusty is a living armor in a dungeon with just a dash of extra. Through his struggles he learns, grows, and evolves into his own person, maybe even gains a soul in his empty metal shell.

This is very well worth the read as a unique fantasy adventure with a non human main character.

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idi01

Status: chapter 131 – ugly monsters.

Apr 27, 2025

This story is truly excellent. The author also wrote Runesmith which is in the top 3 on this site, so I would not trust any reviewer who disparages his writing. It is a slowburn, so the MC is not advancing willy-nilly. My only complaint is that we are getting 1 chapter per week, wish it was more.

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