Kaikishita Ankoku Kenshi, Academy de Muzou Suru

On a battlefield teetering on the edge of total annihilation, Gray Lee—a nameless foot soldier—lies dying with a spear driven through his chest. Humanity’s greatest champions, the Sword Saint, the Divine Archer, the Grand Sage, and the Strongest Shield, have all fallen one after another against the Executioner, a terrifying enemy capable of reducing an entire continent to ash in a single day. Yet death refuses to claim Gray. Guided by Chronos, the Ruler of Time, he is granted a mysterious dark power that allows him to strike a devastating blow against the Executioner, shaking the very threads of fate. Just as victory seems within reach, a blinding flash of light consumes him. Chronos’s voice echoes through the void, declaring that Gray will be sent back to the past to save the world. He awakens in his hometown, a place he remembers being utterly destroyed. This is the starting point of his former life as a hopeless failure—and the stage for his ultimate second chance. Armed with memories of a ruined future and the ability to transcend time itself, Gray vows to survive and forge himself into a warrior who surpasses even the legendary heroes. A gripping tale of vengeance and redemption begins as past and future collide.