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Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest by Darkness_Enjoyer

What do the words Third-Rate Villain mean?

Doesn't every human being possess their own... Read more
What do the words Third-Rate Villain mean?

Doesn't every human being possess their own background story?

Just because a game hadn't explored one's background story, does it mean those characters are irrelevant?

In a world where video games come to life, Astron Natusalune is introduced as a seemingly insignificant character—a third-rate villain with a minor role. However, this ordinary facade belies a haunting past that has shaped Astron into the vengeful soul he has become.
Someone who would do everything for his vengeance.

What will occur if Astron's soul combines with one from Earth? Will he relinquish his position as a third-rate villain, or will he forge a new path?

Driven by a singular purpose—to avenge his sister's tragic death and bring justice to a cruel world—Astron embarks on a transformative journey.

Witness the journey of the Astron as the young boy experiences a profound shift in his own values as he witnesses firsthand the consequences of unchecked vengeance and the true complexities of morality.

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Chapter length 1750-2500. At least one chapter a day.

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    Jade2307
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    I read till 350+ something chapter. so I can say this:
    The author definitely take inspiration from a few popular novel such as author's POV, extra's POV, I killed a player,... and a few more.
    It's not bad per say, but If you read all of them, the story flow became predictable. That said, the author did try to shake thing up a litte, so it isn't a bad reading experience.
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    Heynnn
    30
    Feels like this is inspired from Aphelios of League of Legends. The moon theme, the sister, the weapon - the red form feels like a replica, the chakram, the gun
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    Czajos09
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    Hello, chapter 117 now so I think I will write something.

    The whole story resolves around a young boy that got transmigrated to world from the game he was playing as a second rate villan. Using knowledge from game and influenced by experience of game character he took the body from said villan and he try to eradicate demons. It's not unique but at least it's consistent.

    MC is not op from the start but he is still able to get out victorious from every situation. The only issue is with his character because it's typical emo kid that saw lot's of shit and aside from him being and orphan who lost his family author add new things to put on his shoulders like bullying, framing him into shady things etc. But I am not here to judge based on my personal taste :x His character is more villan like with him being cold, ruthless but also fair to others and pretty inteligent using game knowledge to his advantage but he still have to follow some rules to get more power like normal training (mana can be good example when he have to learn how to use it properly). His drive to get revenge is also pretty high but we also see how he slowly change and how he begin to be more open to people so only time will tell.

    World background is overall good 3.5/5. It's not earth but rather earth-like planet with dungeons and presence of mana. We don't have much information about it but it's mentioned when needed and whole background is pretty consistent too.

    Side characters are the best thing that you can find here because I think that they are written good. We can see difference in attitude and looks. Which is the achilles heel of lots of novels. There are some chances for possible romance options in future so it's good that author don't put that down our throat forcefuly from the very beggining.

    From the things that can be annoying or just bad first is writing style. Aside from small mistakes in spelling or wrong character pronouns some of the chapters can be really boring especially when author try to give us some knowledge about world mechanics like 2 chapter about mana alone or explaining the fighting styles etc. Fights can also be little bit boring and prolonged. Author use things like "CATCHAW, PAT, PEW, TAP" or other kind of things to imitate sounds of battle all the time every few sentences. It's so much of them that you can make a whole chapter from them alone and I never saw so many of them in any novel.

    Second thing is retrospections. I mean talking about one event from two different perspectives. It's good if used correctly but too much is not good. One time author wrote a chapter from MC perspective and another chapter about same thing from other person perspective which can be sum up in few sentences because it didn't bring much to the table... so yeah too much is too much. I wish it could be less of such things.

    Overal novel is good 3 or even 3,5 if he work on some aspects. We also can't forget about canon things typical for this kind of novels so there can be some things that can be liked or disliked based on personal taste like MC being an introverted quiet kid with bad past or some typical obstacles thrown at him. I personaly had some struggle with reading some parts because it was plain boring like fights or knowledge about fight mechanics. It's not a novel with trashy MC and trashy side characters at least. You can try if you don't have anything else to read.
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      Scofflaw
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      We've some hope it won't be dropped, the author seems to be heavily influenced by "The Author's POV" At least he can make some custom changes and follow that storyline for the plot.

      As for the sound effects, I kinda like them. There's nothing more reasonable to see an "OUCH" following a *slash* in chinese novels :D
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    The_Lone_Writer
    40
    This isnt related to the story, But does anyone know a Novel where the MC reincarnates as a Golem or Elemental? Or a Novel where the MC uses Earth or stone magic?
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    Scofflaw
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    Really good so far, though I'm only 127 chapters in. Sure, it's another isekai into a dungeon world with the cliche human traitors stirring up trouble, but written better than most.

    The side characters are well written, each with their own quirks and personality. World building is ongoing as the story unfolds, no real info dumps. The MC at this point is still weaker than his peers, or at least many of them. He didn't really awaken his magic until recently when the transmigrator took over, then the personalities merged.

    He's in an academy, moonlights in dungeons, and tries to klep items in which he had knowledge of from the gameworld that he found himself in. Still, it seems to take a lot of time and a lot of training until the mana strengthens his body (raises his stats), and he learns how to wield it better. MC getting magic on his character sheet, and playing the game in his former life didn't translate to automatically being able to wield magic with finesse.

    There's plenty of conflict, he's picked on and bullied, being among the weakest in the school. Even at this point in the story, he's at best lower median, maybe a little weaker than that in the bottom third. Everyone else in the academy is also training and raising their strength too, so "training" isn't going to make him OP in a short time.

    No romance or interests yet. Not a faceslapping novel either. The MC just tolerates the insults and lets his own training speak for itself.

    A good start so far, the only citicism is that he knows of demon worshippers in the school and yet hasn't planned to move on them. The MC doesn't really help people out of the goodness of his heart, he rather dislikes people in general. A good 4.5/5

    Edit: If you've read "The Author's POV" then this novel is similar enough to be a close cousin for it is very clear that it was a heavy influence.
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      Overlord 15
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      Do you know similar novels?
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        Scofflaw
        21
        In the genre of Isekai into the game world, there really aren't many that are worthwhile to read.

        I've started to read several and disliked them, usually the novels are just plain bad.

        "The Land" by Aleron Kong is available on kindle, and that's pretty good. A little dark, a little harsh, but I think the author was going for more "realism" as much as he could.

        The "Author's POV" is an isekai to a dungeon world novel, "The Novel's Extra" and one or 2 similar webnovels are well liked by many people. I haven't read them though, but Revenge of the Weakest seems to be a loose clone of Author's POV - though I've only read a little bit of it so far.

        "The Academy's Barbarian" is completed and similar to HAROTW, and it was pretty decent. I had to finish the story on MTL. It had a person as a side character who became part of the game, while the MC was a regressor.

        "Jackal Among Snakes" is fairly similar to HATOTW as well, with the MC taking the body of someone in the game world, it is like a magical cultivator game of thrones type novel. It's a good read, but it's not completed yet either.

        Last, but not least, is "The Great Mechanic" It is one of my favorite novels in any form. It is about someone isekaid into a game world starting at the bottom before the players actually arrive. Sci-fi worldbuilding, immense in scope and awesome characters. The MC is smart and careful, projecting an image of wisdom and dignity. He's not a fellow who engages in tantrums and gets into random fueds with people like so many chinese cultivator novels. He guides and controls the players as an "NPC" and builds himself an empire. No harem, there's a long romance and then a single wife.

        That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
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          Avidreaderman
          20
          Bruv it's Legendary mechanic
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            Scofflaw
            00
            You're right, sorry.

            Han Xiao does address himself as the Great Mechanic Han all the time though. I seem to have had that stuck in my head.
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          johannsmari
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          HAROTW. which novel is that? need something to read
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            Scofflaw
            10
            Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

            Sorry for abbreviating, too much to type out that title all time.
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              johannsmari
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              well now i fell so fkn stupid
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                Scofflaw
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                Eh? Sometimes you can't see clearly something too close.
                You said you're looking for something to read, let Lao Tzu recommend a couple.
                I prefer books on the light side, rather than villains, grimdark and gore. I like a happy ending. I like good MCs, not morons with tantrums everywhere.

                Some of the better classics
                I Shall Seal the Heavens
                King of Gods
                Desolate Era
                Weapon Master
                Sovereign of 3 Realms
                Upgrade Specialist in Another World
                A Will Eternal
                Otherworldly Evil Monarch
                Martial World
                Martial Universe
                Heavenly Jewel Master

                There's new ones that's ongoing but fantastic, Unintended Cultivator, Beware Of Chicken, and Theos

                One I've read a couple thousand chapters of but it won't end, Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

                Other xianxia but a little different from the classic King of Gods flavor, (more dao/xianxia)
                My Girlfriend from Turquoise Pond
                My Senior Brother is too Steady
                My Disciples are All Villains
                Tori Transmigrated

                Xuanhuan/LItRPG that are exceptional, mostly Korean though,
                I Alone Level Up
                The Legendary Mechanic (top recommendation)
                Seoul Station Necromancer
                Everyone Else is a Returnee
                The Tutorial is too Hard
                The Emperor of Solo Play
                The Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God
                The Great Thief
                The Great Thief that Roamed the World
                Pocket Hunting Dimension

                Lastly, there are some amazing ones that are still ongoing, such as Chrysalis, Monroe, Complete Martial Arts Attributes, AFK in the Zombie Apocalypse, and National Transfer: Necromancer I am a Disaster.
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    cindybuya
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    Revenge my ass, he get bullied and did not even gave them piece of mind 😂
    Even after 100 chapter it still did nothing to the bullies, it's frustating to read, not satisfying
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      L.Ade
      93
      have you even read it? the bullies are dead xD do you want mc to cause a massacre?
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        cindybuya
        55
        Only 3 and it was self defense not revenge.
        The rest of it(even it just insignificant extra) not yet get revenge.
        And I dint said that MC need to kill. Revenge can be humiliation or maybe cringe face slapping. But the last 50 chapter even after get lot of bullied from insignificant character, I still didn't find any revenge for then
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          L.Ade
          32
          so who else bullied him other than those 3 … directly and the jealous manic doesn't count neither does the demonic prick?
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            cindybuya
            44
            What? You didn't read? It's literally almost his entire class are bullish
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            Scofflaw
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            A few people stopped him and were about to attack him, until Irina stepped in.

            A lot of others publicly humiliate him as well.

            Still, he doesn't have the capital to act arrogantly. In fact, he IS if not the weakest, among the weakest in the academy. He started off like a third of the strength of the other major characters, if not less. And they haven't stopped growing. Maybe he moved up a little after all his heavy training by now, but no way is he even average yet. Somewhere in the bottom third.

            It'll take some time to practice magic manipulation and to strengthen his body with the magic.
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          FallenKnight
          10
          Bruh! Why don't you read some Chinese novels then ?
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            cindybuya
            00
            already read lot of it, my point still stands.
            And there is no correlation at all with Chinese novel
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    adrianrolandojimenez
    11
    Está buena!!
    welldone
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    Tentnik
    22
    A good novel about a minor character. The development goes smoothly, the main character uses his intelligence to compensate for the weakness of his body, while the main character is not an op. The world is gradually revealed, while the rest of the characters except mc also use their intelligence and have their own goals. 🕸🕸
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    Darkcultivator
    24
    Ughh, I'm addicted to this novel and memoirs of returned. Why is there no mtl of both novel
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      NecroanPyre
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      It's written in english
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        Darkcultivator
        10
        My bad, i only read the synopsis and genre
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    Triple R
    11
    Raw?
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