After he’s killed by the righteous leader of his own guild, Woojin gets a chance to start over. This time he’s not interested in saving the world from monsters—he’s got his sights set on revenge! His high-level kills quickly garner him notoriety among the game plebs, while boosting his stats as he masterminds his way closer to the top. But there's something no one can figure out: whose side he’s playing for. Now that he knows how to play to win, Woojin will stop at nothing to destroy the hero!
Note: Chapter count includes a 10-chapter side story
Kill the Hero has finished publishing and it has 153 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kill the Hero
Genres: Adventure , Action , Fantasy , Time Travel
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Top 6 Manhwa/Manga Like Kill the Hero [2025 List]
6. Overlord
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Overlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord
5. Shokei Sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei Shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimaru
The Sage Dwight, he along with the Hero defeated the Demon Lord who sank the world into darkness.However, they were falsely accused of becoming the next Demon Lords because of his power, and were thrown to The Valley of the Dead to die.......But though his flesh has rotten away, he lives on as a skeleton because of his grudge against the world. Dwight has vowed to deny that wrong world, and with a power that surpasses even the Demon King of the past, and also leading countless Skeletons he's going to start an all out war...!
The Executed Sage Is Reincarnated as a Lich and Starts an All-Out War is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 処刑された賢者はリッチに転生侵略戦争を始める, Shokei sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimeru
4. Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku
Takuto Ira succumbed to illness at a young age and ended up reincarnating in a world that resembles the fantasy turn-based strategy game Eternal Nations. Not only did he reincarnate into his favorite game, but as the god who commands the evil civilization Mynoghra. With Mynoghra’s beautiful hero unit, Sludge Witch Atou by his side, not even legendarily difficult race traits will stand in the way of restarting their civilization! “Lord Takuto…won’t you start over with me?”
Source: Cross Infinite World
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界黙示録マイノグーラ ～破滅の文明で始める世界征服～, Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku
3. Villain to Kill
"You must become the greater evil to fight against the real evil!" Cassian dies after being framed for the murder of a comrade. Just when he thought it was all over for him, his soul is transferred into a young boy... A popular, top-class Psyker who was everyone's envy turns into a Villain overnight!
Source: MU
Villain to Kill is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Villain to Kill
2. Man Nyeon Mane Gwihwanhan Player
One day, KangWoo suddenly fell into Hell, with only a strong desire to survive and the Authority of Predation on him.
All the way from the 1st to the 9th Hell, he devoured hundreds of thousands of demons, until even the Seven Archdukes finally knelt before him.
“Why do you wish to return? Do you not already possess everything in Hell, my lord?”
“What exactly is it that I have?”
There was nothing to eat, nor any entertainment! Desolate lands and hideous demons were all that filled Hell.
“I’m going back.”
After ten thousand years in the 9 Hells, he returns to Earth at last.
After Ten Millennia in Hell is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later, 万年ぶりに帰還したプレイヤー, Гравець, Який Повернувся Після 10,000 Років., Гравець, який повернувся через 10 000 років, Игрок, который вернулся спустя 10 000 лет
1. Ranker Who Lives A Second Time
Yeon-woo had a twin brother who disappeared five years ago. One day, a pocket watch left by his brother returned to his possession. Inside, he found a hidden diary in which was recorded "By the time you hear this, I guess I will be already dead…."
(source: MU)
Ranker Who Lives A Second Time is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Second Life Ranker, The Ranker Who Lives Twice, Ранкер, который живёт второй раз, Dubeon Saneun Ranker
