Nobody expected anyone to actually beat Protect the Empire, but after ten years of crushing defeat, one legendary gamer finally broke the code. He thought his reward would be glory, but instead, he woke up trapped inside the body of Prince Ashborn, the very tyrant he used to treat soldiers like disposable pawns. Now, the pixels he once sacrificed for a high score have names, families, and beating hearts, and they are all looking to him to survive the impossible. Stationed at the monster-infested hellhole known as Crossroad, Ash is fighting a desperate war against a system designed to kill him and a world that remembers his cruelty. He is done playing the cold-blooded strategist; this time, he is going to use every dirty trick and hidden exploit in the book to ensure not a single comrade falls in battle. Every command is a heartbeat, every choice is life or death, and the monsters at the gates are the least of his worries when the ghosts of his previous victories are screaming for blood.

Manhwa, Tower Defense, Isekai, Strategy, Dark Fantasy, Game System, Prince Ash, Military, Monster Horde, Redemption