Superhuman Battlefield

This is e-sports with superhumans.

Unlike most Korean urban fantasies that start with a “save the world” plot, the world is already saved and now it’s left with superhumans with no more Big Bad to fight. So what do they do? They start fighting each other of course! …in regulated virtual reality.

Don’t let the VR fool you because it’s really an excuse for players to go all out without them actually dying irl. There’s also a deeper plot regarding where this VR system came from although it takes a while to get there.

What this author does well is power balance, perhaps better than most manhwa I’ve read where the MC starts off OP. It’s very stat-oriented and most people only have 1 or 2 specific abilities. Most wins are through clever tactics rather than through just raw strength.

The MC himself is OP and yet he still manages to grow in clear, tangible ways. He also tends to be crass and somewhat selfish while telling people what they need to hear. He spends half of the story coaching others and building his own sports team. His team’s growth for the most part feels earned based on his coaching.

Later on, the deeper plot I alluded to earlier gets a bigger and bigger focus, which contrasts quite a bit from the sports plot, so it may feel a bit disjointed as the MC switches between the 2 contexts especially as the MC does the other in secret. I find it interesting and I’m looking forward to when those plots merge, but he has to win the championship first.