Iron Core

The world runs on a System. Ian Crawford is the Error. Reincarnated as a Grade F brawler with a shattered body and a sleeping dragon core, Ian Crawford was never meant to be more than a footnote in this world's history. But the World-System didn't account for the 0-Code Protocol—an ancient, glitched admin interface that views reality as a failing program. After a near-death encounter with an Obsidian Colossus, the protocol has finally initialized. Ian is no longer just a man. He is Operator V.3.0.1 — the Absolute Anchor. While others level up through the grace of the gods, Ian hacks his way through the world’s logic. He doesn't use spells. He uses density, resonance, and raw kinetic force to stabilize a reality that is unravelling at the seams. The Mission: Reach the Northern Temple. The Problem: His survival probability is 37%. The Solution: One punch at a time.