Counterfeit Hero

"Counterfeit Hero" by 72 Bian introduces a protagonist who defies easy categorization. Possessing the combined skills of a machinery maintenance soldier—research, modifications, and creative thinking—a mecha warrior skilled in fighting, sensitive operations, and peculiar moves, and an elite scout adept at infiltration, bare-hand combat, immediate suppression, camouflage, stealth, and sniping. He also masters the arts of war simulation, planning, and outsmarting from a military officer's perspective, alongside psychological science, deceit, and assassin disguises. Despite this formidable array of talents, this extraordinary individual is described as a spineless, disgusting, and despicable fatty. The novel explores what this unusual character will do when thrust into a war, questioning whether he will rise to become a hero or succumb to cowardice.