The Genius Knight of the Fallen Race

A brief description of the manhwa The Genius Knight of the Fallen Race:

[By the Author that brought you “The Shepherd Wizard”] Born as an Altoin, a race of people known as the “Demon Race,” Shan was treated like a slave by the villagers. However, when he massacres a group of mysterious mercenaries who attack his village, he awakens to his true talent. Through a man named Roden, whom he happens to meet, Shan learns that even Altoins can become knights. Finally freed from oppression, the boy experiences freedom for the first time, and sets his sights on a future beyond mere freedom… a future as a knight.