Lukas142

--WSA 2025 ENTRY--

Neraxis saved the people and wiped out the monsters, but instead of cheers, he faced silence and a glowing blue text:

[Task Failed Successfully!]

[Rating Generated: SSS-Rank]

"The hell does that even mean?" he muttered, finding the situation a bit strange.

Before he could process, the so-called heroes—who had hidden while he fought—emerged. He waited for gratitude, only to feel a dagger pierce his back.

The only girl he loved stood behind him.

She betrayed him.

The crowd and heroes? They were staring at him with disdain and contempt.

"You..." he groaned as a spear and sword headed for him, ending his life.  
 
But instead of dying, he was sent back to the past—specifically, to the first day of the academy, year 2367, 8 years before his death.  

However, many things had changed. One of the most significant was the sudden appearance of a Tower, a mysterious structure that had appeared across all the continents, granting power to those brave enough to contest its challenges.

"Not again... With this chance I will end you all" Neraxis vowed to himself, embarking on his path of revenge, while also trying to give his life new meaning.

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Disclaimer: MC is not instantly going to be a villain, as his background is that of a hero. The switch will be gradual in accordance with the events that happen along the way. Some snippets of such events have already been teased :)
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The SSS Ranked Villain's Return

Those were the only two things Neraxis had been doing for the last hour, and still, the army's numbers did not seem to dwindle in the slightest.

He was beginning to suffer some injuries as well, which he healed with his Unyielding Vitality perk, as well as Vampiric Dominion's Partial Vampirism.

While drinking the blood of his foes seemed vile, it was that or death, so Neraxis naturally chose to do what he could to survive.

Now, his body and clothes were in tatters—the sheer amount of blood spilled was overwhelming.

Even after using Crimson Sovereignty's Blood Sovereignty to create constructs, they were all easily destroyed.

When will this end? Neraxis thought, cleaving tens of soldiers in half, his sword breaking in the process.

Before the next batch arrived, he picked up one of the hundreds of swords scattered across the ground and soon used Simple Horizontal Slash to kill everyone in his sight.

The Byproduct of Trust