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

One building fell, followed by three more.

And of course, it didn't take a genius to figure out that .every single one of these buildings he had destroyed was merely a decoy.

"Dud after dud, I thought you said this was their headquarters?" Evangeline asked, kicking away a corpse.

"Well, it used to be." Neraxis shrugged. "You know how it is, future-is-not-the-same-as-the-past type of bullshit. I can't exactly help it."

Nonetheless, he had spared a single person, so he began walking toward them

It was some old man wearing a lab coat, and to Neraxis's surprise, the man didn't exactly seem shocked at this outcome.

"Neraxis Valen..." The old man nodded at him. "I have a message to deliver to you."

"Of course you do." Neraxis sighed. "Let's hear it then."

Watched, and Sudden Guest