Villain's Survival: SSS Class Infinite Copy Eyes-Chapter 26. 「Dragon Soul Guard (S)」

Congratulations, Player Licht D. Valtier.

A new trait is being generated...

As Licht heard this notification, there was a flash of light, and the dark bleeding skies all around him had vanished.

The void was gone.

Realising that he had somehow managed to escape back from that wretched place, Licht didn’t waste a single second and immediately opened his status window.

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New Trait Acquired: 「Dragon Soul Guard (S)」

The soul of a dragon who once guarded the Eternal Treasure has been defeated and is now bound to you. Every step you take shall be protected by its watchful presence.

Trait Effects:

Dragon’s Guard: Summon the dragon’s soul to shield yourself, greatly increasing resistance to the next incoming attack. Automatically blocks one fatal blow per combat ( Cooldown 1 day)

Soulbound Evolution: Absorb armour or defensive relics to evolve the trait’s power.

Dragon’s Roar: Attacks blocked by the dragons accumulate energy from blocked attacks and unleash it in your next strike.

Wandering Dragon: Your Dragon soul is no longer an item but a living, thinking entity, allowing for more flexibility than could ever be imagined

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Licht’s breathing grew ragged as a sense of excitement surged through his veins like

"This... This is too fucking awesome!"

This trait wasn’t just strong, it was beyond anything he had imagined. The synergy with his current build, especially his Infinite Copy Eyes, was insane.

And this was just the beginning.

This wasn’t a game. This was his life now, and a power like this... it could change everything.

Licht stretched out his hand and felt something ancient stir within his soul.

Your Trait「Dragon Soul Guard (S)」has activated!

With a single thought, a storm erupted, blowing his hair into the air as a thunderous dragon roar echoed throughout the caverns. Massive silvery wings erupted from Licht’s back, curling around him like an ever-watchful guardian’s embrace!

’Perfect!’ thought Licht

This trait fixed his biggest flaw, his defense.

Currently, his offence, speed, and precision were handled by his Infinite Copy Eyes; So the only thing he truly he lacked in a fight was staying power but not anymore.

Now his ability to take and endure punishment had been greatly enhanced.

This... This was it. This was what he had been fighting for all along.

But just as Licht was starting to feel good about himself, his day was completely ruined

WARNING WARNING

Emergency Mission is being generated...

Heroine Charlotte Valemont’s life is in danger. You are the only one nearby who can intervene in time.

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◆ Emergency Mission: Save Charlotte Valemont

「Reward:」

◆ +500 Enlightenment Points

「Failure:」

◆ Acceleration of World Collapse

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The second Licht saw this, his heart sank to his ass.

"What the hell!"

The reward was decent, nothing too ccrazy, but what was with the failure punishment?

Acceleration of World Collapse.

Licht stared at the words on the system screen, a chill crawling down his spine.

How is a normal person supposed to process that?

It wasn’t just a mission anymore. This wasn’t just about earning points.

Charlotte, one of the game’s main heroines, was in danger. The fact that she was a heroine made her important in the grand scheme of things, but was a world collapse really necessary?

But what bothered him even more than this fact was the way the mission was being phrased:

"Acceleration," not "initiation."

Licht’s breath froze.

’That means... It’s already started.’

Whatever the punishment was had already begun.

This mission wasn’t preventing it, merely slowing it down.

For a moment, Licht froze his thoughts spiralling out of control.

The sheer weight of it all pressed down on him like a mountain. This world, this system, this responsibility, it basically bore less and less resemblance to the game he was familiarr with.

Then maybe—

-SLAP!

Licht struck his cheeks with both hands, snapping himself back into focus.

Now was not the time for crazy theories or panic, not when someone’s life and the stability of the world were on the line.

"I’ll think about all this later. Right now—"

Licht clenched his fists.

"I have to save Charlotte."

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In a dimly lit infirmary, the only sound was the slow, rhythmic beeping of a medical support machine.

Bathed in soft moonlight, a blue-haired girl lay unconscious on a sterile bed.

Her delicate features, illuminated by the silver glow, looked almost too surreal- like a painting captured in a dream rather than something real.

Only a thin medical tube that ran into her pale arm, pulsing in time with the machine, reminded us that it was still a scene captured in reality.

Then—

Her eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing a beautiful pair of irises that glowed like sapphires beneath the surface of a midnight ocean.

Still, even the mesmerising beauty of her eyes couldn’t mask the young woman’s ever-growing confusion.

Am I... dead?

The question floated through Charlotte’s dazed mind like a weightless fog. Although her doubts didn’t last long.

The dull ache coursing through her limbs quickly reminded her—no. She was very much alive.

As her senses slowly returned, the faint creak of a door interrupted the silence in the room.

A woman entered. She had soft pink hair, gentle eyes, and was dressed in a crisp lab coat as the faint scent of lavender and antiseptic followed arrowed her her.

"Miss Charlotte. It’s good to see you awake," greeted the woman

In response, Charlotte didn’t even answer.

She only stared, her body instinctively tensing. Her guard was already rising.

The woman noticed Charlotte’s obvious lack of attempt to communicate, but didn’t seem bothered. Her smile remained calm and welcoming, and almost even maternal.

"No need to be wary. I’m the school nurse. Nurse Elara. You might not remember, but you collapsed after today’s duel."

That word. Duel. It seemed to trigger something in Charlotte.

Suddenly, it all came rushing back.

Licht.

He had descended from the sky like divine retribution, his sword gleaming as his suffocating presence seemed to dominate her entire world.

She could still see it, still feel it, the overwhelming sense of dread that came the moment Licht struck.

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