Defiance of the Fall

Finally below the stat points was something called Nexus coins , and he had 5100 of them for some reason . If he were to compare the menu to an RPG , then the Nexus Coins would be the in-game currency .

Nexus Coins . - Zac said , hoping to get an explanations similar to the titles , but nothing happened .

Coins . Currency . Shop . Store - He continued , searching for a correct keyword . But still there was no response .

System , are you there? - He grumbled up to the heavens . - Can you come and explain the menu for me real quick? Such as the Nexus Coins and stats? -

By accepting Protocol SL-34572 , user automatically declined standardized initiation protocol in favor of lottery opportunity . Please explore the system of the multi-verse yourself . Good Bye The system soullessly responded in a mechanical almost word-for-word repeat of what it said earlier . After this the system didn’t respond to Zac no matter what he asked or how he extolled , as though the system earlier somehow was here , but now had left .

After a while Zac gave up and refocused on the task at hand . He would have to keep his head start going , and keep pushing forward and get more benefits in this new world . He also thought about classes . Perhaps the class system was similar , where some classes were better than others , and some might even be exclusive ones . Finally there were the mentions of towns and becoming a Lord . While not something Zac was planning on focusing on now , it seemed that it was something extremely beneficial , seeing how hard it was to attain .

A plan was starting to form in his head of how to get out of this situation and head back to his family .

First he needed his weapon .

Chapter 7 - Outpost

It had been 4 hours since Zac woke up after getting hurt . Even after moving around for hours his wounds were just dully throbbing and he once again was amazed by the efficacy of his constitution . If his Endurance and vitality grew to 100 , would he be able to regrow limbs?

He had spent the last hours discreetly surveying the surroundings to come up with a solution to being stranded in the woods . He had made some discoveries during this time , some more shocking than others .

The first thing Zac had done after figuring out the basics of the system was head back to the scene of the fight to retrieve his axe .

When he arrived at the boulder the monster was still there , and by then a putrid smell had started to emanate from the carcass . This meant that the system would not remove bodies like in a game , what was dead was dead . After looking around the body , even somewhat moving it to look beneath it also hadn’t dropped any items such as gold or equipment .

He still didn’t know if that was just bad luck or whether the system was not that convenient and just wouldn’t hand items to you in that manner . Perhaps you would have to make do with what already existed , or whether there were chests strewn around the world .

Just judging from the smell and how the beast looked like when alive it would not be serviceable to eat , even if fresh . The axe lay next to the body , blood caked all over the shaft and the head . Luckily it hadn’t been corroded or rusted yet , and after a good cleaning the axe was almost as good as new , albeit slightly dulled .

The next realization he made on the way back to the camp . Since the world in a sense had turned into a game he thought maybe there was some sort of equipment system . But when saying things like - Equip - , - Equipment - and - Inspect - gave no response to the system he surmised that there probably was no such thing . An axe was just an axe . Maybe there would be magic gear in the future , but at least for now he had no means to distinguish it . He felt that he had missed something though , as one of his quests would reward him with something called - E-Grade equipment - , whatever that was .

However he still was no closer completing that quest now than he was back then . One thing at the time .

The next discovery was that will and determination does not a mechanic make . After popping the hood of the car he had blankly stared at the engine for a few minutes , hoping something obvious and easily solved would present itself . But he had to simply face reality that he would not be able to drive back , at least not with that car . The battery was well and truly dead .

But the most disturbing discoveries came after . Since discarding the car seemed the only option Zac had started scouting the road back to see if it was possible to traverse or whether it was teeming with monsters .

He stealthily moved along the road they came from , keeping to trees and brushes , axe at the ready and maintaining a constant vigil for any sign of danger . If he kept this pace going back the trip would likely take a week , and he didn’t cherish the thought of sleeping out in the open .