Defiance of the Fall

He truly looked exotic , with a skin that was tinted in a greyish-red . The skin looked coarse and almost like a cross between scales and normal human skin . Red tattoos which reminded Zac of the fractals from the skills and arrays adorned his upper arms .

He was donned in a formfitting leather armor , which seemed to be made for an agile fighter or scout , rather than a dogfighter . It had vambraces inlaid with a metal plate which covered his forearms , but left the upper arms bare .

The chest plate was formed by a woven mesh of leather strips which seemed both pliable and durable . He had on a belt where he had kept his weapons until Zac stole them , and a pair of dark grey leather pants .

It wasn't only the craftsmanship that was far superior in the gear , the materials were as well . When zac tried to cut through the leather with one of his kitchen knives he couldn't even make a scratch , even after applying pressure . Zac assumed the leather came from some strong beast on the demon's home planet .

Oddly neither this demon nor the others wore any shoes , but after an inspection it made some sense . The demon’s feet looked like a slimmer version of the barghest’s taloned paws , with three sharp claws in the front .

Finally the pair of horns that had warned him from approaching them . They were a blood red color , and looked like an artist’s rendition of fire . They started in his upper forehead , and was bent backwards along his skull . It looked like tongues of fire were reaching upwards along the horn .

It did not seem that they used them for goring enemies , rather it looked largely ornamental .

The demon was still out cold , so Zac took the opportunity to go over his status window while getting another helping of dried meat .

Name

Zachary Atwood

Level

25

Race

Human

Alignment

Human (Earth)

Titles

Born For Carnage , Ultimate Reaper , Luck of the Draw , Giantsbane , Disciple of David , Overpowered , Slayer of Leviathans , Adventurer , Demon Slayer I

Strength

59

Dexterity

39

Endurance

42

Vitality

48

Intelligence

29

Wisdom

29

Luck

44

Free Points

4

Nexus Coins

14030

Active Quests :

Unlimited Potential (Normal) : Reach level 25 . Reward : Unlock class system . (25/25) COMPLETE]

Dynamic Quests :

Off with their heads (Unique) : Kill the four heralds and the general of incursion within 3 months . Reward : 10 E-Grade Nexus Crystals , E-Grade equipment , unique building depending on performance . (2/5)

Incursion Master (Unique) : Close or conquer incursion and protect base from denizens of other alignments for 3 months . Reward : 5 E-Grade Nexus Crystals , outpost upgraded to town , status upgraded to Lord . (0/3)

Zac had gained two levels from killing the Herald and the other monsters while escaping . From how thick the cosmic energy felt , he wasn’t far from gaining another level either .

He also noticed that he had gained roughly 8000 Nexus coins from his attack on the Herald , and the subsequent escape . His quests had also been updated , with the quest called Unlimited Potential showed COMPLETE] at the end . His demon slayer quest had just disappeared after completing , but Zac guessed that this quest remained as he still hadn’t chosen a class .

Zac immediately placed 4 points into strength . He had noticed during the last month that each additional point in a stat had a greater effect than the earlier points . It was like the gains were exponential . This had made him feel that specialization was more highly rewarded compared to putting points in every stat .

Besides , with his large amount of titles all his stats were quite high in any case , affording him the opportunity to go deep in a specific attribute .

Since then he had put all his points from level ups into strength , unless he felt that some other stats was truly lacking . He thought about placing some more points in vitality due to his condition , but discarded that idea after a brief hesitation .

He was extremely eager to choose a Class , but barely managed to contain himself . The reason was the unconscious captive in front of him .

Zac had already stumbled along for a long time , using guesstimation to guide his choices . He was hoping to use Azzun to get some answers about the system and many other things before he did something irrevocable to himself . He didn’t even dare to touch the Nexus Node , as he was afraid some class change process would start that couldn’t be stopped .

Zac felt a lot better after having finished his meal . With a grunt he got back to his feet , and filled a bottle with water from the water array .

He walked over to the demon and poured the contents over his face , resulting in the demon sputtering and waking up .

Azzun had a look of shock and horror on his face as he woke up to the sight of Zac , who still hadn’t bothered to change or remove the blood that was caked all over him .