Ex rank talent Awakening: 100% Dodge rate

Several days had passed since he was swallowed by the demonic sand worm, without a way to escape. He had flown within the worm, looking for a way out, but couldn't find any. He lacked a sword or any weapon at all—everything stored in his inventory had already corroded. He felt like giving up, but he couldn't, knowing full well how important Apocalypse was. Every day, he flew around within the demonic sand worm, searching for an opening until he ran out of stamina or reached his playing limit, logging out, eating, and resting. The next day, he logged in and continued the process. Mentally, he was exhausted, continuing only by sheer willpower.

Annabelle had filled him in on Abyss' request, and he had decided to help out. After all, he would need all the help he could get when fighting against the demons, and Abyss, although crazy and psychopathic, was a strong powerhouse and fighter to have on the team. But he hadn't gone to his aid yet, and he likely wouldn't if he couldn't escape from within the sand worm. Call him petty or foolish—he wouldn't care. It was just every gamer's habit, not wanting to do anything until they beat a level that screamed "impossible" and had failed several times.

"Hah, will I have to be stuck here for eternity? What will happen if I kill myself? Will I respawn somewhere else, or will I respawn here?" Nemesis asked himself, feeling extremely frustrated while continuing his scout.

"Huh?" Nemesis was confused and, at the same time, surprised, because within the corrosive greenish fluid, he saw an object that looked like a sword. "Strange," he muttered, getting closer to have a better look. There it was—a black sword with an ominous feel, stuck to the flesh of the worm, not corroding despite being baptized by the corrosive body fluid of the demonic sand worm.

"Ha!" Feeling elated, Nemesis flew faster toward the sword, and without hesitation, retrieved it, taking a closer look.

[Heaven's Defier (Immortal Grade)]

The sword crafted and wielded by the Firstborn Man. With this sword, he fought against the unfair actions of the gods for several years, victories and losses shaping the sword over time until an indestructible weapon with an ego was born. The First Man lost the war against the gods, and traces of the sword disappeared afterward. Having been in the demonic realm for countless years, the Defier has become demonized, harming both its wielder and its wielder's foes.

+50% Strength

+50% Damage Dealt

+50% Speed

-1% of the wielder's total health is dealt as damage for as long as the wielder comes in contact with the sword

-50% Constitution

Skills:

Stamina Theft (Passive): For every enemy you kill, the user recovers 5% of their stamina.

Indestructible: The sword is immune to damage of any kind and can never be destroyed.

Life Force Steal (Passive): Steals 10% of the life force of every enemy killed.

Attribute Steal (Passive): There is a 10% chance of stealing the attributes of slain enemies.

Mystery Box (Active): Using this skill grants the user a random buff or debuff, the effect and level being completely random. (Cooldown: 3 hours)

Defying Heaven (Active): Using this skill grants a 1000% increase in all stats for one minute. (Cooldown: 24 hours)

As a weapon with an ego, the sword is capable of growth.

Nemesis stared at the sword, breaking into a smile immediately. He felt elated, the sadness and fatigue washing away. Holding the sword, he felt like a child given the best toy by his parents, grinning from ear to ear and momentarily forgetting his predicament.

[Drop a bit of your blood on the sword to try and form a contract with Heaven's Defier.]

The system notified him. Quickly, afraid that the sword would disappear from his hand, Nemesis pricked himself, allowing his blood to drop onto the sword.

[Congratulations! Heaven's Defier has accepted the contract and has chosen you as its owner. It is now bound to you and cannot be used by another. Neither can it be lost—it will always appear before you whenever you wish for it.]

The system prompt was enough to make Nemesis smile even more. In his last life, no one had obtained an Immortal-grade sword—not even in the endgame—the highest being a Heroic-grade bow owned by Kyle. The ranking of weapons and equipment in Apocalypse was:

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Superior

Epic

Legendary

Heroic

Heavenly

Epic Heavenly

Legendary Heavenly

Immortal

Legendary and above were nothing but myths in Kyle's last life, and yet, there it was—an Immortal-grade sword, stuck inside a demonic sand worm.

"Guess the goddess is going all out in her proposal to me," Nemesis muttered arrogantly.

"Alright, time to get out of here," he proudly proclaimed.

Raising the sword, he stabbed at the inner part of the demonic sand worm. This time, the sword didn't corrode, causing him to beam with a smile. With great force, he dragged the sword downward.

"Roaarrrr!"

He felt the thrashing of the demonic sand worm as it writhed in pain. He didn't stop, though. In fact, knowing the demonic sand worm was suffering only motivated him further. He continued slashing and stabbing, as ruthless as he could be. The worm's thrashing grew more violent and erratic, but that was of no concern to Nemesis, whose only thought was to kill the giant creature.

Greenish fluid surged toward the worm's mouth—it was trying to throw up the cause of its discomfort. But oh well, Nemesis was a great nuisance and was definitely not going to be forced out that easily. Stabbing the sword into the worm's flesh, he held on tightly as the force of the fluid tried to push him out. But Nemesis was unwilling. He gripped the sword even tighter, refusing to let go until the greenish fluid passed over him like a raging sea wave.

Retrieving the sword, Nemesis decided to take it for a spin, activating one of its skills—the one that stood out the most.

Defying Heaven.

His stats surged massively, gaining a huge upgrade. With all his strength, he swung the sword downward at the flesh of the giant worm—

Splitting it into two and creating a massive opening.