He is about to leave the Starter Village when the invincibility buff warns that all attributes will revert to 1 outside. Afraid he'll be helpless, he initially refuses to step out and talks of retiring. Then a main quest triggers: Purify the Demon Core—deliver it to Oath City for purification, reward: one Invincibility Trial Card. He imagines using invincibility to slay demons and save his sister, but feels the world's fate is everyone's responsibility. He decides to take the quest; someone volunteers to tag along—yet stepping beyond the barrier will drop his power to 1.