Ethan Lynch storms the Abyss to test a new talent and confronts the dungeon's final boss. He explains how he rose as Blue Star's ruler by stealing talents with his SSS-ranked Depriver, then gave everything to the woman he loved, Cecilia. After giving her an Abyss Core, Cecilia hands his newly awakened god-rank Devourer to Tristan Quinn and betrays him. Tristan and his allies use a Metal Control talent Ethan once stole to kill him. Ethan is slain — then wakes reborn at the game's start, determined to make Cecilia and Tristan pay a hundred times.
I wake back before the catastrophe and unlock an SSS-Rank Hidden Talent called Depriver. The ability's rules appear: it can infinitely steal others' talents, is transferable with consent, drops on death, only takes from lower-level players, and forced theft of higher-level talents is risky. I recall giving Depriver away in my last life and being betrayed by Cecilia and Tristan. A cry for help and the line "If you obey me, you'll live" reveal the chaotic world; an announcement names Scarface Charles a Class B fugitive. Key turn: Depriver now starts with Metal Control, the power that killed me, leaving my move unresolved.
A young fighter squares off against an opponent who forms living metal armor using a B-rank Metal Control and taunts him as he tries to act like a hero. The armored attacker repeatedly threatens to skewer the challenger while lightning strikes answer their blows; an apparent missed shot turns out to be a setup. A system notice interrupts: 'Deprivation done. Obtained B-rank talent: Metal Control,' confirming the metal user's power and that leveling will be easier. After the exchange, one person asks the other's name, 'I'm Rachel Xavier', leaving the lightning wielder unvanquished and the fight unresolved.
Having once saved Rachel Xavier and won her promise, the narrator watches Rachel refuse extra protection despite outside danger. With the team, Ethan reveals only an F‑rank Metal Control talent. Cecilia accuses him of stealing a Depriver in their last life and plans to use dungeon loot to win Tristan's favor. Mr. Quinn, an S‑rank, is leading a raid on the Eternal Night Abyss for the Demon Spider Ring. Ethan insists on joining; Cecilia wishes him dead. The narrator declares, 'fine, it'll be mine,' setting up a direct clash over the ring as the raid begins.
At the level-20 Eternal Night Abyss, Ethan insists he doesn't need a team. Other players mock him as F-rank trash, warn he can't solo the dungeon, and praise Tristan as S-rank and a billionaire's son. They pressure recruits to join Tristan; Mr. Quinn and Cecilia pick that side. Ostracized, Ethan stands alone—until one person steps forward and declares, "I'll team up with him." The sudden volunteer overturns the group's rejection and leaves the dungeon run and Ethan's risky plan unresolved.
In a dungeon of giant snakes, Ethan joins Miss Xavier, Mr. Quinn, Cecilia and others for a raid while some teammates mock him as F-rank and warn his dating Rachel will bring her SS-rank father's wrath. They agree to team up and stage attacks, holding back until the right timing; Ethan hides behind a stone pillar as Mr. Quinn finishes off enemies. The fight escalates when a hidden boss appears and the group attempts to flee. As they scramble, an unseen voice says, 'I've been waiting for you,' leaving the team facing a new, immediate threat.
A crowd watches Ethan struggling against a Demon Spider. When Ethan falters, Rachel throws herself in as bait to distract the monster so he can finish the fight. Onlookers mock Ethan and warn the spider will go berserk if not stopped quickly. Rachel reads the system warning that stealing from a higher level is risky, but with no time left she resolves to act. She sacrifices safety, initiates a risky theft command—"Deprive Talent!"—and the attempt starts, leaving its success and consequences unresolved.
Ethan has just defeated a hidden boss and claimed the Demon Spider Ring plus the boss talent Abyss Protection through deprivation—apparently with no side effects, suggesting this theft works on bosses across levels. Cecilia confronts him, accusing him of hiding his strength and demanding the ring and talent as compensation. Ethan rejects her pleas and theatrics and refuses to hand anything over. Cecilia escalates, insults his ‘F-rank’ talent, and outright threatens to take the items by force. The episode ends with that threat hanging over Ethan, priming an imminent clash.
Ethan faces a brash A-rank fighter who taunts his recent Demon Spider victory and demands Ethan’s ring and talent, insisting he kneel and kowtow thirty times while promising to consider sparing him. The attacker boasts his fire talent counters Ethan’s and mocks Ethan’s 'trick.' A bystander shouts a warning as the assailant claims his stamina and the gap are back in his favor. Instead of submitting, Ethan moves again; he tells his opponent, "You've always wanted to know what my skill is. Now I'll show you," and the episode ends as he prepares to reveal it.
When the Doomsday Game erupts, ordinary Ethan unwittingly unlocks an overpowered SSS-rank talent that lets him steal other people’s abilities. Betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend Cecilia and rival Tristan, his power is ripped away and claimed by those he trusted most. Reborn to day one with brutal future knowledge, Ethan rescues the doomed Rachel, absorbs Cecilia’s fire talent, and steels himself for revenge. Tensions spike when all three collide over a rare mind-stabilizing artifact. Tristan seizes the moment to brand Ethan as a talent-stealing devil and rigs a lethal trap in the final dungeon. Now Ethan must navigate betrayal, public vilification, and a deadly snare to reclaim what was stolen and settle the score.