Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The mute notification function is supposed to mute any and all notifications that the system sends.

That included the notifications about the gods.

Each and every god was bound by the rules, and those rules were enforced on the gods by the system.

So, logically speaking, all notifications should've been muted the moment they arrived…

[A certain god is looking at you with interest.]

Yet, here it was, a blue, illusionary, floating screen right in front of Alex, blinking again and again with the same thing written on top of it.

Alex frowned at this.

He didn't understand what was happening.

"Unmute notification."

He spoke out loud, commanding the system to unmute the notification.

But, just as the notification was unmuted….

[The Dragon Warrior is looking in a certain direction with a shocked expression.]

[The Eternal Devotee of Rama is shaking his head with a sigh.]

[The Remover of Obstacles is shocked by the new entrant.]

[The Buffalo Demon King is trembling in fear.]

[The Vampiric Seductress is leaving the world.]

[The Enchantress of Love is waving at the new entrant.]

…..

…

..

.

Alex paused as he saw those notifications.

They were unlike the notifications he had seen until now.

All of the notifications until now were either about their interest in him, them being dissatisfied with his actions or the repeated notifications of contracts that he got.

This time, however, things were different.

All of the gods that were looking at him a second ago were now either shocked or fearful.

[A certain god is looking at you with interest.]

All because of the single notification that kept blinking above the other notification and brighter than the other notification.

It was as if it wanted to show that it was not just a normal notification.

But after a while, Alex uttered it again.

"Mute notifications."

With just a single command, all the ringing inside of his head paused, but Alex's eyes that were fixed on a certain notification had a glint pass through them as he saw that particular notification still blinking in his vision.

Alex, for a second, thought that maybe it was a bug in the system, and he just had to do what people did with other things to fix bugs: off and on.

So, he unmuted the notification and muted it again, just to see if it would get better, but it didn't.

Alex could already tell that the new entrant, or the one who was looking at him with interest, was not someone normal.

If they were, then, just like before, the gods would've just kept looking at him, and he would only have received notifications such as, [... is looking at you].

So, Alex decided to check on one more thing.

"System."

He called for the system, wanting to inquire about this certain notification.

He had said earlier that he wouldn't talk to the system unless necessary, but right now, it was necessary.

Alex wanted to know who this new figure was and what they wanted from him.

Why did their arrival evoke such reactions from the gods?

"..."

The response he expected to receive from the system, however, didn't arrive.

[A certain god is looking at you with interest.]

The only thing that remained was the continuous blinking of the system notification

'Do you know what this is?'

Alex questioned the AI, his eyes fixed on the notification while a frown was ever-present between his brows.

The AI replied, causing Alex's expression to turn solemn.

He knew what was the AI's conclusion; he had the same thoughts after all.

"System."

He called out the system again, but there was still no response.

However, just as Alex was about to call the system again….

[A certain god is asking the Cosmic Dragon of Drought to leave his spot and go away.]

*BOOM*

A loud explosion happened in the sky as if a warning for someone, and Alex, who could see the system notifications, was somehow able to understand what was happening.

[A certain god wishes to avoid violence.]

*Tremble**RUMBLE*

The earth trembled, and the clouds rumbled.

[A certain god is sighing.]

Alex forgot to unmute the notification from the system, or he would've understood what was happening better than he did now.

Alex realized that as well.

"Unmute-"

But just as he was about to voice out the command...

*Woosh*

A fierce wind blew—a wind strong enough to almost cause Alex's body to rise up in the air if not for his hurried response of holding the nearest tree next to him.

The air grew tense; it was as if a disaster was about to go down.

*Crackle*

Dark black clouds started to gather in the sky, crackling with destructive lightning.

In just a second…

*Drip**Drop*....

Water started to pour out of those dense clouds.

*Crackle**Boom*

The next moment, however, before Alex could even recover from the sudden drip-drop from the sky, thunder crackled, and with a boom, it hit a tree, burning it to crisps.

'Is this the power of a god?'

Alex frowned because he could deduce what was happening even though he missed the other notifications.

"Unmute notification."

He uttered those words, wanting to look at the other gods' reactions…

[The Cosmic Dragon of Drought is looking at a certain god with a challenge in his eyes.]

But Alex was surprised when he realized that there were no notifications other than a single notification.

*Pitter-Patter**Crackle**Boom*...

In just a few seconds, the clear, bright sky was covered with dark, black clouds, and now there was a thunderstorm.

Alex's eyes moved to look at the horizon, and no matter which direction he turned to look, all he found were dark black clouds covering the whole area.

What he didn't know was that the whole world was in the same situation.

Although not everyone could see the notification and only those within this region or state could see it, everyone could still tell that something big was happening, especially with the violent storm going on.

Unlike Alex, however, they saw each and every notification.

[Many gods are sighing as they look at the Cosmic dragon of Drought with pity.]

This was the notification that arrived right after the last notification.

It was as if the cosmic dragon had done something he shouldn't have done.

Alex's body tensed for some unknown reason, and the next second, there was a new notification…

[A certain god is looking at the Cosmin Dragon of Drought.]

[A certain god steps forward.]

*BOOOMMM*

Along with the last notification, another booming sound was heard; this one, however, was way louder than the last one.

Alex frowned as he removed the hands that were covering his ears.

Alex's fast reflexes saved his eardrums from receiving a strong impact—so strong that it would've left them unable to function for a long while.

*WOOSH*

In the next instant, however, a shockwave was pushed toward the earth.

*Crack**Snap*

The tree Alex was holding wasn't spared from the impact of the shockwave as it shook fiercely, throwing Alex away like a broken kite.

*Baam*

Alex, who was sent hurdling through the air, only stopped after his back crashed on another tree.

"Arghhh!"

He couldn't help but let out a pained groan as he felt like some of his ribs might've fractured.

*Thud*

His body, which was stopped after crashing on the tree, fell to the ground, and his face turned toward the sky.

[A certain god waved their hand.]

But as his gaze landed on the sky, the pain he felt didn't concern him anymore; his eyes just stared at the scene playing out in the sky along with the new notification from the system.

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