Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Letting the enemy think that it's winning before you suddenly turn the tables.

It is a commonly used strategy to inflate the enemy's confidence while making yourself look vulnerable.

Alex had been using that since the start.

He had to make the Kobold chief feel confident enough to be able to use the abilities it had to the maximum proficiency.

Only then would the AI be able to copy the skill better.

Alex was pretending to make it look like he wasn't aware of what was happening around him, while also making his dodges look like a coincidental or lucky mistake.

The kobold chief, on the other hand, believed all of it since it wasn't aware of Alex's night vision.

'One.'

Alex counted the moment he saw the beast using its ability once.

Unlike the time in the forest, where Alex wasn't sure where the arrow was coming from, and where the attacker was, here, Alex knew everything.

Alex could see the arrow moving toward him, so dodging it or deflecting it wasn't wrong, but pretending to be a stupid guy with nothing but luck on his side was way harder for Alex than it looked.

But the moment Alex dodged the second arrow charged with mana, and controlled by the kobold chief, he paused.

'Two.'

That was all the AI said it needed from him.

It needed to study two attacks where the kobold chief used its rare ability, and Alex provided it with just that.

*Woosh*

The arrow, however, didn't stop; it did a sharp turn and shot right at him.

Alex, who saw the arrow clearly, didn't even move.

'Three.'

He just counted the number of times the kobold chief had used the ability, adding an extra to the number required by the AI.

*Grip*

Alex gripped his dagger as he stared at the incoming arrow, waiting for the right moment, and when the arrow was about to reach him, he moved his arm.

*Tink*

With a sharp, metallic sound, the arrow crashed into his dagger before it fell to the ground.

*Clink*

The sound of the metallic head of the arrow falling on the hard ground of the cave echoes throughout the wet walls of the cave.

"..."

A heavy silence enveloped the empty cave as Alex waited for the AI's response.

His focus, however, was on the beast that had rushed toward him a moment ago.

Alex could pretty much guess what that beast would've thought and why it ran toward him, but the poor beast didn't know that it never actually had the upper hand.

It did realize that now, but it was already too late.

In just a second, the AI's response arrived, and Alex, who noticed the beast rushing toward the bow and arrow, turned to face it while he went through the information he had received about the new ability.

Alex didn't activate his killing intent ability; he just let out his raw killing intent at the beast.

That much, however, was more than enough for the already trembling beast to go into a frenzy.

"Kraaa!!"

It shouted in panic and shot the arrow that it had knocked on the bow at Alex.

This time, though, Alex didn't lift his dagger, neither did he dodge the arrow, he had something else planned for this one.

'Test time…'

Alex muttered inwardly, his eyes still devoid of any emotion, as he lifted his palm and titled it a bit.

*Swish*

The arrow that was aimed at his body changed its trajectory, following Alex's motion.

"Kraaaa!!"

The kobold chief, on the other hand, let out a horrified and stupified yell, its eyes widening to the extreme.

'That's my ability!'

That's what it wanted to scream, but the beast couldn't even speak in shock.

The last attack was just a normal shot; due to its mind not being stable, the beast couldn't use its ability, but the attack was in no way weak yet…

*Swish*

With a twist in Alex's palm, the arrow again changed its path.

Alex ignored the beast's shocked screech; he focused on the new ability he had gained—an ability that could be used in many ways.

In a way, this was the first attack ability Alex gained.

All of his other abilities were more focused on improving his strength and restricting the enemy, none of them were actual attacking abilities.

*Tunk*

After moving the arrow around for a while, Alex waved his palm up, causing the arrow to zoom toward the ceiling of the cave and embed itself on the stone wall with a hard sound.

'Now then…'

Alex's eyes then turned toward the beast that was sitting on the ground with a lifeless look on its face.

It had just realized that not only had it been played by Alex, but even its ability had been stolen by the same guy.

Alex squinted his eyes as he looked at the beast before he looked at his black dagger.

He loosened his grip around the dagger and let it rest on his palm.

'Hm….'

Then, with a thoughtful look, Alex activated the 'Wind's Whisper' again.

*Tremble*

The knife in Alex's palm trembled a bit before it started levitating a bit, but before it could.

*Grab*

Alex grabbed the knife.

"Phew…"

He then let out a large puff of air—as if he was a bit tired—and looked at his dagger with a frown.

'It takes too much mana…'

Alex muttered inwardly.

<Of course it would. You are trying to move something that is still.

You need a lot more mana than moving something that is already in motion.

Unlike the arrow that was already in momentum and you shifted its momentum by using the wind, the dagger is still, making it almost impossible to move it without a certain amount of mana.>

The AI explained why Alex couldn't move the knife, and Alex nodded his head before his eyes turned to look at the kobold, who happened to look into Alex's cold eyes.

*Shiver*

Alex could see the body of the kobold shivering in fear, and for the last time, Alex decided to test another one of his theories.

*Throw*

Alex tossed the dagger in his hand toward the ceiling.

*Spin*

The dagger spun in the air, and as it was falling back toward his plam, Alex moved two fingers, now pointing them toward the kobold, and before the beast could even widen its eyes...

*Swoosh**Pierce*

'Hm, this will work.'

Alex nodded inwardly as he saw the knife stuck on the kobold chief's head.

The knife that he had tossed up in the air could be controlled by him, implying that any weapon that wasn't still could be controlled by Alex for now.

*Thud*

The beast's body fell to the ground on its back, and Alex, who saw this, bent down a bit, and…

*Squench*

Pulled out the dagger from the kobold's head, causing a squelching sound of the flesh to echo through the cave.

*Slash* X2

Alex slashed the air twice, causing the blue blood on the dagger to get whipped off.

Then, without even sparing a glance at the dead kobold chief, Alex walked out of the cave.

However, just as he was about to step out of the cave, he paused as he realized something; his gaze turned back into the cave, and a sharp glint passed through them…

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