Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

19:25, 12 July 20XY.

Gadoli, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

Just like most of the areas in Uttarakhand, Gadoli was densely packed with trees.

In normal cases, people would hear the natural callings of animals and the chirping of birds at this time of night.

But after the world was hit by the apocalypse, things changed.

Mystical and fantasy beasts started to appear here and there, causing mayhem wherever they went, but only for a while.

After a certain period, they started to form colonies and live.

For humans, these areas were red zones.

As these red zones appeared, the forest went quiet—eerily quiet.

No sound could be heard in the forest until...

*Squelch*

A sickening sound of flesh being ripped apart and the muscles getting penetrated was heard before the body of a goblin, who couldn't even scream in pain, fell to the ground.

*Thud*

As the goblin's body fell to the ground, its neck, which had been punctured by a sharp yet rough weapon, started spewing green blood.

The goblin had been strolling alone, looking for something to eat, only to die without even being able to see the attacker's face.

"Whistle."

Just as the goblin died, a surprised whistle was heard, followed by an amazed yet appreciative voice.

"She's deadly…"

The owner of the voice finally came into view, as it was a big guy with black hair, a coarse beard that covered half of his face, and black eyes.

He was standing with a relaxed posture as he leaned on a large, red tiger.

It was the owner of the Mewari Circus, Garvit Tanwar, along with his trusty companion, Shera, the majestic red tiger.

Right now, they are observing the skills of their new team member.

She wasn't visible to them, but they could guess her position as they could hear her footsteps in this disturbingly silent forest.

"Growl…"

Shers, who heard Garvit's words, growled as well.

"I know, I know.

I knew she was special the moment my eyes landed on her; my instincts are better than yours, after all."

Garvit puffed his chest, grinning from ear to ear as he claimed that he was the one who wanted to take the little girl—their new team member—along with them.

"Graa…"

The tiger, however, just scoffed while shaking its head.

Shera could vividly recall how Garvit was looking at him for an answer the moment this little girl came in front of them.

If not for him telling Garvit that it was fine, that guy would've probably left a girl with such good skills behind, but the tiger decided to let it be.

The tiger knew that it was the wiser one in the group, so it decided to let Garvit go on with whatever he wanted.

Garvit, however, didn't like how Shera was shaking his head like an adult shaking their head at a kid's childishness.

"What? You got a problem with that, man?"

Garvit, who was leaning on Shera for support, frowned as he pushed himself away from the tiger.

He glared at Shera, wanting to know if there was a problem with his words.

"Growl…."

But the tiger just shrugged with a low growl.

"Huff…"

Garvit folded his arm with a frown as he saw Shera's response.

It looked like Shera was admitting defeat, but for some reason, Garvit felt irritated.

*Rustle*

The next second, however, a rustling noise was heard from the bush beside Garvit and Shera.

"What the!"

Garvit was the first to react, but what did he do?

"Growl…"

Shera, on the other hand, just shook his head as he felt Garvit clutching his fur on the back while also holding onto him as if he were the guy's last support.

"... What?"

Garvit, who was now on Shera's back, questioned Shera shamelessly, as if he were not the one who had boasted about his instincts being better a moment ago.

"Graaw…"

Shera didn't reply to Garvit's question; he just pointed at the bushes in front of them, and as soon as Garvit saw who it was, he immediately jumped down from the tiger.

"So? Are you still feeling some sort of discomfort while trying to carry me?"

Garvit, instead of looking at the new entrant, questioned Shera with worry evident in his voice.

"Growl…"

Shera, however, just growled in disbelief.

It was as if he were trying to say, 'Really, buddy? You gonna fall this low?'.

"Hahaha, no need to be embarrassed about it; I know I'm heavy, and it might be hard for you to carry me."

Garvit, who clearly saw Shera's expressions, chose to ignore them and go on with what he was trying to do.

"Oh? You're back already?"

But then, as if he had just noticed the presence of their latest member, he exclaimed.

The little girl, however, just ignored him and jumped up on Shera's back.

The only thing Garvit saw of the little girl was her black hair waving down her back.

"Sigh…."

Garvit then sighed as he patted Shera's fur, and then he added.

"I was just checking up on Shera; this guy seems to be—hey, wait!"

Garvit shook his head and was about to recite the story he constructed on his own, but his words got stuck in his throat as Shera suddenly rushed forward, causing Garvit's eyes to widen.

"Wait for me, man!"

He yelled as he saw Shera zooming past the woods, leaving him behind.

"Roar!"

All he heard was a roar of defiance from Shera, and Garvit, who clearly understood what Shera wanted, frowned.

But as he saw Shera getting farther and farther away, he finally decided to surrender.

"All right, man, you win!

I was just surprised by the sudden noise, so I decided to jump on your back to seek protection!

You satisfied now?!"

He shouted out in a desperate voice.

He didn't want to be left alone in the forest filled with goblins, and that too when he had already made so much noise.

"Roar!"

Shera, who heard his plea, paused, but then he roared again, a sly glint shining in his intelligent eyes.

"C-Come on, man.

We don't have to do that right now…"

Garvit, however, clenched his fists and forced a smile onto his face, trying to negotiate, but the moment he did that, Shera started to move again.

"Wait! Wait!

You win, man.

You are the strongest; you're the boss!"

Garvit hurriedly screamed as he saw Shera moving away; he wanted quickly to just get out of this place, especially now that he could hear the distant growls of beasts coming closer.

"Roar!"

'Ah…'

But just as he heard the roar, a sigh of relief left his lips. He could finally see Shera rushing toward him.

The smug look on the tiger's face, however, was ignored by him; for now, he just wanted to get away from this area.

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