Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

10:29, 13 July 20XY.

Dwara, Uttarakhand.

Between Khaliyan and Dehradun, there was just one river that Alex had to cross, or so it seemed on the map until he zoomed in.

After zooming in, one would notice that there was one more river that Alex had to cross, and right now, Alex was just about to cross that river as there was no way around it, but then he noticed a level 10 zone nearby.

He was just one and a half days away from the first real scenario.

After that, he would face the real face of the game he had entered, and if he recalled what the system had said, then the real scenarios were going to be stricter and harder to complete.

Alex didn't have a single idea of how hard it would be or what he was going to face at that time, but from what he knew, the system would never give an impossible task.

Until now, he had never seen a single task (he only did three tasks, but you get what I mean, right?) that the system gave them, and it was impossible to complete.

But if that was the case...

'Then why is a level 10 zone even there?'

Why were the level 10 and level 99 zones even on the map?

Wouldn't they be impossible to even get close to?

Won't those beasts be impossible to kill?

They would be unless you have the power to contend against them and possibly kill them.

So, why not try to kill them as well?

And what about the level 99 zone?

Can someone survive in that area as well??

Many such questions came into Alex's head one after another as he stared at the level 10 zone in front of him.

What was the purpose of these zones if not letting humans get more coins?

As if sensing Alex's inner thoughts, the AI let out a curious question.

It had gained humane emotions, but along with it, the AI also gained the things that make humans make mistakes.

One of those things is curiosity.

For the first time, the AI got curious about something and stopped thinking about things logically.

'Hmmm…'

Alex let out a thoughtful hum. He wasn't really against what the AI was suggesting; that thought did cross his mind.

The AI, no matter how curious, wouldn't get this dumb to suggest Alex jog into a level 10 zone with level 5 stats, nor was Alex the kind of idiot who would just do what others tell him to.

His eyes turned to look at the number of coins he had...

[Coins: 9806.]

'They should be enough coins to get my stats up to level 10...'

Alex mused inwardly, still not sure if they would be enough to get all of his stats to level 10; you can only ever see the coins required to get to the next level, not the ones after that.

He was confident that if he were to be able to level his stats up to 10, then no matter what kind of monster is there in the level 10 zone, he would at least be able to run away.

But will he be able to get his stats that high?

That was the question that he wanted to be answered, so he decided to see how high he could go with the number of coins he had while also saving some coins for emergency use.

[A certain god is staring at you.]

But as he was about to click on the plus sign next to his stats, a notification flashed in front of his eyes, causing him to frown.

This notification wasn't something he expected, as he had never seen this goddess just stare at him without any other expression or word along with it.

Then next second, however, he decided to ignore this anomaly.

He didn't have time, nor did he want to think hard about someone whom he didn't even want to start contact with.

*Click*

So, he just clicked at the status window, intending to increase his stats to level 6, but just as he did...

[Warning! You have reached the stat limit! (>Extend<)]

Alex paused the moment he saw this notification before he frowned.

'Stat limit?'

Alex clicked on the (>Extent<) to know more about this notification, and as he saw what was written there, he gritted his teeth.

[<A stat limit is a limiter placed on the participants by the system.

This limiter is only broken or removed when you have reached a certain condition.

The condition to have your first limiter removed: -

- Completion of the first scenario. >]

So now the system was supposed to decide when they would power up or when they wouldn't?

Wasn't having control over their lives enough for her?

Alex clenched his fists in frustration.

He wanted to at least try fighting one of the level 5+ beasts, as it would give him a better idea of the difference in power of the beast when they reach a level above 5.

The AI, who wanted the same thing as Alex, advised.

It knew that now it was impossible for Alex to enter the level 10 zone; if he were to enter, then there was only one fate waiting for him, and that was death.

They had already seen what a level 10 or around level 10 orc could do.

The orc that had killed the man in the third scenario was able to jump around 10 meters even with its large and heavy body.

Yes, that was quite weak compared to Alex, but Alex still hasn't seen anyone with power close to his, at least not a human being, much less a fight between a level 5 and a level 5+ being.

So, although he was unwilling and he felt that the system was being unfair by taking their right of powering up away from them, there was nothing he could do about it.

There was nothing any human could do about this.

[A certain god is staring at you.]

The same notification that caused him to frown a second ago flashed in front of his eyes again; this time, however, Alex paused.

Once, it could be a coincidence or just a whim, but why was she staring at him for so long?

What could it be?

What was she trying to do now?

Alex frowned harder and harder as those questions popped in his head one after another, but the AI again came to the rescue with a single question.

As the AI raised that question, Alex's eyes sharpened, and as he thought deeply about it, things finally made sense, but before he could even do something or move to cross the river...

"Grrrrrr…."

A low growl made its way to his ears, and his body stilled.

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