Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Alex, wanting to escape, let his body free fall, but the beast didn't let go, and it slashed its claws at Alex's chest.

*Slash*

*Pierce* X3.

The atmosphere grew completely still, and both Alex and the beast fell to the ground.

*Thud*

But then the beast, which was standing with Alex's body pressed under it, fell to the right...

*Thud*

Now, Alex was left lying on the ground with the beast's paw on his chest, where three long claw marks could be seen spewing blood, his face scrunched up in a pained look.

But there was a light relief in his eyes, as he had finally won.

His eyes turned toward the dead beast by his side, but even doing that was hard right now as his mana was now almost emptied, with just 1 or 2 percent left.

He stared at the two arrows and the black dagger that were piercing the head of the smilodon, cracking it open from behind.

The AI, who knew everything and what had happened, commented in a low voice, but Alex just let his body relax for a while.

'I didn't, right?'

He just sighed as he knew that the AI was not wrong; with a single mishap in his plan, he would've died.

'Death's command...'

He muttered the name of the ability that made it all possible—the ability that was the base of his plan.

The moment Alex broke free from the stun, using this ability on the beast was the first thing he did.

Yes, he wasn't strong enough to control the beast with it, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything; that ability was the one that paused the beast, even if it was for a second.

That second, however, was enough for the dagger and the arrows that he had been controlling for a while to bolt toward his head.

From the moment Alex threw them at the beast, none of them had fallen to the ground as they were under the effect of the wind's whisper.

Alex was commanding three weapons at the same time—another risky move that took a noticeable amount of his mana.

It was his first time trying to control three weapons at the same time, after all.

If he wasn't able to do it, then he would've died, crushed between the beast's after it broke free of the death's command.

And yes, Alex had aimed the weapons at his head, as that was where the beast's head was at right now.

If the beast had somehow broken free of the death's command, those weapons would've pierced his head instead of the beast's.

But the beast was now dead, and Alex, who had a bloodied body aching in exhaustion and pain, just stared at the stars that were always shining, no matter if it was day or night before...

"Ghhh!"

Alex groaned as he lifted his hand, moving it toward the dagger and the arrows that were embedded in the beast's head, and the moment he touched them, they vanished.

"Phew..."

After placing his weapons in the inventory, Alex again fell to the ground, enjoying the fresh scent of the air, and although it was tinged with the fresh scent of blood, it was still somehow relaxing.

More so when he was experiencing a shortage of mana.

Unlike during the tutorial, where he was stunned as a penalty for having his mana depleted, right now, even though he had some mana left, he could feel his muscles trembling and even moving his fingers felt jolts of pain throughout his body.

Alex had tried his best not to completely deplete his mana, as he didn't want to know what would happen if he did.

He had some system notification; they had arrived the moment he killed the smilodon, but he had waved them off for now, wanting to catch a breather.

However, just as he was relaxing on the grassy ground and breathing in the cool air that carried the scent of the river just across the forest, a new notification flashed in his vision, causing his body to tense.

[A certain god is staring at you.]

By now, Alex knew that this notification was anything but good news.

It had happened twice already, first when he stepped closer to the level 10 zone, but he had ignored it at that time.

Second, when the beast had attacked, and if not for the notification, he would've just stood there in a relaxed stance, giving the beast an opening that it couldn't get on Alex's alert body.

The fight would've ended even before it could start.

So, this time, Alex wasn't going to just wave away the notification or doubt the intentions of the one who sent it; he wasn't in a position to do that.

"Grhhh!"

Even though his body was pulsing in pain, he sat up straight, his vigilance at its peak.

*Clench*

He balled up his fist, causing the hard nails to scrape his palm's skin, trying to divert his attention from the searing pain in every fiber of his being.

His alert gaze was scanning the surroundings until his eyes froze on the smilodon's corpse.

"Sniff..."

'The scent of blood...'

With a light sniff of the air, he found the smell of blood getting stronger and stronger, and now, the same scent that gave him a sense of victory—a sense of accomplishment—caused his body to stiffen.

The calming atmosphere now felt eerie to him as he looked around cautiously.

'Ghhh!'

Ignoring the pain in his body, he forced himself to stand up, his gaze turning toward the river and the broken trees close to it before he took a step forward.

*Step*

A single step made him feel like thousands of spikes piercing his muscles, but he didn't stop.

*Step*

He just gritted his teeth and moved toward a tree that seemed to be broken not long ago, probably during the earthquake.

It was just at the edge of the river, as if it were waiting for Alex to come and use it.

*Roar*

But just then, Alex, who could feel his muscles getting shredded with every step he took, suddenly heard a distant roar, and his body tensed to the extreme.

His head turned to look toward the dense forest that was marked as the level 10 zone before he looked at the distance between him and the tree trunk.

'50 meters...'

He muttered inwardly as he clenched his fists in helplessness; he knew that it was impossible for him to make it with the speed he was moving at—not before the owner of the roar arrived, at least.

But just as his mind was racing, trying to think of something, the AI spoke.

The moment the AI's suggestion was heard by Alex, his dimming eyes brightened.

'Yes, do it.'

The fact that the AI could control the hormones in his body had slipped his mind in all this rush, but now that he knew about it, the 50 meters that looked like a great distance before now looked like a step or two.

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