Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

From the corner of his eyes, he saw the beast that had reached close enough to slash its claws at him but was swept away by the wave.

"Roa—Gurgle!"

The beast tried to roar for help, only to have water fill its wide open jaw.

Alex, who saw that, hurriedly took a deep breath, but before he could...

*Bang*

The wave crashed on the wooden log with a force strong enough to cause the log to elevate from the water's surface.

Alex, on the other hand, still taking a deep breath, was caught off guard and lost his foothold.

*Swip*

His leg slipped, and he found his world tilting, the surface of the wooden lof nearing his head.

'Shit...'

Alex cursed his luck; he knew that if he didn't stop his body quickly, then he would have one more place that would be spewing more blood from his body.

But again, before he could do anything...

*Baam*

The large wave that had yet to crash on the log finally crashed on it, but as it was pouring from above...

"Argh–umph!"

It caused Alex's head to come crashing on the surface, causing a pained grunt to leave his lips, but then his eyes widened as he saw the wave pushing him and the log deeper into the water.

With his breath held, Alex hurriedly clenched the tree trunk before he found himself submerged in the water...

*Splash–Glub-Glub*

The next moment, he found himself inside of the water.

His wide-open eyes could see the water bubbles rising up, and he could also see the Simoldon that was swept in by the water, flailing his paws, trying to swim up to the surface, only to be pushed lower and lower.

*Boom**Crash*

The muffled sound of waves still destroying things on the outside was heard as he tried to pry his eyes out of the water, but due to the longer exposure of his naked eyes to the water, they started burning.

*Grit*

With a grit of his teeth, he snapped closed his eyes, and tried to stabilize his thoughts as he needed oxygen for himself to survive.

The AI had been looking at the condition of Alex's body and could tell that more than 5 seconds of the same amount of adrenaline was going to do more harm than good, so it just warned Alex about it ahead of time.

*Grip*

Alex, who heard that, couldn't help but tighten his grip on the tree trunk.

But the next second...

*Baam—cough!*

His eyes widened as he found himself hitting a rock at the bottom of the river.

His grip on the wooden log loosened, leaving him inside the water without anything to hold on to.

"Cough—Gurgle!"

The impact had caused all of the air in Alex's chest to puff out, leaving him with no air in his lungs, and as an involuntary response, he tried to breathe in water, only to choke on it.

'No!'

He gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the wooden log that seemed to be getting pushed up by the waves.

He was as good as dead if he missed it.

Alex knew that as well.

So, he steadied his footing, pressed his legs against the rock that had caused all of this, and then...

*Swish*

With a hard push on the boulder, he shot toward the tree trunk, his arms, and legs close to his body, not wanting to break the speed, and the next instant, when he had almost reached the large piece of wood, he hurriedly spread his arms and legs.

*Grab**Grip*

He gripped the rough surface of the tree as hard as he could.

'Ghhh!'

He could feel his chest wound getting scratched by the surface, but he ignored it, as right now, he didn't even have air to breathe in.

On the outside of the river, the surface, which was always flowing in a calm and uniform motion, was like a storm right now; every being that had been resting or relaxing around the river had themselves pulled into it, dying underwater due to lack of breath.

The large wave that suddenly appeared on the surface of the Song River had now moved forward as its speed was as fast as it could be.

It came in like a flash and pulled everything close to it inside before it went away.

For a second or two, the river surface stayed still, but just then...

*Swoosh**Boom**Splash*

A large piece of wood or tree that had been submerged in water jumped out of it with force, splashing water everywhere.

It was a large piece of wood, around 3 or 4 meters long; it wasn't even possible for it to sink, but as it was pushed deep by the unnatural and quick wave, it now came out with equally strong force.

*Gasp!*

Alex, who was clinging on to the same piece of wood as if his life depended on it, gasped as his body trembled in relief.

His lungs, which had been emptied out of oxygen, greedily sucked for more and more.

Alex was drenched, and he could feel his vision blurring, but the fact that he had survived was more than enough for him, right now.

The AI, who had been observing the situation, asked in a hurried tone as if it were low on time.

'Yes,' Alex, who heard the tone in the voice, frowned; the answer to the AI's question, however, was yes.

Alex then added.

'Why are—'

But his words were cut short by the AI's voice.

The AI's words echoed throughout Alex's mind, and it took a while for him to understand what was going to happen, but he didn't have time to prepare himself.

"ARGGH—"

His eyes widened, and a guttural scream left his lips, but that too was cut short as his body stiffened.

His lungs, which had been trying to suck as much oxygen as they could, ran out of it the moment he screamed, causing his mouth to try sucking in more air, only to suck in his voice.

His body, which needed oxygen urgently, froze.

Alex's golden eyes, which had always been shining with a serious gleam, were now wide in agony, the light in his eyes slowly dying down.

How could he have forgotten that he had yet to face the pain that had been suppressed?

Everything just turned too hectic for him to even think about what would happen next; he was trying his best just to survive the moments.

Now, however, he was dreading every single moment...

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