Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Just like Saurav and Pooja, Alex was going to walk past him as well, but as soon as Alex's eyes caught sight of the heap of food in that guy's storage, he changed his mind.

Alex's 'Analytic Eyes' could see the things one had in their storage as well, but not their descriptions, only the item's name.

If he wanted to see the details of those items, he would have to see them upfront.

Right now, however, Alex's frosty gaze was focused on the chubby guy, Ashok Mathur, and it seemed that the guy didn't hear his words, causing Alex to frown.

*Pierce*

"Arghhh!"

The blade that Alex was holding just an inch away from Ashok's head now had its tip piercing Ashok's head, but the guy hurriedly pulled away with a pained shout.

"Y-You're a human?! Why the hell did you have to scare me like that!"

With his back still pressed against the wall, Ashok tried to stand up with a frown on his head.

He, just like Saurav and Pooja, hasn't met a human other than the ones who helped him clear the tutorials, so he didn't know the complete situation on the outside, causing him to think of humans as friends or at least not enemies.

But before he could stand up...

*Baam*

"Khuak!"

A straight punch came directly at his stomach, sending him to his knees, gasping for breath.

*Thud*

The guy, after falling to his knees, had his eyes wide open in pain.

'W-What did I do?'

He didn't understand what he did wrong.

"Give me all of the food you have. I won't repeat it."

Alex repeated as he stared at Ashok, his eyes shining dangerously. Just one look into his eyes, and one could tell that he wasn't joking.

Ashok, who heard those words, wasn't much different.

As soon as he snapped his head toward Alex, with shock and pain in his eyes, he froze.

He was going to say that he wasn't going to give up on his food, but he changed his mind the moment he saw the look on Alex's face.

"I-I'll give you..."

He was smart enough to not argue with Alex, as he knew that it would only cause him harm, his gut told him that.

The next moment...

*Thud* X2

*Tang* X2

*Rustle* X2

One large pizza, a pack of pasta, two canned cold drinks, and two packets of chips fell in front of the guy, who stared at those items with deep-seated unwillingness.

It was as if he was donating an organ because he was being forced to.

"Here, this is all I--"

The guy then sighed as he turned to look at Alex, expecting him to be happy, but the moment he saw the frown between his eyebrows, he froze in trepidation.

"W-What?"

He questioned hesitantly, his voice faltering.

*Gulp*

'D-Does he know?'

He gulped as that thought crossed his mind, but he hurriedly shook his head, not wanting to believe it, although everything was pointing at it.

*Grip*

Alex, however, remained quiet; the only sound that was heard was of Alex gripping his dagger, but that alone was enough to make Ashok flinch in nervousness.

"A-At least say something!"

He exclaimed with apprehension evident in his voice. He could already guess why Alex was behaving like that, but he wanted to be sure.

"All of it."

Alex growled, and Ashok, who heard it, had his eyes quaked in fear, but he still tried to protest.

"Please, I-I only have some of them left.

T-They are for my wife and childre--"

Ashok was terrified by the look in Alex's eyes; the gaze of a trained assassin and a killer of many wasn't something a normal person like him could wave off.

Even without the killing intent activated, the passive killing intent that Alex emanated was enough to scare many beings.

But fear wasn't the only emotion he felt; along with fear, there was anger and frustration.

'Just because you're a bit more powerful than me, you think you can do anything, huh?

Just you wait; once I get out of here, I will have you killed by others!'

This was the type of thought he was having at this moment.

"One more lie and you are dead."

Alex, who heard Alex's blabber, cut him off even before he could go on, causing the guy's eyes to go wide again.

"W-What do you mean, 'One more lie'?"

Ashok stammered, his eyes trembling in disbelief.

How could he have known that in front of Alex, an expert at reading expressions and body language, his lies were useless?

All of the emotional blackmail he was trying to do wasn't going to work on Alex.

Alex, however, now had enough.

*Slash*

He slashed his blade at the guy's chubby neck, causing the guy's eyes to widen more than they already were, giving him a comical look.

"WAIT! I'LL GIVE IT!"

The guy shrieked in fear, closing his eyes shut, but again, like last time, he didn't feel any pain, causing him to open his eyes, only to see the tip of the blade a centimeter away from his eyes.

*Gasp*

He shrunk back in horror before he hurriedly waved his hand, not wanting Alex to stay here any more than needed.

*Thud* X n

*Tang* X n

*Rustle* X n

*Clatter* X n

One item after another came out of his inventory, and when Alex counted it, he found out that there were exactly 10 types of items, including water bottles.

Just like the AI said, Ashok's inventory was filled with food and only food; he didn't even consider storing anything else, as for him, food and water were the first few things one would need to survive in an apocalypse.

"N-Now leave me alone!"

Ashok, who saw Alex inspecting the food in front of him--food that Ashok did everything to gather--demanded with a stammer, fear still audible in his tone.

Alex, however, just ignored that guy and touched the food on the ground, storing only the food items he thought were the best.

In just a few seconds, he was done, so he got up and started walking away from the chubby guy whose body jerked the moment he saw Alex move.

The next second, however, his eyes fell on the food that was felt behind, and his eyes widened.

'W-WHAT?! He left these behind??'

Alex had only picked 5 out of the 10 items he had, leaving the 5 stocks of items lying on the ground, causing the guy to almost jump in joy before anger flashed in his eyes.

'You think you're strong, huh?

Your arrogance is going to be your demise; just wait for a while, and see what--'

He gritted his teeth as he swore to give back what Alex had done to him tenfold, his glaring gaze moving toward Alex, but all he saw was a bright metallic shine in front of his eyes before...

*Woosh**Pierce**Squelch*

His vision darkened, and his body fell to the ground.

*Thud*

Alex, on the other hand, just raised his hand, retrieving the dagger he threw at the guy.

*Swoosh**Grip*

The blade zoomed toward his palm, and he held it in his hand before he slashed the air, whipping the blood off of his dagger.

*Slash* X2

This scene, however, was seen by the humans, who, after much consideration, had walked out of their hiding spots, causing their eyes to go wide.

Saurav and Pooja weren't any different; their eyes trembled as they recalled the cold eyes that had been gazing at them a while ago.

More than feeling bad about that guy, they felt glad that they were alive...

Why did Alex kill the guy? What had happened?

It had nothing to do with them.

But that was only until a shout was heard...

"There's food here!"