Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Difficulty: A.

Clear Conditions: -

- Reach one of the 100 final points in the forgotten maze.

- Be among the top 100 to reach a final point when the time ends.

- Both of the points above are compulsory to complete the scenario.

Duration: 4 hours.

Reward: 1000 coins.

Penalty: Death.

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Unlike the tutorial, there was no long detail in this one; there were only clear conditions given, making it clear that no more spoon-feeding was going to be done.

The tutorial seemed simple: clear the maze in a given amount of time; if that was not enough, there were supposed to be 100 finish points in that maze.

But wait--!

"Maze? What maze?"

Someone from the crowd--brave enough to voice out a question that everyone had--hesitantly raised his hand, staring at the system with a cautious light shining in his eyes.

It was a woman, and although she somehow did voice out her question, the moment she saw the system's reactions, her body jerked in fright.

[Hah, here I thought that no one was going to ask that!]

The system, who seemed to be eagerly waiting for someone to ask that question, jumped in joy.

*Woosh*

[Here!]

Then she waved her hand, causing the green dome covering the humans in the clock tower to expand.

*Swish*

The people in the surrounding area--the ones who weren't able to enter the green zone or were shooed away by the ones at the corner of the zone--suddenly found the green zone expanding, and themselves getting covered in the green light.

Alex, who saw this, sharpened his eyes.

[- Reach one of the 100 final points in the forgotten maze.

- Be among the top 100 to reach a final point when the time ends.]

There were only around 7,000 people in the green zone, so why did the system make the objective such that the number of people surviving would be 10,000?

Now, he got the answer to that question even without inquiring about it as he saw the zone expanding.

It might not be clear from his perspective, as he couldn't tell how much the zone had expanded, but when he opened the map, he couldn't help but squint his eyes in caution.

He saw the green zone expanding from a mere clock tower until it covered the whole city of Dehradun.

From 8000 square meters to 300,000 square meters.

As for the number of humans in the whole area?

[Haha, looks like some of you have started to realize what's happening!]

The system, on the other hand, giggled with a malevolent grin plastered on her face.

[Did you think that it was going to be an easy task? With just this small number of humans, you thought that clearing this scenario would be quite easy, didn't you?]

With her arms folded in front of her little to nothing in the name of breasts, she sneered at the humans.

[Now you have more competition with around 100,000 people to compete against with just 10,000 spots.]

The system's grin widened as she saw the bodies of the humans trembling in fright and alarm.

Up until now, they never noticed that the green zone was never said that the green zones wouldn't expand.

They were the spots where the upcoming scenario would take place; that's all the system told them.

The many people who just wanted to live their lives in peace even in this apocalypse--live quietly by abandoning their will to grow stronger, the ones who ran away from the scenario and chose to live with their families in Dehradun--were also pulled into the scenario.

But other than despairing about it, they couldn't do anything else.

This was what fate had in store for them, and this was what they got for trying to run away from their problems.

[Now, now, it's still too soon for you guys to fall into despair, this was just the trailer, let's move on to the main thing now.]

The system, however, still wasn't done.

She ignored the look of betrayal, disbelief, unwillingness, and fear in the eyes of the human and snapped her finger again, an excited and sly smirk playing on her lips.

*Snap*

A sharp snap pierced the despairing atmosphere, adding more tension to the air.

*Bad-ump**Bad-ump*...

The heartbeats of the humans in the area could be heard loud and clear, along with their long and heavy breaths.

But nothing happened; even after a few seconds passed, nothing happened, causing a heavy silence to get heavier.

'D-Did the system start to malfunction?'

Someone thought to themself as that was what it seemed like, but the next second.

*Rumble*

The ground below the humans trembled violently, and humans stumbled as a massive, jagged spike emerged from the ground, glistering with a sticky, oily substance.

"Noooo--!"

A guy from the crowd yelled in panic as his wife and his daughter, who were standing just beside him, were separated as a wall emerged right between them.

But he was not alone, as many people who were unprepared for this turn of events were separated.

[Welcome to the Forgotten Maze, where the true test of your worth begins.]

The system, however, didn't stop; she went on as her voice echoed throughout the maze, reaching each and every human who was staring at their surroundings with caution and fear.

[You see, I've decided to give you all a fair chance this time. No tricks, no hidden traps... Just pure, unadulterated suffering.]

The system's venomous voice reached the ears of the humans, causing them to tremble in dread.

'W-What is she up to now...?'

Alex, however, just upped his vigilance.

He knew from the start that even with the number of participants increasing, the scenario wasn't hard enough to be rated A rank; after all, there were only 2 ranks above A, and a rank that high couldn't possibly be that simple.

[Your task is simple: reach one final point of the maze.]

The system paused dramatically, heightening the tension humans felt.

[But of course, a maze can't be called a maze without a few... obstacles.]

The system paused again before she giggled as if finding the humans' reactions--their fear and dread--funny.

[Don't worry, they're just little reminders of how fragile you all are.]

As the system spoke, the walls of the maze began to pulse as if they were alive.

The oily substance that was shining on their surface started to drip down, forming puddles that hissed upon contact with the ground.

Out of these puddles, grotesque creatures began to form--monstrous amalgamations of limbs, eyes, and mouths.

Those monstrosities trembled and twitched as they dragged themselves toward the humans closest to them, causing the humans to scream in alarm.

All of them finally realized why the system had warned them about the harsh nature of the main scenarios.

But what could they even do now?

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