Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

For Rajveer, Alex was the protagonist of this story, and of course, the protagonist is supposed to be ranked 1, making him the only candidate for the bounty.

But just as Rajveer was thinking of excuses to talk with Alex again, he saw the guy getting up from his spot, as if in a hurry, and moving away from there.

'Wait–!'

His eyes widened as he saw that.

'Is he a regressor type of protagonist?!'

This was the first thought that appeared in Rajveer's head, as he couldn't think of something else.

For him, Alex was the protagonist, but that was just his hypothesis; now, however, as he saw Alex trying to bolt away from the crowd and move to a less crowded area, he couldn't help but tremble.

There could only be two reasons why he thought that Alex was trying to rush out of this spot, and that was that he somehow knew that he was going to be targeted by everyone in the area once the quest had progressed.

That would mean that Alex was either a regressor, or he somehow guessed that he would be the one with the highest coins in the area.

Rajveer, however, was more inclined to believe the former.

So, he quickly called Alex out.

"Hey! Wait!"

Then he hurried behind Alex, wanting to catch up to him, and his speed only increased the moment he saw him pause.

Alex, on the other hand, didn't say anything; he just paused in his spot.

*Grip*

He didn't even turn around; he just gripped his dagger.

"..."

It was when Rajveer stepped close to Alex did he recall who Alex really was.

He wasn't just a protagonist, he was also a killer, it was clear from the cold light that always shone within his eyes.

This realization froze Rajveer, and the confidence he felt a while ago evaporated like it was never there in the first place.

*Shiver*

As he saw Alex turning around, his frosty eyes tinged with impatience, staring at him with a frown, he could feel a chill run down his spine.

"U-Um…"

Everything that Rajveer wanted to say was gone; all that was left was a blank mind.

But as he saw the impatience in Alex's eyes growing and his grip on the dagger tightening, his body tensed in panic.

"I-I wanted to come along with you—!"

Unable to handle the hard gaze of Alex, he blurted out in fright, only to have his words cut short...

*Slash*

A sickening sound of meat and bones being slashed echoed through the air as Rajveer's head fell to the ground with a thud.

*Thud*

His body was still left standing as Alex turned around, walking away without sparing another glance at Rajveer's head or his body.

The other people in the place, however, were stunned in shock.

Alex wasn't a minor character in the scenario; he was the one who brought those abominations toward them.

He was the one who killed the first person.

He was the one who argued with the system that could kill them with a snap of her fingers.

So, the people in the surroundings, although not brave enough like Rajveer to go talk with him, were still glancing at Alex now and then.

That was the reason why they saw everything that happened, only to be left shaken.

They could see the light of panic in the dead eyes of Rajveer, along with his half-parted lips, clearly showing the expression he had when he was speaking, indicating that the guy had died even without realizing it.

*Thud*

Soon, even the body of Rajveer, that was still somehow standing, fell to its knees before...

*Thump*

His dead body slumped on the ground, spewing blood.

The humans in the surroundings kept staring at the body in shock, still not understanding what that guy even did to deserve that fate.

It was only when the bounty quest's updated information was displayed in front of their eyes did they broke out of their shock, only to have their eyes widen in disbelief.

'Why is it him again?!'

That was the only thought in their heads as they saw the updated quest details.

[{Bounty Quest 1 - Hunt the best, become the best.}

Quest Category: Bounty.

Difficulty: S.

Clear Conditions: -

→ Kill the first-ranked player—Alex Matthew.

Duration: 06:23:54:56

Reward: All the coins in Alex Matthew's possession, and the highest ranked skill in his arsenal.

Penalty: --

]

There was a photo of Alex with a frown on his head, and although the system tried to upload the worst image of Alex, it just intimidated the humans even more.

The look on Alex's face in the picture was as cold as it could be, so much so that some people had started to reconsider their idea of going to hunt the bounty.

Alex, on the other hand, just waved off the notification.

[The Remover of Obstacles is sighing in pity.]

[The Remover of Obstacles thinks that there were better ways out of that situation.]

The remover of obstacles, Lord Ganesha, was really considering Rajveer as a potential candidate to form a contract with him, but all he could do now was sigh.

Alex, however, just waved it off.

It didn't matter to him what the gods thought about his actions; all he cared about was the things that could warn him about the potential dangers, and he did feel a bit of gratitude toward the gods for warning him about the quest in advance.

But that was all.

He wasn't going to thank them for that.

He never asked them for their help, and it was not like they saved his life or something like that.

Alex was confident that he could've been fine even if he stayed where he was, and even if the situation got out of his hands, he was certain that he would still be able to escape.

After all, the level cap was now off, he could level up his stats, and just as he thought about that, his steps paused, and his eyes turned cold.

"Roar!"

The commanding roar of that level 10 smilodon echoed in his ears as he recalled the predatory look in its eyes.

The beast that had come rushing out of its zone when Alex had just killed one of the low-level Smilodons—if not for that beast, then he would've never faced a situation where he needed to be saved.

*Grip*

He gripped his dagger hard, causing a clenching sound to be heard before he turned around.

The AI tried to remind Alex that he already had a lot of things to do, including hunting more beasts on the path from Dehradun to Delhi, but its words were cut short as Alex growled inwardly.

'This is not a waste of time.'

Alex gritted his teeth as he heard the AI calling his payback a waste of time.

He was weak before, so he ran, but now was the time to prove that although he didn't care about revenge and thought of them as a thing for weak people to do, he wouldn't let go of a chance to give back a hundred folds of what he has suffered.

The AI went silent after that, and so did Alex.

He just rushed back toward the one place where he got the wounds that still haven't healed.