Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

But what would happen to you when you are caught by one of those smilodons?

They would eat you alive—your limbs, organs, innards, and your blood—and you would be able to get a view of everything before you die.

Alex just wanted the smilodons to know how it felt, so he made them feel it.

Yes, his personal feelings did make him do it; the rage of the last betrayal and the frustration of being forced to run away were still there.

This smilodon became an outlet for every such negative emotion.

But that was not the only reason for Alex to do what he did.

When one is enraged, one's rational thinking gets clouded; Alex wanted to do just that.

He wanted to anger the smilodons.

Alex didn't know the number of smilodons, and he didn't know how many level 10 beasts were among them.

So, just to get a bit of an advantage, he pushed the beasts to their limit by displaying the blood and paste of one of their kind.

Just as one would think, although shaken for a while, they did get furious the next second before they rushed at him.

"Grrrr..."

Now, however, there was just a single smilodon left in the area, and that too didn't seem to have much chance of living as it limped into the forest.

The beast would growl and whimper now and then as blood spewed out of its cut-off hind leg.

There was a look of horror and panic on its face as it tried to just move away, as far as it could, leaving a long, bloody trail in its wake.

The beast was the leader of the smilodons, the one who was the most enraged among the pack.

But soon, the beast realized the disparity of their pack and the human's power.

The only one with even the hope to be able to get close to harming that human was it, but it alone could never defeat that 'monster'.

"Grrr..."

The beast again growled in pain as it kept moving forward without looking back.

It was the leader of the pack; it knew that, but it was running for its life. The beast wanted to save its own life before it could even think about others.

But just then, the image of a human with the same cold golden eyes flashed in its mind—the human that it had just waved off as if he were nothing and ordered one of its subordinates to do the deed, only for both of them to get swept away in a sudden wave.

This human, however, seemed to have survived...

"Graa!"

The beast exclaimed in shock as it realized who it was.

It was as if the beast was saying, 'It's him!'.

"Looks like you remember who I am now."

But just as then, a hauntingly chilled voice made its way to the beast's ear, causing its feline features to stand to an end.

"G-Grrr…?"

The smilodon leader—a beast that everyone in this area feared—trembled as it saw a pair of golden eyes staring at it.

*Step**Step*..

Then it saw the human that he had been trying to run away from, emerging out of the bushes, covered in blood from head to toe.

If the beast's words were to be turned into human language, then what it said would be, 'W-What the hell?'.

The beast had dashed away when some of its subordinates were still alive and fighting, trying to avenge their dead brother.

But they got killed so soon?

"Growl"

It growled in anger, as if cursing its subordinates, 'Fucking useless!'.

But as it found the footsteps inching closer, it readied itself. It didn't plan on going down alone; it was going to take Alex down with it.

With a sharp glint in its eyes, it lunged at Alex the moment it heard that Alex was close enough.

*Woosh*

The leader of Smilodons opened its jaw as wide as it could as it moved toward Alex's head, who, right now, was staring at the beast's stats.

It wasn't that Alex wasn't paying attention to the beast; it was just that the beast was already dead in his eyes.

[[Name: Unnamed Smilodon Leader.

Race: Smilodon.

Title: --

Stats:

→ Strength – Level 10 (Tier 1)

→ Defense – Level 8 (Tier 1)

→ Agility – Level 10 (Tier 1)

→ Stamina – Level 10 (Tier 1)

→ Mana – Level 9 (Tier 1)

Skill:

→ Iron Fang (Rare)

→ Command (Rare)

→ Beastly Instinct (Rare)

→ Stunning Roar (Uncommon)

→ Speed Boost (Common)

]]

The time seemed to have paused in Alex's eyes as he stared at the beast's stats before he waved his hand and the next second...

*Fwish* X5

*Pierce* X4

The sound of metal cutting through the wind was heard, followed by the sound of flesh, and muscles being pierced by something sharp as the smilodon's eyes widened in pain.

"ROAR—!"

The beast roared in pain as it felt its back being pierced by arrows, but that too was cut short...

*Pierce*

… as the last remaining arrow pierced right through the beast's head, entering from one ear and leaving from the other, silencing the beast before it fell to the ground.

*Thud*

'So this is beastly instinct...'

Alex muttered inwardly as he closed his eyes, feeling and hearing everything in the surroundings.

It was as if he could see everything clearly even with his eyes closed.

*Rustle*

His ears twitched as he heard a small rustle—something that he wouldn't have heard normally—coming from the bush next to him before he frowned.

*Swoosh*

With a swift move, he hurriedly threw his dagger into the bush as that small rustle sounded loud enough to make it seem dangerous in Alex's ears, but...

"Squeak!"

A sharp, frightened squeak was heard, causing Alex's frown to deepen as the sound was a bit too loud for him, and his eyes snapped open, only to find a small mouse rushing out of the bush.

'I missed…?'

I was left bewildered before he realized the problem.

The AI spoke just the conclusion that Alex had come to, and Alex nodded his head, deactivating the skill.

This skill that Alex was trying to test was the reason why Alex had let the beast run away from him.

Alex wanted this skill—Beastly Instinct—as it would help him a lot in the future, especially when dealing with sneak or surprise attacks and traps.

But wasn't that beastly instinct something every beast had? The answer is no, because not every beast can awaken a skill like this.

In this apocalypse, there were many dangers that the instincts of a beast could never predict; this rare ranked skill, however, could do it.

But just as Alex was lost in contemplation, a new notification flashed in front of him, freezing him in the spot.

[A Certain God is asking for the Demon of Nine Nights to leave the game.]

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