Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Loud curses could be heard from a forest, along with the sound of someone running through the trees. Constant snapping and clicking of twigs that had fallen on the ground kept ringing.

The one responsible for this was a guy with black hair, grey skin, completely black eyes, no sclera, and sharp canine teeth.

It was Chalitanetra, the demon responsible for the sub-scenario in the area within a 100-kilometer radius of Muzaffarnagar.

Right now, it had a frustrated and irritated look on its face; if one looked closely, though, one would notice fear within its demonic eyes.

*Woosh*

"Shit!"

The moment it heard the sound of wind clashing against something metallic, its eyes widened as it hurriedly jumped down, and the moment it did...

*Swish*

An arrow covered in bright purple flames passed, cutting a few stands of its hair.

'This could not be happening!'

It couldn't believe that a demon entity such as itself was running with its tail tucked deep within its arse, scared of a mortal.

This was not something it thought for itself the moment it rushed into the forest.

It thought that the trees would give it the perfect cover it needed from the arrows, but all of that just backfired on the demon.

The trees, instead of protecting the demon, work as camouflage for the arrows.

The arrows, as if alive, would move from one tree to another, only revealing themselves when they were close enough to land a clean hit.

The demon, who would jump from one bush to another, even climb up a tree to become invisible, would always find an arrow coming straight at it.

It was as if they were bloodthirsty hounds out for its blood.

How could it have known that the forest, a place where neither it nor Alex could see anything, was a better option for Alex, especially when the area was already mapped in Alex's mind?

No matter where the demon hid, it was clear to Alex, who could just observe the slightest change in the surroundings.

'This is not good…'

The demon muttered inwardly as it stood up again, wanting to rush farther and farther away.

It knew that Alex wouldn't be able to keep up with it, as it knew that its stamina was high; it could still access the status window after all.

But just then...

*Woosh* X3

Three whooshing sounds were heard, and the demon didn't have to think twice to know what it was.

"Fucking coward! Face me head-on!"

It roared out loud, expressing its unwillingness; it just couldn't believe how the table had turned.

'How am I, the stronger one, at a disadvantage here?!'

It couldn't even tell where the arrows were coming from; it wasn't able to descend with all of its abilities after all.

If it had all of its abilities right now, then Alex wouldn't even have survived.

This was the best he could have, and that was why it was in such a miserable situation.

*Woosh* X3

The next instant, it finally saw the three arrows, not coming from different directions but together. The demon, however, knew that changing directions was not a big deal for these arrows.

That was why, with his teeth grinding against each other, the demon raised its hand, and...

*Pierce* X3

For the third time, it had its arm pierced by the arrows, and the next second...

*Snap—Crack—Squelch*

"Arghhhh!"

It had to rip his whole hand away.

"I will fucking kill you!!"

It bellowed in frenzy as it knew that after this, it wouldn't be able to heal such major injuries again; its mana pool was now almost empty.

The demon now had no other option than forcing Alex into frontal combat, as it knew that it was the only way it could even hope of defeating Alex.

Alex, however, was around 20 meters away from the demon, observing every move of the demon, yet remaining unseen.

'Is it done?'

His focus was more on the AI, which was responsible for making the ability he so wanted.

The AI replied instantly, not wasting Alex's time, and Alex, who saw the new ability within his arsenal, had his lips tremble, forming a light smile.

'Good.'

Then, his eyes turned to look at the demon, a cold light flashing through them.

*Strain*

He took out another two arrows, aimed straight for the demon's head, undeterred by its screams.

He wasn't a fool to go on for a frontal combat with a being who had its stats higher than his—at least not until the opponent suddenly lost his limbs...

*Woosh* X2

The arrows, cutting through the air and piercing some leaves on the bushes due to the low height they had, moved toward the demon stealthy.

The arrows moved slowly, trying to cover their tracks within the loud roars of the demon.

"Come out, you coward—!"

The demon, on the other hand, unaware of the arrows, burned bright with fiery purple fire, heading straight for its arms, kept yelling, its gaze moving left and right, not wanting to miss another arrow as that would cost him more than he could afford.

But the next instant, his voice paused as his senses warned him of impending danger, but before it could even move...

*Pierce* X2

"—GAHHHHHHH!!"

It roared in pain as the arrows, which hadn't penetrated this deep in the previous turns, caused it to feel a sharp burning pain inside of its arms.

The demon gritted its teeth as it knew what Alex was trying to do—especially with both of its arms being targeted.

"ROAAAARRRRRR!!"

Unlike before, when he kept screaming in human language, this time it roared like a beast, its eyes bloody as it glared at the sky.

"MY LORD! CURSE ME!"

It bellowed as it stared at the sky.

Alex, however, frowned the moment he saw this; he didn't understand a single word that left the demon's lips, but just then...

*Crackle—Boom*

A loud crackling of thunder, followed by a loud boom, echoed throughout the area as if announcing the arrival of something ominous.

[["You should hurry."]]

Just then, a new message from a certain god flashed past his eyes, causing his body to tense to the maximum before he shot toward the demon, Chalitanetra.

It was the first time he had seen this certain god sending a message with her tone being this serious.

This clearly showed that whatever was happening was anything but good.

*Step**Step*...

He rushed toward the demon, who snapped its head toward him the moment it perceived his presence.

"You cannot be left alive. Dangerous."

It growled as it stood up, its eyes turning cloudy as it stared at Alex.

*Fwoosh*

Alex, however, kept rushing at the demon, his dagger lightening up the hellfire.

'Battle analytics.'

'Killing intent.'

'Death's command.'

'Beastily instincts.'

*Slash*

With all of his abilities that could help him active, he slashed his dagger right on the demon's neck.

*CRACKLE—BOOM*

The thunder crackled again, lighting up the whole sky, much fiercer this time, as if warning someone or something.

But Alex didn't stop.

His dagger pushed forward, but the demon raised its arm, stopping the attack with it.

"10, 9, 8..."

It started counting down numbers as it gripped Alex's dagger, not letting him pull out before its other hand, which was burning from the inside, moved to grab Alex's neck, causing Alex to grit his teeth.