Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

*Slice*

*Thud*

It was then that the beast as if feeling something sharp around its body, tried to stop itself, but its screech was cut short as its body got sliced into several pieces, falling to the ground with a thud.

The red-haired guy, Alex, however, still didn't turn to look at the beast; it was not the first one to die like that, after all. There were 10s of corpses of bird-like beasts among the pile of dead bodies around him, all cut down like this one.

What killed them, though? Only when the sun shone bright, not obstructed by the clouds, did one get to see them, as the blood of the beast made them visible.

There were thin, almost invisible threads, sharper than a blade, hanging in the air, taunted as they were tied to trees, capable of cutting anything that passed through them. They were the ones responsible for the deaths of all flying beasts.

Alex was focusing his attention on the beasts that were attacking him on land; they were much more annoying as they would jump out of the pile of corpses, trying to take him down with a surprise attack, only to get their heads slashed by the chakram that kept circling around Alex.

But slowly, the number of beasts attacking him had diminished, leaving no more than a few—around 5 or 6 beasts—all of them trying to sneak up on him but failing miserably.

They could never surprise Alex, as he was looking around the area with his temporal internal aura perception, creating a grid-like view of the surroundings that outlined the beasts' auras.

The dead didn't have an aura—this discovery was what made Alex start using this ability mid-battle. Among the corpses of the beasts, if he could sense aura, then it meant that there was at least one beast hiding under the bodies, waiting for the right moment to strike.

With that ability active, no beast could sneak up on him, taking him by surprise, and even if they did succeed in their motive and they did surprise him, they would never be able to land a hit on him. Alex's reflexes were out of their class; he was way too fast for them to follow.

That was one of the reasons why he slaughtered them all without being able to put up a fight.

"Snort!"

But as the number of beasts alive kept decreasing, the pressure on the remaining beasts increased, and soon, when only one beast was left, it couldn't take it. The beast—a wild boar—snorted in fear, its eyes wide as it ran out of the pile of corpses, hoping to make it out of there alive.

Was it that easy, though?

*Swish—Slash*

Before it could even turn to look at Alex, wanting to know where he was, his head was decapitated, falling to the ground as his body, which was running at a very fast pace, skidded forward, going on and crashing into an odd, dry tree.

*Woosh—Grip*

Alex, on the other hand, extended his hand, gripping the chakram that came back into his palm, jerking and whipping the blood off its blade before he stared ahead, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

[[Name: Unnamed Ent.

Race: Ent (Demonic). Experience tales at m v|l e'-NovelBin.net

Title: --

Stats:

→ Strength - Level 24 (Tier 1)

→ Defense - Level 25 (Tier 1)

→ Agility - Level 23 (Tier 1)

→ Stamina - Level 26 (Tier 1)

→ Mana - Level 26 (Tier 1)

Skills:

→

Root Control

(Epic) - As a demon tree, the beast can control roots, attacking its enemies by surprise.

– Elongated Grip: The beasts are capable of extending their roots, and the more they extend it, the tighter their grip on the ground and their enemies become.

– Poison Veins: The roots, although used primarily for physical attacks, can also be laced with poison using this ability, making them capable of paralyzing their enemies with a single scratch.

– Cage of Root: The beasts are slow on their feet as they have roots fixed on the ground, but in order to protect themselves or trap the enemies, they can use this ability that covers an area with dense clusters of roots, making it hard to penetrate.

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"Come out."

Alex uttered as he looked through the status window of the beasts in the surroundings. What he had fought just now was just round one, and he was well aware of it; he was now going to go through the second round, and he could already see some beasts who were going to be annoying to deal with.

But most unpredictable of them were the Ents, as they were demonic beasts, so he taunted them, letting them know that they weren't hidden from him, and the moment he did, almost all of the trees in his surroundings started to tremble, morphing into different shapes.

"Groooo..."

"Keeee..."

"Eiiiiiiii..."

Strange growls filled the air as some formed the shape of a human with no defined facial feature, while others took forms of animals, trying to intimidate Alex, but he was the last one that would work.

"Roots, huh? How about this, then?"

He just stared at them for a while before he raised his hand, muttering to himself as purple-colored eerie flames erupted from the palm of his hands, causing the Ents to freeze.

If one were to bring fire close to dry tree branches, the result was obvious, wasn't it? They would burn. Every beast with a plant body fears fire, but the fire Alex had wasn't just any fire; it was a copy of the hellfire, one of the strongest fires there is.

Just the death aura emanating from the fire was enough to make the demonic beasts, who were well-versed with these types of things, have second thoughts, but as they did so, the face of their boss flashed in their minds.

*Shiver*

They trembled in terror, exchanging looks before their bodies tensed, making cracking noises as they pushed their arms and legs into the ground.

"GRAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"

All of the beasts roared as they rushed forward. The decision was made, and they were now going to fight with all they had.

Alex, on the other hand, looking at the demonic beasts trying to attack him, couldn't help but grin, but only for a moment before it vanished. It was as if he was trying to control his grin from marring his face.

'It's time to test that title.'

Inwardly, he was pretty excited as he was going to get to test this title he had received from the first sub-scenario after killing the demon, Chalitanetra.

He looked at the title.

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Demon Bane

(Rare) (Upgradable): A title given to those who diligently try to kill the demons, not showing even a bit of mercy to their entire race. (Can only be used when fighting against demonic beings.)

→ Holy Ambience: This ability lets you add holy light into any of your skills when you attack, increasing your damage on demonic beings by a lot and giving them a server-burning sensation.

→ Holy Healing: When fighting a demon, you can heal the wounds that are infected with demonic energy by using this skill.

{In order to upgrade this title, you need to kill more demonic beasts. (0/1000)}

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