Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The stronger beasts, who could cover that distance in a shorter period of time, on the other hand, stayed near the zone, much to the humans\' relief.

But just then, a message appeared in the world chat, where people were longing to see something positive, as everything that went on in the chats for hours was nothing but despair and loss.

[Lokesh: H-Hey, guys! You won\'t believe what\'s happening!!]

The way that message arrived—filled with surprise and awe—one could tell that it was something good. The messages don\'t show emotions, but among the messages where people talked about nothing but loss, no one in their right mind would seem this excited.

Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e\'-NovelBin.net

[Rakhi: What\'s going on..?]

[Yashwant: Why do you seem... happy?]

[Diksha: Yeah; it feels like you have something good to tell us.]

[Mohit: God, please. Not another prank or something like that. I-I\'m getting my hopes up again...]

Many people, after waiting for a while, started to send messages. They could see Lokesh typing, but the longer he typed, the higher their hopes went.

There had been some pranks like this before, or it would be better to say that people were going mad, imagining things and telling people, making it look like they were telling the truth. It had happened before, so many who saw it thought of it as something like that.

Yet, they hoped—they hoped that it was not that again.

[Lokesh: I-I was waiting for my death, sitting close to the new zone that had appeared, but after not seeing a single beast for a while, I decided to go in and see what was going on. I was just curious, but when I reached closer, the scent of blood assaulted my nose, and when I peeked through the bushes, guess what I saw? I saw Alex Matthew fighting against the beasts!

There were hundreds of dead beasts lying on the ground, blood pooling under them, but he kept on killing them; heck, he\'s still at it, and from the looks of it, he doesn\'t seem to have any plans of stopping right now!]

It was then that Lokesh\'s message arrived, stopping the chats altogether as no one sent any message for a while. They were reading the message Lokesh had sent, absorbing the information, trying to believe it with all they had.

Many humans who were still not far from the safe zone were running with all they had because they knew that they would die if they didn\'t. They couldn\'t help but exchange a look of uncertainty.

\'Is it really true?\' They wondered.

They couldn\'t hear the growls and roars of the beasts, so they thought that maybe they were fast enough to leave them behind or that the beasts that came out of the zone were still the weaker ones who couldn\'t catch up to them, but was that not the case?

Was it really Alex who was helping them escape?

That thought spread like fire, and soon, the chat was filled with nothing but doubt and uncertainty. Many people even threatened Lokesh not to lie, believing it to be another prank.

Alex was a killer—a guy who wouldn\'t think twice before killing anyone. Why would a guy like him want to help others? Change of heart? No one believed in things like that in this apocalyptic world.

[Lokesh: Bruh. I will die sooner or later. I\'m not in a situation to survive for long, so why would a dying man lie? What can I even gain from it?]

Lokesh, on the other hand, hiding in the bush, peeking through it, staring at all that was going on, couldn\'t help but frown as he saw the messages with people doubting his words.

Like, what the hell? He played with his life, crawled all the way here, and was even now, as they spoke, risking his life, yet this was what he got? People weren\'t even believing his words?

\'Fuck it!\'

He closed the world chat, not wanting to engage in another conversation since all they did was ask for proof. Now, how was he supposed to give them proof??

So, ignoring the messages, he turned to look at Alex, whose movements were imperceivable to him, but the corpses he left in his wake were a testament to his monstrous prowess.

What neither Lokesh nor Alex knew was that Lokesh\'s words had already caused a stir greater than he could even think of. People, unlike other cases, weren\'t completely waving off his words—they were dubious but not denying his words.

They were contemplating what to do. The ones close to the zone had already stopped moving, their vigilance raised high as they waited for the sound of a beast—a roar, growl, or even a whimper.

They waited for a while, as they knew if a beast were there, rushing toward them, then it would reach them in just a minute, but even after a minute, all they found was an eerie silence that had enveloped the whole area for a while.

"W-Was that guy... speaking the truth?"

One of the guys, hesitantly stepping toward the zone instead of running away, spoke as he looked at another man who was doing the same.

"O-Only one way to tell..."

The other guy, listening to his words, just chuckled nervously, his legs trembling, but he still moved toward the safe zone just like the other man. The only difference was that unlike the other man, who was alone, this one had a family, and he was risking their lives by his actions right now.

His wife and his daughter were both standing a distance away, hiding behind the tree even though they knew that it was useless. The beasts could easily find them due to the scent they were secreting. But even if it was for their mental stability, they hid, and not just them; many others took cover behind the trees.

They didn\'t have the courage to move in like those two men, but they could still wait to see what would happen. They were all risking their lives just by staying in their places.

The two men, on the other hand, exchanged another look, taking a deep breath. They nodded at each other before they rushed in.

Many people wanted this group of people, who were close to the safe zone, to verify Lokesh\'s statement, but none of them agreed to take the risk until a reward was issued.

The one who gave them information or confirmation would be rewarded with 5000 coins, and this was issued by the remaining four leaders forming a group again.

Still, even with 5000 coins, people hesitated, until these two men, who, after a lot of contemplation, finally decided to step up. They wanted to know as well—they wanted to know if they were really saved. They were the dying batch, after all.

But soon, as they reached the location that Lokesh was talking about, many things came to light.