Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The spot that Alex was standing on was the supposed meeting spot of the Gigglewraths.

After each survey of their designated areas, they meet up here and talk about what they saw, and at every single turn, the beast that Alex killed was the first to arrive.

Alex had to keep his timing perfect; he had to be sure of the time difference between the beasts' arrival.

That was why Alex had used up his 30-minute time observing them, and finally, he made a move.

The first beast was killed quite close to the meeting point, almost a 10-meter away.

Alex did calculate the time, and he had to take down each beast within the time he had allotted for them as fighting more than one was outside his reach for now.

But what if a beast came way too early than he had predicted it to be?

Did he have a plan B?

*Strain*

Alex, who heard the roar of the third Gigglewrath, knocked another arrow on the bow he had, his face marred with a solemn expression.

*Woosh*

He shot the arrow at the third beast, knowing all too well that it had already seen him manipulate the arrows due to its untimely arrival.

The beast was aware of his cards, unlike the last one, who was taken out by surprise.

*Swish*

The arrow went on, moving toward the beast at a pace slower than ever; it was as if it was waiting for the beast to let down its guard.

The beast, however, although raged, had not completely lost its mind; it knew what an attack meant when it saw the same skill take away one of its friend's ability to fly.

"Krrrr!"

The beast growled in anger as it paused mid-air, cautiously looking at the arrow that was aimed straight at it.

The arrow was moving quite slowly, making it easy to follow, and just then...

"Kraaa!"

Another growl—one filled with pain and rage—was heard.

*Clatter*

The dust where the second beast had fallen settled down, revealing the beast standing up on its feet, glaring at Alex.

*Flap**Flap*

With its one wing limping down, it tried to elevate itself with just one wing, only to fail before it growled and rushed toward Alex on its feet.

[[ → Agility: Level 20 -10 (Physically impaired) (Tier1)]]

Alex, however, just ignored the beast after he saw that his plan did work, and the beast's speed did get lower.

But he knew that it was just movement speed that had been lowered...

His eyes squinted as he focused back on the third beast that had been cautiously looking at the arrow before he took something out of his inventory and threw it toward the beast at full speed.

*Woosh*

The beast, on the other hand, froze the moment its eyes landed on the 'thing' that Alex had launched at it.

Although it had most of its focus on the arrow, it didn't forget that Alex was still there, and he had more than one arrow, so the moment Alex moved it was alerted, but when it was...

*Crackle—Pop—Hiss*

The sound of a hard exoskeleton being burned—the crackling of the fire, the popping of the skin cells, and the hissing of the soft tissues being burned—was as clear as it could be.

Its eyes widened in shock as it saw the head of one of its kind burning fiercely with a flame that looked the same as theirs.

It forgot to dodge as it kept staring at the scorched head hurtling toward it.

But just then...

*Pierce**Splatter*

The head was burst open as the arrow that had been moving slowly zoomed through it, causing the beast's eyes to widen, but before it could even do anything...

*Squelch*

"Krr…"

The arrow went ahead and pierced the beast's eye, directly hitting its brain on the inside; all the beast could do was let out a final groan before its body fell to the ground.

*Wooooo—Thud—Boom*

Dust flew and the debris scattered around, but Alex didn't focus much on it; he knew that the beast was dead, especially when he had already received the coin increment notification.

"RRREEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!"

His focus now was on the second Gigglewrath, who was angrier than ever.

It saw everything go down, and it saw how Alex killed its friend with trickery, causing its rage to burst forth; it didn't care about anything as its gaze grew clouded.

The rage mode was always affecting its mind, and now, when it saw all this, it couldn't think straight.

It was now in range to be able to use its ability on Alex, yet it just dashed at the guy and slashed its long, razor-sharp nails at Alex.

*Slash*

Alex, however, just stepped to the side.

'Battle Analytics.'

He activated one of his abilities that gave him elevated perception and masterful control over his movements.

But that was not all...

*Sling*

He held his dagger in his right hand, and then, with the fingers of his other hand, he pinched the blade of the dagger before swiping the fingers on it.

The moment he did that...

*Fwoosh*

Bright purple flames—something that paused the Gigglewrath momentarily—covered the blade of the dagger.

With a sharp glint in his eyes, Alex entered the fight as well.

*Woosh*

*Swish*

*Slash*

*Sling*

*Ksch*

...

..

.

The fight went on for around a minute, with Alex cutting the beast's scales here and there after avoiding its strikes.

The tension throughout the whole one minute was a lot for Alex, especially with his mana getting drained every single second.

Right now, he was left with no more than 5% of his mana, but...

*Thud*

As the beast fell to its knees, Alex knew that he had won.

"Krrr..."

The Gigglewrath growled as it tried to get up, only to fail.

Its body had several cuts all over, burning with bright purple marks, but it didn't feel pain—an advantage of its completely raged form.

Its body had been worn out, slashed at many different spots, and blood was flowing out of it, causing its world to spin around.

*Grab*

Just then, it felt its head being grabbed, and even before it could glare at the owner of the palm...

*Flare*

Bright purple flames erupted from the palm, engulfing its head within.

[{Star Sponsor Quest – The Divine Healer of Mankind} – Complete.]

It was only when that notification flashed in front of his eyes that Alex pulled his arm back before he fell to the ground.

*Thud*

With his back resting on the ground, he stared at the sky filled with multiple stars, showering dim light over his body, as if telling him to take some rest.

[The Dragon Warrior has sent you 500 coins.]

[The Dragon Warrior is saying that it was one of the beast fights he had seen on this planet until now.]

[The Remover of Obstacles has sent you 500 coins.]

[The Remover of Obstacles is saying that he always knew that you would be able to do it.]

[The Divine Arbiter of Justice and Order had sent you 500 coins.]

[The Divine Arbiter of Justice and Order is saying that you should rest for a while.]

[The Eternal Devotee of Rama has sent you...]

[The Eternal Devotee...]

[The Metal...]

[The...]

...

..

.

Just like that, many notifications flashed in front of his eyes one after another, each message reflecting the feelings of the god that had always been looking at him, but Alex just sighed.

'Just let me have some peace…'