Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The Egg—everyone was after it, but where was it?

No one ever got close to it; more like, no one even got a glimpse of Alex, the egg's guardian, so no one could actually tell.

In some areas, the guardian, after failing to protect the egg, was already dead.

They were the areas where the guardian appeared in an area filled with people—people who wouldn't care about anything if they could profit from it.

In just 3 hours, these areas were of egg, and the guardian was dead.

From those areas, people told others about what they saw, including how the egg looked, but even with that, no one could guess what the egg in their area would look like.

Why? Because every area had different types of eggs.

Some had an egg larger than a human's size, while some had it as small as a bird's egg; it varied from one zone to another.

But one thing was fixed: the egg, one materialized, couldn't be moved from the spot.

No matter what size the egg was, it couldn't be lifted from the spot it had materialized, much less moved from there.

This was the only thing that brought relief to the humans hunting for the egg.

They at least knew that no matter how strong the guardian was, he couldn't move far away from a fixed spot.

So, many people were using the cornering tactic on the guardian, in a way to find the egg.

There was only one guardian, and that one could only face enemies on one side, so they would send their men from every side, making it hard for the guardian to choose one side.

In cases like this, the guardian would rather stay fixed in his spot and try defending the egg with his life, but in case the guardian moved forward to attack a side, then the other sides wouldn't start searching for the egg; they would slowly decrease the area they were encircling.

Slowly, the guardian will find that out as well, but by then, it would've already been cornered, and the egg must've already been exposed.

That way, the humans in the area, would be able to completely destroy the egg.

But that was for an area where the guardian wasn't Alex.

In Muzaffarnagar, where Alex was right now, things weren't the same.

In this area, no matter how hard they tried, the humans couldn't even take a step inside the area after they found out where Alex was.

No matter who it was, the moment they tried to step in, they died by the death arrow.

There was no progress in the sub-scenario in this area.

Right now, in a makeshift tent made of a tattered parachute and some wood, sat a group of 5 people, each strong on their own.

They were the ones who were ranked the highest in this area—in bounty ranking at least; no one knew about power ranking after all.

But there was a thing where one strong person could identify the other, and in this tent, all five of them knew that the other was as strong as them.

Among the five people in the room, there were 3 men and 2 women, looking intently at the new person, who was standing with his head bowed—someone who wasn't supposed to be there but was brought in by one of them.

"So, you want to say that the arrow, that had been killing everyone who so much as got close to this area, somehow spared your life?"

One of the women asked, causing Raju to flinch, but he still nodded.

"Y-Yes, ma'am."

Raju shuttered, unable to take on the pressure of five people at least 5 levels higher than him, at the same time.

"Why would he do that?"

Another voice was heard; it was a woman as well, but unlike the last one, her voice was a bit sharper—a very familiar voice, one that Alex would be able to identify with his eyes closed.

It was Karina Carter, the boss of the rulers of the apocalypse.

She didn't want to get involved with Alex anymore after the last encounter she had; her instincts told her not to do it, but the situation forced her against it.

She wasn't trying to kill Alex; she was just trying to survive.

The second scenario was already hard, and with the increase in coins at every level, upgrading their stats wasn't an easy thing as well.

In a situation like this, when one didn't even know if they could be strong enough to face the challenges in the next scenario as it is, sitting back and asking for the difficulty to be raised was just suicide.

Worse than suicide.

So, with no choice left, she accepted the offer to join hands with the people in the area, just so that she could stand a chance against Alex, and although her business mind pointed against it, she still stayed here.

Even in business, one needs to take risks; she was doing just that right now.

"Or maybe this guy is just lying..."

The last woman sitting with her head down, not participating in any discussion until now, suddenly spoke, causing everyone's eyes to turn sharp, focusing on Raju, with suspicion flashing in them.

"What...? No... no, no, I-I'm not lying!"

Raju, on the other hand, froze; his eyes widened as he hurriedly looked up, looking into their eyes, vehemently shaking his head in denial.

He wasn't lying; the arrow really had stopped.

His eyes turned toward Karina, and so did others.

The only difference was that Raju was looking at Karina in desperation, while the others were just waiting for her next words.

All of them knew that Karina had a lie detection skill, so they wanted to hear what her skill told her.

Karina was in a way the real leader, as every decision in the tent needed her approval—a sign that everyone was being truthful.

She could lie; maybe she could lie about something she didn't want to share, and no one would be able to prove her wrong, but they needed her to prove others wrong.

That was not the only reason for her being the uncrowned leader of this group. m-vl _e mpY _r exclusive content

There was this reason that she had the highest number of subordinates under her as well.

Raju, the guy who was desperately looking at Karina, was also a member of her little group called the Rulers of the Apocalypse.

But as said before, she was just an uncrowned leader. In this group, there would be no leader—this was decided the moment it was formed.

"He is..."

Karina began, taking a dramatic pause as she stared deep into Raju's eyes, causing his heart rate to increase rapidly.

He knew he wasn't lying, but wouldn't he still be killed if Karina were to say that he was lying?

"...not lying."

'Hahhhhh…'

It was only when Karina nodded her head, giving his words a green light of truth, did he sighed in relief, his body relaxed, and a smile automatically made its way to his lips.

But just then...

*Woosh*

Everyone's eyes widened as they heard a sound they were much too familiar with—a sound that always worked as an indication of death for those who heard it.

The Death Arrow.

It was here!

The one who was most shocked among the ones present was Raju; he couldn't believe he was alive to hear the death arrow a second time, but just then—

*Pierce*

The sound of flesh and bones being pierced was heard, followed by a heavy thud of a body falling to the ground.

*Thud*