Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Alex had stopped attacking. He was quite close to his enemies, and it might give away his position, so he had to do it.

He just stealthily moved forward, his eyes mainly focused on Urmina, just wanting to get in range to be able to see her status screen, and he finally did.

[[Name: Urmina Vadhiya.

Race: Human.

Title: Gold Digger (Rare).

Coins: 8874.

Sponsor: Webmistress.

Stats:

→ Strength: Level 16 (Tier 1)

→ Defense: Level 15 (Tier 1)

→ Agility: Level 17 (Tier 1)

→ Stamina: Level 17 (Tier 1)

→ Mana: Level 18 (Tier 1)

Skills:

→ Web Mastery (Legendary) (Level 7—Tier 1) – An ability that lets their enemy realize the power of spiders, making them despair at the fact that they could do nothing but get trapped within.

– Web Creation - Creation of webs by the expanse of mana. The more webs you create, the more your stamina would drain, as it requires stamina for one to create something in their body.

– Silk Strengthening - You can strengthen the web by using mana, but the more you strengthen the web, the higher the mana requirement is.

– Venomous Web - Imbue webs with toxic substances that can paralyze or weaken anyone who touches them. The mana requirement for this skill is higher than the others and can be used over Silk Strengthening.

– Arachnid Transformation - Transforms one into a spider-human hybrid that boosts every aspect of the body while also granting better control over spider abilities, while also giving the user a random new ability. (Locked)

< (There are more abilities, but not as special as this one.)]]

Alex's eyes stared at her main ability and the only legendary ability she had. It was a strong ability, to be honest, and Alex knew that it was way too versatile.

If Alex had that ability, then he could've used it in many ways to save himself.

He wouldn't have lost his leg if he had this ability when he was running away from the level 50+ room.

But he couldn't do anything about it. He just didn't have it before, but now he wanted it.

'So?'

Alex didn't say anything or explain anything; he just questioned the AI, wanting to know what the conditions were and how long it would take.

The AI could read his thoughts, and he had already let it know what he wanted, so he just waited for its reply.

He was curious about the new upgrade and how it had changed the AI. He had yet to use the AI to copy anything after the upgrade after all.

But then he noticed Saurav walking forward, causing a sharp glint to pass through Alex's eyes.

He knew who that guy was. Forgetting faces was not what Alex did, especially when the one in question was his target from the moment he laid his eyes on the guy.

Alex's golden eyes flashed again, a silver light passing through them as Saurav's status screen appeared in his vision.

[[Name: Saurav Patel.

Race: Human.

Title: Promise of Love (Rare), Helper of Weak (Uncommon).

Coins: 7704.

Sponsor: The Shadow Guardian.

Stats:

→ Strength: Level 19 (Tier 1)

→ Defense: Level 18 (Tier 1)

→ Agility: Level 18 (Tier 1)

→ Stamina: Level 16 (Tier 1)

→ Mana: Level 19 (Tier 1)

Skills:

→ Shadeweaving (Legendary) (Level 9—Tier 1) – An ability that lets the user become one with shadow, making them able to do things that many deem impossible to do.

– Shadow Infusion: You can infuse shadow into your weapon or even body to strengthen them. It can work as a shield as well but is mostly used as a way to strengthen yourself.

– Umbral Fear: An ability to use all dark aspects of shadow to make one feel a high amount of fear when they look at you.

– Shadow Bolt: Fire-concentrated blasts of dark energy that can drain life force or energy from the target on impact.

– Shadow Domain: Expands your shadow, covering the surrounding area, including the ones close to you, making them fall into your domain, a place where you can control everything other than your enemy's body and abilities unrelated to shadow. (Locked)

→ Shadow Walker (Epic+) (Level 8—Tier 1) – An ability formed by a human's lifestyle of always living in shadows and not wanting to have his presence known.

– Shadow Bind: The ability lets the user freeze their enemy's movements by stepping on the shadow. The stronger your enemy's power and willpower, the higher the amount of mana is needed.

– Shadow Steps: Jumping from one shadow to another without making any sound, and as long as you are standing on that shadow, your presence would be hard to perceive.

– Shadow Warp: Phase through solid objects by merging with the shadows cast by them, effectively becoming intangible for brief moments.

– Umbral Possession: You can enter the shadow of a certain being, and if you remain unnoticed for a certain amount of time, you can effectively control the enemy's body for a while. (Locked)

< (There are more abilities, but not as special as this one.)]]

A guy way stronger than others—Alex knew it very well.

This guy was strong even before he had a sponsor; Alex could vividly remember the guy's skill as the AI had even told him that it would take a long time for him to be able to copy the guy's skill.

/// Referring to chapters 79 and 80. ///

The problem, however, was that when Alex saw the guy before, he didn't have a single title, much less high stats.

At that time, Alex had thought that this ability was a waste in that guy's hands, as he couldn't even make the best use of it. Now it was different.

That guy seemed to have finally realized his potential, and Alex could see the determined light always shining in the guy's eyes as if every step he took was after deep contemplation, unlike before, when all Saurav had in his eyes was tiredness.

That ability, which was ranked Epic+, was something that was strong enough to be a legendary ability, yet it wasn't. With that ability alone Saurav could overpower many, let alone using his new skill.

Saurav was by far the strongest among the ones present here, with Karina being the only one who could be seen as a challenge for him to overcome.

His abilities—the main ones—were locked, but even without them, he was the strongest human Alex had seen until now.

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That was the reason why he didn't outright attack them and waited for them to make a move.

None of the five leaders knew about this. To them, Karina, who had the aura of a leader, seemed to be the strongest, even to Saurav. They never tried fighting after all.

But that didn't mean they feared each other. It was just a way of them judging whom they should be the most careful of.

Alex could tell that they were all strong; the gangster-type guy was good as well, his strength being his strongest point, as his strength stats were higher than even Saurav, reaching level 20.

It was when Alex's eyes passed through the grey-haired woman that he realized something.

'She is tricky...'

She had a very annoying ability, and although it wasn't something that would harm him directly, in a group fight like this one, she would prove to be fatal for him, especially with Surav and Karina by her side.

He gritted his teeth as he knew that with how his body was right now, he wouldn't be able to win this fight.

If he were at his best, with his leg working fine, then Alex was sure he would be victor. Yes, it would be challenging, but Alex never ran from challenges—not after knowing that one can do nothing without taking risks, at least not in the apocalypse.

"Would you..."

It was then Alex Saurav's lips moved, and his voice made its way to Alex.