Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

19:54, 15 July, 20XY.

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

[A Certain God is cheering for you.]

[The Eternal Devotee of Rama is saying that he believes that you would do good.]

[The Remover of Obstacles is showering you with fortune.]

[The Divine Healer of Mankind is nodding at you.]

[The Divine Arbiter of Justice and Order is wishing you luck.]

[The Enchantress of Love is smiling at you.]

[The Metal Detector is placing his bet on your flawless victory.]

[The Dragon Warrior is eager to see another good battle.]

Alex, who could see the new flashes of notification, didn't focus on them as his eyes remained fixed on the sight in front of him.

The place was filled with broken-down buildings and debris everywhere, but there was one strange thing about it.

After every little distance, there was a bright purple-colored fire burning fiercely.

Alex had tried to look around, and he found out that this fire was a type of marker placed there by someone or something.

It was all around this zone—this level 20 zone that he was about to enter.

From the gods' messages, Alex could tell that this fight was not going to be an easy one, but he had already expected this; he was trying to clear a level 20 zone with level 18 stats after all.

He had already hit the level 18 mark that he wanted before he was supposed to try out a level 20 zone, and this was the one closest to him the moment he upgraded himself to level 18, so he decided to raid this zone.

Unlike the previous zones, this one felt more eerie, almost making him turn around and leave, but the fact that the highest stat one could have in this zone was 20 brought him some relief.

Level 20 was not something you would find a lot in a level 20 zone.

No matter which zone we talk about, be it level 5, level 10, or level 15, each of these zones has at least one and at most 2 beasts that have one or two of their stats at maximum, not once had he seen a zone filled with beasts with their levels capped to the highest.

Even if there were many beasts with their levels capped at 20, then he would just come out of the zone unnoticed.

Alex was going to be stealthy in this hunt.

He was going to kill the beasts inside of this zone one by one, only killing the weaker ones first, then moving toward the stronger ones later.

With that thought in his head, Alex activated his beastly instincts, and stepped into the zone, his body tensed and his senses at full alert.

*Tap**Tap*...

With light footsteps, he entered the zone, his eyes looking for the smallest hint of movement in his surroundings, but just as he stepped into the zone, his ears twitched.

*Flap**Flap*...

'Wings?'

Alex frowned as he heard the sound of wings flapping at a very fast pace, causing his expression to turn solemn.

Flying-type beasts were the most annoying ones for Alex, especially if they were fast, and from the way the flapping of the wings was heard, it was clear that the owner of those wings was pretty fast.

The AI commented inside Alex's head, but Alex was thinking of doing the same thing, so he just nodded his head.

Alex turned to look at the surroundings before he dashed outside of the zone.

But then Alex paused...

*Flutter*

He heard the same sound he heard from afar—the same fluttering of the wings—but the problem was that they still sounded a bit distant.

This made him frown.

He was sure that the owner of those wings was moving toward him; his sharp ears had their powers boosted by beastly instincts and could clearly make out the sound of the wings moving closer to him.

That only meant one thing: the owner of the wings was moving at a very slow speed...

'But the flapping sound…'

Alex could still hear the sounds of the beating of the wings and after this long—this long from a level 20 human perspective—the sound was now around 20 meters away from him.

The debris and concrete were blocking his vision, and he didn't want to climb up to get a look at the being as that would expose his position, but he still wanted to at least catch the site of the creature.

*Flutter*

"Gegegegegegegege."

This time, Alex heard the sound of a strange, irritating giggle along with the sound of the winds flapping, causing his brows to frown harder.

The beast was now just around the corner of the large piece of debris in front of him.

Alex's gaze shifted between the gap between the boulder—a place for him to hide from the incoming beast's eyes—and the straight way to the exit before a cold yet determined light passed through his eyes.

In just a second or two, the beast was already out in the open.

It was a beast with a body as small as the goblin's, if not smaller.

It had black-colored skin with a purple tint over it; its facial features were sharp, and its eyes were always lit with glee and mischief.

There was a grin plastered on its face as its ink-black lips were stretched wide, giving it a demonic look, which was elevated more by the two sharp horns on his head.

But only until one saw its sharp and scary facial features; the moment one took in the complete view of the beast's body, one would have to try hard to stop themselves from letting out a burst of full-blown laughter.

Unlike its sharp and scary face, the body of the beast looked like a pot-bellied dog—one that ate a lot of meat and was now having a hard time digesting it.

If that was not enough, then there was a pair of small bat wings on its back that were fluttering at a very fast pace, as if having a hard time keeping the obese body of the beast afloat.

Then there was a long tail with a trident-shaped end pointing out of its back, wiggling from side to side as if trying to adjust the body's momentum.

"Gegegegegege."

It kept giggling in the same irritating manner—something that could make people want to rush at the beast—as its eyes scanned the surroundings.

No matter how comical it looked, if one were to look at it, no matter who it was, one would easily be able to identify this creature.

It was a pretty famous creature from the demons' side—an Imp.

Yes, it looked unlike what one would imagine the imps to be, but it was an imp.

This one in particular was one of the guard imps, the ones who were the fastest.

Right now, it is conducting a routine survey of the area.

But just then, its nose scrunched up as it got a scent of something—something that shouldn't be here—causing its giggles to stop and its eyes to sharpen.

But before it could even move from its spot...

*Woosh* X2

Two sounds of metal cutting through the air were heard and its small, squinted eyes widened in panic as it turned around, only to see two arrows right in front of its eyes.

"SCR—!"

It tried to scream out for help, but it was cut short by the arrows...