Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 174: CHAPTER 173 - A Warning Shot.

["That's a risky move you're doing."]

A message flashed in from of Alex's eyes before he even started what he was going to do, but what could he do? This was the best way to implant a fear greater than before while also not revealing the fact that he had lost one of his legs to the five leaders.

Alex, however, ignored it. He had never really cared about the gods' messages unless it was advice that could affect the future course of events.

The words from the certain got right now were just making him aware of the risk of what he was going to do. He didn't care; he knew that risks were bound to survival in the apocalypse, so he did it nonetheless.

But what were these special messages that the certain god sent Alex? Is she the only one capable of doing it? Or are there some conditions to be able to do it?

Well, the message she sends is a way used by the patron gods to contact their contracted players; only patron gods can do it, though.

It is a way of them sending messages to their contracted player—messages that they don't want the other gods to be able to see.

As for why the certain god was able to do it, well, let's just say that she has her ways.

Right now, however, Alex was doing something physically impossible, and if he were to fail, then things could go from bad to worse.

'Fuck! Is that even possible?!'

That was all anyone could think if they saw it. But that was 'if' they saw it.

None of the low-level players were even able to see anything other than a dark silhouette zooming through the air.

For the leaders, however, it was a bit different.

'What the hell...'

This was the first time Ragha and Mira were looking at Alex, and although Ragha couldn't make much out of it, he could still somewhat perceive it, unlike Mira, who could understand what was happening better than the others here.

Alex was riding a spear...

'Ronald Weasley...?'

For a second, she thought it was a guy with bright red hair, sitting on a broomstick, flying through the air, but the next second, her eyes widened to the extreme.

"MOVE!"

She yelled as she jumped away from there before a loud woosh was heard.

*WOOSH*

Mira wasn't the only one though; Saurav, Karina, Urmina, and Ragha saw it as well.

They saw an arrow—just a normal arrow—covered in purple fire, which seemed to be covering it whole, growing more as it zoomed toward them.

What Alex did and how he managed to shoot an arrow like that was the last thing they had to worry about. They hurriedly moved aside, knowing full well what the result of their trying to block that attack would be.

The attack was way too fast.

*BOOM*

As all of them jumped away from their spots, the ground shook, causing them to turn to look at the center of all of this, only to find the arrow Alex had shot, half inside the ground, still burning furiously with hellfire.

"Hah... Hah... Hah... Hah..." X5

All of them were breathing hard; it wasn't due to fatigue but due to the fear they felt from that attack.

'Is this the power of the strongest..?'

They wondered as they saw the arrow. None of them could imagine themself surviving a frontal confrontation with that attack.

*Baam*

It was then that they heard a baam along with some snapping sounds, clearly indicating that Alex, who was up in the air, had now fallen to the ground.

'Shit!'

But they realized something as soon as they heard that sound.

'We didn't see where he landed!'

None of them could make out where Alex landed; even the sound of the crash was echoing through the forest, making it hard for them to pinpoint the location.

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!'

Urmina gritted his teeth as she knew that she just lost her only chance to get Alex. If she could've seen where he landed, exposing his location, then this fight would have been a lot easier.

Alex is dangerous because his attacks are stealthy and lethal. So, what if they took out the stealthy part? Wouldn't the battle become considerably easier to fight?

It was then that Alex's voice was heard again.

"Do not try to ask for more than I have agreed to or try to test my patience, or I can assure you all that the next one will not miss."

They were again unable to pinpoint the location, causing them to grow frustrated, but they knew that Alex was serious and that he might really do just what he was saying.

They didn't want to take the risk of finding it out.

Mira, however, was still wondering how Alex did it.

She saw. It was all too quick, but she could make out what Alex had done before. Alex, who was holding the body of the spear as a support to not fall down, suddenly let go of it, and a bow appeared in his hand.

The next thing she knew was the arrow coming at them with a power she didn't have hope to go against.

So, with a fleeting glance at the arrow burning with hellfire, her eyes turned cold, moving at Urmina, just like everyone else.

None of them wanted the next attack to be shot, as Alex had already said: The next one wasn't going to miss. They didn't want to try their luck to test if it would miss or not.

What they knew was the fact that in the fraction of time Alex had between taking off and staying mid-air, he had already taken out his arrow and bow. The problem, however, was his powers.

If he could shoot an attack that powerful in just a fraction of a second, then what would happen if he were to use an attack that takes him a bit of time to prepare? Wouldn't it be way more disastrous?

At first, they wanted to fight, and even the decision was going in that direction, but for that, they had to lure Alex out, which didn't seem possible, so they scrapped that plan.

They knew that even if they wanted to defeat him, they would have whatever chance they hoped for only if he were to fight head-on and not stealthy like he does.

But that was for before; the new decision they came up with was to get Alex to give them his words, and he gave, so there was no point waiting.

"I-I won't give you guys the arrow!"

Urmina, knowing full well that she was reaching the end of the rope, stepped back, moving away from the group, but all she saw was their cold gaze.

She looked around, trying to find a way out, but in front of her were the four leaders, who, if coordinated, might even be able to defeat Alex, and behind her was the forest—Alex's turf.

She gritted her teeth.

What is she supposed to do now?

Her breathing grew ragged as she tried to come up with something.

She knew that she had overestimated herself by thinking that she would be fine even if she stole Alex's item.

She was Greedy—she knew that now. But what to do in this situation?

What none of them knew was that they were doing just the thing Alex wanted them to, and if they could see the look that appeared on Alex's face for a moment, then they would've realized just what kind of game they were playing.