Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 24: CHAPTER 23 - The goblins.

Hope changes everything.

Hope is the force that can turn a boxer's desperate swing into a powerful, game-changing punch, capable of knocking out his opponent with one decisive blow.

In the most despairing situation, hope is the biggest support one could have.

And in a situation of certain death, hope for survival is the greatest thing one could ask for.

Everyone who survived the first tutorial must've killed at least one undead.

That means they had 10 coins in their stock, no matter what.

10 coins mean getting one stat from level one to level two, and right now, they need power because they don't have the numbers.

[Whatever, let's see how many of you survive.]

The system didn't like the fact that she could see hope in the humans' eyes, but she just dismissively shrugged and disappeared.

All of the humans ignored the system's dismissive words.

They hurriedly used their coins, upgrading their stats to level 2.

"Ohhhhh…."

"What's this…."

"I can feel the power…."

Everyone had different kinds of reactions.

Some were surprised as they started punching the air, taking a feel of their new power. Some were shocked by the fact that they grew strong just by investing coins in their stats; it was just unbelievable for people who believed in science, not fantasy.

And some simply clenched their fists and stared at the goblins moving toward them.

They could see it—the hope of survival.

If they did what Rohit said, they would be able to win.

But not all thought the same...

"I can feel the power in me!"

A girl, who looked to be 19 years old, suddenly exclaimed as she jumped on his spot.

Her speed was faster than others, attributed to the coins she used to get her agility stat up to level 2.

The girl held a sharp wooden stake in her hand as she jumped happily.

Others could also feel her happiness, and just looking at her smile made their courage and confidence to survive go up a bit.

"Kekekeke…"

But then a creepy, gleeful giggle was heard—a giggle that was sending shivers down their spines a while ago.

It was not just the humans who saw her jumping like that; even the goblins did, but their eyes were fixed on the two peaks that went up and down along with her.

The girl was quite beautiful with a nice figure, and her assets were in the right place, so when she hoped on her spot, so did her bosoms.

And the goblins found it very satisfying to look at.

The goblins were a very lustful race. If they saw a female, they wanted to breed them, and humans were their favorite breeding tools.

So, the moment they saw the girl bouncing on her spot, they thought that it was her way of inviting them or welcoming them, which made their grins wider while the droll leaking from their lips increased in quantity.

Ridha, the girl, saw the way goblins were looking at her, and she finally couldn't contain her disgust.

"You dare look at me with those lustful, ugly eyes of yours?!"

As said before, not all think the same.

Many of them thought that working together might be the way for them to survive, but for some, like Ridha, their power became the source of overconfidence.

Ridha raged as she saw the lecherous look in the goblins' eyes.

"I'm not weak anymore!"

With her eyes red with anger and her face scrunched up in disgust. She stepped forward.

*Grip*

Her fists were clenched so hard that the wooden stake in her hand was making a gripping sound.

She felt that she was strong, but she was still a bit hesitant to attack the goblins; they were in a group, after all.

So, she warned the goblin with a raging look on her face.

But the goblins didn't even look at her face; their eyes were still fixed on her thick body.

"You!"

Ridha gritted her teeth as adrenaline rushed into her brain.

The sheer anger she felt right now was so great that her heart started to beat out loud.

Her eyes started getting clouded with anger.

She took a step ahead.

"I will kill you."

The sound of her teeth being grounded was heard by the people in her surroundings.

She was a young and pure girl, and she was the type of girl who would slap a normal-looking guy if he ever confessed his feelings to her.

She had high standards, and she was waiting for her prince charming to come for her.

So, the mere sight of an ugly thing staring at her with nothing but impure thoughts made her anger go off the roof.

She didn't know it, but she was drunk on power, and no one could blame her. She was just a normal student who started college recently, until some hours ago.

The world just changed too fast for her to adjust, and she was not alone; there were many people like her all over the world.

"Stay together!"

Rohit, who saw her breaking out of the group with heavy steps, ordered with a frown.

His order came out naturally, maybe because of his time in the army, but that was not important right now.

"Girl, we will kill them all; just stay together."

Another woman from the group who was looking at the goblins with anger and disgust tried to hold Ridha's shoulder, but...

"Stay out of this!"

Ridha, still feeling the rush of adrenaline and the power in her body, slapped the lady's hand away from her shoulder with a frown.

"I will kill it."

She declared, and before anyone could say anything, she was already rushing at the group of three goblins.

Ridha could feel her senses getting sharper due to the adrenaline rush, but it only elevated her confidence.

She arrived in front of the goblins, who were still looking at her bouncing bunnies, with droll leaking out of their mouths.

Their action only escalated the anger Ridha felt as she rammed the wooden stake right into the goblin's head.

"Take this!"

*Squench*

With the sickening sound of flesh and gore being pierced, the goblin's eyes momentarily widened before they dimmed.

*Thud*

The goblin fell to the ground, dead without a doubt.

But there was still a grin on its face when it died...

Why? Well….

"What…?"

Ridha, feeling a sting in her abdomen, lowered her head, and she saw a rusty blade stuck in her gut.

*Clank*

The blade was not deep enough to leave a gaping hole, so it fell the next second, but it was deep enough to make blood flow out of her wound.

"Ugh…."

Ridha groaned as she placed a hand on the wound and glared at the dead goblin, finally realizing the reason for the grin.

She gritted her teeth, the rush of adrenaline finally went down, and her heart rate started to stabilize, but she forgot something.

"Kreeeeeeeekkkkkkk!" X2

"Be careful!"

Ridha's eyes widened as she heard three voices: two filled with anger and one filled with urgency….