Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 26: CHAPTER 25 - Emotions.

Alex could see and perceive everything, and the moment he saw Ridha breaking out of the group with a raging expression, he knew what was going to happen.

'She's going to die.'

It was not hard for him to tell.

'In the best-case scenario.'

He added as he shook his head, turning to look at the goblins in front of him.

Yes, as he said, he knew that the best that could happen to Ridha was death; after all, he could, just like others see lust in the eyes of the goblin.

But unlike others, he had an AI inside of his head.

<Their expressions show that their desire to mate is higher than their desire to kill.

The probability of them abandoning the fight just so they can mate with a female is 80%.>

The AI's analysis told him that they might even let themselves be open in a battle if they could get a chance to have sex.

And from the way the goblins were looking at Ridha, the moment she was paralyzed, it was easy to tell how true AI's words were.

Even the goblins in front of Alex, the ones that were quite far away from Ridha, were looking at her with a lecherous and wanting gaze.

Alex, however, just stared at the goblin, reading its movement, reactions, and the way their eyes moved.

For an expert assassin like Alex, just looking at their opponent's demeanor and stance was enough to make a rough estimate of their strength.

Alex was able to do the same, and he could tell that he could crush their skull with his bare hands, but he didn't want to risk getting surrounded.

The goblins had poison on their weapons.

It was clear the moment Ridha got paralyzed.

"Everyone! We should move ahead, all together and go help her!

We can take the goblins by surprise!

They won't even…. know..."

Alex heard the way Rohit tried to convince people to go forward with him and save Ridha, but all Alex thought when he looked at Rohit was...

'Coward and a hypocrite...'

That's all Alex thought.

He was a coward because he was scared of going ahead alone, and a hypocrite because his eyes showed disappointment at the people who did the same as him.

He didn't even turn to look at Rohit. He just kept his eyes straight on the goblins, but then he noticed something...

'They are all moving toward that girl.'

He thought with a contemplative frown.

He could see that even the goblin that was only 15 meters away from him was slowly turning to the side, trying to avoid the group and move toward Ridha.

The same could be said for the other goblins as well.

All of them were slowly moving toward Ridha, and all of them had the same lascivious look with drool on their faces.

All of them seemed to have nothing but one thing in their minds: mating.

Alex's eyes then turned toward the humans, who were hesitating if they should move or not.

'If they are hesitating with just that number...'

Alex looked at the group of 6 goblins moving toward Ridha and shook his head.

If the people were unable to decide whether they should save her or not because of the number of goblins around her, then in a minute or two, they wouldn't even think of saving Ridha.

Every single goblin in the dome was moving toward Ridha, after all.

But then a sudden idea came to his mind, and his eyes turned cold.

'I can do that….'

He muttered and for the first time, he turned around, staring at Ridha.

The girl had her face toward the ground, so he couldn't see her expression, but he knew that she was despairing, and she must really want to die now.

He had been hearing her screams and pleas, but he was no saint. He wasn't just going to rush forward and save her.

She was not his responsibility, neither did he owe anything to her.

To him, her desperate yells were like the grunts of the goblins he had been hearing for a while.

"PLEASE!! SOMEONE! ANYONE!!"

Again, he heard her desperate plea, but his eyes remained cold.

He had the power to save her right now, but he wasn't looking for a friend or something.

Those things won't be of much help in the apocalypse, not for him at least.

He would rather farm points so that he can get stronger.

So, although it might feel cold and heartless, he had decided to let the goblins gang up on Ridha.

He wanted to wait for at least 10 goblins to gather around Ridha….

Yes, there was a chance that something bad might've already happened by then, or there was a chance that the goblins who had their friend killed would just stab Ridha to death.

But Alex didn't move.

He wanted to wait till more goblins had gathered around Ridha.

'More goblins, more points…'

Yes, that way, he would be able to farm more points.

That's all he wanted.

But he had his fingers tightly holding the dagger, his muscles taunt, his eyes fixed on every single detail, and his skills ready to be used.

He wanted points sure, and he wanted to use Ridha as bait, but he wouldn't tolerate rape.

He wasn't a saint; sure, no one here was a saint anymore.

All of them had their hands covered in at least some undead blood, but that didn't mean that he had no bottom line.

His icy golden eyes just stared at Ridha, and his body, which was much stronger than anyone here, was ready to dash toward her and save her if he saw things getting out of hand.

But just then...

The AI's remark was heard, causing Alex to frown inwardly.

Alex could feel genuine confusion from the system's voice, but he was confused as well.

'What do you mean?'

Alex voiced out his confusion inwardly, of course.

<You feel that she is insignificant, with no role to play in your life and you don't owe her anything. In conclusion, she is a waste of time.

But at the same time, you can't tolerate seeing her suffer. Why is it so?>

The AI inquired in a perplexed tone.

Alex's frown deepened, as if confused by his actions.

He realized that humans feel untrustworthy to him; he knew the reason for that as well.

A betrayal from the most trusted was still weighing on his mind and changing him.

'So, why- ah…'

Alex was about to ask himself, 'Why do I care about what happens to her?', but he got his answer automatically.

His frown loosened, and his focus returned to the task at hand.

He didn't leave the AI hanging, though….

'Just because she doesn't mean anything to me, I have my own conscience, and the things that go against my ideals are intolerable for me.

I would do the same even if it was someone else instead of that girl…'

Alex replied without any emotion apparent on his face; his voice was plane, but the AI got what he meant, and it went silent after hearing the reply.

The AI was a fast learner, but human emotions were complex for it, especially Alex's emotions, which were still a bit messed up.

But just then, a system notification arrived, causing Alex's eyes to sharpen, but after reading the warning from the system, he just sighed….