Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 43: CHAPTER 42 - New Functions.

Why did Alex seem to be in a hurry to leave this place?

Well, for nothing more than one reason...

Whenever Alex looked at the map provided by the system, he saw a zone marked as a red zone with the label {level 99} written over it, just 20 kilometers away from his spot.

And then he saw the Mewari Circus marked as a level 10 zone.

This was the system's way of alerting them about what to expect in which place—one of the new functions that was unlocked some time ago.

The main point, however, was not that.

Alex had seen who the monsters in the level 10 zone were; the zone was none other than Mewari Circus, after all, and he had been there an hour or so ago.

It was the orcs, and due to them being there, that region was rated as a level 10 zone.

Alex, who couldn't be sure of surviving in the level 10 zone, knew that he shouldn't stay anywhere close to a level 99 zone.

His main goal right now wasn't actually Dehradun; he wanted to start moving toward Delhi, the capital of India, but...

[47: 58: 36]

The small box that showed the time moving backward was enough to let him know that in around 48 hours, something was going to happen—something he wouldn't be able to avoid.

So, for now, he decided to move toward Dehradun.

But then a question will pop up: why Dehradun?

The Map function that appeared in the system tab had a detailed map of India, along with the red zone and leveled zones marked.

But there were green zones as well, and they were highlighted as if wanting to attack the attention of the one who looked at them.

[- Green zones are the safe zones and the places where the upcoming scenario is going to take place.]

This is all that was given about the green zones.

So, Alex searched for the farthest Green Zone he could from this area. Dehradun was far from that location and also the capital of this state, which automatically made it the best place that Alex could hope to reach in 2 days.

Yes, Alex's maximum speed was 120 kilometers per hour, but his stamina was still at level 4.

No matter how much he tried, he wouldn't be able to run for an hour straight.

Dehradun was 220 kilometers away from Khaliyan, the place we would reach in 10 minutes, so if he were to run for around 2 hours, he would easily reach his destination.

But Alex still didn't know how long it would take for him to recover his stamina, or would there be some penalty if he were to deplete all of his stamina?

So, he decided to take it safe and make it a long journey.

He wasn't going to idle around, though…

The AI counted the number of level 5 zones and informed Alex about it.

'Hm.'

Alex nodded inwardly before he tucked the dagger into the small sheath he carried around.

There were a lot of level 5 zones, unlike level 10 zones; Alex had noticed that as well.

Level 5 was probably the highest any human in this world would be for now, and even if they were a bit higher, then there was level 10 zone.

But there was nothing higher than that.

Only one level 99 zone in each state, that's all.

It was as if the game system was being considerate of humans and not spawning many monsters that would be impossible for humans to defeat.

The next second, however, Alex just shook his head.

'It is probably some restriction...'

He couldn't see the system as a benevolent entity, someone who would think about humans' good.

*Woosh*

With that being his last thought, he rushed off toward the west, keeping an eye on the map.

He didn't even spare a glance at Rohit's corpse.

He didn't even feel anything about killing the guy—neither relief nor guilt.

Rohit wasn't someone he couldn't deal with; Rohit was just like a cannon fodder, but he didn't want to leave a guy who could become his enemy in the future alive.

Killing a guy like him didn't bring any relief to Alex; it was as if he had walked over an ant that could've bitten him if left alive.

As for guilt?

How would he call himself an assassin if he felt that while eliminating a future adversary?

He again looked at the map, relieved about the fact that there were not many red zones or level 10 areas.

This was one of the things he was thankful for.

He didn't have confidence in surviving in a level 10 zone, and he wished that he wouldn't have to go near them.

So, when he saw that there were no more than 20 level 10 zones in the whole state, out of which only one came in his path while the other was just behind him, his tension eased a bit.

But there was one thing that he found a bit annoying.

[... is watching you.]

[... is watching you.]

[... is watching you.]

….

…

..

.

One after another, he received notifications from the system that kept blocking his vision for a while.

He already read the information, and he knew that these gods couldn't harm him without a reason, so he didn't fear them much.

The rules that bound them were harder than the ones that bound the system, probably because they weren't allowed to directly interact with humans.

But the constant ringing in his head.

"Mute Notification."

Alex ordered with a slight frown on his forehead, but that frown relaxed as the notifications stopped appearing in front of him.

"Unmute Notification."

He commanded again, and...

[... is frowning at your behavior.]

[... is looking at you.]

[... is looking at you with interest.]

[... is looking at you with interest.]

But before it could go on longer, Alex ordered the system again.

"Mute Notification."

And with that, it returned to the silence that Alex liked.

At the start, Alex used to focus on the gods' names, but after he read what their role was supposed to be and what they would do, he stopped giving his attention to them.

The coins he got from them were always welcomed; he wouldn't deny them, but he wasn't going to entertain them either.

*Snap**Click*

Twigs snapped as Ales rushed through a dry area filled with broken trees.

But his gaze was focused on the map as he looked at the level 5 area that he was going to reach soon enough.

He was going to farm coins.

He already had many coins, especially with the gods gifting him 500 coins every once in a while, but he wanted more.

He felt that he would need more coins than he could hope for.

His eyes then finally moved toward the exclamation mark on the gift icon.

That gift icon was supposed to be the section where the gifts from a god would be received, but he couldn't recall any notification that told him about it.

But then Alex heard the AI's words, causing him to frown.

However, as he read the AI's thoughts, his widened a little, and he stopped in his tracks.

Other than the widening of his eyes, nothing else in his expression was readable.

His expression was cryptic as he stood still, staring at the gift section with a blank face.

His mind was running at full speed, trying to think of what would be the best thing to do right now.

But just then, something clicked in his mind, causing his eyes to sharpen.

'Are you the same?'

He questioned inwardly, his voice frosty, but it was not for someone on the outside; it was for someone or something inside of his head.

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