Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 53: CHAPTER 52 - Beast Liaison.

When a beast is in danger or is dying, they do at least one of the following:

They try to take you down with them.

If they are not strong enough or are unable to do the one above, then they call out for help—one last cry for help.

But there was one time when they would just resign to their fate and die; that is, when the power disparity between their attacker and them was too huge, so much so that they knew that even if they called out to their friends, they were going to rush into their deaths.

The last screech that Alex heard from the bush was also one of them, but he frowned as he found out what that pained scream meant.

"HELP!"

That's what that shriek from before meant.

How could Alex understand what the best said?

Well, he could pretty much guess from the emotions and intentions he heard from that voice, but right now, he was able to do it because of a skill that the AI had copied a while ago.

Shocked, right?

When did it happen?

It had been in process since the moment Alex's eyes fell on Garvit and Shera.

Shera didn't use any skills for Alex to copy, but Garvit did.

And from what the AI had said before, Garvit's skill was pretty high-ranked.

But then a problem arrived...

Yes, the AI could only copy a skill if it were to be used in front of it, so Garvit not using it right now, made it impossible for the AI to copy his skill.

At that time, Alex just shook his head because even he wasn't using his skills, so how can he expect others to?

Especially when Garvit had Shera do his bidding.

'Yes.'

Alex didn't even ask what it was or what it could help with; he just agreed to the copy since he was busy killing the goblins as well.

It was only later that he realized that he gained a very interesting skill.

It was called 'Beast Liaison'.

An ability that lets him talk to and understand the beasts, no matter what kind of beast they are.

Alex was a bit surprised by the new skill at first, but it was a happy surprise, so he let it be.

As for why Alex was frowning right now?

*Drag*

Alex pulled the being he had killed with the help of the dagger that seemed to have embedded itself into something hard.

"Grrr…"

The beast, however, seemed to be still alive somehow, yet dead at the same time, as it let out a low growl filled with warning.

Its body was already stiff, and its eyes were blank—a clear indication that it was dead—but it seemed like Alex's dagger had pierced its temple, somehow misplacing a part of the brain or maybe touching a part inside the brain that made their body automatically respond to stimuli.

*Squench*

Alex, who saw this, pulled the knife out of the beast's head with a sickening squelch.

"..."

The beast's dead eyes widened even for a bit as blood finally poured out of its scaly head, and it finally stopped groaning and growling, staying still as a normal dead beast should.

The beast was a small, reptilian humanoid with scaly skin. Its skin color or the color of its scale was brown, and these scales were hard, elevating its defenses a bit.

It had a long, pointed snout and large eyes that now had no light left in them.

The clothes it wore were tattered, but they covered its body more than the goblins' clothes did.

It had sharp, pointy claws, ready to tear apart its enemies, but the poor beast was unlucky enough to have faced an enemy that it could never hope to defeat.

However, although its size was not much larger than the goblins and was still smaller than a human, it was still dangerous; Alex could tell that.

The frown that marred Alex's face was not because of this, though…

[[Name: Unnamed.

Race: Kobold.

Title: --

Stats:

-> Strength – Level 1 (Tier 1)

-> Defense – Level 1 (Tier 1)

-> Agility – Level 1 (Tier 1)

-> Stamina – Level 1 (Tier 1)

-> Mana – Level 1 (Tier 1)

Skills:

- Trap mastery (Common) - With an innate talent for being able to make traps, you can make traps with anything you see. It can be things as soft as leaves or as hard as rods; everything works.

- Scouting (Common) - With a small and agile body well made for scouting, you can avoid the perception of other beings while observing the surroundings.

]]

Alex stared at the same silver-colored screen that he gets to see when he uses his 'Analytic eyes' on any being.

This kobold was nothing special.

From its abilities to its stats, everything was the lowest of what it could be.

It was just a level 1 being, which made the difference between its and Alex's power huge, yet it called out for help.

As said before, no beast would call their friends just to get them killed, so it means that this kobold has judged that Alex was not that powerful or that it had someone with power greater than Alex on its side.

This was the reason Alex was frowning.

<Just to be safe, you should get your stats up to level 5.

You can upgrade it higher when you think it's necessary, but you should get it to level 5 for now.>

The AI, who knew just what Alex was thinking, suggested.

*Inahle**Exhale*

Alex took a deep breath as he heard the AI's words before he nodded his head and opened the status window.

*Click**Click**Click*...

With 5 clicks, he had upped his level to 5, leaving him with [6356] coins.

This was a level 5 zone, so the highest level it could have was probably level 5.

Having his stats upped to level 5 at least gave Alex the confidence that he could still run away if things got out of hand.

He glanced at the kobold one last time before he moved forward with the same vigilance that he had a while ago, his body ready to move the moment he willed it.

The fact that Alex could feel his heightened senses, upgraded stats, and better control over his power, which gave him a bit more confidence, was just another plus.

[A certain god is amazed by your swift moves.]

[A certain god says that you look cool while fighting.]

[A certain god is cheering for you.]

[A certain god…]

This certain god, however, still didn't let Alex focus ahead as she kept sending one message after another.

It was as if she wasn't going to stop until Alex replied to her.

'Sigh…'

And Alex just sighed again.

He felt really old with how much he sighed, but that was all he could do.

He couldn't just rebuke a god with power enough to swat another god like a fly.

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