Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Chapter 77: CHAPTER 76 - Kicked Out.

The AI had already warned Alex about the consequences of suppressing the pain with adrenaline.

It would come back with much more intensity.

It was the punishment given by the system, and in no way was it going to be light; all adrenaline could do was postpone the pain.

Now, what would happen if a pain so agonizing that Alex, a trained assassin, wasn't able to endure, had to be multiplied?

Well, it had turned so searing that Alex couldn't even let out a scream.

"ARGGH--"

His scream was cut short as his breath paused. The muscles that had been convulsing for a while already got constricted, squeezing his bones, more so when they were deprived of the little oxygen they had.

His body was in so much pain that it stopped functioning, turning stiff as if he had been frozen in time.

His back arched as if he had been punched in the gut.

His eyes went wide with a painful light shining in them before their light started to die down. Veins popped up on his head as his brain was trying to survive even without oxygen.

His arms, neck, back, feet, and every other part of his body started to turn cold due to the pause in blood supply.

Alex's heart had stopped pumping blood as the pain had caused it to momentarily pause.

He just kept lying on the wooden log with that stiff body, his golden eyes still wide in agony; he just wanted it to pause.

'FUCK!!!'

The guy, who had always had a calm and calculative mind, was now cursing in pain.

His mind went blank, and he couldn't even let out a grunt of pain, but the excruciating torment his body was giving him didn't let his mind stay blank, as the moment he came back to his senses, he started cursing.

'You never said it was going to be this bad--!!'

He roared in pain, but his mind blanked again, only to break out of it the next instant.

'ARGHHHHHHHH--!!!'

He screamed in anguish before it was cut short again, with his brain shutting down for an instant.

'FUCKKKKK--!'

The process went on again.

'Just make it stop--!!'

And again.

'Noooo--!'

Then again...

His body, however, was still frozen in the same place; it was just too much even for him.

It was like he was being shredded into pieces again and again; his body felt like it was cracking from several places.

If not for the eventual tremors in his body--as his body tried to writhe in pain, only to find itself frozen--then he looked no different from a dead body.

The cycle went on in an endless cycle; it was soul-wrenching for Alex, who was experiencing it. To him, every second felt like an hour.

He was left breathless for at least a minute, and just when he thought that maybe he would die due to the lack of oxygen, his frozen body finally moved.

*GASPPP*

His body started to convulse in pain, but Alex was now able to move and scream...

But he didn't scream as he kept lying with a dead look in his eyes, his body growing numb.

The AI, who could see and hear everything, just kept quiet, as it knew that Alex wouldn't be able to talk with a straight mind, not as he was right now.

"Hah... Hah... Hah..."

His chest kept heaving, lifting his body along with it as his lungs took long and fast breaths.

His muscles finally got the oxygen they were starving for, but the pain still didn't stop; it only shimmered down by a level, and that was why Alex wasn't really roaring in pain.

His body kept spasming, as his body would tremble every second, but due to the large amount of oxygen his body was using, the supply to the brain was minimized, causing his eyes to turn heavy.

Alex could see his vision slowly clouding as he found himself drifting into dreamland, but before he could fall unconscious, he saw some notifications from the system flash in front of him.

[Announcement: A certain god is being kicked out of the game for indirectly interfering with the ongoing events.]

[A certain god is waving at you while winking at you.]

[A certain god is kicked out of the game.]

That was the last thing he saw, and a certain glint passed through his dead eyes before he went out cold.

He didn't even have much time to think about it as his brain had already shifted to sleeping mode.

The wooden log kept floating on the river with Alex lying unconscious on its body.

His body would tremble now and then, implying that he was still in pain and suffering.

But this is what he had to go through; he did try to cheat the system's penalty for trying to overuse his mana.

This event, although not something Alex would want to remember, would still remain a lesson for him to never try to cheat the system.

Yeah, he had no other choice since that was the only way he could survive, but now he would never try to do it again--not unless he was sure about the consequences, at least.

One thing was for certain, though; Alex wouldn't have survived even with all he did if not for this 'certain god' helping him.

The AI, on the other hand, finally started to administer the healing hormones so as to get Alex's body patched up as soon as possible.

The reason it was in a hurry to get Alex's permission before was that it knew how much pain it had been suppressing with adrenaline, and it knew that Alex wouldn't be in a position to answer its question later.

It had been waiting for Alex's body to start pumping oxygen again, as it was a compulsory supplement for the body to function.

The AI then started estimating the time required to get Alex's body prepared for the upcoming events.

There wasn't much time left for the first main scenario to start, after all.

Who knew what kind of challenge he was going to face there, and the AI, as a supporter of Alex, was trying to look out for him by doing the best it could.

With those words, it went silent.

The wooden tree kept moving calmly over the flowing surface of the river, unperturbed by anything.

Up in the sky, however, the star that had been shining the brightest for a while slowly started to dim before it finally went out.

It was the spot where the certain god used to reside, but now it was left empty as the certain god was kicked out of the game.

_________________________________________

.gg/m46f3zYZUq

This is the link to my Discord server. Join it if you want to.

I am open to any suggestions you think can improve my book. Just join the Discord channel and give me your suggestions.

Also, I was hoping you could leave some comments or reviews to let me know your thoughts!