Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

Sea Serpent's Wrath—an ability of the Tidebreaker that summons two large sea serpents to attack the targets of the user.

It was the main and strongest ability of the Tidebreaker.

However, the power and size of the serpents depended on the user's power. If the user were to be a level 10 player, they could never hope to defeat a level 20 player with that.

It would be different if a level 10 player were to use it on a level 12 or 13 player—they wouldn't stand a chance.

Then there was Alex, a level 35 player fighting against a classed beast of the same level.

Just think about the damage one level 35 player could do to the other with this skill. Would the opponent even be able to survive?

No one could tell, but Alex was sure that no matter what, this attack would surely take away a chunk of his mana and the Emberclaw's health.

'Sea Serpent's Wrath!'

So, as he descended toward the ground, he used this ability, cleaving the short sword along with the force of his body rotation, and the next moment, after sucking around 40% of his mana, the Tidebreaker trembled, and then...

*Boom*

"ROOOOAARRR!!" X2

A suppressed boom followed by the roars of two ferocious sea serpents was heard. The air hummed as Alex found himself thrown back in the air.

'Ah...'

He sighed inwardly as he realized that he had underestimated the power of his own attack. Just a look at those 10-meter-long serpents, coiling in their spots, staring at the Emberclaw was enough to let Alex know that this attack might be stronger than he had thought.

If he were to rate those two sea serpents, he would say that they were around level 40 in power—this fact gave him a sense of relief.

He knew that if the Emberclaw were to take on this attack, it wouldn't be able to survive, and the next moment...

"ROAAARRR!" X2

The sea serpents roared again before shooting toward the Emberclaw, crashing into the beast, causing steam to rise, covering the entire area.

*Boom—Chisssss*

Alex could hear the clear sound of multiple clashes as he hurtled toward the ground. The sound of the water bodies of the serpents clashing with the burning body of the Emberclaw made more and more steam rise before it stopped, leaving only blurred surroundings.

*Clang*

As he neared the ground, he took out his spear again, plunging it into the ground, stopping his body from going further back.

But then he frowned...

'It didn't roar or growl in pain...'

Yes, the beast had pain tolerance, but that didn't mean that it wouldn't even growl under such relentless attacks from two level 40 beasts.

"Grrrr..."

The next second, however, Alex heard a growl—pain and anger clear in it.

*Crackle*

The sound of thunder crackling had his eyes go wide as he realized something.

'Shit!'

The black eyes of the beast glared at him even through the steam, and Alex could see the flashes of bright yellow thunder. He tried to hurriedly move away, but it was already too late, as the beast wasn't going to give him a break.

*Crackle—BOOM*

"Gahhh!!"

The sound of the beast smashing its claws was heard before the whole area got covered in bright yellow lightning coming out of the ground, enveloping everything in the area, including Alex.

'Gahhh!'

Alex was feeling the pain in every part of his body, and unlike the momentary shock that the AI had given him before, this one was going on for longer. Thick streaks of thunder kept whipping at Alex, sending a current of intensity higher than anything he had felt into his body.

It was the thunder discharge, one of the beast's main abilities, and it had probably sapped away a lot of its mana, but one thing this ability did well was getting the steam out of the area, giving one a clear view of what was happening.

"Grrrr!"

The beast could be heard groaning in pain, its voice trembling, causing Alex, who was trying his hardest to not have any of his vitals struck by the strings of thunder, to move his eyes on the beast.

"Gahhhh!"

The whips of thunder burned his flesh, taking away chunks of it with every strike, and his body was slowly getting bathed in blood, but as he stared at the beast, he knew that he wasn't the only one who was going through a lot.

The beast stood in its spot, glaring at Alex even though it was in pain as well. Its eyes, covered with the blood flowing down its body, didn't lose their ferociousness.

Its body was cracked in many spots; sparks of yellow thunder kept flashing past its body, striking the wounds, making it experience the same pain it was sending on Alex, but it had pain tolerance, so it remained still.

How was it alive though? Shouldn't it have already died under the assault of two beasts with their strength around level 40?

It would be because of the broken magma shield that the beast had around itself. It was broken now—shattered with nothing left other than the base—but it happened after taking on the attacks of the sea serpents.

If not for that shield, the beast would surely be dead.

'Ghhhhh!!'

Alex, still feeling the current within his body, growled inwardly, clenching his fist hard around the spear he was holding.

He just had to survive this. Once it was done, he would be the one attacking, as the beast must've already lost all of its mana by now.

And it was not like Alex was the only one who was feeling the destruction of the thunder discharge; the beast was the same.

It had missed the fact that it was already drenched in water by two of Alex's attacks, and its wounds had seawater covering them, making its wounds get hit by its own attacks first.

*Crackle*

But soon, the effect of the thunder discharge died down with a final crackle.

*Thud*

And Alex, who had been attacked by the thunder continuously, fell to his knees, his fingers clasped around the spear as a support, keeping his body from falling.

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

'Mana heal.'

Still breathing heavily, he used his ability to heal his mana, which had been lowered to 40%.

'Hah...'

He breathed a sigh of relief as he found his mana pool filling up, reaching around 80% before stopping. He struggled to stand, using another ability as he did so.

'Corporeal heal.'

His body was battered, blood flowing out of every part. He needed to heal it. Even his eyes were making it hard for him to see anything as blood dripped down his brows.

Soon, he felt his body, which had been aching with pain, slowly heating up, relaxing ever so lightly.

'Phew...'

The relaxation he felt made him let out a breath of relief, his eyes closing as he gripped his spear, but just then...

*Hissss—Fwossh*

Alex felt heat rising in the surroundings, along with some hissing and phissing sound as if something was being burned, causing his eyes to open, only to have his eyes widen.

It was dangerous—it was an attack that Alex had regarded as the most dangerous among the beast arsenal.

'Bring it on.'

But that didn't mean he wasn't prepared for it.

He was ready for the upcoming attack.