Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The kobold chief never took its eyes away from Alex; it had its slitted eyes observing every single action of Alex, so it saw again how it all went down.

*Boom*

The moment Alex heard the booming sound, his body tensed. He tried looking around, but it was too dark for him to see anything.

However, when the arrow took a U-turn, heading straight for his head under the kobold chief's command, Alex started to wave his dagger randomly.

His face wasn't that clear from afar, but the kobold chief could guess that Alex probably had a terrified expression on his face.

*Ting*

And by some 'luck', the arrow that was moving back toward Alex, happened to clash with the randomly waved knife, causing a sharp, metallic sound to reverberate throughout the cave.

The kobold chief couldn't help but widen its eyes.

'What the hell!!!'

The kobold chief clenched his fists, its claws piercing the palm scales, yet it kept squeezing its fists.

"Kaa!"

The beast scoffed in exasperation before it knocked another arrow on the bow.

'I will not miss this time!'

The thought process of the kobold chief was something like that.

It already had another arrow ready in case this one missed.

Yes, it could be seen that Alex was not relaxed anymore; he had his eyes sharpened, and he was looking around, trying to peer into the darkness.

*Grip*

The beast could even hear the sound of Alex's fists gripping the dagger as hard as he could.

Alex wasn't moving anymore; he was staring ahead while sneaking glances at the entrance of the cave, and this caused the beast to frown while its slitted eyes squinted.

'Is that human trying to run away?'

That's what it thought, and that's what it seemed to be.

Anyone would want to leave a place that seemed disadvantageous for them; even the beast understood that, but was it going to let Alex run away?

"Krwol!"

The beast growled with its arrow aimed at Alex.

It was as if it were saying, 'Not on my watch!'.

*Swoosh*

The beast didn't waste time, and it directly shot the arrow at Alex, who seemed to be oblivious to everything.

Alex was alert, and he was ready for anything, but what could he do if he couldn't even see?

However, just as the arrow was about to hit Alex—at that exact moment—he rushed toward the entrance, which is also the exit.

Alex dashed toward the opening in the cave, intending to run out of here.

"Kraaaakk!!!"

The kobold chief, who saw Alex's action and also saw that his arrow had missed, let out a frustrated and rage-filled roar.

It didn't even bother hiding anymore; it stood up from the spot it was hiding, and started rushing toward Alex.

"Raaa!"

It waved its hand while gritting its sharp teeth, and the arrow, that was about to hit the ground since its target had moved away, changed its trajectory mid-air.

*Woosh*

It again shot toward Alex, aiming for the back—an area much larger than the head or heart—to decrease the chances of missing.

Yet…

*Swish*

Alex somehow dodged the attack as his body tilted to the right.

The arrow, on the other hand, whizzed past Alex, causing the kobold chief to almost die out of frustration.

*Stomp*

The beast smashed its feet on the ground, unable to believe that someone's luck could be this good, but what it was looking at told otherwise.

*Huff*

No matter what, the beast wasn't going to let Alex run away, so again, it waved its hand with a huff, and the arrow halted in the air before it shot back toward Alex.

The beast, however, frowned as it noticed something strange.

Alex, who had been running with all of his might, had now paused.

The arrow zoomed toward his abdomen, yet he stood still.

The kobold chief's frown only deepened as it saw, in slow motion, how the arrow inched closer to Alex without any resistance.

But just as the arrow was a meter away from Alex, his arm, which was holding a sharp, black dagger, moved.

*Woosh*

*Tink*

It happened in just a second, as the arrow that seemed to surely pierce Alex's stomach was deflected by Alex's lightning-fast movements.

One second, Alex was standing still, and the next second, he had his arm raised and his dagger tilted right at the angle it needed to deflect the incoming arrow.

"..."

A heavy silence followed after that.

*Clink*

The sound of the metal tip of the arrow hitting the cave's floor was heard, but neither the beast nor Alex was focused on that.

The beast was shell-shocked by the sudden change in Alex's behavior; it couldn't believe how the guy who had been avoiding attacks due to sheer luck could suddenly turn into an expert.

"Krr-!"

The next second, however, the beast's eyes widened as it let out a stupified voice as if it had realized something.

It was as if it were saying, 'Wait-!'.

The next second, every scene since Alex had entered the cave played in its mind.

The way Alex slipped on the wet patch by chance now seemed intentional, as if it were planned.

The same could be said for how Alex dunked right at the moment the wooden log was about to hit his head.

The whole view of the kobold about Alex has now changed.

Instead of a lucky bastard, Alex now seemed like an experienced hunter to the kobold.

*Shiver*

The kobold chief had a chill run down its spine as it realized that it had never been the one with the upper hand; it had just invited a beast to its house.

The kobold realized that it had closed off the only escape route he had…

But then the kobold noticed something—something that caused his eyes to tremble.

It had been rushing toward Alex to finish him off after he was hit by the arrow, so the beast was now quite close to Alex, and that gave him a better view of Alex.

So, the beast now saw it clearly.

The patches of blue blood that were present on Alex's black pants, along with some drops on his white shirt, the beast saw clearly.

The kobold chief could smell the scent of its subordinates from that blood, and it was not just the smell of one or two of them.

It could smell every single one of them.

Its eyes trembled more and more as it realized that even after 5 minutes, none of his subordinates had returned yet.

"Kra…"

The beast looked back to where its bow and arrows were, and then it looked back at Alex, who seemed to be busy with something else.

There were just two more arrows left, and one target to shoot at.

*Badump**Badump*

The beast could hear its heart beating against its ribs.

Alex wasn't even moving; he was just standing in the same spot, but for some reason, the beast had a heavy feeling gripping its heart.

*Step**Step**Step*...

The beast glanced at Alex one more time, and finding that he was still standing in that spot with his back at him, the beats rushed toward the bow and arrow.

*Grab*

The beast hurriedly grabbed the bow and knocked the arrow on it with its trembling hands.

But just as it knocked the arrow and turned toward Alex to shoot that arrow at him, the beast froze.

It saw two frosty, golden eyes staring at it emotionlessly.

They just kept staring at him, but the beast that saw them couldn't stop its legs from trembling.

"Kraaa!!"

It yelled in a frenzy and shot the arrow at Alex.

*Woosh*

It then waved its hands in panic, trying to pick up another arrow while also controlling the arrow it had shot toward Alex, but it seemed that luck was not on its side anymore…

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