Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

<Executing emergency protocol.>

A message flashed past Alex's eyes.

He was asleep, and everything in front of him was covered in a calm black color. There were occasional flashes of bright, electric blue here and there, but that was all.

He could feel warm and cozy in here. It was so comforting that it almost felt dangerous to him, but he still wanted to keep staying in this place, wherever it was.

His body felt like it was growing stronger, but there was something else he could feel—something he couldn't quite put a finger on.

It was as if he was losing himself in this darkness, but the new message that flashed in front of him changed everything.

'What..? Who?'

For a second, he was confused, his memories blurred, but the next second.

<Electrical discharge commencing.>

'Wha—'

Alex grew more and more puzzled, but before he could even complete his words...

*BZZZT!*

A loud buzzing echoed through his head, and along with it came a stunning pain in his head, causing his mind to blank for a second.

"..."

Everything seemed to have paused for Alex. It was just for a microsecond, but in that period, the current that his head got buzzed with was enough to wake him up from wherever he was.

'What..?'

All the blurred memories started clearing up, and he finally realized what must've happened, and the next second, his eyes snapped open, only to find a claw covered with fiery red light moving straight for his neck.

His eyes sharpened as he saw it, but for some reason, he couldn't really feel any danger from that attack; all he saw was the claw of some beast moving toward him with speed so low that he could avoid it even if he were half asleep.

<You should hurry it up, Alex. Your ability is active right now, and if you were to waste your time like this, then you would lose your chance to test it out. Your body won't be able to sustain the skill for more than 1 second.>

It was then that he heard the voice of the AI in his head, causing his eyes, which, unlike their usual golden color, were blue, to sharpen as blue thunder flashed past them.

He didn't say anything to the AI's words, as he didn't want to waste any more of his time. He hurriedly sat up straight, easily avoiding the claw of the beast, who was still unaware of the fact that Alex was not there anymore.

Alex raised his brow in surprise as he saw the beast's claw still moving toward the ground—he could see everything in slow motion.

It was then that a certain path formed in his line of sight.

It was a path for him to follow, and he did just that; he got up from the ground and rushed forward, following the outlined pathway, reaching behind the Pyrovoltus in an instant, much to his surprise.

'Wha...'

He could see sparks of bright blue thunder streaking across his body. This time, however, instead of hurting, he felt a tingling sensation, as if his muscle cells were excited about something.

<Deactivate the ability!>

It was then that he heard the AI's voice, urgency clear in it, causing his eyes to squint as he relaxed his muscles, deactivating the ability.

He didn't even know what the ability's description was, as he hadn't seen it yet, but he could automatically tell what to do and how to do it whenever he thought about this ability; it was as if the ability was engraved in his soul.

It was an ability he got from one of his own body parts, so it wasn't really that surprising.

*Boom*

Just then, a loud muffled boom was heard as the Pyrovoltus had finally landed its attack. It hit the ground, but the beast kept on slashing its claws at it.

Dust started to rise as the beast thought that it was hitting Alex, tearing his throat apart, but Alex paid no heed to it.

It was weak. The beast couldn't even tell what happened, so Alex didn't really care about what it did.

That beast wouldn't be able to help him test out the new skill he had gained to its full capability.

What was the use of focusing on such a beast?

[Race: Tempestborn (Mythical).]

His race had changed. He didn't know how it happened or what really happened, but he knew that whatever happened during the time period of...

He looked at the time on the system interface and muttered, 'One hour.'

Whatever happened in this single hour was all because of the new leg he had received.

He stared at his race for a while before he clicked at it.

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Tempestborn

(Mythical): A new race formed by the mixture of an ancient Stormrazor Wyrm and a human. This new race has the blood and bones, along with the melted scales, mixed up with a human, causing their grade to get lowered a bit, but it still provides the human with some of the Wyrm's ability.

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Thunderveil Steps

- An ability made by the adaptability of humans and the speed of the ancient Wyrm. This ability makes it possible for the user to move at 500% of their maximum speed while providing a path for the user to move in the blind spots of their enemies.

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Transformation -

(Locked)]

As he looked at the ability's description, he finally realized why his speed had increased so much. This ability gave him a 500% boost in his speed. 500 was a big number; it means that if he were a level 10 player, his speed would go up by 5 times, which is around 500 km/hour.

Yes, it wasn't possible, as a level 10 player would never be able to use this ability, but as Alex was a level 35 player, with his maximum speed at 370 km/hour, he could break the sound barrier if he were to use this skill.

But again, his body was weak, making it impossible for him to use this skill for longer than 1 second, and in just one second, Alex could feel his mana drained by 90% of his total mana.

"Grrr?"

Just then, the beast's confused voice echoed through the area, causing Alex's expression to finally get pulled toward the beast.

The beast wasn't able to perceive Alex's presence. To the beast, it was as if Alex had vanished; it couldn't even tell that Alex was standing right behind it.

Alex's red hair, which had turned black a second ago, now turned black to the blood-red color, and his eyes, shining with bright blue thunder, were now back to their normal golden shade.

Alex, standing right behind the beast, his shadow looming over it, stared at it for a while, trying to test how long it would take for the beast to find his location, but to his surprise, the beast was quick to catch on as it hurriedly jumped forward, turning behind and baring its fangs at Alex.

"Grrrrr!"

It growled in anger before it lunged at him again, causing Alex to sigh as his dagger appeared in his hand.

'Hm, I guess the blind spot thingy only works for a while...'

He muttered as he gripped his dagger tight, not even bothering to get serious about the beast in front of him.

He had other things to worry about right now.