The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus, Jane, and Princess Eshira arrived in Zanbathu using a sleek jet that, according to Klaus’s research, can even travel through space.

The only thing it was lacking was a Jump drive, one that would allow them to enter hyperspeed and, to some extent, even enter the dark universe.

However, Klaus was informed by Princess Eshira that she and her team are working on that.

It turns out that aside from gossip, she is actually a good engineer.

Klaus offered to look at her lab and meet her team to see if they could work something out. He wants to explore his Nerd side some more.

Princess Eshira, who knew all about Klaus’s history, was puzzled when she heard that. But again, for someone who didn’t go to school, he was a co-founder and co-creator of Oracle, so she allowed her thoughts to rest for now.

“This place is clean. It’s like there is no pollution here,” Jane said as they moved through the city.

At the moment, they were passing over a thick forest, and judging by the greenery, Jana couldn’t let her astonishment and praise rest.

Princess Eshira smiled. “We have long achieved green energy in Zanbathu. We have successfully installed air filtration systems and mechanisms designed to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere. It took some time, but we managed to reduce the emissions by 97%.”

“I suppose for a race this advanced, something like this is but a trivial matter to you,” Jane added with a smile as they gradually neared the city.

“I don’t see any guards,” Klaus said, scanning the area.

“Indeed. We don’t need guards anymore since the whole of this place is protected by a complex formation that can even kill a Chaos-stage warrior.

However, should a situation arise where the formation cannot handle the threat, then the Border Guards will intervene. We have four different divisions of the army in Zanbathu.

Although no longer needed due to the formation, the ones meant to protect the borders are the Border Guards. They are an elite unit of warriors from the Border Tribe.

Their panther form has red marks on their left eye.

The second is the Mountain Guards. They are our brute army. They do all the heavy lifting and make sure the enemy never has a moment’s peace.

They have a green mark on their left eye.

I don’t really interact with them since we don’t see eye-to-eye on most things. Of course, you can already guess why.”

Klaus just smiled. “Brutes hate assassins and vice versa. So it is only normal for you not to see eye to eye on things. But I suppose they have their qualities and you also have yours.”

Princess Eshira nodded. “They are elites, no doubt about that, and you would love to be around them if you have a brute side.”

Klaus just shook his head and smiled. He could already see Danny and the rest of his brute friends becoming friends with these Mountain Guards.

“As for the third, they are our elite unit made up of only females. Now, before I continue, you must listen to this one simple rule.

When you meet the Dora Minake unit, under no circumstances should you smile at them, look them in the eye for more than five seconds, or try to shake hands with them.

Trust me, if there is anyone you should fear in Zanbathu, it is the Dora Minake. They are dangerous and feared, a unit even the King has to respect.

Now, their leader is a little uptight, but she is a good friend of mine, so maybe you will have a chance to talk to her. But observe the rules when talking to her.”

“Sounds like they aren’t simple,” Klaus muttered, and Princess Eshira nodded.

“They are indeed not simple. They are every young female warrior’s dream. They all want to have a chance to join them, but it is not that simple.

As for the last army division, they are known as the Panther Cult, led by the Black Panther, Prince Challa.

He had recently become an Ascension-stage warrior and even awakened the sacred bloodline of the Panther God Bast,” Princess Eshira smiled, looking proud.

“He is the strongest of all of us and the heart of Zanbathu. He is also an easy-going person, so I am sure you two will hit it off quite well.”

Klaus smiled. “I suppose we will. In any case, I think your military structure is quite impressive. I am already looking forward to meeting them all.”

Soon, the jet arrived at a landing pad that had been lowered from the ground. The moment they stepped down, Klaus sensed the presence of powerful people around.

The place they landed seemed to be a military base, so the warriors were already around.

“This is the Panther barracks; it is where the Panther Cult trains. We will be meeting my brother first before heading to the other side of the city,” Klaus nodded.

A few seconds after they landed, Klaus saw seven people approaching them. One of them was General Sahran. The others were all Peak Chaos-stage warriors.

However, one of them looked completely different, and without any introduction, Klaus knew he was the Black Panther.

Their eyes met, and for a moment, they each seemed to sense something. ’This feeling,’ Klaus muttered, feeling his Star Monarch bloodline stir.

The resonance he usually felt when someone had an affinity with his blood seemed to pulse even more now as he looked at the handsome brown-skinned prince walking toward them.

“Big brother, hope you are doing well,” Princess Eshira said, beaming with happiness. It had been a while since she last saw her brother, and while she would have loved to jump into his arms and hug him, she first had to behave like a princess.

“I am well, Eshira,” Prince Challa said, looking at his sister with a smile on his face. He had already been notified he would be having visitors, but he never pegged the visitor to be her sister. But just like the princess, he also had to be a prince.

Princess Eshira smiled at her brother’s words and then turned to Klaus. “This is Klaus Hanson, and his sister, Jane. Klaus is the leader of the Earth Alliance.”

The other generals raised their brows upon hearing Princess Eshira’s words.

“Sahran, when you said he is terrifying, I was expecting him to be on the level of the Black Panther, but to think he is only at the Ascendant stage…”

It was plain to them that somehow, something wasn’t adding up. Judging by Klaus’s current stage and the idea of him being the leader of Earth, they wanted to claw their brains out.

However, upon seeing Klaus’s calm expression and the Black Panther’s silence, the six generals began to sense that perhaps something was amiss.

And they were right.

While they only saw cultivation base, the prince saw strength—one that rivaled his own and might even surpass his.

“Nice meeting you, Klaus Hanson. I suppose since you are here, we can get right to it.”

“I think so too.”

The words were spoken lightly, but the intent behind them was one that eluded everyone listening.