The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

”Who is this?” Ophelia asked, staring at the tied-up Lewin, who seemed to be under some kind of spell, considering the dull look in his eyes.

”He is a prisoner of war whom I have taken, since he had valuable intel I need.”

”And you trust him?” Kaiz asked, looking startled by the fact that Klaus brought back someone who was looking to kill their young miss into the spaceship.

The other three guards appeared to be the same. They were not afraid of Lewin; they were more afraid of the hidden agenda he might have.

What if he has a tracker on him? What if he is a suicide bomber waiting to be brought closer to Ophelia so he can act?

Many assumptions filled their minds as they stared at Lewin.

Although Klaus wasn’t too bothered by the fact that powerful immortal-stage warriors were coming after him and his packages, having intel on them as early as possible would come in handy when he met them.

So bringing Lewin on board was the best option. Plus Icon had already ensured he had no tracker on him or a bomb.

”Of course, I don’t trust him. However, it is his life he would be buying with his intel, so if he lies to me, then the only way out for him is death.

However, it wouldn’t be the same death as the one his friends got. No, I am not that merciful to people who lie to me. I have a different kind of death I give to my liars.”

Klaus turned and looked at Lewin with an evil smile. ”I would only kill your immortal body, then, when I gain access to your immortal soul, I would start the torture, making sure your suffering knows no end.”

Klaus raised his pinky, and a white flame ignited, causing both Lewin and everyone aboard the ship to take a step back. This made Klaus smile... ”That is what I thought.”

”Now sit down, and let’s have a conversation... We don’t have much time.”

Lewin nodded and sat down as instructed. Just the sight of the [Soul Fury Flame] gave him a sense of dread unlike any he had ever felt in the several thousand years he had lived.

As for Ophelia and her guards, they remained quiet, since although the threat wasn’t directed at them, they felt it nonetheless, and that told them what they needed to know.

In truth, Klaus had already made provisions to ensure Lewin wouldn’t lie to him. His nine soul bodies weren’t inside his soul sea for no reason.

They were working around the clock to ensure Klaus came out of this unexpected mission alive. So they made sure Lewin would behave and only tell the truth.

But even if there were no such measure in place, the fact that Icon could confirm just about anything through Uniweb was enough to ensure that Lewin wouldn’t be able to lie to him.

”Speak,” Klaus said after he took his seat, letting go of a few layers of his armor. The only thing that remained was a black vest and a pair of loose trousers.

Lewin nodded and started to speak. ”So, before we accepted the bounty, a thread was posted in an underworld chat group about the appearance of a rising star hunter by the name Renegade Hunter.

The thread was about whether he should be allowed to live long or be taken off the face of the universe. In the end, the decision to kill him was reached, citing that if he were allowed to rise, he would become a problem.”

”Oh, I never expected to hear I became famous even in the criminal underworld,” Klaus said with a chuckle.

”Well, you have become something of a threat. Our informants in the mission hall provided us with your data, which was then shared with thousands of others.

However, nobody initially had the time to waste tracking you. You were, after all, a mortal, and the bounty wasn’t that huge.

However, the moment the bounty was posted, and our informants told us you were the one who went to the rescue, every criminal decided to come after you.

The map fragment is very important, but that isn’t the only reason they are coming. They want you dead just as much as they want the map fragment.”

Klaus didn’t say anything, but the fact that he learned there were traitors in the mission hall made him a little mad. Of course, he knew there were traitors in every organization.

In a way, he is also a traitor, considering his nature as a paragon, but working for an organization that hates paragons and even planning to backstab them one of these days.

However, he would never sell out an innocent hunter just because he wants chaos and distraction everywhere. He wouldn’t do that just because he felt threatened by a warrior.

Learning that hunters are selling out their fellow hunters is a bit disheartening to hear.

”How many are coming?”

”Over a thousand; however, not all of them have scanners strong enough to pick up on your trail. This means most would bug out when they couldn’t find anything about you.

However, I know the Blood Shadows sent ten assassins. The Mountain Sword King is also coming. The South Side Monk is also coming. The Ten Banner Mercenary Group, the Domain Formation King, and the Insidious Bunny are all coming.

These names are the most dangerous among us all in the Dervas Star System, and they all want a single thing: you dead, the map fragment taken, and she dead.”

Klaus turned and looked at Ophelia. ”You heard the man; the big guns are coming, so be ready to fight for your life. I sure would fight for mine.”

Klaus grinned, feeling like he had been conspired against.

If he somehow manages to get through this, who knows how many more dangers will come his way simply because he has suddenly become a threat to both criminals and hunters?

”This is valuable intel, but until I can confirm it, you will remain seated.” Lewin nodded and said nothing afterward. To him, his life is more important than anything.

His pals are dead, but as a criminal, as long as he manages to earn his life back, that is all that matters. Of course, he fancied his life, and due to that, Klaus actually had plans to let him go.

Someone like him has uses. Icon isn’t all-knowing, to know every hidden agenda brewing in the criminal underworld. So he needed information, and Lewin seemed like a logical choice.

He is the kind of person who would do anything to keep his life. Klaus had put him to the test, and he passed; so, he had earned his freedom, but also the start of a new life on a leash.

Klaus had him hooked to a soul thread that would prevent him from lying or ratting him out to anyone. So when he leaves, he wants him to continue providing information for as long as Klaus requires his services.

Once he no longer requires his services, he will consider the fitting punishment to give him. But for now, Lewin is a free man.