The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

”Well, that was anticlimactic,” one of the immortal lords in the SSS-class spaceships said, looking at the space folding with Blood Shadow trapped within it.

His name is Banabas, the patriarch of Banabas Media Corporation. He came to this battle with only one goal: to broadcast the death of the rising star hunter called the Renegade Hunter.

However, what he saw left him both disappointed and stunned. And so were the two other Immortal Lords, who also came with their own agenda and motives.

”I at least expected Blood Shadow to have killed this brat within the first three exchanges, but now, it seems he had bought himself some time to recuperate.”

”It seems this Renegade Hunter is no simple brat at all. To think he had even mastered Space Law to this extent. Makes me wonder who is backing him,” Immortal Lord James also said, narrowing his gaze at Klaus.

He is the leader of the Blue Sky Mercenary Team. Just like any mercenary family, he takes on any mission as long as the price is good enough.

He came this time to see if he could rescue Klaus and use that as a means to pull him into his team. However, what he has seen in the last few minutes and is seeing now tells him Klaus might not be as simple as he looks.

”Looks like Blood Shadow has landed herself in a deep humiliation this time. Even if she somehow manages to kill this brat, she would be laughed at by all,” Immortal Lord Phobas also added his voice, reclining comfortably in a chair inside his spaceship.

Unlike Immortal Lord James and Banabas, he had no family or team to his name. He is a rogue warrior who enjoys seeking out the most enjoyable experiences.

When he was called by Immortal Lord James and Banabas to come witness an execution, he dropped everything and came running. Now, he is glad he came.

He is a good swordsman and a legendary figure in the Milky Way galaxy. But even he was impressed by Klaus’s battle power and competence.

”She would be looked down on by many of our peers for sure,” Immortal Lord Banabas said, already getting feedback from the viewers he was broadcasting to.

The video he is streaming offers only exclusive access, which costs one billion Heavens Crystals. Only the rich are watching. He would only make it open to all when the battle is over.

But even so, billions are watching, and the feedback he is getting keeps making him laugh. To him, this is all just business, just as it is all fun for Immortal Lord Phobas.

But Blood Shadow isn’t having fun at all.

Inside the space lock, her body is covered in black flames, shadows coiling around her.

’How did I land myself in this trap?’ she said inwardly, looking for a way out.

This isn’t her first time getting trapped inside a space lock.

She had faced many warriors with a much more advanced mastery of the Space Law than Klaus and broke through all.

In most cases, she even manages to see the Space Law coming from a mile away, allowing her to dodge before getting trapped. But even if she gets trapped, she always finds a way out.

However, she didn’t see Klaus coming at all. In fact, before she registered what he was doing, she had already found herself locked down.

”Did I underestimate him?” she questioned.

Klaus is a mortal, and so while at the Empyrean stage, many prodigies awaken their Law affinity and begin their mastery, it is impossible to have that much understanding and Law essence to pull off a space lock of such a magnitude.

Klaus even went ahead and unleashed a Space folding attack first, something many find difficult and taxing, before even unleashing the space lock.

So, in a way, she had indeed underestimated Klaus, and now she found herself locked down, giving Klaus enough time to recover.

”Damnit.” She gritted her teeth and slowly started looking for a way out.

Soon, however, she saw that things weren’t as simple as they seemed to be.

”The folding is the issue here. I can’t solve the space lock while space keeps folding. If I try to brute-force my way out of here, who knows where I would end up.”

Space Law is complex. Just like how a small shift in the Void can send one several billion miles away, Space Law behaves the same.

A slight mistake, and she would find herself in a completely different place. So she realised that, and decided to examine the folding some more and see if she could break that first.

Once that is done, she can focus on the main task: the space lock. Klaus didn’t activate these three space attacks out of desperation. He calculated and saw that his odds are much better with them.

It would buy him the time he needed to recover.

A few seconds later, Blood Shadow also realised the bitter truth.

”Damnit, just what did this bastard use to create the law? Why is it so complex?”

She realised she could not solve the folding or break the lock simply because she had no idea what kind of runes law was created from. The runic inscriptions are just too complex.

This means she can only wait for the folding to deactivate on its own and the lock to break. Naturally, it takes time, but because Klaus has run out of essence, it will break soon.

If he had more essence, perhaps he could have kept her locked down for a while. But she, in a way, was lucky.

So, like Klaus, this gave her some time to think of all the ways she would hurt him when she broke free.

Meanwhile, Klaus was working at full speed to figure out how to handle the next 20 minutes. His gaze never left the space lock. He was aware that the moment it came undone, she would go for the kill.

But he also has enough time to make adequate plans.

”Icon, what do you think? Should I use the Undying Immortal Art now? Also, how much life force do I have?”

[The master has 3.6 billion years left to live. However, if he were to use the Undying Immortal Art, he would be dead within 10 minutes.

But, as to whether now is the best time to use it, I suppose, with all things considered, the master has no choice but to trade life for power.]

”Seems logical too. However, I can’t burn my entire life force, so I will try to see if I can use my close combat skills to buy at least two minutes. The last three would come from my life force.”

[But the master would still have 15 more minutes to go, and in case the master is not aware, Blood Shadow hadn’t used her Shadow & Flame Law yet.]

”One step at a time, Tower. We have to stall for time, and hopefully, rescue would come soon.”

Klaus took a deep sigh, ready for the second phase of the battle.

Minutes went by, and in no time, the folding stopped and the space lock cracked. Klaus stood up and rested Bloodwork on his shoulder.

”Bring it on.”