The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

The battles resumed once again, only that this time, the focus shifted to Asmodeus, whose arrival had changed everything.

With a mere wave of his hand, five demigods appeared, each terrifying just from the sheer magnitude of the battle between them and the five demigod assassins.

Nobody expected him to hold that much power.

However, their true shock came when he turned his attention toward the corrupted warriors. Already, out of the 1200 corrupted warriors, only 5 had fallen, while the beasts had lost over 500 warriors.

That alone showed the kind of legion they were, and so when Asmodeus extended his staff and summoned five more demigods and 300 Immortal Lords, everyone’s eyes widened.

”Kill them all, for they would be your comrades soon.” The order was simple, and the result was immediate.

He used his power to raise all dead beasts and the five corrupted warriors, sending them toward the battlefield where the other beasts were locked in with the Qilin Mercenary team.

There too, he raised the dead beasts and human mercenaries and commanded them to kill some more. Afterward, he turned and looked at Rory and the others.

Already, Rory had sustained some injuries, but her battle spirit remained at its peak. She had clashed with two assassins, one using a hit-and-run tactic.

So despite holding the advantage against her opponent, the second assassin seemed to keep her always on edge.

Now, Asmodeus chose to take away the second assassin and let her handle her true opponent. He summoned an Immortal King-level Undead Assassin to go handle the Immortal Lord assassin, who had tried many times but failed to kill Rory.

Turning slightly, Rory gave Asmodeus a nod. ”Thank you, Senior.”

Despite Asmodeus being merely at the peak of the True Immortal stage, she recognized his power, and so she called him a senior.

Asmodeus smiled evilly and said:

”Make sure you don’t die. As much as I would love to make you one of my undead, dying would be a big disappointment.” After saying that, he shifted his attention to Slate, Omen, and Echo.

Seeing they were holding on just fine, he turned to Princess Evren. Klaus had already commanded him to aid his people, so he was just doing what he was asked to do.

Unlike Rory, Princess Evren had sustained quite some injuries, some a bit grave. While she would beat her chest and say she was as monstrous as Rory, the truth of the matter was she was not, at least not when close combat was concerned.

”Your strength lies in crowd control, young lady, so don’t push yourself too hard. If by fate you catch my master’s sight, perhaps he would help you gain a close combat class.” Asmodeus said with a smile, giving Princess Evren an appraising gaze.

”For now, allow me to take this weakling off your hands...” An Immortal Emperor appeared at his command and soon clashed with the Immortal that Princess Evren was fighting.

He waved his hand, and a pill appeared in it. Tossing it to Princess Evren, he added, ”You can go experiment with your mind attacks on those idiots; Number Ten will guard you.”

The Immortal Lord standing behind Asmodeus nodded and moved toward Princess Evren.

She flinched a little but regained her composure. She opened her mouth to ask why he was helping her; however, Asmodeus beat her to it.

”Like I said to the Renegade Hunter, my help is not free, so take heart and enjoy my generosity today, for you will pay for it in the future.”

After saying that, he walked away, stopping when he was only 40 meters from the egg.

Two demigod undead clad in silver-like cloak armor appeared and stood guard. Once he was protected, he started waving his staff about, muttering some complex words.

Meanwhile, Klaus, who was now free of the five demigods, looked at the seven immortals before him and smiled.

”Ah, how the tables have turned.”

All seven of them tightened their hold on their daggers.

”Renegade Hunter, do you think you can’t be killed?” one of them blurted out, his expression turning ashen. The dagger in his hand trembled, and a wave of powerful soul energy gushed out of it, causing the space around him to tremble.

Klaus felt a powerful force slam into his soul.

’Wow, that actually hurts,’ he narrowed his eyes at the assassin, and for a moment, all he saw was resolve.

’It appears he is about to make a desperate move using his life as a conduit.’ Seeing this, Klaus knew he had to move, or else he risked death.

His body surged with power, waves of terrifying energy coming out. Knowing he was in danger, he let go of the domain and tapped into his first elemental trump card.

*Hush* *Hush* *Hush*

Air blew over everyone, spreading far and wide. Wherever it passed, ice formed, coating every surface. Klaus rose into the air and raised his sword, causing a light beam to fire up, separating the clouds.

The seven assassins also sensed danger, and so the six who had yet to make their move did, all of them igniting their souls. In half a second, Klaus felt their combined soul energies condensing.

’What are they planning?’ he thought.

[Master, run.]

Icon’s voice entered Klaus’s head, but just before he could respond to it, the seven assassins formed into a straight line, with the one in front now holding an A-class gun called [Soul Blazing Cannon].

The moment it was aimed at Klaus, it locked onto him, depriving him of any chance to run for his dear life.

He immediately lowered his sword and tapped into his elemental law. Using the ice as a conduit, he activated one of his defensive abilities.

”Law Art: Ice Body Transformation.”

*Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing*

Ice crystals formed from the purest essence of ice merge from his body, melting and covering his body in a brilliant white armor. On his chest, all seven forbidden ice appeared, and one by one, they augmented him.

’Still not enough.’

His mind spun, looking for a way to further improve his defense. By then, the [Soul Blazing Cannon] had been charged and was ready to fire.

”Even if you survive this, it won’t be for long before your life is reaped by our reinforcement, brat.”

Just when the desperate assassin spoke those words, he pressed the trigger, and the beam shot out, moving toward Klaus with deadly speed.

In the span of a second, Klaus was swallowed by a golden light that spilled over, hitting some beasts and humans. Those struck screamed, some even dying in the process.

However, Klaus, who was the main recipient of that attack, was eerily quiet.

All who witnessed the attack sighed, some clenching their fists, knowing Klaus was as good as dead. They knew there was just no way he would survive such an attack.

However, they were all proven wrong when, after the beam died down, a solid ice statue stood where Klaus had been, its surface coated in a metallic substance.

A few seconds after the beam died down, the statue cracked, and Klaus’s handsome self was revealed, his white hair billowing in the air.

”Elemental Law Fusion...” The onlookers recognized the power Klaus used to survive the attack from the A-class [Soul Blazing Cannon].

This discovery, however, sent shockwaves among them.

Klaus brushed his hair backward and moved, taking off the head of the bastard who pressed the trigger.