The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 569 The Eight-Headed Hydra Demon Serpent (3)

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The metal head exploded, causing a powerful shockwave that threw Klaus back several meters. The explosion was very destructive, and Klaus, now pale and as white as paper, could only watch as the chaos began to die down.

But he was on the move the next second, ready to kill the remaining five heads. When he used [Whispers of Discord] and began whispering into the head of the metal head, it was more difficult than he had thought.

At first, he used it to whisper attacks aimed at the other heads. However, he faced powerful resistance, requiring about six mind spaces to crack. But Klaus was the Overlord of Slaughter, so he found another way.

He whispered for the snake to attack him instead. This made it very happy, which, in a way, created a backdoor to its head. Klaus used his body as bait, and well, he suffered for it.

But when he felt his connection to the metal head grow stronger, he immediately went for the kill. Of course, the moment he whispered for the death of the water head, the resistance began to appear.

Klaus knew that if he wasted it, he would regret it, so his mind quickly came up with the best move: kill the metal head before it could do anything to disrupt the link he had formed in its head.

Thus, he gave the order for self-destruct, and it was incredibly powerful.

”Giant Colossal Spear Descent.” A spell circle appeared, and a large spear made of ice shot at the dark head. But before the attack could land, the ice head of the snake shot an ice beam, destroying it instantly.

Suddenly, a painful scream came from the ice head, which had just been blinded. Klaus sacrificed one of the Void Piercing Needles by sending it on a one-way strike through.

Well, sacrifice is a wrong word—it was more like depositing it in its body, which was surprisingly affected. The needle entered through its eye, and Klaus lost connection to it.

But he didnʼt care, mainly because he was finally matched 4 and a half. Now that the ice head was blinded, it was up to the Darkness, Wood, Lightning, and Fire to compete with.

A lightning bolt blew away Klaus, but he was back and attacking again the next second.

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”Lissa, do you think Master will be alright? I mean, he has already killed three and crippled one, but he has also lost a lot of his energy?” Alida asked her sister, who was also watching the final battle, with a worried expression.

”He will be fine, Alida. He is Master; this is just something small for him,” Lissa said, but even she didnʼt sound convinced.

”Master will win... He has to win, or his world and everyone he loves is doomed,” Alida said before taking her sisterʼs hand right when Klaus was sent flying again.

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ʼShit... these bastards are aggressive now.ʼ

Klaus flew high into the air and channelled his strength into his sabre, unleashing a powerful Moon Slash at the dark head. He tried the Whisper of Discord again, but it didnʼt work.

It was as if the remaining heads had shut it off.

”Time for you to die, bastard.” Klaus took out the spear he got from his third challenger and tossed it in the air. Then, he flew even higher into the air and descended at a speed several times faster.

Then, like kicking a ball, his foot struck the blunt end of the spear, and it shot off like a missile.

The spear went through its eye, just as he had done with the Void Piercing Needle on the ice-type head. It was decisive, but Klaus wasnʼt celebrating yet. Blinding them didnʼt mean they would stop attacking.

They were attacking despite being blinded.

Fortunately, their attacks also affected the other heads, which forced Klaus to move quickly to end them.

However, just as he was closing in, a vine latched onto his leg before he could get close to the darkness-type head. Klaus swiftly severed it and retreated.

He continued attacking while doing his best to handle the Lightning, Wood, and Fire heads. The battle was anything but easy.

The more he attacked, the more danger he found himself in. It was as if the remaining heads were actively protecting the blinded ones.

Four hours passed, and Klaus was still doing all he could to kill the Ice-type head and the Darkness that the Void Piercing Needle and the Spear blinded.

Klaus was switching between weapons and using dozens of skills, but he still couldnʼt break through to the heads.

Suddenly, an opening appeared, and Klaus, who was now alone on the battlefield, charged toward the Firehead. It was about to spray a wave of fire, but before it could, Klaus appeared within 40 meters of it.

A spear appeared in his hands, and like throwing a javelin, he hurled it, stabbing through the eye of the Lightning-type head, which was distracted by one of his illusions. Klaus wasnʼt taking any chances.

Now, he had blinded the Darkness, Ice, and Lightning heads. He quickly moved in and, with a decisive blow, shattered the horn of the Ice-type head, killing it.

Klaus quickly retreated but was caught by a vine stab that practically tore through his ribs. Although Klaus was wearing the exo-armor that healed the wound quickly, it didnʼt stop him from feeling the pain.

Six hours passed, and Klaus was nearing his breaking point. He was losing blood faster than he could regenerate.

After becoming a Sage, his regeneration ability had become much more powerful. Right now, he could even regenerate body parts, but it costs a tremendous amount of energy. Luckily for him, however, he had more than enough energy.

However, the fatigue that came with using all these skills and techniques was too much for someone at his level to handle.

ʼShould I use it now?ʼ Klaus wondered, considering he had already used all the Law of Self, which he had gained from the previous trials, and exhausted all the skills provided by the Pentaface Bead (Demon Bead).

He was contemplating whether to use the [Shared] abilities of the Paragon mark. Although he couldnʼt communicate with his women, he could still activate that skill.

At this moment, Klaus would gain a 275% boost to all his stats for one hour and thirty minutes. It was enough to make things much more interesting for him.

But it was his last resort. Aside from that, the only thing left was the [Overdrive] skill, which would give him a 1000% boost by sacrificing 100 years of his lifespan.

That wasnʼt an option.

Klaus immediately went into deep thought, dedicating two whole Mind Spaces to checking through his skills and techniques, while another Mind Space was verifying if he had made any mistakes in using them.

He was using his brain, all right. However, the odds were simply too overwhelming for someone at his level to handle. He should at least be a Sovereign to face such odds.

Klaus was digging through his mind, searching for a way out. If he could blind the Wood and Fire heads, he could finally take care of them using the [Shared].

[Brat, you have the Hivemind... So think!]

Suddenly, the senior spoke and Klaus paused his attack for a moment. The words were just words, but the way they sounded was different.

It was as if he had gained clarity in that instant.

”Right, I have to think.”