The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 561

Chapter 561: Hivemind

Klaus didn’t immediately wake up from the strange state he was in after visiting his first incarnation, who was a maniac just like them all. In fact, he would need some time to digest this new information.

He is first incarnation was not the original mastermind, and he, who seems to be the mastermind behind it all, also doesn’t know what he is capable of.

He needed time to fully digest everything…

When Paragon gave him the orb, and he absorbed it, he appeared in a space that felt like his mind. No, it was his mind space. In a twisted kind of way, he appeared in a space that was his mind.

The moment he appeared, all he saw was a clear sky with millions of channels linking one node to the next. It was like a futuristic spectrum of interconnected channels—neurons.

Klaus tried to speak, but no words came out. Instead, the moment he appeared, these channels started disintegrating stage by stage, like a domino structure collapsing into a world.

Slowly, everything vanished, leaving an empty space.

Suddenly, a spark of electricity appeared, and the empty world began reforming. This time, multiple worlds started forming instead of channels inside one world.

The first world was followed by the second and third, and within minutes, 15 worlds had appeared. Inside each world, countless electric channels worked back and forth like a busy electrical circuit.

Suddenly, Klaus’s eyes snapped open, and he felt invincible for the first time in his life. The feeling was electric…

At that moment, Klaus felt like he had stepped into a state of absolute clarity. Everything became crystal clear. It was as if his mind had been reconstructed, forming into a new entity akin to a powerful super processor.

And it was true. Klaus’s mind had truly broken down into atoms and reformed. This time, instead of rebuilding as a single mind, it had formed 15 minds, and as the seconds passed, even more continued to form.

[Congratulations, brat, you have finally reached the first stage of the Paragon Path.]

Suddenly, the senior spoke from within his soul space.

It was Klaus’s first hearing of his voice since entering the trial. From the moment he began the trial, his connection with the senior had been blocked. However, now, he could hear him clearly.

“How?” he asked. “What is happening, Senior?” Klaus couldn’t comprehend what was happening to him.

In fact, he felt his mind grasping countless concepts simultaneously. He felt as though he could achieve a multitude of things at once.

All the techniques and skills in his arsenal are being understood in ways his past incarnations never could. He is now gaining clarity, and it was exhilarating…

[You have finally formed the Hivemind. This means you have finally stepped onto the true path of a paragon… The first Path of the Mind Paragon]

“But how? How do you know all this? How are you talking to me after weeks of silence? Who are you?” Now that Klaus could sense things weren’t that simple, he began asking questions.

The senior knew too much, and Klaus wanted answers. He was the paragon, but he knew nothing.

[I know everything—or at least to some extent—because you told me everything. I cannot tell you how but know that I am not your enemy and do not know how this was possible. However, I know you chose me, and I will continue serving until I am no longer needed.

As to why I was able to reach you, it was because you have finally inherited the Hivemind and have already created 20 minds. I am currently tapped into one of these minds to speak with you.

In essence, you are supposed to have only one mind, but with the Hivemind, you now have 20 minds. As you grow, more will be added to the HIVE.]

“Damn,” Klaus broke into a cold sweat upon hearing that.

[But I can’t tell you who I am because I, in essence, am not a person. You will understand soon, but for now, I must first explain the Hivemind.]

Klaus nodded. “Go ahead, senior.”

Klaus didn’t want to admit it, but for a moment, he became scared of himself. In fact, he never expected this.

The current him was like a person with 20 minds. They were different, yet the same. It felt weird, yet he could tell he hadn’t scratched the surface yet.

[The mind, soul, and body are the core aspects of a being. In essence, you are made up of these three aspects. However, these three are dormant and only grow using the default potential set by them since creation, no matter the technique used.

However, these are limitations even gods couldn’t escape. Why? Because the mind, body, and soul are the core of any being.

But what happens if one chooses to recreate that mind, body, and soul? This is the question you asked yourself billions of years ago.

And the answer came the next second. It was to take matters into your own hands. So, you chose to become who you are today. You chose to reincarnate by cheating reincarnation.

You see, in your nine reincarnations, it was to wait for this moment every time you recreated your body, mind, and soul.

The first time this happened, you became the paragon of the first star. Then the second came, and they followed until you appeared, having accomplished this.]

“So all of this started because of the Nine Reincarnation Divine Body?” Klaus asked.

[Indeed. Everything was because of that. It was the answer you created for your problem. You had to die nine times to fix it, and at this moment, you are finally one with your body, soul, and mind.

This means that when the time comes, you will recreate your body and soul just as you did with your mind. You have created the Hivemind for the mind, and others will come in time.]

Klaus didn’t say anything. Instead, he realized something, and to confirm it, he asked a question that puzzled the senior.

“If I am the mastermind, does that mean I knew what was going to happen up to this point? I mean, I created everything, right? Now, I have the Hivemind, meaning my mental capacity is 20 times more powerful, and it will keep growing, right?

So, did I know this day would come?”

[I don’t know because you never knew. You were meant to know up to this point. Even I will forget everything after this conversation. I am only talking to you now because it was meant to happen.]

“So you are a robot?” Klaus laughed.

[No, brat. But I am also not exactly a person. I can’t say more because I don’t know. But know that the moment you reach the first quota, which is 50 minds, you will understand the path.

You are the engineer of your own destiny, Klaus. How you walk it depends on how you choose to engineer it.]

After saying that, he felt their connection was lost. Klaus sighed, knowing he had no clue who he was. Everything just seemed complicated.

But he understood one thing: if he were to become who he was meant to be, he must first know who he was. He had lived 9 lives; he must understand them all.

He knew he didn’t choose to reincarnate for nothing. There must be something so important that he sought to recreate his mind, body, and soul.

If the answer he seeks lies within his past lives, he must seek them and know everything there is to know. The moment he discovers them, he will know the way forward.

“This is more than my 20 minds can take,” Klaus laughed, knowing he was in for a rollercoaster.