The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 573

Chapter 573: Hidden Danger

Months ago, when word reached the Duncan Legacy family and its allies that Klaus and his pals were out of the academy, they immediately dispatched 4 Sovereigns, 40 Great Sages, and 80 Sages to erase him and his pals from existence.

Hours later, news of the death of every last one of their warriors reached back to them, making them finally understand the danger they were facing. In fact, it was a wake-up call for them.

They all panicked and despaired after hearing the news, but it was just for a moment. In their despair state, a cold voice suddenly entered their meeting room, bringing dark light to their hearts.

Back then, they were all Sovereign stage warriors. However, even with their cultivation base, they couldn’t figure out who was talking to them or even where the voice was coming from.

When they couldn’t figure it out, they allowed the voice to speak.

It was then that the voice made its desire to help them in killing Klaus Hanson and his friends.

Naturally, they accepted the offer with the promise that he would help them and three others from their families become transcendent.

They were then instructed to stop pursuing Klaus and his pals for the time being.

Months passed, and they did as they were told. Even when news reached them that Klaus had nearly killed Kate Duncan, they did nothing in retaliation.

They were biding their time, and finally, the moment they had been waiting for had come. Just a few days ago, the same voice that spoke to them came to visit again… Only this time, it was a dark-clad person.

He took them to a distant place where, within days, the Heads of the Duncan Legacy Family, Jiwon, Mason, and Nabil of the Great Clans were turned into Transcendents through some strange ritual.

If Klaus had been present, he would have found an eerie similarity between this ritual and the one performed by the Demon Zombies in the Demon’s Abode Forbidden Zone.

It was without a doubt that the same dark-robed person was behind that ritual.

But alongside the heads of these prestigious families, three more from each family were turned into Transcendents. Naturally, the figure helped the heads place a hex, or perhaps a seal, on them.

This seal had once been removed by Klaus when the senior helped him free the twins who had been sent to kill him by their mother, a high ranker in the Dark Order.

Once again, this dark-robed figure had his fingerprints all over it.

If all this evidence were dissected, one could finally figure out the mystery of who placed the bounty on Klaus through the Dark Order. Klaus could only stay in the dark for now…

“This is a soul-attacking weapon. All you have to do is throw your strength at your target. The moment they defend against it, it will detonate and attack the soul.

I will give each of you two. Find a way to bring Klaus Hanson away from the sect. I don’t care how you do it; I only ask for results, so don’t fail me.

If you succeed, I will make each of you an Ascendent-stage expert, bringing you to the level of the Overlords. Also, be sure to never get close to where the weapon detonates; it has enough force to end even an Overlord.”

Immediately, the dark-robed figure handed out the weapons, then vanished, leaving the family heads and their subordinates.

Duncan immediately took out a communicator from his space ring and called a number.

“Maco, gather six Great Sages and use the method to spy on Klaus Hanson’s family. Do it from a safe distance and report any movements that happen outside of that house.”

After giving the order, he turned to the other heads beside him.

“He didn’t give us a time frame, so we can take our time and do this right. My wards reported that Klaus hasn’t been seen in a while, which means he is on a mission somewhere only the Sect Elders know about.

We can only attack someone close to him if we want to get his attention. I say those in his household will do,” Duncan said, making the three Great Clan heads nod.

“I already have a team spying on his home. Since my good-for-nothing daughter, pretending to be a War Goddess, wouldn’t come peacefully, I can only use force or kill her before Klaus uses her against us.”

Nabil said, looking smug…

Now that he had become a Transcendent, he felt all high and mighty, thinking he wouldn’t have an equal among the Overlords.

“But we have a problem here, in case any of you think otherwise,” Jiwon said, looking at his criminal accomplices.

“What is it?” Duncan asked.

“It’s about Klaus. From the reports we have received, it seems the Overlords like Klaus. So, who is to say they wouldn’t intervene if something happened to his family or, ultimately, to him?

With him and Fire Queenie Nari practically friends now, I don’t think I need to tell you how dangerous that would be. Even though we have this weapon now, we only have six, and there are eight Overlords.”

Jiwon’s words made the alliance take a step back. Indeed, Klaus was not simple, so things wouldn’t be smooth sailing for them.

“I have a fix,” Mason spoke up. “Since the Overlords refused to intervene when he killed in Union City, then after we make our move, we can use that to stop them. With Klaus practically declaring war on us months ago, we can use it to our advantage.

We can make it a war between Klaus and us. This way, the Overlords can’t intervene, meaning we can easily kill Klaus and get away with it.”

Mason’s words were indeed true. Klaus had declared war on them, and they could only respond to his declaration. This way, the Overlords wouldn’t be able to interfere.

By going to war with Klaus, even though it sounded strange, the Overlords could only stand aside and watch. They would only interfere if things escalated and began to affect outsiders.

Klaus wouldn’t be able to count on the Overlords, and they also wouldn’t be able to call on the Overlords for aid. It would be a battle solely between Klaus and them.

“Then, since there is a fix, we shouldn’t fail. I, for one, would love to become an Ascendant so I can finally stop putting up with the crap these Overlords are all about,” Duncan said.

“I will let you all know immediately when I receive word from my spies. You should do the same, considering this is the only chance we have to rise above the Overlords finally,” Duncan added before leading his three Transcendents away.

“He’s become bossy, hasn’t he?” Nabil, Miriam’s father, sneered. “Let’s just put up with his farce for now. When the brat is taken care of, we’ll turn our fangs on him.”

The three great clan heads smirked at Duncan’s antics and soon left, heading back to their territories. Soon, they would have their chance, but whether they could seize it would depend on their capabilities.

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A week later, Nadia, who had been in seclusion for months all this while, had finally rebuilt her foundation from the Awakened stage and reached the bottleneck of the Grandmaster stage.

She is finally ready to become a Saint…

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