The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 594

Chapter 594: The GameShow (4)

The moment Klaus appeared in Union City, Reaper, the leader of the Dark Order, went into action. He was the leader of the most lethal assassin organization, after all, so naturally, the alliance made him the one to kill Klaus.

Having now become an Ascendant at the first level, he was like the main trump card in the battle. He stealthily moved, inching closer and closer to Klaus while chaos erupted around him.

He was a killer, so he knew that in battle, some had to die for others to gain the advantage and go for the kill. Klaus was similar in this regard, but he wouldn’t sacrifice anyone; instead, he would use his own powers to accomplish his goals.

For 30 minutes, Reaper moved until he finally came within attack range…and he took it.

The moment his dagger went through Klaus’s back and emerged from his chest, he knew he had succeeded. He had killed Klaus, and everyone on the battlefield erupted into resounding cheers.

Those on Klaus’s side watched, holding their breath as Klaus’s body fell from the skies and landed on the ground along with his sword.

It was a satisfying thud that broke millions of hearts but also made millions rejoice.

Klaus is dead…yet why does it all feel wrong?

…Something is wrong. Everything was wrong…It wasn’t supposed to go like that.

Klaus’s mother held her chest, along with his lovers and sister. They are currently staring at the screen, tears rolling down their eyes.

Klaus just died…as it was supposed to be in deathbattles.

However, Queenie just sat there, scanning the videos that were playing.

“He is not dead,” she suddenly said, forcing the already teary-eyed woman to turn toward her. Queenie immediately knew what they wanted, so she wasted no time.

“That big ring is still there. The red face is still hanging, and the eight on the floor are still screaming. If he had died, all of this would cease to remain active,” she explained.

“Wait, does that mean he was just using a clone?” Lily asked, wiping her eyes.

“I don’t think so… Though he is using a clone, it’s just an illusion—a very good one,” Queenie explained again.

“But how is that possible? He shot lightning from his fingertips… A clone can do that, but an illusion? How is that possible?” Lucy, who prided herself on being a bookworm, seemed to be at a loss here.

“Klaus called it ‘Reality Check.’ It has something to do with his Illusion Class… By the way, he has an Illusion Class, too. He showed it to me when he arrived at the academy,” Queenie said, adding extra context to show the ladies she knew more about Klaus than they did.

As expected, they rolled their eyes.

“Then, if that is just an illusion clone, where is his real body?” Klaus’s mom asked, having already planned the perfect punishment for Klaus for nearly giving her a heart attack.

“That… I don’t know,” Queenie said, shaking her head.

If only she knew Klaus was currently sitting in a movie theatre somewhere in Union City, drinking and chewing popcorn, she would probably drop her weapons and stop cultivating.

“As expected, that bastard has some skills… But he can’t use them on me… Not when I plan on shattering his hopes and dreams,” Klaus said, gulping pineapple juice.

Back on the battlefield, Reaper, who had killed Klaus, looked at the still-screaming warriors on the ground and frowned.

“You’re wondering why they’re still in pain… Well, that’s because you failed to kill me,” Klaus said as he appeared from the clouds, riding on the same sword. It was like a twin version of him had appeared.

“Care to give it another shot?” he asked, looking smug.

All of a sudden, the cheerful mood on the battlefield was replaced by a grim reality.

“It was just a clone,” one of the warriors said, looking scared as Klaus appeared again in battle. At that moment, the thought of what all this meant dawned on them.

‘If a mere clone was able to reduce close to 30% of our numbers, how are we going to fare against the real body?’

They were fucked, and many who realized that started running.

Reaper looked at Klaus and lunged at him, driving his daggers through his heart and killing him again. Blood coated his dagger, but it was all fake.

“Do it again…”

Klaus spoke once more, descending from the clouds. Reaper killed him again and kept killing him until the 7th clone appeared. It was then that he sensed something wasn’t right.

Yes, he had been killing clones, but he also knew Klaus could only handle so much since his mind was bound to become exhausted at some point.

However, at this very moment, he sensed something that made him back off from killing Klaus’s 7th appearance.

Something was terribly wrong with this whole situation, and he began to sense it… However, it was too late for him to realize he had fallen into a trap—a very elaborate trap set by Klaus.

“You know, I never understood why your Dark Order came after me… However, I am grateful you did. Because had it not been for you, I wouldn’t have realized there are far more idiots in this world than I initially thought.”

Klaus said with a smile, making everyone watching grow tense.

“In the next ten minutes, you are going to try to kill every one of your allies, and in return, they are also going to try to kill you. This is the third game, and you have no say in it.” Klaus smiled again and snapped his fingers.

“Hunger of the Void.”

He activated the skill he received from the Face of Starvation, which brought extreme hunger to Reaper.

Initially, it was a skill that allowed him to steal the stamina from his opponents, but now that the demon bead had awakened, he saw the true form of the skill.

The moment he unleashed it, Reaper felt an insatiable hunger that immediately forced him to lunge at the alliance warriors, who began to run. But it was futile—they could not outrun an Ascendant.

Klaus had added something extra: a mental skill he had learned from his memories. It used poison to administer its effects.

Thankfully, Reaper had killed him a couple of times before realizing something was wrong. This, of course, gave Klaus all the time he needed to activate the skill.

Every time Reaper killed him, Klaus unleashed a small part of the poison, making him breathe it in slowly until it found access to his mind.

Now, Klaus was in charge of his mental state.

Talk about an Ascendant—someone on the same level as the Overlord. Klaus had essentially declared to the entire world that he could now kill Ascendants or even go as far as making them his puppets.

But this puppet was doing its job well.

As a natural-born killer, Reaper was carrying out his due diligence as instructed. All he had to do was kill and keep killing until his hunger was satiated.

This, of course, was a futile struggle that will bore no fruit… He can never satiate his hunger.

Klaus gave him ten minutes, after which he would execute him and then go to the 4th game. The battle has already been going on for 30 minutes, meaning he still has 1 hour 30 minutes more.

He has time, and that is a very scary thing.

By the time the ten minutes are up, Reaper has reaped thousands of lives, and it was something nobody saw coming.

Many started begging Klaus to spare them.

Those who would play the family card began to play it.

But Klaus only replied coldly.

“Catch your breath. Before we continue, I must first execute an Ascendant,” Klaus said, then moved. The next second, he was in front of Reaper, who had turned pale. Klaus took his dagger and pierced his chest up close, killing him swiftly.

He then turned to the remaining soldiers and said, “For the 4th game.”

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