The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

"Damn it."

Klaus was thrown across the Hell Domain, flame chains chasing after him after the Bell of Harrows shattered, and a [Howling Roar Flame Attack] from Zarok landed squarely on his body.

His teeth were dyed crimson.

Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

His face was pale yet confident.

A few broken ribs...

And it had only been five minutes into the battle. The Paragon of the Nine Stars was not having an easy time, as one might expect.

Well, it was only normal, considering he was fighting someone five realms above him. Also, he was trapped within the enemy's Law of Self, making him begin to understand what Queenie had said:

'Once someone forms their Law of Self, you can't have an easy win, not even me.'

That was what she had said when Klaus asked for an explanation of the Law of Self. It was a concept he had been looking forward to comprehending once he became a Transcendent. At that stage, he could begin learning and visualizing his own Law of Self.

At the Sovereign stage, he would merely sense the laws, but as a Transcendent, he could start mastering them.

But today, he had to face someone who had already awakened their Law of Self... and he had to kill him.

Sounds easy enough.

Klaus stood up, his grip firm on his spear. One part of his mind focused entirely on maintaining that grip. Another part was controlling the flying swords with lethal precision.

For now, another part of his mind was controlling the Razor Disc while the last two worked in sync, searching for a way out of his current predicament.

'Distance: 70 meters.'

'I have to close in and maintain it for a while so I can use the Weapons Domain. That will allow me to use my skills much more efficiently.'

"You might want to offer me your heart, human; you stood no chance to begin with." Zarok taunted, but Klaus remained mute.

What he said was indeed true, but he had to first evade a sabre to the neck and then attack, which only drew sparks.

But Klaus wasn't concerned about that. For now, he would keep struggling while his poison did its work. He was in a fire domain, so the heat lowered the potency of his poison.

But he wasn't rushing it.

'Dodge and attack... that is the way.'

"Saber From Hell, Demon Blood Surging... Flame Slash!" A crimson arc made of pure flame locked Klaus in place, and like paper, it incinerated him. But Klaus didn't die, for he had just used his illusion to trick the demon into believing he was there.

Right now, his mental strength is strong enough to use the [Reality Check] illusion technique more actively.

"One Epic Slash," Klaus found an opening, and channelling his Lightning element and his slaughter aura, he unleashed a powerful attack that knocked Zarok off balance.

'He never saw that coming... Here I come again.'

Klaus's wings appeared, and like a samurai, Klaus flashed across the battlefield, unleashing countless attacks using just his sword aura, amplified by the sword's intent.

This pushed Zarok further back.

'My chance.' Klaus soared up and raised his sword.

"Asura Crazy Sword Strike!" The red skull appeared in the air and dissolved into his sword, making it turn dark red.

"Die."

The swordlight struck squarely on Zarok's chest, sending him flying back. Klaus's sword switched to a spear, and using the Vanishing Step, he appeared behind Zarok and delivered a powerful attack.

But just when his attack landed, Zarok smirked, "Got you, insect."

"Bind."

Flame chains shot from the ground, binding Klaus from his legs to his arms, locking him in place. The attack showed no sign of coming because Klaus never expected Zarok to place a rune where he was going to land.

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"You should be grateful, human. You forced me to scheme. But you can die now."

"Berserker Flame Demon Strike!" A large head of a hellhound appeared in the air and charged at Klaus, who was struggling to break free from the chains that immediately locked 50% of his strength.

The head charged at Klaus, but just when it got within 5 meters of him, Klaus stopped struggling and sighed.

"Come out."

The dragon tattoo on his arm glowed, and the colossal head of a majestic flame dragon appeared and devoured the head of the hellhound before rising up in the air.

Zarok's body immediately tensed when he laid eyes on Klaus's Chaotic Nirvana Flame Dragon. It appeared, and Zarok's flame energy immediately started to weaken.

"It seems you will die today, Zarok. No hard feelings." The Crescent Disc flew and severed the chains binding Klaus, breaking him free.

He looked toward the dragon, which stretched 140 meters and smiled.

"Flame Baptism, partner." That was all little Paragon had to hear before the entire domain was filled with fire that seemed to burn anything it touched and create chaos while doing so.

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The Last Floor of the Dungeon.

Lissa smiled, watching Klaus through the screen in front of them. Alida was the same. They were watching the battle between Klaus and the hell demon.

"Looks like the master in this life has something of a weapons expert and spirit master class," Alida said, watching as Klaus and his flame dragon began their assault, making sure they lowered Zarok's stats until things could be salvaged.

"He is much stronger for someone his level. He wasn't meant to come here until he became a Great Sage, right?" Lissa entered a pondering state.

"It seems he is much stronger indeed. But can he kill someone five realms above him?"

"That depends on whether Zarok manages to break his current situation. The battle won't end well for him if he can't break free from Master and his flame element."

"True, but I think Master knew that and that was why he was going all out."

The two cats seemed fascinated by the sight they were seeing. Klaus was giving them a show, at least.

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Attacks rained down on Zarok, forcing him to go on the offensive. It had already been 20 minutes since he activated his Hell Chain Domain.

Klaus wasn't waiting for him to gain an additional 10% boost when the clock struck 30 minutes, which would happen in just ten minutes' time.

"World Ender."

A spell circle appeared in the air, and from within, a giant sword emerged. "Sword Veil Piercer."

The sword shot toward Zarok, who was forced to use his sabre to block while being pushed back. Klaus didn't waste time and appeared behind him, delivering a powerful attack.

ROAR!

The dragon roared as it breathed fire on Zarok, who was in great pain from the flames that seemed to be affecting him.

'I can't believe I can't overpower an Ascendent. I am a paragon; the rules don't apply to me.'

Klaus was determined to kill the bastard before he gained the upper hand. His star qi surged endlessly, but that was all.

An Ascendant wasn't easy to crack, and that could only be because Klaus, a mere Saint, had no business fighting one.

Well, he was in for a hard time because Zarok finally decided to use his last two moves. Klaus was in for a treat.

"Berserker Flame Hellhound: Transformation!" A 25-meter-tall Hellhound appeared. Zarok had transformed and finally taken his true Beast form.

"Twin Sabers." Two curved sabres appeared and hovered in front of the Hellhound, whose power had just risen by 20% after assuming his true form.

'Time for me to kill you, demon.'