Chapter 597: The Ripple Effect...
Earth was anticipating a clash between an overly large army and a single human who everyone knew wouldn't be able to handle the pressure. They all anticipated Klaus dying when he faced the Alliance.
The Alliance was also certain this was their win, and it was something they were counting on.
They had an Ascendant and dozens of Transcendents on their side. They had tens of thousands of Great Sages, Sages, and Saints on their side.
This was supposed to be a battle where Klaus wouldn't be able to do anything. However, in the end, the impossible happened, and Klaus was the one left standing.
In fact, this wasn't even a battle; it was, as Klaus had named it, a game show. Everyone saw how he switched from one game to the next, with every game claiming thousands of lives.
They saw what he was capable of, and after everything, they came to the conclusion that Klaus was simply a monster.
But even so, many things don't make sense.
"What kind of monster is he? What has he eaten to possess such power that even 50,000-plus warriors couldn't handle?"
He took control over the mind of an Ascendant and practically sent eight of the powerful members of the Alliance down a spiral.
He defended against a weapon everyone knew was the trump card of the Alliance and walked away smiling.
The fact that Klaus didn't even appear on the battlefield with his real body was just too monstrous; none of them could understand. He was telling everyone he wasn't placing the Alliance in his eyes.
The message was received loudly and clearly. Many now understood that, aside from the Overlords, there was a monster who wouldn't just cower in the face of great odds.
Klaus has become a symbol many young warriors aspire to be. He has become someone everyone starts to respect and fear at the same time.
Now, the only thing left was whether or not people would make a fuss about it.
However, three hours have passed since the battle, and so far, only positive responses have been pouring in from many angles.
A few minutes after the battle, the two remaining Great Clans issued a statement online that they were willing to form an alliance with Klaus in order to foster unity and inclusion among their warriors and the warriors of Earth.
This was a shameless statement, but it was one that showed they had nothing to do with the three Great Clans that are now literally broken beyond repair.
At the moment, only two Great Clans remain.
The five Great Clans were already powerful before the apocalypse, but their greed had led them to this moment. Now, they could only blame themselves.
They were the business tycoons—the big oil conglomerates and the powerhouses that had a say in government and how the world worked.
Basically, they were the true rulers of the stock market, and they retained their prestige even during the apocalypse.
Many respected them... but now, they are nobodies in everybody's eyes. Essentially, Klaus has reduced their importance to a new low.
However, aside from the two Great Clans, some other powers, like the legacy families all over the world, began expressing their willingness to work hand in hand with Klaus.
Basically, they all want to suck up to him and hide under his wing.
Most of them were tempted to join the Alliance, which, from what they knew, was meant to be very beneficial in the long run. Joining the Alliance would have elevated their rank to a much more prestigious standing.
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They would have had the backing of many powerhouses, but luckily for them, their hesitation is what saved them. Otherwise, they would have all been reduced to dead bodies by now.
They thanked their lucky stars.
Of course, a few shameless ones had already started offering their daughters to Klaus, hoping to become family through marriage.
Naturally, many were okay with this. They already knew Klaus had a war goddess as his woman, so they understood he wasn't a nobody who would marry daughters from legacy families and Great Families.
Of course, another question many were asking was what would become of Union City now that it had been destroyed and the legacy family was wiped out. Also, who would become the new legacy family?
Of course, Hunter and Kate, along with their three siblings and some of their family members, are still alive. Those who didn't join the battle are alive but can no longer be described as a legacy family.
This was answered a couple of minutes after the battle.
Dharma, the overlord of the Northern Union, announced that the Alkadia family, Lulu's family, would become the next legacy family and that Alkadian City would become the new Union City.
As for the destroyed Union City, Ohema's company would step in and offer to rebuild it.
She had already provided asylum to all those who evacuated Union City prior to the battle, so she has what it takes to step in.
Naturally, work was already underway a few hours later.
The Moon Borns will descend in a month, so she ought to hurry since Union City will soon become Moonville, the new living space for all 500,000 Moon Borns.
Klaus couldn't have created a better opportunity for her. Ohema is the richest woman on Earth due to the many companies and businesses she has opened, so this was like a golden slab landing in her lap.
As for the families of those who died, some made threatening posts against Klaus, but they all know they can only fight him on the internet.
Klaus has many things to worry about rather than focusing on threats from these people.
First, he has to take care of his lover, who has waited long enough to become his woman. In fact, even if he has a world-destroying quest to go on, he must first attend to them.
The second was his awakening. A lot had happened, and he would love to know everything about his breakthrough to the Great Sage stage and the bloodlines he had awakened, among other things.
His breakthrough brought with it many changes he wanted to understand first. So, aside from spending some quality time with his women, he would also focus on that.
Then, there were the memories he had received.
After his breakthrough, when his incarnations pulled him away, he learned that the only way for the memories to affect him as they should be was to relive them.
This meant he had to open his mind and soul and go through them as he had done in the past.
He may have the memories but doesn't know every last detail of them, so he will need a couple of days to process them.
Now, he had also received memories from his Nineth Incarnations. It was also the reason he awakened the [Star Monarch Bloodline].
He was a powerful tamer back in the day, and as such, he has now regained that power. But to effectively use it, he must relive that life as well.
Klaus is about to grow even stronger after living through those memories.
Then there is the most important thing that has happened to him...
The Paragon Forge.
First, he received a one-of-a-kind thing called the Hivemind, and now, the second has appeared, and it is called the Paragon Forge.
He wanted to know what it was.
Lastly, he wanted to start eliminating the dangers surrounding Earth, including the four Void Stage beings currently living on Earth's surface—one of which is the Two-Face Obsidian Demon Spider...
The weakest of the four...