The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1499: Jade Ant Queen’s Rebirth (12)

*BOOOM*

Because Klaus was slowed down for a moment by the demigod that used gravity on him, he was slightly behind the five demigods, so when the cauldron came, they took the main hit.

However, all six of them were sent flying back, blood gushing out from their mouths, noses, and eyes.

One of the demigods that came from the true god’s shadow had every bone in his body shattered since he was the one closest to getting his hands on the Jade Ant Queen.

Klaus snapped his eyes forward, his gaze landing on a black cauldron lined with golden runes. It is both elegant and dangerous. Even at a glance, he could tell the cauldron was not a simple weapon.

Of course, he knew that firsthand.

Shockingly, however, it was the one who came with the cauldron who took him aback. Seated on the edge of the cauldron is a 12-year-old kid with short black hair and two dragon horns on his forehead.

In his hand is a large vanilla shake with extra whipped cream and a black paper straw sticking out from it. He sucked a mouthful and turned and looked at Klaus and everyone, now looking at him.

Perhaps by design, the true god Asmodeus commanded his undead to attack and was sent crashing face-first into the ground, creating a large crater.

"Ouch, that looks like it will hurt," the kid exclaimed, a dubious smile on his face. Seeing him smile, nobody dared make a move at him. It can be said that the cauldron is giving off the power that made some of the gods still alive take a step back.

It is not without saying that even Klaus was a bit scared of the cauldron.

"Kid, who are you and what do you want?" a demigod asked, his expression showing his confusion.

Right now, the Jade Ant Queen is up for grabs. However, just when everyone made their move, this kid and the cauldron appeared, preventing them from getting close to the baby.

Hearing the question from one of the demigods, he tossed the vanilla shake to his other hand and pointed up...

"Oh, I am merely paving the way for my big brother,"

Right as he said that, a shattering sound rang out from the sky, causing everyone to lift their heads and look.

There, up in the air, a black portal filled with death qi exploded open, causing the immortals to turn pale. Some of the demigods even felt their legs weaken.

From the black portal, a dark-haired human walked out, a lady in his arms. Both of them wore masks, but one could tell they were good-looking just by the way they walked.

An air of domineering authority surrounded them as they descended slowly. Despite both of them being merely True Immortals at the peak, everyone felt a sense of danger coming from both of them.

It is that form of danger you cannot explain, yet it is there.

Under everyone’s stunned gaze, the two new arrivals stopped beside the Jade Ant Queen, and the lady reached out and took her. Even more shocking, when she reached forward, the Jade Ant Queen opened her arms, almost as if she had been waiting for them.

Some tried to move; however, the cauldron released an unknown energy, forcing them to stop in their tracks. Already, all the gods, including those on Klaus’s side, are wounded, so they didn’t feel confident in their ability to do anything.

The one who could do anything is Asmodeus, but he just stood there, a smile painting his face.

After the lady picked up the Jade Ant Queen, the masked man turned and looked at everyone, his gaze stopping on Klaus.

Even from behind the mask, one could tell he was smiling.

"Renegade Hunter, we finally meet." His tone was calm, too calm for anyone’s liking.

Klaus, whose nose was bleeding thanks to the cauldron, wiped the blood with his hand and narrowed his gaze at the masked man.

"Who are you,"

"Rather straightforward person I see." A chuckle escaped his lips. "No need for the hostilities, Renegade Hunter. You and I are destined to be rivals for the next thousands of years, perhaps millions of years if you don’t die early."

A laugh came from him, and the kid on the cauldron laughed with him.

"Your destiny is to be raised by the righteous faction with hope that you will be able to put an end to my reign. However, while I hate to look down on people, I can’t help but say I will look down on you, Renegade Hunter. Do you know why..."

"Can’t say I have any idea," Klaus said, his expression calm, though one could tell his hold on his scythe tightened a bit.

"Very simple, really. You are the lapdog of the righteous faction, so naturally, I am entitled to look down on you. Anything from those people reeks of mediocrity, and I detest mediocrity." The expressions on everyone’s faces started to change.

The masked man sensed that, so he pressed on, "Even now, I count over a dozen people sent by the same people you plan to grow stronger and defend to come and kill you.

This wolf and that flattened demigod were all sent by Supreme Elder Juo. These assassins and mercenaries were all sent by the Heavens Court to kill not only you, but everyone here to hide their little dirty secrets.

You see, the people you pledge to defend want you dead simply because they feel threatened by your power. Of course, in my opinion, they should be scared. Even I am a bit scared of you at the moment.

Killing demigods while only at the True Immortal stage puts you among the top 10 strongest in the Human Universe. However, the reason why I despise you is due to the fact that, knowing all this now, tomorrow, you will run into their arms like a little bitch,"

An Immortal Lord recording this interaction zoomed in on Klaus’s face, capturing the frown that appeared on his handsome face.

Clearly, the words spoken by the masked figure reached him.

However, before he could say anything, the masked figure cut him off and added in a teasing tone:

"Your talent is being wasted if you ask me. From where I stand, this would be the only chance you will get to have a casual conversation with me because the next time we meet, I will probably attack and try to kill you.

That said, I have to thank you and everyone present for making things easy for me. I planned on coming early to handle the bugs myself, but when I learned the great Renegade Hunter had entered the Jade Nest, I knew I had nothing to worry about.

Many people wanted you dead, and so I calculated with 98% certainty that things would play out as they did. As expected, you all fought, and in the end, I got the prize."

His tone grew even more teasing. "Don’t cry, Mr. Renegade, all is not wasted since you got to keep your life intact... at least for now."

He gave a mocking bow and winked at Rory. "Enjoy your days with your man, young lady, because soon, I will claim his life,"

After saying that, he snapped his finger, and a terrible pressure descended on everyone, forcing all of them to drop to their knees.

Asmodeus laughed out loud and teleported, appearing beside the masked figure.

Just then, everything clicked, and so Rory asked...

"You-You are the Paragon,"

He turned sideways and flicked his hair. "Pleasure meeting you all. Until the next,"

And just like that, the Paragon came, took the Jade Ant Queen, and left, leaving everyone in a daze—Klaus included.