The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

“First, we have to talk about the Zombies since they are the easiest to understand.” Instructor Simon tapped on his tracker, and a projection appeared on the whiteboard.

“The Zombie species is made up of 69 different races. However, over the years, we have fought against them, and after countless battles, we managed to eradicate 39 of those races.

“You even participated in two of those battles: the Voltox Zombies and the DarkBlood Demon Zombies. It was a great feat worthy of reward. However, those are just the tip of the iceberg.

The true danger lies in the remaining races of Zombies. Currently, there are two factions of zombies, each led by an Overlord-level Zombie.

And while this might sound arrogant, these two Ascended are incredibly powerful, even more powerful than most of our own Overlords.”

Klaus turned and looked at Nari, who was paying close attention to him.

“Looks like I have to make friends with these Zombies to deal with you, my little Nari,” Klaus taunted. Nari, quick-tempered as ever, took the bait. A second later, a knock landed on Klaus’s head.

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“Don’t compare me to those creatures,” Nari said as she moved to sit beside him.

“Tsk.” Klaus just chuckled and turned back to the lecture.

“How powerful are they, Instructor Simon?” Klaus asked.

“Very powerful. However, while they may not be able to do everything themselves, the armies they command tell the real story.

You see, the Zombie species now has two factions. One is led by a Zombie Empress, and the other by a Zombie Emperor. Of course, these are the titles they chose for themselves; they don’t necessarily reflect their actual power levels.

Still, the danger they pose is immense. Thankfully, humans don’t have to worry about the Zombie Empress. We have a good relationship with her.”

“Say what now?” Klaus’s eyebrow shot up at the revelation.

The idea of humans having a relationship with Zombies was unheard of. Yet, in a strange way, Klaus wasn’t shocked. It almost felt like he had expected something like that all along.

“Don’t be alarmed. It’s only natural for evolution to change things. Naturally, developments like this are bound to happen,” Instructor Simon explained.

“At first, Zombies were just mindless savages, but as they evolved, they began to develop awareness—or at least, some of them did.

The faction that isn’t as hostile to us humans is the Vampiric Faction. They are led by a Zombie Empress who has ensured that the nine factions under her, out of the 30 remaining, are far more grounded than the Demon Faction led by the other Overlord.

Right now, humans are at war with the Demon Faction. In fact, once you become a Sage, you will be deployed there for a few months to help defend the unions from these savages.”

“I see. So does that mean the Zombies from the Vampiric Faction no longer harm humans?” Klaus asked.

“That was the agreement. In fact, they don’t need to eat humans anymore since these Zombies only rely on blood to stay strong. In a way, they are much more relatable than the Demon Faction.

But that doesn’t mean they aren’t hostile toward our kind. They simply choose to remain on their side of the world while we stay on ours. It works for both sides.

However, the Demon Faction still eats humans and even goes to attack the various unions. We’ll soon be in an all-out war with them if we’re not careful. But for now, the Earth’s warriors are ensuring that doesn’t happen.”

“Good to know. Another question, though—if there’s only one Ascendent from the Demon Faction of the Zombie race, why haven’t the Overlords taken care of them? I’m sure our dear old Nari here can handle them,” Klaus asked teasingly.

“Whack.”

“Stupid head, do you think those human-eaters are the only danger on Earth?” Nari smacked his head.

“Indeed, what Overlord Nari said is true. While there is only one Zombie Ascendent from the demon faction, several Ascendent monsters are hiding, waiting for humans to make a mistake.

You see, while there are both Good and Bad Zombies, there are also Good Beasts and Corrupted Beasts.”

“Are you saying there are more Ascendent Beasts than what the humans have now?” Klaus could feel a headache coming on.

One might say that with Earth having 7 Ascendents and 1 Void Stage warriors, they should have already rid the planet of the monsters, but the reality is that the humans don’t hold the power here.

In fact, humans can be considered the ones in danger in this scenario.

“There are dozens of monster and beast factions. In fact, if you know the number of Ascendent-level monsters and beasts, you’d start to wonder why the Earth hasn’t been overrun yet.”

Nari gave him a slight nod.

“Klaus, on Earth, the strongest aren’t from the human race, the ice race, the water race, the zombie race, or the beast race.

“The strongest is from the Monster race, and when I say monsters, I mean those that haven’t become true beasts because of their corrupted nature.”

“How strong are we talking?” Klaus asked.

“Several times stronger than Big Sister Queenie,” Nari answered this time. Instructor Simon nodded.

He was already aware that the humans had recorded their first Void Stage expert, and it was none other than Queenie, the leader of the overlords.

“I think I want to know more about this so-called strongest monster on Earth,” Klaus said, subconsciously radiating battle intent. Nari and Instructor Simon smiled.

Normally, all those who knew about this monster would shudder in fear, but Klaus looked ecstatic. He seemed eager to go head-to-head with this monster.

‘He is just like her. If not for her worrying about me, she would have long attacked that monster.’ A picture of Klaus and Queenie appeared in her head as she giggled inwardly.

“As I said, there are monsters that can’t become true beasts, so they choose the corrupted path and become savages. The strongest monster is a corrupted beast if you want to frame it that way.

However, while it’s just a single monster, It has 12 subordinates that we know of, and they are all on the same level as the Overlords.

We don’t really have a name for it, but for now, you can just call it the two-headed, 14-legged spider demon.

Yes, the strongest monster is a spider with 14 indestructible legs and two heads, each holding different powers.”

“Fourteen legs that can’t be chopped off and heads with two different powers. Sounds like a handful,” Klaus muttered.

“Indeed. We are still gathering information on them, but so far, we only know of one ability: Poison Spray. It has a very potent poison that can melt anything it comes into contact with.

Also, under its command are 12 Ascendent-level monsters and several Transcendent-level monsters. In a way, we lack the firepower to handle them.”

Somehow, deep within, Klaus could tell he would soon be facing this monster. He had to because, while on the surface, everything may seemed alright, the heavens had already made their move, and soon, different forms of danger would strike the Earth in ways nobody would expect.

A world housing a Paragon is a world destined to die.