The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

The first thing Klaus did when he returned to Moonville was to enter the Multidimensional Cube to see what had become of his 12,745 Beast companions.

The plan had always been for him to create an army of beasts that could rival even armies of the heavens, and so far, he was off to a great start.

“This is unexpected,” Klaus said with a smile when he appeared in the Multidimensional Cube.

Initially, the cube had a plain green field, where he appeared by default whenever he entered it.

However, that wasn’t the case today.

He knew some changes had happened to the cube, but he had no idea what these changes were until now.

Inside, or before him, was a large field now featuring things like mountains, oceans, and many more.

In fact, there were even spaces designed primarily for training, and to his surprise, his beast army was currently hard at work, training like their lives depended on it.

Klaus was taken aback, and that only deepened when more information about the cube began to appear in his mind.

Within five minutes, he knew all that had changed about the cube, and the shock that came with it was plain as day.

“So four more laws had been added to the cube, huh?”

Initially, it was only Chaos and Void laws that had been unlocked when he first received the cube. Then, Space and Time were added. Now, Metal, Dimension, Gravity, and Life Law have also been added.

“I suppose this is only normal considering I have already awakened the Law of Time, Gravity, and Metal.” Klaus wasn’t too shocked about that.

However, his shock came when he received the information on the current standing of his beast army.

“How the hell do I already have 74 Ascension stage Beast warriors?” Klaus was taken aback, and this time, his face even paled.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of his own beast companions.

The main reason behind his shock was the fact that if he had even half of these 74 Ascension stage beasts awakened on Earth, the heavens would have long responded.

That is very dangerous, and Klaus could sense it.

Thankfully, he became an ascendant when he did, and thanks to that, the cube was able to upgrade before the beasts evolved to that stage, preventing them from spying on his secret strength.

Of course, it wasn’t foolproof, because he could already sense it, and Jane, too, could sense that. Soon, the heavens would respond, and when that time comes, he will unleash his true strength in the form of 74 Ascension stage beings.

But until then, Klaus plans on hiding them. The cube will do just that, and if the heavens don’t come early, then it will be their loss.

If there was no other choice, he would have unleashed them all in the upcoming battle, but with a chance to hide them from the heavens, Klaus’s next plan was to reach the void stage and further improve them.

“There are even dozens more already at the peak of the Chaos stage, and judging by how long they are taking to evolve, I know it was only a matter of time before the number of Ascension stage beasts under my command moves past one hundred.”

But while Klaus was expecting the weakest in his legion to be at the Ascendant stage (Tier 10), the weakest was a level 7 Void stage beast.

“This is crazy.”

Klaus smiled and vanished, appearing on a scorched battlefield where Zeyra, the Phoenix who chose to surrender during the mission on the moon to clear the lunar beast, was locked in a fierce battle with a dragon called Tharnak.

They were both Level 4 Ascension stage beasts, two of the strongest among the 74 Ascension stage beasts.

The moment he appeared, they sensed him, so they each came to a halt and turned toward him.

“Looks like you two are hungry for battle,” Klaus said, and they nodded.

“Too bad, you all are too powerful to be taken on a mission just yet. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t be fighting.”

Klaus smiled and gestured for them to follow him.

So far, over 10,000 beasts have evolved, and a few thousand more are in the process of evolving, so Klaus plans on selecting a few to join him.

After a couple of minutes spent calling all his beast companions, Klaus started to address them.

“I know most of you want to thank me right now for finally unlocking a part of your true potential, thanks to my blood.

Don’t bother, we are all a family now, so there shouldn’t be that much formality between us. However, we also aren’t done yet.

This initial awakening was just the first phase of your evolution. The second phase will start soon. But before then, some of you will be accompanying me in an upcoming battle.

Now, I know all of you want to join, but know that I will be taking only 100 of you, and no, I won’t be taking more than an Ascension stage warrior beasts, so chill, y’all.

That said, I want 50 Chaos stage beasts and 49 Void stage beasts.

The rest of you can be summoned at any moment, so be ready, but should the need not call for that, then don’t cry, a much bigger battle is on the way.

That said, how many of you want to join this battle?”

As expected, all of them raised their hands, but Klaus just smiled and selected the beasts that were prone to fighting in water.

“This is so heartbreaking. I was hoping to devour a few beasts, but at last, it is back to sparring with you, Zeyra,” Tharnak, the dragon, said with a sigh.

His innate ability is Star Eater, one of the rare kinds of devourers.

So far, Klaus has only two of them; the other is Pickle Berry’s mother.

Klaus smiled, hearing Tharnak’s words.

He waved his hand, and eight portals opened in the air.

“These portals lead to dimensions governed by certain laws. I wanted to personally see what you both can do in combat before taking you there, but after a recent upgrade to this space, things are different now.

Now, if you have an affinity for any of the laws, you will be allowed to enter; otherwise, please refrain from forcing your way in.

Those of you who won’t be able to enter any of the eight portals, don’t cry, more will open soon enough.”

They became a little happy hearing what Klaus said. The next few hours were spent examining all of the 100 beasts he selected, despite having details on every last one of them, thanks to the cube.

He picked a seahorse as the lone Ascension stage beast to accompany him.

“You all should be ready. I will summon you soon enough.” They nodded and started getting ready. Klaus looked around for a few more minutes before going back to the real world.

While he wouldn’t be using his Ascension stage beasts hidden from the heavens, he most certainly would be using the ones currently known by the heavens.

Nyxthar and the rest had become Ascension stage beasts, and knowing their number would only increase, he planned to keep things covered for now.

Seven hours later, the formation finally fell, and the gateway to the Abyssal Trench was opened.

A great battle was about to commence.