The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Staring at the elegant ship slowly making its way to the docking bay in the distance, the five Virelians panicked. They didn’t know what to do.

The main reason they always came to welcome new hunters was that, aside from the occasional people they sent out to the outside worlds for resources, they could go a year without a single spaceship entering their orbit.

The only time spaceships started entering their world was when they posted the mission, and hunters started coming to their small world.

So, when a new spaceship entered their world without them having scheduled or invited anyone, they panicked.

As for the three immortals, they grew curious as to who had entered the planet they had their eyes on. Even though Klaus had messed with their plans, they still believed they had things under control.

In their minds, just killing him will solve their problems.

Once he is dead, they will take the planet hostage and send his ship crashing into an asteroid, disguising it as an accident.

And for the new ship, maybe he is another hunter. They can get rid of them, too.

”Funny, now that I have completed the mission, more hunters shouldn’t come here, right?” Klaus chose to rile them up a bit, so he asked. Naturally, the five Virelians started panicking even more.

Of course, he knew what he was doing, so when he saw they were panicking after his statement, he made his move—one that he knew would secure his importance in their minds.

”Let’s go. I am a hunter, so I doubt these people will dare make a fuss.”

Hunters are respected after all, and since Klaus had just completed a mission they posted, the respect they have for him is new and undiluted.

Soon, they were back on the jet and sped away. The immortals didn’t need a jet to move toward the docking bay. Of course, Klaus chose to use the jet as a formality, despite his speed being several times faster than that of the jet.

By the time they got to the docking bay, the new ship had docked, and the door opened, allowing two humans to walk out.

One male, who appears to be the guard, and a lady.

The man is a Bronthean, one of the many human races in the vast Milky Way galaxy.

He is tall and bulky, with bronze-toned skin and heavy arms. Naturally, these features show his nature as a brute, and the kind of people his race are.

Also, his strong jawline gave him a rather mechanical handsomeness.

As for the lady, she is a Celestrian, a race of beautiful humans, perhaps beautiful enough to be among the top ten races with the most beautiful humans.

She is fair-skinned, has beautiful white-blonde hair, and glowing irises.

Klaus had met her kind during his 7th incarnation. As far as he can remember, they are good aerial fighters. Now, he knew they would be among the finest pilots in the universe.

Klaus immediately pegs her as the one sent here to represent the Dark Space Company. The air around her is calmer than the brute.

Naturally, there is no ignoring their aura. The lady is a true Immortal, while the man is an Immortal Monarch, just a step away from reaching the Immortal Lord stage.

Leading the five Virelians, Klaus led them forward, meeting the two immortals halfway. Still, the five Virelians had not realised his cultivation base was just at the Empyrean stage.

From him completing the mission—the joy they felt—to the sudden arrival of these people had made them ignore the mortal aura around him.

”Welcome to Planet Virel, Immortals. I am Renegade, a class D hunter from the Mission Hall. This is Overlord Jim, Warrior Stefan, Mat, Kim, and Jose.”

The five Virelians had no time to ask how Klaus knew their names, since they hadn’t introduced themselves when they met about an hour ago.

However, that wasn’t their priority now. They had 2 powerful immortals before them, so their focus was on them. They wanted to know whether it was good or bad news.

The two new arrivals halted their steps and scanned everyone. The lady smiled slightly and responded:

”My name is Sera, this is Thraxx, we are from the Dark Space Company, here to see if this planet and its people would love to join the company.”

She went straight to the point, and well, it worked.

The five Virelians standing beside Klaus are no idiots. They protected their planet from the outside world for many years, not because they are powerful, but because they were smart.

Naturally, to protect everyone, they researched ways to keep their planet safe.

In their many researches, they chanced upon the Dark Space Company and even joined the Dark Space.

It was even through there they learned about the Mission Hall and even posted the mission when danger arrived at their doorsteps.

So, the fact that reps from the Dark Space Company are now on their planet and even asking them to become a vassal planet under them sounded like a dream to them.

Klaus turned and looked at the five of them and said:

”I am no Virelians, so this issue now is in your hands. I will just take a walk around and get a feel of this place before leaving, if you don’t mind.”

Overlord Jim nodded; however, he had a favour to ask first... ”If you don’t mind, how about you join us as we discuss things with the esteemed guest from the Dark Space Company. Having you around makes us feel safe.”

’Well, I did just save your planet from a calamity, so it is only normal for my presence to make you feel safe,’ Klaus said inwardly before nodding to their request.

He knew if they didn’t ask, the lady would have. After all, judging from the way she was looking at him, she seemed to know something about him.

Klaus, of course, knew the Nine Star Guards, the true founders of the Dark Space Company, wouldn’t just send anyone. So they might have told her something about him, and that made her look at him that way.

They boarded the jet yet again and left the docking bay. A few seconds after they left, the three immortals from Bixim left the planet in haste.

Already, before leaving, they called home to report that a hunter named Renegade killed Colt, and now people from the Dark Space Company are here, asking to make Planet Virel a vassal planet.

They left in haste, partly because they are scared and partly to go prepare for what comes next. Either way, they will be coming after Klaus for sure.

He is part of the problem, and since the Dark Space Company is a force they can’t oppose, they will direct their fury toward Klaus.

But then again, if only they had known the brat they had marked for death was actually the owner of the Dark Space Company, perhaps they would have changed their name and run for their lives.

Of course, in their attempt to leave early, they failed to notice the veiled lady who slid into their ship and had taken residence in a shadow somewhere on the ship.