The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

”What just happened?” Blood Shadow asked, her expression contorted in utter confusion. One moment, Klaus was dead, which she saw with her own eyes. Next, he was back and well, as if nothing had happened to him.

That doesn’t make sense, and as someone who had just experienced this, she was left confused about what had just happened.

The thought of whether Klaus had been a clone all this while crossed her mind briefly. However, she wiped that thought away, considering that Klaus, staring at her now, had cuts and bruises on his body.

If he were using a clone, then the version of him that had just appeared shouldn’t have been in any way wounded. She saw that classic clone play at the start of the battle, when she killed the poison clone of Klaus.

So she knew Klaus hadn’t used a clone. He had indeed died. However, here he stood now, alive and full of life.

Klaus smiled and pointed at his left hand.

Around it, a runic circle slowly spun, releasing faint time essence. ”Time loop, baby. For the next dozen times, you are going to kill me, but after my death, time will loop and bring me back. It will keep looping until I run out of Time Essence.”

Klaus moved the Scythe to his left shoulder and added in a mocking tone, ”Of course, I doubt I would be running out of essence, considering I am not using the loop against you, but on myself.”

He laughed, his voice spreading across space and time... ”Welcome to the Matrix, dear. In here, we have all the time to kill.”

As if to mock her, Klaus charged forward, and she had no choice but to retaliate. Their weapons met, and the next couple of minutes would be Klaus dying and coming back through the time loop.

Blood Shadow clearly had no idea Klaus had burnt half his life force just to force her to use all of her Shadow Law Essence, so he could use his Time Law against her.

In fact, the only thing Klaus was afraid of after learning Blood Shadow was coming after him was her Five Immortal Rings and Shadow Law.

Icon had searched the Uniweb and found all she could about her. From that info dump, Klaus saw the deadly combination she could pull with her Shadow Law and immortal rings.

If she had even a single immortal ring, then what she could have used 20% of her Shadow Essence for, she could have used just 1%, considering each immortal ring gives her a 20% boost.

This meant that the time when she used 50% of her shadow essence, Klaus, even with the [Undying Immortal Art], wouldn’t have been able to defend against it. So taking out her immortal rings was the best move Klaus had made in the battle.

Now, he had forced her to exhaust her Shadow Law Essence. Klaus knew it would put her at a disadvantage. But even so, killing him was still within her reach, so he unleashed his time law at the right time, making sure she suffered greatly.

Klaus managed to survive for 15 minutes, meaning if what Darius said was indeed the case, then he had 15 minutes more to hold on to his dear life before backup arrived.

It wasn’t something he could have done so easily.

However, he also knew, the time loop was his best bet. With him looping his death over and over again, if he manages to keep his life intact for at least once every minute, then by the time he runs out of essence, he would have wasted at least 12 more minutes, leaving him with only 3 more minutes to keep his life from being snuffed away.

However, judging by how intense the battle had become, Klaus may not be able to make it to those 12 dear minutes. Blood Shadow is super pissed, so she was going all out.

But Klaus is also holding on—barely.

Meanwhile, the three Immortal Lords were now left with the greatest shock of their lives.

”At this point, I can’t help but wonder if keeping this kid alive is a good or bad thing. He is making us lose face,” Immortal Lord James said, his fist clenched.

The fact that Klaus could use the Law of Time made him both angry and jealous. Just like Klaus, he too cultivates the Law of Time and wind.

However, while he would love to boast that he is cultivating one of the most challenging laws in existence, a common time loop isn’t something he can do.

He had already achieved High Affinity for the Time Law, but he couldn’t do the same thing Klaus was doing, despite having the same affinity level as him.

”Are you being serious, huh, James? Having someone like him is what we need right now. With someone like him, facing the foreign race and killing their young prodigies in the ancient battlefield is possible.

He hasn’t already stepped into the ranks of an Immortal, yet he can wield the Time Law to this extent. If he is allowed to reach the rank of a True Immortal, I can see him giving the foreign race a run for their money,” Immortal Lord Phobas said, already turning into a fan of Klaus.

Hearing his words, Immortal Lord James grit his teeth, his fist clenched even more tightly.

As for Immortal Lord Banabas, he held a neutral expression. To him, all that was happening was money. The moment the battle was over, he would make the video public and earn billions from it. So, regardless of how monstrous Klaus was, at the end of the day, he was just after the money.

Five minutes into the time loop, Icon spoke to Klaus, bringing a smile to his face...

[Master, an SS-class ship has entered my scanning range. ETA: 10 minutes.]

’Finally.’ Klaus used the good news to fuel his attacks, causing the void to shatter whenever their weapons met.

It had only been five minutes into the loop, but he had died seven times, leaving him with five more lives to go. If possible, he would love to keep going until help arrives.

However, at the sixth minute, Blood Shadow created ordinary clones, and using her speed to her advantage, she managed to sever Klaus’s head from his body.

Time loop, and he was brought back to life.

’4 more loops to go.’

When he appeared again, he ran, hoping to put some distance between them. However, Blood Shadow caught up to him.

Naturally, she went for the kill, but Klaus managed to defend and, using the moment, he continued to run, circling through space.

He was using his Lightning Wings, so everywhere he passed, trails of lightning followed him. His speed was in no way faster than Blood Shadow’s.

However, he was using his laws to his advantage, making sure he put some distance between them.

Eight minutes into the loop, Icon brought some more good news.

[Master, another ship headed from Planet Baski has entered my scanning range. It has 30 Immortal Kings and three Immortal Monarchs. They seem to be hunters.]

Klaus accepted the news, but he didn’t hold back his effort to keep the loop active.