The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

From the moment Klaus made everyone aware of Rask’s flaw, they all knew it was only a matter of time before the poor bastard died.

While Klaus was airborne, they saw how much Rask was suffering under his attacks. So seeing him dead now wasn’t too much of a surprise to them.

Though it had to be known that many just didn’t see this ending coming, now that it happened, they accepted it.

However, Klaus dropping the bow to kill his opponent using their own weapon was just unexpected.

Rask was known for smashing the heads of his opponents, so dying the same way seemed like karma had finally done its work. He clearly didn’t see that coming.

Klaus dropped the hammers and walked away from the arena.

This was just the first battle, but his fans had already started cheering like he had won the Blood Tournament yet again. Many bet on him and won, so this outcome was one they would cheer for.

The only downside, however, was that people in powerful places started to notice him.

The name Blood Sword, while he was a low-level criminal just a few months ago, had become a subject in a big game that was put into motion by Supreme Elder Juo.

Getting noticed by a Supreme in this current era should have been a very bad thing. However, it actually turned out to be a good thing. The leadership of the criminal underworld had noticed him and was watching this tournament.

Blood Sword is their wild card, so they want to see what he is capable of.

If the criminal underworld could get its own Renegade Hunter, wouldn’t that be fun?

Of course, that option would only come to pass if the Heavens Court didn’t eliminate him before he could grow.

As Klaus walked back to his room, the various secret agents sent to spy on him began revealing themselves.

He had already expected this, so he made Icon scan the entire arena and look for changes in energy patterns. Once a pattern was discovered, she would run a search to see the kinds of people he was dealing with.

He had sensed quite a few, so the moment he entered his room, Icon started to update him.

[Quite a few spies have been deployed here this time, Master. Just now, I sensed three of them that I believe we should pay attention to.

One came from the Heavens Court. He had been working undercover in a rival cartel for hundreds of years now, so not even Lord Varkos would suspect him.

The second is from the Mission Hall. He is on a special mission to find out more about you. It seems the Mission Hall wants another poster boy aside from you, so they want to recruit Blood Sword.]

’The irony in that.’ Klaus smirked. ’If only they knew I am one and the same person.’

[The Master is indeed a complex being. However, the last person I identified is going to be a problem if we don’t find a way to take him out.]

’How much of a problem?’

[A very big one. It turns out the Warrior Tower still believes you are the Renegade Hunter or at least affiliated with him. It seems Supreme Elder Juo has a reason to believe all that, and so despite your efforts to prove yourself, he wants to conduct his own investigation.

The person he sent is an Immortal Emperor in disguise. He is one of their best and has carried out many assassinations for the Warrior Tower.

His mission is clearly to test whether you are the same person. So the Master must be extra careful. There is a good chance he has been instructed to kill you too, should it turn out that you are a problem.]

’That is a bit problematic, but not unexpected. I knew from the moment that idiot said those words, he had put a target on my back. However, to think he would go out of his way to send someone this powerful after me,’ Klaus sighed.

Supreme Elder Juo had become a problem he had to address. While he cannot directly face him, he has to find a way to send a message that would resonate with him on a soul level.

’Icon, here is what we have to do...’

Time went by quickly.

The battles continued until 9 pm before they called it a day. By then, only 24 battles had happened. The rest were pushed to the next day.

Klaus left the arena for the hotel he had booked in advance. He didn’t want to wait around for anyone to come after him.

So he disguised himself and left. Icon had informed him that aside from the three people she had mentioned, there were several others, including the immortals he had outsmarted and disrespected at the auction a few months back.

While inside the arena, they could not do anything to him. However, once he was out, there was no rule protecting him against them.

Klaus knew this, so he prepared in advance. They wanted him dead, but since he had no idea to what extent their animosity went, for now, he would keep an eye on them.

When he knew more details about them, he would start taking them out one by one.

After returning to the hotel, he and Icon spent a great deal of time gathering evidence on the spy sent from the Warrior Tower. Once they had had enough, Klaus proceeded with his next plan.

”Post it, Icon. Let the entire criminal underworld know the kind of person he really is.”

[As you command, Master.]

Thus, Icon uploaded everything on the warrior that was sent to spy on him and, if possible, assassinate him. It took just a few minutes for the post to go viral. Millions of criminals instantly became aware of this threat.

In fact, Lord Varkos even received the news in only a few minutes, causing him to deploy men to take out this bastard.

But by the time they arrived at the location where he was supposed to be staying, he was long gone. He had cleared out in a hurry, leaving no trace behind.

News soon spread everywhere, even reaching the other cartels. In less than five hours, the mole planted inside the criminal underworld was destroyed.

He wouldn’t be able to show his face anywhere ever again.

He had put in so much effort over the years to get close to powerful people in the underworld. He alone had done so much damage to the underworld that if there were a medal for a job well done, he would have received quite a few.

This also meant the underworld hated him, and now that his true identity had been revealed, there was no way he could return to his undercover life or even feel safe ever again.

He got to keep his life because Klaus wanted him to. He made sure he received the post much faster, giving him enough time to escape.

However, now that he did, the Warrior Tower would become aware of something they were not prepared for.

Klaus didn’t just make that post because he wanted to. He made it so that after some investigation, everyone would become aware of key information he wanted them to know.

Klaus didn’t just make the post; he made sure the Warrior Tower started to suspect there was a mole within their ranks. This way, instead of focusing more on him, they would start to doubt each other.