The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 886: Klaus Vs Skar (1)

Klaus stood 30 meters away from Skar, a saber in his hands, while Skar held his scythe, looking closely at Klaus. A few seconds later, Klaus smiled…

“Are you ready?” he asked.

“Born ready,” Skar answered.

Klaus smiled. “Technically, you were created… forged even. But I guess whatever makes you happy will do.” Skar smiled, and then his aura surged.

The moment his aura exploded, he moved, appearing before Klaus. He swung his scythe, unleashing a wide strike, one that came with a force that caused the air to warp around the blade.

BOOM!

Klaus blocked the attack. However, he was pushed back a couple of steps, demonstrating the power of that one swing.

‘Dude is strong.’

An excitement went through Klaus’s body, making him feel as though he was about to experience a great battle, one he would remember for a long time.

He ducked, feeling the wind whoosh over his head as Skar came for another wide swing. Klaus closed in and landed a quick jab with his saber, which was sidestepped by Skar, giving him another chance to attack with his scythe.

However, Klaus used his Phantom Steps to close the gap again and unleashed an overhead slash and a diagonal swing, one that forced Skar to use the length of his scythe to deflect and counter by twisting his body 180 degrees and unleashing an attack with his leg.

Klaus calmly absorbed the blow and then redirected it into his own attack. Skar jumped back, knowing his perfectly calculated strike was defended and deflected back to him.

‘Good one, Master. But how about I take it more seriously?’

A smile appeared on Skar’s face as he activated his own movement technique, ‘Star Phoenix Movement Art’. The technique had 7 forms like Klaus’s own, but Skar had mastered five out of the seven.

Of course, while his skills had been mastered to ‘perfection’, the only technique in his arsenal that was the ‘Star Phoenix Movement Art’, he had only mastered the first two forms to perfection. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th forms were still lacking.

He only had a ‘Master’ level mastery of those three forms. But Skar wasn’t using them. He started using the first form, ‘Flame Step’, which he had perfect mastery of, to move.

Wherever he stepped, it was lit on fire, causing the battlefield to slowly start to engulf in flames.

However, Skar’s ‘Flame Step’ was met with Klaus’s ‘Phantom Step’. Naturally, they were equally matched, but that was possible because Klaus’s mastery of ‘Phantom Step’ was only at the ‘Master’ level of skill mastery.

He was basically lacking in the mastery department. However, there was something about ‘Phantom Step’ that made it match Skar’s ‘Flame Step’, which had already reached perfection.

The reason for this abnormality was the ability to move with the wind.

Klaus wasn’t using any element like Skar was with the flame. However, ‘Phantom Step’ naturally harnesses the wind, allowing him to move like a ghost.

‘Master’s movement technique is good. I wonder if he can keep up with me if I increase the pace,’ Skar thought. Then, with a dash, he moved, and before Klaus could step forward, Skar appeared behind him with a powerful slash of his scythe.

‘Damn, that was careless of me.’

Klaus smiled as he crossed the saber behind him. Skar’s scythe landed on it, sending him flying. Klaus landed on the ground and rolled a couple of times before he regained his footing.

However, before he could get back into battle, the ground he stood on started melting, turning the soil into hot, metallic molten lava, which immediately latched onto Klaus’s leg.

‘That is the Flame Law.’

Klaus was more than excited to see the smart play Skar employed. However, he wouldn’t be caught off guard by mere lava.

He activated ‘Vanishing Step’ and moved away, appearing far from the lava. Of course, he made sure to move close to Skar, who also moved. Using the length of his scythe, he attacked Klaus with it.

But Klaus weaved past it, twisting his body at an unnatural angle before landing a kick on Skar, sending him flying.

However, unlike how Skar used the lava to try to restrict Klaus, the Paragon was much more creative. He wove the Flame Laws into strings and latched them onto Skar’s legs and arms.

Two flame pillars appeared from the ground, and the strings latched onto them, suspending the Flame Reaper. It was a precise and well-coordinated attack—one that left Skar hanging by a thread—literally.

Klaus looked at the hanging Skar and smiled. “Looks like we found ourselves in a hanging situation.”

Skar stared down at Klaus with a smile. “That was a smart move, master. I never knew your understanding of the flame law was that high.”

“What can I say? I am the type that turns small things into something bigger.”

“I can see that. However, do you think that is enough to stop me?” Skar asked, still not making any attempt to free himself. In his head, he knew he could easily break the strings formed from the ‘flame law.’

Of course, he was about to find out who he was clashing against. Klaus was no easy target, not when the laws didn’t really apply to him in most cases.

“Skar, you have to know this before we resume the battle. When it comes to me, nothing makes sense. I don’t follow the rules, so you shouldn’t either.

Trust me, I am the best fighting partner you will ever have. Because whatever I do will require extra effort to defend against”

Skar studied Klaus’s expression for a few seconds and nodded. “I will be serious now.”

Klaus smiled and then snapped his fingers. “Go ahead, break the strings first.”

Skar gritted his teeth as the strings of flame wrapped tightly around his limbs, holding him suspended in the air. His body was forced to remain still, but his mind was far from idle.

‘This won’t hold me for long,’ he thought.

With a surge of his will, he focused on the power of his Flame Step, his aura flaring as the fire around him intensified.

The strings began to smolder and smoke, their grip on him weakening as he summoned more of his own strength.

Klaus stood below, his saber at the ready, watching with a smirk as Skar struggled to break free. “Like I said, the rules don’t apply, so get creative.”