The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1048: Thinking Outside The Box

”Are you alright?” Klaus’ mom asked, wiping another tear that appeared on Klaus’ left eye.

”I am fine, Mom. It’s just that seeing Mr. Pickles brought back some suppressed emotions.”

”Sorry, my love. If I had been a capable mother, you wouldn’t have parted with him.”

”It is not your fault, Mom. Things just happen when you least expect them to. That said, you took care of me, and now I will take care of you. Plus, Mr. Pickles had found a good home. They seem good, and looking at how happy he is, I don’t have any complaints.”

Klaus looked at the white snake, which was the centre of attraction at the amusement park. ”He seems happy.”

”Indeed.”

Klaus continued to look at his former best friend and pet. ”He even remembered me. I never expected him to still remember me after ten good years.”

”Yeah, well, I wouldn’t forget someone who bathes with me, eats in the same bowl with me, and sleeps in the same bed as me.” Klaus’ mom laughed. ”You two were inseparable to the point I was worried you would never make human friends.”

”It’s not my fault that he was all squishy and soft.”

The mother and son laughed, enjoying their time together.

A few hours later, Annabelle and Mr. Pickles left the pack and went back to him. Klaus kept his senses on them all the way until they reached their destination.

He saw them swallow the blood he gave them and watched as they fell into a comfortable sleep. In nine days, they will wake up new people.

”Let’s go back, Mom. Once Mr. Pickles becomes human, he will come find us.” Klaus held his mom’s hand as they walked toward their car. A few seconds later, they were on the road yet again.

For the next couple of hours, Klaus took his mom anywhere she wanted to go. Once they had had enough fun, they chose to go back home.

Along the way, his mom started an unusual conversation that soon turned into an interesting one.

”So, how is the preparation so far?”

Klaus didn’t know why sudden interest in the matters of war preparations, but he wouldn’t mind telling her everything.

”We are still working on a few things that I believe will give us extra strength. However, thanks to the recent treasure I inherited, most of the warriors are now ready more than ever.

We have amassed as much as we could; the only thing left now is to wait for the day to come so we can see whether our preparations were enough.”

”That is good to hear. However, how about weapons? I recalled you mentioned a few months ago that using Earth’s technological weapons is a double-edged sword.

Have you found an alternative for that?” Yet again, Klaus didn’t know why she asked, but he answered.

”I have already made plans to use the ones we have against the invaders. However, we will make sure they detonate inside their worlds. Aside from that, Anaki and Inaki are also collaborating with scientists from the Bast Race to create more combat androids.

I also have some side projects to work on, but so far, we haven’t done anything significantly outside the box.”

Klaus’ mom nodded and retrieved her phone. She opened a certain folder and pulled out four holograms.

The four holograms were four weapons, each something Klaus was seeing for the first time. ”I came up with a few designs of weapons, I believe, and if you have time, you can work on them.

I know time is limited, but with the big brains working together, I am sure you can pull something off. They are just sketches, but I believe they will at least be able to help someone if you can pull it off.”

She waved her hand, and the four holograms were transferred to Klaus’ phone.

”Thanks, Mom, I will look into it right when we get back,” Klaus said with a smile, though inwardly he was shaken by what his mom had given him.

’Looks like she really wants to participate in the upcoming war.’ Klaus sighed. ’If that is what you want, then I will make it happen. However, you will fight on my terms, which will be from behind millions of layers of defense.’

Klaus didn’t see it, but a small smile appeared on his mom’s face for a brief moment before it vanished.

One of the sketches was something that, if he managed to pull it off, would allow her to fight even Nether Stage warriors. However, it would consume so much that Klaus wasn’t even sure if he could pull it off.

’I need more nerds on this. It is time to think outside the box.’

Klaus sent a series of messages out to those he wanted to on the projects he suddenly had the inspiration to work on, thanks to his mom’s scheming.

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Inside the Primordial Cave, Princess Eshira, who was talking to her sisters, heard a beep come from her phone, causing her to take it out and read the message.

When she saw the content of the message, she smiled. ”I have to go, sister. Time for me to become a nerd.”

”Where are you going?” Queenie asked.

”Klaus needs my big brain on a project he is about to work on for his mom.”

”Then why are you still here? Get moving...” Her sisters pushed her to go. They knew that for Klaus to call for help meant he really needed help.

Princess Eshira laughed and ran off.

A few seconds after she left, Anaki and Inaki, who were also inside the Primordial Cave, left.

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[Stone Valley]

The three nerds, namely Logan, Joon, and Ryan, the creators of Oracle, also received Klaus’ message, causing them to jump up in joy and drop everything as they prepared to head to Dream City.

They gathered everything just as Princess Eshira, Inaki, and Anaki had done before heading to Dream City.

”I wonder what Klaus wanted our help with,” Joon wondered as he packed his stuff and stored it inside his space ring.

”Who knows. All I care about is whether we can help him or not,” Logan said, and Ryan nodded.

”Since he asked, then I believe he thinks we can help him.”

Suddenly, Joon’s phone started ringing. ”It’s Lucil.”

He smiled weakly but answered.

”Sup losers. Did you losers also receive Klaus’s summons?” she asked with a teasing smile on her face. Joon just smirked and hung up the phone, knowing the next couple of days would be a headache.

A couple of hours later, all the people invited by Klaus were in Dream City. Klaus had long arrived and even had a couple of snacks with his mom.

However, when he was done with that, he met up with the people he had called over.

Klaus already had over 200 minds in his Hivemind, so naturally, he was 200 times more brilliant than anyone on Earth.

However, with the inspiration his mom had given him, Klaus knew he needed to think outside the box, and what better way to do that than by picking the brains of some of the most brilliant people he knew.

Princess Eshira was a big brain from the Bast Race. Anaki and Inaki were from the Moom Race, while the three nerds and Lucil were from Earth.

Klaus himself was a combination of Human, Demon, Elf, and Asura. Naturally, he had assembled all the big brains he could think of.