The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1288: Epic Mission Completed

[Inside the Hall - The Ice Explosion]

The moment Klaus detonated the core, all 11 Immortals came to a halt, their bodies frozen like statues. The ice instantly seeped into their bloodstreams, freezing them from the inside.

With the annihilating quality of the Annihilation Ice, none of them stood a chance. The annihilation ice attacks the inner body instead of the outer, so outside resistance is futile.

It is that deadly, considering all seven forbidden ice elements at Klaus’s disposal are designed to attack a specific part of the body.

If he had used the Abyssal Ice, the attack would have targeted their skin, while the Chaotic Ice would have targeted both the body and the immune system.

Of course, with its dual nature, it also lowers its potency. It is only used when other ice elements have been used. The chaotic nature strengthens them.

So, with the Annihilation Ice, where death was instant, and the effect was invincible, this made for the perfect tool for this attack.

If they had known, all of them would have protected their inner bodies more than their outer bodies. But as they say, there is no second chance for slackers.

However, even though they were all frozen, Klaus saw that the leader, who was unfortunately the closest to the bomb—thanks to Klaus’s surgical throw—was slowly defrosting the ice with his flame energy.

However, with how immediate everything was, even if Klaus allowed him to finish, he would again die. The ice had seeped too deep into his core.

Defrosting that would take some time. And if he somehow manages to break free, there will be some bits and pieces of ice inside his body.

So with just a snap, Klaus would have killed him. Basically, he is dead regardless of what he does. It is already written.

But Klaus didn’t rush to kill him. No, he first had time to talk to his assistant.

’Are you recording this, Icon?’

[Yes, master. How can I ignore such an amazing display of combat and flex? I know the master wants this moment captured without even telling me.]

’You are the best, Icon.’

Klaus walked close to the frozen statues and extended his hand, summoning orange flames. ”I need your faces in the shot.”

Using his mind, he controlled the flame to defrost their faces, showing the moment of realisation before their bodies were frozen.

”Nice-looking guys. You all decided to become losers who prey on the weak and gullible.” Klaus smirked, feeling the need to smash their heads in.

[Master, I believe they are still alive. However, their immortal souls have been frozen too, preventing them from escaping.]

’Oh, so in other words, their souls are now solid and can be shattered.’

[Indeed.]

’How amazing. I never knew the Annihilation Ice was this powerful.’

Klaus was visibly shocked.

In all that he remembered from his 4th incarnation, he only used the Soul Eater Ice when he wanted to deal directly with the soul. But hearing that his Annihilation Ice is also that powerful, he became happy.

”Time to eat your souls to strengthen mine,” Klaus said; however, he didn’t use the Soul Eater Ice. Instead, he waved his hand, and a large needle-like spirit weapon appeared.

It is the [Soul Injector Needle].

It attacks the soul directly, and whenever it is used, all souls it pierces are devoured by it, allowing the owner to take them back later.

Klaus is planning on sending the video of how he defeated the immortal-stage bandits to the mission hall as a way of earning some perks.

Icon told him that doing something daring allows one to receive favours from the mission hall. After having a taste of an epic mission, Klaus wants another one.

So he would send the video, and he isn’t planning on showing more than one ice element on camera.

So he used the needle, directing it slowly as it pierced the heads of the immortals as he moved from one immortal to the next.

As he got closer to the leader, he could see his face changing, showing he was doing everything in his power to break free from the ice.

However, Klaus knew deep down that all resistance is futile. He had already locked his soul down with a fragment of ice inside it.

Now that he knew the soul could be frozen, he made sure to reach that depth. With just a thought, he could shatter it. So watching as his eyes turned bloodshot made him relax.

Eventually, the Soul Injector Needle reached him.

”This is the end, buddy. The 400 billion universe coins ransom is not coming.”

Without adding any more context, Klaus controlled the needle, letting it stab through his head and come out from the other side, not even a drop of blood coating the needle.

The moment he died, Klaus told Icon to end the video.

”Damn, my Annihilation Ice is almost drained of essence.” Klaus felt his ice element drain repeatedly for a few seconds before everything came to a sudden stop.

Even so, he would need to devour a lot of energy to replenish it, else he wouldn’t be able to use it in combat effectively like he could with the other elements.

Klaus extended his hand and took away the bodies of the 11 bandits. Then he teleported away, appearing in front of a dome of frozen ice.

”Hmm, so she is here.” Feeling a familiar ice, Klaus smiled and tapped the dome. It cracked and shattered, vanishing into a cloud of ice mist.

On the other side, Niva and Seraya were revealed.

”Glad to see you here,” Klaus said to Niva, who was busy using her senses to see what had happened.

All she saw was absolutely nothing. The moment the ice core exploded, his clones were also destroyed, so she saw nothing.

Klaus ignored her and turned to Seraya.

”Good job, Seya. You have saved 12,000+ innocent people.” Klaus paused, then asked, ”How do you feel about that?”

”Niva did most of the saving, but I guess it feels good to finally be on the right side of things.”

Klaus smiled and nodded... ”Don’t worry, 100 years is just around the corner. By the time you are free, you will understand a lot of things.”

After saying that, Klaus collected the bodies of the other ten bandits Seraya killed. Then, adding all 315 bodies, he transferred them to the mission hall ring and sent them away.

He pulled up his phone and marked the mission as complete after adding the video attachment and the time it took to handle all of them.

It took less than two minutes for the mission to be confirmed.

[You have completed your first Epic mission: ’Crimson Star Raiders Extermination’]

[Rewards have been transferred.]

[Congratulations, you are now a C-class Hunter.]

[You have earned 1,905,900 Rising Star points from all kills. Current Rank: 500,690]

[Show proof of life for all hostages and earn additional Rising Star points, 10% hunter points, and a chance to access the Epic Mission Board]

Klaus grinned, turning away from his phone and looking toward the building 100 meters from them.

”Time to free the hostages.”

Klaus moved and soon stood before the large metal door. He tapped into his Spirit Master abilities and instantly grasped the metal door with his mind.

Then, like tearing paper, he tore the door in two, revealing the faces of all 12,000+ hostages, most shivering from the cold.