The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse Chapter 1108: The Awakening (12)

Klaus called for a retreat, not because he was being pressed, but so that his warriors could recover and wait for when they would be deployed again.

That is still too early.

The reason for calling for a retreat of over 3 million warriors was to make way for two people: Aoi and Lulu.

It had already been 30 minutes since the start of the battle. The first five minutes were spent farming resentnts for Aoi’s Endless Sword Domain of Slaughter while Lulu fard cores and life forces for additional swords, as well as making 50,000 more.

They used these gains to strengthen themselves, and when the rcenaries started appearing, Klaus decided to hold back part of his larger force. Lulu and Aoi would fill in for that.

Naturally, when they stepped in and unleashed their attacks, the entire sky turned dark. Lulu outright activated all 250,000 swords, and Aoi also opened the Domain of Slaughter, causing their surroundings to be filled with swords.

Queenie watched this for a few seconds before moving back from the battlefield. The ending of the battle would be determined by warriors of her caliber, so Klaus pulled her back and put two of her sisters in.

"Relax for now," Klaus said to Queenie, holding her hand. He observed her expression shift back to calm, and he smiled. Then he added, "...There are still three more types of warriors yet to arrive. Until they reveal them all, I will not let you back in."

Queenie sighed but said nothing.

"You are a trump card that will determine the fate of our world. You need to hold on for now."

"I understand."

Klaus nodded.

So far, only the Neburians, the Kathorians, and a few rcenaries had appeared on the battlefield. Naturally, he was already aware of the three-moon situation on Planet Nebu, so he knew there were still two more races to show up.

Aside from them, he was also waiting for the main rcenaries who signed up for the black mission.

The ones who arrived now were a re drop in the force that gathered to bring Earth to its knees. Klaus himself was waiting for them to co. So he was holding back the main force and letting those who couldn’t fight till the end battle first.

Thankfully, none of them were ordinary warriors, so they were thriving, and that alone was sothing...

"Thanks to Asmodeus, we now have over 500 Domain Stage warriors on the battlefield. With more coming soon, we will have thousands, then he will start planning for the climax."

[Master, I have a suggestion.] Suddenly, Icon’s voice entered his head.

"I am listening." Since she couldn’t co out as a tangible being simply because she was now in her combat form, she could only speak to Klaus like a system should.

[Why don’t we implent Plan C? This way, we will force their hand to send out more of their warriors. Of course, the outco will be that we will also have to deploy more of our forces ahead of ti.

However, that will give Asmodeus more resources to work on the trump card for the climax.]

"I see." Klaus turned, looked at the thousands of Neburians still coming, and sighed. He knew Icon’s suggestion would work; however, it could also escalate things.

If Klaus implented Plan C, the enemy would also have to play the hand they were dealt, which would be a problem.

"How about we go for Plan K instead?" Klaus said, and Icon started running numbers. After a few seconds, she gave him her answer.

[That can work, but that will depend on Nas’s efficiency.]

Klaus turned to Nas, and the latter smiled nervously at him.

"Are you ready?" Klaus asked, and Nas nodded.

"I am."

"Good. I need you to take Asmodeus’s place."

Nas turned and looked in Asmodeus’s direction, watching as the Undead Necromancer continued to welco more dead or half-dead bodies into his Domain of Evil.

"I can do that... After all, there is nothing they can do to checkmate ."

Klaus smiled and tapped him on the shoulder. "Your sisters will be proud of you."

Hearing that, his nervousness disappeared, and a need to ensure his sisters (Anna and Lucy) saw him as a warrior took over.

"I am ready."

Klaus nodded and teleported, taking Nas with him. They appeared beside Asmodeus. "Ti for you to relax, Asmodeus. Nas will take over."

The necromancer nodded and waved his hand, taking away his domain. Nas then sat down, and a chessboard appeared before him.

On the battlefield, ten Domain Stage warriors vanished and appeared in a chess world where only one chess piece was waiting for them.

That chess piece was Hunter Duncan, who had been refined into a chess piece. Naturally, that was his nature now, but he was also a Life Stage warrior.

Inside the chess world, he glared at the newcors, and with a wave of his hand, a suffocating aura surrounded them. In no ti, they all died, and yet another refinent was underway.

Klaus and Asmodeus went away, leaving Nas behind.

Inside his shadow, an overprotective mother lay low, waiting for whoever dared co near her son.

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On one side of the battlefield, a flaming scythe flashed across the air, cutting the head off a rcenary.

Lunara moved at a speed so fast that the Nether Stage warrior, much closer to the one she had just killed, was not able to track her.

She moved, and then her scythe ca clean again, severing the head of another rcenary. Her scythe stabbed into the ground, and lava exploded everywhere, causing hundreds to scream.

But Lunara wasn’t done. Tapping into her understanding of the Fla Law, she manifested a large scythe, and using a sweeping motion, the colossal weapon went through another batch of rcenaries.

Suddenly, a sword ca from behind her, causing her to jump forward. She managed to dodge and counter with a lethal and fiery slash.

She spun around, and then, using a powerful slash from her scythe, a wide arc flashed out and cleaved through dozens of rcenaries.

She was just too destructive, a stark contrast to the cute and harmless persona she had on during her wedding.

In a span of two seconds, she killed 30 rcenaries, and she was off to the next.

Klaus nodded at how efficiently she was handling her task.

However, the more Klaus observed her, the more he started to sense that the Lunara he knew in both this life and in his seventh incarnation was not the sa Lunara he was seeing now.

’It feels like she is a completely different person, especially after she beca the Mother of Flas. Now, she is fierce, deadly, and very dark.’

Klaus didn’t know her true origin or which of his incarnations had interacted with her before they t in his seventh incarnation and then again in this life...

...however, he knew if this was her in that life, then there was no telling what kind of life she had lived.

A wave of sadness filled Klaus’s heart as he watched the Mother of Flas fight for everything she believed in.

’Just who are you, Lunara... what kind of life have you lived that turned you into such a vengeful woman?’