The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 479 To The Duels (1)

Klaus was currently seated with Nari, doing his best not to shout at the countless gazes directed at him. Clearly, everyone was curious about who he was and how he managed to have all these beauties by his side.

Of course, his answer would likely be along the lines of, "It's not my fault I'm handsome and awesome."

However, Klaus wasn't thinking about that at the moment. His mind was occupied with what the senior had told him.

He was struggling to wrap his head around the fact that Nari was essentially a ticking time bomb.

The revelation that she didn't have feelings was another thing he was trying hard to comprehend. The Nari he met at Stone Valley had been lively and pushy, but she had also shown emotions to some extent beyond those traits.

For fuck's sake, she was the one who helped Queenie navigate her feelings about whether she wanted to make advances toward him.

If anything, Queenie should have been the one who lacked feelings, empathy, and emotion. But to think that the lively Nari was the one without them? Klaus was blown away.

Then he remembered Queenie's case, where she couldn't recall her blood family after 24 hours. Klaus could tell something wasn't right, but he just didn't know what.

'Aah, what a headache. Does this have something to do with me? Because as far as I remember, Queenie, Lucy, Anna, and Hanna are somehow linked to me. Who's to say she isn't?'

Klaus exhaled and chose to focus on the duel. It was Lily's turn to fight.

Lily was ranked 10th, so naturally, she could challenge and be challenged. In this match, however, she was the one initiating the challenge.

Her opponent was also a swordsman, hailing from the Mason Great Clans. Ezekiel Blackson, the 4th ranker in the Southern Union during the Union Trials, was naturally confident in his abilities.

The two stepped into the arena, and like any third-rate villain, Ezekiel's behavior was vulgar.

"So, you're one of the sluts following Klaus around, huh?" Ezekiel said with a disdainful expression.

"If I were you, I'd stop following him and bury my face somewhere. Just being close to you makes me feel disgusted," he added, his words drawing attention from the spectators, who were there to watch and study their fellow disciples and potential opponents.

"I don't need to bury my face. I'm too beautiful for that—unlike you, who would lose a beauty contest to a baboon," Lily replied with a teasing smile.

The moment she delivered her retort, the crowd erupted in laughter. Lily might have been quiet before, but she grew a pair after tasting the Star Juice.

"Instructor, can we start so I can shut this bitch up?" Ezekiel snapped, his anger flaring like any predictable side character.

The instructor overseeing the duel sighed and started the match. He was no stranger to such exchanges between opponents.

"Die, bitch!" Ezekiel shouted, lunging at Lily in an attempt to end the battle quickly and secure his moment of glory.

Lily, however, stood still, calmly watching as Ezekiel charged toward her. His weapon thrust forward, aiming for a decisive strike, but she vanished before his blade could even graze Lily's armor.

Ezekiel's sword freely stabbed the air.

Suddenly, an agonizing cry echoed across the arena as Ezekiel was sent flying, landing outside the ring with a resounding thud.

In the spot where Ezekiel stood, Lily's slender legs touched the ground. She hadn't used any sword skills or technique.

She just used sheer speed to dodge Ezekiel's attack and land her own attack using her leg, breaking a few of his ribs in the process.

"The winner of the duel is Lily Felin. Congratulations, you have claimed the 9th rank on the outer disciple Ranking chart," the instructor announced with a small smile. Lily nodded and walked toward Ezekiel.

"Go train for another hundred years; maybe then you won't scream like a coward when I land another strike." With those words, she turned and walked toward Klaus, who welcomed her with the kiss he had promised.

The ladies around could only watch with jealous expressions.

However, they also seemed uneasy. Nobody saw when Lily moved or when she attacked. By the time they realized what had happened, it was already over.

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In truth, Lily saw Ezekiel's movements in slow motion. Klaus had given her three powerful techniques, two of which were designed to harness her wind affinity in ways even gods would envy.

She had begun cultivating the [Immortal Wind], transforming her core into a wind-type core. This had boosted her speed several times over.

But the real game-changer was the [One with the Wind] technique, meant for movement. She had just started cultivating its first form, allowing her to use the wind to move incredibly fast with minimal effort.

Ezekiel never stood a chance. Even a dozen of him wouldn't have been enough.

Lily and Anna had been pushing themselves relentlessly in their training, trying to catch up to Hanna. The results were already starting to show.

"You did well, Lily," Klaus said, patting her head. Her next opponent was ranked 7th on the chart, and from what she knew, this person was both a hater and a legacy. Naturally, she had to take her down.

Anna was ranked 8th, so Lily wouldn't challenge her. If she reached 3rd before Anna, she wouldn't contest her position. That was the agreement between them.

"Look, it's Hanna's turn," Lily said, pointing toward a particular arena.

A young man with short, dark hair and athletic features stepped onto the stage. In his grip was a spear, and the air around him was cold and freezing.

It didn't take a genius to figure out that he had the ice element and was a spearman.

He was the third ranker before Klaus and the new batch arrived.

This made him a veteran, and now he was here to claim the second spot since the previous first and second-rankers had chosen to climb the stairs, knowing they wouldn't be able to suppress Klaus.

In the past two weeks, 70% of the veterans had climbed the stairs, fully aware that the tasks given to them by their faction leaders were doomed to fail.

The outer section now has a new Overlord, and this Overlord was friends with a true Overlord of Earth. That fact alone instilled fear in everyone.

None of them wanted to provoke him. Their only options were to avoid him entirely or insult him secretly, praying he wouldn't find out.

Hanna walked toward the arena, her beauty drawing every gaze. Her blue hair had started to grow longer, cascading down her back, but that didn't get their attention.

Hanna's armor seemed almost alive, clinging to her like a second skin and accentuating her curves.

If she weren't Klaus, the madman's sister, suitors would already be lining up with proposals. But with the tiger prowling nearby, no one dared to make a move.

Klaus smiled as he watched his sister step into the arena.

"Damn, she's beautiful," Klaus laughed, only to be silenced by a smack to the back of his head.

"Pervert," Lily muttered, and Nari gave her a thumbs up.