Chapter 1114: The Awakening (18)
"This is the moment I have been waiting for," said a figure clad in red armor, his hands covered in black gauntlets, as his Life Stage aura enveloped the entire battlefield.
For a moment, everyone felt their bodies tense; however, that vanished along with the Life Stage warrior, whose body was sent flying by a powerful punch.
"Punk."
Vida Stronghold, Klaus’s giant wife, smirked, and then she appeared before the Life Stage warrior, who had crashed into a mountain in another country.
If this were before the apocalypse, this punch landed on him in Nigeria, and he crashed into a mountain in Ghana.
One can only tell how powerful that punch was.
BOOM.
Vida’s fist landed on the Life Stage warrior again, sending him flying away. However, before he could get up, Vida was before him.
This time, he was prepared.
A shield appeared in his hand, and as Vida’s fist came, he used it to protect himself. However, when the fist landed, the shield cracked and shattered, allowing Vida’s fist to land on his body.
"BITCH!"
The Life Stage warrior cursed, his expression turning dark. He had signed up for the Black Mission and came into this battle with expectations. However, as it stands now, he is not having it easy.
Why? That’s because, although he may be two stages above Vida, the giant beauty has a much stronger bloodline than the man.
Also, she is using all of her strength in her semi-giant form to land those punches. She can only maintain it for ten minutes before she has to switch to a new form.
So she wasn’t allowing the man to have it easy at all.
Vida’s next punch came like a thunderclap, tearing through the air and breaking the sound barrier. She was pouring so much energy into her punches.
As her fist moved, sonic booms could be felt around it.
BOOM.
The Life Stage warrior barely managed to tilt his head as her fist grazed his cheek, ripping through his armor and drawing a streak of blood.
He grimaced, feeling both anger and pain.
Blood trickled down his jaw, but instead of falling back, he retaliated.
With a guttural roar, his body burst with light, unleashing his overwhelming Life Stage aura. He vanished from sight, only to reappear behind Vida.
His black gauntlet clenched, and he smashed his fist into her back, sending her skidding across the rocky terrain. The ground split open beneath her as mountains trembled.
Vida coughed a mouthful of blood, but she turned right when the second fist arrived and caught it.
"Weak for a Life Stage warrior."
Those are bold words for a Nether Stage warrior to say. However, watching the stunned look appear on the man’s face, one can tell he was indeed shocked that his fist was caught.
Vida grabbed his wrist and yanked him up. The warrior was lifted off the floor, and because Vida is much taller than he, the height difference allowed her to hold him up like a doll.
BAM BAM BAM BAM.
She slammed him to the ground four times before throwing him away with powerful force. The throw contained so much power that when the Life Stage warrior crashed into another mountain, he felt his vision darken.
Jane moved Vida again, allowing her to appear before him, and then, as if she meant it, her right leg rose and stomped hard on the man’s face, sending his head into the ground.
But she didn’t stop there...
She started stomping on the Life Stage warrior, causing the ground to shake.
"I think he is out." Klaus appeared beside Vida and took her hand. It was only then that she came back to her senses.
Klaus pulled her away, but not before driving an ice spear through the Life Stage warrior’s heart.
"Are you okay?" Klaus asked, cleaning the blood that appeared at the corner of Vida’s mouth.
"I am fine... No need to worry about me. I am not weak."
Klaus smiled, "I know you are not weak. However, you are my wife, so all I can do is worry about you."
Vida blushed and then lifted Klaus off the ground and kissed him before putting him back down...
"I will be fine. After all, in my current state, death is not something I have to worry about." Vida picked the next target, who, unfortunately for him, was no brute warrior.
"I know you are unkillable in this form. After all, you are the freaking queen of the Ancient Barbarian Race," Klaus smiled, a memory surfacing in his mind.
He met Vida in his second incarnation. It was when he was preparing to lead the Cavalry of Defiance against the gods, a battle that marked the end of the Second Era and the birth of the Third.
Back then, Knox was on his way from the Dragon Empire when scions of the gods ambushed him. The battle was brutal, forcing Knox to retreat.
In his attempt to find a world to hide in, he found himself in a world ruled by the Barbarians. He had never met them before... Nor had they met him either.
However, this meeting was meant to happen.
Back then, when he appeared in their world, he was arrested and sent to the Barbarian Court, where his fate was to be decided.
He was allowed to leave, but first, he had to spar with their queen. It was one of the painful moments in Knox’s life. He was an archer, so physical strength wasn’t one he had.
However, after the 14 hours of torture, he was allowed to leave.
The second and last time they met was during the Battle of Defiance. She fell in that battle after slaying 14 gods while only a demigod.
Her last words were, "Death is not something I have to worry about. It is what comes after that I am concerned about."
Klaus’s second incarnation was the only time nobody knew he was a Paragon. It was when the heavens were still healing from their battle in his first incarnation.
Also, during that life, he wasn’t the strongest. People like Vida in that life were much stronger than he was. However, because of his courage, he was able to lead them into battle, and the ending was exactly what he aimed for.
Hearing her now, Klaus could only smile...
"If it took 14 gods before she fell in the past, then I really have nothing to worry about."
Klaus’s gaze suddenly turned to the crack from which a man, from whom he felt a very dangerous pressure, arrived on the battlefield. Following him were four masked individuals.
He didn’t move to attack; instead, he stopped at the entrance of the crack and locked gazes with Klaus...
"So he is finally here," Klaus muttered, taking to the skies to meet King Archon...
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Meanwhile, back on Planet Nebu, there were still 2 million warriors left to come. Aside from them, there were still a few mercenaries waiting for when they would be called.
But aside from them, deep underground, inside a locked glass chamber filled with spiritual water, a figure stood monitoring the life sign of a person...
"Soon," the person said before setting down the tablet and walking toward a computer.
He pulled up a file, and when he opened it, the title on it said it all... The heavens broke protocol, and Klaus, who had no idea about this, was still hopeful he would win this battle.
"Anti-Paragon Project... Patient Alpha."