The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 1402: Meeting The Star Monarch

Chapter 1402: Meeting The Star Monarch

Klaus expected the technique to reveal itself the moment he channelled his energy into it. However, he was shocked to find that a puzzle must first be solved before he could open the technique.

The puzzle is simple: he must align nine runes in perfect order to open the technique.

At first glance, it seemed very straightforward. However, that changed when he started to comprehend the runes.

At first, he saw a word, but hidden within those words were several others that, the deeper he looked into them, the more he seemed to uncover.

It is like inside the one word, there are two and inside those two, there are four, and it keeps stacking and stacking till it makes no sense.

Within five minutes, he had seen so much that he just had no idea how the heck he would have to know just which rune to put where and why.

’This is like the matrix all over again.’

A smile appeared on his face, and then he did something different. Instead of focusing on knowing what each rune means—something he knew would take days—he would rather focus on knowing the words only.

He had no interest in piercing deeper into the runes. Instead, he focused only on the words they represented.

In less than 2 minutes, all the words were read and understood.

“Elements, Star, Shadows, Blood, Divine, Arrogance, Death, Illusion, War”

These were the words after deciphering the runes. They were pretty easy to figure out since he can read ancient runes.

However, learning them and applying them are two different things. He knew how to comprehend complex languages and codes, but using them to solve a problem was a bit taxing.

However, he had no time, so Klaus started to look much deeper into all nine, making sure he had absolutely no interest in losing himself in the thrill of learning what each rune means.

Instead, he was looking at the surface, looking for ways to connect the missing dots.

Burning Angel, who knew this, kept a close eye on Klaus, knowing that even if he could solve the puzzle, he would need several hours.

’It took me 300 hours to solve it. I wonder how long it would take you, kid.’

Klaus remained seated for an hour, making no progress. Not even Icon could help him. She tried to look deeper, but it became clear even she has her limits.

He pulled back his mind and decided to make sense of the words one more time. However, instead of looking into them, he asked Icon to perform a search.

’Icon, perform a search on all nine words and tell me what you can find.’ Icon got right on it, and for 20 minutes, she searched until she found something good enough.

[The words are common when all things are considered. Making it an open search brought up countless results that just dont make any sense.

In the end, I wasted my time for nothing. So I decided to conduct a close search, focusing on Heaven’s Court and Warrior Tower.

The results were rather shocking. The word Elements appeared more in matters concerning the 8th Paragon. I caught that as weird, so I searched Star, and that is where it all clicked.

The Star is linked to the 9th Paragon, the Star Monarch. To be sure, I added one more search, and the Shadows came out as the 5th Paragon.

Master, I think these words align with the nine lives you have lived.]

’But if that is the case, then it means this person knew something about me, and he is trying to confirm it.’

[So if the Master solves the puzzle, it would confirm you are the Paragon, and as such, he would have a reason to kill you.]

Klaus frowned even deeper now.

He is too brilliant not to know what the Burning Angel was planning. He used Rory’s life and that of her father to threaten him to solve this puzzle.

If he fails or decides not to solve it, they will die; if he solves it, his secret will be revealed. Either way, he would be in danger.

It is the perfect trap, and he most certainly fell for it. However, Klaus couldn’t help but wonder why the Burning Angel is keen on learning who he is and why he even said he had no plans to kill him.

He did not buy the whole ’I want to fight the paragon bulshit. There had to be a reason, and that kept telling him to solve the puzzle.

But to be sure, he asked Icon to perform one more search…

’Icon, can you tell when this technique was created, who created it, and who had learned it before?’

[It is an ancient technique, so I cannot determine. But per some hidden records, a powerful Primordial beast that once followed the Star Monarch had a set of eyes called the Seven Dominion Eye.

As for who had learned it before, I can’t tell, but this puzzle had been solved before.]

’Oh, then I suppose the Angel isn’t telling me everything. However, if he had solved it before, it means he knows this puzzle, which only means he had already suspected I can solve it.’

Klaus smiled and shook his head. ’He knows I am the Paragon, Icon. He just wants to be sure before he reveals who he is to me too.’

[How sure are you?]

’As sure as I can be. Look deeper into the Star rune. I failed to see it at first, but now that you connected the dot, the words start to make sense.’

[It is not too late to live a beautiful life.]

’Those were the words I said to someone a very long time ago. That someone was a wounded angel at the brink of death. I saved her and cared for her for thousands of years.

Before we parted ways, I said those words to her as a way of making sure she lived a good life, not a life filled with revenge.’

[Are you saying the Burning Angel had a relationship with this person?]

’Only one way to find out.’

Klaus moved the runes so that they would be in order. A few seconds later, the technique opened. However, instead of seeing millions of runes, his consciousness was pulled to the shore of a river, where a lone figure sat on a lounger, sunbathing.

Even from behind, Klaus knew who this person was. There is just no way he would mistake him.

“I never pegged you as someone who sunbathes, Efad.”

“What can I say? I have a knack for trying new things.” He turned his head and gave him a smug look. “You should try it sometime.”

Klaus smirked and sat in the lounger beside Efad. He took a moment to take in the clean air before asking a question.

“The Burning Angel—why don’t you tell me who he is and why he is keen on finding out my identity?”

“Oh, you don’t remember him, huh?”

“Am I supposed to?”

“Actually, yes. He, after all, is the only person in the Universe with a Primal Bloodline, something you gave him several lifetimes ago.”

“Primal Bloodline. What is that?”

Efad turned and gave him a quick look. “The Primal Bloodline is the only bloodline that can ascend to the next realm, the primordial realm.

He is the backup plan you had planted from the moment you arrived in this universe.”

“Arrived?”