NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1254: The Climax
"Children, devour her."
The four flame spirits lunged at Seraya again.
She had just used a large chunk of her immortal Qi and harnessed her lightning law, but she was overpowered by Klaus's Arrow.
Of course, the arrow he unleashed took more energy than he intended.
However, as someone with nine cores, seven of which are comparable to an immortal core, it didn't leave even a dent in his reserve.
But the mental strain bore down on him for real. Thankfully, he has more brains than he needs, so he was able to lock the pain away.
Seraya, on the other hand, had dug rather deep into her reserve, so while she said those words like a badass, she was in fact exhausted.
The arrow rattled her.
It burned more of her energy than she anticipated.
Of course, the arrow was meant to kill her. Klaus aimed to kill her, but she survived—all to his shock.
However, that didn't mean she is any weaker now. If anything, she is now desperate, and so she will do anything in her power to kill Klaus.
Unfortunately for her, Klaus is not as simple as he looks.
He anticipated this outcome in the battle, and while it isn't to his satisfaction, he saw just what he could do with a bow and the power of the flame law if used right.
He stood on the side, forming yet another arrow, while Nirvana and her siblings worked together to Seraya back.
Their coordination is at its peak.
Fury was sent flying back; however, Qilin stepped in the next second, allowing Void to unleash [Flame Feather] attacks. This forced Seraya to turn her focus away from Klaus for a few minutes.
She saw Klaus forming yet another arrow. So she knew if she didn't break through the four Spirits and stop him, her life would be in danger.
So she was burning her immortal qi like crazy. Unfortunately for her, the four flame spirits have an endless supply of star qi, so the more she channelled her energy, the more they also do.
"You know, for a low-level Real Immortal, you just don't want to die," Klaus said with a chuckle, feeling countless eyes watch him as he prepared his killing arrow.
At the immortal stage, instead of having levels 1 to 9 before one ascends to the next stage, they have Low, Medium, High, and Peak.
Seraya is a low-level Real Immortal.
She reached the Real Immortal stage only a hundred years ago. That isn't enough time to ascend to the Medium Level, where her strength would have increased by a hundredfold.
However, thanks to her abilities, Klaus had finally seen just what kind of monsters he would be facing. If three more Seraya came at him, he would be forced to flee.
Real Immortals aren't as simple as he thought.
'Makes me wonder if my poison would work on her.'
[The master's poison is not strong enough to harm her. However, if subjected to it for long, there is a chance it will work on her.]
'Wonderful. Hopefully, in the next battle, I will face a medium-level or perhaps even a high-level Real Immortal. That would be fun.'
Icon didn't know what to say.
A second later, a metallic arrow with runic markings on it formed. A powerful killing intent exploded from it, causing millions to break out in cold sweat.
[Master, I thought we were keeping a low profile]
Klaus smiled, 'Sorry, Icon. I just couldn't help but get absorbed in the thrill of combat. Maybe I used to love the bow too much that holding it now started getting to me.'
[I understand, master. Maybe it is time you start recalling the part of your past that wielded the bow.]
Klaus nodded.
Knox was the greatest archer to walk the universe during the Divine Era, when the mortals teamed up with the immortals to face the gods.
Of course, the story is much more complex than that. However, his legend transcended that of many warriors, for his bow and arrow had killed more gods than any archer could brag.
Now holding it, Klaus could feel the ecstasy, the allure, and the joy he felt back when he wielded the bow.
[Maybe the master should use the bow again in the next battle]
'I will. It is only right that I wield other weapons aside from just the sword.'
[Whatever makes you happy, master]
Klaus grinned and placed the arrow in the bow and drew the string back. In an instant, Seraya felt death place its hands on her.
"We had a good run, Immortal Seraya. However, as they say, every good thing must come to an end, so here is where we end our battle."
Flame burst out of Klaus's eyes, causing his aura to skyrocket. In an instant, Seraya felt her body slow down and weaken.
"Execute Plan Wiggle Wiggle"
The flame spirits retreated and turned back to their cute human forms.
They clapped their hands together and shouted..."Flame Monarch's Cage"
In the air around Seraya, dozens of runes lit up. Nobody knew when they were drawn; however, in an instant, strings shot from them and connected, forming a cage around Seraya.
She was instantly locked down.
"The Climax," Klaus muttered.
The arrow left the bow, and the next second, the cage was painted red.
There was no struggle or resistance. The arrow left the bow, and in an instant, it drew a hole through her heart.
A second later, the cage deactivated, and Seraya's body slammed into the ground. Millions held their jaws loose, some even drooling.
However, to everyone's shock, just when Seraya's Immortal Spirit appeared, she screamed and turned into a beam of light, shooting into the clouds and vanishing from sight.
Just like that, Seraya chose to die in the infinity of space rather than die at the hands of her own employers.
Klaus shook his head but said nothing. He could have killed her Immortal Spirit, but he knew that was against the rules.
So he let her leave.
It was a huge loss to the cartel.
The weekly Blood Tournaments are for them to harvest Immortal Spirits as well as to entertain the people of Yahmir.
Of course, as the powerful crime syndicate in the entirety of planet Yahmir, winning a blood tournament is like becoming part of them.
Members of this syndicate also strive to level up their status and become even more powerful. So they constantly enter the Blood Tournament each week to try their luck, or die trying.
Naturally, none of this makes sense. No matter how one looks at it, 63 people dying every week just because they want to be part of something big makes no sense.
However, in the vast universe out there, a lot of things don't make sense. So the only way is to adapt and go with the flow.
Some families pair their children with each other to fight, and the one left standing becomes the heir. Some send them to dangerous regions, and the one to return alive becomes their chosen heir.
Klaus had witnessed many chilling things throughout his many lives, so this was just normal to him. He had gotten used to it a long time ago.
He raised his hand, revealing the beautiful tattoos on it.
Void and her siblings turned into streaks of fire and merged with their tattoos, leaving many with so many questions.
Klaus just walked back to the Locker Room.