The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

The next day, Asha met everyone to report on what her spies had been able to gather. After all, the battle they were about to face wouldn't be an easy one, now that Klaus had been made aware of the strength level of the Savage King.

But that doesn't stop this undertaking, so they might as well get it out of the way before things get out of hand. Who knows when the zombies will start advancing toward more human settlements?

Right now, over a hundred warriors are under Klaus's command. Fifty-one of them are Void stage beings, including the Alien Ant soldiers and Any Queens under Asha's command. That is a powerful force that cannot be ignored, especially with warriors like Lunara, Queenie, and Old Lu in the fold.

Nadia's puppets aren't included in this count... but if her seven Void Stage puppets were included in the battle, it would be much more advantageous to them.

However, aside from them, there are over 50 Ascendents, most of whom are his friends, wives, and instructors. Klaus doesn't know if the report will be wild, but he knows his team is not weak.

They sat in a large hall, which was a dining hall for the soldiers and warriors who had been guarding the outpost for years now. They sent them away after they arrived.

Asha stood before everyone and began to speak.

"So my spies came back with a report, and I have to say, Earth is not safe at all." Asha shuddered when the report came from her spies. It turns out the zombies are much more dangerous than they thought.

"The Savage Kingdom does live up to its name. Every last zombie there is savage and dangerous. The weakest zombie is at the Sovereign stage, and there are thousands of them.

My spies couldn't get a good read on their total, but they think the Sovereign stage zombies number more than 5,000."

Everyone took a deep breath. Two years ago, Sovereigns were the 42 War Gods and Goddesses. They weren't even up to a hundred...Even now, humans have fewer than a thousand sovereigns.

However, their enemies, numbered in the thousands, and every last one of them cannot be reasoned with. That is just too much to hear; however, that doesn't mean they can't be handled.

Asha wasn't done.

"They also have over a thousand Transcendents, and get this, their Transcendents, according to what my spies gathered, number in the 300s."

"Damn."

Danny couldn't help but say, "Damn." a second time.

"If they have this much force, why didn't they attack us?" Kilian asked.

His question was sound. So far, the number of powerful zombies they heard about sounded like danger in every possible way. If that was the case, why hadn't they attacked yet?

It seemed like the humans were cooked one way or the other, yet they never attacked...that doesn't make sense in the slightest.

"That is because they may be savages, but they also want to live. They did attack us years back, but we used one of our forbidden weapons to strike back. That is why the west of here is a deadland," Queenie explained.

"We can't live there because the weapon we used rendered the land uninhabitable. This left them with the east, which is occupied by the Vampire Zombies, the north, which is the sea, and this section, which we've held for years.

The plan was to retreat and use more forbidden weapons if they attacked and we couldn't defend," Queenie sighed.

"To tell you the truth, we have weapons that can kill powerful beasts and monsters, but using them would destroy the planet, so we couldn't. That was why we lost more warriors than we should have.

They know the dangers, and so it seems they were building their force. The zombies are so intelligent now."

Those hearing this for the first time felt the pain and urgency in her voice.. Decisions like these were hard to make.

If they use the forbidden weapons, the planet will slowly get corrupted and die, and if they use human force to hold the zombies back, many will die.

"So, we have to kill them before they grow stronger and our weapons become useless against them," Queenie added, and everyone nodded.

Asha resumed, "I don't know how we are going to do it, but we have a somewhat bigger problem... The Void stage zombies number over 80, and strangely, not all of them are zombies.

My spies spotted a few monsters and beasts, and according to their investigation, there is an underground housing area they couldn't access, but they felt that whatever was hidden there was bad news."

"That is indeed something," Klaus smiled...

"Did they spot the Savage King?" he asked.

"No. However, they said the place is filled with a haunting melody, one they feel is meant to control you. If not for the fact that they are shadows, perhaps they would have succumbed."

"So the rumors are true, the Savage King was indeed a Musician before the apocalypse," Scarlet said, and those who heard the rumor nodded. It wasn't a secret to the human populace.

They had heard rumors of the Savage Zombie King, and from what they knew, he was once a great Musician before the fall. Now, their suspicions were confirmed.

"First of all, you don't have to worry about being mind-controlled. With my blood running through your body, you don't have to worry about anything or anyone entering your mind."

"However, the matter you should be worried about is the thousands of zombies. The chances of you all facing multiple targets at the same time are high... in fact, you will face multiple targets every step of the way, so be prepared."

"Also, while I would love to say we should come back in a couple of months after we raise our strength further before facing them, the truth is we don't have time on our side, so we should make this operation count." Klaus studied everyone's expression.

"Don't worry, you're all immune to zombie bites, so go all out. Use your full strength to fight because that is the only way we can get the job done."

They nodded.

"And for your health and stamina, let Lucy, General Manas, Anna, and Yasmin handle that. They are some of the strongest healers in this team, so count on them."

Everyone looked ready to battle, so Klaus gave them the order to move out. The rest of the planning would be done en route.

After all, the Savage Zombie Kingdom is not that protected, so the moment they get close to the entrance, the zombies will know—if they hadn't already.