Chapter 436: A Lie

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio I Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Hey! Didn’t you see the General Commander’s announcement? What is with the diary you sent? Do you still think that your reputation is not great enough? Come back and participate in the ceremony!”

Someone’s roar echoed in the Legendary Hunter’s’ cockpit, making him shake his head in frustration.

The person who asked him to return was his instructor, the former ‘Legendary Hunter’ who had guided him all the way before he became ‘Legendary.’ The ‘Great Ascension’ was a magnificent feat that would allow the entire civilization to transcend the mortal world, but the range was limited to within the ‘Wound’ Galaxy. Theoretically, the ‘Supreme Tower’ could only bring the people within the galaxy into the ‘high-dimensional world.’

If he were not there, it would mean that he would become the civilization’s ‘straggler’ if they could really ‘break through the cycle’ and would be forgotten in that ‘lower dimension’ world.

Although his instructor’s tone was stern, he was genuinely thinking for him However, the ‘Legendary Hunter’ only re-relayed his thoughts to the instructor before cutting off all contact with the civilization and focusing on preparing for his ‘battle.’

“Foolish! What is he thinking? Does he really think he is a hero just because he has Stepped on many ants? He even said that he ‘needs a perfect curtain call’ ■■ The instructor, who had hung up the call, was so angry that he started cursing on the spot.

However, he still quickly used his connections to confirm the location of the ‘Legendary Hunter,’ trying to make a final rescue before the ‘Great Ascension’ began.

Unfortunately, that ‘Legend’ seemed determined to do his thing at that time. They couldn’t find his whereabouts within a short period.

At the last moment, although no one would care about such an insignificant individual, it was still possible to be labeled as a ‘traitor.’

If the ‘Great Ascension’ really succeeded, the Legendary Hunter’ would become a traitor and be nailed to the pillar of shame of the civilization. He would be given the title of ‘coward,’ and his instructor would also be blamed.

However, the higher-ups of the ’Hunters’ had already begun to seal off the entrances and exits of the ‘Wound’ Galaxy. It was too late for the instructor to find the ’Legendary Hunter.’

“I’m really…” He could only admit that he was unlucky and hoped the ‘Legendary Hunter’ would not do anything that might endanger the ‘Great Ascension.’

And unlike the instructor’s depressed mood, the Legendary Hunter’ appeared unusually relaxed in a distant galaxy.

He had once harbored the ideal of sacrificing himself to fight for the civilization’s cause and become a hero who would be remembered.

He became a soldier as he wished and performed well in training. He rose step by step and finally got the opportunity to choose military service.

However, although it was called a ‘military service,’ there was only the Space Army in reality. For ground wars, they only used robots to suppress the enemies. For them, whose only goal was to destroy, they did not need any ‘infiltration troops’ either.

The only ones he could choose were the Mobile Fleet, the Garrison Fleet, and other fleets with different functions.

Either way, they were not the options he wanted. What he wanted was to become a member of the ‘Special Forces Fleet’ to carry out the most difficult missions.

In the end, he chose to join the ‘Hunter Unit’ for an interesting reason. He felt that the name of that unit sounded very ‘special forces,’ so he joined that unit without hesitation and without knowing much.

The result was also obvious. Perhaps that troop was once a ‘Special Forces Unit’ that hunted high-value targets, but now they were just an ‘auxiliary unit’ that revived ‘ancient traditions.’ Its function was very similar to the art troupe which was to please everyone and ease their hunting impulse with ‘wars ’ between the high-level and low-level.’

The ‘Legendary Hunter’ had also ‘gloriously’ become a member of that team and quickly won the ‘Legendary’ honor with his superb combat talent.

Once upon a time, he had wanted to be like one of them, ignoring the rules and making a name for himself. Then, he would use his great achievements to offset the mistakes he made. However, he had been carrying the name ‘Legendary’ for a long time. He could no longer afford to make any mistakes.

It wasn’t until the last moment that he felt he should do something. It could be taken as he had ‘killed too many ants,’ which expanded his self-awareness But he was unwilling to end his life with ‘ordinariness.’

Therefore, he unexpectedly stopped there and did not participate in the great cause of their civilization. Instead, he quietly waited for the ‘great cause’ that belonged to him.

He had a premonition that that moment would come.

Time passed quietly. At that moment, he had emptied his mind. The ‘Great Ascension’ of the civilization had long been forgotten by him, leaving only peace and passion for the impending battle.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and his spaceship followed his consciousness to make an evasive maneuver.

It was also at that moment that a solid projectile flew past the bottom of his spaceship, almost hitting it.

A spaceship that he was very familiar with appeared in the detection range of the sensors. It was an area of asteroid belts.

Although the memories related to that spaceship were not very good, his heart still trembled.

“I knew it…You won’t die so easily!” He muttered as he drove his spaceship through the asteroid belts, approaching the other party.

Just by detecting the appearance of a spaceship, he confirmed that it was the ‘weakling’ who had ‘defeated’ him before, an ‘Exiled’ ace pilot named ‘Scarface.’ He admitted that if they had used the same spaceship to fight, then he would have lost.

However, right then, he regained his passion and was determined to fight the other party with the attitude of a warrior.

Regardless of the outcome, he felt that that was the best ending for him, the Legendary Hunter.’

In the end, he leaped over countless obstacles and arrived in front of ‘Scarface’s’ spaceship, about 500,000 kilometers away.

They seemed to have come to an agreement and stopped at that distance as if they wanted to communicate.

The first to speak was the ‘Legendary Hunter.’

“…Logically speaking, you wouldn’t have come here alone. Did you lie to your teammates? Just to have a battle with me?”

The ‘Legendary Hunter’ had some understanding of the ‘Exiled.’ He knew that ■Scarface’ belonged to a small team, and if they wanted to act, they would act together.

Now that he had come alone, it proved that he had deceived his teammates. However, ‘Scarface’ didn’t respond. After a moment of silence, he said coldly …You should be on your way..”