CHAPTER 46: MANDATORY MISSION

Soon, days began to pass, and Nash and his squad lived in constant worry.

Staying inside the Crimson Headquarters, they didn’t dare take a single step outside.

Even the other squads, fearing revenge, chose to hibernate, waiting for the Void Commanders to return.

Just when Nash thought things would continue as they were, a mandatory call was issued to their room.

"Why am I being called?" Nash asked the messenger.

"I don’t know. We were just ordered to summon all Void Warriors." Delivering the mandatory order, the messenger quickly left to call the others.

"Captain, this is bad!"

"This must be a trap!"

"Captain, let’s just escape and wait for Captain Camilla and the others to return!"

In a few years, Camilla’s grandfather, Arthur, would be promoted to a Tier 1 scientist.

With his protection, no matter how influential the Arlean Civilization or the Earth Horizon Alliance was, they would have to yield.

Instead of going against the storm, it was better to wait for it to pass before stepping out.

However, despite their persuasion, Nash only shook his head.

"It’s too late."

Nash had long considered escaping, but with the net laid out by the Earth Horizon Alliance, unless they left Earth, there was nowhere to hide.

Furthermore, the resources within the Alliance were too valuable to refuse.

Becoming a Void Warrior was only the starting line of the extraordinary path.

If he wanted to catch up to Camilla and the others, he couldn’t forge his path alone.

Unable to stop their captain, they watched as Nash left with firm steps.

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In the open square of the Crimson Headquarters, Nash was greeted by over a thousand people.

Looking at the bright energy they emitted, most were Void Warriors with 10% saturation, some even reaching as high as 90%.

Recognizing a few familiar faces, he realized all the Void Warriors from the Earth Horizon Alliance had been summoned.

As he waited for the announcement, a group of people approached him.

"Well, if it isn’t Nash, the second-in-command of the chicken squad~" Ivan, their squad’s loathsome enemy, mocked.

Not sparing him a glance, Nash continued looking around, engraving all the new faces into the [Memory Module System].

"Where is your captain? I heard she left. Was she too much of a coward and ran away?"

"The witch left?" Chloe, who had her eyes on Nash, couldn’t help but chime in.

"Yeah, I heard this brat became the new captain of the chicken squad."

"Hahaha, that’s good! That’s good!"

"If you want to chat, can you move further away? You’re irritating my ears," Nash said with a frown.

"Hmph! Don’t be so arrogant! You’re alone in your puny squad now!" Ivan yelled, seeing Nash’s hateful expression.

"Don’t be too harsh~ How about you join my squad? I’ll let you be second-in-command," Chloe said softly.

Now that Nash was an official Void Warrior, Chloe could no longer use forceful methods.

Instead, she tried to use her charm to lure Nash in.

Looking at the two, Nash felt irritated.

One was like a dog that barked whenever it saw an opportunity, and the other was like a persistent bug that wouldn’t leave, no matter how many times it was shooed away.

If not for their strength, Nash would have beaten them up long ago.

Just as they were about to argue, Harold, the manager of the Crimson Squad, arrived.

With the Crimson Gang being the strongest organization in the Earth Horizon Alliance, it’s only natural that they lead the meeting.

"What’s the meaning of this sudden summon, Harold? Did something happen?" Edward, the captain of the Crimson Squad and the strongest Void Warrior at 97% saturation rate, asked.

"Myles has been found."

"So?"

"The Crimson Leader, Abner, has asked me to relay a message..."

"To all Void Warriors of the Earth Horizon Alliance, it is mandatory that you hunt Myles at all costs," Harold announced solemnly.

"What?! Hunt a Void Commander?! Are you kidding?!"

"How can a Void Warrior hunt a Void Commander?!"

"This is a death sentence!"

Despite their protests, Harold remained silent, waiting for them to vent their anger.

"It’s not up to me. If you don’t want to be executed when the leaders return, you’d better obey."

"It’s not that we don’t want to obey, but we don’t have the ability to kill a Void Commander!"

"You don’t need to worry about that. To eliminate Myles, the Earth Horizon Alliance will distribute S-Class weapons for free."

"Furthermore, to encourage participation, every warrior who joins this hunt will receive 1,000 contribution points in advance."

"Finally, the one who lands the final blow will be awarded the Medal of Honor and 100,000 contribution points by the Earth Horizon Alliance!"

"This—!"

S-Class weapons! Weapons laced with void energy.

Hearing they could borrow an S-Class weapon for free, their fear and hesitation quickly disappeared.

Extraordinary weapons were incredibly expensive due to their power.

Even the weakest S-Class weapon, at just 1% saturation, costs thousands of void crystals.

More advanced versions could cost millions.

Furthermore, the promise of 100,000 contribution points for the final kill made even Edward, who had been considering fleeing Earth, hesitate with greed.

A hundred thousand void crystals might be enough to push him into becoming a Void Commander, breaking the limits of what an Earthling could achieve.

Excitement erupted among the warriors as their fear was replaced by ambition.

"Sure enough, with enough money, even the most timid rabbit will bite. Tsk, what a bunch of short-sighted Earthlings." Harold thought in disdain, watching their enthusiasm.

Soon after the pre-mobilization, thousands of people quickly opened the Earth Horizon Alliance catalog to choose an S-Class weapon.

But as they reviewed the list, their excitement quickly turned sour.

"Why are we only allowed to borrow S-Class weapons with just 1% saturation?"

S-Class weapons were divided into tiers from 1% to 10% saturation.

Beyond that, they were classified as Transcendent weapons.

"Furthermore, just one weapon? How is that enough?!"

Nash, scanning through the selection, frowned as well.

Picking up a sniper rifle, he quickly realized—there weren’t even matching bullets available.