The Cold Blooded Hunter: Seeker of Peace
266. The young star that fell
Europe was the center of all world militaries in this third world war, for which Britain was chosen as the military base of the whole world.
Many world-class Hunters who had gathered at the military base and moved around the world after getting direction from Al who held the highest command as long as the one who should have held the highest command went temporarily.
"Miss Esterosa, are you sure you want to go alone?!" a Hunter ran after Esterosa who was walking down the firearm storage room, "Didn't you hear Mr. Al's appeal?!"
Esterosa had heard the signal of Alex, Joko, John, Rei and Mir's watches missing from the radar, suggesting two possibilities...
First, their watches slipped out of their hands and they were still alive...
Second, they died at the hands of the enemy...
While many Hunter rank SS had their watch signal lost, the number of Monsters that appeared was never reduced, even more.
The military army begins to overcome the onslaught of the Monsters, while the Hunter is equally defeated to face the same enemy.
There was no other way but all the strong Hunters intervened and helped the front line...
"Do you know the latest news out there?" ask Esterosa while putting in some grenades, some bullet boxes, and one rifle then he shouldered his rifle, "The front row of trouble, and I as Hunter rank SS should intervene."
"I can't keep quiet here, I'm a Hunter and I have to fight out there!" exclaimed Esterosa and he ran away leaving the stunned Hunter.
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According to reports received by Al, Italian territory began to be controlled by the Monster and an SS rank Hunter was sent there to help the resistance.
He was Alteron de Esquede, and he had arrived at the place since then, and he was also asked to check the conditions there.
"The troops here have all been destroyed..." Alteron stared at the bodies that had been torn apart, "How strong is that Monster?"
As far as Alteron could see, the last area of Italy, Rome, was deserted, neither Monster nor Hunter was in sight, so Alteron could deduce that.
"From the wound, it was likely that the Monster was of close type with the main weapon being a claw." Alteron nodded small. He stood up again and walked down the street.
It is very quiet and destroyed, that is what can describe the current situation of Italy's last region. Its citizens have been moved to underground bunkers, along with millions of other earthlings.
"In this situation, I can't let my guard down.." muttered Alteron and he raised his lancer, "Where is he?"
Well, one thing he always remembers when jumping into the field is never to believe in loneliness, there is a hidden intent...
"Did the monster escape?" muttered Alteron, "There may be a monster that's still here..."
"Is that..."
He imagined a country next to Italy, which is France, but it should be safe with the presence of his mother, still he was worried.
"No, no, I can't conclude that easily..." Alteron ran over, "I have to find that Monster and make mom proud!"
There had not been a few seconds he ran, he felt something in his body detached from its place...
"Eh?"
He glanced to the left, blood pouring out profusely, from where his left hand should be.
"Eh?"
He jumped forward then turned quickly to face behind, his right hand turned on his lancer heater and he put in a position ready to fight.
"Ohoho, you seem to be off guard, Alteron.." something black appeared in front of him then formed a human with black wings behind him, "Are you really an SS-ranked Hunter?"
Alteron really did not feel the presence of the creature in front of him. He is trained to survive in the wild, so he has a pretty sharp instinct.
But he could not really feel the existence of the creature, suddenly he felt his hand loose.
"You are young, strong, and hold a fairly high rank, but is your experience more than enough? Does your experience now make you worthy of an SS rank?" the creature raised its hand and a knife came out of its hand.
"If you feel you deserve to be an SS-rank Hunter, then finish me off.." the creature pulled the knife, "I am the Shadow Lord, will take the life of an SS-rank Hunter here!"
Alteron strengthened his position, God is not an easy enemy, a Hunter rank SS equivalent to God is all Hunter rank SS except himself, Al, and Vina.
In strength, Vina was more than enough to finish off the Lord, with the record that there should be another Hunter protecting her.
Himself? He was young, still weak, but believed to hold an SS rank, a rank that could only be assigned to strong and chosen people, not to a random Hunter.
"Since I'm a Hunter, then I'll face you!" Alteron exclaimed, and before long, the strange creature stopped in front of him and pierced his stomach.
"Ugh-h!"
Alteron raised his lancer and swung it, made the creature stay away then he held his stomach which was bleeding.
Even before fighting alone, he was already covered in blood, what the hell is this Hunter?
"Hmm, weak.." the creature raised its hand, "Are you really an SS rank Hunter?"
"That's how..." Alteron endured the pain in his left shoulder and left abdomen, "I'll fight seriously..."
It's only a matter of time for me to die here, inner Alteron, he's not sure he can survive...
"Because I don't want to die silly here! I have to fight!"
Yes, the words his mother always said were, "Never die without a fight, die after a fight."
He darted forward, paying no heed to the blood rushing from the two wounds on his body. Just one thing I'm thinking about right now...
"I can't die here!"
His movements grew faster, he thrust his lancer at high speed, breaking through the strange creature's defenses easily.
The strange creature leapt back, but Alteron did not let the strange creature back down.
He quickly chased after the creature, and the strange creature raised its hand and threw something out of its hand, and landed heavily on Alteron's chest.
Alteron paused for a moment, something pierced through his left chest very deeply, blood directly coming out of that prick.
He could feel his body start to lose a lot of blood, his body felt very weak and difficult to move.
"It looks like you can't move anymore..."
The strange creature approached and stuck something sharp to his neck, "It's time..."
"For me to finish you!"
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...
...
Two sharp objects, piercing the stomachs of two different people, the first a spear piercing the stomach of a winged creature, and the second was a sword piercing a small spear-like creature.
Alteron spewed blood from his mouth, he pressed his spear and the creature that called itself Shadow Lord screamed while pressing his sword even deeper.
"Akkkkhh!!!"
"Ughhhhh!"
Now it's just a fight who's lasting longer... What's Alteron? Or Shadow Lord?
...
Alteron began to feel his gaze blur, he also felt the Shadow Lord had already lost first as he felt his spear supporting something heavy, which was likely a Shadow Lord who was dead.
He lowered his spear, and the Shadow Lord's body fell to the ground.
"Ugh..." Alteron's body felt weak, he could not afford to just walk...
"It's time..." Alteron fell face down on the ground, "Damn it..."
He closed his eyes, his body felt weak and he was unable to stand anymore, his hearing slowly disappeared, he could not smell any more, and his consciousness slowly disappeared as blood flooded his body.
On that day, a very talented young Hunter named Alteron de Esquede died bravely in Rome, Italy.