The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1289: A Rising Star Hunter

”Everyone, remain calm. I am a hunter from the mission hall hired to come rescue you from the wicked clutches of the bandits.

You can call me Hunter Renegade, but if you want it to rhyme, then you can call me the Renegade Hunter.” Klaus let himself smile as he floated off the ground, allowing the 12,000 hostages to see him.

”As of this moment, all 315 bandits have been taken care of, so you are free to go home. Thank you for your cooperation, and sorry for the pain those scum have caused you.”

After saying that, Klaus formed a flame ball and exploded it, allowing the heat to wash over the entire mine. In an instant, the cold was carried away, leaving those who had been shivering to sigh in relief.

By the time he turned around, Niva was long gone, and Seraya had turned into her sword form.

None of them wanted to be seen by the natives of Planet Korvel-3.

Suddenly, Klaus sensed the auras of 15 Empyreans and an Early Immortal coming from the direction of the city. He knew they were natives from this planet, so without waiting for them to arrive, he vanished into thin air.

A few seconds after he left, a small spaceship arrived 30 km away from the mine. They didn’t want to get close to the mine, as they were still scared that the bandits were around.

They came when a sudden chill washed over them from the direction of the mine. So, as the guardians of the planet, they came to see.

They were responsible for paying the ransom to the bandits, but since they didn’t have the 400 billion universe coins they were asking for, they used the 4.1 billion they had to post the mission.

It was a risk, and they took it.

On this side of the universe, they knew if people started going missing, nobody would care. So they weren’t afraid the miners would be killed since they could be sold into slavery.

So they posted the mission ad and hoped the hunters would come through for them. Unfortunately, many retreated before even landing on the planet, while a few tried to venture into the mine, only to flee in panic.

They were out of options and were even planning on selling the planet for the lives of the hostages when the cold explosion came.

By selling the planet, the buyer would have settled the bandits in their own way, allowing the hostages to live. However, doing so would have rendered everyone a slave to the new owner.

However, when they arrived at the mine and saw the thousands of miners helping each other leave the large building with no bandits in sight, they were all shocked.

They quickly made their presence known. Then, finding out from the hostages what happened, they were told that a hunter called Renegade had come to their rescue.

They checked on the mission, but even without their approval, the mission was marked as completed. This was a clear sign that the hunter had indeed delivered.

Realising this, they all became grateful to their saviour, the Renegade Hunter.

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Meanwhile, inside the spaceship, Klaus sat with his leg crossed, scrolling through the notifications he received after he uploaded the proof of life of all 12,000+ hostages.

[Proof of life confirmed.]

[You have earned 3,500,000 Rising Star points. Current Rank: 100,000]

[Per the mission clause, hostage survival results in a 10% increase in the overall Hunter Points earned. Since a total of 12,000+ hostages had been rescued, you have been rewarded a 10% hunter points.]

[Congratulations, you have earned 424 Hunter Points.]

[Congratulations on reaching the top 100,000 on the Rising Star Hunter Ranking. You are eligible to pick two missions from the Epic Mission Board (Star Base).]

Klaus grinned, feeling his ego rising. To move from the top 900,000 to the top 100,000 in a single mission showed the kind of monster he was.

The mission wasn’t as simple as it appeared to be. Over 300 hunters cancelled, and even five died, so completing it with such surgical precision was truly remarkable. He deserved all the rewards he was given.

Especially the proof of life he had uploaded, which showed the kind of hunter he was, earned him more ratings.

He had made sure no harm came to the hostages; that is the role of a hunter: to make sure all innocents are protected, no matter what.

Klaus scrolled to his hunter profile, and what he saw made him happy.

⟦Hunter’s Name: Renegade⟧

⟦Hunter’s Rank: C⟧

⟦Progress: 2,914/4,000⟧

⟦Missions Completed: 3⟧

”Soon, I will become a B-Rank hunter, then I can take on missions outside of this star system.” Klaus smiled and said inwardly, ’It would allow me to visit other places. I can even try reaching out to Gorrs’ daughter.’

Since the other Star Light is said to be her assistant, Klaus wanted to get to her fast enough to see what he could do.

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Unbeknownst to Klaus, while he saw the sudden jump from the top 900,000 to 100,000 as a cool feat, the hunters currently on that ranking were all in shock.

Regardless of where the conversation was raised, every last one of them just couldn’t believe how a Level 7 Empyrean who was only a D-class hunter managed to complete an Epic mission involving 11 Immortals and 304 Empyreans.

None could believe that.

However, the mission hall doesn’t lie, so regardless of how they saw it, it had already been done, and the winner was a mere mortal whose name started to spread everywhere.

Headlines like

- Who is the Renegade Hunter?

- It took three missions for the Renegade Hunter to debut in the top 100,000 Rising Star Hunter Chart.

- He is him, he is the Renegade Hunter.

- A Rising Star Hunter, the Renegade Hunter.

- A new Rising Star Hunter has appeared in the Dervas Mission Hall, and he is already making waves.

Be it the Uniweb or the Dark Space, every last hunter was talking about Klaus, spreading his name everywhere.

He was now a C-class hunter, but looking at his profile, all could see he needed only one more mission to become a B-class hunter.

Once that happened, he would become the youngest and perhaps the first mortal to reach the rank of a B-class hunter.

Naturally, that would cause an even greater sensation.

But then again, fate has a way of making things work in favour of those she hates. Klaus wanted to become an immortal before his next mission, but it seemed fate had other plans.

Just when Klaus was about to give the command to the ship AI pilot to move away since the mission was over, a red emergency flash appeared across his screen from the mission hall.

When he tapped on it, a wicked smile appeared on his face...

[RED ALERT: A high-priority rescue mission request. Location: Planet Nevil (Yting Planetary System, Devas SS). Rank: Epic+. Reward: 40 billion UC + 4,000 HP]

[Additional rewards may be given based on the rating of the mission after completion]

’Icon, how close are we to Planet Nevil?’

[Master, Planet Nevil is the one I picked for your tribulation.]

’Oh, in that case, we should check it out,’ he said. He opened the mission board and pressed ’Accept.’ His name appeared among the hunters currently in the vicinity.

Surprisingly, he was the only hunter.

The ship turned around, and with a speed several times faster than the one it came with, it vanished.

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[UC: Universe Coin. HP: Hunter Point. SS: Star system]