Chapter 1224 - 1224 It's Not Shameful to Give Up

1224 It’s Not Shameful to Give Up

“Hey! Wait! Wait—”

A shout suddenly sounded quickly from afar, immediately attracting everyone’s gazes from the virtual screen above their heads.

Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw a figure flying over at high speed in the distant sky.

“Eight—”

“Seven—”

“Six—”

…

The numbers on the virtual screen were still jumping as time passed. From that person’s speed, it seemed that it was about to be too late.

Many people revealed gloating expressions.

Previously, when everyone received the notification, they could clearly say that they had to reach Lone Star City before the designated time. If they did not expire, they would automatically lose their qualifications.

This guy had finally persisted for so many days and finally lasted until the end of the first stage. If he did not catch up at the last moment, it would really be a huge loss.

“Three—”

“Two—”

A distant and dazzling bright purple light suddenly erupted from that figure’s body and actually swept through a large area of the sky in a moment.

“One—”

That figure plunged into the range of this gathering place, and then the bright purple light on his entire body disappeared. He actually fell from the sky and smashed into an empty space that everyone had made way for.

Boom!

Seeing that person smash a ball of dust on the ground, the surrounding people could not help but laugh.

Although this guy finally caught up and disappointed many people, seeing such a miserable scene still made many people feel very amused.

“Ha, I wonder which country he’s from. If he was so close, it would be too fun.” Henrik laughed.

Nowell could not help but smile. Only Pinto was still thinking about Chu Nan’s question and did not answer.

Chu Nan’s gaze landed on the place where that person fell and he frowned.

If he was not wrong, this guy who was almost late was clearly the guy he had encountered before he fought Prince Safnis.

Logically speaking, this guy was definitely not weak and was even qualified to challenge Glurik to a one-on-one battle. Moreover, he did not look like a stubborn guy who was always missing a nerve. How could he make such a low-level mistake?

When he thought of Glurik, Chu Nan recalled that he did not seem to have discovered where he was.

Logically speaking, this guy was powerful and could be considered an extremely famous guy among the participants. As long as he appeared, he would definitely attract attention.

He did not discover him. Could it be that he did not appear?

Chu Nan shook his head and rejected his guess.

With Glurik’s strength, even if he suffered a setback with Chu Nan, he would definitely not give up so easily.

The reason why he did not appear in front of everyone now might be because he had other considerations.

“I think… I should give up.”

Pinto’s voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Chu Nan’s thoughts and attracting the attention of Henrik and Nowell again.

Henrik looked at Pinto in surprise, “What did you say? Do you really want to give up? Be a deserter?”

Nowell frowned and pulled Henrik. He shook his head at him before turning to Pinto and saying seriously, “If this is your decision after careful consideration, I understand. You’re not a soldier after all. There’s no need to lose your life for the mission.”

“Hmph! He’s clearly afraid.” Henrik still could not help but snort and look at Pinto with disdain.

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.” Chu Nan shook his head and continued, “Pinto, in fact, not to mention the participants of our Earth Federation, even many of those descendants of the royal family of the Declan Empire who have huge responsibilities have chosen to give up. It’s also a wise choice to be able to recognize the insufficient strength and choose to give up. Not everyone has to risk their lives for an opportunity, right?”

After receiving Chu Nan’s comfort, Pinto clearly heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was still a little ashamed, he was no longer as pressured as before. Instead, his expression was much calmer as if he had relaxed.

“Thank you.” He nodded at Chu Nan and turned to Henrik. He smiled and said, “Henrik, if possible, I don’t want to give up this opportunity. However… I still have many family members. They rely on me to live a decent life. If I die, their lives will definitely become the same as before. Therefore, I can’t take the risk. I hope you can understand.”

Since Pinto had already said this, Henrik naturally had nothing to say. He could only curl his lips and mutter, “Then you shouldn’t have come at all.”

“This is a mission assigned by Master. I can’t reject it.” Pinto took a deep breath and completely calmed his mood. His expression returned to calm, “However, now that I know the huge difference in strength between me and the others, I can give Master an explanation when I return. I believe he won’t blame me.”

“Right, speaking of Master, who’s your master?” Chu Nan asked curiously.

“You don’t know?” Henrik and Nowell looked at Chu Nan in surprise.

“This…” Seeing the two of them like this, Chu Nan knew that he must have asked a stupid question and could only scratch his head in embarrassment, “This… I was not in the federation for a long time before I came. This is the first time I’ve met Pinto, so…”

“My master is Supremacy Kanaki. He has even mentioned your name in front of me a few times.” Pinto smiled, “Master said that you’re very likely the participant with the greatest hope of obtaining an S-rank martial technique reward in our Earth Federation this time.”

Supremacy Kanaki was one of the 19 Star-Grade Martial Artists in the Earth Federation, so Chu Nan naturally knew.

“Oh? Supremacy Kanaki thinks so of me?” Chu Nan laughed, “Then I really have to thank him for his auspicious words.”

Since Pinto had already made a decision, Chu Nan and the other two did not say anything else and focused their attention on the virtual screen above their heads.

When the three of them were talking previously, the virtual screen had already displayed the list of participants who had passed the first stage of the test. Chu Nan and the other three were naturally among them and their nationalities were clearly marked behind.

Now, the virtual screen began to show some arrangements after the first stage ended.

The most important information was that the second stage of the Garden Hunting Assembly would be held in 30 minutes after the standard time of the Milky Way. According to the time on Earth, it would be about 16 days later.

However, before that, all the participants who had passed the first stage of the test had to head to a designated star system called the Dark Forest Star System on their own. They had to wait there to gather and participate in the second stage of the Garden Hunting Assembly.

Compared to the unrestrained posture before the first stage, the royal family of the Declan Empire clearly valued the second stage much more. Not only was the introduction more detailed, they also clearly expressed that they would gather the participants of the second stage together. It seemed much more organized.

However, he still did not reveal anything about the second stage.