Hunter Theatrette
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Put that down
It's mine!
That's mine!
Give it to me!
I will be taking this
No matter what difficulties and challenges we have to confront As a community facing the same fate, all humans should abandon prejudice and unite and steel ourselves for the long river of time
Recap
It's really beautiful
If time could stop at this moment
how nice would that be
The master has given orders
to restart the Abyss Walker project
why did the master want you to forget everything you saw on the ground?
He didn't deny the existence of humans on the ground
There might be another secret within
In the name of the Lighthouse Master
I will send off these warriors
Warriors
set off
So those feelings I have for him are called
love
Look, the Hunters have returned
If I could join the Hunters
I'll definitely be more impressive than Marc
It's the duty of the Superiors to protect the Lighthouse
As an Inferior, you should always remember your own identity
Based on my genes?
The Lord of Light and Shadow
would rather have the Superior die with dignity
than see the heart of an Inferior
beating inside him
You're a group of monsters!
I heard that people of the old world will start families
If that time comes
who will you be with?
I've never thought about such things
I have
With you
In this apocalyptic age
people always seek out hope
Load the supplies into boxes, Evacuate now
but if there really was hope
would it be deemed an apocalyptic age?
You originally
had a more suitable candidate for this position
Marc
call me sister
Captain
Sister
This is the order I have to obey
Do you want me to complete it?
I want to see Captain Marc, I saved them
Why?
He's just a reckless person who only knows how to fight
How is he qualified to be humanity's final guardian?!
You fear everything
‫except for extremozoans
SPIRIT CAGE
Middle Chapter
This time you were gone for so long
is that all the food you brought back?
Be content with what you have
A lot of Inferior
children don't even get to eat this
We almost lost our lives for this
small bit of supplies
Is the ground really so dangerous?
Looks like I'll still be the happiest staying on the Lighthouse
Do you know what is true happiness?
Always having biscuits and lollipops to eat
You silly boy
Why did you hit me?
Tell me if you know
You only know how to flick my forehead
Being able to go to the ground
to live freely with the person you like
is true happiness
The person you like?
But didn't Lighthouse Master Morgan say
that we're all a part of the Lighthouse
that we must all love each other equally
and stay in the Lighthouse forever?
Yes
There are no more humans on the ground
Now, in order to live
we've to stay in the Lighthouse
Perhaps we can never return to the ground
Return?
That's easy
Wait until I become the boss of the Hunters
I'll drive away all those monsters
then
we can live on the ground with the person we like
Silly boy, you're barely grown up
do you have someone you like?
I do
Of course I do
I like
Susan, the one who makes grass jelly,
You like older women?
That's kinky
That's right
You have no idea
how strong-tasting her grass jelly is
Who else do you like?
Instructor Elon
You also like a man?
What are you laughing at?
This is what loving everyone equally is
Don't laugh!
If you want to shoot
you've to first turn off the safety
Take me to the Superior Medical district
What illness do you have
that requires you to go to the Superior Medical district?
I...
I want to donate my heart
to a Superior
So you're that Inferior
Take me there
He
He doesn't have much time left
This is not within the scope of my responsibility
I can't help you
Captain Marc
I saw you save an Inferior child
You are different from the other Superiors
I know that you'll help me
Even if you go there
they'll not replace a Superior's heart with an Inferior's
Even if there's only a slim chance
I still have to try
It's impossible
No one on the Lighthouse can fulfill your request
You should leave before anyone sees you
How would you know if you don't try?
Are you crazy?
You'll be dying for nothing like this
Captain Marc
you have someone you like, don't you?
You are like the people of the past
you don't live under those cold laws
You're willing to risk your life
to save the people you love
Just like how you saved Lieutenant Ran Bing
I can do the same
He and I...
together
we survived the earth-shattering calamity
When we were trapped in the ruins
I was lying in his arms like this
At that time
I thought I was going to die
He told me
that I had to hang on
"As long as you are here
even if the world was destroyed
I wouldn't care
But without you
it is
the end of the world to me"
Captain Marc
he's waiting for me to save him
Hang on
He's waiting for me
I'll take you to the Medical Unit
Save him
Let me save him
He's waiting for me
Do you know what true happiness is?
Being able to go to the ground to live freely with the person you like
We have no other options
it is even more impossible for us to live on the ground anymore
Do you have someone you like?
This is the order I have to obey
Do you want me to complete it?
Captain Marc
he's waiting for me, he's waiting for me, he's waiting for me...
Hurry
Transplant her heart to that Superior
Captain Marc
this goes against the laws of the Lighthouse
Don't make me repeat myself
Captain Marc
There is currently an ongoing assignment in the Hall of Dawn
Step aside, I don't want to fight you
Captain
entering the Hall of Dawn without permission
is a serious crime
The breeding duty is the first of the three main laws
Do you want to violate it?
Don't be afraid
this is a sacred mission given to us by the Lord of Light and Shadow
For the survival of the Lighthouse
we must pass down our superior genes
All living beings are born from the light,
all living beings follow the shadow
The light cleanses my soul
the shadow protects my body
The genes chose us
so this must be right
Once you give birth to a Superior child
you will thank the arrangement of the Lord of Light and Shadow
All living beings are born from the light
all living beings follow the shadow
The light cleanses my soul
the shadow protects my body
This is the law of survival of the Lighthouse
If you refuse to carry out your duty
I will also be punished
Do you think you can leave today?
Curb desires with principle
do not indulge in the excessive
We rather destroy our bodies
than abandon light and shadow
I'm going with you
Can you get things done without me?
If one day we can really return to the ground to live
do you have any plans?
Don't say such things in the future
Who will you want to be with?
I've never thought about such things
I have
With you
This is the most sacred place in the Lighthouse, it is the holy place where the people of the Lighthouse discard their personal desires to continue humankind. As an important way of optimizing the population, the Lighthouse adopted the old world's method of gene matching and arranged for Superiors of suitable age to carry out breeding duties to pass down quality genes. Very few elite Hunters are exempted from breeding duties because they often undertake dangerous ground missions, except under special circumstances.
I'm sorry
I only realized now
what Hong Kou was trying to protect even if she had to die for it
Do you have nothing to do?
Have all the extremozoans been defeated?
Is the ground safe?
Do we no longer need to protect the Lighthouse?
You were right
I fear everything except for the extremozoans
And what I fear most
is losing you like how I lost Hong Kou
The extremozoans have yet to be defeated
the ground is still not safe
but it's more vast than the Lighthouse
and there's more freedom
Ran Bing
are you willing to
revive the familial relationship of the old world?
Leave the Lighthouse with me
Start a family on the ground
As long as you're with me
even if the world was destroyed I wouldn't care
But without you
it is the end of the world to me
Ran Bing
From now on, I'll only protect you
You won't get hurt anymore and you don't have to tolerate this
No matter how much hardship and perils are on the ground
I'll still build a home for you
no matter how strong an extremozoan we have to face
I'll stand in front of you
No matter how much time is left in the future
I want to share the rest of my life with you in this apocalypse
Are
you willing?
No
I'm not willing to let you stand
in front of me against all things
I want to build our home together with you
If we encounter danger
I want to stand in front of you
Without me
can you get anything done?
Captain Marc
Lieutenant Ran Bing
I would like both of you to come with me
Captain Marc
you know very well
‫why we have come
Don't make things difficult for us
Take me to the Lighthouse Master
Don't worry
wait for me to return
The City Defense Army
will first take Lieutenant Ran Bing away
What did you say?
How dare he
Although quite a few of the enforcers are injured
it will not affect future breeding duties
He is basically causing trouble
Father
The Light and Shadow Association has already minimized the repercussions
Your health is more important
Marc's current position is special
are you going to...
Bring him here
Now
Immediately
Father
Many Superiors saw Marc break into the Hall of Dawn
I'm afraid
we can't keep this matter a secret
In the current circumstances
resolving it privately is not proper
If we can call for a court meeting
this will also give Marc a chance to defend himself to everyone
and give the people an explanation
General Victor
Captain Marc
just did some foolish things
You could have just deducted some service points as punishment
But you created such a huge scene
don't tell me you really want to discipline him?
Marc helped an Inferior donate her heart,
obstructed a breeding duty
this is a serious crime of obstructing gene optimization
Under the law, these are indeed serious crimes
But Captain Marc isn't an ordinary Superior
He is the commander of the Hunters, who has made heroic contributions to the Lighthouse
He's also going to be the next Lighthouse Master
Don't tell me
special exceptions can't be made for him?
Then all the more for him to set a good example
If that's what you're saying
then you want Captain Marc executed
General
will you use your head?
If Captain Marc is executed
will you go down to gather supplies
or
do you want to be the next Lighthouse Master?
You!
Times are different now
the environment below is becoming more vile
We can't lose another Hunter commander
Also, from what I know
we are short on reserve personnel
for the Hunters
Currently, we're in severe shortage of Hunters with gathering experience
and even fewer know how to operate Heavy Walkers
It is true
that every Hunter is very precious
General
the Lighthouse needs Captain Marc
The Lighthouse didn't survive to this day
by relying on just one or two Hunters
It is because the Lighthouse Master enacted the laws of survival
I agree with the General
We must punish Marc according to the law
It'd be such a waste
why not give him to me for experimentation?
Lighthouse Master
the Lighthouse certainly needs Marc now
But that doesn't mean he can get away with his crime
I suggest we remove him from all of his positions
let him stay with the Hunters to redeem himself with good service
Why?
To live
To really live
How do you think you managed to live to this day?
It was the Lighthouse that taught you how to fight and survive
Whether you are willing or not
you are part of the Lighthouse
Corey risked his life to bring supplies back to the Lighthouse
he's injured yet not given any medical treatment
Instructor Elon worked hard all his life
yet he was exiled once he was old
Those Inferior porters
do the most laborious work
yet eat the cheapest food
4068 made a worthy contribution
yet he was beaten up
And 1225
she wanted to save her lover with her life
yet it is seen as a crime
So, as a part of the Lighthouse,
this is how we live
If we live like this
how are we different from
the cold corpses?
Do you know how much energy
the Lighthouse consumes every minute?
You know that we have population replacement after battle losses
but do you know how much resources
it takes to nurture a Hunter?
You only look at the fact that the Lighthouse abandoned your injured comrades
Do you know how many Inferiors will not even get to eat a worm biscuit
to treat a severely wounded Hunter?
You feel that the Lighthouse is exiling the old to the ground
but you don't know
how many newly-born infants will starve to death
by feeding people who no longer have the ability to contribute
The Lighthouse can stop controlling breeding
Once the population exceeds what the Lighthouse can support
when that happens
are you going to decide who to abandon?
If we can return to the ground
perhaps we can resolve these problems
Let go of your unrealistic ideas
We're no longer the masters of the ground
In the face of extremozoans
humans have nowhere to hide
They are more dangerous than you think
But that woman was standing on an extremozoan's shoulder
You
If she can find a way to survive
so can we
As long as there's a trace of hope
we shouldn't give up
She's not even considered human
What?
The Lighthouse doesn't have any extra support to spare
Now, besides surviving
anything else is just an extravagant hope
Lighthouse Master
who on earth is she?
Lighthouse Master
Take him away
Lighthouse Master
I'm begging you
to let Ran Bing and I
take the Long Journey
Marc
are you crazy?
Captain Marc
please reconsider
Do you still remember what happened to Hong Kou?
I only remember
my sister wanted to go back
to the ground to live with her lover
The Lighthouse is humanity's last home
Going back to the ground
is going to your death
To me
this place is more of
a grave
You-
Lighthouse Master
You
You will get everyone killed
Lighthouse Master
Ground districts with extremely high coverage of Manna Ecology are occupied by large numbers of unknown extremozoan species with unknown abilities. The Lighthouse forbids exploration in such areas. Due to lack of contact, the Lighthouse knows very little about the interior of such ecological areas. However, observation data shows that these eco-intensive areas have been slowly expanding.
How is the Lighthouse Master?
His emergency medication is finished
And the Life Formula has deemed him
unworthy of medical treatment
Where is the nearest resource point?
Currently, there's a known medical resource point
in the T-60 region 6 kilometers away
But that is an ecology-intensive area
According to the law
the Lighthouse will not risk all its Hunters just to save one person
Even the Lighthouse master
is not exempted from this
Prepare my Heavy Walker
I'm going to get the medicine
Marc
the Hunters have never carried out a night operation
Furthermore, you'll be alone
you better think this over
If you refuse
Trust me
Don't tell Ran Bing for now
I'll be back soon
You don't have to return
but the medicine must come back
Why are you gathered here at night
don't you have training tomorrow?
Compared with someone smashing up the Hall of Dawn
training is nothing
Previously, I didn't care if your head wasn't screwed on right
but going to the ground by yourself to die
Not a chance
Since when do you decide things for me?
If he can't decide for you
what about us?
You're back
We just went on a mission for a few days
and you've been unruly
Small boss
you just had to mess things up
why didn't you tell us you were going to start a fight?
Are you looking down on our old bodies?
He wouldn't dare
I was the first one to teach him how to hold a gun
No need to bullshit with him
Let's go
Move out
Let's go
Wait
This mission is too dangerous
I can't let you few old guys
face this danger with me
Yeah right
There's nothing we haven't seen
Exactly
Marc
We lost her
we can't lose you too
Here
Soldiers
I know all of you have come to help me
so I hope that you understand the meaning behind this battle
This is the most dangerous mission in
the history of the Hunters
We'll be marching out at night
into an ecology-intensive area
There's a high chance we'll not return
But the Lighthouse Master's life is in danger now
Whether he will wake up
depends on whether we can bring back the medical supplies in time
We're willing to risk our lives for you
But the Life Formula has decided that
Lighthouse Master Morgan doesn't deserve to have any medical resources spent on him
Captain Marc
why should we risk our lives for someone who isn't worth it?
Yes
Abandon those who are useless
he set this law himself
That's right, that's right, you're right
How do you think the value of
someone's life should be measured?
The Life Formula I suppose
No
it's the genes
Our badges
otherwise why do we always have to wear it?
Bullshit
it's obviously the service points in the badges
A person's value
can't be quantified by any method
That's right
The Life Formula was set by the Lighthouse Master
He did it to allow us to survive in this brutal environment
Whether it's right or wrong
at the very least, we're still alive today
Without him
the Lighthouse wouldn't have made it to today
In my view
we're not saving the Lighthouse Master today
but a pitiful old man who exhausted his life's energy
for the Lighthouse
What does he mean? I don't understand either
Ask yourselves honestly
who has worked harder for the Lighthouse than he has?
If you can't think of any other person
we're staying on the Lighthouse
while he's about to be abandoned by everyone
do you think the Life Formula's judgment is fair?
He does have a point. Yes
Not fair
We Hunters
are the ones closest to death
If we're seriously injured
but can't pay the amount of service points required
we're abandoned
Are you willing to let your survival
be decided by a cold formula?
No
What we're doing
does go against the laws of the Lighthouse
We're going against the law to save the Lighthouse Master
Think about it
If the Lighthouse Master wakes up
how will he judge the Life Formula
and how will he judge the three main laws?
Because he will
be the first person on the Lighthouse to violate the law
That's right. He has a point. He's right
This aerial city
shouldn't be a degrading shelter
but a platform that supports our hopes
So this mission
is not to save others
but to save ourselves
Right
In this world
there is no law
that can deny us at birth
Yes, that's right
Superiors
Inferiors
every single one of us
is a unique existence!
A unique existence!
I don't completely understand what the captain is saying
but
I'm really moved
Hunters
move out
Heads up
This time I've outfitted them with everything in my storage
When awake, I see the light and dark have changed
Days and days, people whisper and pray
While visions touch your dream
those memories will fade away
Don't be sad, glimmers still remain
There's a chance you are gonna touch the soul
Days and moons, searching for a land of hope
Sufferings will be painless
all miseries will never come
Don't be afraid, everything's the same
When the glory days are gone
only one truth can be trusted
It's time to part
Turning the whole world upside down
couldn't make me feel alive
Don't leave me, flee with me
Only you can break my fall
When awake, I see the light and dark have changed