Igniting a Star

The hymn of humanity was a hymn of courage.

In truth, this was not limited to humanity. Any civilization that had successfully endured and developed must possess the courage to forge ahead and fight bravely.

The warrior about to depart was the seventeenth leader of the warriors since the war began.

Aside from the first two leaders, who had died in sudden attacks, the next fourteen had all fallen in face-to-face combat with the Otsutsuki.

Combat had proven that warrior leaders, as commanders, simply could not hide. The Otsutsuki could always find them.

Now, commanders at every level among the warriors no longer hid their positions. They fought bravely, even at the cost of their lives.

The Otsutsuki Clan's devastating teleportation assassinations had pushed the Eukaryotic Civilization to the brink of collapse several times. Yet they had also forced out the courage of a civilization that had endured humiliation for tens of thousands of years and gradually grown complacent.

At first, once the supreme commander was assassinated—that was, once the warrior leader died—the Eukaryotic Civilization's fleet would collapse.

After the first Dyson Sphere fell, the Otsutsuki Clan had to destroy the entire command system before the Eukaryotic Civilization's fleet would collapse.

In other words, the Otsutsuki had to coordinate with one another and wipe out the entire command system, from the Eukaryotic fleet's highest command headquarters down to every individual squadron.

As long as even one point was missed, the Eukaryotic fleet would not collapse and would continue fighting to the bitter end.

Now, tempered by war, the Eukaryotic Civilization had awakened its courage. From that courage came the greatest perseverance, forging an indestructible and magnificent army.

Even if only the last warship remained, even if only the last warrior's Insect body remained, they would fight voluntarily until their final