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Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

Crouching behind a wall in one of the simulated buildings. Ezra calmly waited for Avery to show himself again.

So far, their match had been a game of cat and mouse. Where Avery sought out Ezra and attempted to take him out with his overwhelming firepower, while Ezra used hit and run tactics to slowly whittle away at Avery's defenses.

Of course, Ezra felt confident that even if he got into a head-to-head brawl, that he could beat Avery even with his power armor, but doing so was somewhat risky. Especially when he was uncertain of the weapons and tricks the Sterkur might possess.

Still, Ezra could not just cower inside a building the entire time. If Avery was not going to come to him, then he would just have to continue sneaking around and get close enough to shoot another barrage of lasers before escaping again.

Chapter 81 Avery’s Gambit