Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 113

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113
The sight of the dead Angelus transforming into a demon sent the crowd into panic. Many fled, while others, unable to process what was happening, stood frozen and bewildered.
Those with the deepest faith in the Angels still positioned themselves before them, attempting to shield them, yet even in their eyes, I could see their conviction wavering.
“He speaks the truth! He is the true Angel sent by God! I have received revelation! Believers, distance yourselves from these fakes!”
Pastor Seo Hyun-tae appeared at precisely the right moment and shouted. The very man who had been milking the Angels and selling land for profit now turned his back on them.
“What are you doing?!”
Archangelus seized Seo Hyun-tae by the collar.
“Did you forget the promise that if you cooperated, I would let you and your family live in Heaven?”
Archangelus spoke quietly so those around them wouldn’t hear. Not that it mattered—I heard every word.
“Hmph… what good is Heaven if everyone else is dead and only I survive?”
Pastor Seo Hyun-tae glanced back at the camera.
When we had called him out secretly and revealed that the Angels’ true purpose was the world’s destruction, he had flipped his allegiance as easily as turning a hand. All that money he’d desperately scraped together would be meaningless if the world ended.
“So you reveal your true nature! Demon! Killing me will avail you nothing! The entire world will not forgive you!”
Seo Hyun-tae shouted in an theatrical tone. Yet most of his followers were already drifting away from the Angels, gradually moving toward the new one.
Princhipatus placed her hand on Archangelus’s shoulder and shook her head slowly.
“Ugh…”
Archangelus realized that killing him here would only drive people away faster, so he released the pastor.
“Come, let us follow the true Angel!”
The majority of the crowd departed the Holy Land, following Seo Hyun-tae and the demon disguised as an Angel.
The Angels’ faces twisted with indignation. But this was far from over.
The incident at the Korean Holy Site flooded online platforms and news outlets without pause.
While some posts from Angel devotees appeared despite witnessing Angelus die and transform into a demon, hundreds of times more posts inundated the internet.
-Told you so? I knew it. Monsters run rampant in this world, and these winged creatures go around collecting donations. Pathetic.
-I was there that day. I saw the other Angels’ eyes turn black too. Those things are real demons. I have photos to prove it.
-What the hell is the government doing?
-The Angel Followers have been blocking everything, so the government hasn’t been able to do anything until now.
-So those Angels are fakes and servants of demons? What about the people who underwent the Ascension Ceremony?
-According to a reliable source, the Ascension Ceremony means demons steal your soul. Never do it.
-Where’s this source from?
-Just don’t do it, you bastard.
-Lunatic.
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“Ahhhhh!”
Archangelus had rarely drawn his sword—so much so that people suspected he carried an empty scabbard. But not now. The blade fell upon the crowd without mercy.
“P-please… spare me!”
“Die for the new world.”
The expressionless Archangelus severed the woman’s neck, and her head fell to the floor with a dull thud.
The breathing of the person hiding in the closet, filming this on their phone, grew ragged with terror. Did he hear it? Archangelus tore open the door and hurled it backward.
“Ahhh! P-please… spare…”
Slash!
The blade cleaved through the man, and blood spattered across the camera.
Angelus wore a solemn expression as he gazed toward one point.
“Cut!”
As Gaff shouted, the man who had just collapsed bleeding rose to his feet.
“How was that?”
I asked the camera director.
“Perfect! To capture a scene like this without any CG!”
The woman whose neck had been severed fumbled across the floor, grasped her head, and reattached it to her neck.
Then she stood up as though nothing had happened, while Archangelus, who had been wielding the blade moments before, transformed into a demon.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Thank you.”
The demon and the woman bowed respectfully. A courteous demon, of all things.
They were low-ranking demons summoned by Gaff. Their combat power was weak, but I had summoned them for their special abilities—shapeshifting and body separation. Since they were weak demons, a pig and a goat sufficed as the price of summoning.
“… These subordinates will return after this is all over, right?”

“Of course.”
Gaff grinned wickedly. I couldn’t help but doubt him. But with Angels being far more dangerous than demons in this situation, I had few options.

“When you mentioned cooperation with demons, I was concerned they might attack humans or steal souls, but if it’s something like this, there’s no problem.”
Director Baek Young-shin surveyed the filming site, visibly excited.
“This is demon ability. But this country is remarkably well-prepared for this sort of thing. Optimized for fabrication, manipulation, and deception. Even the Demon Realm isn’t at this level.”
Gaff chuckled.

In our country, where comment brigades existed and media control was well-established, such information spread even faster.
“Ahem….”
I wasn’t sure if Gaff intended to provoke Director Baek Young-shin, but the government official’s face turned red.
Watching Gaff enjoy the sight made it clear he had said it deliberately.
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[The footage you’ve just witnessed occurred this morning in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Angels are currently rampaging across the globe.]
[With Hunters dispatched to the scene, the Angels causing the rampage have been eliminated. The Angels deny being demons in disguise, insisting they are genuine. The World Hunter Association and the United Nations have completely revised their policies regarding Angels.]
[Citizens are urged not to approach locations where Angels are present, and to report any Angel sightings immediately to the Management Bureau.]
Rather than merely producing news footage, the demons staged live performances in crowded commercial districts worldwide. Near the performance sites, Hunters in civilian clothes and special forces units maintained the perimeter while hidden cameras captured the scene and broadcast it on the news.
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“Preparations are sufficient. The civilians around the Angels have now been reduced to a controllable level.”
Ministers from various departments gathered at the Awakener Management Bureau Headquarters delivered their reports.
“What will you do about those few remaining civilians?”
President Son Yun-tae, hearing the report, inquired about the detailed plan. His expression had relaxed considerably as the situation unfolded as desired.
“Once we eliminate the Angels, controlling the media will handle the grievances of that small minority.”
“What is the enemy’s combat strength?”
“Princhipatus, the female-form Angel, is approximately C to D-rank; Archangelus is E-rank; Angelus is F-rank. Their numbers are substantial, but individual power is weak.”
“Then, let’s begin the cleanup. Operation Sparrow Hunt commences at 2300 Korean Standard Time.”
The President authorized the operation, and the World Hunter Association took the lead in establishing and controlling the strategy. Since the Angels communicated in real-time, a specific time had to be set, and since this was an operation proposed by the Korean Government, Korean Standard Time was designated.
“You are surrounded!”
“Back off! Leave the Angel alone!”
Hundreds of people still believed in and protected the Angels, standing in confrontation with the military.
“Disperse immediately, or we will suppress you by force!”
“Try it! You’ll have to step over our corpses!”
The Angel Followers crossed their arms and sat down in rows.
They had given everything—all their money, their jobs, their lives—to the Angels and become destitute. Now, being told they couldn’t even reach Heaven and had to return to their former lives was unbearable.
Watching them from behind, I took a great leap and stood before Princhipatus.
Boom!
As several believers rushed toward me, Archangelus raised a hand to block them.
“Humans, you should not have stood against the monsters.”
“So, we should just die?”
“Death is not an end. It becomes the foundation for creating a new universe.”
“You mean offering us as fertilizer to the Destruction God? Then any universe would do. For the sake of your providence.”
“Foolish and base creature. We are necessary beings to maintain the world’s order. Do you not understand?”
“Order or whatever—we can’t die. If you want to die, sacrifice yourself.”
“I knew words would not reach you.”
“Is that why you’ve shaken the world like this? The damage from you is immense. Are you satisfied?”
“No. I thought we could do a little more, but it’s unfortunate.”
“So these are all you could send? This Metatron fellow isn’t much after all.”
“Silence! Do not speak that name with your filthy mouth!”
“What? Metatron? That bastard can’t even come himself, can he?”
Princhipatus ground her teeth so hard I thought they might shatter.
“Do we look like a joke to you? Someone like you doesn’t even warrant Metatron’s presence. If Cherub would just come….”
“But they can’t come, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. You’ll all die here today.”
Princhipatus pointed to the tens of thousands of monsters gathered behind her.
“That’s quite a few.”
I glanced at them without a shred of concern, and she sensed something was wrong.
“Do you know what this is?”
I showed her the switch I held in my hand.
“…Attack!”
At Princhipatus’s command, Archangelus swung his sword. Something that controlled the monsters seemed to be embedded in that blade.
The monsters began to writhe.
Click.
I pressed the switch.
Boom!
A massive explosion erupted from the outer perimeter where tens of thousands of monsters were gathered.

Hundreds of low-level monsters were instantly obliterated into fragments, and even the C-rank and higher large-type monsters standing nearby were in terrible condition. This was no ordinary modern bomb—one that would have little effect on monsters.
“I packed magic stones and monster claws inside the bombs. They work great.”
“…Hahahaha! Is that all you’ve got!”
Seeing only a portion of the tens of thousands of monsters destroyed, Princhipatus laughed mockingly.
“Of course not. I was just testing the power of a single shot.”
“Kyuuuaaagh!!!”
The monsters rushed at the Hunters and soldiers blockading the Holy Land. Rather than counterattacking, they crouched down and covered their ears.
“Detonation!”
Boom boom boom boom boom crash!!!!
Flames erupted from explosions starting at the perimeter, and then bombs detonated in rapid succession from one side to the next.
“Second unit, fire at will!”
And thousands of fireballs rained down from the sky to finish off the monster horde.
Boom boom boom crash!!!!
Successive explosions shook the earth, and the entire area was engulfed in flames and dust.
“Hee… quite the spectacle. Thanks to you gathering all those monsters, we cleaned it up in one go. I appreciate it.”
Princhipatus’s face trembled violently.
“How…. When did you….”
“You didn’t search your followers’ belongings, did you? I moved them little by little and buried them.”
Hunters who had been hiding among the followers stood up and brushed themselves off.
“It doesn’t matter! There are still hundreds of followers left! Can you harm them!”
“Subdue the unbelievers!”
At Archangelus’s command, the followers sitting on the ground didn’t move from their positions.
“What…. What is this?”
“Didn’t I just tell you? Our people were already inside.”
Bae Na-young, who had been sitting among the devotees, removed her hat and stood. At her hypnotic suggestion, everyone seated around her fell into deep sleep.
“You bitch!”
Archangelus reached out toward Bae Na-young.
Splat!
And the head vanished. It was Chang-hee’s long-range shot.

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