Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 115

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“Why don’t the Destruction God’s armies come all at once? Of course, they’re far more numerous than those weeds you call Angels—countless as drops in the ocean. But they’re not targeting Earth alone. They’re spreading their forces across innumerable worlds simultaneously, so this little planet might just be receiving less attention.”
“Hmm….”
“Ah, you really are a worrier, aren’t you? They’ll attack within days, so just wait. When the strong ones come, you’ll need my help.”
I relayed Gaff’s warning about the unpredictable timing of the Angels’ arrival to the world.
Additionally, the newly acquired information on Angel classifications and the response guidelines for otherworldly entities, including Angels, were revised.
* * *
Two more weeks passed.
“Since they’re not coming, why don’t you just head back?”
“…Seriously! I told you they’re coming?!”
Gaff, sprawled across the thighs of a blonde beauty in a form-fitting black mini dress while playing games, snapped at me without even turning around.
This beauty was a succubus Gaff had summoned. He’d complained so much about needing attendants that I’d permitted it on the condition the succubus never leave our sight.
Given Gaff’s childlike appearance and childlike manner of speech, there was little sense of depravity about it. Yet eating and playing while being served by a beautiful woman was the quintessential image of demonic sloth.
After days of the succubus feeding him meat and sweets by hand, he’d grown noticeably plump. I couldn’t even fathom why he was gaining weight when his metabolism surely differed from humans’.
…Come to think of it, Eres came here too and spent her time watching dramas and lounging around. Is this place really that comfortable for idling?
“If I leave and the Angels come, how do you plan to stop them without my help?”
“You said the 1st and 2nd Tiers can’t cross over anyway, right? And last time, it wasn’t so much that you exerted direct power as you used your cunning….”
“You really have no patience! How about this? The moment the Angels descend, I’ll alert you immediately and pinpoint their location for you.”
If the Angels secretly hid themselves and built up their strength, we’d be caught completely off-guard. Having advance warning would be invaluable.
“In that case….”
Something felt suspicious about his motives, but I couldn’t discern what yet. While demons unsettle me, Angels are far more troubling. At least Gaff hasn’t caused harm to humans thus far.
I’d considered forcing him out through sheer power, but I couldn’t afford to make both the Heavenly Kingdom and the Demon Realm my enemies.
Eres, Gaff, and now this Metatron—there were far too many beings I couldn’t touch. My strength was insufficient. I needed to intensify my training with Hong Long.
* * *
“Ji-seok~”
While resting during training at the Electromagnetic Training Ground, a woman threw herself at me.
It was Adriana from Mexico—a dark-skinned beauty whose sensual figure was fully revealed by a black leather vest and black leather pants.
“Ah, so Taho sent someone. It’s Adriana.”
I’d told Taho and his subordinates to send anyone who wanted to train so they could grow stronger and protect the Rigen Mexico Factory.
“Yeah~ I came because I missed you, Ji-seok. Have you been well? Our hero?”
Adriana pressed her body against mine and gently rubbed her cheek against my face.
“Adriana, isn’t this a bit too close?”
Bae Na-young startled and rushed over, gripping Adriana’s shoulder firmly.
“Ow, ow, ow.”
Adriana stepped back from me and rubbed her shoulder.
“Still trying to monopolize him? Women who are too possessive aren’t attractive~.”
“Are you picking a fight?”
Bae Na-young’s eyes flared with anger as she glared at Adriana.
Leaving the two of them to bicker, I quietly slipped away to train with Hong Long.
“Lucky guy. Having so many women who like you.”
Hong Long cracked a joke.
“I only need Bae Na-young.”
“That’s funny coming from you—when that woman threw herself at you, you didn’t dodge. There’s no way you couldn’t avoid it if you tried.”
“… Let’s train.”
* * *
“Ohohoho!”
Adriana could infuse mana into any weapon and manipulate it freely, and the whip was the weapon that suited her ability best.
The sight of her in form-fitting leather wielding a whip lived up to her nickname—the Queen.
Adriana had originally come to train herself, but in the afternoons she’d taken on the role of instructor for new hunters. Her ability was excellent for pushing people to their limits, and since several male trainees showed no fear of the whip—in fact, they deliberately sought it out—her training proved remarkably effective for building their resilience.
Ji-seok watched Adriana from atop the building.
“What? Worried he’ll be stolen away?”
Gaff approached from behind Bae Na-young, who had been observing Ji-seok and Adriana from a distance.
“He’s not that kind of person.”
“Is that so? I was mistaken then. I thought powerful humans on Earth kept multiple partners.”
“…That’s only for dictators.”
“Lucky for you I was wrong. I was trying to help.”
“Help?”
Bae Na-young turned her gaze toward Gaff. Even knowing she shouldn’t fall for a demon’s temptation, curiosity about what kind of help he meant stirred within her.
“If your power were sufficient, would Ji-seok dare look at another woman? So if you grow stronger, he’ll only have eyes for you.”
“…”
“And your ability is very similar to a demon’s, isn’t it? There’s no one who could teach you better than me, the Demon King.”
Bae Na-young lowered her head and pondered.
“I’ll go.”
Gaff was satisfied with having cast murky intent upon a pure soul.
‘A soul like that will flee in panic if pushed too hard—it’s better to bait them gradually and work methodically.’
Gaff’s eyes, normally dark, glowed crimson.
* * *
“You use light as your primary weapon?”
“Huh…? Yeah. No wait, isn’t it this? Right?”
Gaff asked upon watching Yang Sang-heon train, and Yang Sang-heon was flustered, unsure how to respond to the demon.
“You can speak casually. I’m not rigid like Eres. But don’t you want to become stronger?”
“… I won’t make a contract with a demon.”
Yang Sang-heon spoke with resolve.
“Why? Would the Demon King himself demand the soul of a mere human like you? Your self-assessment is rather inflated. Hahahaha.”
Gaff laughed, clutching his belly, and Yang Sang-heon’s face flushed red.
“I don’t want anything from you. It’s just that watching humans struggle makes me sympathetic and affectionate.”
“Not interested.”
Yang Sang-heon swung his sword quietly.
“Don’t you want to help Lee Ji-seok?”
Yang Sang-heon’s sword wavered.
“The angels’ attacks use light attribute, and it seems there isn’t much resistance to it, hm? If you obtain a strong light attribute and train together, Ji-seok will build up an immunity, right?”
Yang Sang-heon pretended not to hear and swung his sword.
“And when another angel comes, will he really be able to endure it? Every time he fights alone until death, it must be hard for a strong one.”
Gaff sighed as if muttering to himself.
“…”
“Right. It’s not bad to regret it later. Stay strong.”
Gaff turned his back.
“…Wait.”
Yang Sang-heon called out to Gaff, who had turned around. The childlike face of Gaff twisted into a grotesque smile. Sharp teeth gleamed from his gaping mouth, and his eyes glowed crimson red.
“Gaff, how do I strengthen light?”
“You’re asking me for help, right?”
“Yes. I’m asking.”
Gaff required the consent of the person involved to exert power on Earth.
“Good! Trust only me. Then, a question. When is light strongest?”
“Hmm… It’s probably strongest when facing the darkness attribute, isn’t it?”
“Correct. But can light shine even if darkness is greater than light?”
Gaff’s hand moved slowly from left to right like a brush stroke across a palm, and darkness appeared before Gaff, absorbing the light.
And that darkness spread to where Yang Sang-heon stood.
“Gasp…”
Surrounded by pitch-black darkness, Yang Sang-heon’s breath caught in his throat.
“See? My darkness power is less than a tenth of the original body’s strength, yet the light dwelling in your sword is pathetically fading away, isn’t it?”
What Gaff was saying didn’t come through hearing but directly into his mind. It was a high-pitched child’s voice, yet it resonated in his head as loudly as if shaking the world.
The faint light remaining in the Light Sword vanished completely. The darkness consumed Yang Sang-heon’s body at an accelerating pace. The consumed parts of his body turned gray and lost sensation. In mere seconds, he could see nothing, hear nothing, smell nothing—only Gaff’s voice echoing in his mind remained.
If Bae Na-young’s skill created an illusion in the brain, this was a higher-tier technique that actually imprisoned the target in true darkness.
Yang Sang-heon, suddenly stripped of all sensation, made a final desperate attempt by creating a disc of light with the Light Sorcerer skill. But it was as feeble as lighting a birthday candle in pitch-black darkness, and even that was quickly consumed and extinguished by the darkness.
Yang Sang-heon, having lost light and sensation, collapsed to the ground and flailed. Even lying on the floor, he couldn’t perceive it. It felt as though he had been abandoned in the middle of the universe.
“So will this be training? Push harder.”
Gaff released Yang Sang-heon from the darkness, and under the influence of the World Tree, he slowly recovered.
It was only a brief span of minutes, but time is a sensation perceived through the five senses. For Yang Sang-heon, stripped of all five senses, those mere minutes felt like hours of agony. Even now that the darkness had vanished, he lost consciousness.
“Why is watching a pure soul shatter so delightful?”
Gaff trembled with pleasure.
“I wonder how you’ll be twisted.”
Gaff waited for Yang Sang-heon to rise, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
* * *
“Are the two of you alright?”
Training near the World Tree and preparing for the angel’s return, I noticed that Bae Na-young and Yang Sang-heon’s complexions grew darker with each passing day.
“Hm? I’m fine.”
“Me too. Just doing some training.”
They say they’re fine, but they won’t meet my eyes. It was clear they were hiding something.
Being within the World Tree’s sphere of influence meant they recovered quickly, and these two had endured extreme training alongside me all this time. There was no reason their bodies should reach their limits from ordinary training.
That left the mental aspect, which I also found difficult to understand. Both of them possessed strong willpower, though their directions differed.
“Let me see your faces for a moment.”
I tried to ask more questions while reading their expressions, but they both suddenly turned their heads away.
“Don’t read our faces!”
“Brother, that’s a violation of privacy!”
I could tell they were definitely hiding something, but given how much they disliked it, I couldn’t force myself to read their expressions. Besides, I had no right to do so—I kept plenty of secrets myself.
Something felt deeply unsettling, but unable to do anything about it, I turned to leave and head back to training when I noticed Gaff grinning widely.
“It was you.”
“Kiki kiki kiki.”
“What did you do?”
“I haven’t done anything wrong. I simply granted people’s wishes.”
Gaff’s eyes curved wickedly like a crescent moon.
“Demon King or not, if you touch my people, I’ll kill you first.”
“Oh my, how scary~”
Gaff pretended to cry, pressing his sleeve against his eyes.
“I only helped them~?”
Damn it. Despite wearing the appearance of a child, Gaff was the Demon King with overwhelming power. What I saw now was merely a fraction—perhaps one-tenth—of his true strength, so I couldn’t act without evidence.
Given that Earth hadn’t expelled him, he must not be doing anything harmful. For now, I had no choice but to trust Bae Na-young and Yang Sang-heon and wait.

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