Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 128

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[Korea’s match against Germany has concluded with an overwhelming victory for Korea. As soon as the field is prepared, the match between France and Canada will begin!]
In the second match, the Canadian players, trusting in the World Tree and the Damage Counter’s shield, launched relentless attacks without holding back. As the French players were pushed back by the momentum and faltered, the tide completely turned in Canada’s favor, and France could not mount a comeback, suffering defeat.
India was renowned for its solid hunter base stemming from the world’s largest population and its diverse hunter professions. In this match as well, hunters with special skills demonstrated their prowess and secured victory against Italy.
At last, the fourth match that everyone had been anticipating—the United States versus England—began.
The United States adopted an unconventional formation, with four players defending their base while Peter alone launched the offensive.
British hunters Brian and Asher encountered Peter.
“Wandering alone? That’s overconfidence. Asher, we’ll win this game easily, won’t we?”
“Don’t get cocky. That guy’s strong.”
“Just cover me well.”
Brian charged forward, swinging his sword, while Asher supported him from behind with a Fire Arrow.
Peter extended his hand to absorb the incoming flaming arrow, then stretched out his other hand and released it. The arrow that returned was larger than the one Asher had fired.
Suddenly Asher’s attack came flying at him, but Brian remained unflustered, ducked to evade, and swung his sword horizontally to strike Peter.
Peter blocked the incoming blade with his bare palm, without any items.
“What?”
The sword stopped as if blocked by an invisible barrier, without any impact, and Peter placed his hand on Brian’s Damage Counter, releasing the energy he had absorbed.
Boom!
Brian was sent flying from the powerful impact, and his counter turned red in an instant.
[British player Brian is out.]
“Your turn next?”
Peter approached Asher slowly.
As the situation became unfavorable, British hunter Asher fled without looking back, but Peter’s superior physical abilities allowed him to catch up in an instant.
Peter pressed down on Asher’s back and brought his fist down. The counter’s shield absorbed the impact, but after several strikes, the counter turned red.
[British player Asher is out.]
With Brian and Asher defeated, Britain crumbled helplessly under Peter’s relentless onslaught.
[The match between England and the United States was like watching Korea’s match against Germany. We had anticipated that Korea and the United States would be the strongest among the eight participating nations, but the gap between them was overwhelming!]
[Particularly impressive was American player Peter, wouldn’t you say? His unique absorption ability combined with the physical prowess to back it up—he’s among the very best of A-rank hunters. That’s precisely why we’re so eager to see his match against Jung Jang-mi!]
The assistant commentator spoke excitedly. While the main commentator was a layperson, the assistant commentator was an active hunter, so he could observe Peter’s movements more clearly and appreciate them more deeply.
[Looking at the bracket, Korea and the United States will meet in the finals. With no team capable of stopping either Korea or the United States, it’s virtually certain they’ll face each other in the final. This concludes today’s broadcast, and we’ll see you again tomorrow for the semifinals!]
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Morning broke on the day of the semifinals.
[Korea versus Canada! The match of Canada against Korea! Canadian players are known for their aggressive attacking style. We’re eager to see what kind of performance the Korean team will display against Canada. And as I speak, the match has begun!]
This time too, Jang Mi and Jin-woo burst forward while the remaining three players defended the base.
The fortunate thing was that this time Jang Mi matched Jin-woo’s pace as they ran.
“2-1-2 stock check!”
“Huh? What are those guys saying?”
“It’s a Canadian ice hockey tactic. All Canadians are apparently huge ice hockey fans.”
“I see….”
All five Canadian players focused on defense. They positioned themselves like the number 5 on a die—two, one, two.
Canada concentrated on defense while setting up a strategy to catch Jang Mi as she charged forward recklessly and strike Korea’s base. And as planned, Jang Mi and Jin-woo came rushing in.
“Come at me!”
The Canadian players, larger than average, stood their ground like an impenetrable fortress.
“Then I won’t hold back!”
Jang Mi approached in a zigzag pattern, flames erupting from her feet as she darted left and right.
“Guard!”
The two frontline players, struggling to track Jang Mi’s movements with their eyes, thrust forward massive Kaide Shields and activated their skills. From behind those two standing like a rampart, arrows and earthen projectiles came flying.
Screech!
Jin-woo’s eagle summoned intercepted the arrows with its body, while the bear summoned blocked the earthen projectiles.
Jang Mi moved in a zigzag pattern, closing in right before the Kaide Shield and threw a punch.
Boom!
A towering figure standing two meters tall was sent flying by Jang Mi’s fist—a fighter considerably smaller in stature.
“If you just stand there like that, it makes it way too easy for me to close in, doesn’t it?”
Jang Mi’s magic grew more potent the closer she was to her opponent. Now that the shield protected her body as well, she could unleash magic at close range without fear of harming herself. And when she did, Jang Mi’s magic delivered A-rank superior-tier damage.
Beep!
[Canadian player Alfred is out.]
“What?! I’m still fine!”
Alfred shot up from his seat and protested to the drone.
“Are you dumb, old man? The counter has fixed damage values. It doesn’t matter how tough you actually are.”
The other Canadian players watched Alfred, whose counter had turned red, with disappointed eyes. In real combat, high durability would be an advantage, but in this game, it didn’t help much.
“I’m the same age as you!”
“…Sorry?”
Though she apologized, there was no mercy in Jang Mi’s hands. As if proving the bloodline of her S-rank hunter father, she single-handedly demolished the Canadian team.
The American Team likewise crushed the Indian team with ease. No one could stop Peter as he dominated the battlefield.
And the final championship match drew near. Ji-seok gathered everyone together.
“You’ve all done well so far. But the American Team isn’t as easy as they seem. Stay sharp.”
“Yes!”
After reviewing each player’s characteristics once more, we headed to the field.
[Finally! The finals are upon us! The rising star Korea versus the powerhouse United States! With each player’s abilities being exceptional, we can expect a direct and exhilarating clash without grand strategy. Let’s all watch together!]
[Player Jang Mi and player Peter are charging toward the enemy camp without even looking back. There’s no hiding or taking detours! They’re running toward the East of Heaven and Earth, the closest route!]
“I’ve been waiting for this day!”
Jang Mi threw a punch toward Peter.
“I’ll crush you again, you stupid woman.”
Peter raised his right hand to absorb Jang Mi’s incoming attack, but she withdrew her punch without casting magic and closed in further, launching a low kick with her left leg engulfed in flames.
“Hmph!”
Peter, moving with surprising speed for his massive frame, leaped backward to evade the flaming low kick. As he dodged, he clapped his right fist and left fist together with a loud bang.
The moment Jang Mi’s leg cut through empty air, Peter pushed off the ground and closed in.
Peter extended his right hand, which he had charged with the impact from clashing his fists together, aiming for Jang Mi’s throat. A normal punch requires space to generate force, but that right hand could release power without distance constraints once it made contact. Since he was releasing the absorbed power in an amplified form, the impact would undoubtedly be devastating.
“Ugh!”
Jang Mi fluidly executed a back tuck, rolling backward while kicking Peter upward with her legs.
Boom!
Peter’s concentrated destructive force collided with Jang Mi’s flames.
Jang Mi had a shield, and the magic was released from her feet before the collision, creating some distance, but Peter had no such buffer—the impact point was dangerously close, and he had no shield whatsoever.
‘If I keep this up, I can win….’
Jang Mi, imagining an early victory, had to reconsider. In that brief moment, Peter released energy with one hand while absorbing the cascading flames with the other.
As Peter rushed in again, I threw a punch wrapped in flames at him. Peter didn’t unleash the fire he’d just absorbed—instead, he absorbed this new attack as well.
“Hey…. How much are you planning to accumulate?”
Jang Mi knew her attacks were powerful, but seeing him gather them like that felt ominous.
Kwaaaah!
Toward the fleeing Jang Mi, a torrent of flames several meters thick erupted from Peter’s hands. Jang Mi changed direction and rolled across the ground, evading her own inferno.
“Wow…. Was my fire really that strong?”
Jang Mi marveled briefly while retreating, then snapped back to focus and pressed forward again.
I had to prevent his absorption. I recalled what Ji-seok had said. Against someone like this….
Jang Mi unleashed multiple fireballs in rapid succession, scattering them in all directions. Rather than concentrating on a single point, she spread them wide—the distance reduced their power, but it made them difficult to absorb all at once.
The fireballs flew toward Peter’s body and detonated around him, turning the arena into a sea of flames. Since Peter could only absorb what came near his hands, the heat ate away at Counter’s shield.
“Ice Spear!”
While Peter was engulfed in flames, an ice lance shot from Jang Mi’s fist, piercing Peter’s thigh.
Thwack!
The ice spear left a small hole in Counter’s shield before melting away.
“Surrender.”
After that single blow, Counter’s green light had nearly vanished.
One more attack using the same method would end this.
“Me, lose to a woman like you? I’m Peter Anderson?! America’s greatest prospect?! I’m destined to become an S-rank hunter!”
Peter’s appearance—blood vessels bursting in his eyes, his face flushed red as he shrieked—seemed anything but sane.
“Hey…. This is just a game, right? Why are you so worked up?”
From Jang Mi’s perspective, this Peter clearly had anger management issues. What was there to get so furious about?
Peter pulled a potion from the belt at his waist and dumped the blue liquid into his mouth.
“Kugh…. Kaaagh!”
Peter’s body convulsed in apparent agony.
“Hey…. Are you okay??”
No matter how much I disliked Peter, he wasn’t a true enemy. Ji-seok had repeatedly said we were rivals but would eventually need to cooperate.
Concerned by Peter’s deteriorating condition, Jang Mi approached him.
“Kraaaaaaah!!!”
Peter’s skin turned green, and his muscles swelled as if about to burst. It was as if a human were transforming into an orc.
“That crazy bastard! He overdosed!”
Tyler, who had been fighting Jin-woo nearby, withdrew.
“Peter! Get a hold of yourself!”
Tyler tackled Peter and tried to restrain him with both arms.
Peter resisted Tyler’s tackle with sheer strength and struck both of Tyler’s ears.
Thwack!
“Ugh!!”
Tyler stood frozen, blood trickling from his ears.
Fists drove into his body in rapid succession.
“Kugh!”
Tyler crumpled to the ground, and Peter spun toward Jang Mi.
“J-just stop! You’re done! The game’s over!”
Peter’s counter was already flashing red.
“Jang Mi, run!”
Jang Mi fled, Peter gave chase, and Jin-woo followed behind him.
“Stop!”
The bear summon charged forward on all fours and rammed into Peter.
The bear summon tumbled forward with Peter, pinning him with its front paws, but Peter pressed down from above and seized both of the bear’s front legs, wrenching them apart.
The bear summon’s raw strength was formidable, yet Peter cast its limbs aside as effortlessly as twisting a child’s arm.
“Just stay down!”
Jang Mi executed a soccer kick, her foot striking Peter’s head in a burst of sparks.

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