Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 275

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The mana core staff I received from Jae-in absorbed Violet’s mana, and as her mana resonated with the staff’s power, it emanated a soft violet glow.
The mana Violet sent out circulated through the staff and returned to her amplified dozens of times over in sheer force.
Since Violet could unleash tremendous power with minimal mana, possessing the core meant she effectively wielded an infinite magazine of ammunition.
Countless mana spears materialized behind Violet. Each one didn’t need to be massive—just large enough to obliterate the insects.
The numerous mana spears rotated as they pierced through the insects, then zigzagged through the air to precisely skewer the surviving creatures.
The mana spears penetrated the insects dozens of times over while retaining their full power, circling back to annihilate the remaining swarm.
Beside Violet’s rampage, the Exos Warriors stretched out in a long line and charged at the insects.
“Whoosh!”
Samael swung his new plastic axe in rapid succession, cutting across the insect horde. Behind him, the Exos Warriors leaped in, slashing and crushing the insects to death.
Though not matching Bae Na-young’s hunting speed, they too dispatched the insects with impressive efficiency.
The insects burst apart without much resistance, and even the Exos Warriors who had come prepared to die found themselves gaining confidence.
“Goddess! This seems easier than expected!”
Samael stomped on an insect beneath his feet, crushing it. The corpse’s underside swelled upward like a hilltop, and Samael quickly leaped away from the spot.
The hilltop grew progressively higher as insects tumbled down its slopes.
“Uh… uh…”
What erupted from the ground was a snake-like insect, massive as an earthworm, yet its appearance bore an unsettling resemblance to the Destruction God.
Judging by the deeply gouged branches beneath it, this creature consumed far more than the smaller insects.
“That insane Manager… cloning something like this…”
For Violet, who had nearly died fleeing from the Destruction God, the snake was far more repulsive and grotesque than the small many-eyed insects.
“The Parasite dies, and now you lot show up?”
A small Gate opened above the snake’s head, and the Manager descended.
“The Manager’s avatar!”
Though its appearance differed from the spiritual avatar that had come to Earth in Vito’s form, the contemptuous gaze and aura were identical—Violet recognized it instantly.
“That’s right. Though I’m merely an avatar, killing the likes of you is child’s play.”
The Manager’s avatar unleashed a psychic blast at Violet without bothering to converse further.
Violet immediately deployed her mental defense barrier, but she knew the truth—without a large-scale magic circle prepared in advance, there was no way to block this creature’s attack.
“Goddess!”
Just as Violet squeezed her eyes shut, Samael threw himself directly into the path of the psychic blast.
“Grraaaaaah… huh?”
Expecting agony, Samael found the blast had no effect whatsoever and, regaining his composure, examined his body carefully.
“Samael, why are you unharmed?”
“I’m not certain myself, Goddess.”
Samael scratched at his carapace.
“…I didn’t realize you’d brought insects from Cargron.”
The Manager was aware that his psychic blasts were less effective against the Exos. What even the Manager hadn’t known was that the plastic-forged carapace possessed far superior energy shielding properties than the original.
“Daring to target the Goddess! Today is your death anniversary!”
Samael swung his axe and lunged at the Manager.
The Manager evaded Samael’s axe, sliding backward.
“…You dodged? How unnecessary?”
Violet tilted her head slightly to the side as she spoke.
“…”
The Manager stared at Violet in silence.
“Your attacks are working! Keep that monster away from me! I’ll handle the insects!”
Violet turned her back completely to the Manager and simultaneously cast Corruption on multiple swarms of insects.
The mana consumption was severe, but with the cloned Destruction God and now the Manager here, this was no time to conserve strength.
The cloned Destruction God broke through the Corruption and opened its maw wide to swallow Violet.
Violet conjured a massive spear of black mana and hurled it at the creature’s head.
The serpent absorbed Violet’s spear through its mouth.
“Tch… No wonder it’s a clone of the Destruction God. But let’s see if it can handle this!”
Violet cast denser Corruption on the serpent and unleashed mana spears from all directions.
The serpent consumed several spears and even devoured the Corruption surrounding its body with its mouth. However, it couldn’t absorb every attack, and countless spears pierced its body.
“Kiiieeeee!”
A shrill cry that belied its massive size echoed across the battlefield.
“Excellent!”
The serpent collapsed, crushing insects beneath it.
But that wasn’t the end. The moment one died, more serpents erupted from the ground.
“Goddess!”
“Don’t worry about me! No matter how many come, they’re no match for me!”
Violet effortlessly drove back the countless enemies, steadily reducing their numbers.
Against small, weak enemies that came in vast numbers, Violet wielded power rivaling Ji-seok’s. In fact, when it came to defeating enemies with minimal effort, she surpassed even Ji-seok.
Countless insects charged mindlessly at Violet and burst under their own weight.
“Damn it! Stop!”
“How dare you! Your opponent is me!”
Samael and the Warriors formed a protective circle around Violet.
They hurled axes and swords with chains attached to their handles, retrieving them when the Manager dodged. In this manner, the Warriors blocked the Manager’s approach, intercepted psychic attacks with their bodies, and formed an impenetrable shield around Violet.
“Cursed Earthlings, always interfering with me! I didn’t want to exert more power, but fine!”
The Manager opened a Gate.
“Come forth, my slaves!”
But nothing emerged from the Gate.
“This… what?”
The Manager’s avatar had lost real-time connection with its main body hidden on this planet and couldn’t perceive what lay beyond the Gate.
“It seems Ji-seok is doing his job well.”
Violet laughed like a villain.
“What?! What has that bastard done now?!”
“If you’re going to walk into someone else’s house with muddy feet, you should’ve been prepared for your own home to get dirty.”
“…Krkrkrkrk… That madman invaded my planet?”
“…”
“Do you know what’s there? Billions of soldiers gathered from thousands of dimensions are waiting. What can that lone fool possibly do?”
“What can he do? Well, the fact that your reinforcements aren’t coming suggests he’s doing just fine.”
“Kugh… Reinforcements will arrive soon. When they do, you’ll all be finished.”
“Let’s see which dies faster—your insects or your reinforcements.”
Bae Na-young ignored the Manager and continued slaying the insects.
* * *
Having passed through the Gate that Gaff opened and emerged into the Void, Ji-seok stood upon a branch of the World Tree, so desiccated from lack of nourishment that it seemed ready to crumble.
Turning his head, I saw a black mass hanging from the branch.
The black mass was colossal beyond measure, yet even so, it was smaller than the branch itself. Its size made it impossible to believe it contained a universe within.
“Where….”
I gathered a deep crimson aura of life force into my fist and struck downward with all my strength.
The full-power blow was so devastating that I recoiled from the impact myself, yet the shell of the Administrator’s Dimension remained intact.
I struck again with all my might, and even drove a blade into it.
Still, the shell showed no sign of damage.
“As expected, ordinary physical force won’t work.”
I slowly retreated from the shell and took flight into the void. Then I released my life force, causing myself to radiate light.
In a space devoid of all things—not even a universe—only I shone alone. I was like a lighthouse in a dark ocean.
“It should take the bait….”
I recalled my conversation with Jae-in before crossing the Gate.
* * *
“Based on our investigation so far, this Destruction God has a predator-prey relationship with the World Tree. If the World Tree is stronger, it will devour the Destruction God, and if the Destruction God is stronger, the World Tree will be consumed instead.”
“The Destruction God eats worlds as they collapse?”
“When a world perishes, the World Tree’s power weakens too. The world might be collapsing because the World Tree’s power is weak, but that’s precisely why the Destruction God can swallow it.”
Certainly, Earth in my previous life had neither mana nor a World Tree. Even if the Manager had done nothing, it might have fallen faster than Telus. Though that might have taken centuries or millennia.
“According to Gaff, because the parasites were blocked from reaching Earth, Earth is now in danger as well.”
Not only were people transforming, but Earth’s overall life force and mana were diminishing.
“If the World Tree’s power fades any further, the Destruction God will appear without the Manager lifting a finger and devour us all. We have no choice but to kill the Manager and exterminate the parasites before that happens.”
“I see. You wouldn’t give such a lengthy explanation unless you had a method, right?”
“Exactly. Remember how the Manager acts as a beacon drawing the Destruction God? That beacon is a light that burns life force. Without the World Tree’s essence, it lures the Destruction God using life force as bait.”
“Ah, like what I did in Kagrun?”
“That’s right. That record was helpful. Chairman, I’m sorry to burden you like this. But now… there’s only you.”
Ji-seok nodded.
“Then shall we go fishing?”
* * *
I became a lighthouse shining in a space devoid of any light.
Below, I could see the World Tree’s branches, but now the distance was considerable, so they no longer appeared as vast as before. And upon those branches, the Administrator’s Dimension grew like a tumor, and beside it, the Gate that Gaff had opened still remained.
Anxiety washed over me. The bait needed to be taken soon, yet there was no response.
“Haven’t I moved far enough from the branch?”
With Earth potentially facing annihilation at any moment, each second felt like decades.
“Come. Hurry….”
I expanded my senses and opened my eyes wide, scanning my surroundings.
“…It’s here!”
The serpent I had seen when escaping from Kagrun. The entity known as the Destruction God slithered forth from the black void.
“Follow me! There’s the life force you crave right here!”
The Destruction God never approached such thick branches of the World Tree under normal circumstances. But this branch was nearly withered, and the bait I had created was far too appetizing.
“Manager, the lighthouse you created was a means of sacrificing other planets, but today it’s your turn to suffer.”
I circled around, luring the Destruction God in spiraling patterns.
One of the Destruction Gods bit its own tail with its mouth, forming a ring.
The ring began absorbing, and I, who had been waiting, now flew toward the Administrator’s Dimension to escape.
The purpose wasn’t to evade the Destruction God and flee. The purpose was to have that tumor devour itself, so I didn’t flee at full strength. I needed to draw them in as much as possible.

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