Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 89

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89
After days of hectic activity, I was finally enjoying a real vacation when Pablo burst through the door.
“What’s wrong?”
“A Break has occurred. I’ve prepared the private jet—let’s head to the Airport immediately.”
“What? Where?”
“Not far from here. The Cartel Hunters and Military have already mobilized, so there shouldn’t be major issues, but it’s best if you return to Korea quickly just in case.”
Ever since the kidnapping incident, Pablo had been tormented by guilt, bowing so deeply his forehead touched the ground in apology. Just when I thought things had finally become safe, a Break occurred, and he was losing his composure.
“They said they were managing it… I’m heading to the scene. Everyone coming with me, grab your gear.”
“Already packed.”
Yang Sang-heon emerged carrying armor and a sword, and everyone in our group was already equipped.
“Where are you going? You need to escape quickly!”
If this only affected this place and didn’t impact us, I might not have risked my life and my team’s to stop it. But if I left this unchecked, it would soon spread to Korea and threaten everyone living there.
“I’m not running. What kind of Hunter flees from monsters?”
“We’ve seen so many Breaks lately, aren’t you getting bored of them?”
Yang Sang-heon and Si-hwan were speaking with ease. Yang Sang-heon now truly exuded the atmosphere of a seasoned veteran, though Si-hwan’s hands trembled slightly despite his casual words.
“Pablo, you evacuate. We’ll take the vehicle.”
“No… that is…”
Leaving the bewildered Pablo behind, we climbed into the Humvee limousine.
I opened the roof hatch and surveyed the surroundings. Travelers heading to the Airport had created a long line of vehicles.
“Taho, send me the Break’s location. I’m heading to support.”
I called Taho.
“You didn’t run? I’ll send you the tactical map. Thanks.”
After receiving the map, I handed it to Si-hwan in the passenger seat to guide our route.
Since I always handled driving, Yang Sang-heon, whose driving skills had improved, drove the limousine aggressively.
“Yang Sang-heon! Take it easy!”
Bae Na-young gripped the handle tightly to keep from rolling around inside the vehicle.
“Sister, we need to hurry, don’t we!”
He zigzagged across the road as a matter of course and didn’t even slow down for speed bumps. Despite being a bulletproof vehicle, it was getting battered from impacts everywhere.
“I see it!”
Chang-hee, standing on the roof, spotted the Break site and called out.
“…It doesn’t look that intense?”
Si-hwan squinted, looking at where the Gate had opened.
An endless stream of Ogres was pouring out from the Gate where the Break occurred. But that was all. There were no large-type monsters, not even C-rank creatures—only D-rank Ogres.
“This is manageable?”
Si-hwan quickly became overconfident.
In reality, Hunters and soldiers from both the Cartel and Military were arriving in succession, sealing off the area from all sides.
“Huh… I thought the Cartel wouldn’t care about Breaks, but their response is fast.”
Bae Na-young marveled at the Cartel’s quick response.
“When people disappear, the Cartel disappears too.”
“The Military is operating better than expected too.”
“They say the Cartel funds and operates it. Since they take orders from the Cartel too, it’s essentially the Cartel in military uniforms.”
I’d worried that Jax’s death might leave them unable to respond properly, but fortunately Taho seemed to be commanding the remaining forces well.
“Good to see you.”
Taho greeted us.
“You didn’t have to come, though?”
Watching the Cartel and soldiers pour in steadily, it seemed we could contain the ogres without much difficulty. Even if standard bullets didn’t work on ogres, there were plenty of modern weapons that did—missiles, tank rounds, white phosphorus shells, and more.
“No, there’s no way to know what Brake will do. Just having an S-rank Hunter standing by like this is a huge help.”
“Got it. The Oh Brothers, Ye-seul, and Yang Sang-heon—don’t advance to the front. Just help catch any that slip through.”
If they pushed forward carelessly, the command structure would fall apart and cause confusion.
“Yes!”
They all rushed out.
“I can hold them back on my own, but I’ll lend a hand anyway.”
“You’re going in directly?”
“No, my girlfriend’s got a good ability.”
I enlarged myself, hoisted Bae Na-young onto my shoulder, and climbed to a hill where I could overlook the ogre horde at a glance.
I looked at Bae Na-young and she nodded.
Her eyes shifted to violet, and a violet aura spread outward. I was fine, but the mana concentration was so dense that anyone without immunity would take damage just from exposure to it.
Invisible to ordinary eyes, Bae Na-young’s curse descended on the ogre horde like a shadow cast when clouds obscure the sun.
The ogres afflicted by the Corruption writhed as their skin peeled away, and they became immediately combat-ineffective.
“My god… and they say she’s not S-rank?”
Taho stood with his mouth agape. I’d seen Bae Na-young’s skill at the Gate before, but now the scale was several times larger.
Every ogre in front of the Gate was affected, and any new ones that emerged were cursed the moment they appeared.
And one by one, the ogres collapsed.
“What are you all doing! Stop gawking and push now! Be careful not to enter the wide-area skill range!”
Taho snapped at the rear guard who had been standing transfixed. They finally came to their senses and unleashed their firepower.
Additional reinforcements continued to arrive, and a thick defensive line formed—no more ogres were slipping through.
Bae Na-young released the Corruption.
“Phew…”
After casting a large-scale Corruption for twenty minutes, Bae Na-young had nearly exhausted her mana and was sweating profusely.
“You did well.”
“Don’t mention it.”
“You’re still the best at wide-area attacks.”
Bae Na-young looked proud but embarrassed.
“But…”
I turned my gaze toward the Gate. The military had already surrounded it, I was here, and Taho was an A-rank Hunter. With only ogres coming through, we could hold the Gate comfortably.
“What’s wrong, oppa?”
“It’s too easy.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“I suppose.”
The problem was that Mexico’s forces alone could have contained this even without me. Hell, they could have managed it even without Jax.
In my previous life, Mexico held the line alone until they were pushed back, and later the United States sent reinforcements. But ultimately, they couldn’t contain it, and Southeast Mexico became the domain of monster hordes.
Since there was a possibility that larger monsters might emerge from now on, I kept my position, but nothing of the sort happened for over an hour. Only ogres continued to pour out, and the Mexican forces rotated through multiple teams and held the line without much difficulty.
Clearing away the mountain of ogre corpses seemed harder than actually killing the ogres.
This shouldn’t be happening….
“Hunter Lee Ji-seok, thank you for your cooperation. Thanks to you, we were able to contain it without major casualties.”
Taho offered his premature thanks.
“It’s fine. But I heard you manage the Gates well. Have you figured out how this breach happened?”
“We’ve been managing it properly. All the Gates we know about.”
“All the Gates you know about? Then this was a new one?”
“That’s right. As of yesterday, there was no Gate here. The moment the Gate appeared, a horde of ogres came pouring out.”
“That can’t be….”
Normally, a breach occurs only if a Gate isn’t cleared within a certain timeframe.
It shouldn’t rupture this quickly.
“I don’t want to believe it either, but it actually happened.”
In my previous life, we were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of monsters and couldn’t even figure out what was happening, so I didn’t know if something like this had occurred.
“Wait…. Then it could have opened in other places too, right?”
“What?”
“There’s no guarantee it only opened here. Can we use satellites?”
“We can borrow American satellites. It’s fortunate that Jax disappeared.”
“Jax? Why?”
“Jax harbors strong hostility toward the United States. Even if help could be obtained, he would never be the one to request it first.”
In my previous life, the reason America’s response was delayed was because of Jax. Since he wouldn’t share information with the United States or the Awakener Association and would either die or flee, it makes sense that information about the mutated Gate didn’t spread to the world.
“Request it immediately. And launch all drones and aircraft to scout several hundred kilometers in radius.”
“You think there are more?”
If history hasn’t changed, there definitely are.
“It’s good if we search and find nothing. But if we fail to find ones that are already open and monsters come pouring out, we won’t be able to contain it as easily as we did here.”
“Understood.”

“Brother, we should head home now. I think we’ve enjoyed our vacation long enough.”
Yang Sang-heon wiped the blood from his weapons and armor.
We’d come for a vacation only to end up slaughtering ogres on the way back—it was exhausting, but I was grateful everyone refrained from complaining.
“Rest a bit longer. Something feels off.”
We waited several more hours, but no further contact came.
“Lee Ji-seok, Hunter.”
Taho found us in our waiting area.
“Fortunately, there are no signs of Gates opening elsewhere. Why don’t you head back and rest? Mexico won’t forget your help. Once things are settled here, we’ll come find you to express our gratitude.”
Taho saluted formally.
“That’s a relief.”
Had history changed? Or would it open later?
“Boss!”
Just as we were about to leave with peace of mind, a Mexican soldier in military uniform came rushing over, breathless.
“What is it? I’m with our distinguished guests….”
“Another breach has opened!”
My eyes met Taho’s.
“Where?”
“Two kilometers west of here.”
“We’ll split the forces. Divide the troops in two and block the western breach. Request additional reinforcements for the western sector.”
“Taho, we’ll head to the second breach to stop it.”
“I’m truly grateful. I’ll repay this debt without fail.”
I told Taho this and climbed into the already half-destroyed Hummer limousine.
“Damn it….”
Seeing the ogre horde already lined up in formation, everyone fell silent. Under the Ogre Lord’s command, they stood in perfect military formation.
“Begin attack with prepared units! Unleash every bullet we have!”
The commander in charge of this sector issued orders immediately upon arrival. Tank shells, multi-stage missiles, and white phosphorus rounds rained down on the ogres’ heads like a torrential downpour.
As the shells and missiles detonated, flames that seemed ready to incinerate everything engulfed the ogres’ heads. The flames created thick, acrid black smoke.
The commander’s confident expression hardened as he watched.
When the smoke cleared, what appeared were dozens of dome-shaped barriers erected by dozens of Ogre Mages. The military’s assault had dealt no damage whatsoever.
“Kuaaaagh!”
The Ogre Lord roared before the Gate, and the ogres cried out in unison, stamping their feet.
Ogres alone were formidable at D-rank, but those fighting alongside the Ogre Lord received buffs that granted them at least C-rank power.
“Luato Gua!”
At the brief command that followed, the ogres stepped forward in unison. Then again. And then the ogre charge began.
“Chang-hee, focus only on the Mages. Everyone else, prioritize protecting Ye-seul and Chang-hee. Don’t overextend yourselves.”
Chang-hee, using the sniper rifle Rigen had created, eliminated hundreds of ogres and leveled up several times in an instant. Even Ogre Mages could have their barriers shattered and be eliminated with that rifle.
“Shall we go?”
Yang Sang-heon stood beside me, light wrapping around his blade.
“You sure you’re up for it?”
“I haven’t just been resting this whole time, you know?”
“Alright, let me see what a B-rank Hunter can do.”
I enlarged myself, donned armor, and charged forward with Bae Na-young hoisted upon my shoulder.

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