Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 94

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Adriana pulled me close, pressing me against her from chest to waist, and I felt her breath against my neck.
“This is too close.”
I tried to create distance, but she had a firm grip around my waist. I could have forced my way free, but she was approaching with goodwill, and I didn’t want to do that.
Adriana gazed at me intently.
“I’ll let it slide today.”
Seeing my discomfort, she smiled seductively before releasing me. Then she resumed dancing to the music.
After being dragged around by Adriana for a while, I returned to the table.
“Brother, are you enjoying yourself?”
“Huh? Enjoying what?”
“You have a girlfriend, don’t you? Shouldn’t you be yielding to people like me?”
“Yield what? Go ask her to dance yourself.”
“That’s… well…”
Yang Sang-heon was a typical shy Korean man.
“That must have been nice, oppa.”
Bae Na-young spoke with a smile. Her face was clearly smiling, but the atmosphere felt off.
“No, it’s not like that…”
The rest of that night was spent placating Bae Na-young.
As dawn broke, construction continued, but I couldn’t stay at the construction site all the time. Since Gates kept resetting, I cleared A-rank and B-rank Gates with Bae Na-young.
“With you, oppa… there’s never time to rest.”
Bae Na-young pouted. Between teaching Korean and clearing Gates, she was just as busy as I was.
“How about we go have fun after clearing this one?”
“Just the two of us?”
“Yeah, let’s go together.”
Only then did Bae Na-young tuck in her lip and cling to my arm.
* * *
“Damn it!”
Jose, number three of Jax’s Perez Cartel, slammed the desk violently. The steel desk crumpled like paper under the force. Jose was short and small-framed, but his tattooed body boasted solid muscle.
“The boss got taken down, and these pathetic subordinates clung to Taho like bats! Those stupid bastards!”
“What should we do? We’ve gathered all the remaining members, but there are only dozens of us. We can’t compete with them.”
A large, slow-looking man asked. He was Luis, Jose’s right-hand man.

“What else? I need to attach myself to the Northwestern Cartel.”
“Would you like my help?”
“I’ve crossed paths with Gabrion, the boss of the Leica Cartel. And you expect me to sit idle while the Eastern Region falls into the hands of those Korean bastards?”
“It’s Korean, not Chinese though?”
“What’s the damn difference?! Read the room, you idiot!”
Jose raised his hand as if to strike, and Luis flinched.
“Don’t be a coward—get out there and manage the men properly! If more of them slip away, you’re dead too!”
Jose kicked Luis out and picked up the phone.
“Ahem… This is Jose of the Perez Cartel.”
“Jose? You’re alive?”
“I barely managed to secure a hideout while evading that traitor Taho.”
“I see. The Eastern Region is a complete mess these days. What did Jax do?”
Gabrion’s words criticizing the dead boss made Jose clench his teeth. But right now, this man was his only lifeline.
“If he’d been alone, he wouldn’t have stood a chance against Jax. That bastard Taho must have helped him. Surely you’re not planning to just watch this happen?”
“If I don’t stay quiet? He’s an S-rank hunter surrounded by his allies and Taho’s gang. He’s also on good terms with the United States now. Touching him would be impossible.”
“He just became S-rank. He’s essentially still A-rank. If that weren’t the case, why would he have needed to join hands with Taho and ambush Jax so cowardly?”
“Well… that’s true. But what about his allies?”
“Would they stick together with him? Right now they’re scattered all over the place. They’re letting their guard down.”
“Hmm…”
“Just lend me your strength once. We’ll set up the stage ourselves.”
“So after killing him and Taho, what do you want? Money? Or the position of next boss of the Eastern Cartel?”
“No. I want revenge. I want blood. Everything else is irrelevant.”
Jose’s eyes gleamed with a crimson hue.
* * *
After clearing the Gate, I kept my promise with Bae Na-young and spent the day exploring nearby ruins. She’d had plenty of fun at the beach already.
Since it was just the two of us, I carried her and ran to get around.
“Hehe. This is the first time I’ve run around like this without anything happening.”
“Yeah, we’ve always been rushing off to fight. I’m sorry.”
“No! I didn’t say that to hear an apology. I just… I like this.”
Bae Na-young wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my cheek.
Carrying Bae Na-young, I arrived at Chichen Itza, a Mayan-era archaeological site. I’d heard that in the past, there wasn’t even room to step foot here with all the tourists, but now it was nearly empty. Tourism had essentially collapsed, and the recent Breaks had made things even worse.
This place was built between the 7th and 13th centuries. Standing before the ruins of a city that began over a thousand years ago, I couldn’t help but sigh—unable to guarantee even a few years ahead, let alone a thousand.
“Oppa! You’re thinking about something else again, aren’t you?”
“Huh? Sorry.”
“Oppa, put everything down today and just play with me.”
Bae Na-young could interfere with and read most people’s minds, but she couldn’t do that with mine. Still, whether I was as bad at hiding my expressions as Ye-seul or not, Bae Na-young always seemed to figure out what I was thinking.
“Let’s go.”
Bae Na-young pulled my arm and dragged me all around the ruins. It was remarkable that structures built so long ago still maintained their form. In Korea, apartment buildings get torn down and rebuilt after just a few decades.
After exploring all the nearby ruins, we returned to the Factory construction site.
“Hunter Lee Ji-seok, the temporary Dormitory is still under construction, so you can rest here today.”
Taho handed me a map with an address and a card key.
“Huh? The entire Dormitory is under construction?”
“No, just your room and Señorita Bae’s room.”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
“Stop complaining and go.”
“Oppa, wait. Let me go grab some things from my room.”
Bae Na-young gathered her belongings and we headed to the location Taho had indicated. A beautifully decorated villa appeared along the beach. It wasn’t large, but the absence of people nearby meant we could enjoy the beach freely.
“It’s beautiful~ Taho has great taste.”
Inside the villa, wine and food were already arranged on the table. Flowers decorated various corners, and candles were lit. Rose petals were scattered across the bed.
“Ahem! This is so obvious—it’s a bit overwhelming.”
“Why are you complaining? It’s perfect! Let’s eat. I’m starving.”
We chatted while eating, then went out to the beach, built a bonfire, and drank wine.
“This is nice. Everything from a few days ago feels like a dream.”
Bae Na-young rested her head on my shoulder.
Listening to the sound of waves, I gazed silently at the night sky. The stars embedded endlessly in the heavens, the gentle rolling of the sea. The crackling of the bonfire and the sound of waves. And Bae Na-young sitting beside me, gazing out at the ocean—her profile was more beautiful than anything else. It couldn’t be more perfect than this.
“Should we head inside?”
I met Bae Na-young’s gaze.
“Yes.”
Bae Na-young’s face flushed.
We entered the villa’s bedroom.
“Wait for me.”
Bae Na-young pushed me onto the bed and went into the bathroom.
I lay on the bed waiting when Bae Na-young emerged.
“How’s this?”
She showed me lingerie I’d never seen before. The sheer blue nightdress accentuated her figure beautifully. So that’s why she’d gathered her things—she’d brought this along.
“Beautiful. Come here.”
I extended my hand and Bae Na-young walked toward me slowly.
“Get down!”
“Huh? Get down?”
I pulled the wide-eyed Bae Na-young close, covered her with my body, and wrapped both armor and aura around us.
Boom!
A bullet pierced through the wall and struck my back. If I hadn’t been prepared, it would have gone clean through my body.
“Cough, cough.”
“Are you okay?”
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Whoooosh!
Before I could answer, modern weaponry—the kind meant for monsters—rained down on us.
“Shield!”
I covered her with my body while Bae Na-young cast a shield above me.
Gunfire, artillery, missiles, and flames fell around us in succession.
The barrage that had lasted for a minute ceased. As the gunfire stopped, the villa’s walls—what little remained intact—crumbled to dust with a deafening roar.
“Luis! Find the body!”
A tattooed member of the Mexican Cartel barked the order.
“Jose, do you think there’s a body left?”
“An S-rank hunter? Don’t be ridiculous. He must have put up some resistance.”
“Yeah, Luis, you think an S-rank hunter’s a joke?”
I placed my hands on Luis and Jose’s shoulders.
“…”
A moment of silence.
“Die!”
Jose spun away and swung his blade. An attack hovering between aura and sword energy sliced toward my throat.
Clang!
“Clang?”
Naturally, the blade couldn’t pierce my armor.
“Calm down.”
“What are you saying?!”
When I spoke in Korean, Jose snarled.
“Not you.”
Bae Na-young stood there in nothing but her underwear, violet aura radiating wildly around her.
“I’ve suffered through nothing but hardship in Mexico, and now that I finally have some intimate time, you’re going to ruin it?”
Bae Na-young’s eyes had already rolled back.
“What are you doing! Attack! Shoot!”
Jose’s attack signal fell—but no attack came.
“Aaaahhhhh!! Get away! Get away!”
Every Cartel member who’d rushed us was clawing at their own faces and bodies. Whether they were hallucinating or not, their fingernails dug deep into their skin, drawing blood and stripping away flesh, yet they didn’t stop.
“Aaaahhhhh!!! Bugs! There are bugs!”
Powerful hypnosis affects the body itself. If you hypnotize someone that a cold spoon is heated metal and press it against their skin, the skin turns red or, in severe cases, burns. This was the principle at work.
The Cartel members’ skin was riddled with holes as if real insects were burrowing through it, writhing grotesquely, blood pouring from every wound across their bodies.
“…W-… Witch!”
Jose and Luis clawed at themselves too, and when they saw Bae Na-young walking toward them with deliberate steps, their eyes rolled back in terror.
I picked up a blanket from the beach and draped it around Bae Na-young.
“Huff… huff…”
“It’s okay now. Calm down.”
The Cartel members were already writhing on the ground, completely incapacitated. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say they were beyond recovery. The physical wounds were severe enough, but their minds had shattered.
After calming the excited Bae Na-young, I contacted Taho.
“W-… What is this…?”
“These bastards are the masterminds.”
I pointed to Jose and Luis lying on the ground.
“Jose? I was wondering where that bastard went. So he was plotting this.”
“There was one stronger than these two, but he got away.”
“Strong? Jose was probably the strongest among Jax’s remaining followers.”
“He used sniper fire with bullets. He’s likely S-rank.”
“Sniper fire? S-rank…. No way…. That crazy bastard Jose! Did he borrow power from Gabrion?”
“Gabrion?”
“The boss of the Northwestern Region Leica Cartel. He’s even more brutal than Jax.”
“Why would he do that?”
“Probably to eliminate us and take over the Eastern Region. With all that money flowing in, he’d definitely be eyeing it.”
“I see. Then, protect Bae Na-young for me.”
“Where are you going? Don’t tell me…?”
“If I’ve received a greeting, I have to return it.”
“I’m coming too.”
Bae Na-young dressed herself, staff and cloak already in place—she was fully prepared for battle.
“I’ll go and come back. Rest here.”
“I. Am. Coming.”
Both Taho and I swallowed hard at the terrifying glint in Bae Na-young’s eyes.

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