Evolution Theory of the Hunter - Chapter 191

Chapter 191

I passed the checkpoint and entered the Yellow Sea district . It was a bustling place before as well but there were even more people moving about .

Most of them were people trying to pack up and leave but there were quite a few hunters equipped and waiting with a grim expression .

There were vehicles going in and out of the hospital constantly . Even now, there was a fierce battle happening here .

I had gotten an introduction to a guide thanks to An Gyu-bum’s mediating .

Waiting at the appointed location, I was able to see a familiar person came up to me .

“Lieutenant Son Aram?”

“It’s been a while . Also, I’m not a lieutenant anymore . ”

She who had cut her long hair short had a thin face as if having gone through much hardship .

I looked at the two flowers on her shoulders and nodded .

“You have been promoted . ”

“Thanks to you . ”

Superintendent at 28 was pretty fast .

She might even be the fastest among her coworkers .

“But what are you here for . ”

“I was appointed to Mr . Sang-min . ”

“Lieutenant Son…… No, superintendent was?”

Once someone became a superintendent, they didn’t show up on the front lines . Of course, she was a Police University graduate so it was different from a person that was promoted from a constable but it was still not a position that would be a personal guide .

“I volunteered . ”

“No, leaving aside volunteering . Does a police do such work?”

“You have quite some connections you know? To be the GE Group . When did you get so close to that person?”

Since she knew An Gyu-bum from the forest region battle, she was probably convinced that An Gyu-bum had a hand in this once the GE Group story came out .

But for them to be able to put an executive of the police organization on my side . It seems the government was desperate . They were in a situation where they needed the cooperation of a high rank raid team so it seems they couldn’t refuse the request of the GE Group who had team Galaxy .

“Either way, it’s comfortable for me since it’s someone I know but…… Shouldn’t there be things you have to do here? It looks busy at a glance . ”

“It looks like that doesn’t it? But it’s actually quite lax . ”

“What does that mean?”

“Everybody avoids me . There’s no duty assigned to me either . I was just staying at this place for a while . ”

“Is it a way of keeping you in check?”

It can’t be helped that the surroundings would be wary of someone that got promoted quickly at a young age .

“I think it’s just being more uncomfortable . There’s no problem in particular so please don’t worry . I suppose I will just receive another special promotion by following around Mr . Sang-min . ”

“There won’t be such a thing this time . I am just planning on seeing the situation after all . ”

If I am able to meet Lee Hui-seung as a bonus, that would be even better .

He’s a person that could become a potential enemy so I couldn’t miss the chance to see his abilities personally .

After boarding the van, she soon got along with Soo-ah and chattered away together .

Soo-ah was good at creating relationships whether it was guys or girls . It’s probably because of her purely active personality as well but she also had the ability to leave out topics the other side wanted to avoid .

Thinking about it, she was good at matching Song Han-sol’s standards .

It meant that she wasn’t a simple idiot . She has pretty fast wits and did the work she had to do well .

She was the best as a comrade and wasn’t bad as a friend either . She wasn’t a great beauty but she became a lot prettier than when I first saw her . It was to the point that quite a few people would stare when walking on the road .

“Where will we be going?”

I was having such thoughts when Soo-ah suddenly asked .

I hid my agitation and turned my head towards superintendent Son .

“A place where Baek Gyeong is as much as possible…… . ”

“Baek Gyeong?”

Son Aram said .

“Ah . That white haired weird hunter . ”

“Ah . You mean the White Knight . ”

“Does the police call it the White Knight?”

“He has white hair as is incredibly powerful after all . It’s a bit simple but it’s easier to call it like that after all . ”

Soo-ah continued with a light laugh .

“However, it won’t be easy to meet it properly . ”

“Why is that?”

“The White Knight only appears momentarily and disappears soon after pouring out attacks . ”

“I did think that it would do so though . ”

Her eyes sparkled at my words .

“Is there something you know by any chance?”

I was wondering whether I should tell or not and decided to tell her . It should spread soon after all . There was nothing bad if she could profit from this information after all .

“Firstly, Baek Gyeong isn’t human . ”

“It’s not human . Then what in the world is it?”

“You can think of it as a type of monster . It’s a mass produced entity of China . ”

“The police has been making similar predictions . There can’t be 10 people that look identical after all .

“Also, it is impossible for them to be active for extended periods of time . They’re not yet a complete existence you see . They probably have to rest for a while after pouring out attacks due to the risk of breaking down . ”

“Hm . There is certainly some credibility to it . It fits with the White Knight’s activity pattern as well . ”

“What would I get from lying?”

“But how in the world do you know such things?”

Son Aram suddenly asked a sharp question .

I answered while shrugging my shoulders .

“That . Is because an aquaintance has quite some power . ”

“Are you talking about An Gyu-bum? Urg . I can’t even begin to grasp how someone could become friends with such a person . He was really unlikeable . ”

“I don’t like him either . It somehow became like that while associating with him . Either way, let us go to the place they most recently appeared . You know the location right?”

“Yes . You just have to travel around 100km in the northwestern direction . You just have to follow the road so it shouldn’t be difficult . ”

We moved according to her words first .

After traveling for about 20km upon leaving the Yellow Sea district, the paved road ended .

It was unpaved but it was flattened quite well so it was possible to travel at over 50km/h .

At this rate, it seemed like it would be possible to arrive in a few hours so I checked the situation in real time through the market bulletin board and the news .

There were some threads that posted the situation in real time and there were even some guys that broadcasted live .

Soo-ah opened her mouth .

“Look at what that person is doing . It’s coming out right now . ”

“That person?”

“You know, the famous streamer . Called Pacheongeom . ”

“Ah . The guy that broadcasted at the forest region? That guy came all the way here?”

“Because it earns money . There’s 1,000 Moon Balloons bursting in real time . Oh my god . ”

“Did you send some as well?”

“A, about 1?”

“You’re staring at that the entire day . You only sent that much?”

“I sent 100 . You need to send that much to enter the fanclub . ”

Soo-ah replied with her head hanging low .

No . It’s not like there’s anything wrong with it . There’s no need to be so sorry .

“It’s work done with his life on the line so sending that much is whatever . ”

I said so and turned on Pacheongeom’s broadcast .

Tremendous explosions could be heard from the phone . Wow . This was insane .

“Is it broadcasting in the middle of a battle?”

I was pretty surprised . I thought that he would broadcast from an appropriate distance from the battle but this Pacheongeom guy was holding a camera in the middle of a battlefield .

Looking at the angle, it seemed to be a type of GoPro that filmed while attached to the head .

[Brothers! Hah hah! Can you see this? Those crazy bastards are the White Knights!]

Also, Baek Gyeong showed up on the screen he turned to .

I opened my mouth in surprise .

“Where is this?”

“It’s called the 2nd Canyon Region! It’s 30 minutes from here!”

Son Aram’s who had been calling somewhere replied desperately .

“Edward! Step on it!”

“More than this?”

The speed was already surpassing 70 .

The van was mercilessly shaking and my innards were already turning inside out .

“Just step on it all the way! The van won’t break anyway!”

“The person is the problem . ”

Edward said so and stepped on the axel .

The sound of the engine roared as the van shot forward .

The instantaneous acceleration at least was on the level of a sports car .

***

Flash!

Strong light burst out from the other side of the hill far away .

“It seems like it’s over there?”

Soo-ah said so while pointing at the window .

It was a distance that could be seen with the naked eyes but it seemed like it would take at least 10 minutes to arrive . In that time, it was a situation where it would be a miracle if they weren’t annihilated by Baek Gyeong .

I did think it might be possible for them to endure somehow but it was difficult to expect much after what happened at New Alaska .

There were only hunters at least at level 6 and it didn’t take more than 10 minute after all .

“I will go ahead first . ”

“What are you going to do?”

“Run . ”

“Eh…… Seonbae oppa . Oh my god . ”

“What are you so surprised about . You’re going as well . ”

“Kyak . Then are you carrying me there?”

“No . ”

I held Soo-ah up using psychokinesis . If this girl was around, all my abilities increased by 20 percent .

On top of that, I was planning on raising Concentration using Reward Points .

“Edward! Open the back door!”

“That’s passive…… . ”

“Hah!”

I left the back door wide open and left the van .

I lightly saluted superintendent Son Aram who had frozen up with wide eyes and immediately started running .

The van brushed by . I was faster than the van even in this state but .

I poured in the Reward Points into my stats .

Once I invested 25,500, Concentration that had been 700 rose to 1,000 .

There was a lot of reward points remaining . But there was a simple reason I invested it here .

– Concentration rose to 1,000 . A new ability unlocks .

– Passive skill Direction Change will be activated .

It was to confirm the newly added technique .

Direction Change : Able to change direction while ignoring momentum . Speed is maintained during Direction Change .

To put it simply, it made it possible to change direction while running .

It was similar to how I usually used the Dancing Sword to change my direction but it was possible to change my direction any time I wanted while maintaining my speed so it was safe to say that there was no one that could catch me in close combat once I gain speed .

“Hieek! Why did we suddenly get faster…… . ”

Soo-ah got surprised as she held her hair that was getting ruined .

“It will get faster . ”

I checked the skill for now and continued pouring Reward Points into Concentration .

By the way, the amount of Reward Points I had left was 300,000 .

This was all earned from inside the Alpha System . The number of white monsters that died in my hands reached almost 1,000 so even 300,000 was little .

I poured in an additional 150,000 and raised Concentration up to 2,000 .

I didn’t think that I was overdoing it .

Baek Gyeong’s Hadron Cannon wasn’t something that was blocked just because one tried to block . The answer to an attack that was impossible to defend against was avoiding it and agility was the most important to be able to avoid it .

On top of that, since I had just gotten the Direction Change skill, moving fast itself would be of great help in battle .

Also, once Concentration reached 2,000 a message appeared once more .

I was wondering what kind of skill would appear this time when .

– Stat has reached its limit .

A message that I didn’t imagine would come out came out .