Infinite Evolution: My Idle Evolution System

"!!!" 'Wha—!?'

Although he was not moving at his fastest, there still should've been absolutely no way that anyone other than the World-class Hunters could react to his speed! It was simply impossible!

'But then,' Victor thought as he looked up and saw a splendiferous pair of eyes glaring at him. 'What the hell is this???'

He back-stepped at once, getting his hand free from Memphis's grasp. Time returned to normal, and everyone's eyes fell on the two of them.

Not once over the last couple of minutes had Victor Rapido reappeared anywhere other than the center of the field. But now, under their confused gazes, they saw the fastest man alive taking an apprehensive stance against the cold-faced newbie. They noticed her hand retracting, then saw the mild burn mark on Victor's right wrist, and were able to connect the dots.

"Did the Ice Princess actually see Victor move…?"

"Not only that, but it seems that she was able to counterattack and force him back!"

"How is this possible!? Her revealed Attributes were exceptional—even among the S-Rank—but they were nowhere near the level necessary to deal with Victor Rapido! He's the fastest man alive, for God's sake!"

"A special, hidden Ability perhaps!? That's definitely it!"

"But for it to be capable of coping with Victor's ridiculous speed… the S+++ Rank… It must be of the S+++ Rank, just like the Skills of the World-class Hunters!"

Many members of the Earth Crusaders had originally overlooked Memphis—not because she was a girl or because of her backwater origins—but because of her Class. She had awakened with the 'Ice Paladin' Class, which, although an extremely rare Class, was a very difficult Class to mesh with others in a Party.

And considering the high-danger Purple-rank Gates that the Earth Crusaders entered on a daily basis, without a Party, they would essentially be committing suicide. Only Red-rank Gates of far less importance and value would be relegated to these sorts of Misfit S-Rank Hunters. Hence the prime cause for Memphis being overlooked.

But now… now things had changed.

Dozens of S-Rank powerhouses started to swarm the emotionless Memphis. They hounded her with questions and showed immense amounts of interest.

Meanwhile, Victor Rapido—the Fastest Man Alive—was left on the sidelines. His mind was still spiraling in confusion as he tried to understand what had happened.

Suddenly, he shifted his eyes toward the indifferent girl, searching for something. But he was instantly left disappointed. Those golden crossed eyes weren't there; they must've been an illusion.

'No!' Victor exclaimed. 'That can't be…! I definitely saw them!'

But the fact remained that they weren't there.

With a clouded mind, Victor turned away from the hundred-plus S-Rank Hunters. On his way back to the Auditorium, he called out, "Training for today is over; you're all dismissed. I'm going to speak with your Guild Leader and Vice Guild Leaders."

The S-Rank Hunters were ecstatic over this information.

"This is all thanks to Memphis, the Ice Princess!"

"One yip for Memphis!"

"Yip!!"

"Two yips for Memphis…!"@@novelbin@@

Cheers and claps resounded as everyone stared at the beautiful golden-eyed girl with joyous expressions. They were too immersed in the satisfaction that came from Victor getting a taste of his own medicine to notice Memphis not looking at them, but rather at the receding back of the suave blonde-haired speedster. 'I wonder if -he- is faster than this so-called fastest man alive… And if so, will this Symbol also work on -him-?'

She wasn't exactly positive what the Eyes of Divinity were fully capable of, but she knew for certain that activating them didn't directly increase her speed. Rather, they somehow adjusted her parameters to whatever parameters her target had. This, in turn, reduced her Strength, Endurance, Intelligence, and Perception to whatever Victor was using in base form.

However, what she did not know was where exactly the limit for this ethereal ability lay…

If Victor were going all-out, would she have still been able to match his speed?

What about if she were facing -him-...?

So many unanswered questions, and no one to answer them. Hell, she didn't even know why this Ability suddenly appeared now of all times! What were its origins?? Why was it not a part of the original skill sheet she received from the Hunter's Association when she went to take her Hunter's test!?

In the end, thinking any more on the matter would bring about nothing useful…

Memphis sighed before helplessly enduring the praise and thanks of her Guildmates. Her only two friends in the Guild—who were standing in the back—were enjoying every second of her suffering. She couldn't help but lament her fate for befriending such characters.

--- After a while ---

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The S-Rank Hunters dispersed, each one returning to whatever it was they were doing before. Memphis, however, bid farewell to her cheeky friends and made her way toward a clearing located on the other side of the Auditorium. There, she saw the menacing Guild Leader and his three equally terrifying Vice Guild Leaders. Beside them was the arrogant Victor Rapido, his eyes wholly focused on her.

'I was called here telepathically, but what is it that they want from me? Did Victor say something? Likely…'

"I hear that you have a particularly unusual hidden Ability," said the Battlemonger. "But you needn't worry; none of us here will interrogate you about this Ability or how you obtained it. However…"

'However…?' Memphis frowned, preparing to activate her hand symbol at the slightest sign of danger.

"Calm, child," said Barla, her voice naturally soothing. "What this old man means to say is that we have no interest in your Ability, but we are interested in your Allegiance to the Guild. Though we do not doubt you, we need to make sure you can handle any… trouble that our Guild gets into in the future."

'Trouble?' Memphis parroted. 'What could possibly cause any trouble for the strongest and most influential Guild in the World…?'

Barla smiled at the beautiful girl's confusion. "We have no issues dealing with anything on this planet, even if the threat may be the S-Rank Hunters ranked #1 and #2."

The Battlemonger's brows deeply furrowed at the mention of those two people…