Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 69
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Episode 69
Chapter 69. [Liberated Shield of Solarion +6]
A deep resonance!
The shield seemed to want to accept Kang Hoon completely.
Standing firm in place without collapse, it burst forth with light!
Pababababat!
Crimson sparks seemed to fly in all directions.
From inside the shield to outside, then back inside.
And like a black hole, they were sucked under Kang Hoon’s two palms.
Kaaaaaaang───!!
“!”
Energy erupted forth!
Sparks flying up from beneath his palms.
The pulsation, rhythm, and vitality those embers gave!
Kang Hoon could feel it.
That power was the shield’s breathing and life force!
‘This feeling.’
At the same time,
It was familiar.
‘It’s a feeling I know.’
Along with a sense of nostalgia that felt somehow intimate.
The crimson sparks changed color.
They seemed to sparkle even more brilliantly.
The boundary between light and darkness.
To purple!
‘This is…!’
The very same color he had seen on the day he enhanced Lucky!
‘It’s Unique!’
──────Kaaaaaaang!!
* * *
Drip.
As sweat that had formed on his chin dropped to the floor.
Richard, the General Manager of Apex Circle, doubted his own eyes.
Before him.
South Korea’s new S-rank Hunter and Enhancement Specialist.
Park Kang-hoon was enhancing the [Shield of Solarion].
No.
That wasn’t ordinary ‘enhancement.’
More precisely, he seemed to have fallen into a state of Unity of Self and Object with that shield.
‘Is this really what an Enhancement Specialist is?’
The moment Park Kang-hoon chanted ‘Enhancement.’
Though Park Kang-hoon himself seemed unaware, all the energy in the vicinity changed instantly.
Not only did the bright incandescent lights of the massive workshop simultaneously go dark.
Even the flow of air was sucked into Park Kang-hoon’s palms.
‘This is called ‘enhancement’?’
Richard. Currently holding the position of General Manager and running the guild as a businessman.
But he too was an experienced Hunter.
He had wandered the world and met all kinds of Hunters,
And had seen the work processes of renowned Crafting supporters.
From his perspective, the ‘enhancement’ Park Kang-hoon was performing didn’t seem like enhancement at all.
‘No.’
Soon Richard changed his thinking.
‘All the enhancement up until now was fake.’
The aura seeping into Park Kang-hoon’s grasp.
While watching the flow of ‘energy’ that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to catch.
‘So this is what real enhancement is.’
Watching that ‘energy’ flow between Park Kang-hoon and the [Shield of Solarion] like swimming, soft yet powerful.
‘…I want it.’
He swallowed his dry saliva.
‘I want to have it somehow. That Enhancement Specialist…!’
The world’s greatest Crafting Hunter, ‘Mad Scientist.’
Richard had already recruited him from Korea.
That alone was enough.
He had thought he didn’t need any other Crafting specialists from around the world.
‘But this is a completely different realm.’
Feeling tremendous thirst.
Richard filled his eyes completely with Park Kang-hoon.
The moment he slowly removed his hands from the shield.
The shield’s surface also seemed like skin itself.
Like a child begging to be held, emanating energy toward Park Kang-hoon.
“…!!”
* * *
Kang Hoon clenched both hands into fists.
Even his fingerprints were tingling from the afterglow of ‘enhancement.’
“Whew.”
As if he had run a marathon, he exhaled deeply.
Before his eyes was a shield that had fully withstood +6 Enhancement.
And in his mind, a status window was floating.
‘It’s like it’s urgently asking to be looked at.’
It seemed like he hadn’t even summoned it to read.
The ‘Information Value’ that had popped up first, somehow seeming restless.
And for good reason──.
[Liberated Shield of Solarion +6]: Shield of Solarion, an angel-type monster. A shield imbued with the will to drive away darkness and restore order, high-grade equipment with self-awareness. Destroys itself if the user’s will goes against ‘order,’ and refuses repair/reinforcement/enhancement by any Crafter other than Park Kang-hoon. Through enhancement, it has been liberated from inner suppression and evolved to Unique grade. * [50% damage reflection to enemies attacking the user] * [100% damage reflection when attacked 3 or more times by the same enemy] * [Aggro Captain]: Monsters within 100M focus their attention on the user and cannot recognize the user’s party members for 5 minutes. * [Coming Out]: Liberated from inner suppression, it utilizes its latent life force independently. Durability recovery rate of 5% per second.
Completely different from before.
No, after silently reading through the completely reborn ‘Information Value.’
“…Ah.”
Kang Hoon muttered.
“I’ve done it.”
Those were the only words that came out.
‘Basic damage reflection of 50% to enemies.’
This option alone was at an insane level.
It meant you could defeat enemies just by defending against incoming attacks without attacking.
‘The only case where this option wouldn’t work would be against tough bosses who wouldn’t die even with 50% reflection…’
That weakness was perfectly covered by the second option.
‘Against bosses strong enough to survive damage reflection three times, 100% reflection is possible!’
That wasn’t all.
‘Two traits are attached.’
Even Kang Hoon was seeing this for the first time.
The first trait, [Aggro Captain], seemed to be an upgraded version of the [Aggro Magnet] he’d seen before.
‘So traits evolve too.’
Like before, it was such an altruistic trait that it was fascinating.
Not only did it take all attacks on behalf of allies,
but it could even put party members in stealth!
‘And what’s this other trait? [Coming Out]?’
5% durability recovery rate per second.
He’d seen ‘durability recovery rate’ before when enhancing the [Defense Dungeon’s Wooden Fence].
But not only the level of those numbers.
The synergy effect between options was tremendously excellent, on a different dimension.
‘If I imagine an enemy holding this shield, it’s terrifying?’
5% recovery rate per second.
It meant 100% recovery in just 20 seconds.
To ignore that and destroy it, you’d need to deal damage strong enough to make recovery impossible.
But then that much damage would return to me 50% three times, 100% once.
‘What kind of crazy tank is that?’
Somehow, from Kang Hoon’s fingertips.
The world’s most insane tank seemed to have been completed.
So these words burst out of his mouth.
“I’ve done it.”
He really had done it.
He had actually created it.
───A legendary-grade shield worthy of a legendary-grade tank!
“Ha.”
Despite succeeding in enhancement.
Park Kang-hoon just stood there blankly staring at the item before him.
Moreover, with ominous muttering like ‘I’ve done it,’
The Apex Circle staff unintentionally became terrified.
“…Wh, what happened? Please tell us!”
The General Manager approached with a tense face.
Behind Richard, the Chihuahua Secretary also cautiously stood close.
Afraid that if they carelessly touched it, the ‘shield’ might crumble to dust like before.
They couldn’t dare come close, their movements fearful.
“It, it succeeded, right? But why do you have that expression? The options…, what about the options? The, the grade? Please tell us, Enhancement Specialist!!”
Those clinging pitifully.
Toward them.
Suddenly!
Kang Hoon extended his fist.
‘There’s a saying, right? Fists are faster than words.’
There’s another saying too.
‘Status windows are faster than words!’
Everyone’s gaze focused on Kang Hoon’s calloused fist.
Swoosh!
The moment Kang Hoon spread his five fingers wide, they flinched and pulled back their necks.
At the same time.
The ‘information value’ of [Liberated Shield of Solarion +6] was transmitted to everyone!
“Hup!”
Eyes widened, mouths hanging open like fools.
They endlessly read the ‘information value’ that appeared right before them.
Blue eyes, green eyes, brown eyes were busy moving left and right.
“…”
“…”
“…”
After a moment of silence.
“Ah.”
The General Manager was the first to speak.
“Oh God…!”
And he shouted.
Embracing whoever was standing next to him.
“Uniqueeeee!! Evolutionnnnn!!”
“Ah, ahhhhhhhhh!! Success! We succeeded! It’s a traittttt!!”
Hop! Hop!
Bounce bounce!!
Jumping like frogs struck by lightning, they had no dignity left.
They became children, crying loudly and laughing heartily.
Truly a crucible of happiness!
“Hehe.”
Watching them, Kang Hoon also let out a laugh.
While doing so, Kang Hoon spoke not to the people celebrating loudly.
But to the reliable [Liberated Shield of Solarion +6] supporting his shoulder.
He said to it.
“So it was you? The first shield I ever enhanced.”
Among the twenty-seven shields, it was the first one he’d attempted +5 enhancement on.
The first batter that had made Kang Hoon’s shoulder tingle while emanating rebellious energy.
Tapping the round surface of the shield, Kang Hoon muttered to himself.
“I can distinguish all items that have passed through my hands. See? You little rascal. It was good that you got enhanced, right?”
The shield gave no answer.
It simply supported Kang Hoon who had enhanced it.
Calling such an item ‘little rascal,’ the Enhancement Specialist said this.
“Look how happy everyone is. You’re worth that much now.”
Just as Kang Hoon said, the Apex Circle staff were in a festive mood.
“Thank you, Enhancement Specialist!”
“This is truly amazing! Such a wonderful item!!”
Wiping the sweat and tears on their faces with handkerchiefs, neckties, and sleeves.
They only expressed infinite gratitude in their excitement!
Their body temperatures were fervent, as if steam was rising from their heads.
‘As expected of Americans. Their reactions are incredibly intense, aren’t they?’
They swarmed over, eagerly requesting handshakes.
Because of that, feeling a bit burdened, Kang Hoon stepped back.
“Yes, yes. Please give me another commission next time. I’m the only one who can touch this shield.”
What stopped Kang Hoon as he tried to retreat far away was.
The green-eyed Chihuahua Secretary who came running with a mobile phone pressed to her ear.
“Enhancement Specialist! Wait a moment, could we have a private word?!”
“Hm? Sure.”
Surrounded by dozens of people,
He was about to receive tremendous praise with shouts of ‘Long live Park Kang-hoon!’, ‘Park Kang-hoon is the best!’, ‘Please give us your autograph, Enhancement Specialist!!’
Since such a situation was nothing short of a nightmare for the homebody Kang Hoon.
Kang Hoon quickly followed the Secretary out.
‘Is there some other problem that needs to be handled? Like A/S or something?’
The place the Secretary guided him to was a small waiting room with white wallpaper.
And there.
‘Victor Chan’ was standing.
“…Huh?”
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