The Only Enhancer - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103
Chapter 103 – The Enhancement Master’s Combat Method? (1)
0.
In the depths of the Abyss, where even light dared not penetrate.
Several monsters wandered through its darkness.
Some monsters carried vivid flames despite dwelling in the Abyss, while others manipulated the very darkness itself—entities that molded the shadows as though they were clay.
Like Kraken before her, this human-shaped monster kneaded the darkness between her fingers, embedding her shadow into other creatures, and laughed with an enchanting allure.
Every monster in her vicinity was nothing more than her servant.
When a small shadow in the form of an octopus flowed toward her, she tilted her head in curiosity.
That shadow—she had imparted it long ago, yet it had only now returned?
-Someone killed it.
At that enchanting voice, all the monsters froze in place, trembling.
They recognized the thorns hidden within that beautiful tone.
This entire region was her domain, and no monster dared defy her will.
In other words.
-Our dear Marcia was defeated.
At those words, a monster that seemed half-dragon and half-human rushed forward and knelt on one knee, bowing its head.
Marcia.
No monster was unsurprised to hear that octopus had been defeated, yet none were truly bewildered.
That cowardly, treacherous creature could fall at any moment without raising eyebrows.
She herself seemed to share this sentiment, treating the matter as unremarkable.
However, when the small octopus shadow whispered something to her.
Her eyes flickered with movement.
A sign of unexpected circumstances.
The monsters crowded around her reacted deeply to her every motion, trembling with dread.
None could foresee what terror might descend.
-So it was killed by a human from the land.
“!!!!”
“!!!!!”
“?!!!”
Killed by a human.
That was something they could scarcely imagine.
Perhaps it had ventured to another realm and fallen to a deep-sea monster.
Or perhaps it had entered the underground monsters’ domain and perished—but to a human?
Was such a thing even possible?
No matter how foolish Marcia was, such a thing could never occur.
But who was the one speaking?
Not a single creature dared voice a rebuttal.
In this realm, her words were absolute truth and law.
The trembling creatures simply awaited her command.
That was precisely why.
-Go find out the truth for yourselves.
At her dismissive wave, as though she found the matter tedious, several monsters bowed their heads and moved.
The first to approach loyally and kneel was something that resembled a fusion of a dragon and a bear.
Or more accurately, it bore the appearance of a conger eel.
Alongside that creature came a monster in human form adorned with a lobster shell like armor and shield, and another with a puffy head as if wearing a hat, countless hair strands flowing like tentacles.
These three gathered and spoke.
“We should go.”
“If something happened to Marcia, we can’t call the others.”
“Mother wishes it, after all~”
The moment their opinions aligned, the three swiftly departed from the Abyss.
Without entering other Abyss monster territories, they rapidly ascended to the surface and scattered simultaneously.
Sensing Marcia—that is, Kraken’s presence—each set out separately to investigate.
They agreed to reunite if they discovered anything.
Thus, three Abyss monsters were released into the world.
1.
Min-jun scratched his chin slightly as he reviewed the messages that had appeared before him.
There were several messages he couldn’t quite comprehend.
‘Hmm.’
First was the Level 8 advancement.
That much was possible.
He’d thought it would be related to a complete Evolution Orb.
And it was true.
By capturing a Disaster Level 6 monster and obtaining a complete Evolution Orb, then enhancing it and using it on himself, he could level up as if evolving.
But he needed to gather ten of them.
‘That’s far too many.’
Perhaps it was because I was an Enhancement Master that I needed so many?
For others, a single Evolution Orb would suffice to reach Level 8.
Well, setting that aside, the next message was about obtaining clues regarding deep-sea monsters.
Deep-sea monsters, then.
The Kraken I’d just captured seemed to be one of those creatures.
Though I couldn’t be certain how many there were.
In any case, what the system revealed about those clues was remarkably simple.
‘Monsters are living in territories they’ve established within the Abyss.’
Perhaps there might even be a Disaster Level 7 monster there.
Or could there be something even higher?
At that thought, goosebumps erupted across my entire body.
Kraken was trivial from my perspective.
But if a Disaster Level 7 monster appeared?
That would be humanity’s day of extinction.
Even if Min-jun could take down a Disaster Level 7 creature, a Disaster Level 8?
If one appeared right now, it would mean humanity’s extinction.
That’s why Min-jun furrowed his brow, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he realized he needed to strengthen himself further.
After all, it was somewhat unrealistic to reinforce everything to Level 8 right away.
But that was fine.
[The hidden effect of the trait ‘Enhancement Master’ has been revealed.]
Because that final message remained.
As I examined it closely, I could naturally sense it.
‘This is insane.’
An effect obtained from defeating the very first Disaster Level 6 creature.
There was no way such an effect could be insignificant.
And when I checked it, it was absolutely extraordinary.
Honestly, I had been quite disappointed that the Enhancement Master trait itself didn’t strengthen.
But with something like this, there’s no reason to be disappointed, is there?
[Enhancement Master]
-You can obtain one characteristic from any target you have enhanced.
It’s truly an insane trait, nothing more to say.
I can still feel it vividly.
That I can obtain one characteristic from the enhanced items I’ve strengthened.
For example, it works like this.
If I decide to obtain one characteristic from my favorite wand that manipulates gravity, I can gain the characteristic of being able to imbue mana with gravity.
Of course, compared to using it as a skill, imbuing mana with attributes is less efficient.
But the fact that I could do it at all was broken.
And that’s not all.
‘It seems I’m not limited to granting just one…’
A maximum of three?
That meant I could use gravity, ice, and lightning simultaneously.
Considering mana consumption, using skills directly might be more efficient, but in terms of versatility, it surpassed everything else.
I’d obtained an attribute skill with infinite freedom of use.
‘This is incredible.’
But that wasn’t all.
Because what I could enhance wasn’t limited to mere items.
‘I can also obtain one characteristic from Gwen, who enhanced my trait.’
In other words, I could obtain one characteristic of an Alchemist.
What kind of absurdly broken effect was this?
I didn’t quite believe it, but now that I knew creatures from the Abyss existed, I couldn’t simply rejoice.
Perhaps.
‘If I’ve gained this much power, then there must be even stronger creatures out there, right?’
Honestly, I didn’t want to believe it, but it was probably true.
With these thoughts, I gathered the first Tier 6 reinforced item I’d obtained and the complete Sphere of Evolution, then left the room.
It seemed prudent to make preparations in advance.
After all, I had an ominous premonition about this.
2.
Meanwhile, England was in a festive mood.
The troublesome creature that had been a headache for so long had conveniently gone to France and been repelled by Min-jun!
The British Prime Minister and her secretary embraced each other in delight while staring at the screen.
After all, the conversation with Min-jun hadn’t been concluded yet.
They had nothing to pay.
Above all, since the creature had gone not to England but to France—to the European Union—and been repelled there, it was now entirely unrelated to England.
Who knew relief could feel this satisfying?
It was like blowing one’s nose without lifting a finger.
“Prime Minister!”
“Yes, if Reinforce Guild makes any demands, we could refuse them, but it would be better to show goodwill and make at least some payment.”
After all, one couldn’t show absolutely no sincerity.
Such gestures of goodwill were essential for building relationships.
But if they demanded full payment, that had to be refused somehow.
By any measure, the Kraken that had appeared this time was a Disaster Level 6 monster.
The payment for that would be substantial.
Of course, she had no intention of refusing to pay through shameless tactics.
Since France had been in immediate danger, paying jointly with the European Union would suffice.
If she simply showed a gesture of sincerity, there would be no problem.
With such thoughts in mind, the Prime Minister and her secretary smiled contentedly.
However, there had been no response from Reinforce Guild—that is, from Min-jun’s side.
For several days at that.
She had intended not to contact them first, thinking it a matter of pride.
But she hadn’t expected Min-jun’s side to remain silent for this long.
If Min-jun’s side had noticed England’s intentions and was refusing to contact them, there was at least a possibility they had said something to the European Union.
But the European Union said they had received no contact either.
‘Hmm, it seems Mr. Reinforce is not an opponent to be taken lightly. I’ve heard there’s an emissary of courtesy on his side, so it’s inevitable that he would be even more cautious.’
British Prime Minister Susan thought this way and, after checking to handle urgent matters first and think about Reinforce later, was attending to other business.
Until her secretary came rushing in urgently.
Crash!
At the sight of the secretary bursting through the door so roughly, Prime Minister Susan was far from reproaching her—she was quite startled by the fact that she would do such a thing.
Honestly, this wasn’t like her at all.
What urgent matter could make her open the door so roughly?
Susan, now uneasy, looked at her secretary.
Could Reinforce Guild have made some unreasonable demand?
Thinking it was entirely possible, she swallowed hard.
But what came out was entirely different from what the Prime Minister had anticipated.
“…The Porthcurno area in Cornwall has been annihilated.”
“…What did you just say?”
Porthcurno in Cornwall.
Though not an especially large city, it was one of those places that always teemed with visitors as a popular tourist destination.
But what happened to that area?
Susan stared at her secretary with an expression of incomprehension.
The secretary, as if understanding her bewilderment, swallowed hard and spoke again.
“A monster of immeasurable magnitude has appeared alongside Kraken. The moment it was detected, it rushed toward Cornwall, and it attacked the instant it emerged. And so….”
“Porthcurno has been annihilated, is that what you’re saying?”
“…Yes.”
“…The casualties—well, I suppose even an estimate would be impossible. What about our response?”
“Richard mobilized immediately upon hearing the news, but…honestly, how long he can hold out remains uncertain.”
A monster of immeasurable magnitude appearing alongside Kraken.
And an entire city had already been obliterated.
In a situation like this, there was only one thing they could do.
“…Submit a request to Mister Reinforce Guild.”
“…That’s, that’s not limited to England alone, it seems.”
“…What?”
“Monsters of immeasurable magnitude appearing alongside Kraken—it’s not just England. France and Spain have each had one appear as well….”
“….”
Susan could no longer find words to speak.
Three such monsters had emerged?
Susan’s eyes, her complexion drained of all color, began to fill with despair.

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