The Only Enhancer - Chapter 140

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Episode 140
140 – One Underground, One Heavens (1)
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Min-jun arrived just in time, barely before Evan could be abducted.
The man who had blocked Min-jun’s attack and retreated far back furrowed his brow deeply as he looked at Min-jun.
Not because he had let slip a human with unique characteristics, but because of Min-jun himself.
From the sword Min-jun wielded to his very mana.
There was nothing about him that could be dismissed carelessly.
In such a state, it was certainly clear that he should retreat.
Yet even escape offered no opening whatsoever.
‘From the moment I flee, I won’t be able to avoid a fatal blow.’
Rather than that.
-I will stand as a warrior.
At the man’s resolute words, Min-jun tilted his head quizzically.
Certainly, the atmosphere was different from those underground creatures.
While they had seemed somewhat frivolous and impudent, this one clearly displayed the pride of a true warrior.
But perhaps because of that very demeanor?
Baya spoke with evident displeasure.
-Hmph! This is why warriors are insufferable!
At Baya’s words, Min-jun broke into a grin.
Well, he couldn’t entirely disagree with her sentiment.
If he had fled with all his might, that would be one thing.
But to steel oneself and charge forward with one’s life on the line could certainly appear foolish to some.
And yet, wasn’t it magnificent?
The pride of a warrior.
Min-jun savored the thought, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“It’s laughable, really—an invader speaking of warrior’s pride.”
-….
-….
At Min-jun’s words, neither the Sky Warrior nor even Baya could speak.
They found themselves tensing involuntarily at the subtle fury etched across Min-jun’s face.
Before, they would have simply accepted it without knowing better, but now it was different.
Had they not heard the full context of events?
Before understanding, they had thought it merely a supernatural phenomenon, but now they knew—these beings were invaders.
Had it not been for them, there would have been no reason for people to suffer and endure such devastation.
Min-jun’s parents were no exception.
“Warrior’s pride? That’s a luxury you don’t deserve.”
With those words, Min-jun took a single step forward.
Merely one step.
Yet the result was entirely different.
He appeared before the man as if transcending space itself in a single bound.
The moment Min-jun materialized, the tempest created by his trajectory howled in delayed fury, and the man’s eyes widened as he beheld the blade Min-jun wielded through the maelstrom.
Though he had managed to block it just moments before, he knew all too well that this was no ordinary sword.
The man was among the younger of the Sky Warriors, yet his level told a different story.
A Disaster-Class 8 rating—recognized wherever he ventured.
He stood on equal footing with the Elder himself.
And yet, even so, fully parrying that blade proved burdensome.
Shhhhhhring.
The keen whistle of a blade cutting through the air resonated with chilling clarity.
But one must not be deceived by sound.
Sound was slow.
Raising both hands in the opposite direction from where the sound originated, he braced himself.
As expected, the blade descended a beat faster than the sound itself.
Splurt.
A sharp intake of breath.
Blood sprayed as a crimson line was drawn in a perfect stroke across the man’s forearm.
This was not an attack that bypassed his defensive barrier.
Rather, it had severed through the barrier itself.
Using characteristic mana to partially ignore the barrier and deliver the blow.
Min-jun smiled faintly upon seeing it land.
I already knew this man was Disaster-Class 8 level.
It would have been strange not to sense it immediately upon sight.
That is precisely why I deliberately wielded the 7-Star item “Fortress Blade that Dominates Space.”
To ascertain just how much a barrier could be ignored through mana manipulation.
Yet the performance proved less exceptional than hoped.
Certainly, using a 7-Star weapon to fell a Disaster-Class 8 monster is no trivial matter.
I laughed at the realization.
‘All the better, though.’
The man’s expression darkened at my smile.
‘Hmm.’
The momentum was decidedly not in his favor.
The Sky Warrior cried out toward me.
-I, Uldin, shall not yield!
He shouted as if swearing an oath to himself, then cast off his coat.
His bare frame, rippling with powerful musculature, revealed three pairs of ashen wings unfurling from his back.
Though he resembled an angel in form, the grim and ominous three pairs of ashen wings rendered any such comparison impossible—there was nothing angelic about them.
Shadowed and sinister rather than holy, I twirled my blade lightly as I regarded Uldin.
After flicking away the blood clinging to my sword, I observed him as he plucked a single feather from his wing, which elongated like a blade in his grasp.
Grasping feathers in both hands, he beat his wings and closed the distance between us in an instant, just as I had done.
Alongside the tempest that erupted belatedly in a violent rush, Uldin swung the feathers held in both hands.
The feather slashed in an X-pattern toward Min-jun, only to be effortlessly blocked by his blade.
Clang!
Shudder, shudder, shudder.
As Min-jun parried the attack, Uldin trembled and ground his teeth.
How could a human possess such overwhelming strength?
It seemed impossible, but knowing that Min-jun was a descendant of the Fairy Elder, I cast aside such doubts.
It was easier to think of Min-jun before me not as human, but as a fairy.
That’s why I had no choice but to strike first.
Though I was considerably powerful among the Sky Warriors, I was still a challenger here.
I twisted my body toward Min-jun, who was blocking my feather, and extended my leg to sweep at his abdomen.
But then Min-jun spun his body to evade, and using the momentum of his rotation, he swung his blade.
A sharp, silent slash—so precise that sound itself seemed to vanish.
Had I not been watching, I would have been cleaved in two without question.
Seeing this, I flapped my wings rapidly and dove downward.
Retreating backward would have been the orthodox and easier approach, but my instincts screamed a warning, so I descended instead.
And then.
Shhhhhhhhhhring!
I heard something being sliced, and when I turned my head, the very sky itself had been cut.
No—the distant clouds floating above had been severed.
From a single blade strike.
Gulp.
Was this even possible?
No matter how strong my barrier was, taking that head-on would mean instant death.
For a moment, doubt crept in—could I actually win this?—but I shook my head.
Still, I had no choice but to try.
Meanwhile, Min-jun watched Uldin with narrowed eyes.
Uldin was not merely overwhelming—he was formidable enough to send shivers down my spine. But I felt differently.
‘He’s no pushover.’
So this is what a Calamity Level 8 truly means.
I had defeated Baya, who was Calamity Level 7, far too easily, but this was different.
If I used the Seven Stars, a Tier 9 item, I could win just as easily, but now wasn’t the time.
I needed to grow stronger.
I also needed to master my unique mana more thoroughly.
With that thought, I drew upon my mana.
‘Lightning first.’
My unique mana allows me to replicate the exact attributes of items I’ve enhanced or people around me.
It was undeniably a cheat ability, but knowing it was the Fairy Elder’s trait made it feel fitting.
As I drew upon my mana.
Crackle, crackle, crackle—!
Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle—!
Lightning surged forth, engulfing Min-jun’s entire body.
As Min-jun moved, wreathed in brilliant yellow lightning tinged with white, he became a blur of motion.
With a crackling sound, he launched forward.
Like a railgun, the very air around Min-jun ignited crimson, burning with an intense heat.
-Damn it!
Watching Min-jun shoot forward instantly, Uldin cursed and poured his mana abundantly into his two feathers.
Sky-blue light infused the feathers, and transcendence settled within them.
Toward the feathers glowing with the subtle radiance of all the Heavens’ essence, Min-jun charged with his blade raised high, surrounded by crimson-burning air and crackling lightning.
The flames consuming the air were matched only by the inferno engulfing Min-jun’s sword.
As he channeled lightning into the burning blade, it flashed brilliantly, carving a crimson arc through the void.
A single undulating line, flowing like waves, surged toward Uldin, and his two feathers moved to intercept it.
Screeeeeeeech―――!
A savage metallic shriek erupted, as if a saw were tearing through steel.
But it lasted only a moment.
Shhhhrrip.
The two feathers, imbued with the Heavens’ essence and glowing with subtle sky-blue light.
They even carried the power of transcendence.
Yet they were being pushed back.
No—they weren’t merely retreating; the feathers were melting, being cleaved in half.
Both of them.
-Ugh, gaaahhh!
Uldin thrashed desperately, his body trembling as he tried to force himself away, but it was futile.
At this rate, they would be severed completely.
There was no choice!
Uldin made his judgment and swiftly evaded, but he couldn’t escape entirely.
He flapped his wings frantically to dodge, but one wing was caught by the blade.
The last feather of his right wing was sliced clean off, and the two feather-blades vanished, consumed by flame.
There was no time to lament the burning feathers and severed wing.
Min-jun was still there, swinging his blade amid the crimson-burning air.
But this time, the aura was fundamentally different.
Shhhhrrrrrrzzzzzt――――!
Within the surging aura came an extreme, piercing cold.
The blade and air that had burned crimson just moments before now cooled to a deathly chill, painting everything pristine white.
Even the air itself froze, crackling with frost that settled everywhere, and Uldin was no exception.
Though he had kept his distance, he could not escape the extreme sword strike Min-jun unleashed.
Shhhhrrrzzzzt!
-Kyaaaaaahhh!
He tried to block, but the freezing cold gnawed through him, penetrating his body and leaving him in a ruined state.
Locked in ice and barely able to move, he maintained flight through mana, but even that became difficult.
His mana itself had become docile before that extreme power.
Mana frozen solid by mana itself.
I’d known he was extraordinary for some time, but not to this extent.
I couldn’t have imagined it.
To think he’s already wielding characteristic mana like this.
Realizing this, Uldin couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.
I heard he’d only recently gained this power.
Yet to have grown this formidable in such a short time was truly astounding.
I have to kill him here, no matter what.
-Krraaaaaaah! Die!
Uldin also drew his mana to its absolute peak.
He was attempting to detonate all his strength at a single point.
Seeing this, Min-jun shifted his aura once more.
This time, the aura he obtained was none other than Ma Hyun-seok’s Steel Aura.
Metallic light flashed across his entire body, and upon witnessing it, Uldin deployed his transcendent skill at maximum speed.
The fundamental virtue that all Sky Warriors must possess—the Heavenly Aura.
But he drew upon an aura that transcended even that.
Whoooooosh!
Brilliant azure flames erupted skyward.
The heat was beyond imagination.
The world that had been frozen solid mere moments before melted away beneath that tremendous heat, and with that power, he unleashed his transcendent skill.
The Blue Sun.
Uldin’s supreme transcendent skill and his most devastating attack at present.
If this doesn’t work, I have no hope.
Uldin, having played his final card, hurled the Blue Sun toward Min-jun.
Whoooooooosh!
Despite the considerable distance, the azure flames possessed heat sufficient to incinerate the entire City.
Had Min-jun not employed his freezing power earlier, everything truly would have been reduced to ash.
But Min-jun, observing this, swung his arm as though constructing a shield, and a colossal iron wall materialized, swallowing the Blue Sun whole.
Steel melting in the flames, yet blocking the sun with such effortless grace, Min-jun spoke.
“Is that all?”
-….
Uldin stared at Min-jun with a vacant expression.
-So this is how I made him feel.
Baya, nodding in empathetic understanding at the sight, was there.

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