The Only Enhancer - Chapter 153

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Episode 153
153 – The Fairy Prince’s Benevolence (3)
3.
Min-jun’s emergency summons was not merely a matter concerning the Reinforce Guild alone.
Naturally, whenever Min-jun issued an emergency summons, any nation would have no choice but to enter a state of alert.
An emergency summons from Min-jun meant something catastrophic was unfolding.
Korea was no exception.
The moment Jung Ji-hwan received the emergency summons from Min-jun, he immediately convened the executives and notified Korea’s Awakener’s Association.
He informed them that an emergency situation had erupted in Busan.
He did not elaborate on the details, but urged them to mobilize as many nearby Hunters as possible to focus on civilian evacuation.
Though they were Hunters, there existed no monsters they could contend with.
The moment the executives assembled, they were able to arrive in Busan via long-distance teleportation alongside Min-jun.
Of course, immediately thereafter, they dispersed and located the Disaster Level 7 monsters.
Though the creatures concealed their auras, none among those wielding characteristic mana could fail to detect them.
Jung Ji-hwan likewise swiftly discovered one of the creatures that had infiltrated Busan.
The other executives, upon discovery, immediately teleported with their respective monsters using the new items Min-jun had created, engaging them elsewhere—but Jung Ji-hwan’s approach differed.
‘…They certainly have some objective.’
Jung Ji-hwan alone had received a special mission the others had not.
To ascertain what they were attempting to accomplish.
Thus, he carefully concealed his aura and observed where it was heading.
The creature, still unaware of Jung Ji-hwan’s presence, moved desperately while hiding itself, and through this, I could discern one crucial detail.
The creature was advancing toward a specific location, and upon confirming it was targeting a particular individual there, I could nod in acknowledgment.
Now that I had identified who, that was sufficient.
Jung Ji-hwan committed that person to memory and vanished along with the creature I had marked.
Having traversed a vast distance in an instant, Jung Ji-hwan assessed his surroundings and let out a quiet chuckle.
The perfect place to fight—North Korea itself.
Min-jun had apparently set the coordinates to this location.
-Hehe? Where is this?
The Disaster Level 7 monster, still disoriented, tilted its head and brushed aside its wild, unkempt hair, surveying the surroundings.
Though it had been abruptly transported while attempting to carry out its mission, its eyes showed no alarm as it gazed upon Jung Ji-hwan.
It was evident the creature clearly understood who had brought it here.
Then, upon catching sight of Jung Ji-hwan, it suddenly bristled with indignation.
-You――! You possess the power of our sorcery!!!!
Boom!
Showing no restraint, the creature immediately stomped its foot heavily against the ground.
The force was so tremendous that the earth collapsed beneath it, creating an enormous cloud of dust.
Jung Ji-hwan, observing this with an expressionless face, pierced through the dust cloud, and as he drew near the creature, light erupted from its form.
An enigmatic, deep-sea blue light poured forth, and multiple geometric patterns materialized in sequence.
These patterns soon merged into one, forming a singular shape, and upon realizing it resembled the structure of a magic circle, Jung Ji-hwan swiftly raised both arms, conjuring a shield of curse power.
Screeeeeeeech――――!
A shield formed from the gaping maw of a grotesque visage, its protruding teeth clacking as they intercepted the energy blast.
Shaaaaaaaa――――!
As the torrent of formidable mana swept across the surroundings, Jung Ji-hwan’s shield yawned open and swallowed the attack, absorbing a portion of its power simultaneously.
-Huh?
The Deep Sea Faction’s sorcerer, uttering a peculiar exclamation, stared blankly at Jung Ji-hwan’s shield.
A premonition that this wouldn’t end here seized her, and she swiftly wove hand seals.
Queeeeeeea―――!
The tooth shield emitted an eerie sound as it had when first manifested, and simultaneously unleashed the absorbed energy blast.
Yet this time, she had infused her own curse energy alongside the sorcerer’s attack.
Kwaaaaaaaa―――!
The ferocious aura surged toward her, and just as her hand seals completed, a teal light enveloped and shielded her.
A translucent barrier protected her, though cracks spiderwebbed across its surface—the force was formidable. She scowled fiercely, and despite her irritation at the interruption, she lunged forward recklessly.
-Huh? This is way stronger than I thought?
The creature uttered a strange exclamation, tilting her head as she regarded Jung Ji-hwan.
There was no damage, perhaps because she hadn’t deployed a Tier 7 item.
But had the barrier been bypassed, the attack would have inflicted considerable harm.
She laughed with a “Hehek!” and spoke to Jung Ji-hwan.
-This is fun! This is so fun! My sister will hate me for failing the mission, but who cares!
Despite her seemingly unhinged demeanor, Jung Ji-hwan regarded her with an expressionless face.
Unlike other Disaster-Class Level 7 monsters, she displayed something decidedly unusual—certainly formidable.
But at the end of the day, she was merely a monster.
Though Jung Ji-hwan was merely a Level 6 Hunter, had he not become a Curse Knight through trait enhancement?
Because of that, he could sense it clearly.
‘This won’t be easy.’
Even with the two Tier 7 items Min-jun had given him, this would not be a simple affair.
But hadn’t he already defeated a Disaster-Class Level 7 monster alone before?
Jung Ji-hwan recalled this and took his stance.
The first item Jung Ji-hwan drew was a nail-like sword.
Slightly longer than a typical blade, resembling a spear, yet the elongated edge confirmed it was indeed a sword.
Upon seeing Jung Ji-hwan wielding it, she tilted her head curiously, but he paid her no mind and drew forth another item.
The second Tier 7 item Min-jun had given him.
It was none other than a breastplate.
Similarly, a mouth was embedded prominently across its chest.
The grotesque part was that the mouth smacked its lips, extending its tongue to lick its own lips.
-Puhek!? What is that?
As if startled upon seeing it, she flinched.
Then, grinning wickedly, she spoke to Jung Ji-hwan with pride.
-Morgana! Me! You! You have to give that to me! Huhihihihi!
As her unhinged laughter echoed, Jung Ji-hwan moved.
Simultaneously, the breastplate’s mouth clacked its teeth, and the armor spread like fungal growth, enveloping Jung Ji-hwan’s entire body.
Though he might have felt uneasy, Jung Ji-hwan showed no such emotion—his expression remained utterly blank as he charged forward.
Radiating a deep violet curse aura, he soared into the heavens before plummeting directly toward Morgana.
Seeing Jung Ji-hwan descend toward her, Morgana grinned wickedly and began weaving hand seals with practiced speed.
Once she completed the incantation, she unleashed it without hesitation.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Whoooosh!
Seaweed that could never grow on land erupted from the earth, tearing through the ground as it lashed out to ensnare Jung Ji-hwan.
But Jung Ji-hwan, witnessing this, swiftly brandished his nail-like blade.
The seaweed sliced by his sword crumbled to ash in an instant, dissolving into black powder and vanishing.
Morgana blinked as she watched the seaweed scatter like cinders and disappear.
She had just felt a power far stronger than her own sorcery.
Realizing that nail-shaped blade was far more formidable than she’d anticipated, she repositioned herself to avoid contact.
In that moment, Jung Ji-hwan rapidly channeled his unique mana.
Though his ability stats were lower than Mary’s, Woo-jin’s, or Ma Hyun-seok’s, they were still objectively formidable.
Perhaps that’s why he could quickly comprehend his unique mana and discern its nature. The initial understanding was difficult, but once grasped?
It became remarkably simple.
As Jung Ji-hwan snapped his fingers using his mana, an ominous doll materialized before him, its gaze fixed upon Morgana.
Screeeee!
The moment the doll’s eyes met Morgana’s, she realized she could not move.
It wasn’t a long duration—merely seconds at most.
But in those few seconds, Jung Ji-hwan closed the distance to Morgana, and the doll shattered and vanished.
It was far too late to move now.
Jung Ji-hwan had already made his move.
Whoooosh.
He drove the long, nail-like blade toward Morgana’s heart, but she managed to move at the last instant, causing the blade to pierce her thigh instead of her vital organ.
-Ugh! Ahhh!
The moment the blade struck, she felt as though her very soul was wounded, and she retreated rapidly.
Naturally, as she withdrew, she drew a magic circle in the air to attack, but Jung Ji-hwan gathered the curse aura barehanded once more, forming a shield lined with fangs to block it.
This time, he absorbed the energy and counterattacked, but Morgana blocked it with a translucent barrier. It was then that she noticed something amiss and looked down at her wounded thigh.
Her thigh was stained a deep violet, as if the entire leg were rotting away.
Worse still, it would not move.
A powerful curse force rendered her leg unusable.
It was not merely a physical restraint.
Her very soul seemed bound, unable to move.
She could expel it by concentrating her energy, but that required precise control, and Jung Ji-hwan would certainly not remain idle while she did so.
-Hehehehe! Hehe! This is serious! I’m telling you, this is serious!
Pwaaaack!
Morgana pushed off the ground and retreated while simultaneously weaving hand seals and constructing a magic circle.
Jung Ji-hwan was astonished by her ability to perform two tasks at once.
But it wasn’t merely two things.
At that same moment, Morgana activated her Transcendent Skill.
As if throwing caution to the wind, she rapidly wove all her abilities together.
A colossal octopus tentacle summoned through her Transcendent Skill materialized.
Immediately after, a deep blue magical aura erupted from the magic circle, summoning the waves of the Deep Sea that coiled around the octopus’s tentacle.
Furthermore, the final hand seal she formed reinforced the octopus’s tentacle even more solidly.
A gargantuan octopus tentacle appeared, blotting out the sky, and was about to sweep away everything in its path.
However, Jung Ji-hwan also possessed a Transcendent Skill.
“Curse King’s Blade.”
With that cry, the sky filled with dark clouds—no, it was far worse than mere clouds.
The heavens turned black as night itself, and from that darkness emerged a horrifying entity.
One half of its face was rotting away, melting and decomposing, while the other half twisted grotesquely like a demon’s visage.
This abomination wielded a colossal blade from the sky, and the octopus’s tentacle was driven into the earth by that strike.
Whoooosh!
Both had consumed their Transcendent Skills and vanished. Morgana stood dazed, staring blankly, but unlike her, Jung Ji-hwan moved with swift precision.
He thrust forward a nail-like sword, attempting to pierce Morgana.
Morgana, finally regaining her senses, tried to dodge in that instant.
Once again, the sound of a finger snap echoed.
Click!
The Western female doll reappeared, and with a cackling laugh, she mocked Morgana before locking eyes with her.
Ssshhhhiing—!
Morgana’s movements froze for several seconds, and in that moment, Jung Ji-hwan’s nail blade pierced her heart.
Gushhhhh!
A chilling sound rang out as her entire body was bound by curses, rendering her completely immobilized.
She was not dead.
The curse had sealed her movement and even her thoughts.
In other words, she had been captured.
Curse power excelled at killing, but it was equally capable of restraining like this.
Min-jun’s order had been to eliminate her.
“Just in case.”

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