The Only Enhancer - Chapter 196

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Chapter 196
196 – The Reinforce Guild Grows! (4)
As Hik unfurled his magic circle once more, Evan disrupted it, and Bella blocked every spell that slipped through his interference. The moment Hik hesitated from the blocked assault, Mary, Woo-jin, and Isabella closed in for the attack, while Jung Ji-hwan’s curses and Andrew’s explosives and cannons tore through the gaps, striking Hik relentlessly.
Individually, none of these attacks possessed overwhelming power.
Occasionally Jung Ji-hwan’s curses would severely hamper Hik’s movements, but nowhere on his body could be called a fatal wound. Unlike Ma Hyun-seok, who blended martial combat with his abilities against Mik, none of them employed such a hybrid approach. Magic could have dealt damage, but their only mage, Evan, was too busy with dispelling alone.
Though each blow was minor, they accumulated relentlessly, and Hik found his breathing growing increasingly constrained.
Yet all of his counterattacks were either blocked or, when they succeeded, Henry and Hong Myeong standing firm behind the frontline immediately healed the damage, rendering his offensive efforts futile.
And he could not break through their solid formation to eliminate Henry and Hong Myeong first.
The more he moved, the more he felt ensnared—as if caught in a tightening noose.
Hik struggled desperately to escape, but escape was impossible.
Then he sensed something approaching from afar, but it seemed insignificant enough to ignore—until that something pierced through his brow.
It was something he could not even see, detected only by the faintest sense, yet he never imagined it would penetrate his skull. His eyes widened as he spotted the sniper in the distance, and he trembled violently.
-Grrrrrrgh!
He erected a barrier around himself to heal the internal wound. Though he managed to heal the wound that had pierced his head, Evan dispelled his barrier in that moment, and everyone rushed in, driving their claws, spears, daggers, and nail-like greatswords into Hik’s body.
That was Hik’s end.
Hik, thoroughly raided from beginning to end and slain miserably, dropped items, magic stones, and an Evolution Orb before vanishing. Witnessing this, they roared in triumph at their successful hunt.
“Yesssss! We won! Woo-jin! We won!”
“Woo-jin, we all won together.”
“Ah, I understand, I-Isabella.”
“Phew, we barely managed it.”
“I believe Evan deserves the most credit. Without him, this wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.”
“Ah, oh my. Th-thank you. I simply did my best. Haha.”
Everyone agreed with Mary’s assessment, praising Evan in unison, and he scratched his head awkwardly.
Honestly, without Min-jun’s buffs and his instruction on dispelling techniques, they wouldn’t have achieved this.
Especially since their opponent was a monster that wielded magic.
Had that not been the case, their injuries would have been far more severe.
Bella, after all, was not invincible.
Particularly since Bella had sustained considerable wounds, Hong Myeong and Henry had expended considerable effort in healing.
The key points of this raid were Evan’s dispelling and Bella’s steadfast tanking, which blocked every other attack.
Without her, Mary and Isabella would have had to take the tanking role, but neither possessed the defensive specialization of Ma Hyun-seok or Bella, so they could not have endured as well.
Just as everyone’s spirits were lifting, Min-jun’s voice suddenly echoed in their minds.
-Once the battle concludes, please gather on the deck.
When Min-jun’s voice suddenly rang in their heads, they all startled and looked around, but Min-jun was nowhere to be seen. They laughed awkwardly, marveling at how far his abilities extended.
They had already been amazed by spatial movement and portals, and now telepathy too.
Then again, if he could perform spatial movement, was it really surprising that he could use telepathy?
As they stood there bewildered, Jung Ji-hwan observed them and determined where Min-jun was, then spoke.
“It seems everyone is gathered on the deck.”
“Ah! Then let’s go right now!”
“Since he called us, we should go immediately.”
“I wonder what it could be about?”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Honestly, many of them had begun to suspect this might be the end, and their tension was palpable.
With that shared understanding, they all rose silently into the air, heading toward where the Reinforce Ship awaited.
As they arrived on the deck, the executives noticed that Ma Hyun-seok and every guild member—including Min-jun—were present, and they too regarded the arrivals with tense expressions.
Seeing Min-jun’s grave demeanor, no one present doubted that this was a matter of considerable importance.
As everyone waited for Min-jun to speak, he looked at them and began.
“First, I want to congratulate and thank you all for surviving without sustaining major injuries.”
“Ah…”
Some looked bewildered by his words, while others seemed unsurprised.
But Min-jun clarified for their benefit.
“You might think, ‘What’s so remarkable about that? We just defeated small fry, didn’t we?’ But that’s not true. You’ve accomplished something extraordinary. You’ve proven that you can achieve victory against a Calamity Level 8—not a Calamity Level 7, but a Level 8.”
“Us? Now that you mention it…”
“We managed to defeat Calamity Level 7 somehow, but Calamity Level 8…”
“Wait… we actually did it ourselves!?”
“Are you serious!?”
Only now did the reality of his words sink in, and they couldn’t help but tremble.
Though Ma Hyun-seok had held the line steadfastly at the front, they hadn’t been useless—far from it. Without them, Ma Hyun-seok wouldn’t have won. They had played crucial roles at decisive moments.
When Min-jun offered his praise, they couldn’t help but shed tears of emotion.
Until now, they had often been pointed at and dismissed as unremarkable except for their guild leader.
But now, the realization that they had truly become necessary to Min-jun overwhelmed them with gratitude.
The fact that their hellish training hadn’t been meaningless brought tears of joy to everyone’s eyes.
Min-jun watched them for a moment, offering his praise, then spoke to them.
“That’s why I truly thank you. Because of you all, we returned without a single casualty.”
“No! It’s all thanks to you, Guild Master!!!!!!!!”
“That’s right! Without you, Guild Master, we might have wasted time meaninglessly like other hunters!”
“You’re the one who made us who we are!”
“Thank you so much for making us useful!!!!!”
As they poured out everything they’d held inside, tears streaming down their faces, Min-jun smiled awkwardly at the sight.
It was a good day—why were they crying?
Yet Min-jun nodded, clearly pleased despite his awkwardness.
As the commotion gradually subsided into silence,
Min-jun looked at them again and spoke.
“So I have one final request to make of you.”
“…”
At those words, everyone focused intently, hanging on his every word.
The word “final” commanded their attention, and “request” made them hold their breath in anticipation.
And Min-jun continued.
“I’m going to tell you a story that might be lengthy. I want to explain where this system originated, how it began, and how intelligent monsters came to exist. It’s connected to my final request.”
Min-jun began to unfold his narrative.
Though it would be a long story, everyone listened to him without any resistance.
From the very beginning—the tales of the Fairies, and the stories of monsters wandering across countless dimensions.
And the tale of how the Fairy Prince, who sought to usurp the throne using those monsters, became the Monster King, and how the Fairy King possessed the Enhancement Magic that Min-jun wielded.
I recounted every story, revealing all that was known of the Great War.
And I also disclosed that the monster remaining as a legacy of that Great War—or rather, as a legacy of the Monster King—was none other than the last of the Witch of the Deep Sea.
And I even spoke of the plan she harbored.
“The Witch of the Deep Sea, who can be called our final enemy, intends to extract the essence of the Monster King—the very source of all these monsters—and absorb it herself. And she plans to do this while absorbing all of her own kin in the process.”
What I revealed last was a story even Min-jun couldn’t have known at first.
But after the final battle with Decan and his death, a peculiar energy flowed to Min-jun, and he rode that current with his own magic. Through it, Min-jun was able to witness what Decan had seen.
Min-jun came to understand exactly what I had done to Decan and how he had perished.
-This is insane. I never thought such a being could exist.
-Right? Right~? I never imagined such sorcery or magic could exist.
-Your sister’s plan must be completely ruined now.
Following the lingering traces of Decan’s spatial transfer technique and the echoes of sorcery, Min-jun pursued and grasped what had transpired. The three monsters who had become essences could not help but marvel at such prowess.
It was nearly miraculous, which made their amazement all the greater.
Everyone who heard the story reacted differently—some faces flushed red and purple, some trembled with clenched fists, and some grew cold and distant in expression and gaze.
Though their reactions varied, they shared one common thread: indignation at my actions.
And watching them, Min-jun spoke.
“No matter how capable I am, it may prove difficult to capture Ursula alone, now that she has absorbed the Monster King’s essence. As she herself said, she could potentially spawn countless monsters. So I must ask for your aid.”
“”””….””””
“Let us fight together to defeat the final monster born of the Monster King and myself.”
As Min-jun made this request with a slight smile, he observed the Reinforce Guild members rising from their seats and nodding as if to say, “Why would you even ask?”
In truth, Min-jun had resolved far too many matters alone until now.
But this time would be different.
This was not something Min-jun could handle alone, and if Ursula, who had already absorbed most of the Monster King’s essence, unleashed a torrent of spawned monsters, they would need others to cut them down.
It wasn’t as though she could immediately mass-produce Calamity Level 8 monsters.
Even Min-jun, who had already nearly surpassed the Fairy King’s power, understood this well.
The Fairy Prince had never possessed such strength either.
So Ursula, lacking sufficient materials, would certainly have limits to what she could create. If his guild members defeated those spawned creatures, then…
“I will personally eliminate Ursula.”
At Min-jun’s words, everyone laughed.
After all, Min-jun always claimed the best prize for himself.
And so they all answered with vigor.
“””Of course!!!!”””
“””We shall follow!!!!!”””
As everyone answered so resoundingly, Min-jun nodded with satisfaction.
Now wearing an expression befitting his guild, he spoke.
“Then let us go fight our final battle.”
“Then let’s go have one final fight.”

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