The Only Enhancer - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64
Chapter 64 – Taiwan Disaster Level 5 (2)
Watching Lai Wei-yuan tremble, Min-jun felt a headache coming on.
To maintain maximum secrecy, he had even deployed the black dome.
A black dome that satellites and cameras could never penetrate—no one outside could see what lay within.
Moreover, those inside couldn’t escape to the outside either.
Conversely, outsiders couldn’t enter—it was an ultimate skill attached to a Level 6 item.
Yet somehow, Lai Wei-yuan had slipped inside just before the dome activated.
I had given explicit instructions, but he ignored them and entered anyway.
I’d deal with that later. For now, I activated omnidirectional detection to check if anyone else had gotten inside besides Lai Wei-yuan.
Fortunately, only my guild members were present besides him.
‘Thank goodness.’
This was a crucial raid for leveling up.
I had already cast body enhancement on everyone, filling the quota of thirty.
I just needed to repeat this three more times.
It wasn’t particularly difficult, but with my level on the line, I had become sensitive to any complications.
Lai Wei-yuan’s unexpected presence was unwelcome.
But this could be managed.
I had prepared something just in case things went wrong.
“Ji-hwan?”
At my words, Jung Ji-hwan approached with a bow, and Lai Wei-yuan’s face went deathly pale.
Jung Ji-hwan’s reputation had already spread throughout Taiwan.
A hunter famous even by the name Korea’s Grim Reaper.
Of course, Lai Wei-yuan knew of him well.
And he felt the weight of his mistake acutely.
‘…Damn it.’
I should have stayed in my place instead of sticking my nose where it didn’t belong, but I overlooked that and committed this grave error.
I couldn’t even muster the will to resist.
I simply had to accept my fate.
After all, I had witnessed an enormous secret.
Having seen an abundance of Level 6 items, destruction of evidence was inevitable.
Just as Lai Wei-yuan was about to close his eyes, Jung Ji-hwan approached first and produced two documents.
Documents, not a weapon?
Faced with an unexpected turn of events, I opened my eyes and looked at them in confusion.
As if asking what this was.
“These are confidentiality agreements. They contain skill effects, and if you consent, you simply need to sign here. The moment you sign, the skill activates, and you’ll be unable to tell anyone about what you’ve seen today or anything regarding Guild Master Min-jun.”
“…???”
I didn’t understand at first, but looking at the two documents Jung Ji-hwan handed over, they were written exactly as he described.
And thoughtfully, one document was in Taiwanese and another in Standard Chinese.
He was telling me to read whichever was more comfortable and sign.
I briefly marveled at Jung Ji-hwan’s swift handling of the situation, despite the chaos unfolding around us.
Then Jung Ji-hwan fixed Lai Wei-yuan with a piercing gaze and spoke.
“Do you agree and consent to sign?”
“…O-of course.”
His eyes were so menacing that I couldn’t bring myself to say anything else.
As Lai Wei-yuan hastily nodded and signed, Jung Ji-hwan gave an approving nod, gathered the documents, and returned to Min-jun’s side.
What on earth was all this?
As Jung Ji-hwan withdrew, Lai Wei-yuan felt a wave of relief wash over him, his legs giving out as he collapsed onto the ground.
Thud.
“Haaah…”
He watched the Disaster Level 5 monster—wreathed in ultimate skills and writhing in agony—and thought to himself.
‘This is truly overwhelming.’
I shouldn’t have gotten involved.
Lai Wei-yuan retreated further back.
It wasn’t that I had no desire to help, but what could I possibly do?
With that thought, I observed from a distance.
Ma Hyun-seok, the only Level 6 here, wielded an enormous iron hammer that seemed difficult to grip with one hand.
That hammer was also a Level 6 enhanced item.
But the spider’s legs stretched hundreds of meters long.
Compared to them, Ma Hyun-seok appeared impossibly small, barely visible.
Just as I wondered if such a thing could even land a blow, the hammer swung.
Though Ma Hyun-seok’s body contained skills, he didn’t activate any as he swung the hammer.
Whoosh—BOOM!
A deafening explosion swept across the entire area, as if a missile had detonated.
The spider’s leg, stretching hundreds of meters, twisted at an unnatural angle with a sickening crack.
The sight of such a massive limb contorting from a blow delivered by something barely visible was so grotesque that my mind struggled to process it.
Of course, the monster’s horrifying spider-like leg regenerated almost instantly.
Crunch-crunch-crunch!
With the sound of grinding bone, the twisted leg returned to its original shape, and the creature rapidly sprayed toxic spines to attack Ma Hyun-seok—but the enormous shield he wielded blocked them all.
Pik-pik-pik-pik-pik!
Though the spines embedded themselves in the shield, Ma Hyun-seok, unharmed, charged forward again to swing his hammer.
The creature unfurled its massive wings and took flight, evading the blow.
But Ma Hyun-seok wasn’t alone.
Cha Hae-yeon, the former Guardian of the Sky, who had already taken flight above the creature’s head, descended and swung her one-handed sword.
Against the creature’s massive body, her small one-handed blade seemed less like a weapon and more like a mere thorn.
Crackle-crackle-crackle—slash!
Screeeech!
She carved through its hardened carapace as she fell.
The creature shrieked and thrashed, its wings failing to keep it aloft as it plummeted.
Below, Isabella gripped her dagger and swiftly wielded it in rapid succession.
A massive crescent-shaped blade materialized, slashing a long wound across the creature’s body.
Screeeeeech!
At what appeared to be a potentially fatal wound, Lai Wei-yuan unconsciously clenched both fists tightly.
It was clearly a tank’s ultimate ability, not a dealer’s.
Yet it delivered such devastating damage.
Was this the difference that Level 6 enhanced items made?
Without realizing it, I swallowed hard and became completely absorbed in watching the battle.
The long wound created by Isabella and the wound created by Cha Hae-yeon.
From the creature’s two long wounds, blood that appeared saturated with poison was pouring out.
But that was only temporary.
Skittering, skittering, skittering, skittering, skittering.
Along with the sound of cockroaches crawling heard from somewhere, the creature’s fur began to move.
Was it for an attack?
No, it wasn’t.
The fur moved toward the wounds, and in an instant, the wounds regenerated completely.
It was one of the creature’s special abilities.
Some of the fur—which served as an attack weapon—had disappeared, but only slightly.
It expelled the still-abundant fur again, raining it down from the sky.
The poison-filled fur rained down like a downpour, attempting to dissolve everything around it, with no way to escape.
All three tanks had excellently drawn aggro, but since it was an area-of-effect attack, the dealers could have been endangered as well.
Min-jun stepped forward.
“Holy Sanctum Wave.”
As the skill activated, a white wave spread in all directions, purifying and obliterating everything harmful.
The poison rain couldn’t withstand the purification and vanished, while the wave lingered softly and scattered across the ground.
The creature seemed to notice something was wrong and shrieked, attempting to use poison, but it wasn’t easy.
It wasn’t that the poison couldn’t be used at all, but its power had diminished considerably.
What an extraordinary ultimate ability.
Was that also a skill attached to a Level 6 enhanced item?
‘This guild is beyond imagination.’
When Ma Hyun-seok said only he and one guild had come, I was honestly a bit disappointed.
I wondered if additional support wasn’t coming from Korea.
There were other hunters from the Hunter Association who could have come, but they didn’t.
It was understandable to feel disappointed, but now that I see it, there was no reason or need for that.
In fact, looking at it now, I wondered if Ma Hyun-seok was even necessary.
But still, could this be called a Level 5 disaster?
Even with such overwhelming firepower and dominant equipment, it wasn’t going down easily.
Kyaaaaaaaaaagh!
The creature shrieked to prove it was still in fighting condition, swinging its long legs in an attempt to sweep everyone away.
An attack from those long legs that seemed difficult for even the tanks to block alone.
But one tank who had remained silent until now stepped forward, gripping a shield larger than a person, and shouted.
“Guardian of Trust and Courage.”
This too was an ultimate skill, and an overwhelming aura settled upon Park Min-ho’s body, reinforcing him.
And he blocked that long, whip-like leg.
Crack! Thud!
Boom! Booooom!
The impact was so tremendous that the ground beneath Park Min-ho warped and buckled upward.
Yet Park Min-ho did not yield, standing firm as he blocked that leg.
Lai Wei-yuan could do nothing but marvel.
Watching such a raid unfold, Lai Wei-yuan felt his chest burn with warmth and found himself thinking.
‘…Would they accept me if I joined the guild?’
3.
Even with the power of the holy ground borrowed to purify the surroundings on a vast scale, the creature’s poison remained horrifying and relentless.
His arm melted halfway upon contact—had it not been for the holy ground’s power, he would have needed to sever it immediately, the venom was that potent.
The moment Min-jun was afflicted by the poison, he swiftly cast healing on the guild members, and in some cases, they were healed before pain could even register.
Moreover, the instant mana reserves showed any sign of depletion, he sensed it with uncanny precision and replenished them.
He was monitoring the entire situation of nearly thirty guild members.
That alone was remarkable, but when the creature launched skyward to unleash a breath attack, he immediately deployed a wide-area barrier to block it.
Simultaneously, as the creature moved multiple legs in a way that made it difficult for the tanks to react in time, he swiftly retrieved another item from his inventory, equipped it, and used a curse ultimate skill to seal the creature’s movements.
Seizing the moment that opened, he summoned a massive single horn to pierce through the creature, and fired a lightning bow to completely incinerate one of its legs.
As a result, all the venomous hairs from that one leg disappeared, proving invaluable to the raid.
Healing when healing was needed, damage when damage was needed, auxiliary tanking when auxiliary tanking was needed.
It was an unbelievable sense of awareness.
While Lai Wei-yuan marveled from the corner, the guild members were no different.
Rather, they felt an even greater thrill.
“The guild master is absolutely insane, right?”
“Right?”
“How is he even capable of doing that?”
“Setting aside that he’s an enhancement artisan, even if he’d obtained a different trait, I think he would’ve succeeded spectacularly.”
Each of them trembled with awe.
Honestly, there had been many critical and dangerous moments.
There were times when casualties nearly occurred, but Min-jun saved them all.
Loyalty was bound to blossom naturally in such circumstances.
The guild members focused on the raid, each lost in their own thoughts.
‘I really should bury my bones here, shouldn’t I?’
‘I heard that if you sign a lifetime contract, you don’t just borrow Level 6 items—he actually gives them to you.’
‘And he does customization too, right?’
‘Is this person even human?’
‘What a truly excellent master!’
Each pursuing their own thoughts, they gave their all.
Raids were genuinely exhausting, but not once had they regretted joining this guild.
Regardless of cost, we provide crucial items and if you want a lifetime contract, we’ll even customize them for you instead of just lending them.
Where could you find a better place than this?
Now, no matter who speaks of it, the Reinforce Guild will become the world’s strongest guild.
Or rather, it’s already fair to say it has.
With the pride of belonging to such a place comes honor as well—so what reason could there be to dislike it?
“Phew, this is the third time.”
The raid had started, and this was the third buff window.
If I counted the one placed before the start, it was the fourth buff.
In other words, this was when all conditions would be satisfied.
I had completed all preparations to reach Level 6.
Min-jun took a small, deep breath and focused.
‘Don’t make a mistake.’
The raid wasn’t over yet.
I could feel the creature gradually tiring, but it wasn’t finished.
Leveling up before killing it made me somewhat anxious, but according to Ma Hyun-seok’s explanation, there shouldn’t be any major problems.
Still, there’s no harm in being prepared.
Isn’t that what they say—being prepared for all contingencies?
I had prepared in advance as well.
Just as expected, a guild member nearby who had heard my words shouted out.
“The guild master will cast body enhancement, so everyone focus!”
“This is a critical moment!”
“Just in case, be ready to protect the guild master!”
The guild members had already been briefed on this beforehand, so everyone tensed up.
They seemed even more nervous than when facing the Calamity Level 5 monster.
There could be an opening when Min-jun leveled up.
Everyone needed to stay focused.
Min-jun cast buffs on everyone.
Then a brilliant light enveloped Min-jun.
It was different from before.
A sensation I was feeling for the first time as I reached Level 5.
Should I call it the feeling of reaching the pinnacle of humanity?
The sensation of my soul’s essence rising?
No expression could capture it.
It felt as though I was becoming a different existence altogether.
‘Is this Level 6?’
Min-jun trembled at that sensation, feeling the strength that now coursed through him.
My mana had increased like never before.
To a degree that was incomparable.
Moreover, as I leveled up, I felt new skills awakening within me.
[Your level has increased.]
[You have reached Level 6 and acquired an ultimate skill and new abilities.]
[From now on, you can safely attempt +7 enhancement.]
[You can now attempt +8 enhancement, though with minimal success rate.]
Another system message appeared, as expected.
The system never failed to notice these things.
Min-jun chuckled softly at the thought and continued observing the raid situation.
As I’d felt before, the creature was considerably exhausted.
Normally, I should have maintained focus on the raid, but we were nearing the end, so I figured a brief moment wouldn’t hurt—I decided to check the newly acquired skills and ultimate ability.
I didn’t read the full descriptions, just glanced at the names.
But then.
“Ahhhhh!”
Min-jun cried out in shock, and the guild members nearby startled in alarm.
“W-what’s wrong!?”
“Were you attacked!?”
“Are you alright!?”
“Are you hurt!?”
Min-jun shook his head in denial, his pupils trembling violently as he stared at the system message visible only to him.
Seeing this, the guild members looked at him with genuine concern, and Min-jun, trembling as he met their gazes, spoke.
“M-my ultimate skill is absolutely incredible!!!”
“…?”
“…??”
“…???”
What was that?
Was he bragging?
The guild members realized it was nothing serious and refocused on the raid.
Normally, such a reaction would have been embarrassing, but Min-jun didn’t think that way at all.
It wasn’t an overreaction.
But soon enough, like the guild members, I refocused on the raid.
I’d only intended to check the names anyway.
Since I’d achieved my purpose, I decided to finish this quickly.
Simultaneously, I shouted.
“Everyone, get clear!”
An order delivered with deceptive lightness.
But immediately after, Min-jun drew upon vast reserves of mana and unleashed a single ability.
No—it was far too intense to be called merely a skill.
Whoooooooooosh————!
A violent tempest of mana swept across the entirety of Yushan.
Feeling it, everyone swallowed hard and instinctively understood.
-If caught in that, we die!
Following their instincts, they all retreated from the creature.
Tanks and dealers alike kept their distance, retreating as far as possible from the creature.
Min-jun’s warning had reached their ears, but instinct overpowered caution.
Even Ma Hyun-seok felt the grip of death’s terror and fell back.
The creature responded in kind.
Kyaaaaaaaa! Kyaaa! Kaaaaaa!
A mournful shriek, inexplicably sorrowful in tone.
But it was already too late.
The creature thrashed and struggled to escape, yet the gravitational field that had manifested around it offered no mercy.
Boom!
A devastating impact as though the world itself were collapsing crushed Yushan, pinning the creature down.
Its massive legs, colossal body, and wings—none could break free.
The overwhelming gravitational field warped space itself, and through the black dome above, something fell.
Something that transcended human comprehension.
It was a star.
Transcendent power incarnate as a celestial body, descending from the heavens to touch Yushan.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
The stellar light that consumed Yushan melted the creature’s entire form away.
Vanishing in a single instant, several guild members spoke.
“W-wow, you really obtained an incredible ultimate skill.”
“Y-you obtained that? Why didn’t you say anything?”
“A-ah, could it just be a skill attached to an item?”
“That?”
“…Surely not?”
As the guild members swallowed hard and fell silent.
Min-jun gazed at the ultimate skill’s name once more.
No matter how many times I looked, the name itself seemed absurd.
『Latent Power Enhancement』
It truly felt like divine guidance to build the world’s greatest guild.

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