The Only Enhancer - Chapter 80

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Episode 80
Episode 80 – A Bomb? (4)
7.
Berlin.
In the heart of this city—Germany’s capital and largest metropolis—lay Tiergarten, a sprawling park of immense proportions.
Within it, an anomalous creature lay curled upon itself, lost in profound slumber.
Puff, puff, puff, puff, boom.
With each exhalation, the breath itself detonated, igniting in flames.
Nothing remained of the earth and surroundings near where it breathed.
Explosions erupted ceaselessly—nothing could withstand their relentless assault.
Though Calamity-tier 5 monsters were called catastrophes, this creature was far more anomalous than any of them.
Its appearance was the first indication.
Fur grew abundantly across its body, yet its physique resembled that of an ant.
A body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen—but unlike insects, its limbs consisted of two legs for bipedal locomotion and two arms that appeared well-suited for tool use.
Even its head bore insectoid mandibles yet possessed the shape of a rabbit’s skull.
Beyond grotesque, it was utterly horrifying.
Like a toy fashioned by a malevolent child with twisted imagination.
Despite the oppressive aura emanating from its deformed visage—a hybrid of insect and beast—its frame was markedly smaller than other Calamity-tier 5 monsters.
Roughly the size of a Calamity-tier 3 creature.
To be precise, standing upright, it measured approximately six meters in height.
The true problem lay in this diminutive creature possessing 1.5 times the mana reserves of other Calamity-tier 5 monsters.
Then its head tilted, bending nearly 180 degrees.
With its vision completely inverted, the creature emitted a sound of bewilderment.
Kee-kee-kee-kee-kee-kee?
Awakening from its deep slumber, it shrieked with a sound akin to insect cries.
As if it had detected something far off, toward the airport.
What it sensed to spark such curiosity remained unclear, but the creature soon lost interest and curled itself once more.
Something of tremendous power had appeared, but it was acceptable.
It had not yet encroached upon its territory.
Should it do so, the matter would be entirely different.
But it had not—not yet.
So the creature merely curled itself again, descending into deep sleep.
Puff, puff, puff, puff, boom.
Using the explosions of its own breath as a lullaby.
8.
Just before arriving at Berlin Airport.
Min-jun suddenly felt goosebumps prickle across his entire body and flinched, peering down through the airplane window.
It was no illusion.
Below, something existed that sent chills down Min-jun’s spine.
Not fear, nor panic—something else entirely.
If I had to describe it, it was the kind of shudder you feel when you see something grotesque and find it repulsive.
I instinctively sensed that such a presence existed in that location.
‘What is this?’
It was almost like the feeling of spotting a cockroach.
It felt like I’d witnessed something abhorrent.
Min-jun suppressed the goosebumps rising across his skin and brushed his chin thoughtfully.
It seemed I was the only one who’d felt it.
The location matched exactly where such a creature would logically be.
Even from the initial briefing materials, I’d suspected this wasn’t an ordinary specimen.
But to think it would actually be like this.
Realizing I’d need considerable preparation, Min-jun readied his items in advance.
Then he spoke to Jung Ji-hwan, who stood waiting beside him.
“We’ll engage it the moment we land at the airport.”
We couldn’t afford to give that creature any more time.
Thus the raid on Entrebite, a Disaster Level 5 threat, was decided, and all the guild members focused intently on Min-jun’s words.
Just moments before, the atmosphere had been lively and cheerful with ten hours of continuous chatter, but the instant Min-jun stood up, the mood shifted dramatically.
The discipline snapped into place.
Observing his guild members’ transformation, Min-jun spoke.
“I believe we’ve already conducted sufficient briefings. While our experience with Disaster Level 5 threats isn’t extensive, we understand that this one differs fundamentally from those we’ve faced before, so we’ll prepare accordingly.”
“Yes! Understood!”
The crisp, synchronized response satisfied Min-jun, who then addressed the pilot.
“Please inform them that we’ll begin the raid immediately upon landing.”
“…Understood!”
Normally there would be immigration procedures and numerous formalities, but I already knew such things were irrelevant now.
The pilot quickly notified air traffic control, and naturally, they granted permission.
With Berlin’s demon to be suppressed a day sooner, what importance could immigration procedures possibly hold?
Thus the Reinforce Guild, bypassing immigration entirely, disembarked and immediately gathered their equipment.
Heading toward Tiergarten, where Entrebite had made its nest.
9.
It only realized something was amiss when the sun still hung in the sky yet the entire surroundings were shrouded in darkness’s veil.
When something descended from the aircraft, it had maintained some vigilance.
But it failed to notice the situation changing so abruptly.
It couldn’t have.
The moment Min-jun disembarked, he’d activated Concealment Level 6’s ultimate skill, concealing all guild members in a wide-area effect.
Not only the guild members, but every trace of Min-jun’s presence was hidden as well.
Thanks to this, it remained unaware until Dark Dome was activated.
And by the time it noticed, Dark Dome had already sealed off the entire surroundings.
Screech-screech-screech-screech?
Its head, twisted 180 degrees, couldn’t comprehend the situation.
Though the bizarre form—a rabbit’s head with an ant’s mandibles protruding from its snout—would have been revolting, Min-jun swiftly activated his skill.
“Gravity Field, Piercing Point, Horn of Attraction.”
I first deployed Gravity Field to lock down its movements in an instant, then unleashed the Horn of Attraction—enhanced by the ultimate skill Piercing Point.
Three skills activated simultaneously.
The terrain around it collapsed inward.
Kuuuuoooong——.
Crash! Boom!
Crackle-crackle-crackle!
As if some colossal force were pressing down, all the earth around it sank, and the creature itself stiffened for a moment—joints creaking audibly as it struggled to move.
And in that instant.
Something erupted from the ground.
Fuuuuuuush!
Screech-screech-screech-screech?
Unable to comprehend what was happening, it looked down at its own abdomen.
A massive single horn had pierced through more than half its body.
It tried to escape, but even that proved impossible.
The horn was drawing it in, devouring it as it impaled.
Panicked, it thrashed about, but the more it struggled, the more the horn held it like a snare.
The ultimate offense and the ultimate restraint.
As it flailed helplessly, Jung Ji-hwan shouted.
“First wave!”
At his command, everyone unleashed the ultimate skills embedded in their items in unison.
The first wave meant activating the ultimate skills attached to their gear.
Systematically, every ultimate skill rained down upon it.
It writhed under the barrage of ultimates, yet its eyes gleamed with sinister intent.
The damage was real, but it only strengthened its murderous resolve to kill them all.
Then.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuung!
A massive explosion erupted around it.
A colossal shockwave swept through, shattering everything, and scorching heat melted the surroundings—but Min-jun conjured a barrier first.
His shield held firm, protecting all the guild members.
It was incredible control, but as everyone marveled, several dealers stepped forward to clear the field of vision.
“Dragon Tail Tempest!”
“Laurel Wind!”
Wide-area wind skills.
As the two skills combined their power, the dust cloud from the explosion dispersed in moments.
Yet the creature that had gleamed with sinister intent just moments before—the one that seemed ready to tear them all apart—was gone.
Only shattered fragments of the horn and devastated terrain remained.
Not even a trace of its existence lingered.
Had I witnessed an illusion?
Before anyone could process it, someone shouted.
“Target lost!”
It was Jung Ji-hwan.
At his cry, the guild members quickly shouted in response.
“Reacquire the target!”
“Locate its position!”
“Curse Mark!”
“Enemy Identification!”
They deployed multiple skills in an attempt to pinpoint its location, but none of those who cast them had managed to spot the creature.
Then, in that instant.
Fwooooooooooooom—CRASH!
An explosion so violent it registered as a single, deafening blast.
Every guild member instinctively snapped their gaze upward at the sound.
And there it was.
The creature, using the explosion to cloak itself, fleeing with desperate speed.
“…A, a monster? Really?”
“Is that… actually it?”
“The monster is running away?”
“A Tier 5 Disaster-class monster?”
Monsters might flee preemptively when facing an overwhelmingly superior opponent, but once combat had already begun, they never attempted to escape—not like this.
Yet this creature, having already launched attacks and emanated murderous intent, was now striking the dome upward in a desperate bid to flee?
Everyone stood bewildered by this anomalous behavior.
Only Min-jun furrowed his brow in contemplation.
‘This one has a strong survival instinct.’
And the moment that information crystallized in his mind, Min-jun could sense it.
This creature was not recently spawned.
He was certain of it.
The German government claimed it had only appeared recently, but the creature was likely far older than that—born long ago.
This was no mere speculation or conjecture.
An instinctive revelation.
He was certain of it.
There was no other way such behavior could manifest.
Its size and appearance already differed from a typical Tier 5 Disaster-class monster.
And on top of that, the disparity in mana reserves was substantial.
He could not doubt his conviction.
Watching the creature desperately attempt to escape, he sensed it instinctively.
‘If I let that creature slip away now, it will return far stronger.’
Yet there was no immediate solution.
“With it positioned so high, attacking is difficult.”
“Even if we strike it with a ranged ultimate skill, if the dome shatters, the creature might still escape.”
“And it seems to know that—it’s pounding the dome even more desperately!”
“W-what do I do!?”
Boom! Bang! Kaboom! Boom!
The creature unleashed an absolutely relentless barrage of attacks.
It seemed to have realized that the guild members couldn’t fly.
But the creature had forgotten one crucial thing.
“Gravity Field, Pierce Point, Horn of Attraction.”
A combination of linked skills and two ultimate abilities working in tandem.
As they activated, a colossal horn erupted from the ground, pulling the creature toward it with tremendous force.
It struggled desperately against the Gravity Field and Horn of Attraction.
For now, it could still endure.
But Min-jun still had many unused skills at his disposal.
“The Sickle Wavering in Darkness.”
I called out the name of this remarkably long ultimate ability.
A shadow resembling a sickle emerged from the Dark Dome and slashed across the creature’s chest.
Shhhhwack!
With a deep, gaping wound, the creature had no choice but to lose its strength in that instant, and it plummeted.
Fwooooosh!
It desperately flapped wings it had torn from its own skin, but it wasn’t enough.
The airborne demon fell.
Crash!
A massive hole tore through its barely-recovered chest, leaving it thrashing helplessly.
It looked utterly pathetic, like an insect, yet no one laughed—everyone remained grimly focused.
Then the command came.
“All-out assault.”
At Jung Ji-hwan’s command, those who had reached Level 5 through Potential Enhancement unleashed their ultimate abilities in unison.
This was already the second round of ultimates, but through the enhanced mana stones, they had fully recovered their mana and unleashed another volley.
Kieeeeeeeee!
The creature let out an insectile shriek and convulsed.
Min-jun prepared to cast another skill.
But then.
Boom! Bang! Kaboooooom!
A sudden barrage followed by a massive explosion.
It happened so fast that most might not have seen it clearly, but I could see it distinctly.
The creature was detonating the clumps of fur that made up its skin.
Was it attempting a self-destruct?
No—it was too far away, and all the blasts were blocked by my barrier.
Moreover, the power was pathetically weak.
This couldn’t be called a self-destruct.
There was definitely something more coming after this.
In that moment.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!
The sound of something tearing through Min-jun’s barrier reverberated through the air, and in that instant, the guild members found Entrebite materializing beside them.
It had burst through its own skin, revealing the chitinous exoskeleton contained within.
With its outer skeleton exposed like armor, the creature was almost impossible to perceive as a monster.
Screech-screech-screech-screech!
Eeeeeeeeeeeng!
Emitting a spine-chilling insectoid shriek, it fluttered its wings in apparent excitement.
The creature’s rapid movements generated violent vibrations, and its pointed appendages soon pierced through the defensive barrier, tearing it asunder.
Then it stretched its mandible-like maw impossibly wide and began condensing mana.
For a catastrophic bombardment.
The guild members were far from idle.
They swiftly charged their ultimate-tier skills, preparing to unleash them in the next instant.
But Min-jun stepped forward.
Regarding the creature with undisguised revulsion, Min-jun swept his hand through the air, and multiple layers of ultimate-grade barriers materialized.
Then, his voice tinged with irritation, he spoke.
“Die.”
In that moment, a transcendent skill unfolded.
Fragments of stars descended from the heavens.
Boom—————————!
The explosion swept through the interior of the black dome.
The creature’s exoskeleton melted away entirely.
Kieeeek….
As its jaws gaped open, black smoke billowed forth, suggesting the impact had reached deep within.
Witnessing the creature on the brink of death, the guild members unleashed the ultimate-tier skills they had charged before Min-jun activated his transcendent ability, and the creature shattered into fragments before exploding.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
With the tremendous explosion, the creature’s corpse vanished without a trace, leaving behind a brilliantly glowing crimson 5-star item, mana stones, and….
“What is that?”
An incomprehensible black sphere lay on the ground.
Naturally, no one present could offer an answer.

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