Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 211

Chapter 211


Chapter 211


There was something about being in a foreign land that made people"s hearts flutter . This was especially true for those that lived in Seoul .


The party walked down the road at night while gazing at the bright stars and the Milky Way .


“It has been a while since I could watch the stars like this . It"s very pretty . ”


“Don’t you work on the Moon as a researcher, Ms . Chelsea? You should have gotten a lot of opportunities to see the stars . ”


“You really don"t know anything, Mr . Sungyoon . ”


Chelsea wagged her finger .


“There is a clear difference between watching the stars from s.p.a.ce and from Earth . They both evoke completely different emotions . ”


The others nodded at Chelsea"s words .


Sungyoon and his party were heading toward Lee’s house . However, even though he had accepted Lee"s invitation of his own volition, Sungyoon looked disappointed . He kept looking backward .


Jimin let out a sigh and said .


“It is just a couple of hours . You"re usually separated from her for a longer period, so why are you acting this way today?”


“That’s for work, so it can’t be helped . But we"re on vacation . What if s.h.i.+nhae wakes up? What if she becomes disappointed by her father"s absence?”


s.h.i.+nhae and Jiyoon were not going to the dinner . The little girl had been tired from swimming all day, so had gone to sleep, and Jiyoon had stayed behind to look after her .


“s.h.i.+nhae told you she was tired and wanted to sleep . It"s true that she doesn’t like being separated from you, Mr . Sungyoon . However, she’s not the type of girl to cry without a good reason . Don’t worry about her . ”


s.h.i.+nhae had spent a lot of time away from Sungyoon, so she did become lonely easily . However, she had also developed an independent streak thanks to this experience . And even if s.h.i.+nhae were to look for her father on waking up, Jiyoon was there to give an explanation . s.h.i.+nhae would be disappointed, but she would understand the situation and wait for her father .


“If you"re like this right now, what will you do when she gets married?”


Jimin spat out her words .


Sungyoon came to a stop . His head moved in a mechanical manner as he looked at Jimin .


“… Marriage?”


“You don"t have to react in such a stereotypical manner . Stop it . ”


Jimin shook her head from side to side and walked forward . The others let out a burst of bitter laughter .


Lee’s house was located atop a hill in an isolated location, so the road was quiet and didn"t even have proper illumination . It was a scary environment, but none of them felt fear . The world-famous Knight and his party had negotiated with their countries, and they were allowed to carry their Devices and Gems . Since they were fully armed, they had no reason to be afraid .


Boom!


“Huh?”


The party stopped walking . They heard a pretty large explosion and saw flames reaching high in the air .


By the location of the flames, the party could tell that the explosion had occurred at their destination, Lee"s house .


“Mr . Sungyoon!”


When Grace called out his name, Sungyoon immediately increased his speed .


“The two of you should accompany Ms . Jimin and Ms . Chelsea!”


Since these two couldn"t fight, Sungyoon left them in the care of Grace and Emily . Then, like a bullet, he shot forward toward the fire . As he moved closer to the red conflagration, the smell of smoke got thicker . So he put more strength into his legs .


When Sungyoon arrived at Lee’s house, he saw a large flame dancing and engulfing the picturesque white bricked house . It was a horrifying dance expressing the devil’s delight .


Sungyoon was about to check if anyone was inside and save them, but before he could do it, something else caught his attention .


- Hmmph! Your resistance is futile . ”


‘Monster?’


His eyes clearly saw a monster .


This monster was much larger in size than a human . Horns, wings, and black needles were all over its body . It couldn"t be anything other than a monster, but . . .


‘It spoke?’


Of course, monsters were incapable of speaking as they didn’t possess a rational mind . However, the monster in front of him had spoken . This was his first time seeing a monster capable of speech, so Sungyoon was taken aback .


‘Did this guy do all this?’


Sungyoon looked between the burning house and the monster . He couldn’t fathom the ident.i.ty of this being, but one thing was for sure . It was not to be underestimated . Sungyoon quickly took out his weapon .


- Some poor b.a.s.t.a.r.d came in . I guess he doesn’t value his own life .


The monster already knew Sungyoon had arrived on the scene, so it didn’t look surprised . It turned toward Sungyoon, while Sungyoon wondered how to respond when meeting the first monster capable of speech .


He didn"t know whether to immediately attack it or ask it a question . While Sungyoon was having a hard time making up his mind, Kevil’s eyes widened .


- What the h.e.l.l? This guy is better than this one!


The delight in its voice was evident . Kevil then unloaded something from its shoulder and carelessly threw it aside . Sungyoon finally realized Kevil had been carrying Lee . The old Connector was still alive since he was groaning . But Sungyoon could tell he was in a rough state .


Lee was missing an arm and a leg, and his entire body was coated in blood . Sungyoon could even see bones sticking out the region where the limbs had been severed . The version of Lee, who had been deeply moved by meeting Sungyoon, could no longer be seen .


This monster had attacked Lee for some reason and set his house on fire .


Sungyoon raised his sword and s.h.i.+eld . He had no idea how strong the monster was, so he overclocked his Gems .


“Did you do this?”


Sungyoon"s voice was low and calm . However, anyone familiar with him would have heard the suppressed rage in his voice .


However, Kevil didn’t respond .


-Ke ke ke! It"s really hard to find sacrifices . I can’t believe a good one just happens to be nearby . I’m really lucky on my first expedition!


“I asked if you did this . ”


Kevil ignored Sungyoon’s words once again .


Boom!


Kevil took a stride, and Sungyoon raised his s.h.i.+eld in preparation for the attack .


No, he was trying to raise his s.h.i.+eld .


Kwahng!


Sungyoon had no idea what had just happened when his eyes shot open .


“Kuh-huhk!”


As if a groan had risen up from the deepest part of his body, Sungyoon"s entire body hurt .


If he were a normal person, he would"ve died from the breathlessness due to the pain .


- Huh? Did you regain consciousness? You"re pretty amazing .


Sungyoon heard an ominous sound and shook his fuzzy head . As his eyes came into focus, he looked ahead .


The demonic monster was approaching him .


Sungyoon tried to get up, but his body wouldn’t move . So he looked down .


Absolute mess!


That was the only phrase that could describe what he saw .


All his limbs were broken, and they were pointing at odd angles . The middle region of his armor had been destroyed, and he could see his chest caved inward . His axe and his s.h.i.+eld lay in the distance


Cough!


A metallic taste rose up into his mouth, and Sungyoon threw up . Red blood flowed down his lips . He was sure his organs had been damaged . Sungyoon realized that he had been hit by the monster .


However, Sungyoon didn’t remember what kind of an attack it was, and how had he received it .


- If you had stayed unconscious like that guy, you could have avoided feeling the pain .


Kevil spoke in a sarcastic manner . Sungyoon ignored the pain as he moved his broken hand and tried to activate his healing Gem . His twisted limbs returned to normal, and the pain slowly dampened .


- Oh ho! You"re different from that trash over there . I can see why you give off a strong scent .


Strong scent! It was an odd choice of words, but Sungyoon couldn’t afford to pay attention to what the monster was speaking . He had to either defeat it or run away .


Sungyoon activated his spells .


Boom!


Ma.s.sive gravity hit Kevil .


Puh-uh-uhk!


At the same time, spikes made out of rock shot up from the ground . These spells were much weaker compared to what they were on the Moon, but Sungyoon couldn’t be picky .


Bul-duhk!


He got up and immediately moved away . His body still ached, but he didn"t have the luxury to rest . His sword and s.h.i.+eld re-appeared .


Kwahhhhhhng!


The rock spikes surrounding Kevil crumbled into pieces, and a long whip of fire shot toward Sungyoon .


“Koohk!”


Sungyoon bent down, and the attack grazed past above him . However, it was enough to cause damage, and the effect of the attack was astonis.h.i.+ng .


Hwah-roo-roohk!


‘Hot!’


The whip had been flying in the air, yet the gra.s.s on the ground was set on fire . Sungyoon felt as if he was walking within the volcanic region of the Great Labyrinth .


Boom! Boom!


The rock spikes melted from the heat, and Kevil appeared from the aftermath . Its hand held a long flame which looked like a fire whip .


Kwah-doo-doohk!


The long toenails protruding from its black feet crushed the broken pieces of the rock spike .


- Good! Good! It"s fun when the prey puts up a fight .


Puh-uhng!


Kevil swung the fire whip in a threatening manner, and it was enough to burn the surroundings .


However, Kevil didn’t look satisfied .


- Tsk! Places with no magical energy are annoying . How much power did I lose?


The monster wielded a shocking amount of power, yet it complained about the reduction in its power . Sungyoon was baffled .


Kevil once again focused his attention on Sungyoon .


- That one was too weak . He almost lost his mind from fear when he felt his great presence . I gave him some points for putting up a fight even as he cried to protect his family . Still, he remained a piece of trash . His family was burning in front of him, yet he could only cry . He wasn’t able to put up a decent fight . I hope you fight back a bit harder . This won’t be fun for me otherwise .


Sungyoon’s face crumpled .


His wife was a failure, but Sungyoon treasured his daughter . So he couldn’t forgive any violence against Lee’s family .


It happened at that moment .


“Mr . Sungyoon!”


He heard some voices . His party members, who he had left behind, arrived at the scene .


The faces of Jimin, Chelsea, Emily, and Grace went pale . They watched the flames rage around Sungyoon and Kevil .


- Are they your comrades?


Kevil asked .


Sungyoon could clearly see a smile form on the monster"s face . A chill ran down his spine, and he could feel cold sweat cover his whole body .


Kevil’s red eyes looked down at Sungyoon, and it spoke .


- This is great timing . The spices to the main dish have arrived . What will you do?


Just then, Sungyoon heard the loud sound of the heartbeat within him .


However, the heartbeat wasn’t the only thing that had sought him out this time around . Sunyoon felt like foaming at the mouth . Then, as if he were having a seizure, his hands violently shook and went limp . At this moment, he just wanted to sink to the floor .


Ba-dump! Ba-dump! Ba-dump!


Sungyoon felt as if he were hiding, and a scary giant eye was looking down at his back . He felt fear .