Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 178

Chapter 178


Chapter 178



The black-armored man became surprised when confronted with the maelstrom of Mana Stream . He raised his weapon toward the light, and his party members followed suit .


“W . . . what the h.e.l.l is this!”


A scream suddenly rang out . The researcher was still clutching at his two money bags, but now, his face was turning blue .


“Magical energy poisoning?”


“Hadn’t he said that he"d be fine because of the magical energy suppressor?”


Confusion ran rampant within the Connectors" hearts . The researcher was getting worse and worse . His skin was beyond being blue and was starting to turn purplish black .


“Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhhhh!”


The researcher felt as if ants were crawling and chewing through his veins and arteries .


He started to scratch at his body with his fingernails . His hands turned b.l.o.o.d.y from his own blood .


“L . . . look at him…!”


The white-robed woman turned pale as she pointed toward the researcher .


[This device blocks the magical energy of the labyrinth, but I have no idea how it’ll function within a Mana Stream . That"s why we have to be very careful . ]


McGregor’s warning flashed through the researcher’s brain . However, he was in too much pain . His mind turned blank as the pain ate away at his consciousness .


“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhk!”


He screamed until it felt as if his throat would rip apart . It was his last moments .


Puh-uhng!


Then his body blew up as if it were a balloon . Blood, bones, flesh, and innards flew into the surroundings .


Chwahhhhhhk!


It covered the nearby Connectors .


“Ooh-ahhhhhhhhht!”


“Kyahhhhhhk!”


They let out screams . They were veterans who had fought monsters for a long time, and they were used to death . Their personality was quite twisted as a consequence . But they weren’t rotten enough to be unperturbed by a human dying in front of them .


This was especially true when the victim had just blown up next to them, and they were coated in his remains . Of course, their panic would deepen .


“Calm down!”


The black-armored man yelled .


“Just focus on the enemy that shows up first! If we don’t, we’ll die a horrible death like that man!”


As expected of a leader, he caught the attention of his party in an instant . He used the fear of seeing the researcher die in front of them to his advantage, and employed it as a motivation for them to act .


His party members broke out of their stupor . They didn’t want to die a miserable death like the researcher .


Boom!


The light dissipated, and something landed on the ground .


“… So that"s a Golem . It has a very apt name . ”


At a glance, one could tell its body was made out of metal, and it was not a living creature .


“Let’s kill that thing first!”


When their leader shouted out an order, the party responded . They got into a familiar formation as they faced off against the Golem .


Puhhhhhhhhhhhng!



One of the Golem’s numerous eyes turned red and shot out a large flame . The largest man in the party stepped forward and blocked the flame with his s.h.i.+eld .


“Koo-oooooohk!”


The man groaned, but he was somehow able to block the flame .


However, the Golem"s attack hadn"t ended yet .


Boom!


The Golem took a big jump, and in a flash, it closed the distance to the party . Then, it swung its arm in a violent manner .


“Attaaaaaaaaack!”


The black-armored man swung his hammer as he confronted the Golem, and the battle started in earnest .


The battle was fierce . The Golem was strong and fast . Moreover, it was capable of using multiple spells .


The party members were pushed to the brink when faced with a variety of attacks .


However, they weren’t pushovers . This party was pretty well-known amongst the parties that raided the Great Labyrinth .


The party somehow found an equilibrium in fighting the Golem . When they got used to the attacks from their opponent, they started to mount a counteroffensive . They started to push the Golem backward .


After a while . . .


Kwah-jee-jeek!


The hammer crushed the Golem’s chest .


Numerous wounds already covered the Golem"s body, and this attack was the critical blow .


Boom!


It fell to the cold floor of the labyrinth . At the same time, the black-armored man and his party members fell to the ground from exhaustion .


“Huh-uhk! Huhk! What kind of monster is that!”


The black-armored man cursed .


In truth, he hadn’t believed the words of the man named Woo Sungyoon . Even if Woo Sungyoon was a high rank Connector who had entered the Great Labyrinth, he was still a novice compared to their party .


That was why the black-armored man came to the conclusion that Woo Sungyoon was weak, and that his fear was unwarranted . If the Golem was truly powerful, Woo Sungyoon would have never made it back out . That was the black-armored man"s reasoning .


However, he had just fought the Golem, and it truly was monstrous .


‘Still, we killed it in the end . If I take back the piece of metal alongside the Golem, my name will be honored by the world . . . ’


However, he couldn"t continue that thought . He saw something that he didn’t want to believe was true .


Sssk! Sssk! Sssk!


Numerous lights appeared around his party .


The magical energy swirled in a crazy manner . It sounded like a cry announcing his impending death .


Boom! Boom! Boom!


As expected, the light spat out Golems .


Eight Golems appeared first . However, not all of the Golems looked like the one that the party had just defeated .


Boooom!


Then, two more Golems appeared . These Golems looked different from the eight normal Golems .


They were about twice as big, and they had six arms . The normal Golems had spider-like eyes, but these two had two human-like eyes .


Sss-ooooooooh!


Eight normal Golems and two super Golems, which looked much stronger than the normal Golems, all of them locked onto the Connector party in front of them .


“… Run . ”


The black-armored man quietly spoke . His party members quickly got up .


The Golems, who had remained still until that moment, started to move .


“Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuun!”


The black-armored man started running like the Flash . His party members quickly followed him .


Boom! Boom! Boom!


The Golems started to chase them down .


***


Sungyoon’s party was resting within their lodgings . The battles against the Four-Winged Vultures had taken a turn for the better in the plateau . It meant the party was gaining experience against these monsters . It was looking like they would be able to clear the 2nd floor of the Great Labyrinth soon .


All of them went to sleep with renewed hope in their heart for tomorrow . However, their sweet dreams were interrupted by an explosion .


Boooooooooom!


Bul-duhk!


Sungyoon immediately got up from his deep sleep .


‘What the h.e.l.l was that?’


The light outside was still subdued, so it was still night in Armstrong . Sungyoon didn’t have a good idea as to why he had suddenly woken up from his sleep .


However, he became fully awake when he heard the second explosion .


Boooooooooom!


This time he was fully conscious . He jumped out of his bed and ran out the door .


“Mr . Sungyoon!”


The first person he encountered was Emily, who was still in her pajamas .


“What’s that sound?”


“I have no idea . ”


Slam!


Tim slammed the door open as he came out of his room .


“What’s happeni—!”


Boooooooooom!


The third explosion erupted before Tim could ask his question .


Aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeng!


The sound of a siren started ringing out .


Armstrong was filled with Confusion . When Sungyoon looked out the window, he could see people running out into the streets in droves .


Pah-aht!


The lights should"ve been dimmed at this time, but they suddenly brightened .


“It seems something bad must have happened . ”


It was a certainty considering what was going on in Sunngyoon"s surroundings .


The problem was the fact that they had no idea if this was a large or a small incident . From what they had seen and heard, it didn’t seem like a small one .


“Let’s get our Devices and Gems for now . ”


They each went into their respective rooms and picked up their Devices and Gems . Then they exited the building .


It happened at that moment .


Puhhhhhhhhhhhng!


A blue light erupted from the place where the Beginner’s Labyrinth was supposed to be . The blue light flew in a straight line and destroyed all the buildings in its path before striking the outer wall of Armstrong .


Kwah-doo-doo-doohk!


It almost didn’t look real . The outer wall, which had been protecting the city, was ripped apart as if it were made out of paper .


An opening was formed, and the s.p.a.ce beyond came into clear view .


“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhk!”


Screams of despair echoed everywhere . Normal humans couldn’t live on the rough and lifeless surface of the moon . The wall had been their only protection against the lunar environment, and now it had been breached .


Connectors like Sungyoon and his party members would be fine . However, Armstrong had a great number of regular people working here as well . The destruction of the outer wall was basically a death sentence for them .


Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!


An emergency broadcast cut through the screams of despair .


- We are enacting Artemis Level 1 alert . All civilians should evacuate to an emergency shelter . This is not a drill . I repeat . We are enacting Artemis Level 1 alert . All civilians should evacuate to an…


Artemis .


It was the name of the Moon G.o.ddess . But the Artemis the broadcast was mentioning was the name of the alert system used in case of an emergency in Armstrong .


Artemis Level 1 alert meant Armstrong was facing an existential threat .


Koo-roor-roo-roo-roo!


Another large sound could be heard in the distance . A barrier was descending from the ceiling, and it was sealing off the breached sector .


- We are quarantining the E-49 section .


The broadcast explained what was going on . It seemed the higher-ups of the Armstrong city were doing their best to minimize the damage .


However, their actions bore no fruit .


Puh-uhng! Puh-uhng! Puh-uhng!


People could see a variety of attacks erupt from the distance . They could tell it was light, fire, earth, water, and similar spells being shot into the surroundings .


In a flash, more buildings fell, and numerous wounds formed on the outer wall of Armstrong . The civilians panicked and ran toward the nearest shelter .


“Mr . Sungyoon!”


Someone grabbed him . It was Grace . It seemed she had come running to his lodging as soon as this incident had erupted .


She asked him a question .


“What’s going on?”


“I’m not sure . ”


It wasn"t just Sungyoon . Most of the people in Armstrong had no idea what was going on .


It happened at that moment .


Kwahhhng!


A person came flying through the air, and he crashed into a building .


“A . . . are you ok?”


Emily approached the person . She placed a hand over her mouth when she saw this person"s condition .


At a glance, one could tell the man was heavily injured . He was wearing a high rank black armor, but it was damaged all over . Blood poured out from large and small wounds all over his body .


Above all else, his left arm was missing, and blood gushed out from the stump .


“Please stay calm! I’ll heal you right now!”


Emily raised her staff .


However, the man didn’t listen to Emily’s words .


“I . . . I have . . . I have to . . . run . . . run away . . . ”


His arms and legs didn’t work, yet he struggled to move .


What was he running away from?


The answer to the question came knocking before Emily could even ask it .


Boom!


A Golem landed in front of her and her party .


“… Why is this here?”


Sungyoon’s eyes shook .


However, he didn’t have time to ponder .


Sssssssssk!


One of the Golem’s eyes turned white .


“Oohk!”


Sungyoon didn’t have time to dodge . Above all else, Tim, Emily, and the evacuating civilians would be put in harm"s way if he dodged the attack .


Sungyoon immediately activated his Gems, then he overclocked them .


Too-hwahk!


White light shot out from the Golem, and the light squarely struck Sungyoon’s s.h.i.+eld .


Puh-uhng!


The nearby temperature rapidly dropped . Frost started to form around the s.h.i.+eld, and in no time, Sungyoon started to freeze .


“Koo-oo-ook!”


Sungyoon gritted his teeth . The cold air seeped through the gaps in his armor . If his armor didn’t have innate resistance, he would have become an unsightly ice sculpture .


The Golem stopped its attack, and Sungyoon fell to his knee .


Kwah-jeek! Kwah-jeek!


The sound of ice breaking off his body rang out .


‘Cold!’


Sungyoon felt as if even his internal organs were frozen, and he couldn’t properly move his body .


“Mr . Sungyoon! s.h.i.+t!”


Tim swung his ax toward the Golem .


However, the Golem used its agile movements to dodge .