Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 202

Chapter 202


Chapter 202



Chul-puhk!


Grace"s hardened boots stepped into a puddle, and she felt the odd sensation of her feet sinking deep into the wet and soft mud .


“Thankfully, my robe is waterproof . ”


The rain slipped off the surface of Grace"s robe, but she was still wet . She grumbled in irritation as she shook her robe .


Tim cackled when he heard her joke .


Enduring their current miserable situation, the party continued to stay vigilant of their surroundings .


The densely packed trees, the tall gra.s.ses, and the downpour obstructed their field of vision . Moreover, the sound of the rainfall made it difficult for them to hear anything else .


Ssk!


Sungyoon came to a stop and raised his hand . His ears had picked up something .


Everyone instantly went quiet and became vigilant of their surroundings . However, the only things they could see were the trees and the overgrown gra.s.ses battered by the rain .


‘This is the worst . ’


All of them considered this floor as the worst out of all the ones they had visited in the Great Labyrinth so far .


Crunch!


This time everyone heard it . The party turned to the direction the sound had come from .


Too-hwhak!


Something shot forward . Its long body extended forward toward Emily .


“You dare!”


Tim raised his s.h.i.+eld and stepped in front of his sister . The monster landed on Tim’s s.h.i.+eld but couldn"t pierce through .


Sungyoon looked past Tim’s s.h.i.+eld to see the monster . It looked like a snake, and its skin was colorful which allowed it to blend into the surroundings .


‘Is that the Giant Snake?’


However, Sungyoon soon realized that this monster looked smaller than a Giant Snake, and its mouth had sharp poisonous fangs .


The Giant Snake didn’t hunt using poisonous fangs .


‘That"s…!’


Sungyoon’s eyes widened and he moved as fast as he could .


His s.h.i.+eld covered the defenseless Grace .


Too-hwahk!


Steel plates appeared out of the edges of his s.h.i.+eld . It was the ability of its s.h.i.+eld to automatically defend against attacks .


Chaeng!


The party heard the hair-raising screech of metal being scratched . The head of a snake had jumped at Grace, but Sungyoon’s s.h.i.+eld had stopped it .


Grace finally realized what was going on . She became surprised .


Sss-roo-roohk!


The snake had not given up yet . It retracted its terrifying poisonous fangs and quickly crawled over the s.h.i.+eld .



The monster flinched as its hard scales grated against the s.h.i.+eld .


Sungyoon immediately swung his ax .


The snake flicked its tongue and dodged using very agile movements . It was much faster than it looked .


However, Sungyoon"s Gems had long since evolved past the average level of the initial floors of the Great Labyrinth .


Suh-guhk!


His ax cut through the neck of the snake before it could retreat .


Toohk!


Blood gushed out of the snake’s neck as it slumped over dead . Its body looked like a rotten old tree . However, Sungyoon didn’t let his guard down .


‘I’m pretty sure these guys are . . . ’


He lifted his foot . The snake"s headless body was violently twitching on the ground, and its head lay nearby with its mouth wide open .


Sungyoon stepped on the head .


Kyahhhhhhhk!


Surprisingly, the severed head let out a scream .


The head flashed its fangs in a threatening manner, but Sungyoon silently put his weight behind his foot and crushed the head .


Koo-doo-doohk!


The sound of bones being crushed rang out, and the half-flattened head became buried within the mud . Sungyoon finally retracted his foot .


His party members had moved up next to him, and Tim was still engaging the other head of the snake .


“It"s the Twin-Headed Cobra . ”


When Sungyoon spoke its name, the monster revealed its entire body .


The snake was wrapped around a large tree, and it was flicking its tongue at the party .


The Twin-Headed Cobra, as the name suggested, had two heads . Moreover, its survival power was immense . Even if its head was separated from its body, the head could still live for a while . This troublesome monster liked to ambush careless Connectors .


Even though one of its heads had been severed, the Twin-Headed Cobra in front of Sungyoon"s party didn"t run away . It waited for an opportune moment to attack the party .


However, it started to act in a strange manner .


Ggahhhhhhhhhhk!


Its remaining head let out a horrifying shriek, and foam escaped the corners of its mouth . Severe rot and stench emanated from the neck that had been severed .


Everyone turned to look at the ax in Sungyoon"s hands . Tim decided to ask the question that was on everyone’s mind .


“… You decided to use the ax?”


“Yes . I thought it would be the ideal weapon for the jungle since I can cut down vines with it . I think the Twin-Headed Cobra has some innate resistance against poison, and that"s why it took the poison some time to take effect . ”


The monsters on the previous floors had immediately rotted away the moment the ax had touched them . However, the Twin-Headed Cobra could still move for a while after being attacked as if nothing were wrong .


However, in the end, it couldn’t overcome the poison .


Tuhl-suhk!


Its body shook as it fell to the ground . After twitching for a while, the monster became limp .


“That weapon is a bit too gruesome . ”


Emily’s body shook . However, Sungyoon didn’t blink an eye as he took up the ax once again .


“Another one is coming . ”


Sssssssk!


Something sleek moved past the trees and pushed through the gra.s.s . However, the monsters this time didn"t number just one or two .


“How many are there…”


The tensed Tim raised his s.h.i.+eld and a.s.sessed his surroundings .


At a glance, the party could see two Twin-Headed Cobras moving above through the trees . Another one was sliding across a puddle formed on the ground .


However, judging by the sound, the party could tell that many more were hidden in their surroundings .


Sungyoon summoned his halberd and swung it .


Kwah-jeek! Puh-uhk! Kwah-doo-doohk!


The halberd boasted a long reach, and Sungyoon used the ax blade to cut down the trees around them .


Sungyoon then took up his hammer .


Boom! Boom!


He struck the trees that were falling toward his party members . The explosions that followed obliterated the trees and sent wood pieces flying into the surrounding .


Sungyoon brushed off the chips of wood on his body as he looked at his surroundings .


“Good riddance . ”


Tim sounded happy and satisfied with what Sungyoon had done . The clearing that Sungyoon instantly created had improved the party"s poor field of vision . Spotting a Twin-Headed Cobra was easier now .


It seemed the development had shocked the Twin-Headed Cobras as they slowed down .


However, it only lasted a moment, and the monsters again moved in a violent manner .


“Which side has the most monsters?”


Grace queried .


Sungyoon did a full a.s.sessment of his surroundings .


“The highest concentration of monsters are gathered in front of you, Ms . Grace . ”


“Is that so?”


As soon as she heard Sungyoon, Grace raised her staff and activated her already-prepared spell . Magic was the most effective way of defeating a group of monsters or a single powerful monster .


Woooooong!


Cold air swept the humid and hot region around the party . The green leaves froze, and the puddles turned into sheets of ice .


Too-doo-doohk!


The raindrops turned into hail as they hit the frozen ground .


The Twin-Headed Cobras" movements became slower . Frost appeared on their scales, and their body temperature rapidly dropped . The ones inside the puddles were encased by ice .


Kah-doo-doohk!


The monsters did their best to resist the cold and move their frozen body, but they inevitably started to turn into frozen sculptures .


Kwahng! Puh-uhng!


Two explosive sounds rang out from either side of Grace .


Two Twin-Headed Cobras had used the elasticity of their bodies to shoot their body through the air like bullets . However, before they could reach Grace, Sungyoon and Tim had deflected them .


Grace didn’t blink an eye . She had experienced this numerous times, and she and her party members fully trusted each other .


Even if they deflected one head, these monsters still had another . Each of the Twin-Headed Cobras used its second head and attacked the Connector it was facing .


Tuh-uhng!


Tim efficiently moved his s.h.i.+eld to block the second attack . The Twin-Headed Cobra attacking him scratched at his s.h.i.+eld with its fangs as if it were frustrated .


As for the Twin-Headed Cobra that had attacked Sungyoon, well . . .


Boom!


Sungyoon"s hammer struck the monster, and a large explosion rang out . The Twin-Headed Cobra’s head, fangs, and scales were scattered into the surroundings .


Sssk!


The hammer then disappeared, and the halberd appeared in Sungyoon"s hands . The Twin-Headed Cobra that had attacked Sungyoon tried to retreat after losing one of its head, but the spear blade of the halberd pierced through the head it still had .


Ooh-doo-doo-doo-doohk!


Grace had fully cast her Frost magic, and four Twin-Headed Cobras were frozen solid .


She had reduced the number of monsters attacking the party in half .


Splas.h.!.+


The muddy water splashed to the side as Sungyoon took a step forward . He had discerned that he now had enough breathing room to charge forward .


He took up his sword .


Suh-guhk!


The Twin-Headed Cobra nearest to Sungyoon was split into two .


Boom!


Lightning flashed in the surroundings . The rainwater flowing down the trees had formed puddles in the ground, and the lightning instantly flowed forth through the water .


The trees were cut apart, and the gra.s.s was burnt to ashes . Finally, the lightning reached the Twin-Headed Cobras .


Boom! Boom! Boom!


The Twin-Headed Cobras didn’t dare to attack Sungyoon, so they helpless suffered the wrath of the lightning, and their bodies writhed in pain .


‘Is that it?’


Sungyoon kicked the charred remains and looked at his surroundings .


He saw corpses everywhere in the razed portion of the jungle .


Ddoohk!


Suddenly, the heavy rain vanished .


“It stopped . ”


Water dripped down from the ends of Emily"s hair . She happily pulled back her hood as she looked up at the sky .


The sky of the Great Labyrinth above her was blue, and she couldn"t see even a trace of anything related to the rain .


The party gathered the moonstones .


“It"s quite cool here . ”


Emily, who had been picking up moonstones, entered the region that had been affected by Grace’s magic . It was a winter wonderland . She came to a stop as the place was too cool .


For a brief moment, cold air tickled her skin . She felt like she had found an oasis in the desert .


Tim and Grace slowly moved toward the land of ice too .


“Wow . This is amazing! I feel alive once again!”


“It"s too bad that you can only use this magic a few times before cooldown . ”


Sungyoon also joined his party members .


Grace and Emily each hugged a frozen tree . Tim laid down on the frozen floor .


The three of them turned their puppy eyes toward Sungyoon .


“Let’s rest for a little bit . ”


Sungyoon"s words made the three of them raise their arms in joy . However, Sungyoon didn’t plan on resting yet .


He took out his halberd .


Kwah-jeek! Kwah-jeek!


The nearby trees fell down, and it appeared as though Sungyoon was chopping up firewood . Soon, he had secured a clear view of their surroundings .


They didn"t have to worry about ambushes anymore .


Sungyoon sat down . He rested his back against a fallen tree and cooled himself .


As they saw their cleared surroundings, his party members realized their location was quite elevated .


They looked down at the green jungle .


“Maps will be useless in this place . ”


Tim sounded fl.u.s.tered .


“We’ll have to use the same method as before . We’ll periodically climb up the trees to find our way . ”


Sungyoon answered .


Emily and Grace also joined in on the conversation .


“Isn’t the next floor an island?”


“Yes . It"s like the archipelago in the Pacific Ocean . The ocean is quite shallow, and numerous islands surround the body of water . I was told it could be used as a vacation spot if one was skilled enough . ”


“I don’t care if it"s a vacation spot or not . I just want to get out of this floor . ”


Everyone agreed with Emily’s lamentation .


As the party was enjoying a picnic and Sungyoon had brought out the food, they saw a wonderful sight .


Ssssssssss .


Small sprouts appeared in the region where Sungyoon had destroyed the trees .


As if someone had accelerated the time by tens of thousands of hours, the sprouts suddenly grew, and the dense forest took shape . The ice region where the party was resting started rapidly melting .


“The restoration process has started . It"s time for us to go . ”


The party were sad to hear Sungyoon’s words, but they got up . Then they roamed around the jungle to find the entrance to the next floor .