Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 323

Chapter 323


Chapter 323


Grace raised her staff once again to end the monsters for sure . The winds whirled in front of her staff . She wanted the winds to cut apart the monsters and also fan the flames . However, she couldn’t finish her spell .


Duhp-suhk!


Sungyoon unfurled his wings . He grabbed Grace and got away from the fire pit .


“Mr . Sungyoon? Why… . ”


Kwahng!


A deafening roar rang out as the stalagmites fell apart .


“They are still alive?”


“I believe so . ”


The flames continued to climb the wall of stalagmites as the heat became more intense . This made the spell more powerful than usual . However, it wasn’t enough .


“Still, they suffered a significant amount of damage . ”


The monsters finally broke through the wall of stalagmites, and it was a frightening sight . Their skin had melted, revealing their bones in some parts . Despite that, they continued to exude murderous auras .


“They are resilient . ”


“Their resilience is of no use . ”


Sungyoon suddenly kicked off the ground .


Kwahhhhhng!


He dodged Kevil"s whip by moving to the side with Grace . The whip once again flew toward them, but this time, Tim ran forward to block the attack . An explosive sound rang out, and Tim’s s.h.i.+eld turned red from the heat .


“Are you ok?”


“Yes . We are fine . ”


Sungyoon put down Grace .


“We wanted to kill the other monsters first, but it seems we failed . ”


Tim looked at the two monsters that were still alive .


“I don’t think they can fight anymore with those injuries . Even if they are tenacious, in that state, it"s not of much use—”


Tim suddenly stopped speaking . The effect was slow, but he could see the injuries healing .


“What kind of monsters are those?”


These two monsters had large bat-like wings and horns like the devil . They also had sharp and dangerous eyes .


In many ways, they resembled Kevil .


“We have no records of these monsters . However, they appeared alongside Kevil, and we decided to call them Archdemons . Considering their appearance and strength, we theorized that they are elite troops under Kevil"s command . ”


Sungyoon answered the question .


“So we have to kill them first, right?”


“I would prefer that . It’ll make our battle much easier . Therefore, I would like you to stall Kevil with Ms . Emily and Ms . Grace . Can you do that?”


Tim didn’t even need to ask . He knew what Sungyoon wanted to do . Tim looked at Kevil . Like the devil it was, Kevil folded its wings as it approached Sungyoon’s party .


“We can do it for a short period . We won’t last long . ”


“I just need a moment . ”


Sungyoon felt the power slowly rise in his body . He clenched his fist .


“Then please take care of them as soon as possible . ”


Tim took up his s.h.i.+eld as he got in the way of Kevil . Emily and Grace moved behind him to provide support .


Soon, the fight between Kevil and Tim started, and Sungyoon turned his back on the battle .


The Archdemons were steadily recovering from their wounds . Their exposed bones could no longer be seen as their flesh had regenerated, and their melted faces had also recovered .


‘They are small, but according to the report, they are stronger than the likes of the Behemoth and the Leviathan . ’


It was understandable how these two had survived Grace’s spell .


‘It doesn’t change the fact that they are weakened . ’


Sungyoon grabbed his sword .


Taht!


He kicked off the ground . Even though he hadn"t unfurled his wings, he was astonis.h.i.+ngly fast .


In a flash, he appeared in front of the Archdemons .


“Koo-roo?”


The two monsters were taken aback, and this provided a good opening for Sungyoon . He immediately swung his sword .


‘Koohk!’


Sungyoon groaned . He wasn"t used to the increase in his strength, so he had a hard time controlling himself .


When he abruptly moved, he lost balance, and his sword shook . However, he had done enough .


Kwah-roo-roo-roo-roong!


An ear-splitting thunder rang in the air as the sword cut through half of the neck of the monster . Then, lightning poured in through the wound .


Guwehhhhhhhh!


After receiving the attack, the Archdemon let out an odd scream . However, the scream lasted only a moment . The lightning fried its vocal cords and stopped its screams . The thunder had drowned out the scream in the first place, and now, the Archdemon couldn"t scream ever again .


The other Archdemon attacked Sungyoon, who had yet to regain his balance . It sent its claws toward his face, but he didn’t feel any sense of danger .


‘Slow . ’


Sungyoon raised his halberd . Even in his unbalanced state, he was as calm as ever when he swung his halberd .


Suh-guhk!


The Archdemon’s arm flew high into the sky, and its partially melted face distorted further . Sungyoon lowered his halberd and rotated his body to stab the monster"s thigh with the spear blade .


Puh-uhng!


Goo-ehhhhhhhhk!


Its thigh basically exploded .


With a scream, the Archdemon fell .


Sungyoon repositioned his feet to regain balance, then grabbed his hammer . However, he wasn’t planning on using it to deal the final blow on the Archdemon .


Hoo-oong!


He threw the hammer, and it spun as it headed toward Kevil, who was about to bring his fire sword down on Tim .


Kwahng!


The hammer collided with Kevil’s fire sword . The fire from the sword amplified the explosion that erupted from the hammer .


Kevil glared at Sungyoon as he summoned his ax . Sungyoon raised his ax in the air as if he wanted Kevil to see it . Then, he brought it down on the Archdemon that was flopping on the ground like a fish out of water .


Ggeeeeeeek!


He severed its arm, and the poison spread through the wound .


Kyahhhhhhhhhhk!


The Archdemon trembled on the ground due to the pain, and the poison continued spreading .


Ggoo-roohk!


Soon, a foul stench emanated from the Archdemon, and its body started to decompose .


Sungyoon left the corpse as if he were avoiding a foul item . He walked toward Kevil and glanced at his watch .


“That was forty seconds . I’m not too late, right?”


“Of course not! You came really quickly!”


Even though his face was scrunched up due to the throbbing pain in his arm, Tim enthusiastically welcomed Sungyoon .


Unlike Tim, Kevil’s eyes turned dead serious .


“You have become pretty good at using that power . ”


“I’ve used it once or twice . ”


It was said that experience was the best teacher . Sungyoon wasn’t like before when he wielded this power in ignorance . He had gained too much experience to do that .


‘Still, I can’t bring out the power on command . ’


In order to use this power, Sungyoon needed a catalyst like Kevil .


“You"re using Master’s power, yet you"re so confident . How cute!”


Kevil mocked Sungyoon . However, Sungyoon had no plans of losing a battle of words .


“In the first place, Grenoid"s power isn"t the source of magical energy . I’ll concede that your master uses it better than others . However, are you saying it"s your master’s power just because he uses it better than others? Even a five-year-old making such a braindead argument would be berated by an adult . ”


Sungyoon let out a burst of small laughter .


“You serve a malformed monster created by humans . Is this conversation too hard to follow for a mentally-challenged child like you? I’m sorry! I should"ve considered your mental capacity before speaking . ”


Ooh-doo-doohk!


Kevil ground his teeth . This lowly human dared to make fun of his master .


Despite Kevil"s furious state, Sungyoon didn’t stop .


“You can grind your teeth like that? That’s surprising . It seems Grenoid did give you a modic.u.m of intelligence when it created you . ”


“Die!”


Kevil lengthened his fire sword and swung it, but Sungyoon retreated backward .


Too-hwahk!


The sword continued to increase in length as it chased after Sungyoon like a snake covered in fire .


The tip of the sword glistened like poisonous fangs .


Kwahng!


Sungyoon blocked the sword with his s.h.i.+eld .


Zzuhk!


Kevil opened its mouth, revealing red flames rolling within .


Puh-uhhhhhhhhng!


Flames shot out of its mouth . They weren"t the regular flames that could be swayed by the wind . They shot straight toward Sungyoon without facing any obstruction . Sungyoon didn’t even think about it as he dodged to the side .


Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwahng!


Kevil turned its head, and the flames moved according to its movements, burning everything in their path .


Thick black smoke rose into the air as the fire melted the ground .


“Hoo-ahhhhhhp!”


Suddenly, Tim approached Kevil from a blind spot and struck its jaw with his hammer .


Kwahng!


“Koo-ooh-ooh!”


An explosion occurred within Kevil’s closed mouth .


Kevil groaned in pain as it swung its fist down on Tim . However, Tim raised his s.h.i.+eld .


Boom!


“Oooooooh!”


His elbows and knees bent, but Tim withstood the attack . He was about to bash his s.h.i.+eld and counterattack, but Kevil’s tail grabbed his ankle .


“Oooh-ahhhhhhhhhk!”


Kevil lifted Tim into the air .


Tim was large in stature, and he had worn heavy armor, yet Kevil swung him around like a piece of paper .


Hoo-oong!


Kevil sent Tim flying away .


Kw.a.n.g!


Tim slammed into the floor .


“Cough!”


He coughed .


“Tim!”


Emily dashed toward him .


“I’m . . . I’m fine . I’m not hurt thanks to the armor . ”


Tim was telling the truth; he had not suffered any wounds . Of course, his armor couldn’t reduce the force of the attack, and he was having a bit of a hard time breathing .


However, he knew this effect was temporary . Therefore, he stopped Emily from using a healing spell .


Kwahng! Kwahng!


An explosion rang out as weapons clashed . After Kevil had thrown Tim, Sungyoon had charged at Kevil . He kept alternating between his sword, ax, hammer, and halberd to attack Kevil .


However, Kevil deflected all the attacks . Then it flapped its enormous wings to generate wind . The wind managed to slightly push back Sungyoon .


Chahng!


Kevil’s nails grew longer by almost half a meter . As if they were scythes, the nails came cras.h.i.+ng toward Sungyoon"s neck .


Kwahng!


Sungyoon raised his s.h.i.+eld to block the nails . Kevil’s snake-like tail had been biding its time for this moment . Dodging the s.h.i.+eld, Kevil shot its tail, which contained a sharp barb at its end, toward Sungyoon .


Boom!


Sungyoon fixed the s.h.i.+eld in one hand and used the other to hold the sword and block the tail .


Pah-jee-jeek!


Lighting erupted from the sword, but it showed little effect on Kevil .


‘As expected, the lightning is useless unless it goes through a wound . ’


At a glance, Sungyoon could tell that Kevil’s skin was covered in hard scales .


‘I just have to create a wound, and it"s game over . ’


Sungyoon pushed harder . He made Kevil retreat a step by pus.h.i.+ng with his sword and s.h.i.+eld . Then, he suddenly changed his weapons . Now, he had a hammer in one hand and an ax in the other .


Kwahng!


The hammer clashed against Kevil’s fire sword as it caused an explosion .


Chahng!


The ax stopped Kevil’s nails . Surprisingly, Sungyoon and Kevil were pretty even as they fought one on one .


No . Sungyoon held a slight edge .


“You… b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”


A bit of desperation was evident in Kevil’s voice . Unlike it, Sungyoon inwardly rejoiced .


‘It works!’


His amplified power was beyond imagination . He realized there was a possibility he could defeat Kevil by himself .


Sungyoon dodged the nails coming toward him . Kevil’s tail shot forward to encircle Sungyoon’s ankle, but Sungyoon brought his foot down on it . His counterattack left Kevil defenseless .


“Hah-ahhhhhht!”


Sungyoon used his hammer .


Kwahhhhhng!


A ma.s.sive explosion erupted when the hammer struck Kevil . Sungyoon’s party members, who were watching the fight from a close distance, clenched their fists . They all thought that it was a clean blow, which should also be a mortal blow .


However, Sungyoon"s face scrunched up .


“Whew! That was dangerous . ”


His face crumpled even further when he heard Kevil’s annoying voice .