Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 339

Chapter 339


Chapter 339


The bright light of the Diamond rank Gems encased the Mayor’s office . The Mayor had taken out more than Diamond rank Gems; he also placed several Devices and Sapphire rank Gems, the second-highest ranked Jewel Gems, on the table .


However, the Diamond rank Gems were the sole focus of everyone"s attention .


“This is the first time I’ve seen a Diamond rank Gem . ”


“Me too . Mother never had one . ”


Emily and Tim looked like the kids in a fantasy novel who had just seen a fairy . They stared at the Diamond rank Gems with eyes full of curiosity .


Of course, Sungyoon and Grace behaved similarly . Only Russell and Bruce didn’t show as much interest as the others . Both of them had a Diamond rank Gem .


“We plan on distributing all the Devices and Gems that we recently acquired . However, we believe that the highest rank Gems and Devices should go to you all as you will be fighting the hardest from the frontlines . ”


“Should we thank you for trusting us so much? Or should we cry that we’re being pushed toward the frontline?”


Everyone laughed at Bruce’s lame joke .


“I don’t need it . ”


Aruwen was the first to speak .


“I won’t be the one fighting the truly dangerous beings . In my opinion, the Gems should be given to the four of them, who possess the special Gems . ”


“He has a point . I’m also fine with it . ”


Aruwen and Plu-El represented the descendants of Planote . They were the first ones to give up on their rights to the Diamond rank Gems .


“I’m also fine . I already have one . Also, as Mr . Aruwen said, the Knight’s party will be thrown into the battlefield where the fight is the fiercest . I think it"s a good idea to give them the Gems . ”


“s.h.i.+t! Whatever . This is really such a wasted opportunity for me, but I agree . ”


Russell and Bruce also supported Aruwen"s suggestion .


The eyes of Tim, Emily, and Grace started to slowly move as they looked at the three bright Diamond rank Gems . In the past, Tim and Emily wanted to enter the Great Labyrinth to fulfill their mother’s dream . They could"ve never antic.i.p.ated that they would be able to own a Diamond rank Gem one day . It was the same for Grace . She had seen Russell’s Diamond rank Gem, but she never expected to get the opportunity to own a Diamond rank Gem .


These were the Diamond rank Gems that couldn’t be acquired using money, political power, or rank . It would be a lie if the three of them said that they didn’t covet these Gems .


They looked at each other to check if they were thinking the same thing .


“As expected, Mr . Sungyoon should—”


“I want you to divide these amongst the three of you . ”


Tim had been about to speak as the representative, but Sungyoon cut him off .


“What? Mr . Sungyoon, you should take—”


“No . It"s better for you all to have it . ”


As he spoke those words, Sungyoon lifted his arm to show them a bracelet type Device that was uniquely designed to spiral upward on his arm . However, if one closely looked at it, one would realize that it wasn’t Sungyoon’s original Device . The slots of this Device were higher in rank . This Device had thirty universal slots for Sapphire rank Gems .


Sungyoon had picked up this Device in the fight to recapture Armstrong city . Except for this Device, everything he had picked up in the battle had been unusable .


That was why the Mayor had given it to Sungyoon, and Sungyoon hadn’t put up much of a fight in equipping it .


“Wow~!”


Bruce was baffled by what he saw, Russell let out a laugh in disbelief, and Plu-El"s and Aruwen"s eyes turned round .


The Mayor and Sungyoon"s party members already knew about the Device, yet every time they saw it, they would be surprised .


Most of the Gems slotted into the Device were Sapphire rank Gems . A few weren’t, but they were still high Jewel rank Gems .


“What the h.e.l.l is that?”


Russell asked .


“They evolved in the previous battle . Maybe I killed a lot of monsters or gathered enough EXP beforehand . Due to the last battle, all my Gems evolved . ”


“I can see why that’s the case . You killed a lot of monsters . Above all else, you fought Glaia . ”


“Now that I think about it, you applied the killing blow on Glaia, right?”


As they spoke those words, Bruce and Russell looked down at Sungyoon’s bracelet .


“Ah . f.u.c.k! I won"t be the strongest Connector anymore . ”


Bruce scratched his head .


Diamond rank Gems were rare, so rare that there were only seven of them on Earth . Moreover, about half of them had been lost in Gagarin·Yang city"s fall . They had gone missing with the Connectors killed there .


Russell and Bruce possessed only one Diamond rank Gem each, so Sapphire rank Gems were part of their main a.r.s.enal . However, they didn’t have as many Sapphire Rank Gems as Sungyoon .


“He was never the strongest . Let him spout his nonsense . ”


“Nonsense? I’m stronger than you, b.i.t.c.h!”


Russell’s eyebrows twitched a little bit .


“When this war is done, let’s fight a one-on-one battle . ”


“Do you think I’ll be scared?”


The two bared their teeth as they growled at each other .


“Please! Let’s calm down for now . You can fight to your hearts" content when the war is over . ”


The Mayor stepped forward to de-escalate the situation, and Bruce and Russell looked away from each other . Their fight resembled one amongst children on a playground . However, this was a usual occurrence between the two .


Russell once again turned to Sungyoon .


“First, let me congratulate you . In terms of Gems, you"re on the same level as us . You might be stronger . ”


“He still doesn’t have a Diamond rank Gem . ”


The last bit of Bruce’s pride made him speak those words . However, Russell ruthlessly stomped on that remaining pride .


“The Knight has the Royal Gem . ”


Bruce grumbled in a low voice, but he backed off .


“It"s all thanks to the Evolution Gem . ”


“I know a couple of Connectors who possess Gems that evolve other Gems . However, I’ve never seen anyone evolve so many Gems to such a ridiculous degree . ”


A combination of luck and fighting strong foes had allowed Sungyoon to increase the rank of his evolution Gem .


“Which one is your Evolution Gem?”


“This one . ”


Sungyoon pointed at a Gem .


“What? Isn’t it a Ruby rank Gem? Isn"t it that evolution Gems are unable to evolve Gems above their own ranks?”


Ruby rank Gems were the fourth-highest ranked Gems amongst the Jewel rank Gems, while Sapphire rank Gems were the second-highest . A Ruby rank Gem couldn"t evolve a Gem to the Sapphire Rank .


“I received help from this guy . ”


Sungyoon pointed at one of the Sapphire rank Gems .


“This Gem is capable of raising the ability of another Gem equipped on the same Device . It can raise the Gem two ranks above the slot"s rank . ”


“I see . You raised the ability of the Evolution Gem by two ranks, essentially making it a Sapphire rank Gem . ”


“Yes . In the beginning, it was an Emerald rank Gem, but the ability of the evolution rank Gem made it into Sapphire rank . ”


Bruce finally realized why Sungyoon had said he didn’t need the Diamond rank Gems .


All these Sapphire rank Gems were enough to make Sungyoon plenty powerful . On top of that, he had the Royal Gem, which allowed him to tap the source of magical energy when fighting an officer of the monsters .


However, it didn’t end there .


“You plan on raising all your Gems to Diamond rank?”


“If I have the opportunity, I"m willing to try . ”


Bruce once again looked at Sungyoon’s Gems .


If all those Gems became Diamond rank . . .


“You’ll be a beast . ”


It would be the birth of a Connector so powerful that Bruce couldn’t even fathom it .


Tim, Grace, and Emily looked at Sungyoon .


“It seems the Knight is correct . It’ll be best to give the Diamond rank Gems to you . He"s capable of evolving his Gems to Diamond rank . ”


The three of them continued to look at Sungyoon .


“Are you really sure about this?”


Tim asked as the representative of the group . Sungyoon chuckled as he nodded .


“I really don’t mind . Also, it"s not like I’m giving it up for nothing . I already told the Mayor what I needed . ”


As soon as he spoke those words, the Mayor handed something to Sungyoon .


“This isn’t as valuable as a Diamond rank Gem, but the probability of finding this item is also incredibly low . However, we were able to find one like it since we killed so many monsters . ”


It was a bracelet type Device, which was similar to Sungyoon"s current Device that spiraled up his arm . This Device looked like an arm guard . Unlike the single spiral form of his current Device, this one had three strands that spiraled upward .


Sungyoon lifted the Device with a satisfied smile .


This Device had a total of thirty-five slots . The number was high, but Sungyoon loved the slots" rank the most .


“All thirty-five are universal Diamond rank slots . Even if you evolve all your Gems, you’ll be able to use them with this Device . ”


This Device full of Diamond rank slots was more precious to Sungyoon than the Diamond rank Gems .


‘I’ve made all my preparation with this . ’


Sungyoon started to transfer his Gems into the new Device, then put the Device on .


Was it just a feeling? It felt much more comfortable than his previous Device .


“Then, we should choose our Gems . ”


Grace took a step forward . Nervousness and excitement were written all over her face .


Of the three Diamond rank Gems, one was cross-shaped, one was triangle-shaped, and the last was square-shaped . The cross signified a s.h.i.+eld, the triangle denoted attack magic, and the square indicated support magic .


“It lines up exactly with our specialization . ”


It was as Grace had said . Tim was in charge of defense, Grace dealt the high damage with her attack spells, and Emily supported all of them with her support magic . The Gems were suitable for the three of them . They didn’t even have to decide anything . Grace took the triangle-shaped Gem .


“Ah . What if . . . ”


Tim hesitatingly moved toward the Diamond rank Gem . However, he didn"t immediately pick up the cross-shaped Gem .


“What if we aren"t capable of activating it? What if we destroy it in the process?”


Puhk!


When Tim spoke those unlucky words, Emily kicked his s.h.i.+n .


***


Thankfully, Tim’s ominous words never came true . The three of them easily activated their Diamond rank Gems . As soon as he activated his Gem, Tim let out a sigh of relief .


“Congratulations . The three of you successfully activated your Gems . ”


The Mayor congratulated them . It seemed the three of them really liked their new Gems as they kept looking at them .


Aside from the Diamond rank Gems, they had also received Sapphire rank Gems and Devices capable of slotting the new Gems . That was why they were on cloud nine .


“Their names are no longer known to us, but these are the items left behind by warriors who had fought Grenoid . Please don’t let their deaths be in vain . Use their items to the best of your abilities . ”


Hearing Plu-El"s words, Sungyoon looked down at his Device and Gems once again .


‘This is the equipment used by Planote"s warriors, who were eaten by Grenoid . ’


In the past, Grenoid had tried to slaughter humanity, and in the process, it had eaten ma.s.sive numbers of warriors . Grenoid ate their Gems and Devices alongside them, and these items became part of the monsters born from Grenoid’s body . According to Plu-El, this was why monsters dropped Devices and Gems .


Therefore, Plu-El and the descendants of Planote felt a deep sense of respect when they used this equipment .


Sungyoon even saw Aruwen pay his respects toward those who came before him .


“Please don"t worry about it . We won’t embarra.s.s them in how we use it . ”


Grace firmly answered, while Tim and Emily nodded .


Plu-El let out a bright laugh as she accepted their intentions .


‘It"s our turn to go on the offensive now . ’


Sungyoon thought as he looked down at his Device .


Until now, humanity had been on the defensive . They had attacked Armstrong city, but they had only moved to regain what they had lost . Moreover, the city was a crucial place for humanity"s defense .


But now, they had to execute an all-out attack .


‘We have no idea what those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds have prepared for us . ’


Despite the uncertainty, they couldn’t stand back and wait for humanity"s extinction . That was why they planned on attacking in a week .