Moon’s Labyrinths (Web Novel)

Chapter 288

Chapter 288

Chomp chomp .

This was the most apt expression describing the advance of the monsters .

An endless stream of monsters kept rushing out of the holes in the outer wall of Armstrong city .

‘We would have been in big trouble if we decided to defend the city hall while we looked for the safe . ’

Sungyoon was a distance away as he watched Armstrong city from a hill . He shook his head from side to side when he saw the battlefield .

It looked as if the units in charge of the diversionary attacks were being hit by a tsunami . They looked liked a wooden house that was about to be wiped out by the water . It was a precarious situation .

Both units looked like they were on the verge of being surrounded and snuffed out by the monster .

‘Thankfully, they are doing well disengaging from the fight . ’

The moon people were like a sailboat that didn’t lose its way in a storm . They surged past the waves of monsters in a skillful manner .

It was all thanks to Plu-El, who was leading from the center of her unit .

She had borrowed Devices and Gems from her comrades, and she showed that she was a very good commander .

Even if the Plu-El’s unit was holding up well, Sungyoon couldn’t help but be uneasy .

‘Wouldn’t it have been better if we stopped her?’

If something happened to Plu-El, it wouldn’t matter if they did retrieve her Device and Gems . They would be put in the awkward situation where they wouldn’t be able to return to earth without her .

However, Plu-El had been adamant in participating in this plan .

She had been one of the three that had led the moon people . Everyone else was inexperienced in commandeering troops in battle .

This would especially be a problem since one couldn’t hear any sound on the surface of the moon, and the gravity was weaker than what they were used to . It would be much harder to command the troops compared to the normal environment within the labyrinths .

This was why only a handful of people were qualified to command the moon people, and Plu-El was one of them .

She had insisted on taking on the role of commander, and she wasn’t wrong for doing so .

‘I wish Aruwen would have taken on the role instead of her . ’

However, he had a task to accomplish too, so that plan wasn’t feasible .

‘Still, she is sticking to her promise . She isn’t participating in the actual battle . She is allowing the others to protect her . It should be fine . ’

Moreover, she had one of the Flesh Gems, which had the portal function . If she was in any danger, she would escape the battlefield .

Sungyoon looked away from the battlefield .

While they were busy, Sungyoon also had work to do .

Sungyoon used the portal to return to the ancient city .

“How is it going?”

As soon as Sungyoon exited the portal, the mayor, who had been waiting for him, asked the question .

“The number of monsters exiting the city is decreasing . ”

It looked as if there was an endless stream of monsters exiting the city to kill diversionary units . In reality, there was a limit to their numbers .

Sungyoon had made sure the number of monsters exiting Armstrong was significantly less before he returned to the ancient city .

“Good . Let’s move on to the next plan . ”

The mayor called in the Connectors, who were on standby outside of the room . These units would be inserted for their second plan .

They were all armed to the teeth, and there was a great deal of anxiousness for the upcoming battle .

“Are you ready?”

Sungyoon spoke toward the unit that would be inserted first in the second plan .

These men might die as soon as they exited the portal .

They were the unit being sent in to monitor the situation within Armstrong city . It was an exaggeration to say that they were bait .

The Connector, who stood in front of the group, nodded his head .

He had made his peace, so no more words had to be said .

Woo-oong!

Sungyoon opened the portal .

He became tense for a brief moment, but no monsters jumped through the portal like before .

The Connectors on standby entered the portal .

After a moment, one of the Connectors, who went through the portal, appeared once again .

“There are no monsters within the building . There is an extremely low number of monsters within Armstrong city . ”

Everyone let out a small cheer at his words .

Their first plan of drawing the monsters out of Armstrong city was a success .

“Good . The result is good . Let’s start our second plan in earnest . ”

After hearing the mayor’s order, the Connector, who had come back to give the report, entered the portal once again .

Sungyoon looked to his side . Aruwen was standing next to him .

“Let’s start, Mr . Aruwen . ”

“Understood . ”

Aruwen raised his hand .

His Warrior Gem was activated, and a portal formed .

Sungyoon also made a new portal . It was a portal that led to a different location from the previous destination .

“Begin!”

When the mayor gave the order, the various units of Connectors jumped through the portals .

***

The plan was proceeding without a hitch . The Connectors were being sent into Armstrong city through the portals .

Sungyoon and Aruwen had opened portals to predetermined locations .

Interestingly, Aruwen could open his portals more accurately compared to Sungyoon .

Both the Royal Gem and the Warrior Gem could open the basic portals to places where they had visited before .

However, Sungyoon hadn’t really explored the city before .

He usually operated near his house, the first sector of Armstrong city where all the major organizations were located at, and restaurants that he occasionally visited .

Unlike Sungyoon, Aruwen had scouted every corner of Armstrong city in order to gain information about their enemies .

They had to send Connectors to various locations within Armstrong city, and the one most suited for this task wasn’t Sungyoon . In fact, it was Aruwen .

This was the reason why Plu-El had to take on the role of commander for the moon people .

While Aruwen opened portals to various locations within Armstrong city, Sungyoon focused on opening portals within key facilities . Since Sungyoon had earned the trust of the mayor, he was more acquainted with the inner parts of these key facilities .

The mayor kept pointing at locations on the map . Either Sungyoon or Aruwen opened the portal depending on the location . This process continued for a while .

“That’s the last of them . ”

As soon as the last unit disappeared through the portal, the mayor spoke .

Both Sungyoon and Aruwen let out a small sigh .

Their second plan had been completed .

However, the last one remained, and the last plan was the most crucial plan of the three .

The mayor called in the remaining Connectors, who were on standby outside the room .

They were the most elite of the Connectors from Armstrong city, and they would be carrying out the third plan .

“It is now up to you, Mr . Sungyoon . ”

The mayor spoke .

The Connectors used a variety of methods to cope with their nervous energy .

Some of them took deep breaths . Some of them moved their bodies, and others shook their weapons . However, all their eyes were on Sungyoon .

Sungyoon opened the portal .

The portal opened to the city hall where their final goal was present .

“Go!”

When the mayor gave the order, the final unit started to move .

***

Unlike the other portals that he closed after sending the Connectors through, Sungyoon kept the portal to the city hall open .

He did this, because he wanted to return to the ancient city as soon as possible after acquiring their target .

Time continued to pass quietly .

The mayor continued to wait in the silence .

He kept looking at his wrist watch, but it didn’t make the time flow faster .

Nothing came through the open portal as it remained open .

‘They haven’t found it yet . ’

Sungyoon was also feeling jittery .

He hadn’t looked at his watch like the mayor, but he could tell several dozen minutes had passed .

However, none of them returned .

‘As expected, the basement was completely destroyed . ’

The debris for the destroyed building would be present, but it wouldn’t take the Connectors long to clear the debris .

It seemed they were trying to locate the safe in the completely destroyed basement .

At that moment, the portal showed a reaction .

Too-hwahk!

Something shot out from the portal .

Puh-uhk!

After impacting hard on the wall, something slid down the wall . A trail of blood was left behind on the wall .

The mayor became surprised .

Sungyoon and Aruwen pointed their weapons towards the object on the floor .

“Shit!”

When Sungyoon checked what had come flying through the portal, he retracted his weapon . Then he quickly moved towards the body .

The object that had come flying through the portal was a human . He was sure it was one of the Connectors sent to the city hall .

The mayor and Aruwen realized what had happened .

The mayor quickly moved behind Sungyoon .

Unlike the mayor, Aruwen stood guard near the portal .

“What . . . what happened?”

“I have no idea . ”

Sungyoon checked the injured man . His armor was so mangled that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a mess .

‘I’m surprised his Gems didn’t break . ’

His entire body was bloody, and there were small and large wounds all over his body .

However, the most severe injuries happened to his arms and legs . An arm and a leg was missing . He was barely breathing, but even a hardy Connector wouldn’t last long with these wounds .

Sungyoon immediately used his healing magic .

Hoo-oong!

Slowly the wounds closed . The man’s breathing stabilized, and he stopped moaning as loudly .

However, his missing limbs didn’t regenerate .

‘This is the limit of my healing Gem . ’

Emily was participating in the current plan . The regeneration of the limbs would have to be done at a later time by a Connector with a high rank healing Gem .

However, it had been possible for Sungyoon to save the man’s life .

When the man opened his eyes, he quickly asked the man some questions .

“What happened? Did you find the safe?”

“S . . . safe...?”

His words were slurred as if he wasn’t of sound mind yet .

However, his eyes soon became clear .

“Koo-oohk!”

He lost his balance when he swung the stumps of his missing arm and leg . Sungyoon grabbed him .

“M . . my arm and leg...!”

“We can fix it when another healer comes! Please calm down and tell us what happened on the other side of the portal!”

The Connector was in a confused state, but Sungyoon’s words calmed him down . The man started to stumble over his words as he started telling his story .

“W . . . we found the safe . However, too many monsters rushed us at once, so we couldn’t retrieve it . Then some strange monster made an appearance, and our side started losing . Couple Connectors are already dead . ”

“A strange monster?”

“She had the upper body of a human, but the lower body of a snake . I’ve never seen a monster like that . It is incredibly powerful . ”

“It is Glaia . ”

Aruwen, who had been guarding the portal, spoke up . Sungyoon had never heard that name before .

“Who’s Glaia?”

“Unlike the monsters that naturally form from the Grenoid, there are monsters that were created by the Grenoid’s hands . It put a lot of effort into making these monsters, and they are the commanders of the other monsters . Basically, these special monsters receive orders from Grenoid, and they are officers that command the normal monsters . ”

“Officers... . ”

The mayor felt a bit lost when he heard the existence of these new beings .

“In the past, one of these monsters ambushed Mr . Woo Sungyoon on earth . It was the monster that used flame . It is called Kevil . ”

Sungyoon’s face hardened .

He didn’t know about the officer named Glaia, but he had fought against Kevil before .

‘If this officer is similar in strength as Kevil . . . ’

He felt a chill run up his spine . Above all else, Sungyoon remembered Kevil complaining about the fact that it couldn’t use its full power on earth .

Basically, Kevil would be stronger on the moon .

There was a good chance that Glaia was as strong as Kevil .

“...what would you like to do?”

Sungyoon pushed down the shock he was feeling, and he posed the question to the mayor .

“The Connectors sent to the city hall found the safe, but they don’t have enough power to retrieve it . We have no Connectors that we can send as support . There is only me and Mr . Aruwen here . Would you like us to go? Or do you have some other idea?”

The mayor remained frozen in place, but Sungyoon pushed the mayor to make a decision