Moon's Labyrinths

- W-will Mr . Knight be ok? He really took a beating!

The reporter had been strongly rooting for Sungyoon, so he yelled out in surprise . But he was polite and added a ‘Mr . ’ when referring to the knight .

People could see on the news that Sungyoon had been sent flying through several buildings, and a massive amount of dust rose into the air .

Jimin subconsciously put her hand over her mouth at the scene . Sungyoon fighting like this gave her a shock .

She had been determined to find traces of her father, so she had hired Sungyoon . But she was conscious of the fact that she had been pushing Sungyoon into danger . However, when she saw a fight between a Connector and a monster for herself, she realized it was beyond anything she could have imagined . It was a world that was hard to understand unless one actually saw it for oneself .

Hoo-doo-dook!

A movement could be seen in the house where Sungyoon had been thrown toward .

- Ah! He is alive! Mr . Knight is alive!

The excited reporter shouted as Sungyoon pushed aside the broken pieces of the house to reveal himself .

His silver armor was covered in dust, but it seemed Sungyoon had avoided serious damage .

However, the audience could not feel at ease since the Behemoth was, once again, charging toward Sungyoon .

When Sungyoon had smashed through the houses, large holes had appeared in them, but the houses themselves remained standing . However, the Behemoth’s charge pulverized these very houses .

Kahhhhhhh!

Although the sound was coming through the screen, the audience still felt a chill run down their backs . It was fear at a basic level .

The Behemoth’s enormous body smashed into the place where Sungyoon stood .

Boom!

Not even a trace of the house was left behind . From the screen, it looked as if Sungyoon had been completely squashed .

The reporter screamed in shock . Jimin clenched her fists .

Fortunately, the camera picked up Sungyoon, who had dodged the attack . When she saw him, Jimin relaxed a little .

However, the Behemoth wasn’t done . It launched another series of attacks .

As she watched Sungyoon dodging in all directions, Jimin’s hand became sweaty . Her heart pounded, and she wanted to look away .

However, she couldn’t do that . She had put him in this line of work where his life would be in danger . She had to watch him fight .

It was why she hadn’t left the hotel even when the employee insisted on it . Jimin continued to watch the screen .

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‘Shit! It’s a complete tank!’

Sungyoon felt like an infantryman trying to stop a charging tank with a pistol during WWII .

‘My attacks aren’t working . ’

To be precise, his attacks were working . He kept adding wounds to the Behemoth’s body, but these wounds weren’t effective . They were too minor when one considered the enormous size of the Behemoth .

“Where are you, Ms . Grace?”

Sungyoon dodged the claws and called out to Grace through the communication device .

- I’m almost there . I’m sorry, but could you make sure it doesn’t move from that spot for a little bit?

Grace needed a certain amount of time to use her spell . She was not like Sungyoon, who could instantly activate his Gems .

However, the Behemoth was rampaging in random directions . Grace had to keep moving to new locations and try to activate her magic . However, the Behemoth kept moving out of her range by the time she was ready .

“I’ll try my best”

The Behemoth dished out indiscriminate destruction as it stomped everything near it . Could Sungyoon really keep it in one place? That was the question .

Kwahng!

‘Koohk!’

The claws once again sent Sungyoon flying . This time he was able to reduce the force felt on his body, so he wasn’t sent flying into a building like last time .

Taht!

Sungyoon landed normally . The distance between the Behemoth and him widened a bit . The Behemoth didn’t immediately attack its opponent . It just glared at him .

The man glared back at it as he unsummoned his sword and shield .

The halberd made its appearance .

Sungyoon lightly planted the shaft on the ground and checked the status of his other overclocked Gems . They were still fine .

He then aimed the halberd at the monster .

Until now, he had used his sword and shield to fight close range . But he had failed to keep his opponent in one place using this strategy .

Therefore, Sungyoon had decided to switch it up . He wanted to take advantage of his reach and speed to occupy his opponent .

‘I have to do my best to attack it and bog it down . ’

He could no longer let it destroy this city . Besides the obvious cost to human lives, this place was his party member’s home country . This place was where Grace’s family lived . And above all else . . .

‘I heard my daughter telling me to do my best!’

Above all else, Shinhae’s words had given him courage and confidence .

Sungyoon ran forward with all his might . The Behemoth charged forward in response .

Kwahng!

The ax blade of the halberd clashed with the Behemoth’s claws . Sungyoon had planned on deflecting the monster’s attacks to keep it in one place .

Puh-uhng!

‘This is impossible . ’

The difference in their power and size was too large .

‘I’d rather... . ’

Sungyoon was on guard against the Behemoth as he kept glancing at his surroundings .

“Do you see the four-story building to my right, Ms . Grace?”

- Yes, I see it .

“I’ll lure it toward that building . Please prepare a big spell .

- Understood .

Sungyoon was around 300 m away from the building . He had to somehow lure the Behemoth there .

‘How should I do this?’

He realized this task wouldn’t be that difficult .

Ooh-wuhhhhhhhhh!

The Behemoth acted like a bull that had seen a red cape . It charged toward Sungyoon .

Sungyoon dodged, and the claws brushed past his back .

“Over here, you bastard!”

He yelled out loud to provoke the monster . He even clapped his hands . He didn’t think the Behemoth could understand him, but his gestures had the desired effect .

The Behemoth charged once again .

Sungyoon was barely able to dodge, and he slowly baited the Behemoth toward the building .

He felt like a Matador . However, an enraged bull looked cute and tame in comparison to the Behemoth in front of him .

Koo-ahhhhhhh!

Sungyoon was like a fly that kept annoying the Behemoth . The monster became as mad as it could be . It rushed Sungyoon .

Until now, Sungyoon had dodged at the last moment . But this time, he decided to run .

Boom!

The Behemoth rammed into the four-story building, and the building fell around it .

“Do it now!”

As soon as Sungyoon yelled, cold air started to form around the Behemoth . Cold energy surrounded the Behemoth and the fragments of the building . The temperature fell at a rapid pace, and everything nearby became frozen .

Zzuh-zuh-zuh-zuhk!

The Behemoth’s movements started to slow down . Its feet were starting to freeze .

Koo-ahhhhhh!

Kwah-jeek! Kwah-jee-jeek!

The monster thrashed to break the ice on its body, but the cold energy kept freezing it .

The cycle of the Behemoth freezing and breaking the ice kept repeating . It seemed it would be impossible to completely freeze the Behemoth .

Still, Grace had been successful in slowing down the monster .

Sungyoon extended his hand .

Too-hwahk!

Stalagmites erupted beneath the Behemoth’s feet . However, they did no damage . Even a Jewel rank Gem was barely working on the monster, so there was no way Sungyoon’s magic would work . The stalagmites couldn’t even pierce its leather . However, the man hadn’t used his spell with the intention to cause damage .

Tah-taht!

Sungyoon ran forward . He ran up a stalagmite that had erupted from the ground . The stalagmite was high enough for Sungyoon to be able to reach the Behemoth’s face .

‘It’s futile to just cut open its skin . ’

Sungyoon didn’t know if he could defeat the Behemoth by inflicting numerous small wounds over time . However, one thing was for sure . It would take too long . Sungyoon’s Gems would be destroyed before that could happen .

Moreover, London would be razed to the ground even if he could defeat the Behemoth that way .

‘I have to pierce through a vulnerable spot . ’

He was aiming for the monster’s eye and the brain behind it .

“Hoohp!”

Sungyoon reached the zenith of the stalagmite, and he threw his halberd with all his might .

Kwah-jeeeeek!

Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

This scream was on a different level when compared to the sounds it had made until now . Sungyoon’s halberd had accurately pierced through the Behemoth’s eye .

However, it wasn’t enough . A little bit more force was needed to drive the halberd deeper . The weapon needed to go deep enough to pierce through the monster’s brain .

In any other situation, the Behemoth would’ve rampaged . But its body was frozen right now .

Sungyoon pushed off the top of the stalagmite as he jumped into the air . He summoned his shield . He planned on hitting the base of the halberd using his shield .

Hoo-oong!

The shield, which had a great force behind it, closed in on halberd .

Sungyoon just needed to move a bit closer through the air, and he would be able to end this fight .

Hweeek!

However, it was in vain . The shield missed its target .

Ggoo-uhhhhhhhhh!

The frost magic couldn’t keep the Behemoth in place until the end . The halberd had moved to a distance that Sungyoon couldn’t reach .

“Shit!”

Sungyoon could only swear at this development . However, he wasn’t in a situation to cuss further .

Kwahng!

The Behemoth swatted Sungyoon out of the air as if it were catching a mosquito . The man had tried to block with his shield, but he was sent flying a great distance . He hit the floor like a piece of trash that was thrown against the ground .

“Koo-oohk!”

His whole body creaked and hurt .

‘Thankfully, I had this armor . I’m really fortunate . ’

He felt thankful for the silver armor surrounding his body . If it hadn’t been for that, he wouldn’t have been able to take so much fall damage . His body would’ve been a complete mess .

Sungyoon stood up .

‘Huh?’

He could see a large structure in the distance .

‘When did I get this far?’

He could see Buckingham Palace . Sungyoon had been too busy fighting that he hadn’t realized the fight had moved so far .

Of course, the palace was still a good distance away, and it still looked small .

However, it was also true that Sungyoon and the Behemoth had moved a considerable distance .

The battle hadn’t been going on for too long . However, there was no traffic that could stop the Behemoth and Sungyoon . Terrain, roads, buildings were all ignored as they fought . This was why they had reached the region near the palace in no time .

The battle had been moving so fast that Grace had even asked Sungyoon to hold the Behemoth in place .

“I’m sorry, Ms . Grace . I’m telling you this beforehand, but I cannot fight while protecting Buckingham Palace . ”

- I know it’s too bad, but it can’t be helped .

Grace’s voice was full of lament, but she wasn’t childish enough to ask Sungyoon to protect the palace at all costs .

Both of them had assumed everyone in Buckingham Palace would’ve evacuated by now . They assumed only the building would be destroyed . However, their assumption was ruthlessly proven wrong .

- What? Grandmother is still inside the palace?

Grace had just wanted to be prudent, so she asked if everyone had evacuated the palace . Sungyoon could hear her flustered voice through the communication device .

‘The Queen is still inside the palace?’

Sungyoon was truly taken aback .

‘I have to stop it from going toward the palace at all cost!’

The Queen of England was one of the pillars of this country . She was the mental anchor for the people of England . However, Sungyoon didn’t care about that fact . The only thing he cared about was that the Queen was Grace’s family .

- You should’ve evacuated her as soon as possible! Grandmother wouldn’t leave? You should’ve brought her out in any way possible!

Sungyoon had never heard Grace this mad . However, the Behemoth didn’t care about her feelings . It started to move .

‘Is it coming?’

Sungyoon became tense . However, the Behemoth was acting unusual . It wasn’t moving in an aggressive manner .

It stayed in place . At a glance, it looked indecisive . But on another glance, it seemed as if the monster was doing something important .

‘It is preparing something? No way!’

Sungyoon had an idea about what the monster was trying to do . His face crumpled .

‘I thought the Behemoth wasn’t able to shoot it because it was weakened . ’

Sungyoon thought that if the Behemoth was capable of shooting it, the Behemoth would’ve used it at the beginning of their fight . So he had assumed the monster was too weak to use it . But it seemed he had been wrong .

The Behemoth reared backward .

Zzuh-uhk!

It opened its mouth wide open . The corners of its lips ripped open until its mouth expanded to its shoulders . A powerful light leaked out from its open mouth .

‘Breath!’

The Behemoth possessed an attack where it let out a powerful beam of energy from its mouth . This was the very same attack . Sungyoon instinctively tried to dodge . However, he soon stopped himself . If he dodged, London and Buckingham palace would be destroyed . Civilians would be killed, and above all else, Grace’s grandmother would die .

‘“Shit!”

It happened as soon as Sungyoon took a defensive stance .

Puh-uhng!

The Breath shot out .