Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 284

Chapter 284


Chapter 284


When the Mayor, the Deputy mayor, and Sungyoon went into Plu-El’s room, she was having her meal .


After a conversation with Sungyoon, Plu-El had decided to stop fasting . Only a short while had pa.s.sed since then, but her face had regained some color . Her wrists were bound, yet she was deftly eating bread .


“Do you have more questions for me?”


Plu-El put away her food to the side .


The Mayor responded .


“Is the food to your taste?”


“It"s good . Ingredients like these can’t be acquired within the labyrinths . So it"s unimaginably good for me . ”


“That"s good to hear . ”


Contrary to his words, the worry was evident in the Mayor’s voice . They could no longer acquire food provisions on the Moon, and it was beyond food . Drinking water was scarce too .


They somehow endured by rationing the food and water that had been stored in the storage Gems of several Connectors . However, each Connector had a single labyrinth run in mind when they had been storing the food . Therefore, the total food and water didn’t amount to much, and this was one of the reasons the Mayor wanted to send his people to Earth as soon as possible .


“I’ll be direct with you . We need to know how you and your comrades managed to go down to Earth . ”


Plu-El blinked at the Mayor’s question, then she looked toward Sungyoon .


“Is that the reason why we are still here? You can just open a portal to Earth . ”


“I can only open portals on the Moon . ”


“Ah!”


Plu-El let out an exclamation as if she had a realization .


“You still haven’t gained mastery over the Royal Gem . It"s to be expected . You awakened it just a while ago . ”


Some important words had come out of her mouth, and Sungyoon took a step forward .


“It"s called the Royal Gem?”


“Yes . The Royal Gem . I’m talking about the Gem Mr . Sungyoon possesses . The one you took from Aruwen . ”


Sungyoon’s gaze headed toward the Gold Gem that sparkled with a red tint every now and then on his Device .


“What"s the Royal Gem?”


The Mayor asked the question .


Plu-El furrowed her brows for a moment as she went over her options . In the end, she let out a long sigh and shook her head from side to side .


“I don’t trust you guys enough to reveal such information . ”


The Mayor groaned in frustration, but he could do nothing . Their side couldn’t completely trust Plu-El, so they had detained her in this room . In consideration of that, her response was reasonable .


“Can you teach us how to place the portal on Earth?”


Plu-El hadn’t been planning on holding back that information, so she replied to the Mayor’s request .


“Mr . Sungyoon can open a portal to Earth once the Royal Gem’s abilities become stronger . I don’t know how long that will take . If you can just wait until—”


“We can’t . ”


The Mayor was firm in turning down that option .


“Mmm! You asking me this question means either you have no other way of returning to Earth or it would be very difficult to pull off such a thing . Am I right?”


“… You"re correct . ”


“Then give me back my Device and Gems . ”


The Mayor, the Deputy mayor, and Sungyoon, all gave her a nasty look .


“Don’t look at me like that . I don’t plan on running away after attacking you guys . I need my Gem to open a portal to Earth . ”


“You have such a Gem?”


“It"s similar to the Royal Gem . I’ll leave it at that . ”


Plu-El didn’t want to give a further explanation, so she shut her mouth .


“… I think it would be wise to accept Ms . Plu-El’s request . ”


Sungyoon carefully expressed his opinion, but the Mayor and the Deputy mayor looked dismayed .


Plu-El saw their faces, and her voice sounded as if she was a bit offended .


“It can’t be helped if you still distrust me . ”


“No . It isn’t like that . . . ”


The Mayor let out a long sigh .


“We don"t have your Device and Gems . ”


“What?”


“We were busy evacuating people . The Device and Gems of a terrorist was the last thing on our mind . We didn’t have time to collect it . ”


“Then my Device and Gems are . . . ”


“In Armstrong city . ”


Silence descended in the room for a moment .


“Let’s think this through for a moment . ”


Sungyoon spoke .


“There are three plans that would allow us to get out of this place . First, we can wait for the so-called Royal Gem to get stronger . Second, we can somehow contact Earth and ask them to send s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps . Last, we can recover Ms . Plu-El’s Device and Gems . ”


“The first idea is a no . ”


The Deputy mayor struck down the first escape plan .


“We have to transport these people to Earth as soon as possible . There is a lack of food and water here . Even if we ration our supplies, we’ll run out in a week . At the latest, we have to escape within two weeks . Since we have no idea if the Gem will get stronger within two weeks, the first plan is unfeasible . ”


Plu-El, who had been eating, looked down at the food .


“That means we have to somehow infiltrate Armstrong city . ”


Sungyoon stroked his chin .


“We will have to do it whether we want to acquire a communication device or recover Ms . Plu-El’s Device and Gems . ”


“Which is the better option, Mr . Sungyoon?”


“I’m not sure . ”


Sungyoon thought about the two options when the Mayor posed the question .


“As expected, our best option will be recovering Ms . Plu-El’s Device and Gems . ”


“That"s the safest option . ”


The Mayor and the Deputy mayor both agreed with him .


“Even if we do establish contact with Earth, they would have to send a ma.s.sive fleet of s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps . Moreover, it will be dangerous if any monster sees the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps land on the Moon . ”


“The communication part is the problem . The communication apparatus needs electricity for it to work . That means we have to recapture a part of Armstrong city . I’m not sure if that"s possible with the force we possess . ”


“Basically, we don’t have a choice . ”


The words of the Mayor and the Deputy mayor revealed the brutal reality of their situation . Sungyoon agreed with their reasoning .


‘We just have to hope Ms . Plu-El told us the truth . ’


“Where is Ms . Plu-El’s Device and Gems?”


“We put it in the vault beneath the city hall . The vault key is located inside my desk’s drawer . ”


The Mayor spoke .


With that information, Sungyoon now knew everything he needed to .


“Understood . We’ll move immediately . Time is not on our side . ”


“Wait a moment . ”


Sungyoon was about to exit the room, but the Deputy mayor got in his way .


“Are you planning on going yourself, Mr . Sungyoon?”


“Yes . Is that a problem?”


“You can’t!”


The Deputy mayor argued against Sungyoon’s plan of action .


“What happens if you die? Only you can open the portal, and we can’t leave without it . We’ll be stranded here, and this place will become a huge prison for us . We can"t send you, Mr . Sungyoon . ”


Sungyoon had been in a hurry, so he hadn"t thought it through . That was why he came to a stop .


“The Deputy mayor is right . As of now, we can"t send you to do dangerous missions . You just have to keep the portal open . Didn’t you say you can open a portal to anywhere you’ve been before?”


“Correct . ”


“Let’s open a portal to my office, and we can send Connectors to retrieve the key . Then we can open a portal to the vault in the bas.e.m.e.nt . It seems like the best course of action . ”


The Mayor gave a rough outline of a plan .


“That’ll be for the best . ”


The Deputy mayor agreed with the new plan . It was clear that both the Mayor and his deputy refused to send Sungyoon on a mission . They had a point, so Sungyoon didn’t put up a fuss .


In order to create a more detailed plan, the three of them decided to leave the room . They headed to the room that they had repurposed as a meeting room . As they left, they could hear Plu-El speak .


“If you run into any problems, please come and visit me . I’ll help if it doesn’t compromise my people . ”


“I will bear that in mind . ”


Sungyoon bowed toward Plu-El, then left the room .


After everyone left, Plu-El picked up the bread once again . As always, the bread made on Earth was very delicious .


***


Woooooong!


The portal radiated a blue glow as it appeared in front of the people .


“As always, it"s a beautiful sight . ”


It was as if the enormous galaxy was contracted into the portal, dyed blue, and spun in a spiral . The Deputy mayor let out an exclamation without realizing it .


“Does everyone know the plan?”


The Mayor had specifically chosen five Connectors . They just had to sneak out the Device and Gems, so there was no need for a large number of Connectors . In fact, a large group might be a detriment to the plan .


“Yes! We have to avoid making contact with monsters . We should avoid fights if possible . First, we have to retrieve the vault key within the Mayor’s desk—”


Suddenly, something interrupted the Connector that had been answering the Mayor .


Shweeeeek!


The portal rippled, and something flew toward the Connector . It was an enormous bone that was shaped like a sharp knife .


Kwahng!


“Ooh-wahk!”


Fortunately, the Connector didn’t lose his life . The Mayor had stationed Connectors in various locations around the room just to be safe, and one of them had stepped in to block the attack .


The Connector who had been attacked didn"t suffer many injuries . He was just surprised by it .


Sungyoon also immediately reacted .


Hoo-oohk!


He canceled the portal and summoned his halberd . Then, he immediately stabbed the monster that had jumped out of the portal .


Kwah-jee-jeek!


The monster had lost its balance, so it couldn’t defend against the attack . Sungyoon"s halberd pierced through its back .


Koo-uhhhhhh!


The monster let out a scream, and the other Connectors attacked it before the monster could do anything . It died without putting up much of a fight .


“What . . . what the h.e.l.l!”


The situation had been resolved, but the Connector was shocked by the attack . He looked as if his soul had been drained out of him .


Every Connector who had immediately realized what had happened looked at the monster with a serious expression .


“Is it dead?”


“Yes . It"s completely dead . ”


Sungyoon kicked the monster and flipped it over for the Mayor .


The monster didn’t move at all, and soon, it disappeared to reveal a moonstone .


“It seems there was a monster within the office . We were unlucky . ”


The Deputy mayor said as he looked at the location where the portal had been hovering . However, Sungyoon didn’t agree with him .


“Was it really bad luck?”


“… What are you trying to say?”


“What if monsters are guarding the important locations within Armstrong city?”


Everyone’s face stiffened .


“We used the portal in the open to evacuate . They know about it now . ”


Since time was of the essence when evacuating, Sungyoon and the others hadn"t bothered to open the portal within a building . They had opened it in front of the city hall, and of course, the monsters had seen it .


“… Do you think monsters were ready for us? Aren’t you getting ahead of yourself in making such a.s.sumptions?”


Even though he said such words, the Deputy mayor sensed an ominous feeling . He reacted as if he didn’t want to believe it .


“It"s a possibility . I hope I"m wrong, but we should open the portal in a different location . We’ll find out if my theory is true or not . It really might have been a coincidence that a monster had been inside the Mayor’s office . ”


Sungyoon started opening his portal once again, and everyone within the room became tense . However, the outcome was the same as in the first try: a monster had shown up .


He then opened the portal several more times, but every time, monsters kept crossing the portal . Even if a monster hadn"t appeared from the portal, Connectors found the monsters stationed nearby, and they had to immediately return through the portal .


In the end, Sungyoon gave up on opening the portal . An unpleasant mood descended within the room .


“It seems…”


Sungyoon let out a deep sigh as he opened his mouth .


“I’ll have to talk to Ms . Plu-El once again . ”

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