Chapter 50
Chapter 50
The only place, which wasn’t protected by its fur, was its wrinkly face . The mace landed squarely on its face .
He felt a heavy sensation run up his hands . He felt something break, and it was an exhilarating feeling . He felt the sensation through the mace .
The Bigfoot let out an odd scream . It was indescribable . Blood exploded forth from the folds of its wrinkles . In order to defend against the spear, it had raised its arm up high . The other arm was propping its body up . It lost control of its arm as it buckled under the attack .
The Bigfoot looked like it had suffered a critical wound, but Sungyoon didn’t put his guard down . He once again swung the mace towards its face .
Kwah-jeek!
He heard the sound of something bursting open . The Bigfoot’s face cratered inward . The lips, which had been sneering at Sungyoon, were smashed inwards . It looked like it was crying . Its nose was completely crushed, and it looked as if its nose had disappeared without a trace . Its terrifyingly sharp teeth were shattered . Its left eye had barely avoided bursting open, but it had come out of its socket . It hung in the air .
Boom!
Its enormous body fell to the floor . Sungyoon was ready to swing his b.l.o.o.d.y mace at any moment . He quietly glared at the enormous body .
However, the Bigfoot never moved again .
Hoo-ooooohng!
Light engulfed the Bigfoot’s corpse . Sungyoon was finally able to relax when he saw this . He hadn’t been able to wipe his face in the tense battle . He wiped the blood that had been splattered all over his face .
“I wonder why its blood won’t disappear alongside its dead body . ’
He grumbled inwardly as he approached the location where the Bigfoot"s corpse used to be .
The Bigfoot had tormented Sungyoon, Tim and Emily, yet the only thing left behind was a palm sized moonstone and a bracelet .
‘It left behind a moonstone and a Device . ’
Sungyoon picked up the bracelet, and he became surprised .
It was twice as large in terms of surface area compared to Sungyoon’s bracelet . Surprisingly, there were ten slots etched into the bracelet . Moreover, one of the slots was clearly letting out a green light .
‘It is a Device that can slot a Green Gem . ’
That wasn’t all . There were two slots for Blue Gems and an additional two that could slot Indigo Gems . The rest were slots for Purple Gems .
It was a much better Device than the one Sungyoon currently possessed .
Sungoon picked up the moonstone and the Device, and he headed towards Tim and Emily . Fortunately, Emily wasn’t late in healing him . Tim was sitting on the floor as he held his torso upright . He looked fine on the outside . However, Emily remained next to Tim with worry in her eyes . She continued to tend to him .
Tim abruptly tried to get to his feet when he sensed Sungyoon’s approach . However, he immediately clutched at his chest . It was where he had been hit .
“Ah . You shouldn’t move yet!”
Emily tried to stop him, but Tim paid no attention to her advice . He stood up .
“Thank you . ”
He gave a short thanks, but his emotions were worn on his sleeve . Emily, who was worried about Tim, also expressed her thanks towards Sungyoon .
“Thank you very much . ”
Sungyoon nodded once .
“Are your wounds doing ok?”
“Ha ha . It is bearable . ”
His face was scrunched up, but he spoke in a cheerful manner . It seemed he had an affable personality .
“It seems you are still in a considerable amount of pain . ”
“I did suffer a pretty serious injury . Broken bones were the least of my problems . It was bad enough that I couldn’t recover fully even with the help of her healing magic . ”
Emily lowered her head . She felt as if this was all her fault . Tim patted her on the back .
“You shouldn’t feel any guilt . You did nothing wrong . I let my guard down . It was my fault for charging forward like that . ”
He had become excited when he realized he could kill this troublesome monster . At the very least, he should have paused long enough to check if the monster wasn’t incapable of putting up a resistance .
In hindsight, he was lucky to be alive . If he hadn’t worn his armor and if Emily wasn’t here, he would have met his end . His crumpled armor had already been unsummoned . The armor was dented so much that it had interfered with treatment of his wounds .
Sungyoon waited for both of them to stop talking . When Emily calmed down, he brought up the next order of business .
“I would like to settle the account now . ”
Sungyoon knew he looked a bit tactless, but he didn’t care . It wasn’t as if he would become friends with them . He put his life on the line to join the battle for only one reason .
“Before we do that, please take this . ”
Sungyoon took off the glove type Device, and he handed it over to her . Thanks to overclocking the Device, the two Purple Gem had turned completely gray . It would probably take a couple days for the two Gems to regain their normal color .
“I didn’t expect you to give it up so easily . I thought you would get greedy . ”
If Sungyoon had wanted to, he could have taken both Blue Gems and the Device . Tim and Emily were powerless to stop him right now, so they were prepared for that scenario . This was why Tim became a bit surprised . It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Sungyoon had saved both their lives . It wouldn’t have been unreasonable if Sungyoon asked for all three items .
However, Sungyoon spoke in a cold manner .
“I’ll only take a Blue Gem . Full stop . That was the contract . ”
When making the deal, Emily hadn’t specified the quant.i.ty . Sungyoon was within his rights to ask for both Blue Gems . However, the Device wasn’t part of the contract .
“You are an honest person . ”
“I’m just a stickler for words . ”
That’s right . He was a stickler for how the contract was worded . He wasn’t honest, and he wasn’t kind . Those words shouldn’t be a.s.sociated with him .
Tim looked a bit baffled when Sungyoon used a negative term like ‘stickler’ to describe himself . However, it was none of his business, so he let it go .
‘So, what should I give him?’
Tim thought for a moment as he reached for his Device .
“Please pick one . ”
Emily, who had received her glove from Sungyoon, pushed it towards him .
“Hey, Emily!”
She had been about to hand over her Gem, but Tim quickly grabbed her hand .
“I’ll give him mine . You should put that away . ”
However, Emily shook her head from side to side .
“I’m the one that made the deal with this person . Also, you always use all the Gems in your possession . I carry these as a backup . If we have to give him a Gem, I would prefer we give him mine . ”
Emily added another argument at the end .
“Anyways, I can’t really use them well even if I have them . ”
A deep feeling of helplessness had taken root in her voice . Even if she kept these items, she wouldn’t be able to do much with them .
However, Sungyoon didn’t care that Emily felt ineffectual . He kept his attention on the Blue Gems that she had thrust towards him .
‘I really should take this one . ’
Sungyoon pointed towards the right Gem .
“I’ll take the s.h.i.+eld . ”
His s.h.i.+eld had been destroyed, so he needed a new one . Moreover, he had been feeling the limitation of his previous s.h.i.+eld . It had become damaged by attacks from the 3rd floor Slash Cats . His spear was still somewhat effective on the third floor . He had to upgrade his s.h.i.+eld more so than his spear . In many ways, the choice was a no brainer .
After receiving the Blue Gem from Emily, Sungyoon was a bit moved as he looked at it . He had finally acquired a Blue Gem . Currently, the Blue Gem had lost all its l.u.s.ter, and it had turned into a gray color . Still, the fact remained that this was a Blue Gem . He finally checked one of the requirements needed to earn a Personal labyrinth .
However, Sungyoon pushed down on his excitement . There was still business to be done .
“These are the loot that dropped from the Bigfoot . ”
Sungyoon placed the Device and moonstone on the floor, so the both of them could get a good look at it .
“How will we distribute it?”
Tim and Emily looked at each other, and they nodded their heads .
“You can keep it all . ”
“… Are you sure about that?”
“It’s fine . ”
In no uncertain terms, Sungyoon had contributed the most in this battle . Even if he had already been paid for his help, he had fought a powerful opponent, and he had applied the killing blow . Tim and Emily had no qualms about giving all the loot to him .
“I won’t say no . ”
Sungyoon quickly put away the loot . The virtue of modesty can only be present in those that can afford it, and Sungyoon couldn’t afford to show it .
“May you guard us instead?”
Tim spoke .
“You want me to be your bodyguard?”
“Yes . As you can see, my body is in a rough state . Moreover, all of my Gems were overclocked, so they are sealed right now . ”
Sungyoon mulled over it . First, he a.s.sessed his current situation . The s.h.i.+eld, which he had been using, was destroyed . His newly acquired s.h.i.+eld was unusable for the near future . Fortunately, he hadn’t overclocked his spear for long, so he could still use it right now .
He felt uneasy about his current state of equipment, but he unexpectedly looked on the bright side .
‘The monsters on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor should cause no trouble to me . ’
A monster like the Bigfoot was an anomaly . It would be odd to find another one in this labyrinth . Moreover, there was another reason why he felt optimistic .
“Are you able to use more support magic?”
“Yes . Yes! I am able to cast it . I can also cast my healing magic . ”
Emily became surprised at the sudden question, but she immediately gave an affirmation .
‘If that is true . . . ’
He could keep these two safe without much problem . This might be preferable compared to exiting this place by himself .
Despite these thoughts, Sungyoon was firm in making his position known to these two . He hammered it home .
“If another monster like the Bigfoot appears again, I’m running away no matter what . ”
“If that happens, our lives will be forfeit anyways . ”
Tim shrugged his shoulders . If they ran across another monster of that caliber, he would just a.s.sume that G.o.d was out to get them . If that happened, he would give up his life, so his sister could run away . Of course, he would go down cursing the so-called G.o.d .
“Alright . Shall we go now?”
“Excuse me . Shouldn’t we let Tim rest a little bit . . . ”
“I’m fine, Emily . ”
Tim shook his head from side to side .
“Most of my wounds are healed thanks to your magic . It is painful, but I am able to walk . Moreover, we are still in a dangerous location . Even if it is painful, we have to get out of here . That’s the priority . ”
He spoke towards Sungyoon .
“Let’s go . ”
Sungyoon nodded as he summoned his spear .
Tim and Emily looked surprised as they looked at Sungyoon .
‘As expected, I wasn’t mistaken . ’
Tim watched Sungyoon summon his spear with barely a delay . It made him think .
There had been a chance that he had been mistaken, because he had been in pain from his wounds . However, he hadn’t been mistaken . Sungyoon could summon his weapons with surprising speed . When he struck the final blow against the Bigfoot, he had unsummoned his spear and instantly re-summoned the mace . Tim couldn’t replicate such a feat . He didn’t know anyone that could pull off this trick . Even the high ranked Connectors probably couldn’t do that .
The fact that Sungyoon had summoned a weapon in an instant meant that he could quickly activate the Gem . If Sungyoon used a Gem capable of casting magic, there would be no delay in casting the spells . He could fire them indiscriminately .
‘This person might become someone amazing in the future . ’
Tim quietly watched the back of Sungyoon, who had entered the tunnel first .