Chapter 162
Chapter 162
Sungyoon dashed through the roads, which were now a mess . All the cars were trying to get on the road, and the people in the streets were confused about what to do .
A monster had attacked the city and caused a calamity . It was driving the citizens of London into a state of panic .
Sungyoon’s lodging wasn’t too far away from Buckingham Palace, so he was able to arrive at his destination in no time .
Grace was already waiting for him at the front gate .
“Mr . Sungyoon!”
She greeted him with a loud voice .
“Thank you very much for getting here so quickly!”
“You can thank me later . How long will it take for us to get to the scene?”
“Follow me!”
Grace ran as she led Sungyoon into the palace . Soon, they arrived at a large landing pad .
“The helicopter will be here in a moment . ”
Sungyoon nodded .
They silently waited for the helicopter .
Sungyoon moved away from the restless Grace and picked up his handphone . He made a call .
He could hear the rings . A long time pa.s.sed, yet no one answered . He let out a small sigh, and he was about to end the call .
- …dad?
A sleepy voice came through the phone . It seemed s.h.i.+nhae had been sleeping .
It was to be expected as there was a time difference between Korea and England . Sungyoon called his daughter had called during her sleeping hour .
He could hear someone ask, ‘Is it your dad?’ It seemed Jiyoon was sleeping next to s.h.i.+nhae .
“… Were you sleeping?”
He was waiting to go into a battle where he would be putting his life on the line . This might be bad luck, but he wanted to hear his daughter’s voice before he went into the fight .
- Yes . Are you working, dad?
s.h.i.+nhae had been awoken from her sleep, but she didn’t complain . If she could talk to her dad, she didn’t mind what time it was .
“Yes . I’m going to go do something very important soon . ”
- I see .
The father and daughter continued their quiet conversation .
Since s.h.i.+nhae was still very sleepy, her words were slurring together . Sometimes, he heard her yawn . However, the little girl didn’t stop talking . There was no way she would do that .
Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
The rotor of the helicopter made some noise . The helicopter slowly descended from the air to land nearby . It was time .
“Dad has to go to work now . ”
- Yes, dad .
s.h.i.+nhae said something that gave a big boost to Sungyoon’s courage .
- Do your best .
“… Yes . ”
He ended the call and brought down the handphone from his ear .
“… Was it your daughter?”
“Yes . ”
Grace studied Sungyoon .
“I’m sorry for asking you this question . But why are you helping us?”
Sungyoon wasn’t British . And from what she had observed, Sungyoon didn’t have a strong sense of justice . In fact, he was indifferent when it came to other people .
However, he had readily volunteered for this mission despite it being very dangerous . It was out of character for him .
“I do have a basic sense of justice, and I can’t turn a blind eye when so many people are dying right now . Above all else, you are my comrade, and you asked for my help . ”
Moreover, even if he died here, s.h.i.+nhae’s future would be guaranteed . It helped sway his decision .
Grace was silent . Sungyoon didn’t say anything special, but the meaning behind his words changed when one considered the current circ.u.mstance . He was saying these words as he was heading into a battle . His words left a deep impression on her .
“… As a representative of the people of Britain, I would like to thank you . You will forever be a friend to this country . Even if it"s just me, I will do my best to help and support all your endeavors from here on out . ”
Grace had said something significant . At the very least, she would do everything in her power to help Sungyoon from now on .
However, Sungyoon didn’t take her words too seriously .
In the first place, he didn’t want anything in return from England or Grace . He just wanted to live a happy life with s.h.i.+nhae . The backing of a country wasn’t that important to him .
“You don’t have to thank me to that extent . If the battle looks insurmountable, I’ll be running away . ”
“If that happens, I’ll make a promise to you right now . I’ll block the monster so that Mr . Sungyoon can run away . ”
Grace didn’t hesitate before speaking such words .
The helicopter finally landed . The clothes and hair of Sungyoon and Grace fluttered as the rotor of the helicopter created wind vortices .
The two of them got on the helicopter .
There was no turning back now .
They closed the door, and the helicopter lifted into the air . Sungyoon took a firm hold of his Devices and Gems as he thought about the impending battle .
‘Behemoth . There is no way I can fight it straight on with my current level of power . ’
However, it wasn’t as if it was a no-win situation . Grace had asked this of him, and he couldn’t just watch a ma.s.sive number of people die . However, he wouldn’t have accepted this request if there was no chance of victory .
‘First, there is Ms . Grace’s firepower . ’
She had the superior firepower that came with using magic . Spells allowed magic users to damage opponents much higher in level . This held especially true for Grace since she was a Connector optimized to use magic .
‘Moreover, we’ll receive support from the British police and army . ’
Their weapons won’t be effective, but they could distract the Behemoth .
Above all else . . .
‘There is a possibility that it has been weakened . ’
In the monster’s guide, it was written that a Behemoth possessed overwhelming strength . Just the force in a single strike with its claws could easily cut down a two-story house . However, the Behemoth he saw on TV wasn’t that powerful from what he had observed .
‘If we overclock our Gems, we have a chance . ’
But they couldn’t underestimate their opponent . Connectors also became weaker on earth .
Moreover, they had to finish the fight before their overclocked Gems broke . They had to worry about that stipulation too . Above all else, they had to end this fast as soon as possible since they were fighting in the middle of London .
‘Hit hard and fast . ’
This was the only viable strategy .
They could slowly see the scene of the attack .
Acrid black smoke was covering the sky, and a cloud of dust covered the nearby region . Pieces of buildings were scattered everywhere as if a bomb had gone off .
Despite all of this, the monster was visible .
It looked like a G.o.d of war who had descended to the surface of the world to rain down destruction . It stood in the middle of the pandemonium as it destroyed everything near it . However, it wasn’t the destruction that grabbed Sungyoon’s attention . It was something else .
“… It is eating people?”
When Sungyoon mumbled those words, Grace checked to see if he was telling the truth .
“… Do monsters usually eat people like that?”
Monsters ate people . They really liked eating the hearts of Connectors, and they even ate the rest of the body . Of course, Grace knew this .
However, the Behemoth was acting like a regular creature that needed food to live .
Monsters prioritized killing over eating food . But this Behemoth was acting differently from the monsters that they had seen up until now .
“I have no idea why it is acting that way . Maybe it is different from the monsters on the Moon, since it suddenly appeared on Earth . Still, it doesn’t change what we have to do . ”
Sungyoon activated the Gems on his Device . Soon, he looked like a stylish knight .
“We just have to stop it . ”
The helicopter moved towards an open s.p.a.ce that was a bit away from where the Behemoth was rampaging .
Boom!
Sungyoon jumped off . The people who had been running away stopped to stare at the situation . Even if they were in a panic, someone had just jumped off a helicopter to land on the ground . Moreover, he was dressed like a knight . They stopped because it was an amazing sight . No, it was an absurd scene .
Grace jumped out after him .
“I’ll be going first . ”
“Let’s go together! It’ll be too dangerous by yourself!”
Sungyoon shook his head from side to side .
“We don’t have time . One of us has to get there as soon as possible . I have to go buy some time for us . ”
Grace was too slow to keep up with Sungyoon .
She threw something toward Sungyoon . It was an earpiece .
“… Please be careful . ”
She grasped her two hands together as she spoke .
Sungyoon nodded . He then briefly took off his helmet to put on the earpiece, and started running after that .
He didn’t need someone to tell him where the Behemoth was located .
He just had to track the fire and smoke . He headed towards where the screams and roars emanated .
Sungyoon was rus.h.i.+ng forward like a mad boar, and people quickly got out of his way . They were desperate to run away, yet some crazy guy in armor was barreling through them . Some cussed at him for his rudeness .
However, Sungyoon ignored his surroundings . He focused only on running .
A two-floor house was in his way . He didn’t hesitate and put strength into his legs .
Pah-aht!
His body surged into the air .
Puh-uhk!
In a flash, he had jumped over the house .
Dirt flew into the air when he landed in the backyard on the other side .
When people saw him land, they all stopped . Their mouths fell open from being surprised .
“What the h.e.l.l was that?”
“I . . . I have no idea . ”
However, no one had an answer .
Sungyoon left behind the confused people, and he ran toward the scene of destruction .
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The Behemoth was indiscriminately destroying the city . Its sharp claws cut into lines of family houses . It stomped on buses . It killed humans .
“Ooh-ahhhhhhhk!”
“Kyahhhhhhhk!”
People screamed as they ran away . The Behemoth was fast, but it moved in a leisurely fas.h.i.+on . It chased after the humans .
Kwah-jeek!
“Kuh-uhk!”
Its claw pierced through a man who was running away, and then the monster moved the man to its mouth . The man was still twiching, seemingly was still alive . But the Behemoth tossed him into its mouth .
Koo-roohk! Koo-roohk!
The Behemoth let out a cry of satisfaction as it continued its rampage . It was slowly heading toward the center of the city .
Hunt and destruction .
The Behemoth enjoyed both very much .
However, fun had its own place . It was hungry .
This time it swept four screaming humans into its mouth . The humans squirmed in its mouth until they became still . The monster loved that sensation . However, its hunger wasn’t satiated .
Bang! Bang!
Something hit its skin once again . It didn’t hurt, but it didn’t feel good either .
The Behemoth frowned as it looked at the policemen who had fired on it .
The policemen turned pale at the monster"s gaze .
When the Behemoth charged toward them, they desperately ran away . However, the Behemon eventually caught up with them, and its claws ripped them into pieces .
The Behemoth’s charge hadn’t just killed the policemen . A lot of humans in its path were also squashed beneath its feet . The people nearby, who hadn’t been able to run away, were frightened out of their mind as they scattered in all directions .
However, some were unable to run away .
The Behemoth’s charge was so fearsome and frightening that a woman’s leg refused to work . She fell to the ground . The Behemoth had appeared right in front of her .
“Mooooooooom!”
The child in her arms cried as she buried her head into the woman’s bosom . The woman instinctively hugged her child tighter, and she turned her back toward the Behemoth to s.h.i.+eld her child .
However, the woman knew . Her body wouldn’t be able to save her child . It was useless as a s.h.i.+eld .
Koo-hoo!
The Behemoth noticed her .
The woman tried to push with her feet as she desperately tried to distance herself from the Behemoth . She knew it was futile to resist, but it was the only thing she could do .
Boom! Boom!
Obviously, the Behemoth moved faster than she could drag her body . It then stood in front of her as if to show off its power .
Koo-roohk!
Was it having fun? It let out a sound of unknown meaning . Then it slowly raised its arm .
“Ah, ah ah ah . . . !”
She let out a soft moan as she waited for her inevitable fate . She hugged her child tighter . It was a useless gesture, but her instinct as a mother told her to do that .
Too-hwahk!
The claws finally fell toward them like a guillotine . She shut her eyes tight .
Boom!
An explosive sound rang out . She was so surprised that she screamed .
However, there was no pain . There was no death . Some small rocks fell on her, but nothing else happened . She slowly started to open her eyes .
As the thick dust cloud subsided, she could slowly start to see the scene in front of her .
The enormous monster was still in front of her .
However, someone else had appeared between her and the monster .
He wore a silver-colored armor with a red cape . His hands held an enormous sword and a st.u.r.dy s.h.i.+eld . This man, who looked like a knight, was blocking the terrifying claws of the monster .
He turned to look at her .
“Are you okay?”
She swore on her life . At that moment, the man in front of her looked like a gallant knight straight out of a fairy tale .