Chapter 191
Chapter 191
Every one of them was a prominent high rank Connector . Sungyoon thought this venture might turn out to be a success .
“Of course, they are the cream of the crop . We also asked other high rank Connectors to partic.i.p.ate too . ”
“I’m surprised you got them to agree . ”
“We’ll allow them to own real estate in Armstrong city . ”
‘I can see why they joined . ’
Even if one possessed a ma.s.sive amount of money, one couldn’t ‘own’ real estate in Armstrong city . So this incentive was enough to bring the high rank Connectors to the table .
“We’ll give you the same deal, Mr . Woo . Of course, the size of the reward is proportional to the skill of the Connector . For starters, we are willing to give you the building which Jungb.u.m is currently renting . Any additional rewards will depend on how you perform . ”
Sungyoon had heard Jimin complain about the exorbitant amount of money she had to pay for renting their current building . So this was welcome news .
“Why me? I"m less skilled than these Connectors . ”
“We know that . We don’t expect too much from you, but you shouldn’t sell yourself too short . In terms of results, not many have accomplished as much as you . This is especially true when we start talking about Connectors who awakened around the same time as you . Mr . Woo is plenty strong, and the fact that you can enter the Great Labyrinth is proof . ”
Many Connectors refused to go into the Great Labyrinth even if they were capable of entering it . They feared it . Then there were the countless Connectors who didn’t even have the ability . Sungyoon could be considered one of the powerful Connectors in Armstrong city .
“Moreover, Mr . Woo was one of the first to survive an encounter with a Golem . You also defeated a Golem with your party members in Armstrong . Above all else . . . ”
Smith appraised Sungyoon .
“You dispatched a Super Golem . ”
“I don"t remember how I did it . ”
“We already know that . However, it doesn’t change the fact that you used your unknown power to defeat the Super Golem . It"s enough to take you along as the wild card . ”
“… Where are you going to carry out this plan? There is no way you are going to do this in the sealed Beginner’s Labyrinth, right?”
“We aren’t that crazy . ”
Sungyoon thought this plan was already plenty crazy, but he didn’t speak it out loud .
“In order to a.s.sure the safety of Armstrong city, we plan to eliminate the Golems that appear within the Beginner’s Labyrinth as well, but that will have to wait for a later date . We’ll only do so if we are confident that we can eliminate all the Golems . I don"t believe there is an unlimited number of Golems, but there might be more than expected . Also, there is a chance that the Golems might no longer appear in other labyrinths if we eliminate all of them in this expedition . ”
Thankfully, they weren’t going to be reckless by going to the Beginner’s Labyrinth .
“We decided to carry out this plan in a labyrinth that’s about three days" travel away . We’ll start off slowly by carrying out experiments . ”
Three days . It was a vague answer .
Even if it took three days to get there, Sungyoon had no idea how many kilometers he would have to travel if he went in a straight line .
The surface of the Moon wasn’t level, and it had a lot of large craters . If one wanted a smooth ride, one had to drive around a lot of the terrain .
Thankfully, Smith solved Sungyoon’s doubt .
“There are no roundabout paths to this labyrinth . It will take around three days going in a straight line . ”
“That’s good . ”
Sungyoon pondered for a brief moment .
“What’s the date of this expedition?”
“It’ll start two weeks later . ”
“If that"s so, my party members can’t partic.i.p.ate . ”
“Why?”
“Two of them are stuck doing their standby duty . Ms . Grace is working hard to further the recovery of London . ”
“It’s fine . Though it"s a shame because Mr . Woo’s party members are fine Connectors . However, it can’t be helped . ”
Sungyoon made his decision .
“Understood . I’ll accept the offer . ”
Sungyoon needed to gain more experience, and he thought this would be a good opportunity for him . He also liked the idea of owning real estate in Armstrong city . Moreover, it should be relatively safe if he was with Connectors like Hyunwoo and Sir Russell .
“You made the right choice . ”
Smith laughed as if he was satisfied .
***
Gee-eek!
Sungyoon parked his vehicle . A cloud of dust trailed behind the vehicle, and the dust slowly settled down to the ground .
He had arrived at the labyrinth where the Golem eradication plan would be enacted .
Sungyoon could see a lot of vehicles and people gathered in front of the labyrinth .
These Moon Surface Vehicles were larger than normal since they were owned by the highest-ranked Connectors .
However, one vehicle was distinct from all others . It was so large that even the second biggest Moon Surface Vehicle couldn"t hold a candle to it . This vehicle could hardly be called a Moon Surface Vehicle as it looked like a train in which four vehicles were connected to each other .
‘Is that it?’
Sungyoon approached the ma.s.sive Moon Surface Vehicle and knocked on the door .
Sssk!
The door unlocked, and Sungyoon went inside .
He couldn’t immediately see the interior as another door stood in front of him .
Ssssk!
The door behind him closed, then he was sprayed by a white chemical .
This chemical was a disinfectant . As always, it was unpleasant to experience this .
Sungyoon brushed off his slightly wet clothes in annoyance .
When the disinfectant process was done, the inner door started to open .
As expected of such a large vehicle, the interior was s.p.a.cious . It was more apt to call it a mobile building rather than a vehicle .
“Welcome, Mr . Sungyoon!”
An acquaintance greeted Sungyoon . The director of the International Moon research facility warmly welcomed Sungyoon .
“It"s an amazing vehicle . ”
“Ha ha! Do you like our mobile researcher facility?”
The Director let out a belly laugh .
“However, it isn’t that comfortable . Most of this vehicle is a research installation . The living s.p.a.ce is tiny . ”
“Where are the other Connectors?”
“They are in the labyrinth . They said they’d rather spend time in the labyrinth than in the small Moon Surface Vehicles or the boring surface of the Moon . ”
“As expected of top-cla.s.s Connectors . . . ”
“I know what you mean . ”
The Director sounded a bit despondent . He had to put in all kinds of effort to enter a labyrinth even once, whereas these Connectors treated a trip to the labyrinth as if it were a camping trip . He was very envious of them .
“I heard about it, but I never expected all these researchers to come here . ”
Sungyoon looked around . Researchers in s.p.a.cesuits were moving all around the vehicle .
“If the search-and-destroy mission for the Golems is successful, we plan on entering the labyrinth to investigate it . Of course, we"ll only do so if the Golems no longer appear . We might get the chance to gather numerous samples we couldn’t collect before . We would also like to research how all of you fight . ”
This could potentially be a life-threatening venture, yet the Director’s eyes were twinkling . It seemed he didn’t even care about the dangers .
“Ah . You"re here, Mr . Sungyoon!”
Chelsea crossed over from a different section of the vehicle . She waved her hand in greeting .
“Ms . Chelsea came too?”
“Of course . She"s one of the few researchers who has experienced going inside a labyrinth . ”
Chelsea made a V sign with her fingers .
“I look forward to working with you again . After the Golems appeared, we couldn’t venture into the labyrinths . ”
If Sungyoon had remembered correctly, Chelsea, the Director, and other researchers had left to investigate other labyrinths on the Moon .
“Was it difficult for you to continue your research?”
“It really was . ”
It seemed Chelsea appreciated Sungyoon asking the question . She started speaking in rapid-fire .
“The higher-ups of Armstrong told us to suspend our exploration until further permission . Even before all of that, Connectors refused to provide their labyrinths as a place for research . It really was a mess . Above all else, Connectors kept whispering that the researchers were at fault for the incident in Armstrong . One of our colleagues did guide the culprits behind it, but these culprits were Connectors, not us!”
By the end of her rant, Chelsea was yelling .
It seemed she had kept a lot of things bottled up . Fortunately, the vehicle was on the surface of the Moon, and no sound could leak out of this place . Sungyoon considered it fortunate that no Connectors heard what she said .
It seemed all the researchers agreed with Chelsea’s a.s.sertion as they all nodded .
“Well, everything will turn out fine if the eradication of the Golems is successful . That"s why please work hard . ”
“I’ll do my best . ”
The Director joined in on the conversation .
“We really need your help . I don’t think our research will bear fruit in the near future, but we really want to find out more information about the Golems . ”
“Understood . If you think about it, it"s amazing that we only found out about the Golems in recent days . ”
Sungyoon was bringing up an obvious point .
The Director answered him .
“As you know, the walls of the labyrinths are very st.u.r.dy . Until Mr . Sungyoon brought us the information, we had a.s.sumed the walls were indestructible . However, it seems only Connectors of a certain caliber could break the wall . I don’t know where the cut-off is, but it seems Connectors capable of entering the Great Labyrinth are capable of doing that . ”
It made sense in an odd way . Sungyoon had never thought about destroying the wall of the labyrinth .
“Well, I can’t make an absolute statement . I’m sure some Connectors tried it out of curiosity, but they probably never made it out of their labyrinth alive . ”
Jean Fajardo and his party were skilled enough that they could go pretty deep inside the Great Labyrinth . Yet, his party was wiped by the Golems . It wasn"t hard to imagine the scenario for other Connectors .
***
After he exchanged greetings with the researchers, Sungyoon entered the labyrinth . He could see a lot of people gathered inside .
Too-hwahk!
Several dozen streaks of light made geometric patterns in the air and streaked across the labyrinth .
Their target was the Fang Boar, which was charging toward the crowd of Connectors .
Poo-shook!
One beam of light was ahead of the pack, and it pierced through the Fang Boar . However, the attack hadn"t ended yet .
Poo-shook! Poo-shook!
The other beams of light arrived afterward, and they pierced through the body of the Fang Boar . The overwhelming power left large holes in the Fang Boar’s body and turned it into a b.l.o.o.d.y mess .
Boom!
Wa-hahahahaha!
When the Fang Boar rolled across the floor, the crowd uproariously laughed .
Sungyoon slowly a.s.sessed the situation .
He could see about fifteen Connectors . It seemed someone had brought some logs from Earth too since the Connectors were lounging around in front of three campfires . Some Connectors were standing, some were sitting, and some were lying down . They did whatever they felt was comfortable . Moreover, beverages and an enormous amount of food were laid out near the campfires, and the Connectors drank and ate as they pleased .
It really was a camp .
“What do you think!”
The man closest to the Fang Boar had his staff raised up high . It seemed he was the one that had used the light magic .
The nearby Connectors clapped and whistled . Some even cursed . However, it was clear that everyone was just having fun .
“Huh? Someone new entered?”
One of the Connectors took notice of Sungyoon’s appearance .
“Uh? What the h.e.l.l! It’s the Knight of London!”
In a flash, everyone in the labyrinth looked at Sungyoon . Sungyoon subconsciously took a step back at the intensity of their attention .
“Wow . It really is him!”
“What the h.e.l.l! The Knight is partic.i.p.ating in this mission?”
“He’s the first one to discover the Golem, and he killed a Super Golem in the mess that occurred in Armstrong . I can see why they asked him to join . ”
The Connectors slowly gathered around Soungyoon . At that moment, Sungyoon heard a familiar voice .
“Be quiet! The old shouldn’t make fun of the young!”
In some ways, it felt like hearing the voice of a savior . Sungyoon looked at the speaker .
“Sir Russell . ”
“It’s been a while . ”
Charlie Russell grinned as he approached Sungyoon .