Chapter 354
Chapter 354
His comrades blinked their eyes before they laughed a little bit .
Sungyoon put down his sword and s.h.i.+eld . He flopped down to the ground .
“Uh, Mr . Sungyoon? Grenoid should be awakening soon . ”
Tim sounded surprised, but Sungyoon was very nonchalant in his actions .
“Why does that matter? It isn’t as if he is right in front of us . We’ll keep our guard up, but even if we miss the revival, others will alert us . There are a lot of people monitoring the situation right now . ”
Other Connectors were stationed at various locations . There were even cameras installed, and the satellite in orbit continued to monitor this location .
His party members looked at each other before they followed Sungyoon . They hesitated as they sat down . However, none of them spoke . Their eyes kept moving to monitor their surroundings .
“I plan on going on a trip with my family . ”
Sungyoon was the first one to speak .
His comrades were still on edge as they kept their guard up, but they started to focus more and more on Sungyoon’s story .
“Since it has been very eventful these days, I haven’t done many activities with my family . I cannot recall the last time when I went out to play with s.h.i.+nhae . ”
This topic was of great concern to Sungyoon .
“If I think about it, I never went on a proper trip with my wife after my remarriage . This time I’m going to go all out on that trip . Moreover, s.h.i.+nhae will be entering elementary school soon, so it’ll double as a celebration for that event . ”
Sungyoon imagined an excited s.h.i.+nhae going to elementary school with the backpack that he had bought for her . A smile formed on his lips without realizing it .
“Mr . Sungyoon really loves s.h.i.+nhae . ”
As always, it was apparent to everyone that Sungyoon was a very loving parent towards his daughter .
Grace let out a bitter laughter .
“You are right . I’m thinking about staying with my family . It has been a while since I spent an extended amount of time with them . ”
Grace was wise . She realized what Sungyoon was trying to do, so she spoke up after him .
“I’m a bad daughter, who always makes my parents worry about me . At the very least, I should spend several days with my parents . Also, my grandmother really wants to spoil me when I get back . ”
“Won’t you have to partic.i.p.ate in a lot of parties, Ms . Grace?”
Grace crinkled her face a bit .
“I usually turn down most of the invites, but I’ll have to go to several when all of this is done . ”
It was as if Grace had a great idea . She laughed as she looked towards Sungyoon .
“How about it, Mr . Sungyoon? Would you like to go to a party as my partner? Everyone will really like that . ”
He was taken aback by her counter-question . Sungyoon could only blink his eyes .
“I don’t think it is a place for someone like me . ”
It was a party in a foreign land, and Sungyoon couldn’t escape the mentality of being a normal Korean man .
Moreover, Grace would be partic.i.p.ating in parties where only London’s high society partic.i.p.ated in .
Even if he had Grace’s invite, he felt a bit uncomfortable going to such parties .
“Currently, there is no one on Earth that thinks Mr . Sungyoon is unqualified to attend such parties . In fact, they’ll probably trip over each other to invite you to their party . ”
Still, he was showing reluctance to going to such parties . This was why Grace used the magic word .
“You should meet a lot of people at these parties to broaden your horizon . You should start establis.h.i.+ng connections . Also, wouldn’t it be a great experience for s.h.i.+nhae?”
“…I’ll ask s.h.i.+nhae if she wants to go . ”
As always, the magic word worked all the time . Grace sounded satisfied as she laughed .
Before Sungyoon could change his mind, Grace quickly turned her attention to Tim and Emily .
“I’ll invite the two of you too . You should definitely come with Mr . Sungyoon . Now that’s out of the way, what would the two of you like to do when all of this is done?”
The first one to answer was Tim .
“I would like to get married . ”
“Now that I think about it, you are dating several women . ”
“Yes . They are good people . However, I’ll postpone it until a much later date . When everything ends, I would like to rest . I want to eat and sleep . ”
Everyone agreed with Tim’s sentiment .
In truth, Sungyoon’s party had been working excessively in recent days .
It was as if Grenoid and the monsters would pull back, because the Connectors were getting worn down .
Even if they discounted the physical hards.h.i.+p that they went through, a lot of stress had acc.u.mulated for the Connectors .
“I see . I probably won’t leave home for a while when this ends . ”
“Me too . ”
Sungyoon and Grace spoke up .
When Tim’s turn came to an end, everyone naturally turned to look at Emily .
She became lost in thought for a brief moment before she spoke up .
“I have nothing in mind right now . If I do have a wish, I would like to spend time like this with all of you . ”
There was a small twinkle in her eyes .
“Even after all of this done, I hope we can continue to spent time together like this . I hope we can continue to hunt monsters as a party . After the hunt is done, we would laugh and cry as always . I want to go on trips with all of you sometimes . ”
“You want a peaceful daily routine again . Yes . I would be happy with that . ”
It would be boring everyday life stuff for them, but it would be a return to the happiest parts of their lives .
As someone who lived a roller coaster of a life, Emily’s words touched Sungyoon’s heart more than ever .
Afterward, they started several more conversations, and at times, they even laughed .
Thankfully, everything occurred as Sungyoon had intended .
“It seems we are less nervous now . ”
“Yes . When I look back on it, we were too stiff . How could we have fought properly in such a state?”
Tim made exaggerated movements to show that he was feeling better .
“Since we are fighting the mother of all battles soon, it can’t be helped . Still, I am thankful that we are looser now . We are slowly getting close to the promised time . ”
Sungyoon looked down . He focused his attention on the center of the crater where there was a flat surface .
The nearby magical energy was buzzing . It sounded like the chant of slaves praising the descent of their owner . At the same time, it sounded like prey nervously crying when a natural enemy shows up .
“Is he coming?”
Grace gripped her staff as she stood up .
Tim and Emily quickly stood up too . Sungyoon observed their faces .
‘Thankfully, they aren’t behaving like before . ’
They were nervous, but they weren’t paralyzed from being nervous unlike before .
There was an appropriate amount of nervousness that would help them in their future battle .
He no longer needed to work so hard to keep them loose .
‘Let’s focus on the battle now . ’
Sungyoon picked up his sword and s.h.i.+eld once again, then his sharp eyes looked towards the plain below .
The magical energy started to move in a raucous manner . Each movement amplified the magical energy, and in a flash, the quant.i.ty of magical energy in the surrounding became amplified .
It was an oppressive feeling where a ma.s.sive amount of energy was moving all at once . Connectors, who were able to feel the magical energy, became on edge to the extreme .
The magical energy gathered inside the crater . It was the location where Hyunwoo said Grenoid would revive .
At first, there was no order to the magical energy .
They moved in concert with each other, then they diverged . They clashed against each other then separated .
The only consistent part was the fact that the magical energy was swirling in a clockwise manner . It was like an enormous tornado, which wasn’t visible to the eyes, had formed in front of them .
“It is starting, mayor . ”
- Yes . I received the report already .
“How’s the cameras and communication devices?”
- The communication devices haven’t gone down, and all the cameras are streaming the footage with no problem .
The circulation of magical energy hadn’t bricked the electrical machines . However, the future was uncertain .
- I have no idea if they’ll function in the future . All electronics bricked inside the labyrinths . Please keep in mind that this transmission might cut out at any moment .
“Understood . ”
It happened when Sungyoon ended his call with the mayor .
Kwah-jeeek!
Something splitting open could be heard .
It was a very odd sound . It didn’t sound as if something physical was breaking open . It sounded like the scream of a soul that was caught in limbo .
No, it was unclear as to whether it was sound or not .
“Mr . Sungyoon . ”
“I’m seeing it . ”
As he answered Grace, he fixed his gaze on a certain location .
It was where the tornado of magical energy was the fiercest . It was letting its presence known .
At the center of the tornado, magical energy was absent . It was the eye of the tornado where magical energy danced around in a dizzying fas.h.i.+on .
A crack formed .
“Is that… Is he tearing the fabric of s.p.a.ce?”
Tim’s eyes narrowed . It wasn’t as if his vision was obstructed . He narrowed his eyes because he was having a hard time believing what he was seeing .
It was as Tim had said . A crack formed in the air . It was unknown as to how this us possible . However, the tear in the fabric of s.p.a.ce existed .
Sssk!
It was like watching the door to h.e.l.l open, and something suddenly appeared from within the crack .
It was a hand .
The hand was incredibly large, and the fingers were very long . It had smooth white skin, and its skin was filled with black letters .
Tuhp!
The hand grabbed the edge of the crack .
Soon, another hand appeared to grab the other side .
Zzuh-zuh-zuh-zuhk!
In a flash, the crack expanded .
It was clear that the hands were forcefully ripping open the tear in s.p.a.ce .
The tear kept expanding until it was as large as a building .
Then an enormous foot appeared from the dark s.p.a.ce .
Koo-ooh-ooh-oong!
After exiting the crack, the foot landed on the surface of the Moon .
A large cloud of dust rose into the air . The foot was like the hands . It had white skins, but its skin was covered with dark letters that looked like tattoos .
Ooh-doo-doohk!
Weight was transferred through the white foot, and the ground screamed in protest .
Then a knee followed out afterward as the entire right leg was revealed .
Then the face was finally revealed .
Overall, the face was pretty plain and uninspiring . He had a sharp chin and no mouth .
His red eyes were so large that they covered ⅓ of his face . However, his large eyes weren’t disgusting at all .
They looked like gla.s.s beads . Some might consider them to be beautiful .
On either side of his head, he had horns that look like tree branches .
Tuh-uhk!
The left hand was placed on the ground .
His arms were so long that he just had to stoop a little for his palms to touch the ground .
He squirmed as he pulled his entire body out .
Ssssssssk!
After spitting out the being, the tear in the fabric of s.p.a.ce started to close as if it knew its job was done . It quickly disappeared as it left behind no trace in the air .
Soon, the Moon regained its normal scenery .
The only thing out of place was the large white giant standing on the surface of the Moon .
“…is that Grenoid? He looks a bit different from what I imagined . ”
Tim sounded suspicious as he mumbled to himself .
When everyone imagined Grenoid, he had looked like a very ugly monster in their head .
It was to be expected since most of the monsters had looked ugly . As the leader of the monsters, they imagined Grenoid to look monstrous .
However, the giant in front of them looked only a little bit odd . In fact, he looked mysterious rather than monstrous .
Ssssk!
Grenoid straightened himself .
He looked similar in shape to a human . His long arms, which reached his ankles, swayed a bit as he looked at his surroundings .
He looked like a child looking for his mother in an unfamiliar place .
“Isn’t he acting a bit too calm to be the leader of the monsters?”
Emily sounded taken aback .
Sungyoon tapped his communication device .
“Can you hear me, mayor? The being, which we a.s.sume to be Grenoid, has appeared . ”
- Yes . We confirmed its presence .
Thankfully, their communication devices were fully functional .
- Are you sure that is Grenoid, Mr . Sungyoon?
It seemed none in the command center could make that call .
“It has to be, right? The only being to appear is that white being . If Mr . Hyunwoo was right, that is Grenoid . What should we do, mayor? Should we do as planned and attack it?”
As soon as Sungyoon asked if the plan was a go, Grenoid started moving .