Chapter 356

Chee-jee-jee-jeek!

Sungyoon’s body was pushed back as he left behind two deep trailed across the dusty surface of the moon.

Koo-oohng!

He used his gravity magic to increase the weight of his body. It allowed him to finally come to a stop.

‘Thankfully, I was able to withstand the attack even if it was barely.’

Sungyoon put strength into his stinging hands as he had that thought.

Thanks to killing Jinsoo and Hyunwoo, all his Gems had evolved to the highest rank Gems. They had all evolved to Diamond rank, and as a bonus, he had added Jinsoo and Hyunwoo’s Gems to his arsenal.

A Connector was praised as being the best if one had a single Diamond rank Gem. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Sungyoon was the strongest being to exist since the people of Planote had fallen.

“Haa-ahhhhht!”

Sungyoon swung his shield.

His shield was surrounded by a blue light. It was the ability of the Diamond rank Gem used by Hyunwoo.

Puh-uhk!

Flinch!

Grenoid’s hand was deflected. However, it was deflected a very short distance.

‘I put a lot of strength behind that.’

Sungyoon inwardly clicked his tongue. However, he didn’t let his limited success stop him from carrying out his next move.

A sword appeared in his hand. Blue light surrounded the sword to imbue the sword with more power.

Taht!

He kicked off the ground. Dust flew into the air. When he reached Grenoid’s palm, he stabbed with his sword.

Poo-oohk!

He felt great resistance, but he was able to stab the sword halfway in.

‘Good!’

It was a very encouraging development. Sungyoon was happy that his attack worked against the Grenoid.

It was like sticking a toothpick into the palm of Grenoid’s hand, but at this point, Sungyoon would take what he was given.

‘He isn’t some invincible monster!’

He felt hope surge within his heart.

‘Did the lightning affect him at all?’

When the blade embedded itself into the Grenoid’s palm, his hand flinched a little bit.

However, Sungyoon had no idea if the movement was caused by pain or lightning. Maybe, it was both.

Poohk! Poohk!

The other Connectors started wielding their weapons against the Grenoid.

The Grenoid’s flesh parted under their weapons, and blue smoke leaked out of the wounds.

‘Is that his blood?’

As expected of such a unique being, even his blood was unique.

After extracting his sword, Sungyoon took a big swing with his sword at the palm once again. A long wound formed once again, but his joy at wounding the Grenoid lasted only a moment. Sungyoon’s eyes twitched when he saw the wound disappear.

‘Regeneration!’

It wasn’t similar to what Hyunwoo had done. This regenerative ability was much superior.

The wounds made by the other Connectors disappeared in no time.

“Get out of the way!”

Grace’s voice could be heard. Sungyoon didn’t hesitate as he retreated backward.

The other Connectors, who had stuck close to the Grenoid like ants, moved away too.

Too-hwahhhhhk!

The Connectors in the rear sent their spells towards Grenoid all at once.

In terms of the power and synergy of the spells, this was the perfect attack from all sides. The enormous force hit the Grenoid.

Kwahhhhhhhng!

The numerous spells hit the Grenoid. The most noticeable reaction was the fact that a large explosion had occurred.

“It worked against him!”

Grace’s delighted voice could be heard.

It was to be expected. Numerous Connectors had attacked in a concerted manner. This attack blasted half of Grenoid’s upper body and an arm.

“Wow~!”

“Great!”

Cheers could be heard erupting from all over the place. There was one Connector that held both fists in the air.

However, Sungyoon was very suspicious of this development.

‘It can’t be this easy, right?’

The descendants of Planote had been terrified of the Grenoid. How could a being, who drove Planote into extinction, be so weak?

Boom!

As if he couldn’t withstand the damage, the Grenoid fell to his knees. This bolstered the confidence of the Connectors even more.

Sssssk!

The Grenoid started regenerating its wounds. In a couple of seconds, his upper body was as good as new.

The cheers subsided, but this didn’t mean the Connectors despaired.

A large number of the Connectors, who were present on this battlefield, had fought over several dozen years in the labyrinths. They had gone through all kinds of hardship.

If they could wound the Grenoid, they would attack until they could kill it!

The Connectors, who specialized in fighting up close, attacked the Grenoid once again. The Connectors in the rear started preparing their spells once again.

However, the counterattack by the Grenoid was quite underwhelming.

The power that was shown when attacking the traitors was nowhere to be seen.

‘Can it be? The Grenoid is only this strong?’

He might have become weak after being sealed away for a very long time.

The Grenoid looked powerless as it was attacked. This was why hope started to sprout within Sungyoon’s heart when it happened.

Sungyoon and the Grenoid met eyes.

『Planote?』

The Grenoid mumbled to itself.

“Huh? Did he just say something to you, Mr. Sungyoon?”

Tim had been enjoying himself as he swung his ax with abandon. After Tim spoke, the Grenoid’s gaze headed towards Tim.

『Planote?』

“Uh? Was he talking to me?”

Before Sungyoon could answer Tim’s question, the Grenoid’s gaze headed towards Emily and Grace.

Emily flinched as she carefully asked a question.

“Is it reacting to the special Gems that we possess, Mr. Sungyoon?”

“I believe so.”

If not, there was no reason for the Grenoid to single out only Sungyon’s party.

“Is it a good reaction for us?”

“I have no idea.”

Emily once again saw some hope in this situation, but Sungyoon didn’t expect much. 에밀리는

‘I hope things don’t get worse.’

Sungyoon was still worried about the extraordinary reaction shown by the Grenoid earlier.

『Planote’s royal family and commanders under him confirmed. Cancel the final day of civilization.』

“Huh? Really? Is it going to stop its rampage?”

“It called it the final day of civilization because it couldn’t contact anyone from Planote. Since Mr. Sungyoon possesses the Royal Gem, it must have stopped after seeing Mr. Sungyoon. It is to be expected since that Gem is the symbol of the royal family.”

While he listened to the conversation between Tim and Grace, Sungyoon carefully monitored the Grenoid’s movements.

Until now, it was acting in a beneficial manner for humanity. Sungyoon just hoped that his worries didn’t come true.

『Immediately protect the royal family from enemies. Enemies… Planote… Confirmed...』

The Grenoid’s words were elongated. It sounded like a broken machine.

‘It is as I expected!’

“We shouldn't be hoping for a miracle! We have to defeat it right now! Something is wrong with him!”

At the Grenoid’s change, everyone had slowed their attack. This was why Sungyoon yelled towards his comrades.

The Connectors once again realized something was very off, so they started their attack once again.

『Planote. Ally. Planote. Enemy. Ally? Enemy? Enemy! Enemy! Enemy! Enemyyyyyyyyyy!』

Kwahhhng!

“Koo-ahk!”

“What the hell!”

The Connectors quickly retreated. The Grenoid didn’t hold back as it started to stomp on the ground.

Each stomp created a quake and the nearby region shook.

『Enemy! Ally! Cannot modify! Can’t! Can’t! Can’t!』

The Grenoid’s eyes turned redder.

The clear glass-like eyes were nowhere to be seen. His eyes turned a dark and cloudy red.

『Annihilate enemies! Annihilate Planote! Annihilateeeeeeeee!』

Woo-oohng! Woo-oohng!

The black characters covering the Grenoid’s body started letting out a dark light.

Kwahhhhhng!

The Grenoid slammed both arms down against the ground.

He looked like a beast that walked on all four feet, and he turned his head towards Sungyoon.

Zzuuuuuuhk!

The smooth patch of skin below the eyes split open, and a monstrous mouth suddenly appeared.

There were three layers of teeth formed on top of each other. It was a terrifying sight.

In a flash, the nearby magical energy was sucked into his mouth. It was like watching a whale trying to swallow all its prey.

『Annihiliate the royal family!』

Kwahhhhhh!

A light appeared from within his mouth.

There were no other elements infused within it. It was pure magical energy. This was also why the attack was that much more terrifying.

Sungyoon didn’t have time to think. He started moving on reflex.

He kicked his comrades away from the path of the magic cannon. Then he unfurled his wings.

He accelerated to his top speed to escape the line of fire. As he did so, he took up two Connectors in danger.

Puh-uuuuuuhng!

The atmosphere became disturbed, and the magical energy started going crazy. The light smashed through the surface making up the cavity of the crater. Then it kept going past the horizon.

“Ah!”

Everyone was too shocked to speak. The sound of someone groaning could be heard. They were all speechless at the sight of the earth-shattering attack.

Sungyoon clicked his tongue as he put down the two Connectors that he had rescued.

‘I can see why Planote fell.’

Sungyoon looked at the hole created through the crater, then he looked at the Grenoid once again.

‘I don’t know how we are supposed to win against that.’

Zzuh-uhk! Zzuh-uhk! Zzuh-uhk! Zzuh-uhk!

As if to prove Sungyoon’s thoughts right, the Grenoid’s skin split open all over the body. Mouths started to appear all over its body.

In the beginning, everyone had thought the Grenoid looked grand and mysterious. Now it only looked like an oversized monster.

The nearby magical energy was sucked into the mouths.

Sungyoon’s skin crawled since he knew what was coming. It was too obvious.

“Dodgeeeeeee!”

Russell yelled out from the distance. The Connectors desperately tried to gain distance from the Grenoid.

‘It is coming.’

Kwhahhhhhhhhhng!

How could the attack be described? The Grenoid looked like a fountain spraying thick streams of water.

The raging stream of light swept through the surrounding as it conducted an indiscriminate act of destruction. The ground turned upside down, and the mountains fell.

The only thing unaffected was space, which silently swallowed the light into itself.

Sungyoon looked at his surroundings after he barely dodged the light.

‘Thankfully, the three of them are unharmed.’

His party members were fortunate in dodging the destruction created by the light. However, there were a lot of Connectors, who were unable to dodge.

There were no corpses left behind, but their number had clearly decreased.

‘The attack didn’t even leave behind a corpse.’

It was a shockingly powerful attack.

『Pla… Pla… Planote! Rooooooyal!』

Grenoid turned his head towards Sungyoon. It was like watching a cancerous growth. Lumps started to form all around his body.

The lumps were different in size. They fell towards the ground after budding off the Grenoid’s body.

Sssssssssk!

The fallen pieces of flesh started to change.

‘Now that I think about it, the monsters were born from the Grenoid’s body.’

It was like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

At that moment, Sungyoon heard a transmission from the mayor. The mayor sounded desperate.

-M...Mr. Sungyoon! Monsters are crawling out of the labyrinths, and they are all headed your way!

It was like adding insult to injury. He knew something like this might happen, but when it happened for real, he felt a chill run up his body.

『Enemy! Enemy! Enemy! Enemy! Leader of the enemy! Annihilaaaaaaaaaaaaate!』

‘It’s gone mad.’

Sungyoon shook his head from side to side as he dodged the hand swung towards him.

Ddahk! Ddahk! Ddahk!

The teeth, which had appeared all over the Grenoid’s arm, clacked against each other as the arm brushed by Sungyoon.

It was obvious that the Grenoid wanted the sharp teeth to rip Sungyoon apart.

‘This is going to be tough.’

Since he had the Royal Gem, the Grenoid was prioritizing Sungyoon as his target.

The Grenoid’s attacks kept coming towards Sungyoon in waves.

‘No. This is preferable.’

“Mayor.”

- Yes, Mr. Sungyoon!

“I’ll lure the Grenoid towards the tower.”

Sungyoon preferred it because the Grenoid would chase after Sungyoon no matter what.

- Are you sure you’ll be ok?

“I’ll survive somehow. Please tell the others to back me up. However, they have to make sure not to attract the attention of the Grenoid from me.”

Unless the Grenoid was hit with a very powerful attack, Sungyoon doubted the Grenoid would chase anyone other than him.

- Understood.

The mayor ended the call.

‘Well, let’s start a deadly game of tag.’

Sungyoon hardened his heart. After dodging an attack, Sungyoon started to fly towards the tower.