Chapter 180

Chapter 180
Chapter 180
“That looks like it really hurts . Are you ok?”
Russell asked Sungyoon .
When Sungyoon heard the words, he finally felt the pain . He had overdone it . He had moved while his body was still healing, so he had re-aggravated his injuries .
Sungyoon once again used a healing spell on himself .
“Mr . Sungyoon!”
Grace moved up next to Sungyoon and supported him .
Sungyoon looked at Russell .
“You're Sir Russell, right?”
The man in front of Sungyoon had worn a helmet that hid his face, but Sungyoon had seen the shape of Russell’s armor before . The voice was the same too .
“What kind of question is that? You already know it's me . Are you really ok?”
“My healing magic is already working on my body . ”
“I forgot you can activate your Gems really quickly . ”
Russell was one of the best Connectors of the world, yet even he was extremely envious of Sungyoon’s Gem activation speed . However, he couldn’t continue to be jealous .
In a flash, Russell swung his sword backward .
Kwahhhhhhng!
A loud sound rang out as the sharp sword clashed against something .
“Hoo-ahht!”
Russell put strength into his arms . His muscles bulged as he pushed his opponent backward .
The Super Golem jumped a significant distance backward .
Russell observed the Super Golem . One of the Super Golem’s six arms was shaped like a sharp blade that extended from its forearm .
However, suddenly, it looked as if the blade was melting . Then, in a flash, it was reformed back into the same shape as the other arms .
“It has some pretty interesting tricks . What's this thing? I’ve never seen it before . ”
Russell was as experienced as any other Connector in this world, yet he had never seen it before .
“It looks a bit different, but it's made out of similar metal to the Golem . Since it is bigger than a Golem, we’ve been temporarily calling it Super Golem . Its battle capabilities are much higher than the normal Golem . ”
“Golem . I’ve heard about it before . You're referring to the one fallen by your feet?”
Russell glanced at the fallen Golem next to Sungyoon .
“Yes . ”
“Weren’t you and your party the first ones to discover the Golem?”
“That’s right . ”
“It really seems happenings and events occur wherever you go . ”
Sungyoon couldn’t see Russell’s expression because of the helmet . However, he could tell through the voice that Russell was smiling .
However, they no longer had the time to talk any more .
Kwahhhhhng!
Russell once again parried the Super Golem’s attack .
“Stand back . You guys can’t handle it at your power level . ”
They had no reason to turn down the offer . Sungyoon and Grace quickly distanced themselves from Russell . Grace picked up the other injured Connector as she continued to retreat with Sungyoon .
“Are you ok, Mr . Sungyoon!”
Emily, who had been healing Tim, asked Sungyoon when they arrived . She ran her hands over Sungyoon’s arm that had been broken not too long ago .
Fortunately, his bones hadn’t been crushed, as the break had been clean . It was probably the same case with his leg too .
“I healed myself to some extent . Please heal this man, Ms . Emily . ”
The black-armored man had lost consciousness either due to the excruciating pain or due to the exhaustion . Emily applied her healing spell on him . Even though he was unconscious, the man had been groaning from pain, but his groans subsided soon .
The party became relieved, but the relief lasted only for a moment .
Boom! Boom! Boom! Booooooooooom!
As they saw the quality of the fight occurring in front of their eyes, their mouths fell open .
This was the type of battle that appeared in a manhwa where normal eyes couldn’t keep up with the movement of the fighters . It was a literary device used to emphasize how strong the fighters were .
Such a literary device could be used to describe the fight between Russell and the Super Golem . It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the fight was that outrageous .
Kwah-roo-roo-roo-roo!
Another building fell due to the fight between the two combatants .
“We should move a bit further away . ”
Everyone agreed with Sungyoon’s suggestion .
Emily had the lowest combat capability, so she carried the unconscious man . Sungyoon and Tim readied themselves for the unexpected as they slowly moved away from the fight .
Boom!
The Super Golem landed roughly on the ground . Russell landed a short distance away from it .
“Fortunately, Sir Russell has the upper-hand . ”
Russell looked almost the same as before, but the Super Golem’s body was breaking down .
“Of course he has the upper-hand . It isn’t an exaggeration to say that he's the greatest Connector of England . ”
Grace sounded proud .
The Super Golem’s six arms had morphed into various weapons . However, none of them could touch Russell .
But the Super Golem wasn’t going to go down easily .
Ggee-reek! Ggee-reek! Ggee-reek!
A strange sound emanated from its body . A blue Gem appeared as a flap opened in the middle of its chest .
Tah-aht!
Russell sensed something was off, so he charged the Super Golem .
However, it was a step faster than Russell .
The blue Gem shone as it shot out a large beam of light .
Kwahhhhhhhh!
The light beam flew straight towards Russell, and everything in its path was being destroyed . Russell raised his shield .
Boooooom!
The blue light beam hit his shield .
However, Russell’s shield didn’t move an inch . Russell didn’t budge either .
In fact, he took on the light beam head-on, and he moved forward step by step .
At a glance, one could tell that Russell was much stronger than the Super Golem . It was obvious that he would win .
However, Sungyoon caught sight of the Super Golem . It kept glancing at Sungyoon’s party . Sungyoon unconsciously raised his sword .
Ddoohk!
It happened at that moment . The light beam pouring out of its chest disappeared, and the Super Golem turned toward Sungyoon’s party . It charged at them .
“You dare!”
Of course, Russell wouldn’t let it do as it pleased . He chased after it . He was about to cut it down from the back when it happened .
Boom!
A Golem burst through the wall of a nearby building . It was a weakened normal Golem . It couldn’t hold a candle against the Super Golem, but it was capable of buying some time .
“You bastard!”
Russell’s sword cut the Golem into two . However, this gave the Super Golem some time to approach Sungyoon’s party .
It was moving at a monstrous speed, so the party couldn't react to it . The Super Golem extended its hand toward Sungyoon as if it wanted to get rid of an irritant .
With his current capabilities, there was no way Sungyoon could react to the incoming attack .
Yet, he could clearly see the Super Golem’s movements right now .
‘It is this feeling again!’
This was the same feeling he had sensed when he dodged the Super Golem’s attack earlier .
Ba-dump! Ba-dump!
It had been a long time since he felt his heartbeat . Sungyoon moved his arm . He felt as if he wasn’t moving his own body . It felt unreal as though he was looking at his body from a third-person point of view .
Suh-guhk!
The sword in his hand flew past the extended arm of the Super Golem . It was too easy . His sword moved like flowing water, and he stabbed toward his target .
Poo-shoohk!
The sword went in too easily . It was like stabbing a sword into mud . The sword smoothly penetrated the head of the Super Golem .
Duhl-kuhk!
The Super Golem stopped functioning as if it were a toy whose batteries were just taken out .
It moved forward but only because of its momentum . Once it lost its momentum, it would turn into an odd-looking sculpture .
It would be a broken sculpture buried in rubble .
Sungyoon dodged the Super Golem, which was flying toward him .
Boom!
It struck the ground . Sungyoon looked at all of this with an unbelievable amount of calmness in his heart .
Ssssk!
His senses returned to reality . Sungyoon opened his palm and slowly looked down at it . The feeling of his body not being his own went away .
He turned to look at his comrades .
They were all frozen in funny looking poses as they stared at him . They had been trying to dodge the incoming foe when they witnessed Sungyoon use his incredible speed and body movement to take down the Super Golem .
Boom!
“You… . ”
Russell arrived right after and expressed his surprise . Sungyoon couldn’t see Russell’s face, but he could discern that Russell's voice was full of questions .
However, Sungyoon couldn’t resolve Russell’s curiosity .
Ba-dump!
He once again heard his heart beat . Soon, he felt enormous pain from the depth of his chest .
“Koohk!”
Sungyoon clutched at his chest as he fell to the ground . Everyone became surprised at his sudden movement . They ran toward him, but Sungyoon couldn’t even hear their worried voices .
‘This is… . ’
He remembered the pain he felt right before he awakened as a Connector . The pain he was feeling right now was remarkably similar . It almost felt the same .
Tuhl-suhk!
In the end, he fell over and he lost consciousness .
***
Sungyoon opened his eyes .
His head felt refreshed . It didn’t feel as if he had just woken up from sleep . His eyelids didn’t feel heavy, and there was no white fog in his mind .
He got up and found himself in a pretty luxurious bed . The room looked quite expensive too . He soon spotted someone pacing back and forth at the corner of the room .
“Ah! You're awake!”
Her brown hair flew through the air . Emily rejoiced when she saw Sungyon had woken up .
“Where am I?”
“You're in a hotel . After Mr . Sungyoon fell unconscious, you were brought here . It has been one day since you collapsed . ”
Emily moved up next to the bed with a chair . She sat down and grabbed Sungyoon’s hand . She was usually quite reserved, so this gesture was out of character for her . However, she was slowly starting to get over her shyness when it came to Sungyoon . Of course, this was strictly limited to Sungyoon .
“According to the doctor, you're fine . Thank god . ”
Sungyoon placed a hand on his chest . He clearly remembered the sensation he felt before he fainted .
‘What was that?’
As always, he couldn’t hear his heartbeat .
Did he imagine it?
“Mr . Sungyoon?”
Emily’s voice brought him back to reality once again .
“Where are the others?”
“They are in their respective room . Everyone is waiting for Mr . Sungyoon to wake up . ”
“Could you call all of them here? I would like a briefing on what happened, and we have to discuss what we’ll do from here on out . ”
“I understand . ”
Emily exited the room . Sungyoon once again placed a hand on his chest .
‘Something feels off . ’
The doctor said nothing was wrong with him, but he still felt the need to investigate what had happened .
However, the sensation he felt wasn’t bad when he looked back at it . In fact, his mind had never felt so refreshed and focused before .
‘I’ll have to ask Mr Hyunwoo or Sir Russell about it . ’
Both of them had a lot of experience . They might know what was going on with him .
***
Sungyoon’s party all gathered in his room . They let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Sungyoon was fine .
Sungyoon quelled their fears, and he asked in earnest about the status of Armstrong .
“It’s a mess . ”
Grace’s description of the current situation was short and straight to the point .
“You should see it for yourself . That would be for the best . ”
Grace stood up from her chair and opened the firmly shut window .
The large dome had always looked like a birdcage keeping the humans penned in . Armstrong was the city of desire and pleasure .
This was the image that Sungyoon had of Armstrong .
However, this was no longer the case .
Sungyoon approached the window . He placed his hands on the window frame and looked down at the city .
Grace quietly moved away from his side .
He saw broken buildings all around and blood staining the streets . The ceiling was no longer a round dome . Several shutters had come down to quarantine different sectors of the city .
Sungyoon could no longer see the desire and pleasure .
“Only the spaceport looks crowded . ”
He could see the Aldrin spaceport in the distance and a lot of people gathered there .
In the past, a lot of people had gathered there too when magical energy had leaked out from Grace’s labyrinth . There was as much if not more people gathered there now .
At that time, the incident had occurred in a labyrinth far away from Armstrong . But, this incident had occurred at the heart of Armstrong .
“Lots of people are leaving Armstrong . Even the Connectors are shaken by this incident . Of course, it's worse for the civilians . Almost all the civilians are leaving . ”
Grace spoke .
“Then Armstrong will no longer function . It’ll become paralyzed . ”
“The aftereffect of the population drain can be felt already . The only reason why this hotel still has employees is the fact that they couldn’t book a flight . However, they are only thinking about leaving for Earth . They probably aren’t interested in the fact that we are residing in this hotel . When we told them we’ll be staying here, they listened to us in an absentminded sort of way . ”
“Was our company building destroyed?”
“No . However, Sir Russell and the Super Golem fought near there . I’m sure it suffered a significant amount of damage . That's why we booked rooms in this hotel . ”
Sungyoon nodded . At that moment, they heard someone knocking on the door .
“Who is it?”
Tim opened the door .
“Is Woo awake?”
The visitor was Russell .