Chapter 329

Chapter 329
Chapter 329

When they jumped off the spaceship, unlike in skydiving on Earth, their bodies didn’t fall like a rock .
That was because the Moon's gravity was one-sixth of earth's . However, even if it was weaker here, gravity was gravity . The Moon unfailingly dragged the Connectors toward its surface .
Armstrong city was surrounded by monsters, and it wasn’t a good idea to fall through the air right now .
If they could skillfully land inside Armstrong city, it would be great . However, if they fell outside, monsters would attack them from all sides .
Moreover, these Connectors didn’t have any parachutes or any other tools that could help them land in their desired locations . Even if they had parachutes, it would only be a hindrance since the Moon had no atmosphere .
However, humans weren’t idiots . The Connectors had a plan in their back pockets .
‘We're almost there . ’
Sungyoon got ready to land .
The Connectors were still far away from Armstrong city . They had a long way to go before reaching the surface . However, the Connectors weren’t trying to land inside Armstrong city .
Sungyoon and the Connectors landed at their destination . The landing jolted their bodies, but they were fine . The sturdy body of a Connector and the weak gravity of the Moon allowed them to land unharmed .
Moreover, they hadn’t been in the air for long .
‘Shall we get down?’
They had landed on the flipped over Mage city, specifically on the large foundation that used to be the city's floor .
The ancient civilization had left behind four special cities, and the Mage city was one of the largest among them . Its foundation was enormous .
The Connectors could land on it without any problems .
Because of this landing location, there was less danger to the spaceships . It also meant that Connectors didn't have to worry about landing amongst the monsters . It was the ideal landing location . Still, the Connectors couldn't deny that the plan to jump out of a spaceship with no parachutes was a ridiculous one .
After they had safely landed, they realized that there was no tunnel connecting the foundation to the tower .
The Connectors carefully scaled the side of the foundation to reach the tower that acted as a stake placed in the ground . They had to use the tower to descend .
However, Sungyoon didn’t need to go through all those unnecessary steps .
He gestured to Woosang and Woosung, who had landed near him .
When the two of them followed him, Sungyoon ran toward the end of the foundation . The sight of Armstrong city entered his vision .
Sungyoon grabbed Woosang's and Woosung's hands, and they jumped toward Armstrong city .
‘Thankfully, we can land without much problem . ’
If they were off target, Sungyoon could use his wings to change their trajectory .
Most of the Connectors were using the tower, but some directly jumped toward Armstrong city .
They were the Connectors who could change direction in the air .
However, there were always those who acted rashly through bravado .
‘That guy . . . ’
Sungyoon looked in front of him .
He saw someone jump off the foundation, which was being held up by the stake .
The problem wasn’t that the Connector had slipped . The problem was that the man was way off in terms of his trajectory toward Armstrong city .
Of course, he just had to change direction in midair . All the Connectors who had decided to go straight toward Armstrong city could do that .
However, it seemed this person didn’t have any abilities that would allow him to do so .
The proof was that he was desperately waving his arms and legs in the air .
‘I want to save him, but…’
Sungyoon was already transporting Woosang and Woosung .
They were his brothers-in-law . They were several times more important than a stranger, who had gotten carried away by ill-advised bravery . Moreover, even if Sungyoon wanted to help, the Connector was too far away from him .
The Connector steadily fell toward the mass of monsters, and the monsters caught sight of him . The monsters that stood at his estimated landing location went into a frenzy . In the end, the Connector fell in the sea of monsters .
It seemed he was a powerful Connector, and in desperation, he killed a good number of monsters .
However, his success only lasted a moment .
The monsters allowed him to attack only a couple of times, then they swarmed him with their numbers .
In the end, the Connector soon got completely swallowed up by the sea of monsters .
Sungyoon was worried about losing them, so he tightened his grasp on Woosang's and Woosung's hands . They silently descended toward Armstrong city .
When they landed, they stepped on the long landing strip of the Aldrin spaceport .
Sungyoon turned on his communication device . Each communication device had a unique identifier, so the headquarters could identify who had just turned on the communication device .
- You're here, Mr . Sungyoon!
Sungyoon heard the Mayor's happy voice through the bone-conducting communication device .
He then tapped his device once to answer in the affirmative .
- Ms . Grace is fighting on the west side of Armstrong city . I’ll send you her location right now .
Sungyoon took out a little tablet that he had received for this mission .
It was made for use in space, so it worked flawlessly on the Moon's surface .
All the Connectors were assigned the communication device and the tablet . They were tools that would be used in the fight against Grenoid .
Sungyoon looked at Woosang and Woosung .
Each of them was assigned to a different location .
The three of them bade goodbye to each other as they ran toward their designated locations .
***
A soundless war, it was the aptest description of the battle occurring outside Armstrong city . The battle was different from the wars that occurred on Earth, but it was the same in the sense that humans were desperately fighting for survival .
No, the Connectors were fighting with more desperation when one considered their opponents .
However, the silence of the cold space buried their passion, determination, and desperation .
Maybe, that was the reason the battle looked crueler .
Sungyoon arrived at the location marked on his tablet . It seemed the fight wasn't going well as the battleline was about to be overrun by monsters .
‘The Mayor did say this location was unstable . ’
Russell was in the south, and Bruce was in the east . The north had the strongest Connectors protecting it . Therefore, out of all the locations, the west side was the most unstable one .
Thankfully, Sungyoon and the reinforcements had arrived on time . If they hadn’t, the Mayor would have had to shift Connectors from the other locations .
The first thing Sungyoon did was locate Grace . The screen of his tablet flashed with Grace's location .
‘There!’
Holding her staff, Grace was surveying the battleline .
Since Connectors like her only had limited magic spells, they had to look for the most opportune moment . They had to kill as many monsters as they could with each spell . Grace had been waiting for such an opportunity .
She raised her staff .
Flash!
The lightning split toward the surface of the Moon and detonated at a location with a lot of monsters .
The lightning spell was a spell Grace liked to use most .
However, the power of the spell was a bit different now .
Of course, no screams rang out . Even if the Moon contained air, the sound of the lightning would've drowned out the screams of the monsters anyway . Sungyoon was sure of it .
The Connectors specialized in close combat had to retreat . They felt as if the lightning would also swallow them if they weren't careful .
The spell came to a stop, and the spot the lightning hit was singed black .
Grace looked shocked by the result, and she stared at her staff .
Then, she suddenly realized something .
She whipped her head around to look at her surroundings and spotted Sungyoon .
A bright smile blossomed on her lips .
As Sungyoon approached her, her mouth moved .
It seemed she was saying something .
However, Grace soon realized that she couldn't make a sound here, and it left her embarrassed .
It seemed she had forgotten for a moment that she was on the Moon, which had no air .
She raised her arm and pointed toward her bracelet .
‘Mage Gem . ’
After the Mage Gem, Grace pointed toward something else, toward the corpses of monsters that she had decimated .
‘Is she trying to talk about the performance of the Mage Gem?’
Kevil's death had led to some significant changes .
After that, Grace, Tim, and Emily had awakened their special Gems for the first time .
If Sungyoon were to make an analogy, Kevil had been a game's mid-tier boss who gave enormous EXP to Sungyoon’s party members .
Of course, it was good news . It meant they could also open portals in the near future .
However, it seemed the four of them had gained more unexpected powerups from the special Gems .
Sungyoon tapped Grace’s shoulder .
They were still on the battlefield, so they couldn’t waste time on personal matters .
Grace realized the meaning behind his gesture and nodded . She raised her staff, and Sungyoon summoned his weapons .
He held his sword in one hand and the ax in the other .
‘Let’s start . ’
Sungyoon dashed toward the defensive battle line, which was on its last legs .
His first goal was to kill the monsters that were attacking injured Connectors .
‘What the hell is that?’
Sungyoon thought he had seen this monster in the illustrated guide, but he couldn’t remember its name . At the very least, he had never fought it before .
‘I have to remember its special characteristics and weaknesses . ’
He would have to search through his memories after helping the endangered Connectors .
Sungyoon swung his ax to deflect the monster’s attack .
However, his ax cut through the monster as if it were tofu . The monster’s arm flew into the air as blood fountained from the wound .
‘Weak . ’
He still couldn’t recall the information regarding the monster, but he knew that he wasn’t fighting a weak monster . At the very least, he knew this was a monster that could be found in the Great Labyrinth .
However, his ax had cut through the monster too easily . He didn’t feel like he was cutting down a monster from the Great Labyrinth .
‘No . That’s not it . ’
The monster wasn’t weak .
‘I’ve gotten stronger . ’
He didn’t even look as he swung his sword backward . Lightning crawled down his sword .
The lightning that shot forth was puny compared to the lightning from Grace's spell . However, it was enough to scorch the innards of the monster .
The monster fell after the lightning cooked its innards .
The injured Connector looked at Sungyoon with a dumbfounded expression . Sungyoon unsummoned his ax, then signaled to the Connector .
The higher-ups had come up with several hand gestures that all Connectors knew about . Sungyoon used one of those signals .
‘Come back after you get treated . ’
The injured Connector's eyes widened when he realized who had rescued him . He vigorously nodded as he moved away from the battle line .
‘I’ll leave the rest to the healers . ’
Sungyoon summoned his ax once again .
‘Let’s go nuts . ’
Once again, Sungyoon charged into the fierce battle .
He swung his sword . He brought down his ax . His hammer caused explosions . His halberd pierced through the monsters that were away from him .
Sungyoon was classified as a high rank Connector, but his movements were beyond that of a high rank Connector .
‘I’m pretty sure Kevil was a mid-tier boss that gave us a lot of EXP . ’
He jokingly thought about it . However, Kevil’s death had indeed been a boon for him . All of his Gems had evolved, and that evolution wasn't limited to just one level . His Gems had gone through explosive growth .
‘I’m walking a fine line . ’
It was great that all his Gems had evolved, but it would all be for naught if he didn’t have the corresponding Devices to activate the Gems .
Sungyoon’s best Device had slots for six Sapphire rank Gems, ten Emerald rank Gems, and ten Ruby rank Gems .
Thankfully, they were all universal slots, so he could slot in all his Emerald rank Gems . However, many of his Gems had evolved to Emerald rank . If those Gems evolved one step further, he would be out of slots to equip those Gems .
‘I need to find another good Device . ’
It was a good problem to have, but it was also an urgent problem that he had to solve .
‘I also have to find a way to increase the rank of the Evolution Gem . ’