Moon’s Labyrinths

Chapter 339

Chapter 339

The bright light of the Diamond rank Gems encased the Mayor’s office . The Mayor had taken out more than Diamond rank Gems; he also placed several Devices and Sapphire rank Gems, the second-highest ranked Jewel Gems, on the table .

However, the Diamond rank Gems were the sole focus of everyone's attention .

“This is the first time I’ve seen a Diamond rank Gem . ”

“Me too . Mother never had one . ”

Emily and Tim looked like the kids in a fantasy novel who had just seen a fairy . They stared at the Diamond rank Gems with eyes full of curiosity .

Of course, Sungyoon and Grace behaved similarly . Only Russell and Bruce didn’t show as much interest as the others . Both of them had a Diamond rank Gem .

“We plan on distributing all the Devices and Gems that we recently acquired . However, we believe that the highest rank Gems and Devices should go to you all as you will be fighting the hardest from the frontlines . ”

“Should we thank you for trusting us so much? Or should we cry that we’re being pushed toward the frontline?”

Everyone laughed at Bruce’s lame joke .

“I don’t need it . ”

Aruwen was the first to speak .

“I won’t be the one fighting the truly dangerous beings . In my opinion, the Gems should be given to the four of them, who possess the special Gems . ”

“He has a point . I’m also fine with it . ”

Aruwen and Plu-El represented the descendants of Planote . They were the first ones to give up on their rights to the Diamond rank Gems .

“I’m also fine . I already have one . Also, as Mr . Aruwen said, the Knight’s party will be thrown into the battlefield where the fight is the fiercest . I think it's a good idea to give them the Gems . ”

“Shit! Whatever . This is really such a wasted opportunity for me, but I agree . ”

Russell and Bruce also supported Aruwen's suggestion .

The eyes of Tim, Emily, and Grace started to slowly move as they looked at the three bright Diamond rank Gems . In the past, Tim and Emily wanted to enter the Great Labyrinth to fulfill their mother’s dream . They could've never anticipated that they would be able to own a Diamond rank Gem one day . It was the same for Grace . She had seen Russell’s Diamond rank Gem, but she never expected to get the opportunity to own a Diamond rank Gem .

These were the Diamond rank Gems that couldn’t be acquired using money, political power, or rank . It would be a lie if the three of them said that they didn’t covet these Gems .

They looked at each other to check if they were thinking the same thing .

“As expected, Mr . Sungyoon should—”

“I want you to divide these amongst the three of you . ”

Tim had been about to speak as the representative, but Sungyoon cut him off .

“What? Mr . Sungyoon, you should take—”

“No . It's better for you all to have it . ”

As he spoke those words, Sungyoon lifted his arm to show them a bracelet type Device that was uniquely designed to spiral upward on his arm . However, if one closely looked at it, one would realize that it wasn’t Sungyoon’s original Device . The slots of this Device were higher in rank . This Device had thirty universal slots for Sapphire rank Gems .

Sungyoon had picked up this Device in the fight to recapture Armstrong city . Except for this Device, everything he had picked up in the battle had been unusable .

That was why the Mayor had given it to Sungyoon, and Sungyoon hadn’t put up much of a fight in equipping it .

“Wow~!”

Bruce was baffled by what he saw, Russell let out a laugh in disbelief, and Plu-El's and Aruwen's eyes turned round .

The Mayor and Sungyoon's party members already knew about the Device, yet every time they saw it, they would be surprised .

Most of the Gems slotted into the Device were Sapphire rank Gems . A few weren’t, but they were still high Jewel rank Gems .

“What the hell is that?”

Russell asked .

“They evolved in the previous battle . Maybe I killed a lot of monsters or gathered enough EXP beforehand . Due to the last battle, all my Gems evolved . ”

“I can see why that’s the case . You killed a lot of monsters . Above all else, you fought Glaia . ”

“Now that I think about it, you applied the killing blow on Glaia, right?”

As they spoke those words, Bruce and Russell looked down at Sungyoon’s bracelet .

“Ah . Fuck! I won't be the strongest Connector anymore . ”

Bruce scratched his head .

Diamond rank Gems were rare, so rare that there were only seven of them on Earth . Moreover, about half of them had been lost in Gagarin·Yang city's fall . They had gone missing with the Connectors killed there .

Russell and Bruce possessed only one Diamond rank Gem each, so Sapphire rank Gems were part of their main arsenal . However, they didn’t have as many Sapphire Rank Gems as Sungyoon .

“He was never the strongest . Let him spout his nonsense . ”

“Nonsense? I’m stronger than you, bitch!”

Russell’s eyebrows twitched a little bit .

“When this war is done, let’s fight a one-on-one battle . ”

“Do you think I’ll be scared?”

The two bared their teeth as they growled at each other .

“Please! Let’s calm down for now . You can fight to your hearts' content when the war is over . ”

The Mayor stepped forward to de-escalate the situation, and Bruce and Russell looked away from each other . Their fight resembled one amongst children on a playground . However, this was a usual occurrence between the two .

Russell once again turned to Sungyoon .

“First, let me congratulate you . In terms of Gems, you're on the same level as us . You might be stronger . ”

“He still doesn’t have a Diamond rank Gem . ”

The last bit of Bruce’s pride made him speak those words . However, Russell ruthlessly stomped on that remaining pride .

“The Knight has the Royal Gem . ”

Bruce grumbled in a low voice, but he backed off .

“It's all thanks to the Evolution Gem . ”

“I know a couple of Connectors who possess Gems that evolve other Gems . However, I’ve never seen anyone evolve so many Gems to such a ridiculous degree . ”

A combination of luck and fighting strong foes had allowed Sungyoon to increase the rank of his evolution Gem .

“Which one is your Evolution Gem?”

“This one . ”

Sungyoon pointed at a Gem .

“What? Isn’t it a Ruby rank Gem? Isn't it that evolution Gems are unable to evolve Gems above their own ranks?”

Ruby rank Gems were the fourth-highest ranked Gems amongst the Jewel rank Gems, while Sapphire rank Gems were the second-highest . A Ruby rank Gem couldn't evolve a Gem to the Sapphire Rank .

“I received help from this guy . ”

Sungyoon pointed at one of the Sapphire rank Gems .

“This Gem is capable of raising the ability of another Gem equipped on the same Device . It can raise the Gem two ranks above the slot's rank . ”

“I see . You raised the ability of the Evolution Gem by two ranks, essentially making it a Sapphire rank Gem . ”

“Yes . In the beginning, it was an Emerald rank Gem, but the ability of the evolution rank Gem made it into Sapphire rank . ”

Bruce finally realized why Sungyoon had said he didn’t need the Diamond rank Gems .

All these Sapphire rank Gems were enough to make Sungyoon plenty powerful . On top of that, he had the Royal Gem, which allowed him to tap the source of magical energy when fighting an officer of the monsters .

However, it didn’t end there .

“You plan on raising all your Gems to Diamond rank?”

“If I have the opportunity, I'm willing to try . ”

Bruce once again looked at Sungyoon’s Gems .

If all those Gems became Diamond rank . . .

“You’ll be a beast . ”

It would be the birth of a Connector so powerful that Bruce couldn’t even fathom it .

Tim, Grace, and Emily looked at Sungyoon .

“It seems the Knight is correct . It’ll be best to give the Diamond rank Gems to you . He's capable of evolving his Gems to Diamond rank . ”

The three of them continued to look at Sungyoon .

“Are you really sure about this?”

Tim asked as the representative of the group . Sungyoon chuckled as he nodded .

“I really don’t mind . Also, it's not like I’m giving it up for nothing . I already told the Mayor what I needed . ”

As soon as he spoke those words, the Mayor handed something to Sungyoon .

“This isn’t as valuable as a Diamond rank Gem, but the probability of finding this item is also incredibly low . However, we were able to find one like it since we killed so many monsters . ”

It was a bracelet type Device, which was similar to Sungyoon's current Device that spiraled up his arm . This Device looked like an arm guard . Unlike the single spiral form of his current Device, this one had three strands that spiraled upward .

Sungyoon lifted the Device with a satisfied smile .

This Device had a total of thirty-five slots . The number was high, but Sungyoon loved the slots' rank the most .

“All thirty-five are universal Diamond rank slots . Even if you evolve all your Gems, you’ll be able to use them with this Device . ”

This Device full of Diamond rank slots was more precious to Sungyoon than the Diamond rank Gems .

‘I’ve made all my preparation with this . ’

Sungyoon started to transfer his Gems into the new Device, then put the Device on .

Was it just a feeling? It felt much more comfortable than his previous Device .

“Then, we should choose our Gems . ”

Grace took a step forward . Nervousness and excitement were written all over her face .

Of the three Diamond rank Gems, one was cross-shaped, one was triangle-shaped, and the last was square-shaped . The cross signified a shield, the triangle denoted attack magic, and the square indicated support magic .

“It lines up exactly with our specialization . ”

It was as Grace had said . Tim was in charge of defense, Grace dealt the high damage with her attack spells, and Emily supported all of them with her support magic . The Gems were suitable for the three of them . They didn’t even have to decide anything . Grace took the triangle-shaped Gem .

“Ah . What if . . . ”

Tim hesitatingly moved toward the Diamond rank Gem . However, he didn't immediately pick up the cross-shaped Gem .

“What if we aren't capable of activating it? What if we destroy it in the process?”

Puhk!

When Tim spoke those unlucky words, Emily kicked his shin .

***

Thankfully, Tim’s ominous words never came true . The three of them easily activated their Diamond rank Gems . As soon as he activated his Gem, Tim let out a sigh of relief .

“Congratulations . The three of you successfully activated your Gems . ”

The Mayor congratulated them . It seemed the three of them really liked their new Gems as they kept looking at them .

Aside from the Diamond rank Gems, they had also received Sapphire rank Gems and Devices capable of slotting the new Gems . That was why they were on cloud nine .

“Their names are no longer known to us, but these are the items left behind by warriors who had fought Grenoid . Please don’t let their deaths be in vain . Use their items to the best of your abilities . ”

Hearing Plu-El's words, Sungyoon looked down at his Device and Gems once again .

‘This is the equipment used by Planote's warriors, who were eaten by Grenoid . ’

In the past, Grenoid had tried to slaughter humanity, and in the process, it had eaten massive numbers of warriors . Grenoid ate their Gems and Devices alongside them, and these items became part of the monsters born from Grenoid’s body . According to Plu-El, this was why monsters dropped Devices and Gems .

Therefore, Plu-El and the descendants of Planote felt a deep sense of respect when they used this equipment .

Sungyoon even saw Aruwen pay his respects toward those who came before him .

“Please don't worry about it . We won’t embarrass them in how we use it . ”

Grace firmly answered, while Tim and Emily nodded .

Plu-El let out a bright laugh as she accepted their intentions .

‘It's our turn to go on the offensive now . ’

Sungyoon thought as he looked down at his Device .

Until now, humanity had been on the defensive . They had attacked Armstrong city, but they had only moved to regain what they had lost . Moreover, the city was a crucial place for humanity's defense .

But now, they had to execute an all-out attack .

‘We have no idea what those bastards have prepared for us . ’

Despite the uncertainty, they couldn’t stand back and wait for humanity's extinction . That was why they planned on attacking in a week .