Sungyoon dashed through the roads, which were now a mess . All the cars were trying to get on the road, and the people in the streets were confused about what to do .

  A monster had attacked the city and caused a calamity . It was driving the citizens of London into a state of panic .

  Sungyoon’s lodging wasn’t too far away from Buckingham Palace, so he was able to arrive at his destination in no time .

  Grace was already waiting for him at the front gate .

  “Mr . Sungyoon!”


  She greeted him with a loud voice .

  “Thank you very much for getting here so quickly!”


  “You can thank me later . How long will it take for us to get to the scene?”


  “Follow me!”


  Grace ran as she led Sungyoon into the palace . Soon, they arrived at a large landing pad .

  “The helicopter will be here in a moment . ”


  Sungyoon nodded .

  They silently waited for the helicopter .

  Sungyoon moved away from the restless Grace and picked up his handphone . He made a call .

  He could hear the rings . A long time passed, yet no one answered . He let out a small sigh, and he was about to end the call ……

  dad?

  A sleepy voice came through the phone . It seemed Shinhae had been sleeping .

  It was to be expected as there was a time difference between Korea and England . Sungyoon called his daughter had called during her sleeping hour .

  He could hear someone ask, ‘Is it your dad?’ It seemed Jiyoon was sleeping next to Shinhae .

  “.…… Were you sleeping?”


  He was waiting to go into a battle where he would be putting his life on the line . This might be bad luck, but he wanted to hear his daughter’s voice before he went into the fight -

  Yes . Are you working, dad?

  Shinhae had been awoken from her sleep, but she didn’t complain . If she could talk to her dad, she didn’t mind what time it was .

  “Yes . I’m going to go do something very important soon . ”
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  I see .

  The father and daughter continued their quiet conversation .

  Since Shinhae was still very sleepy, her words were slurring together . Sometimes, he heard her yawn . However, the little girl didn’t stop talking . There was no way she would do that .

  Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

  The rotor of the helicopter made some noise . The helicopter slowly descended from the air to land nearby . It was time .

  “Dad has to go to work now . ”
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  Yes, dad .

  Shinhae said something that gave a big boost to Sungyoon’s courage -

  Do your best .

  “.…… Yes . ”


  He ended the call and brought down the handphone from his ear .

  “.…… Was it your daughter?”


  “Yes . ”


  Grace studied Sungyoon .

  “I’m sorry for asking you this question . But why are you helping us?”


  Sungyoon wasn’t British . And from what she had observed, Sungyoon didn’t have a strong sense of justice . In fact, he was indifferent when it came to other people .

  However, he had readily volunteered for this mission despite it being very dangerous . It was out of character for him .

  “I do have a basic sense of justice, and I can’t turn a blind eye when so many people are dying right now . Above all else, you are my comrade, and you asked for my help . ”


  Moreover, even if he died here, Shinhae’s future would be guaranteed . It helped sway his decision .

  Grace was silent . Sungyoon didn’t say anything special, but the meaning behind his words changed when one considered the current circumstance . He was saying these words as he was heading into a battle . His words left a deep impression on her .

  “.…… As a representative of the people of Britain, I would like to thank you . You will forever be a friend to this country . Even if it’s just me, I will do my best to help and support all your endeavors from here on out . ”


  Grace had said something significant . At the very least, she would do everything in her power to help Sungyoon from now on .

  However, Sungyoon didn’t take her words too seriously .

  In the first place, he didn’t want anything in return from England or Grace . He just wanted to live a happy life with Shinhae . The backing of a country wasn’t that important to him .

  “You don’t have to thank me to that extent . If the battle looks insurmountable, I’ll be running away . ”


  “If that happens, I’ll make a promise to you right now . I’ll block the monster so that Mr . Sungyoon can run away . ”


  Grace didn’t hesitate before speaking such words .

  The helicopter finally landed . The clothes and hair of Sungyoon and Grace fluttered as the rotor of the helicopter created wind vortices .

  The two of them got on the helicopter .

  There was no turning back now .

  They closed the door, and the helicopter lifted into the air . Sungyoon took a firm hold of his Devices and Gems as he thought about the impending battle .

  ‘Behemoth . There is no way I can fight it straight on with my current level of power . ’


  However, it wasn’t as if it was a no-win situation . Grace had asked this of him, and he couldn’t just watch a massive number of people die . However, he wouldn’t have accepted this request if there was no chance of victory .

  ‘First, there is Ms . Grace’s firepower . ’


  She had the superior firepower that came with using magic . Spells allowed magic users to damage opponents much higher in level . This held especially true for Grace since she was a Connector optimized to use magic .

  ‘Moreover, we’ll receive support from the British police and army . ’


  Their weapons won’t be effective, but they could distract the Behemoth .

  Above all else . . .

  ‘There is a possibility that it has been weakened . ’


  In the monster’s guide, it was written that a Behemoth possessed overwhelming strength . Just the force in a single strike with its claws could easily cut down a two-story house . However, the Behemoth he saw on TV wasn’t that powerful from what he had observed .

  ‘If we overclock our Gems, we have a chance . ’


  But they couldn’t underestimate their opponent . Connectors also became weaker on earth .

  Moreover, they had to finish the fight before their overclocked Gems broke . They had to worry about that stipulation too . Above all else, they had to end this fast as soon as possible since they were fighting in the middle of London .

  ‘Hit hard and fast . ’


  This was the only viable strategy .

  They could slowly see the scene of the attack .

  Acrid black smoke was covering the sky, and a cloud of dust covered the nearby region . Pieces of buildings were scattered everywhere as if a bomb had gone off .

  Despite all of this, the monster was visible .

  It looked like a god of war who had descended to the surface of the world to rain down destruction . It stood in the middle of the pandemonium as it destroyed everything near it . However, it wasn’t the destruction that grabbed Sungyoon’s attention . It was something else .

  “.…… It is eating people?”


  When Sungyoon mumbled those words, Grace checked to see if he was telling the truth .

  “.…… Do monsters usually eat people like that?”


  Monsters ate people . They really liked eating the hearts of Connectors, and they even ate the rest of the body . Of course, Grace knew this .

  However, the Behemoth was acting like a regular creature that needed food to live .

  Monsters prioritized killing over eating food . But this Behemoth was acting differently from the monsters that they had seen up until now .

  “I have no idea why it is acting that way . Maybe it is different from the monsters on the Moon, since it suddenly appeared on Earth . Still, it doesn’t change what we have to do . ”


  Sungyoon activated the Gems on his Device . Soon, he looked like a stylish knight .

  “We just have to stop it . ”


  The helicopter moved towards an open space that was a bit away from where the Behemoth was rampaging .

  Boom!

  Sungyoon jumped off . The people who had been running away stopped to stare at the situation . Even if they were in a panic, someone had just jumped off a helicopter to land on the ground . Moreover, he was dressed like a knight . They stopped because it was an amazing sight . No, it was an absurd scene .

  Grace jumped out after him .

  “I’ll be going first . ”


  “Let’s go together! It’ll be too dangerous by yourself!”


  Sungyoon shook his head from side to side .

  “We don’t have time . One of us has to get there as soon as possible . I have to go buy some time for us . ”


  Grace was too slow to keep up with Sungyoon .

  She threw something toward Sungyoon . It was an earpiece .

  “.…… Please be careful . ”


  She grasped her two hands together as she spoke .

  Sungyoon nodded . He then briefly took off his helmet to put on the earpiece, and started running after that .

  He didn’t need someone to tell him where the Behemoth was located .

  He just had to track the fire and smoke . He headed towards where the screams and roars emanated .

  Sungyoon was rushing forward like a mad boar, and people quickly got out of his way . They were desperate to run away, yet some crazy guy in armor was barreling through them . Some cussed at him for his rudeness .

  However, Sungyoon ignored his surroundings . He focused only on running .

  A two-floor house was in his way . He didn’t hesitate and put strength into his legs .

  Pah-aht!

  His body surged into the air .

  Puh-uhk!

  In a flash, he had jumped over the house .

  Dirt flew into the air when he landed in the backyard on the other side .

  When people saw him land, they all stopped . Their mouths fell open from being surprised .

  “What the hell was that?”


  “I . . . I have no idea . ”


  However, no one had an answer .

  Sungyoon left behind the confused people, and he ran toward the scene of destruction .

  ***

  The Behemoth was indiscriminately destroying the city . Its sharp claws cut into lines of family houses . It stomped on buses . It killed humans .

  “Ooh-ahhhhhhhk!”


  “Kyahhhhhhhk!”


  People screamed as they ran away . The Behemoth was fast, but it moved in a leisurely fashion . It chased after the humans .

  Kwah-jeek!

  “Kuh-uhk!”


  Its claw pierced through a man who was running away, and then the monster moved the man to its mouth . The man was still twiching, seemingly was still alive . But the Behemoth tossed him into its mouth .

  Koo-roohk! Koo-roohk!

  The Behemoth let out a cry of satisfaction as it continued its rampage . It was slowly heading toward the center of the city .

  Hunt and destruction .

  The Behemoth enjoyed both very much .

  However, fun had its own place . It was hungry .

  This time it swept four screaming humans into its mouth . The humans squirmed in its mouth until they became still . The monster loved that sensation . However, its hunger wasn’t satiated .

  Bang! Bang!

  Something hit its skin once again . It didn’t hurt, but it didn’t feel good either .

  The Behemoth frowned as it looked at the policemen who had fired on it .

  The policemen turned pale at the monster’s gaze .

  When the Behemoth charged toward them, they desperately ran away . However, the Behemon eventually caught up with them, and its claws ripped them into pieces .

  The Behemoth’s charge hadn’t just killed the policemen . A lot of humans in its path were also squashed beneath its feet . The people nearby, who hadn’t been able to run away, were frightened out of their mind as they scattered in all directions .

  However, some were unable to run away .

  The Behemoth’s charge was so fearsome and frightening that a woman’s leg refused to work . She fell to the ground . The Behemoth had appeared right in front of her .

  “Mooooooooom!”


  The child in her arms cried as she buried her head into the woman’s bosom . The woman instinctively hugged her child tighter, and she turned her back toward the Behemoth to shield her child .

  However, the woman knew . Her body wouldn’t be able to save her child . It was useless as a shield .

  Koo-hoo!

  The Behemoth noticed her .

  The woman tried to push with her feet as she desperately tried to distance herself from the Behemoth . She knew it was futile to resist, but it was the only thing she could do .

  Boom! Boom!

  Obviously, the Behemoth moved faster than she could drag her body . It then stood in front of her as if to show off its power .

  Koo-roohk!

  Was it having fun? It let out a sound of unknown meaning . Then it slowly raised its arm .

  “Ah, ah ah ah . . . !”


  She let out a soft moan as she waited for her inevitable fate . She hugged her child tighter . It was a useless gesture, but her instinct as a mother told her to do that .

  Too-hwahk!

  The claws finally fell toward them like a guillotine . She shut her eyes tight .

  Boom!

  An explosive sound rang out . She was so surprised that she screamed .

  However, there was no pain . There was no death . Some small rocks fell on her, but nothing else happened . She slowly started to open her eyes .

  As the thick dust cloud subsided, she could slowly start to see the scene in front of her .

  The enormous monster was still in front of her .

  However, someone else had appeared between her and the monster .

  He wore a silver-colored armor with a red cape . His hands held an enormous sword and a sturdy shield . This man, who looked like a knight, was blocking the terrifying claws of the monster .

  He turned to look at her .

  “Are you okay?”


  She swore on her life . At that moment, the man in front of her looked like a gallant knight straight out of a fairy tale .