The pitch-black armor resonated with the darkness and exuded an ominous feeling.

Since Connectors had the ability to see their surroundings through magical energy, they could differentiate between the black armor and the surrounding darkness. However, it didn’t change the fact that the armor made them feel uneasy.

Sungyoon looked around. The tunnel behind the man in the black armor got smaller and smaller along its length. Most of the labyrinth was massive in scale, so the size of this small tunnel was unusual.

‘It's a great place to face a large group of foes.’

It seemed the ambushers had been waiting for Sungyoon's group to reach here. However, a labyrinth was a labyrinth. Even if the tunnel was narrow, it was still spacious enough.

Sungyoon sent a signal toward his back, and the Connectors in his group moved. A wall of shields appeared in front of the black armor.

“Let’s start.”

As soon as Sungyoon spoke, the Connectors holding the shields slowly advanced. However, the black-armored man, who occupied the center of the narrow tunnel, didn’t budge an inch.

At an instinctual level, the Connectors felt that they were gazing into an abyss, and a chilling gaze glared at them.

Sssssk!

The man in the black armor swung his enormous greatsword as if it were a chopstick.

Kwahhhhhng!

The hard shield shook under the attack of the grea...