Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 118
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The golem, resembling a dragon, was very large, its entire body shining in gold. It was estimated to be 4 meters tall from the soles of its feet to its head, and 10 meters long when its wings were spread.
‘The wings are small compared to the body.’
The answer to Alan’s question was, of course, magic. Beneath the smooth plating were countless runes and magic circuits.
‘The wings can perform both flight and attack at the same time. If you were facing an enemy, you would have to endure wind pressure and the cold wind at the same time.’
It was difficult to keep your balance when the wind pressure was strong, and the biting wind would literally tear through your defensive equipment and magic.
What about the gold coins that were all over the place? The ground was unstable, making it difficult to exert power, and they would have served as repair materials if the dragon was destroyed.
Alan slowly examined the golem’s body, and also fought off the wandering explorers.
“Don’t come near it. If this thing starts working, you’ll be in big trouble.”
The explorers looked at him with a ‘You?’ look on their faces, but when they remembered that the soldiers had not attacked them, they retreated, thinking that he must have some kind of secret.
Alan’s remarks were partly motivated by a desire to possess, but also by concern, so they weren’t entirely false.
I scraped off the golem’s plating and compared it to a gold coin, and the two felt similar. Unfortunately, it meant that I couldn’t take it with me. In addition, it was too big to be used in mazes and caves.
‘If you reduce it…, no, it wouldn’t make any sense.’
Why would you make a golem or a titan so big? Weight is another word for destructive power, and the bigger it is, the more powerful the magic power it can be equipped with.
It might be possible in the primeval forest, but that would require dismantling the golem into pieces and loading them onto a cart. It might not have been a good idea on the surface, but it wasn’t a very good plan in the labyrinth.
‘If it’s a large-capacity dimensional backpack used in Breaker, it should be able to store it. First, let’s analyze it as much as possible so that we can make it the same way on the ground.’
The specifications of the combat weapon were kept top secret. It was a natural measure, as revealing the details would have led to all sorts of destruction methods and counterfeit products being put on the market.
There were also instances where he intentionally released false information to make people eat shit. That was why Alan did not blindly believe information about anything. Sometimes, he did it without knowing.
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There were news reports of children who were lured by these advertisements and trained and ended up undergoing surgery and amnesia.
In any case, it was rare to have the opportunity to freely investigate such combat weapons. Furthermore, it was not only possible to create golems. During the research process, the branch technology that spread out in all directions also brought great benefits.
Ten hours after starting the analysis, the explorers who were lying down here and there to relieve fatigue from the battle began to feel bored.
The elf explorer asked Shiva. Among the Alan group, he had the friendliest appearance, and his title as a priest also played a part.
“Can I leave once that guy’s investigation is over?”
“Have faith. The traps on the ground completely block the path to defeat the enemy, but this is a labyrinth.”
“That’s right. There is always an exit from the labyrinth.”
“If we gather our strength, we can escape safely even if there is a trap.”
The explorers gathered around to listen to Shiva’s story. He looked very interested as he stood on a makeshift platform made of gold coins.
Taylor snickered at the sight.
“Maybe it’s because he’s a priest, but he speaks well. Is it because he only reads good quotes every day?”
“···.”
Taylor tried to talk to Zion to appease her boredom, but she didn’t respond. She continued to sharpen her sword. The atmosphere of the eerie day was embedded in every movement.
The agent is in charge of Breaker’s military. When you talk to him, he seems like a nice person, but in reality, he is a weapon wielded by Breaker’s leadership.
Taylor was a case where he quickly turned to nurturing juniors after feeling the limits of his talent, but I knew it well because I was in the same organization.
‘Surely someone must have asked me to come and investigate.’
Whether or not he noticed Taylor’s gaze, Zion put the polished sword back into its scabbard and held it tightly in his arms, looking like a child who had found his beloved doll.
‘Did you just follow me because you were bored?’
Since I had no one to talk to, I yawned deeply and lay down again. The appropriately stacked gold coins served as a great backrest.
Alan focused on the golem, ignoring any noises around him. Beyond it, he could see thick pillars and a ceiling high enough for the golem to fly around.
‘Could these ruins and golems have also been created by underground people?’
Their characteristics were snow-white bodies, stone-like skin, and large stature. They appeared in the labyrinth and were lumped together as underground people.
‘Wasn’t there as many different races living there when they walked the earth?’
This is Allen’s guess, but most scholars also expected the same. The human figures carved on the upper floor are lumped together, but upon closer inspection, they are all different.
‘Different is the cause of conflict, and it is certain that battles took place here. So they must have created golems modeled after the beings they worshipped, and also created traps disguised as treasure vaults.’
They escape through a secret passage and deal with the weakened enemies in the treasure vault. What a great plan.
Meanwhile, explorers found ways to relieve their boredom. Gold sledding, gold swimming, and gold castle building were popular activities.
When in my life would I ever come across such a treasure? Each and every one of these things was a reason to explore the labyrinth and a source of entertainment to reminisce about for a long time. I couldn’t take them with me, so I was enjoying them as much as I could.
Then, perhaps because the sled was going too fast, one of the explorers headed towards the golem.
“Hey, hey! I told you not to go there!”
Someone’s shout drew my attention. However, any explorer with the skills to come down here could easily change direction.
The explorer, who had been noticed, rolled his body sideways and passed the golem at a considerable distance. As soon as he reached the ground, he sprang to his feet like a spring.
“Am I a kid? Don’t worry about me and just play!”
Wow!
At that moment, the dragon’s head emitted a blue light.
“···?”
“It’s because of you!”
“What did I do?”
“You slipped and scattered gold coins towards the golem!”
The Golem had awakened, and the Soldier had risen again. The thought of dealing with both of them at the same time doubled their fatigue, but their worries were not realized.
The dragon opened its eyes, but that was all. The magic engineer in the power suit was also glued to his side.
Only then did Alan notice the explorers’ gazes and explain in a calm tone.
“I woke you up.”
“I told you in advance! I knew you were going to fall for it!”
“Don’t worry. If you were to compare it to a human, you’d be in a vegetative state, um… close to full-body paralysis.”
Since all the magical circuits were cut off, the nervous system and blood vessels of the living creature were all damaged.
“Then can I touch it now?”
The dragon’s eyes turned red as an explorer in his thirties, unable to control his curiosity, approached. The man unconsciously vomited out his flag.
“Ugh!”
“Don’t come near the head.”
The startled explorer quickly ran away, and when Alan tapped his head with his cane, his eyes glowed blue again, indicating that he recognized Alan as an ally.
Alan raised his magical power, then lowered his helmet visor just in case. He didn’t want anyone to see the peculiar phenomenon that occurred when using strong magical power.
Three circles are drawn centered on the forehead and both eyes, and overlapped centered on the space between the eyebrows.
Snap!
Then the dragon’s head began to tremble. Alan showed his palm and calmed the explorers who were drawing their weapons.
Alan, who was examining the dragon, revived only the magic circuit of the drive unit. The golem, whose neck was free, lowered its head to match Alan’s eye level.
Ughh …
A strange sound came to Alan’s ears. The sound was repeated at different volumes and pitches.
‘Are you trying to have a conversation? Or is it just outputting the inputted voice?’
As with the books found in the labyrinth, the voice was unintelligible. The golem’s speech was difficult to understand, as were the letters that appeared broken.
Runes and star letters were similar yet different cases. They were both understandable to humans, but the creator of the labyrinth seemed to have anticipated this, as he left no clues.
Alan pushed the word abandon outward. Even the great magic engineer Katarn must have had a way of deciphering the star script.
‘Should I just touch the soul stone in this state?’
It wasn’t difficult. A dismantled golem looked like a fish with only its bones left.
Alan had already memorized the Golem’s star characters, and had them stored in a box in his memory crystals. However, it was also a reasonable judgment, as changes could have occurred while it was in operation.
Alan took off his gloves and carefully placed his hands over the glowing soul stone.
A strong light radiated out. I expected that the stars would pop out like this, but a black curtain without any light enveloped Alan.
‘Here···.’
Before I could even look around, I heard an unknown voice and a blue sphere appeared.
‘Could the sphere revolving around be the moon?’
Thinking about it that way, I started to get a sense of what the large piece floating in the blue sphere was.
‘It’s a continent.’
There was a dot on the continent. But there was a problem.
‘All the lands are united as one.’
The supercontinent is bound to split and move at some point. How would Alan, who lives in this era, know where the dot went? Even Alan has never seen a supercontinent like that before.
As I was holding it in my head, I heard a voice. At the same time, a light appeared and scanned Alan’s body.
First, the whole body.
[1st check, inconsistent.]
Next time, eyes.
[2nd confirmation, on hold.]
Finally the forehead.
[3rd check, match.]
The light gathered into a sphere and shuddered.
[Judgment result is unsuitable. After the last contact, □□□ cycle. Currently, emergency situation. Re-judgment···.]
It was more like words that went straight into my head rather than a voice. It was very similar to the phenomenon called telepathy.
‘When I checked, there were only special characters for combat and driving, but there were hidden parts.’
Otherwise, this phenomenon would not have occurred. As Alan remained silent, the light spoke again.
[Language transmission possible. Caution against fainting due to brain overload. Lie down recommended.]
As soon as he finished speaking, the sphere of light shot out a tentacle and stabbed Alan between the eyebrows. At the same time, something unknown flowed in.
[Basic transmission complete. Next step ㄱ⁑⁂⁋§!]
Then the light went out. The black curtain disappeared, and the treasure vault came into view. Taylor was looking at it with worried eyes.
“Are you okay? You were just standing there blankly…”
Taylor seemed to sense a subtle change, even though he was wearing a visor that hid his expression.
“I’m fine. How long has it been?”
“30 minutes?”
“It’s been quite some time.”
Alan examined the knowledge that had entered his head without going through the brain extension device. It was a language. At the same time, he realized what kind of cylinder Ethel Matap had obtained.
‘It said ‘Animal Memory Reset’ inside.’
Simply put, it was a tool that turned wild beasts into pets. It was also a memory conversion device that erased the faces of the parents who raised them and replaced them with the person who would become their owner.
‘So is this the language of dragons? Or the language of the underground people?’
That was a problem that would be pondered over little by little. The explorers’ eyes were all focused on this side, and their whole bodies felt hot. They looked at the door that appeared where the golem had disappeared, and waited for Alan’s answer.
“Can I put this in?”
Beyond the door was a view of the primeval forest. There were also explorers wandering around where the pyramid had disappeared.
“Yes, this is the exit. But don’t take any of the stuff here. You know what happens, right?”
The explorers nodded and rushed out. The Roman explorers who had run away had already been caught, so there were no more left.
As they set foot in the primeval forest, the explorers spoke to the Roman personnel.
“Magicware is exchanged for admission. Hand it over.”
“What? That is···.”
“What control? You can’t even do your job properly, but you’re just trying to make money.”
The explorers were, to put it nicely, tough-minded, and to put it badly, rough. They paid the entrance fee because they hated friction, but since they got nothing out of it, they wanted to get it back.
Alan asked the explorer who was laying the groundwork.
“How much did you pay?”
“100,000 coins per person. What about you?”
“All together, 10 million.”
“You little thieves. You must have seemed so easy. You worked the hardest, but you didn’t get anything, so you must be a little upset.”
Alan just shrugged.
When word got out that something valuable had been found, people flocked to the area. As always, only a few people ever claimed the treasure.
End