Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 25



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Apocalypse in Water Episode 25

Episode 25

I answered a question that wasn’t even asked.

“Is that the watch your son?”

“How did you know?”

She looked at me with her eyes wide open.

“The Ark Church guys are good at that. They show people who are in despair or crisis a symbol of hope and dazzle them.”

“I don’t know how he did it to other people, but it’s not a charm. This is my son’s. It’s the watch that his father bought for him when he was young. I gave him better watches several times, but he never took it off.”

She looked at her son, who had become a water zombie, with a resentful gaze.

It seemed as if the son’s body was trembling as he felt his mother’s gaze.

“So you entered the Ark Church?”

Instead of answering my question, she began to tell me her story.

“They did all sorts of unknown tests. And they asked for my address several times. They even confirmed that I was the representative of the tenants.”

“Why did you ask for my address?”

“I don’t know.”

Was it possible that the residents of this apartment complex were needed to do some work?

So what was that task?

“Didn’t the Archdiocese tell you to do something?”

To my question, she paused and hesitated to answer.

It looks like the work she does at her apartment complex is a pretty big secret.

I reminded him of the conditions once again.

“I told you, if you answer my questions well, I might release your resurrected son.”

She seemed to think for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“First of all, I told you to watch over me.”

“Oh! Really! This is an honor.”

I bowed my head deeply as if I had won an award at an awards ceremony.

“Is that why you kept this apartment complex alive? To catch me?”

“Haha! That salty non-believer has delusions of grandeur.”

She burst out laughing.

“Then why did you keep the apartment complex?”

“that…….”

“You must know that I keep my word since you’ve been watching me.”

Although promises are kept, the results do not always turn out as promised.

“Okay, I’ll tell you. Elder Kim told me to occupy the apartment complex and find the Dragon Palace underneath.”

“So that’s why you sent the zombies and gave them powers.”

“Zombies? Look at our babies.”

She got angry, but I ignored her and asked her a question.

“You know that red ink graffiti on a yellow background? Did you do that?”

“Huh! How did you know?”

“Well, that’s about it. I’m also an expert on the Ark Church. Is that a talisman that gathers water spirits?”

“Oh. As expected, it’s the five bandits of the Ark Church.”

She looked at me with admiration.

I was just wondering about the Dragon Palace and the occupation, and it turns out you were right.

The Ark Church gathered together those who were hostile to them and called them the Five Enemies.

Originally there were twelve members, but due to incidents such as death, paralysis, and hospitalization in mental hospitals, the number was reduced to five.

“Then, Elder Kim must have baptized to receive the power.”

“I wasn’t baptized. Instead, I was given a black pearl. When I ate it, I gained the power to control water spirits.”

Black pearl?

Is it something like this?

I looked at the bracelet on my hand.

There was one black bead embedded in the bead bracelet, which was a mixture of many colors like a rainbow.

“And when you broke our babies’ limbs, I repaired them and they weren’t too bad. So I made several different kinds. Didn’t they turn out okay?”

She looked at the water zombies waiting proudly.

“You said you made it to find the Dragon Palace. What does that mean?”

“Dragon Palace? Did I say something like that?”

She took the clock off.

“What’s going on? My son won’t be released.”

The son zombie nodded slowly.

Surely you don’t understand what I’m saying?

Hey! No way, water zombies are no different from the zombies in the movies.

“Okay, I’ll tell you. Elder Kim said there’s a dragon palace site under the apartment.”

“The site of the Dragon Palace?”

“Oh. They say that the Dragon Palace was destroyed a long time ago. They wanted us to excavate it.”

“So you found it?”

“Not yet. But I think I found the entrance.”

“What are you going to do if you find the Dragon Palace?”

“I don’t know about that.”

She answered with a shrug.

“Why is it like this? Do you want to see your son die?”

As I swung the chainsaw, she waved her hands and screamed.

“Okay, okay. I’ll tell you. I said there’s water in the Dragon Palace.”

“Water? The world is full of water, so of course there’s water in the Dragon Palace. Are you kidding me?”

“Fresh water that you can drink, not sea water.”

I was surprised.

The Dragon Palace is supposed to be underwater, so there’s fresh water there that we can drink?

No, how?

By the way, there was an expensive bottled water that was being sold as deep ocean water or something.

Is it groundwater under the sea?

If so, this is a jackpot.

Even if we somehow manage to solve the food shortage by catching water monsters, the water in the water tank will eventually run out, so if we have that groundwater, we can survive.

“They probably want to establish a colony here.”

The tenant representative added:

Oh, by the way, all the Ark Cultists are people. They also need to drink water to survive.

With the world underwater, what could be a better place to live than an apartment above water with drinkable water?

Then I can never hand this place over to them.

“So, even if you beat me somehow, it’s useless.”

“why?”

“Elder Kim will bring the ark ship here.”

When I heard that the ark ship was coming, I was shocked.

Are you really trying to build a colony?

It’s already overwhelming to have a tenant representative who calls water zombies.

There is no escape since there is water all around, and no, I cannot abandon this place, which is the best location in the submerged world.

“So now hand over Minseong to me. Then I will speak well to Elder Kim.”

“Even so, isn’t it the same as relying on player Bang Joo-sun anyway?”

“Well, that’s true. But I can suggest that you don’t embalm it. I don’t know if you’ll listen.”

She spoke as if she were doing some great favor.

“When is the ark ship coming?”

“It could be tomorrow, it could be a month from now. I don’t know.”

I paused for a moment and thought about it.

The ark ship was a great threat.

Do I have to give up the best position?

If you build something like a boat and escape the apartment.

You could use a salvaged lifeboat, or break down furniture to make a raft.

But where to go?

And how do you stop them from attacking you from the sea, like giant sea monsters?

Should I take the warhead out of the metal box, assemble it, and fire it?

Then wouldn’t things get too big?

My mind became complicated.

At times like this, you should ignore future events and focus only on the task at hand.

This is a lesson learned in life, not one learned on the job.

Worrying about distant issues in advance won’t solve anything. If you calmly solve the problems ahead one by one, solutions to distant issues will come naturally.

Well then, let’s finish the negotiation with the tenant representative in front of us.

Having made up my mind, I made her an offer.

“I told you. I keep my promise. I will release your son. But before that, there is one more condition.”

“What is it?”

“Don’t attack until I return to Building 110.”

“It’s different from what was promised.”

She said, annoyed.

“The ark ship is coming anyway. Shouldn’t we find the Dragon Palace first? But as you know, given my personality, I won’t be able to catch them easily. The kids will get hurt quite a bit. If that happens, won’t it be difficult to find the Dragon Palace?”

“Okay. Go. But wait, I’ll find the Dragon Palace and go catch it.”

“Okay, then I’ll let you go.”

I released my son’s arm from my grasp.

Then my son stumbled and suddenly hit his head on the chainsaw I was holding.

‘Crack!’ There was a sound like his head was going to break, and my son fell down.

What? She and I were so shocked by the sudden accident that we couldn’t say anything.

The head was almost split in two, and it seemed difficult to put it back together even if a god came.

I hit the chainsaw hard, but the chainsaw didn’t even start, so how did this happen?

Oh! That’s right. I looked at the back of his head and there was a large stitch mark.

It seemed like the son was aiming for that part and hitting it.

She ran to her son and hugged him, screaming.

“You! You bastard! You salty infidel! You killed my son! At this rate, you can’t be reborn as a prisoner! You killed my son twice.”

“Hey. I don’t think I killed him. You saw that. He hit his head. It was suicide. Suicide!”

I protested, but she wouldn’t listen.

“Our son committed suicide? Huh! That’s ridiculous! You saw the state of his body. What could a child with water in his head be thinking? You stuck a chainsaw into his head while he was still!”

“It looks to me like he hit his head with a chainsaw because he didn’t want to see his mother even after he died.”

“what?!”

Her reddened face looked like it was going to burst.

It seemed like he had hit the nail on the head, but she wouldn’t admit it.

Rather, it felt like pouring oil on a fire.

“Tear that salty infidel to pieces and kill him!”

As she shouted, the water zombies that had been standing still rushed in.

I tried to fight back with my chainsaw, but the guys were too aggressive.

As the plate body grabbed the chainsaw with both hands, the pickaxe and shovel came for the hands holding the chainsaw.

I had no choice but to throw away the chainsaw.

It seemed like I wouldn’t be able to win no matter how much I held on.

I ran away without looking back.

Her cursed screams could be heard from behind.

“Where are you running to! Even if you do that, you won’t be able to escape from our children. Don’t waste your energy and come here and die!”

I tried to run up the stairs.

But then I saw water zombies coming down.

While I was getting information from the tenant representative, water zombies came down from the rooftop.

Oh my god, what do I do?

A drill horn zombie was running out of the house.

There was only one place to run. I jumped down.

The first floor was flooded up to knee height.

Should we fight the final battle here?

Or open the window, jump into the water, and swim to Building 110?

But not only the water lily, but also the swordfish came to mind.

Going out and swimming to Building 110 was no different from the suicide my son Zombie had committed just a moment ago.

So what should we do then?

Suddenly, the underground parking lot connected to each building came to mind.

It seemed less likely that there would be any carp or crucian carp outside, but how long could they hold their breath underwater?

As a child, I spent a lot of time swimming and playing at the beach, so my lung capacity was quite good.

But can you move through a water-filled underground parking lot while holding your breath?

I looked down at the bracelet on my wrist.

Jiyeon told me to use this when I fall into water.

I had no idea how to write it, but I got a hint from what the tenant representative said.

At that moment, I noticed a swarm of water zombies coming down the stairs.

I really don’t have time anymore.

I ran down the stairs filled with water.

Maybe you’ll discover the Dragon Palace.