Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 338



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“The rule is to attack when transforming or reciting a spell.”

Alan shook his head as he listened to Taylor’s teasing voice.

It was an opportunity to observe the consciousness of a princess who believed in both the Mother Church and the Assassin’s Sect and used their energy together, but it was interrupted.

“It was a special ceremony···.”

“How can you be sure?”

“You’re dealing with opposing energies together. And look at the incredible magical power flowing through the structure.”

“Magic energy is overflowing… Don’t you get this feeling when you go near a building covered in defensive magic circles?”

“I can’t even see the flow properly with my eyes.”

“You strengthened it a while ago, right? Really?”

“Yes. Whatever it was, the results would have been unusual.”

The problem was the assassin who suddenly appeared. He cut off the pulse at a crucial moment and crushed Alan’s expectations, so the only sentence was death.

“If they were humans instead of reptilians, I would tie them up and turn them into black magic machines…”

“Oh, that’s a bad idea.”

“There are a few coming this way too.”

Alan’s eyes scanned the approaching assassins. They had to be quickly eliminated so that the ritual could resume. The light in his left eye grew stronger.

The basic principle of hacking is to interfere with magicware, and the fundamental is to control the flow of magic power. So Alan thought.

‘Magic flows through the body too. The physical body is ultimately a machine made of organic matter.’

However, the magical resistance of the original body was immense. Since magical power contained will, it was difficult to take away control of the body unless it was at a level where the mind and body could be completely subdued.

The easiest way is to interfere with the physical body by going against the magic wear or brain extension device, but this becomes increasingly difficult as the opponent’s skills increase. The firewall of the magic wear worn by Depth 5 is truly insane.

‘The ratio of magic wear to body is also low.’

The superior ones were proud of their bodies and even took off their magic wear.

Zion was a good example. He had his brain extension removed and recently replaced his artificial eyeball with his real eye. Like a purist, he returned to his original body at birth.

So what should Allen do to deal with those in power?

‘Just stick to the basics. The essence of hacking is controlling magic power.’

In the end, I went back to the basics. It is the easiest and most difficult method. The basics can be easily achieved by anyone, but the depth is endless.

But I wasn’t planning on giving up. My opponent was a monster from the labyrinth, so there was no one to blame me if I got hurt, so I could play around with it as much as I wanted.

Alan’s eyes scanned the reptilian assassin up and down. As expected of a labyrinth monster, he had no magic wear.

As I used my magic, a faint light spot appeared between my eyebrows. It was so much bigger than before that I wondered if I could call it a dot.

The faster the magical power circulated through the circuit, the more things were captured in the field of vision. The movement of muscles, the intensity of breathing, and even the flow of magical power flowing through the body.

Half of the assassins attacked the princess’s shield, while the rest approached this way.

Alan took the latter in full view. At the same time, the magical power he had captured with his eyes bowed down before Alan’s mental power.

The magic began to self-harm, like a summoning wizard who had come face to face with something indescribable. The blood that flowed broke into small pieces and filled the surroundings like a thick fog.

Of course, this is a scene that only Alan can see. And it is a magical power that only Alan can handle.

Right now, at this moment, the boundlessly heightened spirit reached out to magic and drew a picture in the empty space.

Blue threads descended vertically from the air, mainly sticking to the limbs of approaching assassins.

Kyaak!

They waved their arms as if they were displeased, but the thread did not fall off. Instead, it pierced through the skin and dug into the body. It ate away at the magic circuits like a parasite.

The desire to carve the world into pieces unconsciously was genuine. The purpose was not destruction, but observation, but the process was the same.

The thread that penetrated the magic circuit fragmented the assassin’s magic power and analyzed it. Alan understood the fragmented magic power and placed it under his control.

‘If we were to give it a name…, [Puppetry] would be appropriate.’

The moment Alan’s will touched the magic, the assassins who were rushing towards him stopped dead in their tracks. The aggression piercing through their expressions remained the same, but their bodies did not move.

Crack!

There were times when I broke my bones while trying to move too hard, but my muscles held on tight so it didn’t show on the outside.

Taylor, whose fighting spirit was burning, stopped himself as he drew his sword.

“What is that?”

“You took away control of your body.”

“Are we going to kill each other from now on?”

“no.”

The thread of [puppetry] did not penetrate to the head or heart.

“If it were up to me, I would have just ruptured it instead of going through the hassle. If it’s a cerebral hemorrhage or a ruptured heart, it’s pretty clean, right?”

Taylor was about to add a word, but stopped himself. His gaze was immediately drawn to the scene unfolding before him.

The assassins grabbed the sword in reverse and stabbed him in the neck. He tried to struggle against it, but the arms that had another master were merciless.

Ten of the assassins committed suicide. Only one managed to survive, but his bones were reduced to dust and his muscles melted as he fought against the thread that had penetrated his body.

“This is not worth living. It would have been worth seeing if it had been written above.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Other people say it’s horrible and avoid it. You said earlier that it could also cause a cerebral hemorrhage, right?”

“yes.”

A chill ran down Taylor’s body. It wasn’t because Alan was scary, but because his newfound powers were so terrifying.

If a person who was moving well died of a cerebral hemorrhage without any trauma, would you think it was a natural death or a murder? He was truly a silent assassin.

“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s hard to handle it so cleanly.”

“okay?”

“Not yet.”

“okay···.”

Nicola was thrilled when she saw the results of Alan’s combing. As a wizard, she was so excited to see the new technique. She was worried that her blood pressure would explode.

“Wow… I’m glad I followed you. Hey, can you also put someone in a coma instead of killing them? 6 months is too short, maybe 1~2 years?”

“We do not accept requests regarding the death penalty.”

“···I wouldn’t do that. I’m not that sinister. Did you name it? Gaze of the Grim Reaper, Direct Death···.”

Alan looked at the remaining assassins. They too squeaked like dolls before stabbing themselves in the neck and dying.

It’s hard on the body to do things this quickly without prior preparation, but for now, satisfying intellectual needs takes priority over health.

The boxes were dispatched and the bodies were quickly removed so as not to disturb the ritual.

When it became quiet again, the princess released her shield and resumed her ritual. Her movements were even more airy due to the flowing fabric and wide-cut dress.

The white energy of the Mother Church and the black energy of the Assassin’s Sect rose like snakes. Although they were polar opposites, they harmonized and coiled around each other’s bodies.

The fused energy turned gray, some of it stretching out to the ground and the rest to the ceiling. The structure responded to the energy that clung to it like a spider web.

Woohoo!

As the magical power increased, the resonance also grew louder. The structure shook so violently that it seemed as if it would collapse.

Gugu Palace!

And the ceiling opened slightly. The structure was submerged under the lake, but the water seemed to be blocked by a transparent membrane and did not pour down.

The full moon high in the sky watched the princess dance. Then it turned its gaze to the stone coffin where the King of Mol-an was lying. The moonlight enveloped the stone coffin like a white curtain.

It was quiet. The seething magic stopped struggling for a moment and watched what was happening in the sarcophagus.

Nicola broke the silence.

“woah···.”

But no one hit him because the King of Mol-an raised his upper body in the same state as he was beaten.

“Undead? I don’t feel any special aura. How about you, Alan?”

“I don’t think I’m undead either.”

It was not a strange method, but rather a wandering soul that seemed to have settled down again. If not, the gesture of caressing the princess’ cheek would not have been so warm. It was the touch of her father.

The hideous king stood up on two legs. Someone had stitched up all his wounds, so the contents did not spill out.

The king extended his hand toward the princess. She took it gently, and the king moved with staggering steps toward another passage.

The King of Mol-an paid no attention to Allen and his party. He acted as if there were only two of them in the world. The King and the Princess passed through the door. And then disappeared.

“uh?!”

Nicola screamed. Zion disappeared into a shadow, then reappeared.

“The road is blocked in the middle. And any trace of the two has disappeared completely.”

“I know where they went. The king’s palace is over there, so they must have been connected by an underground passage.”

To see the ending of the king and princess, we had to head to the palace.

“It’s going to be a tough battle.”

As Nicola said, only elite soldiers gathered around the palace. The servants and maids were also skilled level 5.

No one was willing to back down, for explorers have long been fascinated by the mysteries that labyrinths offer.

“Alan, you used up quite a bit of magic power earlier, didn’t you? How’s your body?”

“That’s enough.”

The Mana Heart capacity, which had been reduced by half due to [Puppetry], was also restored. The Dragon Heart Fragment and the Ancient’s Heart suppressed the side effects as much as possible, so my physical condition was fine.

I escaped the structure under the lake and stepped into the villa garden. The moment I turned towards the king’s palace.

A strong wind blew. The expected destination of the flow, accompanied by magical power, was the king’s palace.

“Let’s go.”

“I’m ready.”

Shiva clashed his fists. Moving quickly would make noise, and naturally the reptilians would notice.

The group gathered their courage and ran out of the villa. They planned to see what had happened and escape from the palace.

But the plan went awry before it even began. Not in a bad way.

“They’re all dead.”

Alan found the fallen reptilian. Its body was emaciated, as if it had been sucked by a mosquito the size of a truck.

Beep!

The box lifted the corpse and then hurled it down hard. It had no magical power whatsoever and was therefore worthless.

There wasn’t just one corpse. They kept increasing as they got closer to the king’s palace. The guards were no exception.

The palace of the Mol-an King looked like a solid fortress. The leather and bones hanging here and there added to the wildness.

That sentiment was fleeting, and Alan’s eyes turned to the sky. This was because the magical power that had exploded beneath the palace had shot up into the sky.

A pillar of light appeared for everyone to see, though its shape and color were inconsistent, as if something had gone wrong.

Alan asked Nicola.

“Do you see any whitish shapes?”

“No. What is there?”

“It looks like a ghost… Let’s go for now.”

Alan’s footsteps headed towards the palace basement. If the door was closed, he would just ram it with his power suit.

The spacious basement we arrived at was a mess. Broken pieces of magic stone were strewn everywhere, and the grooves that were supposed to be magic circles were all smashed up.

“There are three bodies.”

Two of them were the King and Princess of Molang, and one was an assassin. They were no ordinary assassins, and even in death, the sword they were holding seemed to have great power.

Zion walked through the disaster site.

“As the King of Mol-an’s hand pierced the assassin’s chest, the sword blew off his head.”

As she said, the head flew to the corner. Alan looked at the princess’s body, split left and right. She must have been attacked first while performing the ritual, and then the king and the assassin must have stabbed each other.

Although the identity of the consciousness could not be confirmed, the corpse of the unusual entity was an interesting subject of study.

The box called out to Alan as he was about to collect the loot.

Beep!

“why?”

He shook his pincers wildly as if to say, “Look at this!” The pincers passed through the corpse recklessly.

Alan looked around. Something was overlaying the very landscape of the basement. It was definitely a palace, but why did it look like a sewer?

“My eyes are weird···.”

Alan kept his mouth shut. The place he was standing now was a sewer. And it was right after he passed through the barrier.

Nicola screamed.

“It was all an illusion?”

“Check the supplies.”

Beep!

The box rummaged through the drawers, and reported that the consumption was the same. Alan nodded.

“There was a slight earthquake when I crossed the barrier. I think I entered another dimension at that time.”

“You entered the ruins without us knowing?”

“Maybe.”

“why?”

“Could it be that the labyrinth was trying to show us something?”

End