Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 348



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Necropolis (5)

The pitch-black clouds that appeared above the courtyard gradually expanded in size, and eventually the entire city was enveloped in darkness.

The necromancers knew that the strange phenomenon had started from the resurrection magic circle, so they just took simple precautions and waited for the results.

Each elder spoke to Alan.

“Did you see why the Necropolis was destroyed?”

“no.”

The last scene I witnessed was Kamai entering the coffin and the storm of magical power raging around him. I did not witness anything more than that.

The magical power was strong, but it wasn’t enough to pierce the ground and destroy the Necropolis. It wasn’t even the explosive type to begin with.

Unfortunately, I was bounced right out of the ordeal and didn’t know how the magic circle worked or what effect it had on the ground.

“You fooled me. You said you realized the cause of destruction in your consciousness.”

“I knew that too.”

“···.”

“I swear I had no intention of deceiving you. Instead, when you return to Heliopolis, I will give you a vision. What do you think…?”

“great.”

Rather than dwell on the past, Alan accepted the offer. There was a condition that he should not pass it on to others, but it was important to learn something first.

At that moment, a heavy aura weighed down on my shoulders. The cause was the dark clouds. They exerted pressure on people with just their presence and the density of their magic.

Alan wondered why such a phenomenon was happening, his colleagues drew their weapons in nervousness, and the necromancers clapped their hands in joy.

Because a familiar force filled the surroundings. A magical power similar to, or rather, close to the original form of, the magic they were handling was in full swing.

That was Kamai’s magic. If you learn Kamai’s training method and use magic, you can’t help but feel familiar with it.

Lightning roared through the clouds. It was as if the sun was rising inside the clouds, continuously emitting intense light. As it did so, the outline of something whitish became more and more distinct.

The elders were amazed when they saw the image of Kamai, which had only been passed down through pictures.

“Oh! It’s him!”

“The founder is returning!”

Alan was not excited because they had just parted ways. To be honest, his heart was a little pounding at the thought of meeting the real Kamai. The little boy pressed his head against Alan’s chest, curious.

The little boy was a dragon by name, so he had excellent sensing abilities. It was a little reassuring to see that the cowardly boy was still calm even when Kamai appeared.

‘It doesn’t seem to be hostile. At least not yet.’

Kamai’s spirit became more and more distinct. The spirit’s appearance was exactly the same as when they parted, except for the color that was a mixture of gray and white, reflecting the strength and mental power of its life.

The elders’ bodies trembled. When they took off their upper garments, solid muscles were revealed despite their old age.

Before Alan could even think about it, their muscles began to twitch, as if something inside them was trying to burst out.

‘no way?’

The elders’ masks were each of a human, a hawk, a jackal, and a baboon, and they looked exactly like Canopic jars containing entrails. If the elders were living jars, then it was obvious what was going to happen.

“I dedicate myself to you!”

“Come back again!”

The human elder’s right chest split open and a piece of liver fell out. The monkey elder’s left chest split open and a lung popped out. The falcon elder’s navel split open and his intestines fell out. The jackal elder’s mouth opened wide and his stomach crawled out.

The sight of self-dissection was quite gruesome. Even without blood, it was so graphic that it was even more horrifying. Of course, only for Taylor, Sheba, and Nicola.

Alan focused on Kamai’s physical formation, while Sion tapped the handle of her sword, glaring at Kamai’s soul. She made such gestures when she was ready to attack.

“Why are you like that?”

“I just don’t like it. Listen.”

If you have something to say in secret, you can come in through the secure communication channel, but you insist on standing right next to me. Zion blocked the area around him with his magic and whispered.

“The soul is gray and white. The skin is pale brown. Right?”

“yes.”

“That person is colored just like you.”

“Because it’s the same hyper-magic disorder.”

Alan had heard Zion’s secret before.

‘I’ll tell you only. Don’t tell anyone. Okay?’

He kept it a secret because no one knew about it except Chairman Jake. The world Zion sees is completely colored in gray, but there are exceptions, and that is people like Alan who suffer from excessive magic.

‘You’re like a lighthouse in the night sea. When I see you, I feel like I’m alive.’

Although he was not born color blind, it was terrible and regrettable that he became color blind even after birth.

‘If I did that, the magic circuit layout would have been blocked.’

I’m sure they’ll find a way somehow, but the efficiency will be incredibly low.

Zion realized that Alan was lost in thought and turned his face away, holding his helmet with both hands.

“Concentrate.”

“I am doing it.”

“liar.”

“···Why did you touch the handle?”

“I don’t know why I’m like this, but my heart is boiling.”

It was a cute choice of words. As Alan stared at him, Zion also noticed his carelessness and turned his head away. He moved away slightly and crossed his arms.

“Do you feel the same way when you see me?”

“It’s okay. I can control it.”

It was an incredibly, incredibly reassuring thing to hear. I only took off my power suit when I was sleeping, but I felt the need to change my thinking.

Meanwhile, the elders’ bodies had decomposed considerably. The necromancers rushed in and fitted them with artificial organs, as if they had no intention of leaving them to die.

Alan looked at Taylor at the familiar scene, and he turned his head in his direction as well. Then he smiled.

Buried in the dark clouds, Kamai’s soul had been covered by a body. It was a truly bizarre sight, half soul, half body, or as if it had been forcibly covered with skin.

Kamai, who resembled a human anatomy model, opened his eyes wide.

[Stop! This is not what a resurrection ritual is like!]

Although it was Kemet’s language, Alan understood it all because he had learned it. The same was true for his colleagues who had their memory modified.

As Kamai waved his arm, a heavy force pressed down on the magic circle. The elders who had offered themselves fell to their knees as the ritual was forcibly interrupted. The other necromancers looked bewildered.

[It’s a trap!]

At the same time, the ankh that Alan was holding began to tremble. It had been quiet throughout the ordeal, but for the first time, it moved like crazy.

Ankh shook his body violently in an attempt to break free from Alan’s grasp. The vibrations were so strong that the entire power suit shook.

Finally managed to escape.

“Ugh!”

Even though Alan pulled it down with [Space Manipulation], it rose again. As he continued to pull it, it moved through space and disappeared into the dark clouds.

“Do you know why he does that···.”

Alan stopped talking. Elder Mae, who happened to be looking this way, just blankly watched the cloud Ankh jumped into.

Alan, looking up at the sky, drew out his magical power. As blue light burst out from the gaps in his power suit, a new pressure began to press down on the people.

This time it was sticky. If Kamai’s magic had gently pressed down on my shoulders, the new magic was a swamp that grabbed my ankles and forcibly pulled me down.

Alan knew where the energy was flowing from.

‘deep waters?’

The first thing that came to mind was the deep sea. It was a place of unknown depth, an abandoned space where dark emotions, dirty magic, and contaminated information settled.

Although some adventurous or fearless people have gone down to check the bottom, none have ever returned.

On the other side of Kamai, clouds were swaying. The clouds, which had changed into cylinders, were spinning wildly. As they sped up, the outside became whiter and the inside became even blacker.

At the moment when it seemed as if it would absorb even the light, something long and thin popped out. It was a sea serpent that looked like it had been covered in oil from an oil tanker. Looking at it again, it seemed to resemble a dragon or a dragon with a long neck.

[Kuwara!]

It was a roar that pierced directly into the mind. Those with weak mental strength would collapse as soon as they heard it.

‘How did it come to be in reality?’

It was the Kraken I had seen when I went into the deep sea with Kiri. To be exact, it was a sea serpent with suction cup legs attached.

Before I could even begin to sort out my doubts, another sea serpent burst out from inside the cylinder. The Kraken had eight legs, so there were still plenty left.

Fortunately, the Serpents only had their eyes on Kamai. When they growled, their vicious teeth were revealed. They opened their mouths wide and rushed at Kamai in one go.

It was difficult to perceive the scene of sea serpents, each as tall as a skyscraper, rushing at a small person as if it were real.

But the power contained within was real. A turquoise palm appeared near Kamai and lifted the Serpent’s slap.

Most of the necromancers who were still conscious were knocked down by the shockwave alone. What’s worse, the surrounding buildings began to be destroyed one by one.

Another sea serpent popped out. The more it did, the wider the cylinder area became. If the same thing happened again, it wouldn’t be strange for the Kraken to reveal its true form.

The elders knelt and held each other’s hands as if praying.

“We give our strength.”

[Stop it! Just worry about surviving!]

Instead, angry voices poured out as if they were being interrupted. Then, Kamai and Alan, who were looking down, met eyes.

[It was you.]

Kamai’s voice was heard right next to me. It wasn’t an illusion, because a translucent sphere was whispering near my ear.

[I should have wondered why the process of resurrection was so difficult.]

“But if I fail, I’ll become a wreck.”

[I locked it up so it wouldn’t work… But being too good is also a problem.]

“Can you tell me what the situation is?”

[I think I had this dream while I was sleeping… Anyway, there’s something I need you to do.]

As in the trial, Kamai was the first to speak, throwing out only what he wanted to say. He brought up a heavy topic that made Alan give in.

[If we leave it like this, he’ll get out.]

“Is it very dangerous?”

[At least Heliopolis.]

The fact that even distant Heliopolis was dangerous meant that the people of the Necropolis were not safe either.

[Follow this, rip out my heart, and stop the consciousness.]

The conversation ceased as the main body focused on the three Serpents. Still, the sphere continued its guidance.

The sphere settled into the center of a dried-up pond. With a slight vibration, the ground gave way, revealing a large sinkhole.

Each elder followed along, regaining some of his health thanks to the artificial organs.

“It’s clear that the area below is completely blocked by rocks···.”

“Do you doubt Kamai?”

“No. The ancestral spirit has asked you for something. I will help you.”

The other elders and necromancers did the same. As Alan and his companions threw themselves into the sinkhole, they followed suit.

Alan and his companions used runes or magical tools to control their speed, while the necromancer used ghostly undead as parachutes.

After going down for a while, the place we arrived at was the underground tomb that Alan had seen during the ordeal. Its magnificent pyramid-like scale stole people’s attention.

But before we could see, there was something we had to take care of. The sticky, tar-like substance from the deep sea was also flowing here.

As a necromancer passed by, the tar puddle bubbled. Something burst out of it and pounced on the necromancer. It was a monster with a human face and a scorpion’s body attached.

Fortunately, I defended myself, but there was a loud noise. Starting with that, all sorts of monsters came out. A weasel with human arms sprouting out like legs, a slime with bulged eyes, a snake made from a broken portable terminal, etc.

Taylor asked, handling a large rat that glowed like a neon sign.

“Is this it?”

“Yes. It’s the information monster of the deep sea.”

As expected from a place where all sorts of dregs gather, the monster’s appearance was also baseless.