Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 34
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Apocalypse in Water Episode 34
Episode 34
I was so amused by the ever-expanding map that I went further and further out.
Looking at the depth lines, it’s not clear, but there were parts that looked like a city.
What is it? Is this perhaps the sunken Seoul?
If so, can’t I go down and retrieve the items that aren’t submerged in water?
Then suddenly I thought maybe I had gone too far.
We need to be careful because a monster has appeared, and today isn’t the only day.
“Then shall we go back now?”
“Hey, let’s go a little further. We might come across something like land or an island.”
Bomi said it as if she was sorry about my withdrawal.
“If that was the case, you would have seen it from the apartment rooftop. Let’s go back for now. I heard there were monsters fighting nearby.”
The fight between the giant crocodile and the hedgehog crocodile ended in a draw.
It would have been more stable if one guy had clearly won.
The fact that there was no conclusion meant that the fight could break out again at any time.
I turned the rider around.
At that moment, bubbles of water could be seen bubbling and rising behind me.
no way!
I turned the cement mixer up to maximum speed.
Pow wow.
Amidst the tremendous spray and roar, porcupine crocodiles and giant oarfish emerged from the water, revealing their huge bodies.
As soon as it surfaced, the hedgehog crocodile struck first.
It swung its blunt, hammer-shaped horned tail and struck the giant shad’s body.
The giant shad’s long body twitched and bent like a bow.
The wind caused a tsunami-like wave to rush towards us, creating a spray of water.
I shouted urgently at Bomi.
“Bomi, move the things to the other side.”
I also turned off the mixer and pushed the items together with Bomi.
And then he just lay down on top of the things.
The lifeboat did not capsize in the waves thanks to the center of gravity being completely shifted to the opposite side.
But as the lifeboat was being swept over by the waves, it was pushed back significantly.
Because of that, I went back the same distance I had run so far.
Not only that, we had to quickly bail out the water that had entered the lifeboat.
While we were bailing out the water, the giant crocodile, which seemed to have been badly hit, attempted to counterattack the hedgehog crocodile.
He bent his bent body further and wrapped it around the hedgehog crocodile as if it were a noose.
It seemed like a counterattack, but it ended up being self-destructive.
Blood flowed from the giant shad’s shining silver body.
It was because I was pricked by the sharp horns that grew all over the hedgehog crocodile’s body.
But there was a separate blow of conversion.
As the giant oarfish twisted and flapped its dorsal fin, the hard-looking skin of the hedgehog crocodile split as if a chainsaw had passed through it, spurting blood.
Again the waves crashed, and blood rained down from above.
Watching the fight between two giant monsters right up close was no joke, the intensity and overwhelming feeling.
Bomi, who was pouring water, seemed to have lost her mind.
I also had a hard time opening my eyes properly because of the water and blood drops pouring down my face.
But if you stay still here, you will either get crushed to death by the two giant monsters like a shrimp’s back being crushed during a fight between whales, or the boat will capsize and you will drown.
Ah! Now that I think about it, I guess it doesn’t really matter if the boat capsizes.
Because you can breathe underwater.
You can either swim or sink into the ocean and walk along the seabed to get back to your apartment.
But Bomi can’t breathe.
I shouted at Bomi.
“Bomi! Wake up! We have to survive!”
Only then did Bomi come to her senses and come over to me, holding the mixer.
Then I lifted the oar and rowed with all my might.
But because the waves crashed in every time the two monsters moved their bodies, the lifeboat didn’t move as fast as expected.
“Khuuuuk!”
The giant crocodile’s decisive blow caused the hedgehog crocodile to writhe in pain and howl.
The two, entangled like boxers in a clinch, fell apart and entered a brief lull.
Then the waves subsided and we were able to pick up speed.
If I ran away quietly like this, I thought I could reach the apartment safely.
However, the two guys avoided each other without attacking, perhaps because they thought that they were losing too much blood to defeat their opponent.
Then, without a word, we found our lifeboat escaping.
The orange color of the lifeboats was bound to catch the eye, but they told us not to go after small creatures like ourselves, and to be generous and stick with monsters of similar size.
But unlike the wind, the guys didn’t seem to care about each other and ran towards us as if they had never fought before.
Oh my god! This is dangerous. The whale is trying to catch the shrimp.
Still, the waves the guys created as they chased after us gave us momentum.
The lifeboat slid forward like a surfboard surfing a wave.
However, because the guys were so big, even if they moved just a little, the distance was greatly reduced.
At this rate, we’ll be caught before we even get to the buoy.
I thought back to the characteristics of the guys I had read through again before leaving.
The weapons we have now are absolutely incapable of dealing enough damage to take them down.
But it might sting like a bug bite.
That might buy us some time to reach the buoy.
If I fail, I’ll have to jump into the sea with Bomi.
I went straight into bug operation.
“Look! If you look at the stomach of a hedgehog crocodile, you’ll see a white dot near the belly button. Shoot the stick there.”
“A tree branch?”
“Oh. The white dot is what looks like its gonads. If you get hit, you’ll be shocked and unable to move for a moment.”
“But if I shoot a tree branch, can I retrieve it?”
“Of course I have to release the recovery line. It’s a shame, but life is more important right now, so think of it as giving up and shoot.”
“Then what about the saury monster?”
“I’ll take care of that. Let’s start with the hedgehog crocodile.”
Bomi nodded with a determined expression and took out the string from the tree branch that was being used to draw the bow.
Although it would have been difficult to aim because the ship was rocking back and forth, Bomi fired without a moment’s hesitation.
The arrow hit the white dot exactly.
The hedgehog crocodile flinched and froze as if he had been hit by a stun gun.
As expected! A promising young star in our archery world who is even more focused in emergency situations!
I gave Bomi a thumbs up.
Bomi smiled at me.
Now all that’s left is the giant saury.
The guy chased us with even faster speed.
And then, as if he thought he was within striking distance, the guy opened his huge mouth.
The teeth embedded in the protruding lower jaw shone.
If those teeth, which seem capable of splitting anything, were to even touch it, the lifeboat would burst in an instant.
I left the cement mixer with Bomi and went to the back.
And instead of the menacing lower teeth, he looked at the long tubes that sprouted from its forehead like antennae.
That tube is a sensory organ, and in the Aquatic Monster Guide it is said to affect direction.
If we could even give the coffin a small blow, it would lose its bearings for a moment and lose sight of us.
I raised my pistol, closed one eye, and took aim at the coffin.
And then I pulled the trigger boldly.
bang!
But the pursuing giant shad neither slowed down nor changed direction.
I concentrated again and pulled the trigger.
bang!
bang!
This time too, the giant shad chased after me as if nothing had happened.
Now we have two bullets left.
Although I was anxious, I believed in my skills as a special agent.
And the giant shad got close enough that he could smell the guy’s breath.
I pulled the trigger again.
bang!
Something like sparks were seen flying from the guy’s coffin.
Then the guy suddenly changed direction to the side.
“Nice! Sir!”
Bomi, who had been holding her breath until now, raised both thumbs up and cheered.
I smiled as if to say, “Well, this is about it,” but in reality, I was so close that I was drenched in a cold sweat.
“The guys will only be confused for a moment. Let’s run away quickly.”
We ran with all our might.
But as I expected, the guys soon came to their senses and came right after us.
I grabbed the shaking cement mixer and used all my strength to keep it from being thrown away by the water’s recoil.
My hands were hot from overheating, but I couldn’t let go.
Bomi also rowed with all her might.
The distance to the buoy had shortened considerably, so it seemed like we would arrive there soon.
But the two monsters behind them also chased after them with all their might.
Will it be possible to escape into the shield?
No matter how many times I ran the simulation in my head, it seemed like a no-brainer.
Rather, I was worried that I might make a mistake and drag them into the shield.
However, I had already used up the stick and had only one bullet left to attack the guy again.
Honestly, I didn’t have the confidence to hit the coffin with a pistol again.
The white spots of the hedgehog crocodile and the crown on the giant oarfish’s forehead were solid.
Although the wooden arrows picked up from the Dragon Palace were more powerful than archery arrows, they would not be able to make a proper impact even if they were aimed at each other.
Would you rather give up the lifeboat and swim?
Then Bomi is the problem.
“Hey, Bomi, can you swim?”
“no.”
Bomi answered with a bright expression.
This Plan B retreat operation will be difficult.
At that time, the two monsters were so focused on the chase that they got closer to each other.
As a result, our bodies slightly bumped into each other.
Wow! Isn’t this two monsters fighting again?
I had high hopes for them, but they just ignored each other.
Those guys without guts!
I cursed inwardly.
I don’t know what the outcome will be yet, but if I make a mistake, I could end up returning to the apartment with a bomb in tow.
“Bomi. When you get into the water, just relax and hold on to my body!”
“What is it, sir? Are we jumping into the water?”
I nodded.
Then Bomi seemed to panic again.
If she goes into the water, Bomi will definitely scream for help.
It might be better to make him lose consciousness by giving him water and then drag him away.
“Okay. I’ll count to three, and then you jump into the water.”
“Oh! No. I’m not mentally ready yet.”
“One, two.”
I pushed Bomi into the water without counting to three.
And as I was about to jump in, a huge splash of water came with a loud noise.
I hurriedly grabbed Bomi’s hand to keep her from floating away.
The lifeboat almost capsized in the huge waves.
Bomi, who was holding my hand tightly, was drinking water and was on the verge of losing consciousness.
Then, he looked up at my head with wide eyes, wondering what he saw.
“mister!”
I turned around at Bomi’s voice, which sounded like she had been completely shaken out of her mind.
I was so surprised that I almost let go of Bomi’s hand.
Behind the giant crocodile and the hedgehog crocodile was a giant squid that was even bigger than them.
And then the giant squid started attacking them both.