Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 358



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Red Earth (4)

Alan lifted the clear container. The brain floating in the nutrient solution added a strangeness to the red earth.

When we presented electrical stimulation to find shelter, the brain twitched and screamed.

□□□!

The meaningless mental waves spread around like light from a lantern. The stronger the scream, the faster and wider it spread.

Of course, Alan didn’t care whether the abomination felt pain or not. All he could see was the Ancients’ facility hidden somewhere in the red earth.

It had been a fortnight since they had entered the 51st floor, but it still took more time to finish exploring. It couldn’t have been helped, since they had thoroughly searched a floor that was about the size of an average house.

Sometimes I would find a shelter and search it thoroughly, but I was left with a deep sense of regret because it was just an ordinary facility.

The shelter that was recently discovered was a den of abominations, so Taylor took the lead in cleaning it up. It was hard to find a sound part because it had been roughed up in the name of training.

Alan worked on Taylor from the left side of the float while Shiva walked and treated him from the right side.

“Ughh …

“My brain is fine, so I’m okay.”

“brain···?”

Taylor’s gaze shifted. At the end of it was a brain in a can. His pupils trembled anxiously.

“No?”

“What is it?”

“Later, really later. When my life is over···.”

“It won’t end easily.”

“···Okay. If you’re going to do it, then do it with a nice body.”

Magical Engineering, as the name suggests, includes anything that incorporates magic. This includes magicware that corresponds to prosthetic bodies, as well as parasites that Alan occasionally uses.

Alan had already planned what kind of body he would give Taylor. The ‘Yong-in-hwa’ that Chang-hae had given him. But where would he get the blood and heart of an adult dragon?

‘If you use other materials, the quality will be too poor.’

So, until I could get the materials, I had to live with a body with over 80% magic wear.

As we rounded the mountain, where red rocks jutted out like fangs, a barren plain appeared. Dark clouds rained down lightning instead of rain on the thirsty land.

Alan held the barrel high, stimulating his brain to vomit out mental waves. Just then, lightning struck, dispelling the darkness and revealing the image in detail.

Krrrr!

Thunder came late, darkness fell again, and lightning struck again.

The explorers of Roman Company murmured as they watched Alan.

“This is a scene from a horror movie.”

“The lights flicker and then a ghost suddenly pops out?”

To a labyrinth explorer who has had so many cruel and horrific experiences, it is just a joke. No matter how hideous the monster is, if you hit it with magic power, it will die. When the unknown becomes easy, it is no longer scary.

“Or maybe lightning strikes the barrel and your brain turns into a monster.”

Their joke reached the labyrinth, and a blue line struck the barrel. Naturally, a massive current passed through the power suit.

But Alan trudged into the wilderness as if he was taking a walk. His power suit was intact, and only his brain was glowing.

□□□!

The explorers followed, whispering.

“Aren’t you screaming for help right now?”

“How would I know that? If you’re curious, go ask.”

“It’s scary.”

Alan, who had crossed the wilderness, stopped in front of the mountain. His weakly responsive brain screamed loudly and then sagged.

While Alan was checking the brain, the buffalo stepped forward, pushing away the piled rocks with its head. A gorilla-shaped automaton protruding from its side also helped clean up.

As a large entrance appeared, Larissa, who had been crossing her arms, stepped forward. With a light flick of her ankle, the distance of several dozen meters was shortened.

“Let’s see what it says. ······. Hmm~.”

“If you can’t read it, leave it to your junior and disappear.”

“Mr. Allen~.”

Larissa spoke in a hoarse voice. Her subordinates maintained impassive expressions, but a closer look revealed prominent jaw muscles.

Alan kept his gaze fixed on the brain and observed the area Larissa was pointing at. It was within his field of vision.

“Look this way.”

“I am watching.”

“yes?”

Taylor sat down on the gurney and whispered to Shiva.

“Aren’t you jealous?”

“What do you mean?”

“You don’t have to wear sunglasses in places like the beach.”

“Brother… your thinking is too shallow.”

“You’re a sinister dwarf. I was just talking about the scenery.”

Taylor chuckled, but Shiva remembered his remark well. It would make a good deal for the holy water fermenting somewhere in the Western Sky.

Alan finished deciphering the labyrinthine script.

[3rd Research Institute]

‘oh···.’

[Accessory facilities]

‘Whew… It can’t be easy.’

If the main research facility had appeared on the 51st floor, I would have been suspicious. The labyrinth would not be kind to explorers.

The auxiliary facilities should be placed on each floor, and the actual research center should be above the 55th floor. That’s what Allen thought.

“Mr. Allen, what does it say?”

“It’s a research institute facility.”

Alan said without counting. Larissa also knew the labyrinthine script, but her decipherment level was low, so she had to just believe Alan when he said it.

Alan’s vision expanded into the dark passage. Just then, lightning struck nearby, illuminating the passage. The other explorers also noticed the flesh that had encroached upon the passage.

As before, the fire rat automatons were dispatched. The guys rolled around, covered in blue fur, burning their flesh. The sound of their activities gradually grew distant.

Alan looked around the facility with his rat’s eyes. He encountered the abomination for the first time, and it was one of the most abominable things he had ever encountered.

If there were dangerous monsters from the start, it meant that as you go down, more vicious ones would appear.

The fire rat breathed fire at the abomination that rushed at it and ran away. The abomination ignored the fire rat and moved towards the entrance.

Three abominations that will appear within one minute.

“Get ready···.”

Alan stopped himself from giving a warning, because 30% of the fire rats who were having fun setting fires were gone in an instant.

‘There is something.’

The moment you realize it, an additional 20% disappears.

It’s fast. 10%.

It resembles a person. 20%.

Coming soon. 20%.

Seconds after all the fire rats were destroyed, the abominations blocking the entrance burst forth, revealing it.

His muscles were bulging as if he had been eating steroids instead of food, and he had red, glossy scales all over his body.

As expected of a disgusting creature, it had a disgusting appearance. The blisters on its muscle surface burst and oozed pus, and tentacles protruded from its holes and swayed.

“It’s a depth of 6. Probably based on ancient people…”

Before he could finish his words, the guy charged. Larissa, who had been throwing a low kick, spun around and flew in reverse. She managed to cut Sion’s black muscles shallowly, but in return, she was crushed between the muscles.

The abomination approached with Zion’s sword wedged between its muscles and swung its fist at Alan. It seemed as if it knew who its most dangerous enemy was.

A fist the size of a bowling ball suddenly came up to his forehead and pierced through the space where Alan had been.

Kwarrung!

The fist didn’t quite hit the target. But the power contained in it cut through the wind and scorched the area behind it. A long furrow was created that could have been used to make a canal.

Alan jumped through space to dodge the abomination’s attack, but the thing immediately kicked the ground as if it knew where it had gone.

The path calculation was over in an instant. The buffalo charged forward with its head forward. And then it collided.

Boom!

The abomination’s body staggered, and the buffalo, twice as large as the tank, staggered. The abomination grabbed the buffalo’s head with one hand and struck it with the other fist.

The head was sunk in by the blow. The ground that supported the bulk was the same. With each punch, cracks appeared in the ground and it was quickly cut away.

The ground nearby sank about two meters. The abomination left the buffalo with its head completely shattered and charged at Alan again.

There was no explorer who would carelessly interfere between the two. If they did, they would be dealt a crushing blow, and someone was also needed to stop other abominations from emerging from the auxiliary facility.

But Taylor and Shiva were different. Shiva, whose hair turned white from [Divinization], ran forward, and Taylor charged with his subordinates.

“The courage not to be broken by the threats of the wicked!”

The abomination kicked Shiva with its instep. For a moment, the light of divine power shook violently, and Shiva’s body flew at least a hundred meters. This was no exaggeration.

But Shiva’s dark power struck the bastard’s instep. The abomination was a lump of flesh and was very unstable, so the dark power was very effective.

Kreuk!

He let out a sound for the first time, perhaps because the sensation of the bone protruding from his instep was unpleasant. But his cries were drowned out by Taylor’s screams.

“asleep!”

Taylor’s shot went straight for the abomination’s face. He recognized it as something obvious and tried to grab it, but Alpha threw herself at him and hugged him. The brief moment of leeway led to the success of the attack.

pop!

This explosion was small, dispersing dull, red dust instead of a flashy explosion.

“How does something with a Scoville index of 20 million taste?”

The expression on the disgusting body’s face was the most distorted. The stronger it was, the more excellent its senses were. Even if the senses were blocked, the spicy taste had already penetrated deeply.

Depth 6 hesitates at this technique, but is not fooled. He runs towards Taylor, twisting his facial muscles like a demon.

Taylor pulled out a high-powered Mana Sword. It glowed twice as bright as when Allen used it.

The abomination sensed the danger of the blade. It twisted its body, gripping the ground with its toes. It avoided the downward sword strike by moving at a right angle.

And he clenched his fists and rushed towards Taylor. Beta was also attached. Gamma and Delta were the same. The four automatons restrained the abomination’s body, and even activated the [Gravity] rune to slow it down.

It was still fast, but it gave Taylor time to turn the mana sword handle.

The wrist was cut deeply and the abomination’s black blood gushed out. The abomination tore off the automatons that were attached to its body. They shattered like styrofoam. The bleeding also stopped.

“Crazy monsters.”

Taylor cursed at Depth 6. It would have been stranger if he hadn’t cursed at him.

The abomination walked with a limp. It raised its arms high. Taylor’s eyes glowed blue as it tried to respond. The outside light was reflected on its retina.

Blue chains bound the abomination’s wrists. The being that had created the chains was an automaton that resembled a wizard. Taylor knew that it was half-automaton, half-undead.

The magical automaton had five, five chains holding the abomination’s neck and limbs. Still, it dragged itself forward.

Taylor retreated leisurely and glanced at Alan. The moment he twisted his palms against each other, black doors appeared and confined the abomination.

“I can’t stand that. It’s so annoying.”

The space gate that Alan had summoned had tremendous cutting power, but the abomination withstood it. It dug in little by little, but it took a long time to completely suffocate it.

“Can’t you finish it in one go?”

“Unfortunately, I’d rather have a complete corpse, so I’ll yield to the finishing touches.”

The dark clouds were still there, but the surroundings had become as bright as day. The cause was the glowing spear that had appeared in front of Nicola.

Shiva, who had been shaking, passed the pale Nicola. He held the spear tightly and rushed towards the abomination.

At the same time, the wizard automatons injected power into the chains. Blue lines covered the abomination’s body, greatly reducing its magic resistance.

The blade collided with the abomination’s forehead. It screamed.

Wow! Wow!

It was not a scream, but a cry full of determination. Even though her entire body was restrained, she was able to inflict damage on Shiva with just her sound. Shiva retreated, bleeding from her eyes, nose, and ears.

The spear stuck between the abomination’s eyebrows gradually dimmed. Before the spear could completely disappear, Zion appeared and swung his sword at the same spot. This time, the creature held on.

“Get out of the way.”

Zion slowly thrust his sword in, then dodged to the side when he heard Larissa’s voice. Homophobia is directed at similar people, and compatriots think alike.

Larissa’s foot, spinning around as she flew in, struck the sword hilt. The blade sank into the abomination’s forehead.

Pfft!

The abomination’s magical power surrounding its body burst out, and Zion and Larissa rolled around on the ground together.

Only then did Allen’s space door separate the abomination’s head from its body. A box quickly flew in and picked up the corpse, and the restored buffalo drank the blood that had been scattered on the ground.

While everyone else was panting, only Alan was walking around lightly. Taylor said as he collected the broken men.

“You could handle it by yourself, right?”

“It’s easier when there are many people.”

“I’m going to die while practicing.”

“You’re not dead. It’s a shame you’re only one.”

Alan spoke lightly and entered the annex.