Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 367



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53rd floor (2)

Fyodor, who looks like a bandit, and Ivan, who resembles a god, are Sophia’s disciples and magicians who have reached depth 6. Their speech is similar to their appearances.

Both of them have white hair and are in their 80s, but as expected from a depth of 6, they treat age as just a number. Even if they ended their lives at depth of 6, they could easily live to be 150 years old.

Four disciples followed Sophia, the other two were at depth 5. Then, there were ten disciples who followed to provide support for water and magic.

As many as fifteen wizards came along on this expedition, convinced by the mere name of Katan, without any solid clues.

Taylor looked with satisfaction at the disciplined Sophia expedition.

“It’s reassuring to have so many fire support wizards.”

“Does that mean you don’t usually trust Brother Allen?”

“Taylor is really bad.”

“It’s been a while since you started making a bad guy. It’s no use teasing adults.”

Thanks to the Twilight Path, the procedure for activating the compass was omitted, and the exploration proceeded smoothly. We pushed away the Reptilian royal palace on the 50th floor with force and arrived at the Red Land.

The sky was thick with dark clouds, and lava flowed like a river on the ground. Lightning struck the ground from time to time, adding flashes of light to the dark landscape.

Sophia looked around and called out to Alan.

“We didn’t even have a chance to shake hands.”

“You can just slowly adjust the sum.”

If you explore the 53rd floor in detail, you will end up fighting boringly anyway. You also need to find out what the shining tower that the disciple mentioned means.

‘It would be nice if it was a literal tower, but if it’s a metaphor, it’s a headache.’

Alan opened the Twilight Path again and reached the 53rd floor. He needed time to adjust to the heavy magic of the depths, so he decided to rest for the time being.

Taylor rolled his shoulders.

“It’s only two floors away from the 51st floor, but it’s a bit stressful.”

“It’s because the overall abilities of the body have greatly improved due to the enchantment. It means that you’ve become more sensitive to magic, so it’s actually a good thing.”

“Is this the world that geniuses see? It feels like a breath of fresh air.”

Sophia approached Alan with her ears pricked up. As a wizard, she had a strong desire to find out if she heard even one word that piqued her interest.

“Body flexibility? Did I hear that correctly?”

“you’re right.”

“I too have explored various fields of knowledge to repair my damaged body, but have not been able to obtain meaningful results. You, take off your clothes.”

Sophia pointed at Taylor with her ice-dripping cane. Taylor covered her chest with both hands and said.

“Senior, I have a partner so I cannot allow it.”

“···If you were my disciple, I would have beaten you up right away.”

“I don’t know why older sisters want to hit me whenever they see me···, hmm, hmm.”

Zion tilted his head and whispered to Alan.

“What does that mean?”

“That’s nonsense, don’t take it to heart.”

“I see, that’s what you mean. Okay, I’ll forget about it like you said.”

Zion’s speech was merciless. It was a word he had learned from being taught by the foul-mouthed Taylor when he was a child, so in a way, it was Taylor’s karma.

Alan hid the information he didn’t want to hear in a corner, called the box, took out the equipment he was going to put on Taylor, and stepped between the two squabbling men.

“Show me just a little bit.”

“I told you not to.”

“Then let me at least see your back.”

“Sophia, please step aside for a moment, and you, sir, take off your clothes.”

Taylor took off her clothes as if she had never been stubborn before, leaving only her panties on, showing off her toned body.

As Alan opened the round barrel, a writhing mass of muscle crawled out. It was a writhing creature that had turned a bright red from the dragon’s blood. That was the name Taylor gave to his bio-armor.

For a while he had been acting as muscle in Taylor’s body, but now that he had acquired Yong-in’s body, it was time to go back to his armor.

“Nice to meet you.”

Taylor’s body clung to his squirming body, whether he stroked it or not, transforming it into a skating suit.

Alan wore a power suit armor over his bio-armor that clearly showed off his muscles. The helmet resembled a dragon’s head, and the red power suit stood out overall.

Taylor moved the joint back and forth.

“Hey, that’s comfortable. But did you have to come down to put it on?”

“I made adjustments on the way down.”

“Oh, so that means it’s a hot new product… no, a prototype!”

“It’ll be okay, as always.”

The only difference between Allen’s power suit and the others was the rectangular backpack he was carrying on his back. The newly added brain expansion device and backpack were now connected.

As Taylor reached forward, the backpack opened and a magic bullet launcher burst out, aiming in the same direction. It was called a magic bullet, but its power was vastly different from the ones Allen had made earlier.

The backpack wasn’t just a simple bag, it was a portable armory. Thanks to [space manipulation], it could store a lot of weapons.

“It’s a little embarrassing to have to take everything off and put it on. Last time I saw you, you were manipulating space to wear a power suit.”

“If you apply it to others, it will be lacking in detail. If you do that to yourself, you will get sick.”

Taylor, dressed in a power suit, struts forward, and Sophia ends her silence.

“It’s Yong In Hwa.”

“I see.”

“They say that if you live for nearly 100 years as a labyrinth explorer and don’t know that, you’ll be cursed at for wasting your life. Of all the dragon paintings I’ve seen so far, this one is the most complete.”

“I was lucky.”

“Luck? Thanks to that, I won’t be disappointed. I’ll stay still, so you lead the way.”

Alan accepted and took out the antenna he had found in the shelter last time. When he connected it to the tablet, a radar screen appeared.

There was so much noise that it was dizzying like the Milky Way. It was a skill to figure out whether the sparkling dots were magical stones, monsters, or shelters.

I didn’t expect to find the tower in a day or two, so I planned to sweep it up like a net sweeping the bottom of the sea.

Thanks to the antenna, I found a shelter in two hours. As usual, it was a facility occupied by the abominations.

“Let’s take off.”

Taylor, feeling good about her new clothes, pointed her finger at the entrance. A launcher popped out from her backpack and fired a bullet.

Kwarrung!

The wide-open shelter entrance belched out flames. The slightly black flames did not rise upwards but instead crawled into the shelter.

Two abominations leapt out at the violent greeting. However, flames followed and strangled them. The abominations, resembling cows and monkeys, died in agony from suffocation and burning.

As the target for burning disappeared, the flames retreated back into the shelter, their movements resembling snakes.

Shiva jabbed Alan in the thigh with his elbow.

[Brother, can that be···.]

[I mixed the dark crystals I collected from the restricted area. It’s fun because it moves like a sentient life form.]

[What do you plan to do if a problem occurs?]

[The labyrinth will take care of it.]

But that place wasn’t an easy place to clean with just one Matan, a 53-story shelter.

A wolf-like abomination came out, ignoring the flames that clung to it like a spider web. It was a wolf in name only, but its form was half-melted.

Taylor fired a magmun at the wolf. The magmun flew quickly and sank into the wolf’s torn skin.

Boom!

This time, flames shot up and lightning struck, but the wolf was fine. The flames that were leaking out through the holes in its skin quickly died down.

“Alan, that’s 6 degrees deep and I’m still fighting?”

Alan looked at Sophia. Sophia nodded at her disciples, Fyodor and Ivan. The two urged their disciples.

The elven wizards, who were Sophia’s disciples and the two’s students, created magic. Hailstones larger than fists fell, and a forest made of ice picks appeared.

The wolf snorted. The heat of his foul breath turned the hail into rain, and the forest was swept clean.

Water was rising everywhere. That was the beginning. The wolf, who was about to rush at Taylor, looked down at his front paws.

White, transparent flowers bloomed. Rose vines that exuded cold air rose from the pool. They grew rapidly, absorbing the moisture, and covered the body of a wolf larger than a bull. And they squeezed hard.

Thud!

The sound of bones breaking was heard from the wolf’s body. The sharp, splintered bones made a mess of the inside of the body, spilling blood. Red roses bloomed on white vines.

Kwaaang!

The creature roared. The magic contained in his angry voice instantly turned the ice into powder and interrupted the magicians’ chanting.

“Is it worth doing?”

Then Taylor stepped forward, appearing behind the wolf as soon as he spoke.

‘The fairy tale rate has also increased.’

It was 30 percent faster than Allen’s estimate. The output of the extracted Mana Sword was the same. The blade of magical power that gushed out slashed at the wolf’s body. Every time the red light flashed, a drop of dark red blood spurted out.

“It’s nothing… Huh!”

Taylor was hit by the wolf’s tail and was sent flying. As soon as he hit the ground, he was pushed back, making a deep dent. He did manage to stop after hitting a large boulder.

Kwajik!

An ominous sound came from the rock, covering Taylor’s body. Even though it split into several pieces upon impact with the ground, each weighing tens of tons.

Sophia tried to pick up her cane but was stopped by Alan.

“It was not only the traces of Catan that were the purpose, but also training.”

“you’re right.”

“What a harsh education.”

“Let’s do it together.”

“My heart is moved.”

Sophia looked over her students. Alan wanted them to join him in training, so that he could study ice magic.

The rock tomb shook and Taylor emerged, his gloves dented but unscathed.

Taylor picked up the Manasword again, then changed his tactics as if he remembered something from earlier. The backpack opened and a mechanical octopus leg popped out. The transparent crystal on the end turned red and fired a laser at the wolf attacking Ivan and Fyodor.

The ice embedded in the wolf’s body collided with the laser. The red-hot ice exploded, tearing apart the wolf’s insides.

The evil wolf rushed at Taylor, but with its tattered body it was unable to catch Taylor, who was determined to run away.

Finally the wolf got tired, and Ivan and Fyodor pulled at the ice chains that had bound the creature to its body. The wolf was carried by Sophia, and the saddle by Alan.

Taylor makes a grand return.

“See? It’s easily 6 degrees deep.”

“I will admit it if you catch it yourself, brother.”

“But you fought well, didn’t you?”

Alan didn’t mention that he got hit in the tail and vomited blood for Taylor’s dignity. It was fortunate that he was wearing a power suit, otherwise the various teasing would have been engraved in his heart.

“Alan.”

“yes.”

“Does it have a self-destruct function?”

“I don’t think so.”

“I sense you’re hesitating, don’t you?”

“Trust me.”

“Your record is too splendid for that.”

It had a self-destruct function, but it wasn’t the kind Taylor was thinking of. Alan passed Taylor, who was glaring at him in disbelief, and entered the shelter.

I had acquired enough supplies to replenish the battle’s attrition value, but that was it. There were no clues about the shining tower.

The only consolation was the fact that they had found a working communication device. If they sent a magic signal using this, they could roughly estimate the direction of the other shelters.

‘It would be nice if you found the tower like that, otherwise there’s nothing you can do.’

As Alan fiddled with his communications equipment, Sophia asked.

“Do you know how to handle it?”

“no.”

People who buy magic tools don’t necessarily read the manual before using them. They will experience trial and error, but if they just keep using them, they will eventually learn.

pop!

By the same logic, the power plant in the shelter exploded while he was touching it. Sophia asked if he was okay, but Alan’s eyes were just staring into space. A single piece of glowing dust was stuck to the field of vision of his left eye.

‘It can’t be a coincidence. If we find all the shelters on the 53rd floor and destroy the power plant, maybe a clue will appear?’

Perhaps the tower was hidden in another dimension, like the secret space of the Icehenge.

The antenna and tablet made it possible to explore the shelter. The problem is, we don’t know how long it will take.

‘This means I’ll have to stay in the labyrinth longer than planned. I actually like it.’