Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 368



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53rd floor (3)

The dark clouds that occupy the sky block the sunlight and control the grace that light gives. Nevertheless, the sun sends down its majesty to the earth.

The sunlight that breaks through the gap settles on the ground and waits for a welcoming greeting, but only the red soil without a single blade of grass looks on indifferently.

Allen’s group destroyed one more power plant in the shelter occupied by the rampage spirits. It took some time because there were many 5s even though there were no 6s.

Still, there was a gain. As soon as the power plant was destroyed, a glowing line appeared in my left eye, giving me a clear sense of direction. I decided to find all the shelters on the 53rd floor.

It’s a foolish thing to do, but sometimes an explorer has to be like an idiot and keep digging until the mountain runs away in surprise.

Alan spent the night in the occupied shelter and gave Sophia a rough update.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. If you find all the shelters on the 53rd floor, a clue will appear. If you’re lucky, you can catch it sooner.”

“I guess I won’t be able to see the sun for a few months. Do you have enough food?”

“If you don’t have enough, you can visit the 50th floor and catch a dinosaur.”

If you get tired of eating only meat, you can supplement other nutrients with forest grass and fruits, and if even that is too much, you can visit the reptilian food warehouse. The kind warehouse owner will even give you his own body without hesitation.

After that, I repeated my daily routine of exploring, fighting, and resting.

Sophia also had to spend her time wisely, so she imitated Alan Party’s extreme training. She half-killed the monsters or restrained them with ice, and left it to her disciples to deal with them.

“The magic circuit is too hot.”

“Stop your petty whining and get this sorted out!”

“Heeeeek···.”

Sophia whipped her disciples every time they screamed. The magic of the ice added a coldness to their temperament, making them look even more cruel.

“I emptied my Manaheart yesterday and passed out, but why is it full now? Is this a dream?”

“Stop denying reality and hurry up and get out of here!”

The wizards fired off ice magic like machines. As the battle continued, they may not have gained enlightenment, but their speed at reciting spells definitely increased.

The arduous march was made possible by the magic accumulation and recovery line. Alan and Sophia combined their knowledge to create the line, and utilized all the magic stones from the monsters they hunted that day.

Thanks to that, my body and mind were vivid, but for some reason, it was a repetition of days where I felt tired and didn’t want to open my eyes in the morning.

“Dictatorship, step down! We want rest!”

As Nicola said, it was also possible to train because Alan and Sophia had full control of the exploration decision-making. Would you believe that they had caught so many monsters in 30 days and still had the same amount of magic stones?

Sophia snorted at Nicola.

“My dear, a country run by an iron-blooded monarch is a utopia.”

“There is a condition that it is not corrupt.”

“Of course. Or does that mean that Alan and I are corrupt? Or that you’re tired of training?”

“Uhhh… neither.”

Nicola quickly hid behind Alan, tailing him. No matter how well-off a wizard was, he was no match for a hundred-year-old elf.

The same days were repeated. Alan found shelter, took advantage of the number of people and trained for hunting instead of combat, destroyed power facilities, and slept under the recovery line.

A fresh shock was needed to break through the intangible fatigue that had accumulated without my knowing it.

Fifty-three days after entering the 53rd floor, the noise on Alan’s tablet radar screen became noticeably louder.

“It’s a large shelter with a special purpose.”

“It would be nice if it were a military facility.”

Even if the inside of a military facility is wreaked havoc by abominations or rampage spirits, there are still quite a few magical tools left to obtain due to their basic purpose and area.

“It’s worst when it comes to large residential facilities.”

“A wizard must always be careful what he says.”

“I am not a wizard.”

“···.”

“It’s true.”

Even if you are not a magician, when your level increases, your words become more powerful. When the magic mixed with language causes strange phenomena, our ancestors called it a mystery.

As we approached the noise, a distinct signal was picked up.

“It’s a large residential facility. I just hope the owner isn’t a hater.”

“···.”

The reason large residential complexes are the worst is because there is no good loot and there are as many abominations as there are residents.

It doesn’t mean that the ancients were eaten alive until now, but the labyrinth revived and applied each and every detail.

The falcon that Alan sent to scout brought back footage. The door was firmly shut, and the flesh sticking out through the crack looked particularly large.

“I’ve passed this mountain a few times while exploring. It was ordinary then, but this time it’s become a den of monsters.”

“Shelters appear randomly. What if multiple shelters overlap and enemies surge…?”

“Stop it! Shut up.”

Sophia swung her ice staff around and stepped forward.

The shelter I found this time was a structure dug into a 300m high mountain that towered over the plains. In other words, the entire mountain was the shelter.

“It’s a scale that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, so the hate group must be quite strong.”

“···.”

Sophia now seemed to not even want to respond, so she quietly prepared her magic. Fyodor, who was like a bandit, served as a pillar for the magic that his disciples would perform, and Ivan, who had a long beard and eyebrows like a god, secured a path of retreat.

No matter how good the training was, it was right to retreat when tens of thousands of abominations burst out of the shelter. Alan glanced at the icy road and the ice sled and focused on the shelter.

The rats that burst out of the buffalo’s flank rolled toward the shelter’s main entrance. It was wide enough for several tanks to enter side by side.

The fire rat poured flames on the flesh that was poking out through the crack in the door. The hideous tumor began to shrink like squid on a grill.

Squeak!

The shelter, no, the entire mountain, reacted. The dirt crumbled, rocks fell, and holes connecting the interior were exposed.

And then the abominations came out, looking like blood and pus spurting out.

Just because it’s red doesn’t mean it only pops out at depth 6. Monsters corresponding to 1~5 are cute compared to 6, but the scene where they crawl out was disgusting.

Alan signaled to the box he was preparing.

Beep!

As the box maneuvered the multiple rocket launcher with its clawed hands, the muzzle whirred and took aim at the abomination.

“Judge for yourself···.”

Before Alan could finish speaking, the box pressed a button. A rocket focused on wide-range killing burst out of the port.

The rocket flew within the flight limit of 50 meters and landed right in the middle of the oncoming legions of abominations.

Kwaaang!

The abominations near the blast turned into blood and were painted on the red ground. Those farther away were crushed by the shockwave and torn apart by rock fragments.

There was also a magic furnace inside the drawer of the box, so although its production capacity was less than that of the buffalo, it was more than capable of handling rocket shells.

Alan glanced at the source of the sudden blast of cold air.

As Fyodor released the power he had been holding back, his beard stood up stiffly. As he stamped his feet hard, transparent ice spread out in all directions like a spider web. The disciples standing in between became auxiliary calculation tools and increased the speed of the chanting.

[Garden of Eternity]

A cold north wind blew from a magic circle resembling a snowflake. All the hostility rushed towards the abomination.

The first change occurred in the bloody water created by the rocket. The red puddle shook slightly, and then a blood-soaked ice sprout emerged. As the puddle dried, the sprout grew bigger and bigger.

Greedy ice stretched out its branches in all directions, catching any abominations that passed by. The spines of the branches pierced the bodies of their prey, sucking their blood.

As the abomination dried, the ice stems grew larger and the area of ​​the garden expanded. The hunted abominations were forever preserved in the cold.

‘That’s enough of the front.’

A large obstacle appeared in front of the largest number of people. The more they tried to push through the water, the bigger the obstacle became.

Alan looked to his left. Taylor, clad in a power suit, led a squad of automatons as they hunted the abominations that were returning from the garden.

The right side was taken by Shiva and Nicola. Shiva drew the attention of the abominations from the front, while Nicola sniped at their heads with pinpoint shots.

Zion rampaged across the plains with the Panther-Titan. The Panther, even while mounted, would ignite its shadow like flames, and Zion would swing his sword by moving his shadow and emerging from various parts of the Panther-Titan’s body.

Alan waited. The abominations were only the beginning. Three large presences gathered inside the shelter’s main entrance.

Boom!

A large metal door exploded and rose above the battlefield. As soon as it passed 50 meters, lightning struck and shattered the door. Shattered fragments fell like meteors.

Alan made a gesture of grabbing the air and throwing it to the side. The debris that had been falling nearby gathered together and piled up neatly next to him. The buffalo munched on the debris.

Alan stared straight ahead. Three abominations of depth 6 crawled out of the gaping door. The flesh golem that had blown the door open, the moving snail, and the knight. The knight was one, including his horse.

‘I knew it.’

The golem and the knight charged. The golem made a path by crushing the [Garden of Eternity], and the knight chased Zion and the leopard.

The remaining snail stretched its tentacles upward. It spurted a dark red, sticky substance from its tentacles. The wounds on the abomination that had touched the substance disappeared, and it began to rage even more violently.

Sophia flew away. The ice gradually stuck to her and she turned into a giant and ran across the battlefield. She just trampled the small abomination.

The flesh golem reacted. Two giants, each measuring eight meters, collided. The shockwave of magical power turned the nearby stragglers into blood clots.

‘Senior and the leopard···.’

The Titan was torn apart in a matter of seconds. The two abandoned the Titan and fled into the shadows.

[Don’t drag me to you!]

Nicola’s scream echoed through the public channel as she witnessed the charging knight.

Alan sent a hawk. Cards fell like feathers in the path the guy passed. The cards expanded in an instant, and automatons containing the explorers’ combat data fell down in droves.

Oros, who had landed, spread his arms and rushed towards the steed. He grabbed the creature’s front legs tightly, but the steed, like a loathsome creature, ignored the bending of its joints and chewed on Oros’ head.

But it was an automaton, so it worked even without a head. It met its end only after the knight split it with his sword. It did not go quietly, but exploded.

‘I got your attention.’

Only a part of Alan’s mind was satisfied. Most of his consciousness was focused on Malmijal. The automatons that had been sent there also attracted Malmijal’s attention.

Because of the wide-range tentacle attack, 30% has already been defeated, and if you add up the damage taken, half of them have been defeated.

But enough time was wasted. The automaton was a combat weapon designed for that purpose.

Near the buffalo, six pillars were piled up. They were so densely engraved with runes and magical circuits that it was dizzying to even look at them casually.

Alan waved his hand. The pillars that had disappeared without a trace formed a hexagon around Malmijal. Malmijal stretched out its tentacles toward the pillars, ignoring the automaton.

Deeng!

The loud sound of the bell made me twist my body. The waves emitted by the pillar penetrated my insides and caused me pain. The pillar was filled with black magic that was squeezed out by torturing my soul.

‘The depth is 6, so the pillars are consumed quickly.’

Still, there was no problem. Now the next step was simple. Alan opened his eyes wider than usual and looked at Malmijal.

The magic floating in the air and the magic inside Malmijal mixed together, creating an indescribable color. Alan focused only on Malmijal. The figure became clear.

The main axis that makes up Alan’s image is observation, decomposition and control are side branches and stepping stones. And depth 6 can take out part of the image.

So Alan decided to dismantle the malmizal. At that moment, the malmizal twisted its body.

Squeak!

I screamed for the first time. Anyone would scream if they saw their flesh turn to dust while alive.

Dull shells swirled around the sea squirt. They were all the sea squirt’s body tissues that Alan had torn off with his eyes.

As the density of Malmijal’s body decreased, the magical power it possessed also became fainter. The attacks from the automaton that he had just ignored began to penetrate deep into his body.

‘hmm···.’

His rapidly depleting mental powers turned to dizziness. Alan stumbled and realized that a chair made of clay had appeared behind him.

Kyurur···.

The creator was a boy. Alan leaned back on the crude clay chair that the boy had made with some skill and gathered his wits.

As his concentration grew, a blue light emerged from his left eye, a green light emerged from his right eye, and a soft light emerged from between his eyebrows. He slowly raised his head, which had been bowed down.

It was a battle of wits between the two. If Alan won, Malmijal would be ground into powder, but if Malmijal won, Alan would vomit blood.

When I had dismantled the Malmijal halfway, I saw a knight running towards me. At the same time, Ivan’s magic struck the Malmijal. The ice mixer reborn the enemy into a red slush.

‘It’s a shame, but it’s an advantage since we took care of the combat assistance first.’

The abomination’s momentum has been further weakened. The wounds of the golems fighting the ice giants are increasing, and the number of the legion is noticeably decreasing.

Meanwhile, the knight broke through the ice garden and reached Alan, determined to make an equivalent exchange.

But Alan wasn’t as slow as a horse. He opened the door with [Spatial Manipulation] and ran away. When the knight approached, he ran away again.

After repeating this several times, the knight suddenly stopped and uselessly cut the rocks around him with his sword. It was an annoying behavior even for a monster in the labyrinth.