Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 385
Only Noblemtl
Yeongsan (6)
Alan clapped his hands, confirming that the battle was over. The space gate opened, and the comrades who had descended to the plateau stepped onto the summit. The horns, tightly bound and snarling, were a bonus.
“Hold on tight.”
Taylor held down the upper body of the horn, and Shiva held down the lower body. Alan put the restraints on the forcibly docile boy.
Metal roots protruded from inside, piercing through the skin and invading the interior. Control of blood vessels, organs, and even magical circuits were all taken over.
Krrrr!
Now the most the horn could do in protest was to let out a fierce scream.
Alan looked at Larissa as he checked out the buffalo leisurely grazing on the grass, or rather, on the carcass, on the plateau.
“How did you break through the walls of the labyrinth? How did you know what happened at the top? Why did Depth 6 appear on the 50th floor? What are the boots and sword?”
“Mr. Alan, you are very curious. But I have no obligation to satisfy your thirst.”
“There is no obligation to send it nicely.”
Zion woke up from his healing ritual. He aimed his newly acquired sword at Larissa. However, there was a signal exchanged between the sword and his boots, and his figure faded away.
“Is it broken?”
“I’m sorry, but that weapon can’t harm me.”
“The boots would be the same.”
“Just do that much, and senior, please receive treatment quietly.”
When Alan came out, Zion became calm. As a magic user, he could endure it, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t seriously injured.
“A good dog has a great master. Your training skills are outstanding.”
“eww···.”
Alan blocked their gazes by blocking the middle. Only then did things become a little quieter.
“Larissa, you have become stronger through physical transformation. But the difference between 5.9 and 6 is huge. Even two.”
“I’m so glad you’re concerned about me.”
“There is a way to observe the summit. I guess you came here because you thought it was worth doing.”
Larissa just smiled. But the answer was enough. As a contractor for the Cloud Dragon, it was quite possible that the entire mountain was within her detection range.
“Did you break through the walls of the labyrinth in a similar way?”
“···.”
Alan stared at Larissa intently with both eyes. He hoped to get an answer from the changing flow of magic power, but it wasn’t easy.
Larissa quickly regained her composure. The bewildered expression on her face when the mass of light split into two completely disappeared.
“Even with the visor on, your gaze is so hot. If it’s okay with you, Mr. Allen, I’d like to meet you on the ground too…”
“I understand that you have no intention of answering.”
“You are very strict.”
“Last question. What about the boots and sword?”
“Thanks to you, I got a good sword. I’ll use it well~.”
Larissa’s face crumpled at Zion’s sudden remark. It quickly went back to normal, but it was the biggest reaction she had had since they met.
“I told you to add ‘Kkeu-rek!’ there too.”
“In front of your juniors? Are you kidding me?”
“Don’t you know what coquetry is? Your true colors have already been revealed. Just relax.”
Alan completely blocked out Taylor and Zion’s voice. Larissa squeezed her eyes shut and opened them again.
“Boots and a black badge.”
“You speak so plainly.”
“To maintain a good relationship, you have to sprinkle some seasoning on it.”
“Just seasoning?”
“Get the other ingredients yourself. This is the first time in my life that I’ve had such a heartbreaking experience.”
Larissa stared intently at the white sword hanging from Zion’s waist. A dangerous and murderous aura flowed from it. Then she looked at Alan and smiled as if nothing had happened.
“Still, it was nice to see one of Mr. Allen’s secrets.”
“Is it a secret?”
Larissa’s gaze was directed to the little boy. He had folded his wings as much as possible and had quickly put on a power suit armor using [Molecular Assembly].
“They said it was an automaton···.”
“How far have you seen?”
“You must be worried because your cute child has grown so much. I can’t see it now. Really.”
The little one’s true identity was revealed. If I had known that the Cloud Dragon’s bones and Larissa were connected, I would have approached it more carefully, but I was distracted by the dragon’s growth unfolding before my eyes.
While Alan was pondering, the little boy noticed that it was his story and came closer. Perhaps because he had grown bigger, or for some other reason, he circled around Larissa.
[Hey, what’s wrong with that coward?]
[well.]
[You’re approaching a woman who is more poisonous than me, a pretty girl… Are you a male?]
[There is no distinctive feature to determine gender.]
Alan observed the little boy as he answered Nicola. The boy who kept his distance seemed to be interested in the boots. When Zion noticed and waved his sword, he ran towards him. His sense of distance was similar to Larissa’s.
Larissa’s eyes widened.
“Raise him well. You’re not planning on dissecting him, are you?”
“The ruins are enough.”
“thank you.”
“yes?”
“Because the easiest way to keep a secret is murder.”
Alan realized that Larissa had been joking. The person she had been asking about was not the little boy, but herself.
“Are you angry? Look at my face and let it out.”
“···Was the keel the axis that sealed the boots and sword? It broke when the kid absorbed it.”
“That’s right. Is kid a nickname? It’s probably a bit much to call that big guy kid anymore.”
“If you’re going to do it, please tell me how to use the equipment.”
“No.”
Just then, a blue head suddenly appeared from the edge of the summit. Olga, the twin swordswoman, shook her head and ran towards Larissa. Her subordinates also appeared in a swarm.
Perhaps because they met so often, the tension that should have flowed when the expedition team met was not present at all.
Olga was a little different. She approached cautiously, keeping an eye on Alan, and examined Larissa’s condition.
“You didn’t have any trouble, did you?”
“That can’t be….”
“Your complexion is too dark. Be honest.”
Alan didn’t notice much of a difference, but he figured it was something they shared between friends.
“What did he say? I won’t scold him right away… I can’t, but I’ll stand as a witness.”
“Stop fussing and let’s get down.”
“When did you wear white boots? What are they, what are they?”
“It’s a secret. Don’t ask again.”
It was a secret even from Olga, so there was no way she would tell Alan. It may have been a play, but the atmosphere was real.
Larissa jumped down the cliff. Her subordinates, who had finally climbed up, followed her without showing any sign of difficulty. Only Olga expressed her feelings with a sigh.
“ha···.”
“Are you having a hard time?”
“You run all the way from the capital, climb a mountain that’s thousands of meters high, and then go back down again.”
Alan clapped his hands.
“What all of a sudden···?”
From the vertical peak to the plateau, they jumped in one breath. Larissa, who had jumped first, was the first to land.
“It looks difficult.”
“thanks.”
She didn’t look particularly grateful. Olga looked daunted and stood as far away as possible. Larissa, who would normally stick close to me, also kept her distance and went down.
As we reached the edge of the plateau, where the border between shrubs and conifers was clear, the fog and clouds around the mountain began to clear away. The view opened up and the Reptilian capital came into view.
Alan stopped walking. It wasn’t the capital he usually saw.
“performance?”
“Can you see it?”
Larissa, who was walking away, tried to stick to the left, but ended up standing on the right due to Zion’s interference.
“Everyone in this place will see it.”
In the highlands, the clouds have disappeared, and there is no air pollution. If you focus your magic power on your eyes, you can easily observe dozens of kilometers.
“Only roughly, I guess. Mr. Allen is different though.”
“The walls have collapsed, fires are breaking out everywhere, and soldiers with different emblems are walking through the streets.”
If the previous capital had been a few months after the death of King Mol-an, it now appeared to be several years later.
The city was reduced to rubble by the invasion of all sorts of armies. The people of the royal capital were strewn about dead, the buildings that symbolized wealth were destroyed, and the once splendid royal palace lost all its luster.
“Is it because of the work at the top?”
“yes.”
Larissa watched the smoke rising from the capital with sunken eyes. Although it could not be heard from here, countless screams were melted into the pitch-black smoke.
“I’m going to go now. See you later.”
As Larissa picked up the pace, Olga and her men followed suit. No one complained, but their expressions were filled with distress.
Alan slowly descended. Examining the captured horn took priority over interfering with the chaos and pursuing new discoveries.
Ugh! Kwaak!
Alan pondered, poking at the horns lying on the buffalo’s back.
‘The seal even suppressed changes in the labyrinth. Why?’
I looked away, as it was a question without an answer. Zion was walking beside the buffalo, spinning his newly acquired sword.
‘I don’t know what it’s for, but I know one thing.’
The Reptilian Assassin Cult worships the Dragon who controls the darkness, and the blind saint who almost became Zion is their leader. And the reason Zion lost her mind was largely due to the training method.
‘The Purifier’s training method… There are too many parts that are similar to the flow of magical power from the horn.’
I don’t know the details, but there must have been a group that tried to block the spread of knowledge during the Reptilian era. The Purifier’s predecessor was the Assassin’s Cult.
The eras are incalculably different, and the races are completely different, but somehow their legacy has continued until recently.
I was impressed once again by Chairman Jake, who destroyed such a long-standing organization because he didn’t like it.
‘You’re greedy. You must know so much since you absorbed all the knowledge that the Purifier kept hidden away.’
I used to envy you because you would answer any question right away, but I never knew you had such a secret hidden from me.
But I deliberately kept my distance because it’s not good to have too much debt. He’s someone who lives in a labyrinth, so it’s hard to meet him in the first place.
Creak···.
The negative effects of distraction occurred. The horn’s head snapped off as if it had been exerting too much force while touching the cranial nerve.
“I have to concentrate!”
“sorry.”
Her research partner, Nicola, let out a huff, then rolled her eyes when she heard Alan’s apology.
“Hey, there’s no need to feel sorry… Are you planning on kicking me out?”
“No. Nicola knows too many secrets…”
“Death?! Not the undead, please.”
Taylor, who was walking next to the buffalo, pointed at him again, saying that he was being a jerk. Shiva shook his head with an expression that said there was no answer.
The little one stayed behind Alan for a while, and when it seemed like he was done, he immediately snuggled up to him. When he was the size of a puppy, he could fit in easily, but now that he was the size of a large dog, there was a lot left over.
The good old days of sleeping inside the chest armor were over. The little boy who had been rubbing his head against his chest realized it and slumped down.
Alan looked back after leaving the mountain and walking along the road for a while. The shape of the mountain was becoming increasingly blurred. It wasn’t just the appearance, it was actually dispersing like dust.
“Allen said as he punched a hole in the wall of the labyrinth.
“It’s a shame, I wanted to check if the keel would be regenerated later.”
“I guess it’s because I’m getting older, but my back is starting to hurt. Are you going up?”
“No. I have to experience the changes on the 50th floor firsthand. I’ll explore quickly before word gets out.”
“Zion is sick. The bone was cut open, so we have to think about the aftereffects.”
“I’m fine, so you can do whatever you want, junior.”
Of course, there’s no way Zion would do anything good for Taylor, and Taylor was just saying that.
In fact, she was in pretty good shape, and all the ugly scars had disappeared. The human body is made of molecules, and Alan’s [Molecular Assembly] did not discriminate between organic and inorganic substances.
Alan opened his chest armor as he looked at the wall. The boy looked inside vaguely, then gave up after thinking about his size.
Alan glanced at the boy and placed the head of the white phosphorus inside after completing the compression process. The collector’s head had a companion.
Nicola swallowed as he looked at the walnuts clinging together.
“Does it really look alive?”
“That way, the calculation will be more effective. Looking at the collector’s jewelry, I thought that a fresh head could easily replace the wizard’s soul.”
“How much hair do you want to collect?”
“Since I named it a calculator, I want to collect as many buttons as possible.”
“How many are there?”
“It’s an engineering calculator, not a calculator that can only do basic arithmetic operations.”