Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 393
Only Noblemtl
Dragon Cult (3)
As we were shaking off the soot from the missiles and returning to the city, a communication from Sarantouya arrived.
[You were attacked by the South Pole?]
“It happened because the person with whom I had an ill-fated relationship was the person in charge of contacting me.”
[Did I tell you that I introduced you?]
“No. It’s not something that can be covered up in Mr. Sarantoya’s name.”
If Decimus was still working as a brain doll in El Dorado, he could have pretended not to know anyone and sneaked in, but since he showed his face from the start, it was a situation where the button was buttoned up wrong.
[What on earth have you been doing···.]
“I obstructed the acquisition of the production facility for the decisive weapon, and made the contact person into a brain doll.”
[Ah···, I see. You can just ignore the brain doll, but the decisive weapon isn’t something that can be easily overlooked.]
If it was the name of Sarantoya, it would be possible to cover up the brain doll, but it was not enough to give up a major weapon.
If it weren’t for Alan and his colleagues, Antarctica would have obtained the decisive weapon and destroyed the Eldorado fleet surrounding it, rather than being captured instead.
“So, I hid the help from Mr. Sarantoya and lied that I got the medal by attacking Tumen.”
[Thank you. I will contact you separately if I get any valuable information.]
Sarantoya knew Alan well. Even if he gave him a life-threatening situation, he would forgive him if he gave him the right knowledge. So Alan took it lightly.
Palma, the northernmost city, was teeming with people everywhere. Geographically, it was the least affected by the Antarctic and was easy to escape to across the border if necessary.
I came into the city to get information about the resistance, but the roads were so congested.
“Just get off.”
As the box was placed into the drawer containing the large car, the people nearby glanced at it with anxious eyes. They could tell that the world they were living in was different just from the scene they had just witnessed.
Alan reduced his presence with [Confusion] and [Concealment]. When all the watching eyes disappeared, he twisted his palms.
Nicola stepped onto the roof of the building and admired the night view.
“This is a real scam. I wish I had spatial aptitude···.”
Alan twisted his palms further as he heard the voice full of envy. Every time he did, the scenery changed dramatically, and finally the whole view of the hotel appeared.
There were few people around the hotel. Even if someone did approach, the security guards would quickly chase them away.
“Why a hotel?”
“It’s a hotel that defends against missiles, so the rich who escaped are staying there. And where there’s money, there’s information.”
Alan gathered information from the rooftop of the building. Spider entered the staff break room and heard the anxious voices of the hotel staff.
“They say a missile fell on a nearby mountain. Should we evacuate?”
“I heard that the chairman of a company from Soldos is still staying in the city.”
“Then it’ll be okay for the time being.”
Alan stole, or rather, secretly borrowed, the employees’ credentials. Since there was a secret chat room in these hotels, he carefully moved the spider toward it.
Nicola turned his eyes to look at the surrounding scenery.
“Sir, is this self-defense?”
“Did you lose your memory because of the missile explosion? If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll open your skull.”
“Brother Taylor is right. My mother said that if you get hit once, you should hit back.”
Taylor stared at Shiva.
“really?”
“That will be right.”
“You forgot the scriptures again, you punk?”
Shiva ran away, saying it was time for prayer, and Nicola took his place again. He pointed carefully at Alan, who was concentrating.
“Sir, is it okay if I leave it like that?”
“Why again?”
“Now that I have a reason···.”
“Just restricting them won’t do. You also need to give them a reason to act loosely. If you tighten things too much, they’ll go astray.”
“Maybe the missile was also fabricated···.”
“So you asked if it was self-defense? As a wizard, you have such delusions. If that were the case, Alan would have already hacked into the Soldos missile system and fired it everywhere.”
At that moment, Alan’s spider entered the secret meeting place. At first glance, a group of people who seemed to be involved in something were gathered and talking.
‘The Resistance is also mentioned occasionally.’
Will Alan stop his thirst for knowledge just because he has become incompatible with the South Pole? The gentle method has been abandoned, and now only persuasion through force remains.
It would be difficult for Alan and his colleagues to collide with the South Pole Star alone, but Tilly had a force that could help them: the Resistance.
The resistance included both volunteers who followed a just cause and warlords who took action because their jobs had been taken away, and the command system was in disarray due to the situation.
‘It’s unfortunate, but there is no alternative···.’
Even though I didn’t like it, I had the same intention of driving out the South Star.
Of course, ordinary citizens were a little different. They maintained the attitude that they didn’t care who they were as long as they were fed well, cursing that they were all the same bastards. There were also a lot of people who were worried about where to join to make some money.
Alan got the information he needed and stood up. Zion, who was quietly nearby, patted him on the shoulder.
“great job.”
“I found the changed garrison location.”
“Are you going now?”
“yes.”
It was now 11pm, but Zion knew what Allen was going to do. The rest of them yawned and followed. The car carrying the box left the city.
Near Palma, the northernmost city of Tilly, there is a garrison of the Magic Engineer Infantry Division, and since the South Star’s reach does not reach here, the force has been preserved.
The South Pole occupied the capital, and the division’s senior officers and valuable supplies were moved to their garrison. Troops fleeing the chaos also joined in, so now it was an infantry division in name only.
The division commander was General Parma. He was a family member who had inherited the position of commander for generations, and was also a relative of President Tilly.
Alan’s car arrived at the entrance to the new base, a structure dug underground with a high mountain as its roof.
How would you react if a suspicious car approached you in the middle of a war? Of course, a magical shell would fly.
Boom!
But the heavy monster that resembled an armored vehicle easily resisted. It slowly approached the entrance, leaving behind a trail of dirt and dust.
As the car stopped at a distance despite being shot several times, some of the guards slowly moved. Alan got out of the car and waved at them.
“Nice to meet you.”
“What is your identity? How did you find me?”
The soldiers aimed their mana guns. Alan approached them, holding out his palm.
“I came to tell you some good words.”
“Stop!”
The soldier unconsciously pulled the trigger, but the gun was silent. A non-commissioned officer wearing an exoskeleton urged him on.
“Hey! It’s safe mode! Switch to firing mode!”
“It’s not just me! Look!”
The sergeant’s eyes followed his fingers. The minigun he was holding was also in safe mode.
“There’s no way I could make a mistake···.”
Even when he manipulated it by hand, the minigun remained silent. Only then did he see Allen, who had come close to his nose. It was obvious who had done it. A suffocating pressure weighed on the noncommissioned officer.
“Hoo, hoo… What are you talking about? Why are you doing this?”
“As I said earlier.”
“Good words? Anyone would be wary if you came near me talking nonsense like that. And it’s 1 a.m. right now!”
“Sorry for being late.”
“Time is not the issue!”
“I have come to see the general. Please tell him that I am a mercenary.”
“···Are you a mercenary who does business like this?”
Regardless of the absurdity of the situation, I contacted the command center because it was a problem that the non-commissioned officer could not handle. After waiting for a moment, a man wearing a power suit came out.
Alan looked inside the helmet with [Clairvoyance]. If General Parma were younger, he would have looked like that.
“Mr. Philos, nice to meet you.”
“···.”
Philos stopped dead in his tracks and stared blankly at Alan’s outstretched hand.
“How did you know my identity?”
“Because you have nice eyes.”
“···.”
Captain Philos, son of General Parma, led the impudent man out of the road. The mercenaries got out of the armored car, and each one of them had a strong aura. Of course, the most dangerous person was the mercenary facing him.
“Can’t you do something about the momentum? It’s hard to breathe….”
“It can’t be controlled at will.”
The thick magic of the magic overload was pressing down on Philos. He stepped back a bit and caught his breath.
“Depth 5? I’m not sure about this one.”
“It’s 6.”
“···I want to hear why a superhuman like you came to visit me in the middle of the night···.”
Alan told a very abbreviated version of the story. They were enemies of Antarctica, and the missile that had fallen earlier was because of that.
Philos took off his helmet, feeling suffocated, revealing his characteristically pointy elven ears.
“We were already in an emergency situation because of the missiles, but now we finally have an answer.”
“You believe it easily.”
“We’re not the only ones being taken advantage of. While eavesdropping on their communications, we caught some strange conversations, and the main character happened to appear right before our eyes.”
“Then shall we go in and talk?”
“Do it here.”
Even though I understood the situation, it didn’t turn into faith. Even though it looked docile, it was difficult to bring in a low-trust level 6 without permission.
Alan also nodded. The mercenary contract could be made with the general’s son.
“Do you really need to receive that much in commission when you have a hostile relationship?”
“I can just leave Tilly. I won’t even take any advance payment.”
I have no intention of returning to Maze City, but I threw out the bait first. Philos, feeling sorry, bit hard.
“There’s nothing we can do. The contract is over, so let’s move on. We’ll be going into action soon.”
“What is the exact date?”
“It’s a secret.”
“I understand, you mean to reduce the possibility of leaks.”
Philos narrowed his eyes as he looked at the contract. He then looked back and forth between Alan and the contract with the magic seal on it.
“···Your mercenary unit 1, wait for contact at the position I designated. You will only have to wait a few days.”
*
Zion, hidden in the darkness of the night, secretly observed the air force base. He was one of the warlords attached to the South Pole.
“Can’t we just attack?”
“yes.”
“Why? Wait, let me think about it on my own. Hmm…, so that the operation doesn’t go awry? Maybe the goal isn’t destruction.”
Alan responded with a light clap of his hands. Then he turned his head at the same time as Zion. The bushes swayed and Philos and the soldiers appeared.
Zion glanced at the soldiers in their power suits and then sent a message to Alan.
[He’s a soldier.]
[It looks that way to me too.]
[No, it’s not that. It smells like Soldos.]
[It feels similar to Soldos military equipment.]
It may have been purchased in Soldos, but if Zion’s intuition is correct, it means that the Soldos military is secretly aiding the resistance.
‘Of course it’s not free service, but is there something about Antarctica and Tilly?’
Alan stood up and greeted Philos. A power suit covered in mountain camouflage came trudging towards him.
“You waited as promised.”
“Because it’s a contract. Who are the people behind you?”
“Of course my subordinates.”
Alan’s eyes caught the stirring magic. No matter how slight the movement, it could not escape observation.
‘I think your guess is correct, senior.’
Before he could think deeply, Philos explained the plan. In the meantime, Zion went to wake up his comrades.
“We’re going to start the operation soon. Is that okay?”
“Because it’s everyday life.”
The monsters of the labyrinth are not distinguished by day or night. It was a very natural thing for the explorers.
Philos nodded and continued explaining the operation.
“Tonight, we will secretly occupy the air force base to facilitate the main force’s operations···.”
“Preparing for takeoff.”
“What?”
A fighter jet emerged from the hangar and raced down the runway. The jet engine spewed out a torrent of blue magic particles. It quickly sprinted, folded its wheels, and rose slightly.
“It’s too fast. No, did the plan get leaked? No way?”
“This is an opportunity to build trust. Should I just break it all?”
“That would be nice, but···.”
The fighter had already taken flight. Alan gave the signal. The hawk hovering in the sky folded its wings and dove sharply. A blue line stretched out and collided with the fighter.
The falcon dug its claws firmly into the fighter. Its chest opened and a cable protruded, digging into the hole it had dug with its beak.
Of course, Philos had no idea what was going on.
“I will lead my men and destroy any remaining fighters.”
“It’s okay. The fighter is mine now.”
“What does that mean?”
Alan pointed to the sky. Philos’s head moved of its own accord.
Three fighter planes rose into the sky, circled in the air, and descended onto the air force base. They then began bombing the base.