Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 395



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Dragon Cult (5)

The Magic Engineer Infantry Division led by General Parma advanced rapidly toward Tilly’s capital, dividing its units to prepare for missile attacks and to increase speed.

The soldiers of this world are those who have been equipped with combat magic wear or at least know how to control magic power, so they can somehow overcome the rough mountainous terrain.

General Parma used his command panel to see the map and the marching situation at a glance.

“It’s a race against time. We have to rush in and finish it off before we can defend ourselves further.”

The battle was a monster that consumed enormous amounts of money. Even this was a war without winners, and it was all a burden that Tilly’s future had to bear.

“Just cut off the head of the South Star.”

“What will you do with the generals who betrayed you?”

“If you tighten it too much, they will probably go crazy, so we will give them an opportunity to escape overseas.”

That’s it. No matter where he hid or how long he ran away, I planned to chase him to the end and make him pay the price for his betrayal. To do that, victory was essential.

General Parma asked his adjutant.

“Those mercenaries?”

“Uh… They’ve dispatched. I don’t know how, but they added vertical takeoff capability to the fighter jet and disappeared. The target is the mountain division guarding the route to the capital.”

“Usually, mercenaries are safe, but these guys are impatient because they can’t fight. It’s good for us, but why did we sign a contract?”

Philos was sitting in the back seat of the fighter plane that Alan was on. Alan stored the information he was giving him in his head.

They had information. No matter how great Alan’s information gathering skills were, he couldn’t surpass the natives in a short period of time.

As the son of a high-ranking general, Philos knew a lot of top secret information, and he used it to his advantage to target only the most important facilities. As the battles went on, Alan’s pockets and box drawers became heavier.

There was another reason for signing the contract. It was a justification. If a civilian attacked the military, what would the people around them think? That’s why I signed a mercenary contract. The commission was just a small extra income.

“We’ve arrived. The place you see below is the headquarters of the Mountain Division.”

Tilly was a country with a huge mountain range running through it, so you could see mountains wherever you went. The elevation was also very high.

Alan looked up at the mountain called Command. From above, it was just an ordinary mountain. He contacted Taylor, who was on the transport plane.

[We’re here. Are you ready?]

[Is this okay?]

[The experiment is over.]

[Yes, I believe it···.]

Kwaaang!

Before Taylor could finish speaking, a blue flash of light struck the transport from below.

The rocks of the cliffs and the ground of the plateau opened like doors, and anti-aircraft turrets popped out. The anti-aircraft net, which detected the enemy, woke up. The entire mountain shook.

Blue flashes of light adorned the sky. Alan’s fighter jet flew through the light streaks, performing spectacular maneuvers.

“Ugh···.”

Although I heard an uneasy sound from behind me, I kept my expressionless face and moved my fingers as usual.

The underside of the transporter that received the signal opened, revealing a honeycomb-like structure. Inside, parachute pods were stuck out like caterpillars.

[That sounds fun.]

[Is this a game?]

[It’s better to fight with a happy mind than a depressed one, right?]

[hmm···.]

While Taylor pondered Zion’s logic, the parachute pods descended.

The cylindrical drop pod itself was quite heavy, and with the propulsion attached, it fell at a terrifying speed. It survived several hits from anti-aircraft weapons.

Philos stood glued to the window and asked while watching.

“Are you okay?”

“yes.”

“Isn’t it a bit too short to penetrate the mountain’s crust?”

“it’s okay.”

The runes [Disintegration], [Scatter], [Dispersion] engraved on the bottom of the drop pod glowed bright blue and pushed the ground to the side. The ground, which had turned into liquid, accepted the drop pod as it was.

The parachute reached the passageway used by the soldiers. Water flowed out of the hole and turned into steam when it touched the heated surface.

“Over here! Ready!”

Soldiers passing by stood in formation and watched the parachute pod. The door opened, and a human figure appeared in the steam.

“shooting!”

Mana bullets and metal bullets flew in together. The sound of gunpowder exploding and air tearing filled the surroundings.

The soldiers’ eyes caught it clearly. A red line appeared in the steam, emitting a blue flash, and melting the bullets.

I tried to adjust my body a little, but it didn’t seem to have any effect. The being in the steam just pushed in.

“It’s not going well···.”

Taylor thought of Zion. She wouldn’t have allowed even a single bullet. As he spun his wrist, the red blade of the Manasod spun with it.

Taylor walked up to the soldiers and stared at their faces. With a flick of his wrist, they turned into cold corpses. Taylor was comfortable with that, too.

But since Alan was watching, shouldn’t he set an example? Besides, they weren’t mortal enemies. What’s the fault of the soldiers, not the commander?

As Taylor snapped her fingers, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and others who had been waiting inside the drop pods came rushing out. Since they were based on Taylor, all of their movements were similar.

“S, save me···.”

“I won’t kill you.”

He pressed the carotid artery of the soldiers to knock them out, and tied their bodies tightly together. Taylor quickly resolved the problem and headed to the next location.

Soldiers appeared, lying like corpses with their hands clasped to their chests. They looked as if they were asleep and relaxed.

‘It’s Shiva’s work.’

After moving for a while, they saw soldiers with holes in their bodies. They were terrified when they saw Taylor and started to cry.

‘It was Nicola who did it.’

Next, some blood was seen. Soldiers with severed tendons or amputated magicware were crawling through the passages. Shredded gun remnants were also scattered here and there.

‘I guess it feels good to see you saved my life.’

Taylor subdued him to show Alan, but it was his choice whether to kill him or let him live. Even if the opponent was weak, it was difficult to force a method of dealing with him because letting his guard down would lead to death.

Alan turned his gaze elsewhere. The spider that had infiltrated the parachute pod had entered the command room. The mountain division commander had gone to stop General Parma, and inside, only the officers left behind for defense were visible.

“It’s an attack!”

The female adjutant reported to the commander.

“Communication?”

“All connections have been lost.”

“The devil! He’s here!”

Barely four days after the Magic Engineer Infantry Division began its advance south, the nickname “the devil of modern warfare” began to spread throughout the battlefield.

The hacking countermeasures for military equipment are terrifying. If you were an ordinary wizard or hacker, the moment you connect your mind, your brain would turn into a boiled pudding.

But somehow they managed to break through and start a fight. It would have been better if they had just destroyed the weapons, but they turned them into allies. The number of troops on this side decreased, but the other side increased significantly.

It was clear that Parma had spent a lot of money hiring a hacking group, or that a country with an eye on Tilly had sent a hacking unit.

“I’ve decided. We’re going to escape now. We have the money we stole from Soldos, so all we have to do is get out.”

The officer was about to run out, but then he felt it was too quiet and looked back. His adjutant and lover had disappeared.

“Huh···? Stop fooling around and come out!”

His breathing became ragged. His heart pounded. The officer turned and tried to get away. No, he tried to.

“omg!”

The shadow beneath his feet rippled, then opened its mouth wide and swallowed him. The officer who had fallen into the pitch-black swamp waved his hands wildly.

“Please!”

The tips of his fingers touched the solid floor lightly. A glimmer of hope appeared on the officer’s face.

Krrrr!

At that moment, a cry was heard. The blue eyes of a beast flashed in the shadows, and the leopard, whose shadow was like smoke, rose up. It struck the officer’s hand with its forepaw and put it into the shadows.

The leopard that swallowed the officer and his lover looked around and threw itself into the shadows. Only the spiders remained in the command center, moving their feet.

Alan landed his fighter jet on the mountaintop and stepped onto the ground. Philos quickly disembarked and followed him.

“There are no more Titans.”

“They say the Titans have all been called out to focus on defending the capital. Do you plan on taking one?”

“Isn’t that okay?”

“There are only 10 weapons in the entire Tilly···.”

This is normal, and it’s strange that the Maze City Defense Force alone has more than 10 Soldos.

It varies depending on the manufacturer and environment, but Titan is usually calculated at a depth of 6. So it’s a shame to think about the future.

“I guess I can just destroy it and take one.”

“···.”

“It’s not a weapon you can just touch.”

“If it’s just one Taiwan···.”

“I have no intention of being greedy either.”

Even within the same Titan, there are different levels. I saw a Titan operated by the Maze City Defense Force Special Forces a while ago, and the Titan there was not very good.

In the first place, Soldos would not have sold new weapons indiscriminately. They kept the good ones for themselves, and only exported items that were destroyed or a generation old.

Philos turned around to look at the mountain range and the stationary air defense facilities.

“Do you plan on staying here?”

“The interior is complicated and the organization is almost finished.”

As he spoke, Alan looked in the direction of the capital, a habit he had developed after experiencing a short-range ballistic missile once.

“It’s almost time to fly.”

“what···?”

As Alan was about to speak, something sparkling appeared in the sky.

If it was the South Pole, if it was Dekimus, I knew this would happen. Would they just take it quietly? I expected them to anticipate this pattern and counterattack.

The falcons that occupied the sky captured the missile with their eyes. They calculated its trajectory and speed and opened a space gate in the air.

The first door was split in half. No matter how strong the missile is, it is useless if you force it to change position. In the worst case scenario, you could be attacked in return.

So, weapons like missiles are basically equipped with a magic circle that destroys spatial magic.

Kwajik, kwajik, kwajik!

The pitch-black door kept breaking down. Even though Philos was in a state of panic, he mechanically created the door.

‘Even magic circles are consumables after all.’

The missile that destroyed 15 space gates disappeared into the 16th gate. And somewhere in the distance, a mushroom cloud rose. The surrounding trees simultaneously fell down. Those that could not endure it were broken or uprooted and flew away.

Philos looked back and forth between the clouds and Alan.

“Is all depth 6 like this?”

“Maybe?”

Alan soothed his boiling magical circuit. No matter how much he prepared, the continuous creation of space gates placed a great burden on his body.

The little boy, who had sensed the situation, clung to Alan’s body and supported his waist with his tail. Although he was wearing a power suit, it was of no help, but he felt considerate.

“You seem to be very affectionate towards the automaton theme. You seem to have a lot of emotions.”

“You have a good eye for detail.”

It looked like a machine because it was wearing a power suit, but inside it was a dragon.

As we watched the aftershock of the missiles, Zion, who had infiltrated the Mountain Division headquarters, sent a message.

[Junior, I caught some suspicious guys.]

[Suspicious?]

[Look quickly.]

Alan turned his gaze to the body cam Zion was wearing. People with one or more amputated limbs were strewn about.

Philos, who received the video, looked at the gruesome scene calmly like a soldier.

[You can tell at a glance that he’s not a soldier. Right?]

[Are there any special marks?]

Zion remained silent despite Philos’ question.

[Did you find anything special?]

[this.]

When asked, Alan responded immediately, holding out a small gold coin in front of the body camera.

[These are gold coins from the Bank of El Dorado.]

It wasn’t something that was given to just anyone, it was a special identification and communication tool. There were definitely dwarves among the scattered people.

Philos bit his lip. When he stepped on the stone beneath his feet, the power suit could not withstand the force and broke with a crunching sound.

[We’ve caught the evidence of their involvement, but this is the first time we’ve found evidence. Thank you.]

[Thank you, Titan.]

[senior···.]

[Why? You sang the Titan song.]

[That wasn’t the case. Well, it would be nice if it were there···.]

As they talked, Alan thought about why Eldorado had intervened. Decimus had been released through a deal, not an escape.

‘Is there something in Tilly’s capital? It was originally famous for its sea dragon belief···.’

Alan thought back to the map of Catan he had seen at Icehenge. There were several triangle marks on the map, and Leviathan appeared from one of them.

‘There was a triangle mark on this side too.’