Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 406



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Vacant space (1)

Taylor sat on the living room sofa and looked around the warehouse. It was originally a rental, but now that he had bought the land and everything, it felt like home.

The warehouse had changed a lot. From the outside, it looked like a warehouse with high walls, but the inside was completely new. The ground floor was similar to before, but the basement was like a maze because Allen had manipulated the space.

‘Thanks to you, the living room has become more spacious.’

All the magic engineering equipment was moved to the basement, so the entire first floor became a living space. Taylor scratched the back of her head and sank deeper into the sofa.

‘I can’t adapt.’

When I was with Alan, I was extremely busy and mentally exhausted, but when I finally had some free time, my body felt uncomfortable. Now, my body has become one that rejects mediocrity.

Since I had nothing to do, I turned on the TV and stared blankly. I could have found the information right away if I logged on to Samramansang.

‘There’s too much out there. It’s information overload.’

Information overflow made it difficult to find the truth. Taylor chose the easy way out over the tedious task. The announcer brought the news to her like a parent bird.

[The Battle of Kasara ended months ago, but Iceteel mining operations are still delayed.]

If you leave Ice Steel alone, the Destroyer will be quiet, but if you touch it lightly, it will quickly jump out and cause a scene with the Blue Lady.

Soldos also discussed ways to strike at the Destroyer’s stronghold as a Guardian of Freedom, meaning that he would destroy the Ice Steel itself that gave him his power.

But the destroyer was at depth 7. He lost his base and was heading south, saying, “Let’s kill each other,” so I called off the operation because I didn’t know what kind of damage would occur.

[President Parma of Tilly has declared the relocation of the capital. The citizens still living in the ruins of San Simon are protesting loudly, saying that the president has abandoned them.]

General Parma eventually took over Tilly’s regime, and with his military power still firmly in his hands, the surrounding countries are watching with interest to see how the future will unfold.

Taylor was absentmindedly watching TV when he noticed Nicola sitting on the other sofa.

“What? Go away.”

“Sir, have you rented the sofa?”

“I bought it with my own money, you punk.”

“Let’s not be rude to each other.”

Nicola pressed his hips and back against hers. Comfort softened his expression.

“It’s already been almost four years.”

“···.”

“···.”

“It’s not four years, it’s four months. Are you changing the time into years to make the old man go through it quickly?”

It’s been three months and a few weeks since Alan underwent the procedure. If all goes as planned, Alan will be back on the surface in seven days.

As Taylor frowned at the age-sensitive comment, Nicola quickly changed the subject.

“Katan taught me the technique so readily, but do you know why he did it?”

“The world has become one where people even doubt the kindness of others. It’s truly regrettable that it wasn’t like that in my time.”

“Sir, when you were young, you were just like you are now. That’s just a memory correction.”

“no.”

“you’re right.”

“I said no.”

Their opinions were at odds with each other, each insisting that they were right. There was a brief silence, which Taylor broke.

“That gentleman was like that originally.”

The title of ‘Ka’ is given to the strongest person of the era or someone who has led a change in the world. Of course, this excludes extreme criminals.

“Kamai is the former, and Katan is the latter. Runes, star letters, and other things were all organized thanks to that gentleman. That doesn’t mean they were all corrupt.”

“Of course, force is essential to explore the labyrinth.”

“That gentleman had a personality as bad as his appearance. However, he easily gave it to those who showed promise or passed the test.”

“Have you ever experienced the kindness of Catan, sir?”

“You, you punk. You know everything and you still turn around and do this?”

Taylor’s talent was mediocre. Naturally, he would not have caught Catan’s eye.

Catan easily shared information with those he liked, and as it spread throughout the world, it brought about a revolution in magic engineering. That alone was enough to earn him the title of ‘Ka’.

“I haven’t seen the box lately. Do you know what it’s doing?”

“Well, where did that guy go without helping his master?”

In fact, Allen had introduced an autonomous process to the procedure, so he didn’t really need any outside help.

Nicola turned her head toward Alan’s room. The door was firmly shut again today.

“The little one is still quiet.”

From the day the procedure began, I lay face down on Alan’s bed and didn’t know how to leave. Taylor carefully opened the door.

“Should I check to see how you are? Where have you been?”

“What did you say?”

Nicola also ran to Alan’s room. On the bed, only the pillow and the blanket were scattered. It was understandable that the box had disappeared occasionally, but the disappearance of the little boy was a major incident.

“The leopard must have followed you?”

“Alan would have ordered it. And it would be hard to sneak out without the leopard’s help. The three of them wouldn’t have gotten together and caused trouble, right?”

“The leopard I thought was the most docile… This won’t do. Let’s go find it.”

Taylor took out the tracker that Alan had left behind. As if he had prepared for such a situation, he had various magical tools prepared.

Before leaving the warehouse, I turned my head. I looked around the stairs leading to the basement, the area with the darkest shadows, and shouted.

“I’ll be back soon, so watch out!”

Nicola followed Taylor out, sitting in the passenger seat of the sports car.

“The atmosphere in Zion these days is somewhat dangerous.”

“Let’s say you were dropped into a one-eyed world. What if you met a two-eyed person there?”

The sports car shot out onto the road, throwing buildings and people behind it. It was ahead of the other car before its horn reached its rear.

“You’re the only one with two eyes? That’s very suspicious.”

“So, you order-makers… How would a normal person, other than you, react?”

“Hmm…, I’m very happy to see you.”

“and?”

“If you’re suspicious, keep your distance….”

“Use it!”

“We will be friends.”

“That’s it.”

The magical training method that Alan created gave a faint color to the gray world of Zion. But that was all. Alan was still the only one who shone clearly.

“It must feel like the only person is gone, and only an unpainted plaster statue is left wandering around. It can’t be helped that a child who lived in the polar regions has learned warmth.”

“hmm···.”

Taylor had a rough idea of ​​what Zion was going through, and Nicola had no idea. Still, like a wizard, she had a rough idea of ​​the context.

“So you’re saying that only Alan is human and the rest are pieces of meat?”

“I understand.”

As the conversation grew quiet, the sports car arrived in Cavetown. Taylor drove to the junkman’s junkyard, where scrap cars were piled up like a wall.

“Is this your first time here?”

“What a dirty and vulgar place.”

But this was where the tracker was pointing. As Taylor pulled up to the door, a fierce orc approached.

“What are you doing···.”

“Do you remember me?”

“You were walking around with a power suit… right? Your impression changed so much that I almost didn’t recognize you.”

“I have gotten a lot younger.”

The orc raised his arm and spun it around. It was a signal for the door to open quickly. If you don’t open it, he’ll force his way in, so how can you stop him?

In fact, the ambiguous crime syndicate is like a piggy bank for superhumans, but the person in front of him didn’t ask for anything like that. The orc prayed for the repose of the leader’s soul and closed the door.

Taylor parked and headed to the office, followed by Nicola, wearing a gas mask and gloves.

“What is it?”

“I don’t want to breathe dirty air.”

“Fatally alone. What about mine?”

“You’re really grumpy today. Did you have a fight with the boss of Yohwa?”

“No.”

Taylor strongly denied and pulled out the tracker. The closer he got to the office, the more intense the reaction.

I jumped up onto the second floor balcony. I saw Junkman adjusting his clothes through the large glass window. Taylor went inside.

“What happened···.”

“Be honest.”

Unlike Alan, who could be defeated by just adjusting, Taylor was very difficult to deal with. Junkman wiped the sweat with a handkerchief. His cheeks and belly were trembling.

“Where did you hide the automaton that Alan uses?”

“You hid it.”

“Sir, I found it.”

Nicola brought out the hidden tracker. Taylor frowned. The box wasn’t going to be safe from the junkman, but seeing it made his voice grow rough.

“You little punk. Should I cut it into thin strips and dry it in the sun? Its body is so big that it could feed dozens of people.”

“I will tell you everything!”

Junkman confessed what happened that day. One day, a box suddenly appeared and demanded a map of the underground city of Cave Town.

“Haven’t you seen the other kids?”

“Huh? Now that I think about it, I heard the underground city is noisy these days···.”

“Be honest.”

“I heard that the mechanized organization is suddenly gaining power.”

The answer was sufficient. Taylor and Nicola drove deep into Cave Town, up the steep road that ran along the mountainside, and entered the entrance to the underground city.

“You must have received outside help because you set up the tracker so that it can’t be removed on its own. You’re just as sinister as your master.”

“Say I’m smart. That sounds good.”

“The Junkman would have tried to eat the boxes later if they weakened the tissues.”

“I know very well that I will follow Alan to the labyrinth someday. I didn’t want to get caught for no reason, so I kept the tracker safe instead of destroying it.”

“I guess I must have acted out my trembling when I saw you, sir.”

“It must be a kind of worldly wisdom. I’m sure there’s some truth in it.”

Taylor kept his sports car in a paid parking lot near the black market. It was reliable because of the armed guards.

“Sir, what is the box doing?”

“Considering his personality, he must have come down to retrieve something valuable.”

“I guess I’ll get in trouble with Alan.”

“Isn’t it like turning on automatic hunting? I think you’ll like it.”

Cave Town was a place where all sorts of lowlifes gathered, so the atmosphere itself was gloomy, but the black market and its surroundings were different. In fact, it was so open that it was awkward to call it a black market.

Taylor walked through the market, noisy and hot, scanning his surroundings. There were groups of men, looking fierce, gathered in every alley, and their appearance changed every few streets.

“They are the escorts. They collect rent and protect the merchants.”

“Somehow, doesn’t it seem like those guys?”

Nicola pointed to a group with an unusually high percentage of magic wear. More than half of their bodies were magic wear.

“Sir, doesn’t it remind you of the old days?”

“Be quiet.”

Taylor trudged into the alley. The mohawked gangster turned his head. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes flashed blue and scanned Taylor and Nicola.

“Come in. The boss is waiting!”

The gang members bent at right angles at the waist. Taylor and Nicola looked at each other.

[Box guy, I have a plan B ready too.]

[It’s as sinister as you said.]

Taylor and Nicola followed the gang. The factory was their hideout. The interior had been remodeled so much that it was practically a maze.

At the end, they came across a box. To be exact, it was a box wearing a power suit. The gang members retreated, leaving only three of them.

“What are you doing here?”

Beep.

“You know how to speak human language.”

Beep.

“I will not use inferior language.”

Taylor looked at Nicola, her eyes wide.

“What? How did you interpret it?”

“I learned the asterisk character. I got stuck on inputting it and gave up.”

Beep.

“They say that the star character is a higher language.”

“They’re running wild because they don’t have an owner. Hey, where’s the kid and the leopard? You know?”

The box pressed the button on the chair. The entire space they were standing in went down.

Kyuureuk?

And then I found a kid rolling around in the treasure heap. He was wearing a power suit, so to someone who didn’t know him he looked like a strange automaton.

As Taylor and Nicola appeared, the leopard that had been in a large box slowly came out.

“It’s time to go home.”

Beep.

“They said they were just starting to organize things.”

The men of the box saw their leader off without panicking, as if they had heard of this situation in advance.

They arrived home after the crescent moon had set in the sky, but Taylor quickly got out of the car before they could go in.

“what?”

The smell of blood filled the air. There were corpses strewn about, cut up in a horrible manner.

“You’re late.”

Taylor looked up at the voice. Zion was standing proudly on the wall. Red liquid was trickling down along the white dawn.

“What are these?”

“South Star and the Black Wizard.”

“Why are you two acting like this at a time like this?”