Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 412



Only Noblemtl

Eldorado (3)

After capturing Gold Ale, he went to the meeting point. Nicola put the swollen dwarf into a small container and slammed the door shut.

As the rainwater that had been pooling on top of the container splashed towards the helmet, Nicola blocked it with a magic shield. The heavy rain added to the problem, causing the water to flow down.

“Ah… I was wearing a helmet. It was so comfortable that I forgot. Alan.”

“yes.”

“I feel a little uneasy. Do you feel the same way?”

“Can an automaton speak human language?”

Nicola continued the conversation, avoiding Taylor’s distractions.

“I thought it would be a life-or-death war, but the dwarves are having fun playing chess.”

“The same goes for Nikola’s death row competition. The disciples watch the bloody fights of their subordinates from a safe place.”

“I did get out of there though. That’s why the employees’ faces got plump flesh.”

“Laziness is poison, so a moderate amount of competition is necessary.”

“What the hell do you want me to do? Something is coming.”

A dark object appeared through the heavy rain. A ‘п’ shaped aerial vehicle appeared, inserted its container into an empty space, and disappeared into the sky.

Taylor held up the news screen to Alan. Broadcast and fire department aircraft were flying around the building, which had a huge hole in it.

“When I saw the news reporting that ‘internal competition is starting in earnest,’ I guess those who know already know.”

“In the world of Samramansang, there was even gambling going on over who would sit in the chairman’s seat.”

“Divers and sharks are sensitive to information too.”

“The betting organizer is an El Dorado man whose identity is hidden.”

Just then, lightning struck and the shadows on Taylor’s body receded. A distorted brow was visible through his slightly raised helmet.

“These crazy guys think of war as an annual event. How consistent. You little shit, don’t you have anything to say?”

“Brother, why do you bring up the fallacy of generalization to me? If you keep doing that, I will respond.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I will control the Holy Spirit.”

“This is too much. You should be shooting jabs like me, instead of shooting missiles.”

While the two were hanging out, Alan sent a message to Goldberg. He looked very tired on the other side of the screen, and his beard was covered in soot. The background was a sturdy-looking space with no windows.

“Mr. Goldberg was attacked too.”

[The operation has been leaked. Are you okay?]

“I’m fine.”

[I thought there might be a spy, but the information was leaked too easily. If it’s too hard, give up and join us.]

“You didn’t hear the report. We have already finished handing over the delivery items.”

Goldberg’s beard twitched wildly. He stroked it with his hand to calm it down, then inserted the memory crystal his attendant had brought into the back of his neck.

[You’re done already? As you can see, I was so out of it that I didn’t have time to check the report. There must have been a lot of security forces equivalent to Depth 5, how did you succeed so quickly?]

“I am depth 6.”

[I know, but isn’t it too fast? If someone saw it, they’d think El Dorado’s security was in shambles.]

Alan sent the video from earlier over the comm channel. Goldberg’s beard twitched.

[They treat the dead like servants. Amazing.]

“Oh, and there’s more.”

Alan sent the box and the information the kid had pilfered from the safe. Goldberg’s beard stood on end as he confirmed it.

[Would you mind waiting a moment? I’ll tell Briley to come over for a moment…]

Goldberg apologized and gave orders to his attendant. Moments later, the screen captured the cat Lycan opening the door and coming in.

[You called···.]

bang!

Goldberg shot the man in the forehead with the large-caliber pistol he was holding. The magicware and protective magic tools reduced the power, but the special bullet immediately broke the shield.

Bang bang bang!

Goldberg continued to pull the trigger on the meatball. As he turned, the guard, who had been watching him expressionlessly, dragged him outside.

[I’m sorry.]

“It’s okay. We have to deal with the traitor properly so there are no aftereffects.”

Upon hearing that, the box spun its camera eye around and took out a large magic stone pouch from the drawer. Then, without telling its owner, it handed it to the boy.

It was a secret act that took place behind the scenes, but Alan’s eyes did not know the word square.

[You tracked Gold Ale’s asset flow in a short period of time and even found the traitor. Thank you.]

“you’re welcome.”

[Did you get Gold Ale’s fortune?]

“Yes. Not all of them, but I took one safe. I didn’t touch any of the customers’ money, so don’t worry.”

Gold Ale’s wealth was scattered all over the place, and it was an area that Alan had difficulty touching. The laws of Soldos strictly protected anything that was not a valuable item that could easily change hands, such as precious metals, magic stones, or cash chips.

The same goes for the client’s assets. Alan was a hired mercenary, not a bank robber looking for a quick buck.

[No matter what happens, our customers’ money will never be lost. That would rust the trust we’ve built up over a thousand years.]

The dwarves of El Dorado were as obsessed with contracts as they were with gold. They were worse than devils when it came to wielding law and force, but from the customer’s perspective, they were angels. That’s why people entrusted their money to them even though they cursed them.

[We have suffered as much damage as you have caused to your uncle. The next operation will be announced after analyzing the information sent from various places, so rest.]

*

The next morning, Goldberg sent a message.

[Did I say too much?]

“It’s okay. You decided faster than I thought.”

[This time, I have decided to carry out the operation considering your special ability. You will disrupt your uncle in all things.]

It was an appropriate choice, as it would be too difficult to travel back and forth to Soldos, which occupied almost an entire continent. The products of the magic engineering revolution were spread all over the world, and as long as there was magic, one could access all things in the world, even in the polar regions or jungles.

As the name Samramansang suggests, it exists everywhere and is connected to everything, so it was enough to disturb the chairman.

[I sent a team to assist you.]

“I guess I’ll have to wait again.”

[We have to save time, even if it’s just a little. We sent it on a hyperloop train overnight, so it should arrive soon.]

A vacuum tube that runs through the continent is installed, and the train that runs inside it is called a hyperloop train.

The distance from the east coast of Soldos to the west coast is approximately 4,000 km, and the Hyperloop train covers the distance in just four hours.

Alan zoomed in on the scene. He saw a group of people entering the hotel.

[Then I’ll wait for good news.]

After a while, a noise was heard outside the room. As the strangely rustling box opened the door, a yellow-haired female dwarf bowed her head.

“My name is Luca. Did you receive a call from Mr. Goldberg?”

“yes.”

“I’ll show you where the equipment is installed. Our target is the Chairman’s confidential storage.”

Alan and his colleagues followed Luca to the hotel banquet hall. The tables and chairs inside were cleared away, and it was filled with all sorts of connectors and cables that looked like octopus tentacles.

At each of the translucent sphere-shaped connectors sat Goldberg’s divers, wearing tight-fitting wetsuits.

Luca pointed to the center of the circularly arranged connectors. One large connector was positioned as if it were the center of the circle.

“That’s your seat, Alan. Take off your power suit and sit down so I can help you connect.”

“You’ve connected all the connectors.”

“It is designed to share and relieve the burden, and gather mental power when attacking.”

The chair was too small to sit on with the power suit still on. When Alan snapped his fingers, the power suit remained standing and only his body appeared on the chair.

“uh···.”

Luca was startled, but quickly regained his composure and moved to help her sit down. Then, his eyes widened once more.

“There is no port on the back of your neck. Did you cover it with artificial skin?”

“I don’t use brain expansion devices.”

“yes?”

This time, not only Luca but also the divers turned their heads. The brain expansion device is an important tool that controls the magic wear that replaces the body while preventing mental contamination.

But it’s surprising that the leader of the cyber attack team says he doesn’t have a brain expansion device.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“But···. Huh···?”

Only then did Luca realize that his body was far from the connector. His feet were moving on their own.

“The same goes for everyone else. Come on in.”

The divers simultaneously leaned back into their chairs. The chairs tilted down to the most comfortable angle possible.

Alan also closed his eyes and lay half-lying down. The divers’ minds were being pushed in through the cable.

[Don’t be surprised, I’ll check.]

[???]

Thoughts full of question marks were transmitted. Whether or not, Alan’s mind penetrated the divers’ heads. Ten professional divers could not overcome one.

[There’s an uninvited guest.]

At that moment, Luca stared at the box floating in front of the integrated management device. The box also turned its camera eye to look at Luca.

Beep!

As soon as I heard the machine sound, I felt an inexplicable anger. It was like being cursed at. But I didn’t have time to analyze the cause.

“Kwaaak!”

The connector opened and a diver jumped out. He fell down, clutching his head in agony. Smoke was pouring out of every orifice in his head.

The automaton, floating around without any feet, arrived before Luca. The diver, caught in the mechanical hand, suddenly disappeared.

Alan’s voice was heard in Luca’s head as he did not understand what was happening.

[Mr. Luca, you’re a diver too? Please sit down instead.]

Luca’s body moved on its own and entered the connector.

[What on earth is going on?]

[He was a traitor. He probably intended to spread the virus at a dramatic moment.]

[I have to tune in from outside···.]

[I’ll take care of that.]

Luca’s mind became dizzy. When she opened her eyes, she was in a white room. The avatars of the divers were standing there, as if they were soldiers.

[Where is Mr. Allen?]

The divers’ eyes turned upward. Luca also followed their gaze and turned his head upward. A white giant resembling a power suit appeared.

This was not a room, but on the palm of Alan’s hand. He was holding it in his arms and flying somewhere. It wasn’t just that the size had increased, but the difference in mental strength was expressed in the form of size.

Luca asked his colleagues.

[Do we need…?]

The divers shook their heads.

I heard that you single-handedly paralyzed the computer network of the Maze City branch, but I didn’t know the gap would be this large.

After flying through the pitch-black space, Alan found a castle made of light. He dropped the divers off nearby and spoke.

[You are the collectors. Just focus on that.]

[Is that all?]

[Yes, you just need to take care of the small details.]

The mind also grew greatly under the influence of the body. If you want to take care of the small details, you can take care of them, but it is more efficient to leave it to a small diver.

Alan left the divers behind and headed to the castle alone. There was already chaos in the castle. The firewall was activated.

The black space was twisted. It was an attempt to twist Alan’s form to make it easier for them to hit him. If it were a normal diver, he would have fantasized about being tortured in prison.

But Alan wasn’t a pervert who enjoyed pain. With one step, the firewall that had been encroaching on his mind was shattered.

He was a giant, and his castle was only waist-high. Alan fixed the reality of all things in his favor.

He ran straight ahead. The walls collapsed like a sand castle, and the buildings inside were trampled flat. Ten collection pets followed behind Alan.

While they clung to the pieces, Alan focused on the larger mass. As he pulled out what appeared to be a data center, information poured out.

‘So that’s what the name El Dorado means.’

It was a trace of an ancient civilization, like Atlantis. The dwarves named the bank after the city that was said to be overflowing with gold.

It also contained information about how the South Star tempted the dwarves.

‘We decided to split the El Dorado’s decisive weapon one by one.’

However, Antarctica tried to break the contract and take everything, but failed even in that attempt. There was also a last-minute communication between Antarctica and the Chairman.

[The ruins of the Sea Serpent Archipelago have an owner.]

[Do you think that the betrayal will be diluted?]

[The result would have been the same, so calm down.]

It wasn’t a very important conversation. Alan sat on the intact wall and watched the divers. They were running around the ruins like mice, carrying a bundle of information.