Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 417



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Eldorado (9)

The forest and the villas were burning. The fire was intense, and the smoke that followed was scattered across the night sky. The coastal cliffs, hit by dozens of [heat bombs] that went out of control, gradually collapsed.

Wherever he looked, it was chaos. Alan was not interested in the scenery he had created. He fixed his gaze on the approaching Titans and ran towards them.

Alan strode forward. The Titans came thumping closer. Before they collided, the Titans’ heads glowed bright red.

‘The maze’s gatekeeper was like this too.’

The difference was that the goalkeeper used lenses made by cutting special crystals, while the Titan used magic circles. And their powers were also different.

Rays of light, filled with destruction, streaked through the forest. Was this what a prisoner who survived the whipping punishment looked like? Horrible scars were carved into the forest.

[This enemy has a ferociously strong magic reaction. Don’t let your guard down.]

[Go away.]

The Titan pilots remained tense as they saw the place that seemed like a punishment from heaven. This time, the Titan’s shoulder armor opened slightly, revealing missile warheads.

[firing!]

Missiles the size of an adult’s arm rained down. The target was an enemy whose magical power response was intact even after being attacked once.

Beam attacks pierced the ground, and missile bombardments turned the forest upside down. It was the result of an all-weather weapon with outstanding physical strength and equipped with all kinds of attack methods.

But the pilots did not let their guard down. The lock-on indicator was still visible in their vision, integrated with the Titan.

[Coming!]

Someone leapt out of the dust. It was Alan, who was very small compared to the Titans playing about 10 meters away.

The power suit melted, but Alan was fine. In fact, thanks to a special modification, the power suit’s defenses were reduced to a mere mortal level.

Zion, mounted on a buffalo, stared at the melted part of the power suit with sparkling eyes and then turned his head away.

Alan wasn’t naked. He was wearing an additional wetsuit-like garment that clung to his body, and the surface was covered with runes that were drawn in a mess, and he even kept moving. It looked like he had tattoos all over his body.

Alan stared at the sight of the Titan’s feet closing in. The runes on the surface of the runesuit aligned with a swoosh. [Strength] 7 stacks condensed instead of emitting light.

I stretched my hand up and touched the sole of my foot.

[uh?]

The pilot looked at the shaking vision and panicked. The Titan was now staggering because of a person. The Titan, which was about to trample on little Alan, lost its balance. It quickly tried to stand up, but

Boom!

Shiva’s Titan, following behind Allen, rammed his chest with his shoulder. Taylor’s Titan then thrust a giant Mana Sword vertically into the chest where the cockpit was.

However, the Eldorado pilot was unharmed. Although his chest armor was seriously damaged, it was a vital part of his defenses.

‘I lived.’

The enemy Titan pilots, lacking experience, got up without finishing them off completely.

‘Do you think I’m dead? Just wait a little bit…’

The pilot planned to ambush them from behind, but before he could, he saw a woman with gray hair. She was standing on the chest armor.

Zion aimed for the gap in the armor with the super-vibrating dawn. The dawn easily dug into the part that the manasod had destroyed. When he pulled it out, a part of the white blade was dyed red. He wrinkled his nose slightly at the smell of iron and mounted the buffalo again.

Alan, who had already advanced farther, looked straight at the spear that one of the Titans was swinging. The wind that swept around the spear shaft swayed Alan’s dark brown hair.

The world slowed down. Even the blades that were disintegrating matter moved very slowly. As usual, it wasn’t due to Alan’s excellent brain function or eyesight. His body just felt that way.

A body that contains all possibilities. In other words, it has the characteristics of living things in one body, and they come together to create synergy.

Alan held the spear, burning with magical power, at his side. The hostile flames grew in size to burn the dwarf who opposed the giant. But it was a futile effort. As the dwarf pulled the spear, the giant’s body staggered in return.

Nicola watched the battle from afar. Her role was to protect the young Harongdae because of the dark magic contained in Alan’s blood.

“That’s crazy. A person can defeat a Titan with brute force?”

Beep.

“No, it’s just that the direction of the force is slightly changed? What is that called?”

Beep.

“Even if you’re a wizard, you might not know if you’re not interested. Don’t you know everything?”

Beep.

“Huh… I’ll see you later.”

Nicola looked at the crouching little boy, his fists shaking. The box and the little boy were the cutest when they kept their mouths shut and stayed still.

Meanwhile, Shiva tackled the Titan who was staggering with the spear held. Taylor tried to kill him but was blocked by another Titan, and instead, Alan climbed onto his chest.

The letters in Runeshot were distorted again. The transformation ended as soon as Alan raised both hands high.

Boom bang bang bang bang!

I just hit it down several times. The rune I used this time was [Destruction] 7 stacks. Sometimes simplicity is good.

Alan stood up, his chest slashed open. The pilot was still alive, but with the Titan damaged to this extent, he was effectively buried alive.

Even though it looked like he had easily defeated it, it was a feat that was only possible for Alan. With his excellent eyes, he could see through the structure, and with his knowledge as a magic engineer, he knew exactly where to destroy it to effectively subdue it.

As two Titans fell in an instant, the rest retreated towards the villa.

As Alan was catching his breath, Zion jumped down from the buffalo.

“Junior, isn’t it fun to move your body? I saw it on a video platform, and walking is good for the brain. So, let’s not just stay in the basement from now on, and go out and play together sometimes.”

“No. I like research.”

“···.”

Alan’s tastes were set. He enjoyed exercising his brain much more than his body, and Taylor’s training was far more effective than walking.

Taylor smiled at Zion. His voice came through the communication channel.

[Hehehe. What did I say? It would be faster to read the paper and then discuss it. That’s why lumps of flesh like you should listen to what adults say.]

“Still, I don’t believe Taylor.”

[You don’t want to study, right? I know everything.]

“No.”

Zion shook his head firmly and looked at the villa. The flames lit by magic were slowly being extinguished. The Titan unit turned their backs on the villa and looked this way.

“The number of Titans the company owns is similar to Tilly’s.”

“Because this is Soldos.”

It is a superpower that is sometimes said to win even when waging war against the entire world. And the Bank of El Dorado boasts a history of over a thousand years.

“I’ll go alone from now on.”

“Only juniors?”

“Yes. I can see the flow of spatial magic inside. I have to capture it before the Chairman escapes.”

“You said there was a space magic interference facility?”

“During the bombing, we dispatched an automaton and destroyed it.”

“Take me too. Your junior can open the space door and we can go in together.”

Alan met Zion’s eyes and shook his head. The golden crown was the problem. No matter how many mental defense trinkets he wore, the opponent was a magical tool from an ancient civilization.

“You can’t ignore even a small possibility.”

“Then, what about your junior?”

“I’m fine.”

“Where did you hear that?”

“Do you see the person standing on top of the Titan’s head? He’s a level 6 expert in the security office. Just keep his gaze out of the way so he doesn’t get hurt.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Alan leaped through space. If even one of his colleagues passed, he would be forced to make a difficult choice, and Alan did not want to worry about that.

In the Serpent Islands, I had been caught up in an act of force majeure, but now I had the power to reject it. It was a force I had developed for that purpose.

Boom!

Alan was immediately slammed into the ground. Even though the facility that distorted spatial coordinates had been destroyed, magic and tools were still scattered everywhere.

The guards came rushing in after hearing the loud noise. Before they could do anything, Alan moved again.

This time, he was planted upside down on the floor. Alan was so strong that he could handle this situation many times, but his colleagues were not. In the first place, magic was harder to apply to others than to oneself.

I read the flow of magic unfolding through the eyes and moved again. This time, my lower back was deeply embedded in the ceiling.

“The enemy!”

But it worked. Alan tilted his head up. He was stuck upside down, looking down.

Goldeye was seen standing on the magic circle. As soon as he saw Allen, he hid behind the middle-aged elf who was the head of the security office.

Alan stretched his body out, holding onto the ceiling with both arms. He then shot his body out. His target was a giant magic circle on the floor.

The chief of security, who had figured out the intention, jumped into the air. He grabbed Alan and tried to push him out of the magic circle.

However, Allen’s physical performance greatly surpassed that of the security chief. Allen and the security chief, entangled, fell into the magic circle. The security chief displayed strange body movements and pinned Allen down.

Kwarrung!

Cracks appeared on the floor, and pebbles fell from the ceiling.

Even though their physical performance was inferior, the elves were far superior in technique. Still, it wasn’t a bad situation since they achieved their goal of destroying the magic circle.

Deep inside the pit, the security chief sensed Alan’s calm expression and breathing.

“I heard you’re a magic engineer!”

“you’re right.”

The Auror Blade, a weapon with a steel blade, aimed for Alan’s head. Alan dodged by tilting his head to the side. His shoulder remained still, but his ear touched his shoulder.

The joints of a magic user are very flexible, so such movements are completely possible. However, the security chief felt something was different.

“Is that a chimera?!”

“A chimera? That’s not it… um, is that right?”

It wasn’t wrong, since it mixed the characteristics of all kinds of creatures. Meanwhile, the rune suit changed into a new rune. [Explosion] filled the whole body.

The chief of security couldn’t read the runes, but he understood the meaning behind the magic.

“You bastard, are you trying to blow this whole place up?”

“That’s fine too.”

The security chief tried to run to the chairman. Before he could let go of Alan and escape the pit, a loud explosion shook the basement.

The chief of security read the movement, lightly brushing away the rocks flying in all directions. Even in the thick dust, he could sense the corpses of the bodyguards and the magician.

Those weren’t necessary. What mattered was the chairman.

“ah···.”

I found the chairman’s presence. However, there was a strong presence right next to me. I knew he could use space magic, but his casting speed was insane.

The chief of security swung his sword sideways. The cleanly cut wall fell down, and all the dust that had filled the basement fell out. It was about halfway up the sea cliff.

He looked down at the chairman, who was surrounded by a small golden shield.

“Mr. Chairman, are you okay?”

“···.”

The security chief looked at the unresponsive Gold Eye and felt that a high-density psychic wave was being fired at the enemy. Then he remembered the chairman’s psychic control ability.

Mind control is a very scary power, and at the same time, it is not good to reveal it carelessly. That is why only a few people knew about it, and the head of security was one of them.

But, lo and behold, the enemy reached out and broke the shield and snatched the golden crown.

The security chief was about to run away when he saw the chairman grinning.

“Hahaha! How foolish! Do you think the secret of El Dorado would leave the unworthy alone?”

As expected, the chairman had a plan. The head of the security service looked relieved and saw the chairman with his jaw turned.