Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 430



Only Noblemtl

Eldorado (6)

The lake was filled with high waves, and the mountains standing like folding screens trembled. The mountains, weakened by the battle between Alan and Cliff Runner, felt nauseous again.

A boulder the size of a house rolled down, destroying everything in its path, crushing trees and flattening the remains of armored vehicles.

thud!

Shiva blocked him. Instead of simply confronting him like a martial artist, he slightly changed the direction of his force. He first made contact with his palm, then supported himself with the dwarf’s short, thick arms, and then firmly supported the floor with his shoulders.

A floating rock passed by Alan and the prisoners. It quickly fell and rolled back into the lake.

“oh!”

The captive mercenaries were greatly impressed, while Alan and his colleagues looked on indifferently, as if a single leaf was falling.

Nicola smiled mischievously.

“Thank you so much, priest of Mother Church.”

“Brother, stop it.”

“Oh, our savior!”

“If you keep doing that, you may not have enough divine power to heal your brother.”

“and···.”

Shiva’s threats immediately silenced him. The Dungeon Explorer was accustomed to pain, but that did not mean he preferred pain.

Alan attached the Oros v1.4, which boasted great strength, and the Larissa v1.4, which had elegant angles, to the captive mercenaries and ordered them to evacuate the location.

As the captives disappeared, a large structure emerged from the lake. It was a dark stone pyramid, with a flat altar at the top. Lake water and fish that had been scooped up flowed out from the surface.

Taylor gaped at the sight of a pyramid the size of a baseball dome.

“It’s really big. How did something like that get hidden in the lake?”

“I was hiding on the other side of the space and then I broke through.”

“Doesn’t it look familiar?”

“Is this the pyramid where you obtained the training method?”

It was the ruins that gave Alan the ability to decipher the labyrinthine script, and now it has disappeared. No matter how many times I checked, I couldn’t find any trace of the pyramid.

“okay.”

“We’ll have to look inside to find out for sure.”

The water level of the lake remained the same, as if the pyramid was floating on the surface of the water. The explosive sounds heard here and there stopped for a moment at the strange scene.

Then, another dark object surfaced. As soon as the submarine docked next to the pyramid, people poured out from inside. They rushed in through the door that had been opened at the bottom of the pyramid.

“There’s also a gold hand.”

“Your son? The chairman?”

“I couldn’t see it.”

“He’d make his son do something dangerous and hide in the bunker. That’s what they’re thinking, you know.”

The chairman’s private soldiers and mercenary units gathered around the lake. The fighting temporarily stopped as it would take a lot of force to break through the tightly packed group.

The headquarters here also became busy because of the relics that suddenly appeared. There was a clash of opinions between those who insisted on attacking immediately and those who insisted on investigating first.

The attacks did not stop even though they were focused on the meeting. The attackers poured out missiles and magic, and the pyramid held out silently.

[I would like to hear Alan’s opinion.]

Luca arrived safely at the headquarters and asked Alan what he wanted. After working together in all walks of life, her politeness remained at its peak.

“I need information first.”

[Do as you wish.]

“Does anyone know anything about those ruins? Even a guess would be appreciated.”

[······, they say there isn’t any on this side.]

In this case, I had to confront it directly to resolve the unknown. I wanted to take the time to investigate, but I didn’t know what the chairman would do with the pyramid.

There was also a way to push through with overwhelming force, leaving the rest to my future self.

“Do you have any magic-destroying or fragmentation bombs?”

[I don’t know.]

Alan found the answer in Luca’s reaction. Indeed, a global financial institution. They possessed a weapon of mass destruction that would earn Soldos’s disapproval just by studying it. Since even Soldos had a hard time making magic-depleting bullets, the true identity of the weapon must be a fragmentation bullet.

“Withdraw your troops and shoot them.”

[yes?]

Luca was startled, and his colleagues who had been listening to the communication looked at Allen. Only Zion had an expectant expression on his face.

“I’ve received intelligence that there’s something that could turn the tide. If we leave it alone, it’ll be at a disadvantage for us, so let’s fire.”

[Soldos prohibits the use of weapons of mass destruction.]

“Is it really not possible?”

[Yes. I’m telling you again, in case you’re confused, we don’t have such a weapon.]

“All right.”

[That’s true···.]

It was a natural choice for Soldos. They were worried about a walking natural disaster called Depth 7, but they were also allowing weapons of mass destruction? It was an action that a country should never do.

[The meeting will probably end soon, so I’ll contact you again once it’s over.]

Luca abruptly disconnected the call, and Taylor approached.

“In the basement.”

“yes.”

“Do you have a few hidden away?”

“There are three large magic fusion reactors.”

“I heard that fusion reactors and fission bombs have similar principles···.”

“Weaponizing it requires more knowledge. You can make something similar, but it’s not very efficient.”

“Yeah, I hope you find it soon.”

Taylor cheered for Alan. The stronger the force, the less restrictions there are, and the less likely it is that something bad will happen to you. And Alan is not the kind of person who would detonate a fission bomb in the middle of a city…

‘···No way, right?’

As Taylor contemplated the gods he did not believe in, the ground shook violently. The source of the change was the pyramid.

A light rose from the altar at the top. It was a blood-red sun, or perhaps an eye, and it shot ominous waves in all directions.

[This is the command center, what’s going on…]

The first wave cut off all communication with the outside world. The second wave turned the sky a dark red. The third wave transformed the area around the lake into a different area.

The lake and pyramids remained, but the mountains disappeared and a stone city appeared. The floor was covered in square stone slabs that continued endlessly like a checkerboard.

“They isolated the inside and outside like Area 51-SL.”

“51, what?”

“This is the restricted area that the collectors have invaded.”

“That’s not the point. Can you get out?”

Alan looked around. The crimson sky was twitching and twitching like flesh, and the sun above the pyramid was staring with glaring eyes in all directions.

Then, he put [Space Manipulation] in both hands and stabbed the front. When he spread them left and right, a small gap appeared. Just then, a leaf came in on the wind.

Alan inserted the key into the gap. The guy, who had been much more docile after the procedure, unleashed his full power. The hole that could barely fit an arm had been transformed into one that could even fit a tank through.

“Okay.”

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

Taylor cleared his throat. His survival instincts, honed over decades in the labyrinth, were ringing alarm bells. The city under the crimson sky felt that much more dangerous.

At that moment, Zion, who had been looking around indifferently, pointed to the pyramid.

“Junior, look over there.”

“yes.”

Of course, Alan was watching too. The saying that there are eyes on the back of the head was born just for Alan.

The Chairman’s men moved up the pyramid steps. It was a strange sight to see them moving with their eyes fixed on the sun above the altar.

They were all magic users or wearing magic wear, so they were very fast. Before I knew it, the area around the altar was filled with soldiers. They looked up at the sun and took off their shirts.

“mother···.”

The next scene was so gruesome that Shiva was looking for his mother instead of the holy water.

He took out the blade, cut open the stomach, and put his arms in. Then he took out my heart and held it up high in the sky. It wouldn’t have been strange if they died the moment the stomach was cut open, but they were still breathing until the series of actions were completed.

As I squeezed my heart, blood flowed down my hands, shoulders, stomach, and legs. There were a lot of people, so there was a lot of blood. Blood flowed down. It was like a red waterfall.

The pyramid changed its appearance. The black stone turned into a shining gold as soon as it absorbed the blood. The color was very strange.

The sun above the altar also grew brighter. More soldiers were attracted and headed up to the pyramid.

Nicola frowned.

“Was the sacrificial ritual a desperate measure? Let’s quickly call the people. We have to send out as many as possible.”

“I already contacted you.”

As soon as Alan finished speaking, Goldberg’s private soldiers appeared from the direction of the intersection.

Those with weak mental power tried to head towards the pyramid, but then changed direction again. Each of them had a spider attached to the nape of their necks. They gathered even more after seeing the signal flare that Alan had fired.

The friendly forces were escaping safely, but not the private soldiers gathered near the pyramid. The closer they were, the more they were affected by the pyramid.

Alan closed the door as all the surrounding soldiers escaped. Nicola stumbled as she tried to escape.

“why?”

“Let’s go.”

“store?”

“There are still people left.”

Since the friendly forces were positioned to surround the lake, there were still many people on the other side of the pyramid who could not escape.

“small?”

“We have to send them out too.”

The idea was to let the people escape, disrupt the unidentified ritual, and examine the sun above the altar.

“If it’s too strong, it’ll be hard to capture.”

“The purpose is good, but the process is good. But will it be captured?”

“You’ll know once you try it.”

Alan ran through the city, holding the little boy who had been clinging to him for a while. The closer he got to the pyramid, the more the strange whispering became louder. He asked Taylor.

“Are you holding up?”

“This is easy. But are you going to keep running?”

“My legs moved without me knowing.”

Maybe because his body was healthy, he tried to solve something by moving his body as much as possible. Alan clapped his hands together and read the letters engraved on the square.

‘El Dorado, the eternal paradise.’

And he twisted his hand. He went to the place where the life reactions were concentrated and let the people escape.

As time went by, the pyramid turned completely gold. The lake lost its original blue color and became sticky, perhaps because of the blood that flowed out.

Alan, who was continuously jumping through space, came across a wonderful specimen.

“The enemy of his subordinates!”

Cliffrunner, who had lost one of his horns, shouted. Half of his men lay unconscious, while the rest were resisting the temptation of the pyramid.

“There’s nothing we can do. It’s a temporary alliance!”

“Who cares?”

Cliffrunner bit his lip at Taylor’s words. Behind him were his panting men. He held on tightly to his remaining horn.

“Do you want the rest of the horns too?”

For the mountain lycan, horns were a source of pride. They were held in a passion no less than that of the beard-loving dwarves.

“no.”

“You were a good guy. Even in this hellish place called Maze City, kind people are born.”

“You have horns, so give me your hooves.”

“···.”

“Not now, but later.”

Cliffrunner watched his men escape until the very end. He was captured by Goldberg’s private soldiers who had been waiting in advance, but fortunately, he survived.

“Cliffrunner and Titan pilots, follow me.”

“What are you going to do?”

Alan pointed to the pyramids. There were still people giving their lives, and veins stretched out behind the sun.

“Are you trying to save me? I know you don’t, but you seem full of good intentions.”

“No. I’m going to investigate.”

“···.”

I approached the pyramid. The mental waves that had been growing heavier as I got closer suddenly stopped. And then the sun changed. The sun became an eye. The stretched veins became bones, muscles were created, and skin covered them.

A large jaguar appeared on the altar. It was one-eyed and its body was dented here and there as if it had been eaten by someone.

Nicola whispered.

“It seems like you caused a problem with the ritual by letting the offering escape.”

“Now we can capture him alive.”

“And take out the heart?”

“yes.”

Cliffrunner felt his heart pounding. It was hard to tell if it was excitement for battle or the madness of the magic engineer.