Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 54
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Episode 54
I said, wiping the spit from my cheek with my hand.
“You might call me a monster. I can breathe underwater unintentionally. See here? I think these are gills. Thanks to this ability, I was able to make temporary repairs to the ark ship, sink a rubber boat, and kill Elder Kim.”
He pointed behind his ear with his dry hand.
People came up to look at it with curiosity.
“There really is something like a lip behind your ear.”
“I wish I had that kind of ability.”
“It’s not an ability to kill people like Elder Kim, but an ability that helps you survive, so isn’t it okay?”
Chairman Kim shouted at the unexpected reaction of the people.
“A monster, you say? A monster. It could go wild after it undergoes a complete transformation. It’s dangerous.”
I know that it’s a complete transformation and even a runaway.
That’s right. That lady is a spy.
At that moment, Dr. Oh stepped forward.
“Don’t worry. I checked and found that he’s only at the level of a complete transformation, and there’s no risk of him going out of control. And as you know, Detective Kim is a member of the same faction as me, right? He’s a member of the same faction as us, so he’ll use his abilities to fight the Ark Cult.”
People all nodded in agreement because they trusted Dr. Oh, who had been crucified.
It seemed impossible for Chairman Kim to turn the tide.
Then the situation changed immediately.
“I guess I was mistaken. I apologize for my carelessness. I will also work hard for the apartment.”
He bowed down to me as if he was sailing.
Oh no! This won’t do.
I had a suspicion that Chairman Kim was a spy, but since there was no clear evidence, I tried to use the atmosphere to drive him out.
If you stay, you’ll just interfere with everything and act as a spy.
What should I do?
As I was thinking, I heard a sound like a dog barking from downstairs.
Oh! Okay.
I cheered inwardly.
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s like a dog. Is there any dog left?”
“No, it sounds sharper than a dog’s. Could it be the monster I saw in the sea?”
People were startled by the sound of the water polo and started to murmur.
Bomi and Hoyoung, who knew the source of the noise, tried to take out their weapons.
I stopped them both with a wink and made people move away from the entrance.
And in order to create a path that leads directly from the entrance to Chairman Kim, the positions of some people were manipulated.
“It looks like a real monster called the Water Monster is coming up. Move a little to the right. I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry.”
I took out my golden shield.
“A real monster. Damn it. I thought I was going to live comfortably now. Here we go again.”
Rep. Hong swore and fled to Chairman Kim’s side.
A look of nervousness was evident on Chairman Kim’s face.
“Boom! Boom!”
The water polo player jumped in.
People were startled and stepped back by the sharp teeth and ferocious aura of the water dog that resembled a ferocious dog.
The water turtle, which had been looking around as if looking for food, found me standing right in front of him and rushed at me.
I slightly twisted my body to dodge the guy charging at me and pushed his butt with my shield.
The water polo guy added my force to his speed, and slid down like a bowling ball on the lane.
The guy who had been rolling stopped after bumping into Rep. Hong, and Rep. Hong fell over in shock.
Oh no! Miss!
I was trying to hit Chairman Kim, but the water polo guy was struggling so my direction changed slightly.
Su-gu rolled his eyes for a moment as if he didn’t understand the situation.
Then, realizing that there was prey ahead, even though it had changed, it growled at Representative Hong, revealing its sharp teeth.
“iced coffee!”
Rep. Hong screamed and jumped up, then quickly hid behind Chairman Kim.
Then, Su-gu changed his target and ran towards Chairman Kim.
Chairman Kim tried to run away, but he could not avoid the quick attack.
My leg was bitten by sharp teeth.
“iced coffee!”
Chairman Kim screamed and shouted.
“You! You idiot. I am the Ark Church! We must attack non-believers. We must not attack our own side. Please save the leader. Long live the Ark! Long live! I will purify the corrupted world with water, so worship and… .”
Soon she began to recite the prayers of the Ark as if it were a rite to drive away evil spirits.
Wow! I was just trying to scare you, but you ended up revealing your true identity.
Considering that the water monster thought that the Ark Church was on the side of Chairman Kim, I thought that Chairman Kim had recently joined the Ark Church.
Perhaps he was involved while rowing, but how did he know about the transformation and the runaway?
In the previous world, the Ark Church created an image of being omnipotent, as if it could control everything related to water.
There was also a strange rumor going around, though no one knew who spread it, that the Ark Church controlled some kind of monster in the water.
I thought it could be because he was a newbie in the Ark Church, but on the other hand, it’s strange that he couldn’t figure out such things even as the president of an anti-Ark group.
I could see how much the group was using it as a means of making money.
On the other hand, Dr. Oh seemed to have some understanding of the activities and nature of the Ark Church in the submerged world.
He said that although the Ark had submerged the world in water, it could not control the world.
That is why he said he was trying to establish a base and expand his power.
Trying to occupy the apartment may have been part of that.
People started to murmur at Chairman Kim’s shout.
“What! Chairman Kim, was it the Bangju Church?”
“You were a spy?”
“I was often called to the first-class cabin, and there was a reason.”
“Ahh! Save me! Please!”
Chairman Kim begged for his life, but people had no intention of rescuing him.
But I couldn’t just leave him to die like that, so I walked over and struck the water polo’s neck with my golden shield.
The water polo let out a final groan and died.
Chairman Kim groaned in pain, holding his bloody leg.
“iced coffee!”
“Chairman, you must be a believer in the Ark Church. But why? The Ark Church didn’t save you.”
Chairman Kim kept his mouth shut at my sarcasm.
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“Bye bye!”
“Goodbye!”
“Zhaijian. Ah! Zhaijian means see you again. Adios!”
We waved vigorously at Representative Hong and Chairman Kim who were riding on the bathtub.
The bathtub was moving further and further away from the apartment.
Chairman Kim’s evil voice was heard.
“You, you bastards, let’s just wait and see. I’ll bring the ship back and burn the apartment to the ground! Especially you, the salty, unbelieving detective Kim! I’ll tear you apart with my own hands and chew you up.”
“No, why do the kids of the Bangju Church keep telling me to chew them out whenever they see me? Am I some kind of Tripitaka?”
In Journey to the West, monsters tried to eat Tripitaka’s flesh to gain eternal life.
I put my hand over my mouth and shouted at Chairman Kim.
“Chairman Kim. If you keep making noise like that, I’ll chase after you and take away all the food and water you gave me.”
Still, since we had spent some time together, I gave him a few buckets of water, some dry bread, and some canned food when I sent him away.
Chairman Kim kept his mouth shut at my warning.
But Rep. Hong kept shouting, his anger not fading.
“This won’t do. I’m not a member of the Ark Church. It’s true. But you’re going to kick me out with that b*tch, Chairman Kim? This is political oppression.”
Perhaps Rep. Hong is right.
There was no evidence that Rep. Hong was a member of the Bangju Church, and judging by the situation, it seemed that he had stuck with Chairman Kim in order to get a seat.
But if Rep. Hong remained in the apartment, it was obvious that he would engage in politics, divide people, and cause trouble.
So, as a preventive measure, they were all expelled together.
“I warned you. If you make any noise, I’ll chase you and take all your food and water, Jeongwoo!”
I looked back at Lee Jeong-woo and said.
Lee Jeong-woo, wearing a hood on his head, raised the main sail of the Hallasan ship.
Bomi decided to name the ship Hallasan.
White sails coated with a slick of ink were spread across the mast.
Even though the sails were not fully spread, the Hallasan-ho caught the wind and started to charge forward like a racehorse at the starting line.
But the anchor held tight.
Jungwoo didn’t raise the anchor because he knew that what I said was just action.
Since Jeong-Woo was active in the yacht club during his time at the Maritime University, he not only had a good understanding of the structure of sails, but also had a wealth of practical experience.
I immediately appointed Jeong Woo as the first navigator of the Hallasan ship.
Congressman Hong kept his mouth shut after seeing the sails of the Hallasan ship go up.
“haha!”
Bomi burst into laughter when she saw Rep. Hong’s pale face.
Then he approached Jeong-woo and said while holding the mainsail line.
“Look at that, bro! Doesn’t that expression look like the fight scene from Spoongi Barbie?”
“Oh, right. Haha.”
Jungwoo also laughed along.
The atmosphere between the two is as harmonious as that of a couple.
While organizing the duties of the apartment residents, the task given to Bomi was to be a long-range attack shooter with a large bow.
However, when Jeong-woo was appointed first mate, he insisted that he had talent for sailing and that he would become second mate on the Hallasan.
And then, even though I wasn’t very good at it, I learned how to operate the sails from Jeong-woo.
Since Bomi was also planning to join the voyage, it wouldn’t hurt to learn navigation skills.
But seeing the friendly appearance of the two, I couldn’t help but feel like teasing them.
As I was teasing the two of them, I heard someone calling me from behind.
“Detective Kim!”
When I looked back, I saw Director Park pulling a large motor and screw onto a cart.
Behind, only Kang Jin-man pushed the cart.
“older brother!”
Kang Jin-man completely believed that I was the sworn brother of his boss, Jong-pal.
Thanks to this, I was able to easily incorporate it.