Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 197 Fierce Battle

“Hoo-ha…hoo-ha…hoo-ha…”

Without looking back, the short, stout detective sprinted forward as fast as he could. He rarely ran, but now he had no choice. Although he felt as if his lungs were on fire, his survival instinct forced him to run forward with his short legs.

He rushed out of the passage and struggled up the stairs—the already difficult stairs were now even more treacherous, and the short, stout detective nearly stumbled and fell several times. But he gritted his teeth, ran up the stairs against the wall, and then collapsed onto the floor, panting heavily.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

The people in the hall were startled when they saw the short, stout detective rushing out, and they quickly went to help him up.

"Why are you the only one here? What's down there? Where's Li Wei?"

“Down, below… haa… haa… there is… a monster…”

The short, stout detective was panting and could barely speak. The tall, thin detective quickly took out a wine jug from his pocket, opened it, and handed it to the short, stout detective. The latter took the jug and gulped down a large mouthful before catching his breath. He then hurriedly told the others what had happened.

After hearing the short, stout detective's story, everyone was stunned and speechless.

"Mr. Rogers is the mastermind behind all this? And he's turned into a monster?"

"Are there still many corpses down there?"

After hearing the short, stout detective's story, everyone was dumbfounded, feeling as if their brains had been hit with a hammer, almost losing their ability to think.

Where is Mr. Li Wei?

Katie, however, looked anxiously at the short, stout detective and asked him a question.

"He's down there fighting that monster... He told me to come back first. I actually wanted to stay, but I just couldn't handle that monster..."

The short, stout detective offered a defense, but Katie showed no remorse whatsoever. Instead, the young lady looked down with obvious anxiety, not out of concern for Levi's life or death, but rather with an expression that said, "They're having fun but didn't include me..."

Sure enough, these two are no ordinary people.

Taking in Katie's expression, the short, stout detective silently scoffed to himself. He had already noticed that Levi was clearly different from detectives like himself, so as his assistant, this Miss Katie must be no ordinary person either… Well, now it seems he was right.

"Gahh ...

Suddenly, a wild, beast-like roar echoed through the hall, startling everyone. Then they saw a dark figure rush down from upstairs and land heavily on the ground.

That was...

"Attorney!"

Upon seeing the figure before him, the tall, thin detective couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

Katie and the others had already seen the lawyer in her monster form, but the two detectives, who were with Levi at the time, had only heard about it from others and hadn't witnessed it firsthand. It wasn't until this moment that they saw the lawyer in her monster form for the first time.

It has to be said, it is indeed terrifying.

"Gah...! Gah...!"

The lawyer, now transformed into a monster, was also staring intently at them. Without a face, her gleaming white teeth were clearly visible.

It's chilling.

"Waaah..."

Looking at the monster in front of him, the tall, thin detective hesitated for a moment before hurriedly raising his gun and aiming at it. The butler fired even earlier than him—he had faced the monster before and knew that it was not something that could be dealt with in the usual way.

"boom!"

The sound of the shotgun was much louder than the pistol, and everyone instinctively covered their ears. The monster was also startled and hurriedly jumped back—it didn't look like an intelligent human at all, but rather like a wild beast acting on instinct.

The butler, his face tense, raised his shotgun again and aimed at it. The monster, sensing the butler's danger, took a running start and leaped onto the wall beside it, then pounced towards it like a gecko.

"boom!!"

Another gunshot rang out, but this time the monster dodged ahead of time and reached out with both hands to grab the butler's chest.

"Hey!"

However, just like before, Katie arrived in front of the butler at this moment. She clenched her fist and threw a punch at the monster!
"Gahh ...

Perhaps because it had been knocked away by Katie before, the monster was quite wary of Katie at this moment. As soon as it saw her rushing over, it hurriedly twisted its body and kicked the ground to change direction.

Just then, the tall, thin detective also made his move.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

His marksmanship was quite good. Although the monster hurriedly changed direction, the bullet fired from the tall, thin detective's gun still hit the monster accurately, causing the monster's body to tremble violently and freeze for a moment.

For Katie, that moment was enough. "Hey ya—!"

Katie clenched her right hand and threw a right hook that landed squarely on the monster's chest.

After hitting the monster, Katie's fist continued its momentum, carrying the monster's body forward, and slammed heavily into the wall next to her.

Then, something happened that left everyone speechless.

The thick, solid granite wall crumbled under Katie's punch, collapsing completely. Large cracks spread out like a spiderweb, and in the blink of an eye, the entire wall was utterly shattered by Katie's punch!

The monster's body shattered with a "snap," like a fly being swatted by a fly swatter, and mixed into the rubble. From a distance, it looked like a shadow embedded in the wall.

“……………………………”

Upon seeing this, the short, stout detective's eye twitched slightly.

As expected, these two are no ordinary people...

Meanwhile, the battle continued in the underground cavern.

Indeed, having a MT (Metal Transporter) is much more convenient.

Looking at the battle situation before him, Li Wei was filled with emotion.

It must be said that the Skeleton Warrior is much more difficult to deal with than the Ghost Rider, because it is not merely a soul like the Ghost Rider, but can already create a physical form. This makes the battle more difficult, since incendiary bombs are useless; only high-explosive and armor-piercing rounds can be used to attack it.

Initially, Levi attacked the skeletal warrior's head based on his experience. Previously, the Ghost Knight had a red dot on its head; breaking it would defeat it. So, Levi used the same tactic on the skeletal warrior, relying on his own experience.

The result... was completely useless.

“Oh oh oh oh oh!!”

The skeletal warrior was still wielding its greatsword, charging desperately towards him. Where his head had been was now empty—it had been shattered by the explosion of damage from Li Wei's [Eye of Death], leaving it in this state.

Now the skeletal warriors have also become headless warriors.

Since that's the case, let's just smash it!
Li Wei reloaded his gun, looking at the skeletal warrior riddled with bullet holes, and a surge of rage rose within him. It seemed he couldn't defeat it like he had against the Big-Headed Doll and the Ghost Rider, by finding the red dots inside the enemy's body and eliminating those weaknesses.

If that's the case... then just kill it completely!

"————!"

As Li Wei manipulated the Death Puppet to once again swing its scythe, clearing away the surrounding skeleton monsters, he gave an order. Soon, a black cat leaped out of the shadows and appeared beside Li Wei. Then it opened its mouth, and an oiled paper package fell out. It looked about the size of a book, tightly wrapped in yellow oiled paper, with only a string left hanging on the outside.

When Li Wei said he was going to destroy this house, he wasn't just making things up; he was prepared for it!
"It's a bit risky, but there's no other way."

Looking at the black cat beside him, Li Wei gritted his teeth, then looked ahead again. The skeletal warrior's body was now riddled with holes, but he still swung his greatsword, hacking fiercely at the Death Puppet. The Death Puppet, however, gripped its scythe tightly, blocking the skeletal warrior's attacks time and again.

If this weren't a doll, it would probably have been smashed to pieces long ago.

"go with!"

Li Wei quickly made a decision, and with his command, the black cat lowered its body and suddenly accelerated, pouncing towards the skeleton warrior!

At the same time, the Death Puppet switched from defense to offense, wielding its scythe to slash at the skeleton warrior's body!
"Clang clang clang!!!"

The scythe, sharp enough to cut through metal, could only leave shallow wounds on the skeletal warrior. The skeletal warrior, however, paid no attention to the Death Puppet's attacks. He swung his greatsword again, smashing it into the Death Puppet like a hammer. This time, the Death Puppet, caught off guard, was sent flying.

However, this also created a gap in the skeleton warrior's movements!
"Whoosh—!"

The black cat darted out like lightning, leaping out from under the skeletal warrior's waving arm, then pounced on the skeletal warrior's chest!
The skeletal warrior roared and reached out his left hand to grab the black cat doll!

At the same time — the passage of time slowed down again.

Li Wei raised the Punisher, aimed ahead, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang—bang—bang—!"
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The .50 bullets spun as they were fired. The first high-explosive bullet struck the skeleton warrior's left hand, which was reaching for the black cat, blasting it into pieces. The second bullet whizzed past the black cat and struck the skeleton warrior in the chest, instantly blasting a large hole in his already riddled chest.

Then, the black cat burrowed into the large hole in the chest and disappeared into the dark shadows.

At the same time, a third bullet followed, piercing his chest cavity.

It transformed into blazing flames, instantly filling the skeletal warrior's chest.

Immediately afterwards—

"boom-------!!!"

A violent explosion rang out, and the flames from the explosion tore the enormous body of the skeletal warrior to shreds.

(End of this chapter)