Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 211 The Battle Begins!
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

The smoking fuse grew shorter and shorter. At the same time, the monsters in the chapel seemed to sense some impending danger. They began to stir restlessly, flapping their wings and trying to leave.

Fortunately, Li Wei was prepared for this.

Just as these monsters were causing a commotion, the black cat doll rushed in from outside, its mouth open, revealing a black gun barrel.

Then, gunshots rang out.

"boom------!"

A dazzling flare shot out, its blinding light instantly enveloping the entire chapel. The deep darkness was completely torn apart by the brilliant white light, disappearing like the tide receding from the beach, leaving everything bathed in its radiant glow.

"Gah! Gah!"

The monsters were clearly unable to withstand the blinding light; they began to scream, instinctively flapping their wings and flying wildly in all directions. Every now and then, monsters would collide with each other, tearing at and beating each other, and for a time, the entire chapel was in chaos.

Just then, the explosion began.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of violent explosions rang out, and the thick roof began to crack, shatter, and collapse. Chunks of debris slammed heavily onto the monsters, who, caught off guard in the chaos, were buried beneath the collapsing roof. However, a small number of monsters were lucky enough to escape. They spread their wings and flew away, trying to break through the gap in the roof and escape this dangerous place.

Just as they were about to rush out, Li Wei's voice rang out.

"Katie, now's the time!"

Upon hearing Levi's command, Katie forcefully threw the fuel can. The spinning fuel can hurtled rapidly into the monster horde. At the same time, accompanied by a gunshot, a spinning bullet was fired from Levi's gun and struck the rapidly spinning fuel can.

In that instant, the latter exploded, countless flames scattering like fireworks in the sky, instantly igniting the monsters' bodies. The monsters, who had been desperately flapping their wings, trying to escape, were instantly turned into fireballs, letting out shrill screams before plummeting from the sky and crashing to the ground.

"Katie, let's go!"

But that wasn't the end. Li Wei grabbed the rope that was already tied to the sculpture and threw it into the blasted hole. Then, holding the rope tightly, he slid down quickly. In just a few moments, Li Wei had returned from the freezing cold outside to the eerie interior of the monastery.

The sky was gradually darkening, and the chapel, which should have been pitch black, was now brightly lit by the burning monsters all around. The places that should have been stone benches were now covered by thick, broken stones, and the limbs of struggling monsters could still be vaguely seen through the cracks.

"Wow."

Katie slid down with her and was amazed by what she saw.

"So miserable?"

"It's better than I expected."

Li Wei gripped his cane in his right hand and held the Punisher in his left, warily scanning his surroundings. On the surface, the monsters here seemed to be mostly dead. But Li Wei vividly remembered the enormous, dark figure he had seen earlier when he used the black cat puppet to scout the area.

Is that guy really that easy to die?

"boom!"

Just as Li Wei was pondering this matter, the rubble not far in front of him suddenly exploded, and then a huge figure stood up from it.

Its appearance was similar to other monsters, but it was much larger, its entire body covered in snake-like scales. Li Wei noticed that its body shape was similar to a human's, with two hands and two feet, and not a single scar was visible on its outstretched black wings. Its hands had sharp nails, and its long, dog-like face had inverted triangular, blood-yellow eyes filled with filth and evil.

Its long tongue dangled from its open mouth, panting heavily.

It glared fiercely at Levi and Katie. If this guy could talk, he might say a line that's typical of bosses, like "I'll be back" or something like that. The reason Levi thought this was because the next moment this guy suddenly spread his wings and flew towards the cave entrance!

Fortunately, Li Wei was mentally prepared to fight it. Unlike some protagonists in games or movies who kill an entire family and then expect to have a good talk with the other party, he wasn't like that. Almost the instant he raised his gun, the monster suddenly leaped and charged towards the cave entrance.

But the next moment, its movements suddenly became incredibly slow in Li Wei's eyes.

Death Eyes!
Levi released his cane, took the Persuader from his waist with his right hand, raised his twin pistols, and fired all the bullets in the magazine at once at the monster. Then Levi opened the magazine, letting the spent cartridges jump out, and then he lowered his hands again to load the bullets from the makeshift loader on his belt.

Then Li Wei raised his gun again and pulled the trigger.

“Bang bang bang bang bang————!”

Like thunder, a series of gunshots echoed through the chapel like raindrops striking the ground. The oncoming hail of bullets mercilessly prevented the monster from escaping; spinning armor-piercing and explosive rounds detonated on its body, and the white phosphorus flames of incendiary rounds engulfed the monster's form.

This caused the monster to let out a terrifying, unimaginable scream. It was engulfed in flames, howled as it fell backward, then slammed its head against the wall and slid to the ground.

Just as the monster struggled to its feet, a petite figure emerged from the smoke and appeared before it.

"Heave-ho!" Katie cried out, clenching her right fist and slamming it towards the monster's chest. The monster roared and raised its claws, trying to smash Katie's head completely.

"Whoosh!"

But at that moment, a gleaming whip blade appeared like a venomous snake, its sharp edge, formed from incredibly strong steel cables, tightly coiling around the monster's arm and halting its further movement. Simultaneously, Katie's small, silver-gloved fist slammed into the monster's chest.

"boom!"

This scene was like a replay of Prison Island. The monster, struck by Katie's small fist, was instantly slammed into the thick wall. The hard stone wall, which could only be destroyed with explosives, now caved in as softly as a sponge.

But that wasn't all. Katie retracted her right fist, took a step forward, and leaped into the air. At the same time, she clenched her left fist at her waist and swung it upward, striking the monster's chin!
"boom!"

The monster's head, struck by Katie's fatal blow, instantly lost its support like a roughly broken doll, tilting upwards at an angle that a living being could never achieve. When it drooped down again, it was completely hanging on its chest, lifeless.

"call……………"

Only then did Li Wei breathe a sigh of relief. He cautiously stepped forward and carefully examined the monster's corpse. To his surprise, Li Wei discovered that his attacks had done almost no damage to the monster. Only some holes in the wing membranes and a few blast wounds on the body proved that the armor-piercing and high-explosive shells had some effect.

But to pinpoint the fatal flaw...

Li Wei looked at the monster's chest, which had completely deflated, like a balloon that had been punctured.

Sure enough, Katie's punch was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Li Wei had no desire to know how many days this punch would save his life.

"Go and call the others over."

Li Wei glanced around and then spoke to Katie.

After all, there's still the cleanup to do.

After that, the others arrived at the chapel and were all astonished by what they saw. However, Li Wei clearly did not intend to let them dwell on their surprise and fear. He ordered his soldiers to finish off the monsters one by one and burn them all.

The soldiers were terrified at the sight of these horrifying monsters, but they still obeyed Levi's orders and set the monsters' corpses ablaze with torches. Just as Anne had said, the monsters' bodies were highly flammable, but for some reason, Levi felt that burning them with simple flames was slower than burning them in the sunlight.

Of course, it can also be explained from a theological perspective.

As for Anne... at this moment she is dissecting a monster with shining eyes.

Annie originally intended to attack the big boss, but just as Levi had predicted, the boss's body was incredibly tough, and Annie's dagger couldn't leave a single scratch. Left with no other option, Annie shifted her focus, using another unfortunate monster nearby as her test subject.

Yes, bad luck.

The monster seemed to have had its legs broken by falling rocks and was unable to stand up for a while, still dazed. Annie's actions, however, were chilling. She dragged the monster out and then slashed its neck with a knife. The monster, which had been struggling desperately, instantly lost its ability to move and lay paralyzed on the ground like a puppet with its limbs severed.

If the monster hadn't been able to blink and breathe, Li Wei would have thought it was dead.

Then… he watched as Anne picked up a knife, cut open the monster's chest, carefully observed its internal organs, and even drew them out…

“Um… Mr. Li Wei, I’m feeling a little unwell…”

Seeing this, Katie turned pale and pitifully clung to Levi, who patted her head.

"Go over there and get some fresh air."

"Ah, um..."

Katie glanced at Annie again. The other two members of the archaeological team were helping to observe and record things... Seriously, is this really archaeology?

While monsters may not have human rights, but...

"How about we go over there for a cup of tea, Miss Olivia?"

Li Wei turned to Olivia and extended an invitation, to which she gave him a complicated look.

"No, I don't have an appetite right now..."

I think so too.

(End of this chapter)