Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 310 Night Monster

That was pain, that was screaming, that was desperate gasping.

In an instant, a torrent of despair ruthlessly severed the only connection between him and himself.

All that remains is the pain of falling into an abyss.

"No-----!"

Screams echoed throughout the tomb, the invisible yet loud sound rampaging like an unseen monster, shattering walls and cracking floors wherever it went, causing the entire castle to teeter on the brink of collapse.

The lid of the sarcophagus was lifted, and the woman stood up. She looked despairingly at the sarcophagus beside her, then reached out and opened it. Inside lay a young, handsome man dressed in noble attire.

But at this moment, the nobleman's body, which had maintained a human form, began to melt gradually. His skin and muscles, like a wax figure melting under high temperature, began to swell, twist, and deform, turning into deformed flesh and blood.

"Ah ...

Seeing the swollen flesh before her, the woman did not leave. Instead, she reached out and actively approached the twisting, writhing mass of flesh.

The moment the woman touched the swollen mass of flesh, a huge mouth suddenly opened on the mass, which was inflating like a balloon, and swallowed her whole.

"Boom!"

The earth rumbled and trembled incessantly.

"Captain, what's going on? Is it an earthquake?"

Anthony looked at the ground with a puzzled expression and asked a question, while Levi frowned and stared at the castle.

Because he didn't know what was going on either!

Li Wei only saw that after he destroyed the brain, one of the two red lights below the castle rushed towards the other, and then the two points of light merged at once. Immediately afterwards, the merged point of light emitted an incomparably bright and distant red glow, and was climbing up along the tunnel!
Fortunately, I didn't let those people in. Otherwise, given their move, I might have escaped, but the others would probably have died inside.

This is also why Li Wei doesn't like underground warfare. If the enemy can't win, they can simply self-destruct, leaving Li Wei and his men trapped underground with little chance of escape. Therefore, in Li Wei's view, the ideal approach is to lure the enemy out and fight on a battlefield he has prepared, rather than fighting on the enemy's battlefield.

Now it seems... Thinking of this, Li Wei looked around at the fully armed knight mechs and breathed a sigh of relief.

My decision was correct.

However, this is not enough.

"Everyone, stand back immediately! Mechs, prepare!"

As Li Wei loudly issued the orders, he reached into his robes, pulled out a signal gun, and fired a shot into the sky. Soon, a red dot of light flew into the sky, indicating the direction for the airship.

Seeing this, Henry and Anthony were also taken aback and quickly retreated. Only Levi and the old butler had the authority to deploy airships for combat, and Levi had just fired a red signal flare, which was very dangerous. Generally speaking, a yellow signal flare indicates safety and the need to retrieve the person. A red signal flare, however, indicates danger and the need for airship support!
Air support is needed, either because the enemy has a large number of troops, or... they are very difficult to deal with.

The ground trembled more and more noticeably, and in Li Wei's eyes, the crimson soul radiance poured into the castle like a flood, flowing through the passage. In a matter of moments, it reached the castle's front, and then…

"Bang bang bang!"

With a series of shattering sounds, all the glass on the castle walls broke, and the contents inside were completely revealed to everyone under the illumination of the surrounding mechs!

That's...flesh and blood!
Yes, countless pieces of flesh and blood! Flesh and blood like putty swelled up and filled almost every crevice and corner of the castle. Those that couldn't fit poured out from the broken windows. Even more terrifying, there was a person on top of all this flesh and blood!
This scene was very similar to the giant tentacle made of zombies in the Rune Mine. However, there were some differences between these things and that tentacle. That giant tentacle was made entirely of zombies, but these people in front of us seemed to grow out of flesh and blood, like roots growing from a fruit, constantly shaking, screaming, and emitting heart-wrenching cries.

Damn, are vampires this powerful these days?

Seeing this scene before him, Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine.

He had encountered vampires before. One of the cases Li Wei encountered after transmigrating to this world was about a girl who had been given the concept of a vampire, turned her companions into vampires, and went around sucking the blood of handsome men... Well, in that sense, Li Wei was actually quite dangerous.

Previously at the opera house, the three heads of the families they faced were all vampires.

However, the differences between these three are quite obvious.

The female vampire is the lowest level; besides transforming into a bat, she only knows some instinctive attack methods.

The leaders of the three major families are considered mid-level, possessing abilities similar to special powers, such as the burly man's body hardening, the man in the suit's ability to transform into other people, and the bespectacled man's accelerated movements—by the way, Li Wei once again confirmed that deceleration is more effective than acceleration.

After all, the bespectacled man's acceleration only increased his own speed, but Levi's use of the "Death Eye" slowed down the entire world. This is why the bespectacled man was fast, but the silver-armored knight controlled by Levi was even faster.

A buff is not as good as a debuff, although that's not a surprising thing these days.

The vampire beneath this castle must be considered high-level. After all, Li Wei witnessed her throwing the man in the suit away with a wave of her hand, a feat none of the vampires he had encountered before. So either this vampire possesses internal energy accumulated over several centuries, or she belongs to a high-level vampire category.

Li Wei just didn't expect that this high-level vampire would be so powerful!

They can even fuse and combine!
Thank goodness I didn't go in!
Seeing the carnage pouring out of the windows, with human figures writhing like tentacles on top, Levi felt a chill run down his spine. The others were equally horrified. The mechs quickly targeted the carnage and began their attack.

“Da da da da da!!”

The knight mechs aimed at the flesh and blood, firing rapidly. A barrage of bullets struck the flesh, but it was as if they were hitting a sponge—completely unresponsive. Instead, the flesh seemed stimulated, spreading outwards and reaching towards the surrounding mechs!
"Use a flamethrower! A flamethrower! Just roast it!"

Li Wei also witnessed this scene and knew that bullets alone were not very effective against this disgusting thing. To put it bluntly, it was like using firecrackers to blow up poop; not only would it not blow it up, but it would also make a mess of it, making it even more disgusting.

With that thought in mind, Li Wei no longer hesitated. He reached into his pocket, took out a piece of origami, and with a flick of his wrist, it transformed into a cane gun. Li Wei raised the gun, aimed at the crowded flesh and blood on the window in front of him, loaded a bullet, and pulled the trigger.

At the same time, the flow of time began to slow down.

Death Eyes!
"Bang bang bang bang!"

Li Wei fired six high-explosive incendiary bombs in one go, hitting the mass of flesh and blood. The burning white phosphorus immediately erupted, forming a scorching flame. Then, the flesh and blood, which had been pressing outwards and was almost bursting out, immediately became shriveled and charred under the scorching heat of the flame, and quickly shrank back.

Seeing this, the other mechs reacted as well. They withdrew their right hands, which were spraying bullets indiscriminately, and raised their left hands at the same time—almost every knight mech had the same setup, with a heavy machine gun in one hand and a flamethrower in the other, which was suitable for both close and long-range combat on the battlefield.

Soon, flames shot out from the flamethrower nozzles, rushing into the castle through the gaps in the windows. The castle instantly transformed into a giant furnace under the knight mechs' attack, and the swollen flesh gradually withered and charred in the flames.

However, this vampire was clearly not so willing to surrender so easily.

Soon, Li Wei saw the tower at the top of the castle tremble, and then flesh and blood gushed out from it. At the top of the flesh and blood, Li Wei could see the woman in the ancient tomb coffin. She was naked, her hands and feet were fused with flesh and blood, and only her head was separated from the mass of flesh. The woman stared ahead, opened her mouth, and then took a deep breath.

"—————————!"

Levi heard no sound, but the others around him, including Henry and Anthony, groaned and knelt down, clutching their heads as if an invisible hammer had struck the back of their skulls.

"What's wrong? Anthony? Henry?"

Li Wei hurriedly grabbed Anthony and asked loudly, while Anthony opened his eyes, glanced at Li Wei, then covered his head and waved his hand.

Not only them, but the soldiers who had been blocking the area, and even the mechs, stopped attacking. Clearly, the woman had used some kind of ultrasonic wave to launch the attack—Li Wei remembered that in the original vampire girl case, the vampire girl who had turned back into a giant bat monster had used a similar ultrasonic attack, which had given him a terrible headache.

Now it seems that this woman also possesses similar abilities.

But why didn't I get hit... Oh, it must be because of my mysterious resistance.

This thing is actually quite useful!

Li Wei sighed inwardly, then glanced at the night sky again—the airship hadn't arrived yet. This was arguably the airship's only drawback; its turning and speed were slower than an airplane, requiring more time. And even if the airship did arrive, given the current situation, Li Wei wasn't sure if it would arrive safely.

It seems I still have to rely on myself!

Li Wei raised his gun again, aimed at the woman, and fired. However, this time his attack had no effect. Thick flesh quickly extended from both sides, forming a shield-like barrier in front of the woman, blocking Li Wei's bullets.

This can't go on like this!
Li Wei looked around and saw that almost everyone else, including Henry and Anthony, was on the ground. If this continued, they might all die.

Since that's the case... that's it, let's use this trick!
Thinking of this, Li Wei's eyes flashed. He then took out a signal gun, put in a flare, and then raised the signal gun and pulled the trigger towards the woman.

"————!"

A pure white, dazzling flare shot out and flew towards the woman. The woman may not have known what it was, but the blinding, dazzling, sunlight-like brilliance made her instinctively raise her wings to block her vision.

Just then, Li Wei raised his rifle again and pulled the trigger!

"Bang-----!"

The bullet was fired, soaring through the night sky, passing through the gap in the woman's wings, penetrating the clock tower behind her, then hitting the wall before ricocheting off and striking the woman's body.

Just then, Li Wei snapped his fingers lightly.

【Teleportation】!
The bullet that had been propelled into the clock tower vanished instantly, replaced by a knight in silver armor who appeared out of thin air. He gripped his greatsword and thrust it toward the woman's back—the very spot where the bright red light was shining!

"Pfft—!"

This time, the woman didn't have time to react before the silver greatsword pierced her body. She abruptly turned her head, staring at the silver-armored knight, her mouth opening to scream—!
Then, Li Wei clenched his right hand tightly.

"boom-------!"

The silver-armored knight exploded completely, the massive blast and flames shattering the entire clock tower, mercilessly tearing the woman's body apart, and the crimson light was also completely swallowed up by the explosion.

Just then, Li Wei finally heard the pleasant system completion notification sound.

(End of this chapter)