Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 336 What a huge head!

Torchlight is in a slightly better situation than Aegis.

While the Holy Shield undoubtedly possesses superior firepower, this is only true when the target is also a ship. Against these zombie-like monsters rampaging through the enemy ranks, the Holy Shield's cannons are clearly ineffective. Conversely, although the Torchlight lacks cannons, the princess's guards are composed of steam-powered soldiers like Henry, possessing formidable firepower.

This kind of formation would be useless against warships, but it's perfect for dealing with these monsters.

Currently, these steam-powered soldiers have occupied the main positions on the cruise ship and are fighting against the Deep Ones. Although the Deep Ones possess a zombie-like fearlessness, they pose less of a threat to the armored steam-powered soldiers than to ordinary soldiers.

Moreover, these guys aren't as hard to kill as zombies; they'll still die if you hit their heart or head.

Hmm... the more I talk about it, the less it seems like an ancient clan.

Isn't Cthulhu an extraterrestrial being like the Elders? Why is the Familia being treated so cheaply?
Upon seeing Li Wei and his group board the ship, the attackers quickly cleared the surrounding area with fire, swiftly eliminating all the nearby Deep Ones. Li Wei then led the others to the guards stationed at the main gate.

"grown ups!"

The guard in front of him clearly recognized Li Wei, and quickly put down his machine gun and saluted him.

"How is Her Highness the Princess?"

It wasn't the time to talk about the weather, so Li Wei asked directly.

"Her Highness is safe and sound and is currently taking refuge in the upper-level VIP room with other guests. Has reinforcement arrived yet?"

"As for reinforcements, we're the only ones right now."

As Li Wei spoke, he turned and gestured to Henry.

"Henry, coordinate with them to defend this area. Katie, come with me!"

"Yes!"

"Ok!"

Upon hearing Levi's order, Henry and Katie nodded, and the guard stepped aside, speaking to Levi.

"The VIP room is on the third floor, on the top floor. Just go up the stairs on the left."

"Okay, I know."

After leaving the others to defend against the Deep Ones' attacks, Levi led Katie upwards. Compared to the Aegis, the Torchlight was in a much better situation; at least the two hadn't encountered any human corpses along the way. Clearly, the princess's guards had mobilized immediately when the monsters attacked the Torchlight.

Without much effort, the two reached the third floor. The door there was also tightly shut. Just as Li Wei was about to knock, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and a flash of sword light shot straight towards him!

In the blink of an eye, just as the sword light reached Li Wei, Li Wei suddenly raised the Punisher in his left hand, directly blocking the straight-stabping sword and deflecting it aside. At the same time, Li Wei raised the Persuader in his right hand and aimed it at the attacker in front of him.

Only then did Li Wei notice a blonde woman in her early twenties holding a sharp sword, staring intently at him. Although she was wearing a long banquet dress, she exuded a unique royal dignity and aura.

Just then, Katie hurriedly spoke up as well.

"Sister Louise, it's me and Mr. Levi!"

"Katie? Sir Levi?"

Upon seeing the two, a hint of surprise appeared on Princess Louise's tense face. She put down her longsword and nodded to Li Wei.

"I'm sorry, Sir Levi, I thought the monsters had broken in. Does your arrival mean reinforcements have arrived? Is this some kind of mysterious event?"

"I'm so glad you're alright, Princess Louise."

Li Wei also put down the persuader in his hand and bowed to Princess Louise.

"This is indeed a mysterious event. I'm here to solve this problem. As for reinforcements... I'm sorry, I can only bring a small group of people to this world, and I can't take you away right now."

"So this really is another world?"

"More or less, but that's just my guess. We'll have to wait until we're out of trouble to see the specifics."

Although the other party was a princess, Li Wei did not intend to waste time and simply got straight to the point.

"Your Highness, I would like to ask if there are any ocean-related items up for auction this time?"

"You mean... everything we're experiencing right now is caused by a certain auction item?"

"That's possible, but it's not certain yet."

Li Wei is no longer able to use [Soul Vision] to pinpoint the thing's exact location. Since boarding the Torchlight, the entire ship has been almost entirely enveloped in that crimson light. As a result, Li Wei can't find its exact location at all; he can only find a general area and then investigate further.

“Auction items related to the ocean…”

Princess Louise frowned slightly, then turned to look behind her. Only then did Li Wei see a large group of nobles and wealthy people standing or sitting in the VIP lounge behind them, looking at them with unease.

Does anyone know if there are any ocean-related items at this auction?

"Yes, Your Highness, I understand."

Soon, a man dressed as a servant came out from inside.

"Are you the auctioneer for this auction?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I have memorized all the information about the auction items."

"Hmm, not bad, go ahead and say it."

"As far as I know, there are five ocean-related items at this auction. The first is a pendant called 'Heart of the Ocean,' set with fine sapphires..."

"We're not at an auction right now, so please get to the point."

Seeing that the auctioneer was getting into the swing of things, Li Wei quickly interrupted. The latter was taken aback for a moment before coming to his senses.

"Okay, okay, the second item is a mermaid statue made of ivory. The third item is a map of a sunken treasure, the fourth item is a compass with great collectible value, and the last item is a painting."

"Painting? What painting?"

"I'm not entirely sure either, because I only looked at the auction information and didn't see the actual painting. I only remember that the painting was called 'Deep Sea'..."

"Where are those auction items now?" "They're in vaults number one, five, and eighteen, respectively."

"Very good, take us to the vault!"

"Yes, yes... Please follow me..."

Upon hearing Li Wei's order, the auctioneer hurriedly followed and went down the stairs. Li Wei then followed, but to Li Wei's surprise, Princess Louise not only did not stay, but also sheathed her sword and went down the stairs with them.

"your Highness?"

“I feel safer around you and Katie than with those people.”

"Well... please be careful."

Li Wei couldn't bring himself to say that staying with that bunch of good-for-nothings would be safer; on the contrary, the princess's willingness to go with him was naturally the best thing. Although the system mission completely ignored this princess, in the mission of Military Intelligence Seven, this princess was the target.

We absolutely cannot let anything happen to her.

Soon, the group returned to the first floor and arrived at the vault located at the back. It must be said, this place truly lived up to its name as a storage facility for auction items; thick iron bars completely blocked the passageway to the vault, and inside, Li Wei could even see heavy safe doors resembling those in a bank vault…

"The vault is right here, but I don't know who has the key... Your Highness, I'm so sorry..."

"you can go now."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Upon hearing Princess Louise's words, the auctioneer felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly turned to leave. Levi glanced at the auctioneer, then looked at Katie.

Well, there's only one reason why Princess Louise wanted to get rid of the auctioneer.

This is where their own automatic lock-unlocking device comes in!
"Go, Katie, open it!"

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Hearing Li Wei's words, Katie excitedly rubbed her hands together, then reached out, grabbed the iron gate, and yanked it hard!
With a creak, the iron fence, as thick as a finger, was bent by Katie like a limp noodle!
Katie simply ripped open the iron fence and went inside.

"Mr. Li Wei, should the inner door be opened as well?"

"Open it all!"

"okay!"

Looking at Katie's excited expression, Li Weizhen suspected that she had a bit of a mischievous streak deep down.

Just as Levi watched Katie grab the heavy metal door of the vault in front of her, trying her best to open it, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"That really surprised me."

Li Wei turned his head and saw Princess Louise standing beside him, quietly watching him.

"Your Highness, what are you saying?"

"Aren't you moved at all by everything Katie has done?"

"?"

"Aren't you afraid of the power she's shown?"

“I’m not afraid at all. Miss Katie is a very interesting, lovely, and obedient girl.”

Li Wei shrugged and began to speak.

"But that's not a power that humans can possess."

Louise turned her head and looked again at Katie, who was figuring out how to tear the house apart.

"Humans, when they see something they cannot imagine, should generally feel fear or even disgust, right?"

“That’s true… but if I may be frank, I don’t think Miss Katie’s abilities are quite up to that level.”

Although Levi understood what Princess Louise was saying, he didn't really find Kitty anything strange. At most, he could see it as a superpower. In fact, if you really considered Kitty's strength as a superpower, it was actually quite ordinary. Compared to things like exceeding the speed of light, creating a mirror world, or manipulating magnetism... it was simply a matter of being a little stronger, nothing special.

Well, as long as Katie doesn't turn into a green gorilla, he has no problem with it.

Moreover, compared to those ugly, heavily made-up characters in movies, Katie is much cuter.

"I see."

It was unclear whether Princess Louise understood Li Wei's meaning; she simply nodded and murmured a sigh.

Just then, Katie seemed to have found her place. She stretched out her hands, grabbed the heavy door, and pulled it back with all her might!
"boom!"

Just then, the entire ship suddenly shook violently!
"Whoa! What's going on?"

This startled Katie as well.

You tore open the gate yourself, but you didn't damage the ship!

"I'll go see what happened."

Levi, unlike Katie, was certain something was wrong. He left those words behind and turned to leave. He quickly crossed the corridor and returned to the deck ahead. There, he saw the soldiers staring in disbelief, no longer attacking the sea monsters.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Captain, Captain, look at that...!"

Upon hearing Levi's question, Henry hurriedly raised his hand and pointed to the distant horizon. Levi looked up and was immediately stunned.

In the distance, the seawater was parting to the sides, and then a huge head, almost the size of an island, emerged from below!
It looks like a giant deep-sea octopus, and you can even see its tentacles swaying around.

However... this guy's head is way too big!
Even from a distance, this guy's head looks almost as big as an island!

As for how big this thing would be once we got closer, Li Wei didn't even dare to think about it!
Ugh! I have thalassophobia!
Looking at the giant octopus monster poking its head out of the sea, Li Wei was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)