Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 337 Leaving
"Hey---!"

Katie grabbed the heavy gate, yanked it open, and threw it aside.

Behind her, Princess Louise watched Katie quietly, then suddenly spoke.

"Katie."

"Hmm? What is it, Sister Louise?"

Katie flexed her wrists, intending to open another door, and replied without turning her head.

Are you happy right now?

"I'm so happy! It's so much fun being with Mr. Li Wei."

"Aren't the people in the palace good enough?"

"Hmm...it's alright."

Upon hearing Princess Louise's words, Katie pouted.

"It's not that the people in the palace are bad, it's just that they're not very interesting, quite boring. But Mr. Li Wei is very interesting, and he doesn't look at me stuttering like a broken toy."

As she spoke, Katie reached out, grabbed the second door, and pulled hard again.

"Squeak—!"

A steel door, as thick as a fist, was ripped off the wall by Katie. Princess Louise frowned slightly at this, but remained silent. Katie, however, used her strength again to throw the door aside and continued speaking.

"Besides, Victoria hasn't played with me in a long time, she's very busy."

"Yes, after all, Mother..."

“I know, but I just don’t understand why so many people like power. In comparison, Mr. Li Wei is quite good. He doesn’t have to indulge in debauchery with those nobles, nor does he have to worry about those troublesome things.”

Upon hearing Katie's words, Princess Louise sighed silently.

"That's not how you use the term 'indulgent revelry,' Katie..."

"Really? I think they're about the same."

“Completely different…”

Meanwhile, on the deck, looking at the huge black shadow in the distance, Li Wei was also completely dumbfounded.

What the hell is this?!

At first, Li Wei was terrified when he saw that island-sized head emerge from the sea.

But when the latter gradually emerged from the sea, Li Wei was completely dumbfounded.

He only had one thought in his mind right now.

Just how big is this thing?
It's no wonder Li Wei had this thought, because right now, half of the monster's body was already above the water! From a distance, it looked almost as tall as the clouds!

This is in the deep sea, and we don't even know how deep it is. Right now, this monster has only revealed its chest and is still growing taller!
It's said that all fear stems from insufficient firepower, and now Li Wei feels that his phobia can only be cured by space-based weapons; even nuclear bombs can't cure it.

How can we fight such a huge monster?

Wait, that’s not right!
Li Wei suddenly came to his senses.

Thinking about it carefully, this world might not be the real world. He had previously suspected that the Torchlight had been transferred to another world. If it's not the real world, then this monster might not be a monster from the real world either, but rather from a place like the Dream World!

In the Dream Realm, even Disaster Messengers can grow to the size of Giants of Light, so it's not surprising that such a large monster would appear.
Thinking of this, Li Wei narrowed his eyes, stared at the monster in front of him, and activated [Soul Vision] again, scanning it over the monster.

red!

That's right!

Upon seeing that familiar red color, Li Wei felt certain.

According to the Necronomicon, Cthulhu and his kin are extraterrestrial beings. Logically, they should possess a green soul aura, like the previous monsters and the giant moth. However, this monster's soul aura appeared red to Li Wei!
So this thing is definitely not an alien creature!
The key lies in those auction items!
Thinking of this, Li Wei didn't look back and rushed back to the vault. There he saw Katie happily and busily tearing the house apart.

When she saw Levi return, Katie waved to him happily.

"Ah, Mr. Li Wei, you're back. What's the situation outside?"

"There's a giant octopus outside. Just to be safe, you'd better not go out."

Li Wei rolled his eyes, then, without saying anything more to the two of them, rushed into the vault and quickly began searching for the auction items in front of him.

First is… the Heart of the Ocean… necklace…

Li Wei picked up the necklace and activated [Soul Vision] to scan it.

That's not it.

Li Wei casually tossed it aside and then went to look through the other auction items.

I remember it was... a mermaid statue? Found it... no, it wasn't.

Treasure map... no, compass... no, that's wrong too...

Li Wei searched each one in vain, which made him somewhat anxious. Not only that, the cruise ship began to sway violently from side to side, as if in a storm. But Li Wei knew this wasn't due to the waves; it was more like the monster was moving towards the ship! Only one left!
"Here I am, Mr. Levi!"

Just then, Katie's voice rang out. Hearing her call, Levi quickly perked up and ran to Katie's side. There, against the wall in front of the little girl, stood an oil painting. The painting depicted a vast ocean, seemingly just an ordinary landscape at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the constantly undulating waves were actually deep-sea divers with their arms outstretched.

On the sea, above what appeared to be a stormy, foggy sky, a gigantic monster could be seen emerging from it, staring intently at him!

Staring intently at the painting, Li Wei once again activated [Soul Vision]!
The next moment, a dazzling red light rushed towards him, almost blinding Li Wei's 18K gold-plated eyes!

This is definitely it!
Li Wei squinted, raised the Punisher in his hand, and aimed at the monster in the center of the oil painting in front of him, which was emitting a dazzling red light!

He then pulled the trigger.

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

The sound of naval gunfire rang out.

The Aegis stood in front of the Torchlight and fired again at the monster in the distance. However, the powerful shells that struck the terrifying, enormous monster only produced a small spark before disappearing completely.

"May the Holy Lord protect us, what kind of monster is this...?"

Henry gripped his steam machine gun tightly, staring at the monster before him, his whole body trembling uncontrollably. He was relatively fortunate; in fact, many soldiers had already laid down their weapons in despair, standing there dumbfounded, watching the enormous monster, almost as tall as the sky, walk towards them.

Just seeing that enormous body, seemingly covering the entire sky, was enough to instill in most people an unprecedented sense of powerlessness. It was a symbol of despair; no matter how powerful their weapons, they were utterly useless against this colossal monster that almost blotted out the heavens!

They even saw the monster spread its wings, obscuring the blue sky and white clouds, completely blocking the sunlight and leaving only a thick, pitch-black shadow that swallowed the entire Torchlight.

Then, the enormous monster raised its right hand and reached for the torchlight. Its movement was like a child trying to grab a toy boat, but for Henry, it was practically annihilation! He instinctively raised his gun, aiming at the hand, but the courage to even pull the trigger seemed to have vanished from his body.

Move! Move it now!

As the giant hand drew ever closer, Henry gritted his teeth, desperately trying to control his body. However, his body seemed to completely disobey his commands. His finger was on the trigger, but it felt as if it weighed a ton, impossible to press!
Just as Henry gritted his teeth, staring intently at the giant hand, waiting for the final moment to arrive... suddenly, a strange change occurred.

"-------Bang!"

With a deafening roar that shook the heavens, the next moment, Henry saw a huge hole suddenly appear in the enormous monster's head. It was as if a round cookie had been bitten in half! At the same time, the monster gradually retreated, letting out angry and terrified roars, raising its hands to cover its face, and staggering backward.

At the same time, Henry saw the monster's body begin to disintegrate and scatter, then fall backward and crash directly onto the sea!
"boom-------!"

The waves surged up, and Henry watched helplessly as the surging waves crashed straight towards him. He instinctively grabbed the railing beside him and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, prepare for the attack!"

As he shouted, Henry closed his eyes, awaiting the impending crash of a wave powerful enough to capsize the ship.

"…………………"

However, nothing happened.

"???"

Henry opened his eyes and looked around again, only to find that the world before him had completely changed at some point.

The monsters that once covered the entire sea surface have disappeared, and even the blue sky and white clouds have turned into a pitch-black night. In the distance, you can even see airships shining searchlights everywhere, as well as two warships patrolling nearby.

They are back.

"call…………………"

At the same time, looking at the oil painting that had been completely engulfed by flames and hearing the system notification in his ear, Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it was just a guess. If he was wrong, then facing such a huge monster, he really would have no choice but to surrender.

"Is it over? Mr. Li Wei?"

Seeing Levi's expression, Katie asked curiously, and Levi nodded.

"Well, it's over."

"Huh? So fast? I was hoping for a proper fight...!"

Hearing Li Wei's answer, Katie pouted unhappily, clearly feeling very dissatisfied that she hadn't been able to get involved in the fight.

"Alright, alright, this time it's all thanks to you, otherwise we might have died here."

Levi reached out and patted Katie's head to comfort her. Hearing Levi's comforting words, Katie, who had been dejected, immediately brightened up.

"Really? Did I really help?"

"Of course, you've been a huge help. If you hadn't taken apart these doors, we would have wasted a lot of time just looking for the keys. We might have even found the keys before the monster smashed the ship to pieces before we could even open the doors."

"Hehehe, that's good. Looks like I'm pretty good after all."

Hearing Levi's praise, Katie squinted her eyes with a grin, looking as proud as a little dog that had been praised. If she had a tail, you might be able to see it wagging back and forth.

Seeing this, Princess Louise, who was standing next to her, smiled slightly, and Levi also noticed Princess Louise and nodded to her.

"Alright, Your Highness, the matter is resolved, and we should leave now. As for the aftermath... we'll discuss that later."

(End of this chapter)