Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 502 Changes in the Times
Times have changed.

The saintess looked at the battlefield below, a thoughtful expression in her eyes.

Time—nothing is more powerful than time; everything is like that. The world changes, nations fall apart, people lose everything they once possessed, and they grope and crawl in the darkness.

However, this is not an excuse.

Because in the darkness, the enemies watching over humanity have never disappeared; they are always here, waiting, lurking, ready to make a comeback at any moment.

But do humans still have the ability to fight against all of this?
The saint was unaware that the people of this era were using technologies and knowledge completely foreign to her. They had lost the power to perceive the world's forces that their own time possessed. In the saint's eyes, the people of this era were like people blindfolded, stumbling forward without any idea what lay ahead.

Is it a smooth road or a sheer cliff?

Is it a fluffy little cutie? Or a ferocious beast baring its fangs?
They didn't know what they were facing, and now the saint only hoped that they had the ability to protect themselves.

So, do they have them?
The saintess was unsure of the answer to this question, but she believed she should be able to see one.

Right here, right now.

"Bang-----!"

Li Wei raised his twin pistols and pulled the trigger. Bullets whistled through the air, mercilessly piercing the heads of the dog-headed demons. The demons howled in agony, spitting out foul-smelling blood. Then, his figure vanished abruptly, reappearing behind the monsters, dodging the furious charge of a minotaur.

The latter flew through the air and crashed headfirst into the cold, hard wall, causing the entire room to tremble.

Li Wei quickly changed bullets and then aimed at the target again.

At the same time, the passage of time begins to slow down.

"Bang bang bang—!"

The ear-piercing gunshots rang out one after another. With the bonus of [Multi-Shot], the bullets fired from Li Wei's gun barrel covered the area in front of him with a barrage almost comparable to that of a heavy machine gun, completely shattering those dog-headed demons into pieces.

However, that wasn't important. Li Wei's real trouble wasn't with these kobold demons—he'd already discovered they were just cannon fodder, useless except for their sheer numbers and their skin as tough as armor. But the minotaurs and humanoid demons were a different story…

A roaring ball of flame descended from the sky, completely engulfing Li Wei's figure. A humanoid demon appeared, laughing maniacally and stretching out its hands. It was over four meters tall, with crimson skin, long horns, bat wings, and hooves like a bull.

There were three such demons in total. They let the minotaur and dog-headed demons charge ahead while they wielded long whips formed from condensed flames and roared loudly from behind. However, only one demon was fighting Li Wei, while the other demons were forcefully hurling fireballs at another large block of ice behind them—sealed within that block of ice was a terrifying monster, even larger than a humanoid demon, almost the size of a warrior-class mech, with a dark bluish-black body.

Although Li Wei didn't know what that thing was, he was certain that once it woke up, he would be in trouble.

Now… Levi dodged the attack again, quickly scanning the surrounding battlefield. The dog-headed demons had been almost completely wiped out. After all, they had the lowest defense and were the easiest to kill. But the minotaur demons were much harder to deal with; at least Levi's bullets were unlikely to inflict fatal wounds on them.

As for those demons that can shoot fireballs, needless to say...

However, it's about time.

Seeing the demons charging at him again, a slight smile appeared on Levi's lips. He lowered his hands, returning the two revolvers to his waist. As Levi raised his right hand again, his fingers twitched slightly, and a coin spun from his hand into the air.

The next moment, a huge shadow appeared out of nowhere, like a roaring boulder crashing into the horde of demons!
"boom-------!!"

The Night Raven mech's engine roared like thunder as it raised its gun, relentlessly spewing destructive flames forward. This time, the Minotaur's body, which could withstand revolver bullets, was utterly powerless against the bombardment of the 40mm cannon, turning into a sieve in an instant like a fragile piece of paper.

"This is?"

Looking at the mech spewing forth relentless fury, a hint of surprise and curiosity finally appeared in the saintess's eyes.

Is this the power of humanity in this era?
With the Minotaur, the main fighting force, eliminated, the humanoid demon behind it could no longer remain still. It took a deep breath, opened its mouth, and forcefully exhaled. A fireball shot out of the demon's mouth like a cannonball, striking the mech.

"boom-----!"

The fireball exploded instantly, and the enormous shock and the resulting high temperature even melted the frost on the surrounding walls and floor, enveloping the entire room in a cloud of steam.

"call---!"

But the next moment, the mist churned, and a thick cannon barrel suddenly emerged from it, shoving directly into the demon's wide-open mouth. With a loud bang, the giant demon's head was blown to pieces.

The black steel charged out again, the airflow behind it blowing away the surrounding steam, and it rushed forward with a roar like fire and thunder!
At this moment, the other giant demons who were struggling to thaw also changed their expressions. They hurriedly turned around and swung their flaming whips at the mechs—normally, their whips would have been enough to burn the soldiers and their armor to a crisp.

However, faced with the formidable mech before them, the giant demon's flaming whips seemed to have lost their effect; they struck the mech and bounced off. At the same time, the mech charged towards the giant demon, extending its right hand and pressing the cannon barrel directly against the chest of one of the giant demons. Then, the cannon roared, and the powerful impact blasted the giant demon's upper body into pieces.

At the same time, the mech's left hand stabbed to the other side, and the sharp hammer on its arm pierced the body of another demon like a spear. The latter let out a miserable howl and was then pierced through the chest, dying completely.

Now, only that demon, who was about the size of a warrior general, remained in the entire room!
Li Wei, maneuvering the Night Raven, accelerated once more towards the massive ice block deep within the room. Cracks were now appearing on the ice block, and through Li Wei's [Soul Vision], the crimson radiance within the demon's body shone even brighter!
"boom!"

However, Li Wei was too late. Just as he was maneuvering the Night Raven mech to rush in front of the demon, the ice block sealing the latter exploded.

At the same time, a giant sword whistled out and stabbed towards the head of the Night Raven mech!
(End of this chapter)