Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 96 Wolf Tide
This is highly illogical.

Generally speaking, animals will try to stay away from light. Especially now that the manor is brightly lit, no ordinary wild animal would be foolish enough to appear in such an environment unless it's just bored and has nothing better to do.

But these wolves are clearly different.

They were like drunkards on drugs, excitedly unaware of their own madness, opening their blood-red mouths wide, drooling and spitting out their tongues as they charged forward.

Logically, the iron fence surrounding the manor should have been enough to keep out these wild beasts. However, perhaps due to the long period of peace, the people here were largely oblivious to this, and many haystacks and crates were simply piled up in the corners. The wolves weren't stupid; they circled the fence and then climbed up the crates and haystacks.

A bunch of trash!
Seeing this, Olivia cursed inwardly and secretly resolved that after this matter was over, she would raise the walls of the manor to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

A wolf headed straight onto the haystack and then leaped into the air.

"boom!"

At the same time, a gunshot rang out, and the wolf's head exploded instantly. Its body, which was performing a somersault in mid-air, twitched and then fell to the ground due to the force of the impact.

But this was not the end. Soon, a second, a third, and a fourth appeared—like soldiers charging into battle on the Normandy landings—fighting against the hail of bullets, determined to break through the obstacles in their path.

However, gunfire soon rang out again, mercilessly blowing the heads off all the wolves.

"Bang bang bang!!"

Only after the fifth wolf's carcass hit the ground did the pack finally retreat, disappearing back into the night.

"call………………"

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who fired that shot? Our guns can't reach that far, can they?"

"That detective, I suppose."

"I never would have guessed he was such a good shot."

The men on the second-floor balcony spoke in hushed tones, glancing at Li Wei not far away, whose gun was still smoking.

In this era, not to mention city dwellers, it's rare to find a man in the countryside who doesn't handle a gun and hunt. In fact, in an era where even the "Wildlife Protection Law" is unknown, going hunting is considered a common social activity for men. Going out for a hike, a spring outing, and hunting is all perfectly normal and ordinary. There's no need to worry about hitting any protected animals or facing jail time.

In modern times, the stranger someone looks, the faster they get sentenced. But in this era, the stranger someone looks, the more accomplished they feel. Everyone's tired of hunting ordinary animals; it's only impressive to hunt something strange and unfamiliar.

To put it simply, it's like opening blind boxes. If you get an N card that everyone else has, that's not unusual at all. But if you get an SSR card, you'll definitely take a screenshot and post it in the group chat to show off.

Similarly, if a man in this era hunts a strange prey, he'll definitely make it into a specimen and show it off at home. Ultimately, it's the same as posting screenshots of SSR characters in group chats to brag.

Moreover, compared to the fleeting, dazzling surge of the information age, this is permanent, stable, and may even be passed down through generations.

From "I killed a tiger back in the day" to "My father killed a tiger back in the day" to "My ancestor killed a tiger back in the day"... you could brag about it for generations, its shelf life is much longer.

This shows that no matter the era or the world, humanity has not changed.

That's why the men in these rural areas are all quite skilled marksmen. As the saying goes, a pro's skill is immediately apparent. The wolf hadn't even entered their firing range, and it was still leaping through the air when Li Wei shot it in the head. This skill alone would be astonishing at a hunting party; men would give it a thumbs up, and women would have their eyes light up.

but……………

Everyone glanced at Li Wei again before silently looking away.

With looks like that, whether he catches prey or not, women's eyes would light up.

Li Wei didn't care about what others thought, nor did he have time to. Therefore, at this moment, Li Wei was manipulating the puppet bird, tracking the wolf pack.

In Li Wei's view, these wolf packs didn't seem to be in a natural state, but rather seemed to be manipulated by humans. After all, wild animals would never attack human settlements in such large groups without warning, much less cut off human power lines and communications.

And this is clearly a human way of thinking.

Most people probably wouldn't even consider this possibility, but Li Wei was different. After all, he had actually seen werewolves, so Li Wei couldn't help but wonder if these wolves were being manipulated by werewolves even more powerful than Little Red Riding Hood?

Unfortunately, Li Wei's current manipulation range as a [Puppeteer (LV3)] is only 200 meters. He has already circled around and has not found any black-clad figures standing at a distance like a behind-the-scenes boss watching.

There are some characters in the movie who manipulate animals and can connect with their senses from a distance. Could it be that the mastermind behind this is like that too?

Li Wei sighed silently; he hated cowards like this the most. If the opponent was within his detection range, Li Wei could easily manipulate the puppet bird to fly behind them unnoticed, then use [Shadow Shift] to teleport there and launch a surprise attack to kill them instantly.

But now, the opponent is as immovable as the Demon King sitting in his castle in Dragon Quest, only sending small monsters to harass us, which is a bit annoying, isn't it?

And these little monsters are quite clever.

Li Wei frowned as he watched the wolf pack through the puppet bird.

"Everyone, take note of your surroundings! Prepare to fire!"

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

Everyone looked around in surprise, but they couldn't see anything in the pitch-black night.

But Li Wei saw it.

The pack of wolves—they were digging holes, and not in one place, but in all directions! The wolves were frantically digging at the ground under the fence with their claws, and soon they had dug one pit after another.

This thing is practically a monster!

Li Wei silently looked around. This position was really not good for fighting. Although he could try using [Bouncing Shot], Li Wei decided to leave it for later.

After all, these are just small monsters, not the boss.

"Roar... Awooo!!!"

Soon, howls rang out again from all directions, making everyone even more tense. Li Wei's expression was also serious; no matter how skilled his shooting was, he was only one person and couldn't be in two places at once. He could only guard one area, not take care of everything.

However, he's not the only one here; it all depends on the abilities of the others.

"roar-----!"

Suddenly, dark figures darted out, rushing towards the house from all directions! "Fire!!"

In the wild, such a wolf attack would likely result in heavy casualties. However, it's much easier inside a house; people can avoid most of the risks by simply guarding the doors and windows. Therefore, although these wolves attack from all directions, very few actually manage to reach the front door.

Li Wei was a skilled marksman, but the others were no pushovers either. Moreover, the hunting rifles were even more powerful at close range. In an instant, gunfire erupted, and dozens of wolves fell to the ground, becoming one corpse after another.

Even so, the wolves remained fearless, charging forward despite the gun barrels. Several times they nearly pounced on the door, but fortunately, the tables and chairs behind the door served their purpose, effectively blocking the entrance.

"These beasts are absolutely insane!"

The guard grumbled as he fired his bullets, then picked up another magazine and inserted it into his gun—the maids weren't idle either. Although in horror movies, women usually play the role of screaming and creating tension, in reality, they were doing their own thing: loading empty magazines and then handing them to others.

Although the maids were also pale with fright, they still had to do what they were supposed to do.

Olivia wasn't idle either. Dressed in hunting attire and holding a shotgun, she fired mercilessly at the wolves outside the window.

One wolves after another charged forward, only to fall to the ground. But the pack behind showed no sign of letting up; on the contrary, the blood and carcasses only fueled their ferocity, and they fought without hesitation even when faced with hunting rifles spitting deadly flames!

"boom!"

A policeman fired a shot at a wolf that rushed to the window, but the wolf did not fall. Instead, it bit the barrel of the shotgun. Before the policeman could react, he felt a strong force and was dragged away from the gun.

"Why!?"

The sudden attack caused the police officer to instinctively reach out his arm and be dragged forward. Just then, a wolf's head suddenly flew in through the window and bit the officer's arm!
"Shh!"

Just then, a flash of cold light appeared, and the policeman saw a throwing knife stuck in the head of the wolf that had opened its blood-red maw in front of him.

The wolf, before it could even bite its prey, collapsed headfirst. At the same time, the police heard Olivia's shouts.

"What are you still doing?"

"Ah, yes!"

Hearing Olivia's reprimand, the policeman snapped out of his daze, quickly grabbed his gun, aimed again, and fired.

The battle between humans and wolves lasted for more than an hour.

The battle finally ended when the last wolf fell.

By this time, everyone was exhausted. Although several people had been scratched or bitten by wolves, it was a good thing that no one had died.

"call………………"

Olivia wiped the sweat from her forehead, glanced around the hall, and calmly gave the order.

"Be careful of your surroundings and dispose of all the wolf carcasses."

"Yes, Master!"

After giving the orders, Olivia went upstairs to her room to change her clothes before speaking with Levi. In Olivia's opinion, tonight's wolf attack was very strange. It came without warning; could it be related to the necklace they had found earlier?

What was that necklace for? Why had I never heard my father mention it before? Or did even my father not know?

As she pondered this, Olivia went into her room and closed the door.

"Click."

The door closed, and the curtains rustled in the wind. Olivia glanced instinctively toward the window, then gasped in surprise—there stood a man, staring intently at her.

For Olivia, this person was none other than… or rather, the person she knew best…

"Father!?"

Olivia exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the man before her.

"How did you get here? Where did you go?! What happened?"

As she spoke, Olivia rushed to her father and looked at him. Her usually handsome father was now in a sorry state, his clothes were tattered, and his expression was extremely haggard. He looked as if he had been severely tortured.

“Ovilia…”

Hearing his daughter's voice, the man slowly raised his head and stared at her. Only then did Olivia realize that her father's eyes were not normal; on the contrary, they were like the eyes of a wolf—golden, cold, and filled with madness and bloodlust.

This caused Olivia to instinctively take a step back.

"Father, father?"

Then, a huge black shadow completely covered her.

"Bang!"

The window is broken.

Li Wei instinctively turned his head and saw a giant wolf suddenly leap out from the second floor and jump over the wall. It looked even bigger than Little Red Riding Hood!
That's not an ordinary wolf, that's a werewolf!
Not only that, Li Wei also saw a strand of golden hair being held in the giant wolf's hand!
Olivia!

At that moment, Li Wei raised his gun without hesitation and pulled the trigger!

Bang bang bang! !
Several bullets struck the giant wolf directly, causing it to stagger, but it accelerated again in the next moment and then disappeared into the dark forest.

"Damn it!"

Watching the giant wolf disappear, Levi snorted coldly. He had originally intended to use incendiary bombs, but considering that Olivia was in the enemy's hands, Levi had to change his strategy.

It seems that we are indeed weak against fire, and we have to use fire to attack... But it's no use saying this now.

Even if it happened again, Li Wei wouldn't use incendiary bombs. Those are white phosphorus, and if Olivia got them on her while the giant wolf was struggling, she would suffer a fate worse than death.

However... it's not like I'm completely helpless.

Thinking of this, Li Wei's expression hardened, and then his figure disappeared into the night sky, vanishing without a trace.

(End of this chapter)