Bear, shrimp, hand.
Aside from the last one being a little strange, the other two looked fairly harmless. The bear's simple sketch was even kind of cute.
"It shouldn't be too difficult."
Leon looked up at the sky and saw three blue pillars of light descending, each landing in a different location.
After everyone touched the little demon statue, they could all see them. They guessed those were the locations of the three intelligent beasts.
"Let's go to the nearest one first."
Maybe it was just his imagination, but the three pillars seemed quite close to the sealed prison, as though they had been placed there to improve the puzzle-solvers' efficiency.
When they approached the first pillar of light, it vanished. An open patch of ground lay where the light had been shining. It seemed they would still have to search for the intelligent beast's exact location.
Was it the bear, the shrimp, or the hand?
"Boss, there's a spot of light over there," Maru suddenly said, pointing at a white speck in the clearing.
The light was sitting right in the middle of the clearing, surrounded by more than a dozen bamboo-shoot-like spikes. It looked rather strange.
"Wait a second."
Leon warily looked up at the sky, but there were no monsters there, much less an ambush.
"There's nothing in the nearby forest either." Tel cooperated with Leon without a word, searching the surroundings as he spoke.
Strange. There were no monsters where the light was? That completely went against the usual style of Sain Underground City!
Something felt off, but Leon couldn't put his finger on what exactly it was.
"I'll be quick. I'll grab it and come right back," Maru said as she walked toward the light.
Leon stared at the light with a thoughtful expression. The