Bear, shrimp, hand.
Aside from the last one being a little strange, the other two looked fairly harmless. The bear's stick figure 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 from above, each landing in a different location.
After everyone had touched the Little Devil Statue, they could all see them. They were presumably where the Three Wise Beasts were located.
"Let's go to the nearest one first."
He did not know whether 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.
As they approached the first pillar, the light vanished. There was an open clearing where it had previously shone, so it seemed they still had to search for the Wise Beast's exact location.
Was this one the bear, the shrimp, or the hand?
"Boss, there's a point of light over there." Malu suddenly pointed at a speck of white light in the clearing.
The light was positioned exactly in the center of the clearing, surrounded by more than a dozen spikes resembling bamboo shoots. It looked rather strange.
"Wait a moment."
Leon warily looked toward the sky, but there were no monsters up there, much less an ambush.
"There aren't any in the nearby forest either." Te Er tacitly cooperated with Leon and searched the surrounding area as well.
Strange. There were no monsters where there was a point of light? That was far too unlike Zane Dungeon!
Something felt off, but Leon could not put his finger on what exactly was wrong.
"I'll be quick. I'll grab it and come right back," Malu said as she walked toward the light.
Leon stared