"Hey, look! Over there at the bottom of the lake—something seems to be glowing!"
When Fat Tiger said the transparent barrier had disappeared, Suneo also looked over curiously. But his attention was immediately drawn to a faint light source flickering beneath the water near the lakeshore.
Because some water plants were growing around the edge of the lake, only from his angle could it be seen clearly. No one else had noticed this detail.
"Something glowing? What is that?"
Hearing Suneo say that, Doraemon, Nobita, and the others all turned toward the direction he indicated, curiosity rising in their eyes.
But because the spot was quite far away—and the object seemed to have sunk deeper into the lake—it could only be seen through the faint refraction of the water.
So none of them recognized what it was right away.
But when Lin Feng saw the object lying on the lakebed, faintly glowing… his heartbeat sped up just a little.
If he wasn't mistaken, that was exactly where Uranda had stood earlier while chanting to resurrect and summon the wind monster Mafengka.
And the prerequisite for reviving the wind monster Mafengka… was to undo the seal, which required removing the Sealing Sword stuck into the top of the Mafengka orb.
No wonder when they rushed over earlier, they couldn't find the Sealing Sword anywhere.
Could it be that after pulling the Sealing Sword from the third Mafengka orb, Uranda simply tossed it casually into the lake right in front of him!?
Honestly… that possibility was very high.
Because Lin Feng still remembered—in the original story—Uranda had endured the nausea from Fat Tiger's singing, all while controlling Suneo's body to pull the Sealing Sword out of the Mafengka orb.
After achieving his goal, he not only left Suneo's body voluntarily, he even threw the Sealing Sword aside without a second thought.
Nobita later picked it up to cut the ropes tying Doraemon and Fat Tiger, unintentionally helping the heroes and causing trouble for Uranda himself.
So the fact that he would do something similar again this time… was completely possible.
With that thought, Lin Feng raised his head and glanced at the monster Mafengka hovering in the sky, then immediately turned and sprinted toward the lake.
"Lin Feng?"
Doraemon and the others paused for a moment when they saw him suddenly bolt off.
But once they processed what was happening, they quickly followed.
After all, throughout this entire incident, Lin Feng had practically become the backbone of their group.
First, it was Lin Feng who handled Suneo being possessed by Uranda.
Then he had extracted the information about the Ran Tribe's conspiracy and their plans—an enormous contribution.
Without that, Doraemon and the others might not have even realized what was happening by now.
Finally, it was Lin Feng who led them to get ahead of the Ran Tribe, track down the Elder of the Wind Village, learn the truth about Long'e Island, and depart to search for the Sealing Sword and the final Mafengka orb.
Every critical step was practically guided by Lin Feng.
Even though he hadn't been involved in their initial contact with the Wind Tribe, after everything that followed, Lin Feng's reliability in the eyes of Doraemon's group had skyrocketed.
They didn't know why he always moved with such clear purpose whenever he acted—
—but they couldn't deny one thing:
So far, everything he had chosen to dowas the exact right thing for that moment.
It was only that the enemy's quick thinking and adaptability were also impressive—hence the situation now.
Even so, Lin Feng was undeniably far more dependable than Nobita, Suneo, or the others.
Following him gave them a sense of certainty—the feeling that things would definitely work out.
Their spot wasn't far from the lakeside behind the mountain, and with Lin Feng sprinting at full speed, he arrived at the exact place where Uranda had resurrected Mafengka just moments ago.
"As expected—it really is the Sealing Sword!"
After getting closer and seeing clearly, Lin Feng couldn't help the surge of joy in his chest.
Honestly, although Uranda was a detestable shaman…
…his habit of randomly throwing things around…
…was actually a damn good habit!
But at the moment, the Sealing Sword was lying quietly at the lake bottom, emitting a faint glow. It wasn't going to be easy to retrieve.
Just then, Doraemon and the others finally caught up.
"Eh? This matches exactly the description the Elder from the Wind Village gave of the Sealing Sword!"
"Don't tell me… this sword is the very one that was used to seal the wind monster Mafengka…?"
Nobita, Fat Tiger, and the others also finally noticed the faintly glowing longsword resting at the bottom of the lake.
"Doraemon, lend me the Torimono-Pouch (Object-Taking Pouch)."
Lin Feng turned to Doraemon immediately.
Sure, he could just jump in and swim down—but that would be way too troublesome.
And with a blue robot cat right here, why waste effort?
"Okay! No problem! Just a moment!"
Doraemon didn't quite understand how Lin Feng always seemed to know exactly which gadgets he had, but this was definitely not the time for questions.
The wind monster Mafengka was getting closer and closer to town—their time was very limited.
"I remember putting it somewhere around here… Ah! Found it!"
"Torimono-Pouch!"
Watching Doraemon sweating and fumbling around anxiously at first…
Lin Feng almost thought the blue cat was about to trigger his classic "critical moment screw-up" buff again.
Fortunately, Doraemon found the gadget fast this time.
Lin Feng accepted the Object-Taking Pouch without hesitation and immediately reached into it.
He had never used this gadget before, but he'd seen Doraemon's group use it so many times in the original story that he already knew how it worked.
Just think of the item you want, reach in, and grab it.
And very quickly, Lin Feng's hand brushed against a sword hilt.
He tightened his grip—
—and drew the Sealing Sword out from the pouch.