Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1531 Portal
On the open space next to the cave, Qin Zhibo and others were making final repairs.

Although this is a closed cave with no natural light sources around, the human eye can see everything around it clearly.

It's still the same as when I left last time, nothing has changed here.

After all, this place is close to the abyss Enkai, which is a forbidden area for the Kunyang people. They would rather die than hide here.

Otherwise, if Tsathoggua, who is sleeping in the temple, is awakened, he will face a fate more terrible than death.

Shuichi Akai and Rei Furuya loaded their submachine guns with bullets.

Of course, these guns are not used against the "Invisible Sons" in the Temple of Tsathoggua.

……

After a short rest, the team set out again and walked down the protruding stairs on the wall of the cave.

Qin Zhibo walked at the front of the team, followed by Koizumi Hongzi.

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo felt that the stone steps under his feet were a little loose.

He reacted immediately, exerted force on his feet, stepped suddenly to the stone steps in front, turned around to remind Koizumi Hongzi behind him.

However, because Koizumi Hongzi was following very closely, she had already stepped on it before Qin Zhibo could remind her.

click -

The root of the stone steps suddenly broke, and Koizumi Hongzi, who happened to be standing on it, also lost her balance.

"what--!"

Koizumi Hongzi screamed subconsciously and her body fell towards the darkness below the hole.

At the critical moment, Black Feather Daoyi jumped towards the bottom of the hole without hesitation.

The two figures were almost instantly swallowed up by the darkness.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo, Furiya Rei, and Akai Shuichi hurriedly quickened their pace and quickly reached the bottom along the stairs.

After 5 minutes, the two groups finally reunited.

Qin Zhibo and the other two were very surprised to see that Kuroba Toichi and Koizumi Hongzi were both safe and sound.

Because this operation was carried out lightly, Qin Zhibo knew that Heiyu Daoyi did not carry a glider device.

What's more, the diameter of this vertical shaft is only about 20 meters, so there is no space to display the hang gliding technology even if it is advanced.

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi stared at Kuroba Daoyi with wide eyes, and asked in surprise: "How do you know how to use a magic broom?"

It turns out that the reason the two of them were able to escape danger just now was that after Kuroba Touyi jumped down, he snatched the magic broom from the panicked Koizumi Hongzi and triggered the magic broom's floating mode.

Hei Yu Daoyi smiled mysteriously and explained: "I once learned some knowledge about magic, but it was only the tip of the iceberg..."

After hearing this explanation, the surprise in Koizumi Hongzi's pupils did not diminish at all.

Kuroba Kaito's father actually knows magic...

Qin Zhibo was not surprised by this.

After all, Kuroba Toichi has the physique of a dream maker and has been able to enter and exit the Dreamland freely since he was a child. The Dreamland is a veritable magical world.

But even Qin Zhibo didn't notice that at this moment, Hei Yudao glanced at the photo frame necklace that slipped out of Koizumi Hongzi's lapel, and a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

……

Now, all that was left in front of everyone was a dim corridor ahead.

Everyone concentrated and tried not to make any noise as they moved forward.

Because inside this corridor is the temple of Tsathoggua, that is, the Abyss Enkai.

According to Qin Zhibo's speculation, if Karasuma Renye relies on this path to travel around the world, it means that he has a way to pass through the temple safely without the "Panester Disc".

And the method should be to avoid awakening Tsathoggua and his followers, the Invisible Sons, in the temple.

With the experience from last time, Qin Zhibo discovered that the "Panester Disc" was not so much a necessary prop to reach Enkai safely as it was an important prop to request help from Tsathoggua.

To disturb Tsathoggua's sleep without this item is to die.

The Panest Disc is like a token that can not only save one from death, but also gain the help of Tsathoggua.

This time, Qin Zhibo wants to test whether this plan is feasible.

When the view at the end of the corridor suddenly opened up, a dim temple appeared before everyone.

The form of the temple is somewhat similar to that of ancient Roman temples, except that it is built in a dark cave.

On both sides of the central passage are broken hexagonal stone pillars, and a continuous "gurgling" sound can be heard from the darkness behind the pillars.

In those dark stone troughs flowed a black, oozy substance.

They are the followers of Tsathoggua, the formless ones.

In order not to alarm these amorphous creatures, Qin Zhibo and others did not use searchlights this time, but night vision goggles.

In addition, the footsteps were kept to a minimum, and as expected, the Invisible Sons did not notice that anyone had entered the temple they were guarding.

Walking along the central passage to the deepest part, there is a huge sacrificial basin with a diameter of three meters, which contains the skeletons of a large number of unknown creatures. These are intruders who do not have tokens, or are eaten up by Tsathoggua and the Invisible Son as living sacrifices.

Of course, there are also humans who blindly pursue the ultimate magic.

Koizumi Hongzi stopped in front of the sacrificial basin and bowed her head three times.

Although it is no longer clear now, there is probably a skeleton inside that belongs to her mother.

On the collapsed throne behind the sacrificial basin was a pot-bellied black agate statue that looked like a cross between a toad and a bat.

But if you look closely, you will find some clues from the slightly rhythmic fur.

This is not a statue, but a living god!

The black giant called "Tsathoggua" sat slumped on the long-broken throne, its huge spherical eyes remaining half-open and half-closed.

The tip of a strange tongue stuck out from between his fat lips, and he looked drowsy and lazy.

Faced with such a strange behemoth, Furiya Rei and Akai Shuichi, who were experiencing this kind of thing for the first time, couldn't help but stop where they were, staring with their pupils wide open in shock.

Although the two of them had witnessed many things that went against common sense along the way, this existence in front of them completely shook their precarious worldview.

This is the truth of the world.

Qin Zhibo tugged at their arms, then motioned for them to follow the team and continue moving toward the back of the temple.

Behind the temple, out of the sight of Tsathoggua and the Invisible Son, they felt a little more relaxed.

A lot of the "inner breeders" in the pond were taken away by Koizumi Hongzi last time, and now there are only about half left.

This thing will almost never actively attack humans when it has no host, so just stay away from it.

Several people walked around the edge of the pool and finally came to the edge of the deepest part of the pool.

On that wall, there is an arched stone door carved with Egyptian writing.

The last time I came, the door was bricked up and couldn't be passed through.

But this time, all the bricks making up the wall were pushed down, revealing a dark door.

This is……

Qin Zhibo walked forward cautiously to check and found that this door was not a door in the real sense, but a dark curtain of light.

This is somewhat like the portal to another world commonly seen in science fiction works. As long as you pass through the light curtain, you will appear in another world.

And this should be the magic portal created by Eibon.

However, all the bricks that originally blocked the door were pushed down, as if inviting someone into a trap.

The only person who could do this could be Karasuma Renya.

Qin Zhibo turned around and exchanged glances with the people behind him.

Everyone looked serious, and they naturally knew what this meant.

But now that the pursuit of the organization has reached this final step, there is no reason to retreat.

Besides, now the members of the organization have either been captured, died or escaped, so even Karasuma Renya should not have many people available.

Shuichi Akai took out a remote-controlled car from his backpack and gently placed it on the edge of the portal.

The remote-controlled car drove in slowly, and the moment it entered the portal, the remote-control signal was instantly lost.

It is normal for this situation to occur, after all, no one knows where in the world the other side of the portal is.

However, the remote control car has a global positioning device that will continuously send global positioning signals.

According to the plan, Dr. Agasa, who is far away in Japan, will locate the lair of Karasuma Renya through the signal.

At this time, ground combat forces around the world are on standby at all times.

Once the address is obtained, combat troops can arrive within 4 hours no matter where on the earth.

All Qin Zhibo and others have to do is wait here for 4 hours and then pass through the portal.

At this time, Karasuma Renya would be in a situation where he was attacked from both sides.

After releasing the remote control car, Qin Zhibo and others sat on the ground next to the bricks and began a 4-hour wait as planned.

In order to be more comfortable while waiting, Qin Zhibo picked up bricks from the ground and planned to build a low seat.

But just as he bent down to pick up bricks near the portal, a figure quietly emerged from the portal.

Everyone was busy with their own work and was completely unaware of what was happening quietly.

When Qin Zhibo stood up, he caught a glimpse of a tall man standing in front of the portal.

Staring at the other person's face, Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly recognized the owner of this face.

"Mogi Harushi!"

The next second, Haruki Mogi suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Qin Zhibo's arm, and dragged him behind the portal.

Although Qin Zhibo supported his feet at the first moment, Mogi Haruki simply reached his other hand into the portal and disappeared on the spot together with Qin Zhibo.