Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 427 197: Exploration

The undertaker couldn't hold it anymore.

It's true that I deal with corpses all the time, but you can't come to me with broken pieces of corpses every day to put them together!
Don’t I need to eat?!
Or do you think that we undertakers just like to eat a pile of blood and flesh, and the bloodier it is, the better it tastes? !

After cleaning up Kuroda's body, the undertaker, who had not eaten for two days, wanted to refuse this help.

But he could not resist Mrs. Sato's pleading, and considering Inspector Sato's good reputation in Rausu Town.

He gritted his teeth.

Isn't it just two more days of starvation? He can handle it!
"vomit--"

The undertaker's stomach was full of water, but he couldn't resist such a scene that was even more cruel than Kuroda's.

Hatred was as precise as a scalpel, shaving the bones cleanly, revealing a clean milky white color.

Unlike Kuroda's completely incomplete body parts, Sato's skin and flesh were connected to each other. The murderer's purpose was to make him watch his skin and flesh being peeled off bit by bit in agony, and die in endless pain and fear.

What made him even more horrified was the treatment of the abdominal cavity - all the organs were stuffed back in place, but by some unknown method, the internal organs were all painted black.

It was hard for him to imagine what kind of deep hatred could go against one's biological instincts and lead to such a terrible thing.

He is just a corpse collector, he won’t be hated by others, right?
When he thought of this, he regretted it very much and thought he should not have accepted this commission.

But since you have already accepted it, you must respect the dead and be loyal to human affairs.

“Damn the work ethic.”

He took a deep breath and began to calm down Sato, who was as delicate as an apple peel and whom he had just met and talked to two days ago.

It took him most of the day to finally clean up. He then slumped on the ground, his head throbbing with pain, staring in a daze at the three big bloody words "Inhuman" written on the wall.

"I hope I won't encounter this kind of thing again." The undertaker sighed quietly and prepared to resign after returning. After all, he had brought out an apprentice, so it was not considered irresponsible.

He did not notice that at this moment, outside the window where volcanic ash was falling, the Baron and Jingquan appeared silently in a shadow far away on the quiet street.

"It seems we are a step late." Jingquan said calmly.

"That's normal. After all, there's no way to track it in real time." The baron shrugged.

Jingquan knew that the Soul Assembly had always had means to track down the Chosen Ones, otherwise she, Daisy, and Lisa would not have been found by Augustus so confidently. It was obvious that no one else knew about her moon mark pattern, and at most they only knew that it was on her forehead.

But it is not clear what means were used, as Augustus never mentioned them, and it is not known whether the restrictions mentioned by the Baron are real.

"Now that we don't know his itinerary, why don't we move around freely first? Aren't you curious about the volcanic eruption over there?" The baron pointed to the huge column of smoke that was still rising into the sky in the distance.

Even though it is clearly daytime now, it is obscured by smoke and looks like dawn, hazy with a slight blue light.

Jingquan glanced at it and said, "As long as it doesn't get in the way, I'm not curious."

Daisy: "Well, I'm actually a little curious."

Jingquan was silent for a few seconds: "Then let's go and take a look, are you going too?" She looked at the baron.

"Of course, this is also one of my missions."

Because Augustus had some things on hand these days, he arranged for the two of them to go ahead and try to lock the location, determine the other party's identity and ability, and investigate the unusual volcanic eruption on the Shiretoko Peninsula.

"Let's go, don't waste time."

Jingquan acted decisively and disappeared on the spot after he finished speaking.

"Tsk, bad, I met a model worker." The baron stretched lazily helplessly, raised his eyes to the gloomy sky and the flying volcanic ash mixed with snow. His face gradually became serious and he followed the traces deliberately left by Jingquan.

"I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like my connection with the void has become weaker after entering the area covered by volcanic ash."

The Baron muttered to himself and quickly followed Jingquan's footsteps.

Among the erupting volcanoes, the closest to Rausu Town is Mt. Sulfur, which is only a little over ten kilometers away in a straight line. It is a well-known tourist attraction in the area and also the only active volcano in the area - before this major eruption.

This eruption caused more than a dozen volcanoes that were originally classified as extinct to erupt, and even new volcanoes rose up on the plain. Such violent activity should not occur here, and even if it did, the accompanying earthquake would not be so small.

That is why we say that this volcanic activity is unusual and is very likely related to the supernatural.

The reason why Xiong Ling took two days to reach Sulfur Mountain was that he had been looking for a suitable burial place for his ancestors throughout the entire peninsula, and finally chose Sulfur Mountain.

But he didn't expect that just after he put it down and before he buried it, lava rolled up and filled the hole he had just dug.

It is indeed God's will that cannot be defied.

We can't change burial to cremation and throw our ancestors into the lava river to swim.

The distance of ten kilometers would not take Jingquan much time, and the blizzard-like volcanic ash and the increasingly dark environment were no threat to her.

She landed on the nearest hill opposite the Sulfur Mountain and watched the ground below begin to harden, but magma continued to flow slowly, layer by layer. It was a veritable barren land for dozens of miles. Looking up, she saw dozens of volcanoes of different sizes and heights spewing out gray smoke, like the ruins after a natural disaster, with no trace of green to be found.

"What a pity." Daisy sighed.

"Wow, the air quality is so bad." The Baron appeared behind Jingquan and fanned his nose with his hand.

"How should we act?" Jingquan asked, turning back.

"Let's act together, starting with this area and then slowly moving to the end of the peninsula." The Baron took out a satellite map, ready to mark any anomalies he found.

"Okay, let's start." Jingquan didn't know what method the baron was talking about, so he didn't continue to take the lead, but followed behind, alert to his surroundings.

The Baron outlined a suitable route and began the exploration with Jingquan.

Rausu-cho at the same time.

The Special Affairs Bureau will naturally not sit idly by and watch such a fierce volcanic eruption.

In addition, a horrific case had also occurred in the nearby Rausu Town, so the Special Affairs Bureau merged the two incidents and handed them over to Guan Junyan for handling. He led a team to investigate the abnormal eruption of the Shiretoko Peninsula volcano and the extraordinary events in Rausu Town.

That is, Kasahara Chiba is temporarily unable to follow them on missions and must stay in the Special Affairs Bureau.

In addition to Sawada Rikiya, who is all about muscles, and Nishikido Ning, who practices Iai Slash every day, his current team has three new members.

Three relatively normal newcomers.

The first thing they did when they arrived at Rausu Town was for Guan Junyan to take a look at the bodies of the two dead to see if he could discover each other's main abilities.

This matter was handed over to the undertaker who didn't have time to run away.

"Well, I had a hard time putting the body together. If possible, please try not to separate it."

"Uh, was the body in a bad condition?"

Before they came, Guan Junyan and his team knew that the deceased had been dismembered, but there was no detailed report on how the body was dismembered.

".The bones and flesh of the deceased were completely separated, and the internal organs were taken out. Have you ever been to a traditional vegetable market? Everything is sorted into categories, just like that."

The undertaker's words are quite meaningful.

Jinhu Ning and the two newcomers widened their eyes and quietly fell one step behind the others.

Guan Junyan has seen all kinds of scenes, and this is no joke. At that time, he was on Iki Island, and bones, internal organs, blood and flesh rained down from the sky. It would be hard to find anything more disgusting than that, not even the Tokyo incident could compare to it.

Tokyo Demon is more of a repressive thing. "I'll just go take a look, and we can discuss it together when I come back."

"Sawada, you and Toyama go to the police station first and retrieve the relevant files of the two deceased."

"Nishikido, you, Tsuchiya and Yoshioka investigate the scene and see what you can find, focusing on analyzing the capabilities of the perpetrator."

"Yes!"

After Guan Junyan arranged the tasks, he followed the undertaker into the morgue.

"The murderer has a story about how he cut up the body. He tried his best to keep the skin and flesh intact while cutting out the bones and internal organs. And it took a very short time. This speed is definitely not something that an ordinary person can do. In my limited knowledge, I can only think of extraordinary people who can do this."

"The wound is neat, but the murderer didn't use an ordinary knife. The flesh of the corpse has some signs of stretching." Guan Junyan saw the abnormality at a glance, "Have you ever eaten roast duck? If you can fill it with gas or something, it will make the body expand. Will this leave more room for operation?"

The undertaker's mouth twitched. Is there such a thing?

After carefully observing the two bodies, the group reunited.

"The wall of Sato's office is peeling off, and we can't find the reason. However, according to the police officer who was on duty at the police station last night, he didn't hear any unusual noises coming from the office. It was only in the morning that he heard the constant ringing of the phone inside, but no one answered it. They knocked on the door but no one responded, so they unlocked the door and opened it."

"So the reason why the wall paint fell off should be related to sound insulation. The most likely reason is that the wall expanded and pushed the wall paint off."

"The Kuroda family didn't leave any useful traces, but I heard that an Ainu skeleton in Kuroda's collection disappeared."

"Coincidentally, according to Officer Sato's call records, shortly after Kuroda's death, he called someone he hadn't contacted for a long time. That person was a local official in Tokachi, and he also died not long ago, from a sudden heart attack."

Guan Junyan basically has a plan.

Vendetta.

It's a very straightforward plot, in which a former victim gains extraordinary powers and seeks revenge on his nemesis.

"Toyama, you and Yoshioka stay in Rausu-cho and investigate the Ainu people who have recently disappeared in Hokkaido."

"Contact me if anything happens."

"Everyone else, grab your equipment and follow me into the mountains."

The most famous thing about the Kuroda family is that they served as the colonial governor of Hokkaido. Since the other party killed him and took away the remains of the former Ainu people, it is very likely that they are Ainu people.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party is making a smoke bomb, but whether it is a smoke bomb or not, they need to check it out.

And during the investigation time, we can go into the mountain to collect information about this unusual volcanic eruption.

"Yes!"

As extraordinary people, these people are not afraid of volcanic ash, but what they need to pay attention to is whether the flames are too outrageous, so they wear fire-proof equipment and emergency masks.

After getting ready, several people, led by Guan Junyan, headed towards Sulfur Mountain.

Soon, they arrived near Sulphur Mountain and began to analyze and plan the road based on the situation on site.

"The magnetic field here is a bit chaotic, and the positioning system and network cannot be activated. The drone can only play an auxiliary observation role."

"There aren't many roads to go, and this one is the most suitable. As long as there isn't another major eruption today, it shouldn't prevent us from returning the same way we came."

"And there seems to be a crack in the ground at the end, which is a bit weird."

After listening to the analysis, Guan Junyan enlarged the crack and took a look. It was indeed strange.

It's more like a lip than a crack, splitting open in that place.

"Go here first."

Guan Junyan made a decision.

The few of them rested for five minutes and then continued to move forward along the planned route towards the crack. Guan Junyan was able to control the air and fly, so he led the way in front.

"etc."

Guan Junyan suddenly descended a lot and waved his hand to stop the marching team.

Then he focused his eyes and frowned as he looked carefully at the crack that was not far away.

He seemed to have heard some shouting just now.

"Did you hear any sound?" he asked, looking down.

The four extraordinary people present had no ability with sound and could only look at each other.

However, the knife that Jin Hu Ning was holding trembled slightly, as if it was a warning.

Jin Hu Ning's expression changed and he listened attentively.

"It seems like something is about to come out of the crack."

".I saw it."

In front of Guan Junyan, two slightly embarrassed figures emerged from the gap and fled without looking back.

He didn't know one of the women, but he knew the other woman very well.

"Jingquan!"

Jingquan Ringo frowned while running away, turned around and saw Guan Junyan in mid-air.

"run."

Jingquan Ringo didn't have time to stop and reminisce. He just left these words and continued to flee quickly.

But why didn’t she use her time and space abilities?

"Go back the way you came!"

Guan Junyan didn't have time to think and ordered his team to retreat.

Jingquan Ringo is such a proud person, but he actually ran away on his own initiative. This at least shows that the guy in the gap is quite difficult to deal with.

Their purpose in coming here was to gather intelligence, not to fight to the death.

He stays alone, can fly, heal, has both tankiness and output, but it is no better than letting his teammates risk their lives.

The team members obeyed orders completely. There was no rebellious behavior that would make people vomit blood, such as "you go", "I won't go", "I told you to go quickly", "We will die together", and then waste time until the last moment, watching the people who were covering the rear die, and then leaving in tears.

Boom boom.

Two huge lava hands stretched out from the crack, and they pushed the crack open completely like pushing a door.

A magma giant, more than ten meters tall, slowly stood up, with skin texture like a beast and an abstract face like a Martian, and appeared in front of Guan Junyan's team.

"You are also puppets."

"die!"

(End of this chapter)