Detective Conan: The Superpowered Beings of the Detective Conan World

"No, no, Atsuko, she's still alive! Her soul is in her brain, right now, in this body. She's just having a temporary memory problem. I killed Chikako, it has nothing to do with her! Don't hurt her!"

Ryoichi Takahashi was stunned for a long time before he began to struggle violently again. Clearly, he was unwilling to believe that Atsuko was dead.

"Atsuko... she really didn't die? Her soul is still alive?"

Hearing Takahashi's words, Ayako looked at Atsuko with some hesitation.

"No, the real Atsuko is long dead! Her soul is nowhere to be found; there is only a demon that has devoured her soul."

Hikaru Hoshino's eyes turned gold, and she spoke with absolute certainty.

[Name: Soul-Devouring Abyss Demon]

[Level: LV4]

【Characteristics: It can devour resentful souls and absorb their memories to disguise itself, appearing no different from ordinary people in daily life. It improves itself by absorbing a continuous stream of resentful negative energy. Its arms can transform into various weapons for melee and ranged attacks, and its eyes can unleash mental attacks through eye contact.】

After Ai Haibara used the "Super Capsule" to break Atsuko's body, the "Eye of Light" saw through the Abyss Demon's true form, and the information it provided instantly changed.

In this world of science fiction, true souls may exist, but Atsuko's soul is clearly long gone. The "Atsuko" before us is merely an abyssal demon that has devoured Atsuko's soul.

"You're lying, you're cheating on me. Atsuko won't die, she won't..."

"Snap!"

The cracking sound of bones interrupted Takahashi's roar. Atsuko, whose eyes had been filled with confusion and sorrow, turned cold, and a mechanical voice rang out:

"Your true identity has been exposed. Stop impersonating Atsuko!"

The next moment, Atsuko's eyes turned blood red, devoid of any of Atsuko's gentleness, leaving only a chilling killing intent.

"So you've been found out? Well then, are you all ready to die?"

The Abyss Demon's lips curled into a chilling smile, his eyes filled with blood red.

"Atsuko, what are you saying? Atsuko, what's wrong?"

Ryoichi Takahashi stared blankly at the scene, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The Abyss Demon glanced at Takahashi indifferently, a blood-red light flashing in his eyes, as if he were awakening something.

"Ughhhhh!"

The next moment, Ryoichi Takahashi let out a shrill scream, his skin, which was as strong as a human body, began to make a strange hissing sound, his blue clothes were burst apart by a powerful body, and the doctor's special belt that he was bound with was melted and torn off by a force.

Beneath his clothes, Takahashi's skin was gradually covered by a layer of purple scales. His entire face began to peel off, revealing layers of tightly adhered white bandages, leaving only his white pupils.

In Hoshino Hikaru's vision, Takahashi Ryoichi's identity information began to blur and gradually transformed into another panel.

Ryoichi Takahashi – The Bandaged Man

LV2 Props Master - LV4 Bandaged Monster

[Name: Abyss Bandaged Monster]

[Level: LV4]

【Characteristics: By offering their soul to the abyss demon, they merge with the demon through their inner hatred, transforming into a bandaged demon filled with slaughter, whose battle axe contains terrifying attack power】

"Takahashi, you..."

Ayako Suzuki stared at the scene, her previously narrowed eyes widening for a long time, speechless for a moment.

"Those who offer their souls to the abyss will transform into abyssal demons, more terrifying than ordinary abyssal monsters."

Ai Haibara took a few steps back and leaned against Hikaru Hoshino's leg, her expression solemn.

"Sonoko, take your sister and Kakutani and retreat. Ai, Conan, you two come too. Leave this to me and Ran."

Hikaru Hoshino stepped forward first, exchanged a glance with Ran, and blocked the Abyss Demon and the Bandaged Monster from the left and right respectively.

"Oh, okay, let's go, sister!"

Sonoko snapped out of her daze, grabbed her somewhat dazed sister, and waved to Kakutani, Conan, and Ai.

"I……"

Conan was about to say that he could fight too, but Ai Haibara stopped him.

"Hoshino means that you should stay with us to protect everyone. After all, we don't know if the enemy has any special methods. I'm just a scientist, and I don't have the power to protect people like you do."

Ai Haibara grabbed Conan's shoulder and spoke in a low voice.

"I see!"

Conan took a deep breath, nodded slowly, and ran with the others toward the back door.

"Ayako, Kakutani, how dare you live?"

"Ayako, you're the leader of our club, the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family. How could you not have noticed what Chikako was doing? How could you not have noticed Atsuko's depression? You're partly responsible for her suicide!"

The bandaged monster's voice became hoarse, and he made a series of unsettling sounds.

"Stop joking!"

Sonoko instantly flew into a rage, running away while cursing loudly:

"You coward! You can't accept that you failed to save Atsuko, so you shift the blame to others to make yourself feel better. You're nothing but a murderous demon who harms innocent people!"

"Sonoko-neechan, it's no use reasoning with them. They're no longer Takahashi; they're the Abyss Bandaged Monster."

Conan immediately grabbed Sonoko's hand and spoke in a serious tone.

"Bang!"

Just as the group was running towards the back door, Hoshino Hikaru stood in front of them, and a golden light flashed across his arm.

"Buzz~~"

A light shield slowly appeared, blocking the group. The bandaged monster, wielding a battle axe, landed on the light shield, unleashing terrifying dark energy upon it.

[Skill: Light Shield]

[A golden, semi-transparent light shield condenses on the left arm, lasting for three minutes. It can withstand all physical and supernatural attacks below level 5, and can withstand three level 5 attacks. The size of the shield can be adjusted, and the shield can be used for physical attacks.]

"Drink!"

Xiao Lan took a deep breath, her figure flashing like a ghost as she lunged at the Abyss Demon, her hands forming fists as she brought them down hard on the Demon's head.

"Snapped!"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of the Abyss Demon's lips. He raised his right hand to block Xiao Lan's fist, a dark red light flashing in his eyes as he looked into Xiao Lan's eyes.

The next moment, a memory suddenly flashed through Xiaolan's mind. It was a memory belonging to Atsuko. After discovering that her novel had been plagiarized, Atsuko couldn't help but go to Chikako to question her, but was mocked by the other party, who in turn questioned Atsuko about why she had plagiarized her book.

A surge of anger and despair welled up in her heart, making Xiaolan feel as if she had become Atsuko, and she paused slightly for a moment.

"snort!"

The Abyss Demon's right hand transformed into a dark red blade, which it stabbed fiercely at Xiaolan's fair neck.

"Whoosh!"

A golden light bullet flew from the side, severing the dark red blade in two. The Abyss Demon frowned, meeting Hoshino Hikaru's cold gaze.

[Skill: Light Bullet]

[Releases three fist-sized long-range energy beams from the fingertips; cooldown: 1 hour]

"call!"

Xiaolan snapped back to her senses and kicked the Abyss Demon hard in the abdomen with her right leg.

"Ahem!"

The abyss demon instantly felt a terrifying force, and its body flew out uncontrollably, smashing through the wall and landing in the kitchen.

"Atsuko!"

Upon seeing this, the bandaged monster let out a hoarse roar and charged towards Xiao Lan with his axe in hand.

"This guy's yours, I'll handle the other one!"

Hoshino Hikaru quickly glanced at the battlefield, then darted into the kitchen in a blur.

"Be careful! Looking into that demon's eyes will trigger a mental attack and pull you into an illusion!"

Ran snapped out of her daze and kicked the handle of the axe, breaking it in two. At the same time, she shouted at Hoshino Hikaru.