Conan Rick's Investigator

This is the true meaning of "fear in a bottle".

Qin Zhibo quickly picked up the cork on the ground, closed his eyes and groped for the approximate position of the bottle, put the cork back into the bottle mouth, and put it back into the system before he dared to open his eyes.

After "overcoming" his fear of sea water, Qin Zhibo took out the [Deep Diving Potion] from the system, which he could rely on to fight against deep divers underwater.

Qin Zhibo pulled out the cork and drank the liquid, which was the size of a bottle of oral liquid, in a heroic manner as if he was blowing into the bottle.

This is to prevent the liquid inside from touching the taste buds on the tip of your tongue and leaving you with a bad experience.

It turned out that this was the right thing to do. The liquid only left a pungent and irritating pain when passing through Qin Zhibo's throat.

Then he felt his throat burning, and something indescribable was spreading in his throat.

"Cough, cough——"

Qin Zhibo coughed violently, desperately wanting a glass of water to relieve the pain. His eyes just happened to see the Atlantic water flowing slowly in front of the sand.

But the rational mind told him that this water was not drinkable.

So he quickly ran back to the Buick parked not far away, picked up the mineral water and drank it down his throat.

After drinking a bottle of mineral water, apart from the obvious feeling of bloating, my throat also felt much better.

However, the changes were not over yet. Immediately afterwards, Qin Zhibo felt that his body was undergoing some changes from the inside out.

All the bones in his body were wriggling and popping like maggots under his skin.

At first, this feeling is a bit comfortable, like getting a massage, but after a while, I feel exhausted all over.

The skin began to become hot and scalding, and Qin Zhibo saw with his own eyes that webbed flesh began to grow between his fingers at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then came the eyes and the back, as if something was about to break through the back, tear the skin, and gush out.

"I'm cracked!"

"Gaia!"

Qin Zhibo roared on the sand and suddenly lost his voice and fainted.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Zhibo woke up again.

I got up and looked around. I found myself collapsed on the sand in front of the Buick door. Everything around me was still familiar.

What time is it...

"Ah-"

Qin Zhibo was just about to get into the car to check the time, but he noticed that there was a gap between what he had wanted to say and what he actually said.

I am Qin Zhibo...

“Yee——”

Hearing the strange sound again, Qin Zhibo quickly raised his hand to touch his neck.

The smooth skin before has disappeared, replaced by extremely rough leather and some gaps that feel abrupt to the touch.

I touched my face again, and it was still rough skin, and my eyes couldn't close no matter what.

This……

Qin Zhibo quickly looked in the car window mirror. The somewhat transparent glass reflected his current appearance...

A deep diver.

Chapter 514: "Nuclear" City

Looking at the shockingly ugly face in the car window, Qin Zhibo couldn't believe it.

This……

Qin Zhibo: Will -10

Qin Zhibo had not expected the changes that would occur after drinking the deep dive potion. This potion could actually turn him into a living deep diver!

Rough gray-green skin, a neck with gills, bulging eyeballs, webbed fingers...

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand that the function of the deep diving potion is to help you breathe underwater and increase your underwater power, and the body of a deep diver is the result of humans mastering these two abilities.

Or rather, the price.

However, Qin Zhibo now doesn’t know whether he can be completely defined as a deep diver. If so, wouldn’t he be able to complete the mission by committing suicide?

As soon as this idea came up, Qin Zhibo shook his head and rejected it internally. He had only lost 25 points of willpower, so it wasn't necessary to go crazy to this extent.

In the upper left corner of his vision, Qin Zhibo saw a line of small, translucent words.

[Remaining time: 25:18]

The time is counting down, which should be the remaining time of the drug's effect.

Five minutes had already been wasted, and Qin Zhibo didn't want to dawdle any longer. He quickly took off most of his clothes, leaving only a pair of shorts, then picked up a harpoon gun and a dagger and jumped into the sea.

……

In the gray sea water, Qin Zhibo was as agile as a fish.

The bulging eyeballs allow for a wider underwater field of vision, the webbed feet greatly increase swimming speed, and the gills on the neck are the key to free breathing.

Qin Zhibo hung the dagger around his neck and the harpoon gun on his back, and quickly dived into the deep sea.

The reason why deep divers have not been discovered by the traditional scientific community for so many years must be that they mainly live in the deep sea, areas that are difficult for humans to enter.

Dive deeper and you’ll have a greater chance of finding a deep diver.

And now, even if he really found the Deep Diver's lair, Qin Zhibo felt very safe.

Because his current body looks not much different from that of a Deep Diver, even if he encounters a Deep Diver, the other party will definitely not attack first. It feels a bit like infiltrating the enemy camp.

However, this does not mean that this hunting trip is completely safe. Qin Zhibo is a little worried about the time it takes for the deep diving potion to take effect and whether he will encounter multiple deep divers.

In short, let's play it by ear.

……

The deep dive continues.

Although Qin Zhibo did not measure the depth of the dive in his mind, he had a certain intuition in his heart that allowed him to roughly estimate the depth so far.

4.5 miles, which is more than 7200 meters.

At this time, a dark land finally appeared, and Qin Zhibo stepped on the sand on the seabed.

This depth has exceeded the diving depth of most submersibles in the world, but Qin Zhibo still did not see the deep diver.

Half of the deep diving potion's time had passed, so Qin Zhibo could only continue swimming forward and looking around. If he still couldn't find anything, he would have to go back home.

While swimming in the dark seabed, Qin Zhibo suddenly saw a hazy black area in front of him.

Qin Zhibo swung his limbs and quickly approached the black area, and finally saw what it was.

It turned out to be a city!

This is a city built on the seabed, made entirely of unknown green stone, with unprecedented spatial structure and dimensions.

Its overall shape is like a huge, blooming green crystal stone flower, lying quietly on the seabed.

When he swam into this underwater city, Qin Zhibo discovered that there was no living creature here, big or small.

Upon closer inspection, the entire city appears to be in a state of shocking disrepair. Those green boulders that appear incredibly huge from the outside are actually broken ruins.

Gently flapping the webbed feet, Qin Zhibo gradually came to the central area of the city and saw a deep pit with a diameter of about 200 meters.

In the middle of the deep pit, something seemed to be stuck in the cracks of the rocks.

Qin Zhibo swam over quickly and saw clearly what it was with the help of the night vision goggles.

This is a warhead with a caliber of about 1.5 meters and a length of 2 meters. Its size is as exaggerated as this underwater city.

The green paint on it had been corroded by almost 80%, but Qin Zhibo still saw some information on a remaining piece of paint.

Mark-6.Atomib……

Mark 6...Atomic Bomb!

This is an atomic bomb!

Qin Zhibo's body trembled suddenly. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to move at all, for fear that the slightest change in the environment would trigger this "big treasure".

There is actually an atomic bomb here?

Qin Zhibo was shocked, but his bulging eyeballs did not allow him to open his eyes any wider.

Judging from the intact body of the atomic bomb, it was not detonated.

But the fact that it can be put here is very telling.

The US authorities once tried to "nuclear-level" this underwater city!

This city in the deep sea, so close to Innsmouth, was undoubtedly built by the Deep Ones.

The authorities must have discovered the existence of this city, so...

Qin Zhibo's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of something even more terrifying.

The city has suffered huge damage, and there is an astonishing deep pit, which shows that it has been "nuclear-leveled".

Nuclear radiation...

Qin Zhibo remembered the terrifying ticking sound of the Geiger counter and immediately turned around and swam upwards.

While going upstream, Qin Zhibo's brain was still analyzing why he didn't know that this place had been "nuclearized".

If an atomic bomb had ever been detonated in the waters near Innsmouth, I should have been able to find the news about it on the Internet.

But no.

This shows that the authorities carried out the operation in secret and did not disclose it to the public.

Also, it is impossible that this atomic bomb was detonated in 1927 during the Great Purge of Innsmouth, because nuclear weapons had not yet been invented at that time.

If an atomic bomb is detonated on the seabed below 7 kilometers, it will not even cause too much waves on the sea surface, at most some minor earthquakes, so this matter can be carried out in secret.

hateful!

No matter what, I must have a physical examination when I get back!

This sea water has experienced an atomic bomb explosion, and Qin Zhibo is now swimming in this nuclear wastewater. He is truly a "brave nuclear boy".

The principles of nuclear weapons and nuclear power waste are different. The nuclear materials in nuclear weapons are consumed after the explosion, and the radiation effect will not last too long.

Combined with the continued dilution of the North Atlantic circulation, a relatively safe level will be reached in about five years.

Qin Zhibo felt a little scared and just hoped that this atomic bomb had not been detonated in recent years, so that his life could be saved.

Suddenly, the lateral lines on Qin Zhibo's skin sensed a strange water flow.

When he turned around, he saw a deep diver slowly approaching him!

Chapter 515: The Kidney-Removing Customer's Name is Qin

In the deep sea, a deep diver is rapidly approaching another deep diver.

The speed of the deep diver in the sea is very fast. Previously, on the sea surface, the deep diver could even catch dolphins at a speed of 40km/h.

Through the lateral line sensing on his skin, Qin Zhibo felt that the deep diver was like a car running at full speed and crashing towards him.

However, Qin Zhibo was diving now and was anxious to leave the sea area that might be contaminated by nuclear weapons, so he did not stop to pester him.

But not long after swimming, Qin Zhibo discovered that the deep diver was getting closer and closer to him.

It was much stronger and faster than himself, and its bulging eyes looked like two glass balls emitting green light under the night vision goggles.

This suddenly made Qin Zhibo think of a question.

This deep diver has been living in this sea area contaminated by nuclear radiation. Doesn’t this deep diver also experience nuclear radiation?

Godzilla?