Conan Rick's Investigator

The rumbling sound sounded again, forming words that everyone could understand.

"Thank you for your sacrifice. My descendants and I are starving right now. These sacrifices will provide us with temporary satisfaction..."

"But how can I be sure that you are not part of the sacrifice?"

As a god, Tsathoggua's thinking is different from that of ordinary people.

Among the believers He met, there were many fanatics who would offer themselves as sacrifices and perform sacrificial rituals.

So even if Mr. Clock suggested that someone else be sacrificed, Tsathoggua would not think there was any difference between the sacrificer and the sacrifice itself.

As long as Tsathoggua is hungry, everything before him can be called a "sacrifice".

At this moment, Mr. Clock suddenly took out a round plate from his clothes and raised his hands high above his head.

"Great Lord Tsathoggua, this is my proof."

"This thing is enough to prove to you that I am your oldest and most devout believer!"

Qin Zhibo stared at the thing that Mr. Clock presented to Tsathoggua, which was a disc made up of all the Panester fragments.

Until this moment, Qin Zhibo finally understood the usage of the Panester fragments.

The most formidable threat in the Abyss of Enkiri is Tsathoggua himself.

The fragments of Panester represent the token of the contract that Tsathoggua established in ancient times with a tribe that believed in and continued to sacrifice to him.

Possessing this item can prove that one is a descendant of an ancient clan and avoid being devoured by a hungry Tsathoggua.

Mr. Clock, who had done a lot of homework in advance, was very clear about this, so he was able to lift the disc safely at this moment.

This disc is the amulet that helps him enter and exit Enkai safely.

With the protection of this disc, his face showed a confident and complacent expression, which was a rare human expression he showed.

Although this expression is a bit redundant...

Above the pedestal, the drowsy Tsathoggua was slightly awakened by the ancient contract.

His gaze was fixed, and a sticky light lingered on the Panester Disc.

Suddenly, His breathing became heavy and He let out a deafening hum.

"No, you're cheating!"

"This is not a token between us, you are an imposter!"

Tsathoggua suddenly became angry, and the black fur all over his body was like a rolling black wave, wrapping around Mr. Clock's relatively thin body.

Seeing this, Mr. Clock was horrified, his limbs trembling in fear, and he turned around and wanted to run away.

But Tsathoggua's giant arms moved faster, and before Mr. Clock could escape a step, he was firmly grasped by the bloody claws.

"Om-!"

"Buzzing..."

Mr. Clock did not make human screams, but the authentic screams of their alien race.

The intense buzzing sound resounded in the space. Even a beehive with tens of thousands of bees could not compare to the clamor at this moment.

Mr. Clock struggled with all his might, but was still grabbed by Tsathoggua's strong arms and put into his mouth in the most primitive way.

The thick lips and the sharp teeth contained within them were constantly chewing Mr. Clock's body.

The flesh-colored skin covering Mr. Clock's body was torn into pieces by the huge force, revealing the pink shell-like body underneath, entangled with the human skin.

The shelled body was not easy to break, but under the extremely heavy bite force of Sathoggua, it became vulnerable.

The Mi-Go race's unique light green blood burst out between Tsathoggua's lips and teeth. The next moment, it flowed down from his thick black lips as if it had lost its vitality, dripping onto the black fur on his belly...

This scene was so crazy that it made people tremble. Sathoggua had no manners at all when eating. He chewed Mr. Clock whole like a chicken skeleton.

Seeing this scene, Koizumi Hongzi's body trembled slightly, and she stuck to Qin Zhibo in fear.

Qin Zhibo was also shocked by the scene before him. He had never thought that the punishment of the loser by Abyss Enkai would be so terrible.

But fortunately, he has not failed yet, and has witnessed the fate of the loser Mr. Clock with his own eyes.

Mr. Clock's head was still outside of Tsathoggua's lips. Half of the skin on his head had fallen off, revealing the original oval-shaped, strange head covered with tentacles.

The tentacles were shaking wildly at this moment, as if they were struggling to survive death, or were a stress response to pain.

As for the remaining half of the face, Mr. Clock used it to create extremely complex human expressions.

The expression at this moment is the pinnacle of Mr. Clock's portrayal of a human being in his entire life.

Emotions such as surprise, anger, humiliation, fear, and unwillingness merged into that half of the human face, until the entire head was swallowed into Tsathoggua's mouth, which was like an endless abyss.

Tsathoggua held Mr. Clock in his mouth, chewed it for several minutes, and then spat it out in disgust.

"It tastes terrible."

In the pool of stuff vomited on the ground, Qin Zhibo could vaguely make out some pink limbs and broken human skin.

Especially Mr. Clock's human face, which was crumpled like a rag in the light green and grayish-white turbid slime, and the empty and boring fake eyeballs rolled to the side.

Koizumi Hongzi accidentally glanced at the stuff and was so disgusted that she started to retch.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo also felt uncomfortable. He felt his stomach churning, but fortunately there was not much food inside to stir.

But the invisible descendants who had been lurking nearby for a long time regarded the vomit of Tsathoggua as treasures. All the charred mud around rushed forward and continued to devour the food scraps and mucus like hungry animals beside a water source in a dry desert.

At this time, Tsathoggua made a rumbling sound and spoke again.

"This sacrifice does not satisfy me. It's time for the next sacrifice."

Satogua's lazy gaze was directed at Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi. The huge mouth that had just chewed Mr. Clock was about to become the grave of the two.

Qin Zhibo was immediately shocked and raised his hand and shouted.

"I am your true believer!"

"Please wait a moment, I can show you the proof!"

Qin Zhibo had no time to have a complicated conversation with Sathoggua, and immediately pulled himself away to pick up the disc that had fallen to the ground.

With both hands, he broke the disc hard and the whole disc broke into six fan-shaped pieces like a pizza.

One of the fan-shaped fragments is quite special, as it is made up of two diamond-shaped fragments.

This fragment was the key that caused Mr. Clock to fail. One of the fragments was replaced by Qin Zhibo with a fake fragment he got from Vermouth.

At this time, he took out the important diamond-shaped fragment from his arms.

This fragment was obtained by Qin Zhibo from the Angel's Hall. It was the Panester fragment given by the organization's boss to his subordinate - the organization's former leader "Rum".

Mr. Clock originally wanted to obtain this fragment, and sent Qin Zhibo to get a fake fragment from Vermouth to divert her attention.

But to be on the safe side, Qin Zhibo got the news directly from the boss of the organization, got the fragments of his predecessor Rum in advance, and replaced them with fake fragments of Vermouth.

This led to Mr. Clock's failure, and the Panester disc he pieced together was fake.

Qin Zhibo took off the fragment from Vermouth and replaced it with the fragment of his predecessor Rum that he brought with him.

This fragment fits perfectly with the fragment Mr. Clock got in Arkham, and can be pieced together to form a complete fan-shaped fragment.

Qin Zhibo carefully calibrated the disc and was about to present it when he suddenly realized something.

He hesitated.

What he hesitated about was whether this matter would really go so smoothly?

The so-called fragments of the former Rum were information obtained from the boss of the organization as a reward for returning Vermouth.

However, the organization's boss did not fulfill his promise immediately. Instead, he told him the clues about the fragments of his predecessor Rum a few days later.

If you want to keep your promise, why wait a few days to tell yourself?

Is there a possibility?

Both he and Mr. Clock were deceived by the boss of the organization.

Chapter 998 A Trap Across a Century

Qin Zhibo spread the three diamond-shaped fragments on the ground one by one, counting their origins in his mind.

The first one is the fragment that Mr. Clock obtained from Carl in the Arkham Success Club.

The second one is a fragment obtained from trading with Vermouth.

The third one was obtained from the Angel's Hall based on the information from the organization's boss.

Among them, the fragment traded with Vermouth is the only one that the boss of the organization has no way of knowing.

Because he took advantage of Vermouth's concern for the safety of Ran Mouri and Conan, he was able to reach this secret deal.

There should be no reason for the boss of the organization to know that his favorite woman, Vermouth, has adopted a godchild outside.

In other words, if the organization boss takes advantage of the information gap and plants fake fragments in his own hands, he can only choose between Carl's fragments and Rum's fragments.

Mr. Clock has just tested the fragments of Carl and Vermouth, and one of them is fake.

Then, Carl's fragments are fake!

Or there is a hopeless possibility that all three fragments are fake...

……

"My waiting has its limits. Have you made up your mind?"

There was a rumbling sound in the temple, and Tsathoggua's voice was like a devil's voice, causing the invisible descendants who were devouring Mr. Clock's body around the base to stop and kneel down to him again.

Qin Zhibo knew that there was no time left, so he could only look up at the pair of phosphorescent eye slits on the huge toad's head and decided to take a gamble.

At this moment, he had completely disregarded luck.

He kicked out Carl's fragments and pieced together the fragments of Vermouth, the predecessor Rum, and the other fan-shaped fragments into a complete Panester disc.

"This is the proof! We are your most devout believers!"

"And what you have just digested is the sacrifice we brought to you!"

This is the last chance.

After saying this, Qin Zhibo stared at the huge body on the pedestal.

Sathoggua sat lazily on the pedestal, staring at the disc in Qin Zhibo's hand with half-open eyes, and his thick lips moved slowly after a long time.

"Yes, I acknowledge you as the holders of this disc."

"I recognize you as the sacrificers, not the sacrifices themselves..."

As soon as the rumbling sound died down, Qin Zhibo's wide-open eyes relaxed, his body swayed as his brain became dazed, and he almost fell to the ground.

Now it was the turn of Koizumi Hongzi who was behind to support Qin Zhibo so that he would not appear timid in front of Satogua.

Qin Zhibo looked up at Tsatogua on the pedestal and continued, "In addition to offering sacrifices to you, I would also like to ask you to fulfill some of our requests, which may seem insignificant to you..."

Tsathoggua's black face aimed at

He said lazily, "If you have any requests, I can satisfy you. This is a thank you for your sacrifice to me."

"Bring it up before I fall asleep."

Sathoggua was drowsy, which fully demonstrated what it meant to "sleep after eating, and eat after waking up."

Time was running out, so Qin Zhibo immediately asked the first question.

"Great Tsathoggua, please tell me how to resurrect the dead human corpse."

This was the first question Qin Zhibo thought of, which was to resurrect Shuichi Akai.

The original plan was to make Koizumi Akako the Supreme Witch, and then order the witch with the ability to restore life to revive Akai Shuichi's body.

As for Shuichi Akai's soul, it is still in the glass bottle, so as long as the physical problem is solved, there is a high probability that he can be resurrected successfully.

But instead of asking other witches for help, it is better to ask the real gods for help here.

Moreover, after experiencing the life-and-death moment of choosing the Panester fragment just now, Qin Zhibo understood even more the importance of having one more choice.

Often, having one more choice is the key to survival.

In response to the first question raised by Qin Zhibo, Sathoggua on the pedestal tilted his head lazily and responded in a rough voice.