Conan Rick's Investigator

At first glance, the creature is kind of cute.

But Qin Zhibo didn't dare to get close to them. He walked along the wall at the edge of the pool and came to the wall behind the pool.

On this ancient wall, Qin Zhibo saw a "door".

The arched stone door frame defines the scope and shape of the "door", but the inside of the door frame is tightly packed with bricks.

In order to avoid it being a trick, Qin Zhibo first threw a piece of compressed biscuit into the "door".

pat.

The compressed biscuits hit the wall and fell back to the ground.

This is indeed a real wall.

With a quick observation, you will find that the wall bricks in the door frame are different from those of the surrounding walls. They are obviously the kind of stone bricks mass-produced in modern factories, and gray cement can be seen between the bricks.

"This is……"

Qin Zhibo stroked the not-so-distant texture on the bricks with his fingers, and gradually understood the origin of this wall.

This is the wall built by Karasuma Renya!

Previously, this should have been the portal left by Eibon, allowing people to travel freely between Enkai and the outside world.

But after Uramaru Renya came here last time, he built another wall in the portal to prevent others from entering or leaving Enkai.

As for Uramaru Renya himself, he may have learned the method of hollowing from the Kunyang people, so that he can enter and exit freely without paying attention to walls.

This old thing, stealing bamboo shoots (damage) ah ~

Qin Zhibo took out the [Holy Sword of Physics] and knocked on the wall twice. The wall was built very solidly, and it would be impossible to break through it with human power unless blasting was used.

Koizumi Akako should have magic with explosive effects, but this is the back garden of the Toad God Satorugua.

If Tsathoggua's back garden is blown up, will Tsathoggua be angry?

I'll probably get angry...

Unless He is too lazy to get angry.

After some consideration, Qin Zhibo decided not to challenge Sathoggua's laziness.

……

Back in the front hall of the temple, Qin Zhibo told Koizumi Hongzi about his new discovery.

"The portal was blocked by the last person who came here..."

On Koizumi Hongzi's side, the hieroglyphs written by Ebon's apprentice, Theron, were all some of Theron's own observations while traveling along Ebon's footsteps.

There's nothing about spells in it.

Although she couldn't learn new magic, Koizumi Hongzi was not depressed. Instead, a smile appeared on her face.

"Look, it says here that there's a creature behind the temple called the 'Inner Breeder'."

"It is a parasitic organism that lives within its host from the inside, amplifying the host's madness, causing them to act destructively, and spreading its contagious insanity to others nearby."

"As long as we have this, can't we deal with the Kunyang people?"

When Qin Zhibo heard this familiar name, he remembered what Mr. Clock had just prayed to Tsathoggua for. Wasn’t it this “inner feeder”?

Mr. Clock's purpose in coming to Enkai is to obtain this parasite.

The ability of this thing is different from ordinary parasites and infectious diseases. The Heart Feeder uses the human heart as a host. The host will gradually fall into madness and produce a memetic infection effect.

Moreover, Qin Zhibo felt as if he had heard of this term long before he came to Enkai.

Some time ago, when Tomonori Kinoshita was holding a sacrificial ceremony in the Toujin Forest, he mentioned the "feeder from the heart".

Because his father was persecuted by the second-in-command of the company, Tomonori Kinoshita is determined to eliminate the "evil" in Japan.

If the "evil" in Japan, especially the high crime rate led by Mihua, is caused by "inner breeders"...

……

Soon, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi came to the back of the temple together and saw the pool full of spherical slime creatures.

“Are these the inner feeders?”

"should be……"

There are no other creatures behind the temple, this is the only possibility.

Without saying a word, Koizumi Hongzi bent down and squatted by the pool, suddenly reaching her hand into the pool.

Qin Zhibo quickly asked, "What are you doing?"

Koizumi Hongzi raised her head, a cold smile on her face. "The only way to transport these inner breeders is to let them parasitize within the body..."

At this time, the spherical creatures in the pond felt the fresh flesh, as if the goldfish in the pond smelled the bait, and immediately rushed into Koizumi Hongzi's arms frantically.

They will not cause any wounds on the surface of the skin, but will seep into Koizumi Akako's fair arms like liquid.

After a while, most of the spherical creatures in the pool entered Koizumi Hongzi's body.

She pulled her arm free and sat down on the ground in exhaustion.

Qin Zhibo was about to step forward to help him up, but Koizumi Hongzi raised his hand to stop him.

"do not come!"

"Anyone who comes close to me now might be parasitized by the Inner Breeder..."

Koizumi Hongzi frowned and staggered to her feet, holding on to the ground.

"Let's get out of here while I can still control myself..."

……

The two left Enkai's temple, went up the passage, and returned to the central cave hall.

There are entrances to other cave systems, which are also home to other gods, such as Abhoth and Atlach-Nachyar.

Qin Zhibo had some unique impressions of Atlach-Nakea.

While handling the Spider Mansion case in Puppet Ridge in Tottori Prefecture, Qin Zhibo actually discovered a spider's nest on a nearby mountain.

The giant spiders in that spider lair are all called "Daughter of Atrak Nakya" by the system.

Branded with the "Mark of the Spider" by Atlach-Nachyar, the Spider-Women transformed from human form into giant spiders, bound to serve their god endlessly.

Misa Takeda of Spider Mansion was chosen by Atlak Nakya.

Thinking about this now, Qin Zhibo came up with a bold idea.

If you enter this cave, can you find a way to Kuulei Ridge in Tottori Prefecture?

In theory this is possible.

But in reality, taking this path involves taking great risks, and it is almost inevitable to meet the Spider God himself.

Qin Zhibo took a look at his san value, which was no longer enough.

Besides, Koizumi Akako's condition is very bad now, and she can't bear those inner feeders for too long.

So, Qin Zhibo gave up this idea and continued to return the way he came with Koizumi Hongzi.

……

Leaving the cave, the two returned to the lightless canyon.

There were no Kunyang people waiting at the entrance of the cave.

But Qin Zhibo was more cautious and let Shuise Yangmeng fly out to explore the way first.

After a while, Shuise Yangmeng brought back the news that the Kunyang people were indeed resting at the exit of the canyon and had not left.

Upon hearing this, before Qin Zhibo could express his opinion, Koizumi Hongzi sneered.

"Humph……"

In that case, we can't blame them.

……

On the plain flowing with red light, an orange-red bonfire is crackling and burning.

Hasaji and six other Kunyang people were making a fire and cooking.

One of the Kunyang people was stirring the spoon while pouring the soup into bowls and distributing it to others.

"Captain, how long do we need to monitor here?" asked one of the Kunyang people in ordinary uniforms.

Sentinel leader Hasaji scooped a spoonful of soup and said, "At least we have to wait until their food runs out..."

Although the Abyss Enkai is a terrible forbidden place for the Kunyang people, they must ensure that outsiders actually die there rather than hiding there.

"Based on how much humans eat, and the food they carry, it will take at least 30 days of human time..."

In this matter, Hasa

Kat is experienced.

Fifteen years ago, the woman with magic entered Enkai, and Khasaji and his sentries waited outside the canyon for 15 days.

"30 days of boredom... I really miss the fighting in the arena."

"If it weren't for the snake-men spirits getting in our way, we would have been able to capture the outsider and bring him back for some fun."

"Isn't it true, these abominable snake people..."

Just as the Kunyang people were sitting around the campfire eating and chatting, the four-legged livestock standing not far away suddenly raised their heads.

Their heads all turned to look towards the darkness deep in the canyon, which immediately aroused Khasaji's vigilance.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

"There seems to be something in the canyon..."

Hassaji put the bowl aside and stood up, squinting his eyes. His atypically long and narrow Indian face stared intently into the depths of the canyon.

In his sight, a figure vaguely walked out of the deep canyon.

Under the unique red light of Yousi, Hasaji saw the face of the visitor clearly. It was the outsider who they had been chasing like a lamb to be slaughtered a few hours ago.

This outsider was the woman in the duo, and she looked much more miserable than when she left.

"Hey! Where's that man?"

"Why did you come out alone?"

Hasaji's long and narrow face was cast in shadow by the light of the campfire, and his words were full of sarcasm.

"Was it resolved by the being inside?"

"Or do you simply not have the courage to go in?"

When the Kunyang people around heard this, they also laughed out loud.

In their minds, humans are ultimately an inferior race to the Kunyang people, and are far inferior to the Kunyang people in terms of wisdom and courage.

The reason why they want to learn about the outside world from outsiders is not because they are worried about the outside world, but more out of curiosity.

The people of Kunyang once used searchlights to penetrate the dark abyss of Enkai and saw living creatures flowing out of stone troughs and worshiping the statue of Tsathoggua carved from onyx.

This taboo scene frightened the Kunyang expedition team so much that they fled from Enkai.

Since then, Enkai has been regarded by the Kunyang people as a forbidden place that can never be entered.

As an inferior race, humans naturally couldn't explore deeper than the Kunyang people, let alone survive and escape from Enkaili...

So Hasagyi subconsciously believed that the man entered Enkai and died.

But the woman didn't have the courage to go in and could only retreat cowardly.

“Outsider, since you don’t have the courage to enter there, come back with us.”

"The gate of Kunyang will open to you again..."

Hasaji had a big smile on his face, holding a disintegration ray gun in one hand, and surrounded Koizumi Hongzi with the other six Kunyang people.

But just as Khashoggi stood in front of Koizumi Hongzi, countless spherical black substances suddenly emerged from Hongzi's body.

These black substances rushed towards the Kunyang people's bodies like waves.

"what--!"