Conan Rick's Investigator

But Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito both have the help of special tools, one is the [Flying Claw] and the other is the rope gun produced by the doctor.

Kuroba Kaito fixed one end of the rope gun and extended an invitation to Nancy.

"Miss Nancy, let me take you down~"

Nancy looked at the frivolous Kuroba Kaito and replied without mercy, "No need."

Then, she walked to Qin Zhibo.

Obviously, compared to the "little brat" Kuroba Kaito, she is more inclined to believe Qin Zhibo.

Although what Qin Zhibo used to fix the rope was a human hand bone that was completely stripped of flesh.

Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kōnosuke looked at Nancy, who would rather choose "human hand bones", and looked at each other with expressions of disbelief.

……

In this way, the four people were divided into two teams, Qin Zhibo with Nancy, and Kuroba Kaito with Terai Huang Zhisuke.

The four of them landed at the deepest part of the shaft below, and then climbed a little higher before arriving at the space passage leading to the dreamland.

The foul smell emanating from the dark abandoned water pipe made Kuroba Kaito frown.

"This...should I get in?"

"Yeah." Qin Zhibo nodded as a matter of course. "Don't you drill pipes often?"

"That's the ventilation duct I drilled into. There might be a dead rat in there."

"That's why I told you before that you don't have to dress too cleanly."

After saying that, Qin Zhibo turned around and crawled into the abandoned pipe.

Kuroba Kaito got two cotton balls to plug his nose, and he and Terai Kōnosuke both plugged their noses.

He offered the cotton ball to Nancy again, but she refused it again.

Several people crawled into the pipe one after another. The fishy smell inside became stronger and the rotten rust made people's skin itchy.

Qin Zhibo kept crawling inside until a certain moment, the circular barrier around his body suddenly disappeared.

In a dark space filled with ashes, four people slowly stood up.

Kuroba Kaito, Terai Konosuke, and Nancy looked around in disbelief.

Among them, Kuroba Kaito took out his night vision goggles and put them on his head, but all he could see was a dark flat ground without any vegetation or any markings.

"From now on, you will follow me the whole time. Don't get separated, and do it as quickly as possible without making any noise."

After giving a reminder, Qin Zhibo led the three of them and ran towards the direction of the "Xin's Tomb Group" above.

……

Although the place where you enter the Ash Space is a fixed space channel each time, the location after entering the Ash Space is slightly different each time.

This time the location is closer to the northwest rising channel than last time, which is good news.

Qin Zhibo led the three of them and ran in the dark, intending to get there as quickly as possible.

But as they ran, Nancy fell behind the group.

Even Terai Konosuke's physical strength is far greater than that of Nancy in human form.

In this space without any landmarks, Qin Zhibo needs to use the [navigation device] to always run in front and lead the way.

Otherwise, a slight deviation in direction will lead to a great distance from the destination.

"Uncle, do you want to stop and take a rest?" Kuroba Kaito ran to Qin Zhibo and suggested.

"No."

Qin Zhibo decisively rejected Kuroba Kaito's proposal.

"This place is not as safe as you think. There are..."

At this moment, a hoarse coughing sound came from the surrounding darkness.

Ahem——

Ahem...

There were inhuman voices lingering in the darkness, and it was obvious that the thing Qin Zhibo was most worried about had appeared.

"What is this sound?"

"Demons and ghosts are a kind of man-eating monster that haunts this space. There are a lot of them."

Qin Zhibo didn't give much explanation, now he could only run towards the rising channel as quickly as possible.

The last time he left the Dreamland, Qin Zhibo had already agreed with Matsumoto Ryohei that if there was any unusual movement down there, they would come down to provide support.

Now we can only hope that support will arrive in time.

……

In the dark space, four people huddled together into a small group and ran in a certain direction.

In the surrounding darkness, gray shadows kept startling the floating ashes, forming a vortex of moderate size.

This is the demon's hyena tactic, which is to continuously create pressure and consume the target's physical strength.

When a certain number of demons and ghosts gather together, they will rush forward to attack.

The sense of smell of demons and ghosts is extremely sensitive. Even if they do not make any sound to gather their companions, the body odor emitted by their prey will attract a lot of demons and ghosts.

This kind of body odor cannot be dealt with in advance because this space itself has no odor. Any smell from the outside will be identified as prey by the demons and ghosts, even the smell of feces.

This is why Qin Zhibo asked everyone to run as soon as he entered the Ash Space.

However, he still couldn't escape the fate of being discovered by the demon.

"Run!"

"Don't stop! Leave them alone!"

Qin Zhibo didn't care about the sound at all and shouted twice to draw attention to the people behind him, so as to prevent the people behind him from falling behind in panic.

As long as we can hold on until Matsumoto Ryohei brings the zombies over, we'll be safe!

But at this moment, Nancy, who was too weak, slipped and fell to the ground.

Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kōnosuke, who were running in the middle, heard the noise behind them and quickly stopped and looked back.

In the darkness, a shadow taller than a human walked out, and its sharp claws stretched towards Nancy's head.

"careful!"

Kuroba Kaito shouted, took out a poker gun from his arms with his right hand, and shot at the shadow.

whoosh-

A playing card was stuck in the wrinkled skin, with only the tip buried in the flesh.

The owner of the hook seemed to feel a little pain, and the claw froze for a moment before retracting into the darkness.

But then, the monster called "Demon Ghost" stood out from the darkness.

It was a filthy monster with a blurred face. Its strong body seemed like a combination of a kangaroo and a human. Its yellowish and bloodshot eyes glared at Kuroba Kaito with hatred.

This figure emerged from the darkness, and Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kōnosuke were stunned on the spot.

Although Qin Zhibo had said in advance that there was a monster in this place, only by actually seeing it could one understand that there was always a gap between what others had said and what they had seen.

This disgusting appearance is even more disgusting and hateful than a ghoul.

The rough, wrinkled skin looks like the bark of a thousand-year-old tree, or like a strong mummy.

"Shoot!"

Qin Zhibo shouted, which woke up the dazed Kuroba Kaito.

In a daze, Kuroba Kaito quickly pulled the trigger, and several playing cards flew out and pierced the demon's wrinkled skin.

However, the demon ghost just looked down at the several playing cards stuck in his body, waved his hand, and roared at several people.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen demons rushed towards them from the darkness.

"careful!"

Qin Zhibo immediately materialized the [Oath-Keeping Sword] and slashed at the demon that was charging towards him.

With one cut of the knife, the thick-skinned and tough demon was split in half like paper, and the smelly blood splattered on the bodies of several people traveling with him.

Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kōnosuke also quickly entered combat mode. One used a rope gun and a playing card gun to transform into a Holy Spear Ranger, and the other used a metal baseball bat to hit the approaching demons.

If facing humans, Kuroba Kaito's combat capability is still good, and his strong flexibility can at least ensure that he will not suffer any loss.

But in this open space without any cover, Kuroba Kaito's agility advantage is useless.

Fortunately, the rope gun and the poker gun could delay the demon's attack speed. While the demon was feeling some pain, Terai Huangzhisuke stepped forward and hit the demon on the head with a baseball bat.

Bang——!

What sounds good is a good start.

The three of them were facing the charging demons and had no time to care about Nancy who was left behind.

Several demons took this opportunity to pounce on Nancy at the same time, their sharp claws tearing through her clothes, revealing her thin shoulders underneath.

The fresh meat was placed in front of him, and the demon's bloody mouth, which emitted a foul smell, bit it without hesitation. Blood oozed out from between his dirty yellow teeth and white skin.

"what--!"

Nancy let out a shrill scream, waking up the three people who were fighting here.

Kuroba Kaito gritted his teeth and was about to rush forward to save the people, but was grabbed by Terai Kōnosuke's wrist.

"Master!"

Kuroba Kaito stared at Terai Huangzhisuke with wide eyes, but Terai Huangzhisuke just shook his head helplessly, meaning that there was no hope.

They can hardly save themselves now, how can they save a weak woman who seems to have little fighting ability and is also injured.

Kuroba Kaito glanced at Qin Zhibo who was fighting hard against the demon in front, and then glanced at Nancy who was being bitten by the demon from behind.

More and more demons and ghosts roared and rushed out from the darkness, faster than Qin Zhibo's killing speed.

This place is no less sinister than the real world.

In the real world, he is Kaito Kidd, who can do anything.

But here, he is just an ordinary person with a slightly more flexible body.

But even so, he still wants to try!

"Close your eyes!"

Kuroba Kaito shouted and threw a flash bomb in his hand.

Bang!

A violent white light exploded in the air, and a white "hole" was suddenly blown open in the dark space.

The demons and ghosts in the "cave" were so stimulated by the white light that they stood still and could not move.

Kuroba Kaito took advantage of this opportunity to rush to Nancy and forcibly pulled her out of the demon's mouth.

The pain from torn flesh made Nancy cry out in excruciating pain.

But Kuroba Kaito didn't care, staying alive was more important than anything else at this time!

"Hurry! I'll carry you!"

Kuroba Kaito bent down slightly, wanting to carry Nancy on his back and run away together.

But Nancy pushed Kuroba Kaito away and uttered a few words with a grin.

"I can't help it anymore..."

"Ok?"

"what--!"

Just when Kuroba Kaito hadn't figured out what was going on, Nancy's head suddenly began to swell, especially the mouth and nose, which bulged rapidly and turned into a dog-like head.

Her skin and body were also changing at an alarming rate.

The originally fair and delicate skin turned into smooth gray skin, and the gigantic body completely burst through the clothes, turning into a small giant over two meters tall.