The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"die……"

Koizumi Anko's eyes widened and she froze on the spot, unable to believe her ears.

There was a groaning smile on Hasaji's Indian face, "I remember they were three people, an old man, a woman, and the woman's servant."

"The old man was the first to die. He failed to pass the review of the council. The indigenous people of this land cannot provide us with much useful knowledge, but it is best to be used as slaves."

"The woman wanted to go to Enkai. In order to lure us away, her servant ran away towards the exit alone, but we caught him when he was about to escape to the ground. His hands and feet were chopped off and he was given the most severe punishment. "

"As for that woman, although she entered Enkai, she never came out again..."

Khasaj's words revealed the fate of Koizumi Hongzi's mother, servants and old Gray Eagle 15 years ago.

This reminded Qin Zhibo of the corpse without arms and legs that Minase Yomeng saw on the mound when he passed through the underground tunnel. It might be the servant of Koizumi Hongzi's mother.

Then there’s Koizumi Anko’s mother, who really got into Enkai.

"Okay, having said all that, you should also know that no one can get out alive after entering Kunyang, right?"

"Don't worry, as long as you follow us back with peace of mind and teach us the method of summoning the Unspeakable, we will not treat you badly."

The surrounding Kunyang people all returned to normal, pulled out the swords from their waists, and approached Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi.

But at this moment, countless light green slender shadows emerged from the stone walls of the canyon and surrounded the Kunyang people's sentries.

Qin Zhibo took a closer look and realized that these slender shadows turned out to be snake-men.

The shadows of a group of snake men surrounded these Kunyang people. Hasaj and his sentry team were immediately in chaos, waving their swords randomly towards the surroundings.

But these swords seemed unable to cause any harm to the snake-man shadow, and all attacks passed through the green shadow.

Before Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi understood what was happening, the shadow of a snake man stood in front of them.

"We are the snake people cursed by Ige. You already know our history in the temple, right?"

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi recalled what they saw in the Nameless City and nodded in unison.

The snake-man shadow continued: "Because we turned our backs on Yig, we were cursed with a vicious eternal curse."

"Although our bodies have degraded and died, our souls are forever imprisoned and cannot leave this desolate place."

"So we would like to invite you to enter Enkai, tell our tragic experience to the toad god Tsathogua, and ask him to lend a hand to save his miserable and devout followers."

The snake man's flat facial features, which seemed to grow on the fleshy wings of a cobra's neck, did not open his mouth, but Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi already understood what he was saying.

"Get in quickly! We can't hold them off for long!"

"Come in quickly! Enkai's entrance is over there!"

The snake man raised his hand and pointed to the darkness deep in the canyon, where the metal coin was pointing.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the Snake Man Shadow and the Kunyang Man who were still entangled with each other, and immediately understood that the Snake Man had no fighting power now and was just constantly scaring and disturbing the Kunyang Man's sight.

"let's go!"

Qin Zhibo made up his mind and dragged away Xiaoquan Hongzi who still wanted to settle accounts with the Kunyang people.

The two of them got into the darkness and disappeared from the sight of the snake people and the Kunyang people.

…

After running for a while, Koizumi Hongzi broke away from Qin Zhibo and asked, "Why did you let them go?"

"That's your best chance to kill them!"

After what Hasaj had just said, Koizumi Hongzi’s hatred for the Kunyang people was already overwhelming.

She wanted to kill the Kunyang people to avenge her mother and the unknown servants of the Red Magic clan.

But Qin Zhibo was more rational than her at this time and knew that there was no point in doing so.

"Even if we kill them now, it will only attract more Kunyang people."

"But if they choose to escape at this time, they will think that we have no other means and relax their vigilance."

In his contact with Hasaj, Qin Zhibo could feel his arrogance as a Kunyang native and his disdain for everything about people on the ground.

And this arrogance will make him disdain to ask for help and insist on using their sentinel power to eliminate the threat from outsiders.

In other words, when he came out of Enkai, there was still only one sentry guarding outside the canyon.

As long as they can get rid of Hasaj and his sentries and find the entrance to the Tombs of Xin in Snake City, they can return safely.

"no!"

"I want to go back to find them! I want to avenge my mother!"

Saying that, Koizumi Hongzi turned around and went back regardless.

Snapped!

At this time, a crisp slap echoed in the silent space, and Koizumi Hongzi's face immediately turned red.

This was a palm from Qin Zhibo, used to help her regain her sanity.

"So what if you fight them desperately right now? Will your mother be happy about this?"

"Don't forget, what is the purpose of your trip?"

"It is to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Red Magic family and obtain the legendary ultimate magic!"

Koizumi Hongzi looked up at Qin Zhibo, with traces of red appearing on the whites of her eyes.

But she finally controlled her tear ducts and did not shed a single tear.

The witch's rule is that as long as she sheds tears, she loses her magic power, no matter who she is crying for.

"Have you calmed down?"

Qin Zhibo turned around and saw the darkness in front of him, "Then let's get on the road quickly, we still have a long way to go..."

…

The two continued walking forward and finally reached the foot of the cliff at the top of the mountain.

There is no flat road ahead, only a cave that slopes downward, which seems to be another road leading underground.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi entered one after another by the light of searchlights. The slope here was steeper than the previous section.

Under the thousand-meter-long slope is a dim underground hall.

There is no difference between day and night here. The glow from the rock dome illuminates the place just right, just like the moonlight from the outside world.

At the edge of the underground hall, there are still several unmarked passages, or forks, spreading out into the depths.

Just when Qin Zhibo was confused about where to go next, a figure walked over from an inconspicuous position.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time..."

The person coming is none other than Mr. clock.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi have experienced bumps along the way. Whether it is their mental outlook or their clothing, they can be described as dusty.

On the other hand, Mr. Clock is the same as what he saw on the ground. Except for the fact that his face is naturally expressionless, he is still full of energy.

Qin Zhibo asked: "Did you come down directly?"

Mr.clock replied expressionlessly: "Yes, the seismic mining machine can move the target to the ground or underground several miles away."

Qin Zhibo looked around and did not see the earthquake mining machine.

"You are underground now, can you still control the machine on the ground?"

Mr.clock shook his head, "No."

"Then how do you go back?"

"How you came here is how I will go back."

"Going back from Kunyang?"

"Yes, go back from Kunyang."

Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment, wondering if Mr. Clock knew that Kunyang was inhabited by those degenerate and xenophobic Kunyang people.

Or does Mr. Clock have any way to deal with the Kunyang people?

"alright……"

Mr. Clock turned to several passages at the edge of the underground hall, "It's time for us to move on. Enkai is waiting for us ahead."

Mr. Clock took Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi into a passage in the middle, but in Qin Zhibo's eyes, this passage was no different from other passages.

"Why did you choose this path?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Mr. Clock, who was walking in front, stopped and looked back, and explained in a stiff tone: "Because the other roads are not leading to Enkai, but to other places..."

"Here lies the path to Atrak Nakoa, the Spider God."

"Here lies the path to Abhoth, the source of the impure."

"There is a road leading to the Womi people's lair..."

"No matter which roads you choose, they do not lead to Enkai."

"Because this is the only way to Enkai."

"Buzz..."

After the sound of Weng's cry fell, Mr. Clock walked forward by himself and walked into the dark tunnel.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi looked at each other and felt that Mr. Clock would not be cheating in the general direction.

However, Mr. Clock also knows more about the underground than imagined, and understands everything underground.

In this case, he should also know about the existence of the Kunyang people.

"Mr.clock, do you know the Kunyang people?"

"Kunyang people?" Mr. Clock paused, "Yes, I know those Kunyang people. They are a group of fanatical believers and have a long history."

Qin Zhibo continued: "We met Kunyang people on the way here. They are very dangerous. Do you have any way to deal with them?"

Koizumi Hongzi, who was walking next to her, also cheered up and listened carefully to the answer to this question.

But Mr. Clock was silent for a long time and did not answer the question directly.

"Kunyang people are crazy. Crazy has been written into their genes since 65 million years ago."

"This madness will eventually destroy themselves. The only thing that can completely destroy them is their hearts..."

Mr. Clock's words seemed to explain a method, but the Riddler's narration made the other two people unable to understand what he was saying.

Qin Zhibo could feel that Mr. Clock had a way to defeat the Kunyang people, but he just didn't want to tell them.

This makes Qin Zhibo a little embarrassed. If Mr. Clock has a way to deal with the Kunyang people, he must know this way if he wants to leave here.

But Mr. Clock and his alliance have secretly broken off, and both sides will find ways to kill each other during Enkai's trip.

...It seems that we can only take one step at a time.

…

In the dark passage, Mr. Clock's leaders Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi walked forward and finally came to a circular abyss.

The diameter of this abyss is about ten meters, and there are irregular protruding stone steps on the vertical stone wall for walking.

And below the abyss, there is darkness that even the most powerful searchlight cannot penetrate.

"Come with me, Enkai is below."

Mr.clock took the lead up the steps and strolled towards the road leading to the abyss.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi confirmed the reliability of the stone steps and followed them up one after another.

In order to prevent Mr. Clock from setting a trap on a certain stone step in advance, Qin Zhibo secretly held the [Flying Claw] in one hand, ready to drop it at any time.

But what was surprising was that all the stone steps were intact. The three of them walked about 700 steps and reached the bottom of the abyss.

At the bottom of the abyss, there was only one passage ahead. The evil aura emanating from the passage made Koizumi Anko, who had a strong sixth sense, stop in her tracks.

As a witch who often accepts hidden existences, she has never felt such a powerful evil aura.

Whether it is the legendary demon "Lucifer" or the ghoul, the evil aura exuding from them is less than one ten thousandth of that in the passage ahead.

There is something extremely terrifying hidden there, a taboo that humans cannot touch.

"Then...what is that?"

Qin Zhibo, who was walking in front, turned around and looked at Koizumi Hongzi who was mumbling to himself behind him, then walked back and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"What's ahead...a very terrible smell..."

Qin Zhibo sniffed his nose, and except for a faint stench in the air, there was no other smell.

Of course, the presence of such a smell in such a deep cave is unusual enough.

At this time, Mr. Clock, who was walking at the front, turned back and asked the rear with an expressionless face.

"You two, can you still leave?"

"This is the last stretch of the road. Just walk in and you'll be at Enkai."

"Don't you want to see the ultimate 'reality'?"

Of course Qin Zhibo had to go in, but Koizumi Hongzi was already trembling with her arms crossed.

"How about you stay here?"

When asked by Qin Zhibo, Koizumi Hongzi seemed to regain her senses and came out of the terrible sixth sense.

"No, I want to keep going!"

"This is the last chance to turn back, are you sure?"

"yes, I'm sure."

Looking at Koizumi Hongzi's firm eyes, Qin Zhibo couldn't say anything else and returned with her to Mr. Clock who was waiting in front.

Mr. Clock glanced at Koizumi Hongzi with some disdain in his tone.

"It seems that not all humans can reach here. There is a reason for this."

"Then let's keep moving forward..."

Mr. Clock, Qin Zhibo, and Koizumi Hongzi walked to the deepest part of the cave in order.

During this period, Qin Zhibo had to look back many times to see if Koizumi Hongzi had fallen behind.

But until the deepest part of the cave, Koizumi Hongzi showed no signs of flinching.

At the end of the cave, the view suddenly opened up.

This is a huge cave like a temple.

There are countless skeletons of unknown creatures piled on the floor of the cave. The skeletons are covered with indigestible fur, and it is they that emit bursts of stench.

Next to the pile of bones, there were two stone troughs flowing with some kind of living creature.

The stone trough leads directly to the deepest darkness of the Forbidden Temple - a place that is completely isolated from the human world.

[Congratulations on completing the main mission: Go to the new world - Enkai! 】