The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"Portal?"

When Koizumi Hongzi was absent-minded just now, Qin Zhibo had explored most of the area in front of the temple and did not find a door with an unknown purpose.

If there is a door here, it can only be at the back of the temple.

"I'll go take a look and you continue to translate."

Qin Zhibo went to the back of the temple alone, behind the pedestal where Satugua was.

Passing by Satugua, Qin Zhibo tried his best to tiptoe so as not to disturb this huge creature.

At this time, Tsathoggua had fallen into a deep sleep again, and his dark fur made him look like a basalt or onyx toad statue rather than a living creature.

His paws were crossed in front of him, leaning lazily on the back of the base, ignoring the "little ants" passing by him.

Coming to the back of the base, there is a pool over 100 meters long.

In this huge square pool that looks like a swimming pool, there are countless fist-sized black spherical ooze creatures swimming around.

They are very similar to the invisible offspring in front of the temple, but there are many differences.

For example, these ooze creatures can change into various forms, and there are two tiny yellow dots on the spherical surface.

It is suspected that the yellow dots are the eyes of this creature.

When Qin Zhibo walked to the edge of the pool, the small yellow dots on the surface of the spherical soft mud followed Qin Zhibo's movement.

At first glance, this creature seems somewhat cute.

But Qin Zhibo didn't dare to approach them. He pressed against the wall at the edge of the pool and walked 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 cover-up, Qin Zhibo first threw a compressed biscuit into the "door".

Snap.

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

This is indeed a real wall.

After a brief inspection, you will find that the wall tiles in the door frame are different from the surrounding walls. They are obviously stone bricks mass-produced by modern factories. Gray cement can also be seen between the cracks of the bricks.

"This is……"

Qin Zhibo rubbed his fingers over the recent texture on the bricks and gradually understood the origin of this wall.

This is the wall built by Renya Karasuma!

This should have been the portal where Yiboen flowed before, allowing people to travel freely between Enkai and the outside world.

But after Karasuma Renye came here last time, another wall was built in the portal to prevent others from entering or leaving Enkai.

As for Karasuma Renye himself, he has probably learned the method of virtualization from the Kunyan people, and can enter and exit freely regardless of the wall.

This old thing is taking away bamboo shoots~

Qin Zhibo took out the [Holy Sword of Physics] and knocked twice on the wall. The wall was very strong. Unless blasting methods were used, manpower would definitely not be able to break through.

Koizumi Anko should have explosive magic, but this is the back garden of the toad god Satogua.

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

I'll probably be angry...

Unless He is too lazy to be angry.

After thinking about it, Qin Zhibo felt that it was better not to challenge Satugua's laziness.

…

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

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

As for Koizumi Hongzi, the hieroglyphs written by Ibon's apprentice Theron are all Theron's own experiences while traveling along Ibon's footsteps.

There's nothing about spells in it.

Unable to learn new magic, Koizumi Hongzi was not depressed, but instead had a smile on her face.

"Look, it says there is a creature behind the temple called the 'Inner Feeder'."

"It is a parasitic organism that can inhabit a host from the inside, amplify the host's madness, cause it to act destructively, and spread contagious thoughts of insanity to others nearby."

"As long as we have this, won't we be able to deal with the Kunyang people?"

When Qin Zhibo heard this familiar name, he thought of what Mr. Clock prayed to Satogua just now. Wasn't it this "inner keeper"?

The purpose of Mr. Clock coming to Enkai is to obtain this parasite.

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

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

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

Because his father was persecuted by the company's second-in-command, Kinoshita Tomoze wanted to eliminate the "evil" in Japan.

If the "evil" in Japan, especially the high crime rate led by rice noodles, is caused by the "inner breeder"...

…

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

“These are 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 over and squatted by the pool, and suddenly stretched her hand into the pool.

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

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

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

They do not cause any wounds on the surface of the skin and seep into Koizumi Hongzi's fair arms like liquid.

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

She pulled out her arms and sat on the ground exhausted.

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 may be parasitized by the breeder inside..."

Koizumi Anko frowned and stood up staggeringly, holding on to the ground.

"Leave here while I can still control myself..."

…

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

There are openings to other cave systems, which are also inhabited by other gods, such as Abhos and Atrak Nakeya.

Qin Zhibo had some impressions of Atrak Nakya alone.

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

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

Those spider women were branded with the "Seal of the Spider" by Atrak Nakya, transforming from human form into giant spiders, serving their gods endlessly.

Misa Takeda of Spider Mansion was chosen by Atrak Nakoa.

Thinking of this now, Qin Zhibo had a bold idea.

If we enter this cave, can we find a road leading to Tottori Prefecture's Puppet Ridge?

In theory this is possible.

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

Qin Zhibo took a look at his sanity score and found that it was no longer enough.

Moreover, Koizumi Hongzi's current condition is very bad, and she cannot bear those inner breeders for too long.

So Qin Zhibo gave up the idea and continued to return the way they came from with Koizumi Hongzi.

…

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

There are no Kunyang people squatting at the entrance of the cave.

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

After a while, Minase Yomeng brought back the news. As expected, those Kunyang people were repairing at the exit of the canyon and did not leave.

Hearing this, before Qin Zhibo could express his position, Koizumi Hongzi sneered.

"snort……"

In this case, they are not to blame.

…

On the plain flowing with red light, an orange-red bonfire was burning.

Hasaj and six other Kunyang people are making a fire to cook.

One of the Kunyang people stirred the soup spoon while pouring the soup and water into bowls and distributed them to others.

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

The sentry captain Hasaj took a spoonful of soup into his mouth and replied: "At least until their food is exhausted..."

Although Abyss Enkai is a formidable and forbidden place for the people of K'un-yan, they must ensure that outsiders actually die within, rather than hiding within.

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

Khashoggi has experience in this matter.

Fifteen years ago, the magical woman entered Enkai, and Khasaj and his sentries waited outside the canyon for 30 days.

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

"If it weren't for the souls of those snake people who blocked us, we could have caught the outsiders directly and brought them back for fun."

"Isn't that so? These abominable snake people..."

While the Kunyang people were sitting around the campfire, eating and chatting, the four-legged animal standing not far from a few people suddenly raised its head.

Their heads all looked toward the darkness deep in the canyon, which immediately aroused Hasaj's vigilance.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

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

Khasaj put the bowl in his hand aside and stood up, squinting his eyes slightly and looking closely at the depths of the canyon with his atypical long and narrow Indian face.

In his field of vision, a figure faintly walked out of the deep canyon.

Under the unique red light of Youss, Hasaj saw the face of the visitor clearly. It was the outsider who was chased by them like a lamb to be slaughtered a few hours ago.

This outsider is the woman in the duo, and she looks much more embarrassed than when she went down.

"Hey! Where is that man?"

"Why did you come out on your own?"

Khasaj's long and narrow face was cast in a general shadow under the light of the bonfire, and his words were full of ridicule.

"Was it solved by the existence inside?"

"Or do you just not have the guts to go in?"

When the surrounding Kunyang people heard this, they laughed "hahaha".

In their view, human beings are ultimately inferior to the Kunyang people. They are far inferior to the Kunyang people in terms of intelligence and courage.

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

The K'unyan people once penetrated into the dark abyss of Enkai with searchlights, saw the living creatures flowing out of the stone troughs, and worshiped the onyx-carved statue of Tsathoggua.

This taboo scene frightened the Kunyang expedition and fled Enkai.

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

As an inferior race, it is naturally impossible for humans to explore deeper than the Kunyan people, let alone come out of Enkaili alive...

So Hasaj subconsciously thought that the man entered Enkai and died.

But this woman didn't have the guts to go in, so she could only exit cowardly.

"Outsiders, since you don't have the courage to enter there, just come back with us."

"Kunyang's door will be open to you again..."

With a smile on his face, Hasaj held a disintegration ray gun in one hand, and he and six other Kunyang people surrounded Koizumi Hongzi.

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

These black substances were like waves, rushing towards the Kunyang people's bodies.

"ah--!"

The Kunyang people were shocked and fought hard to beat the black substance on their bodies.

But these substances quickly sneaked under the skin of Kunyang people and disappeared without a trace.

"What's this?!"

Hasaki roared at Koizumi Hongzi, but the next second, he felt an impulse in his heart.

He heard a voice in his head, screaming "Kill him", "Kill him".

The same goes for other Kunyang people, who have even begun to stab their companions with the swords on their waists.

The inner feeder is like an amplifier of evil thoughts. The more evil the host's heart is, the crazier it will transform.

This is perfect for dealing with this extremely degenerate race.

At this moment, the desires and evil in the hearts of these Kunyang people were infinitely magnified.

They abandoned the law and raised their swords to slash at their companions frantically.

As if losing his mind, Hasaj used the disintegration ray gun in his hand to look for the outsider who released these black substances.

But at this time, Koizumi Hongzi had already disappeared, and there were only companions fighting with each other around.

Looking at this crazy scene, Khasajj did not stop him, but the corners of his mouth rose to the point of twisting.

He raised the disintegration ray gun in his hand and pointed it at all living objects around him. While shooting, he also let out a sharp and piercing laugh.

A stream of blue rays, blood mixed with hissing red light, flew among these Kunyang people.

The scene was chaotic for a time.

When everything stopped, the corpses of Kunyang people were already lying next to the bonfire.