The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

It's coming out.

Already out...

Qin Zhibo raised his hands high and stared at the black mist in the corner until the Tindalos Hound emerged from the black mist.

The ugly wolf head narrowed its scarlet eyes and stared at its prey insidiously.

In those long and narrow mouths, the hollow straw-like tongue slowly poked out like a snake's tongue, obviously ready for hunting.

Compared with real hounds, the hunting methods of Tindalos hounds are more "gentle".

They will use their sharp claws and long pointed teeth to attack resisting prey, but they will not use them to obtain.

The tongue, a hollow straw that protrudes from the mouth, will penetrate into the victim's body and suck out bodily fluids.

This is not for the purpose of hunting, but like the Predator, it is used as a trophy after defeating the prey.

Qin Zhibo moved his right foot sideways, ready to dodge at any time, and at the same time glanced at the magic circle on the floor from the corner of his eye.

Just now, with the chanting of the hymn, the magic circle seemed to have some strange reactions.

There was thunder in the sky, as if an invisible powerful force spread from the sky, and finally merged into the central pattern of the magic circle.

But then... there was no more.

Is it because this magic circle acts on the "bending realm", and the time I am currently in is the "bending realm", so I can't see it?

According to the description of the Seven Chapters of Xuanwu Secret Sutra, the time that most people are experiencing leading to the future is a continuous and stable warped time.

The time that flows backward to the past, is chaotic and discontinuous, is the time of transition.

The power Liao Dan gained was precisely by sending people into the "folded state", thereby gaining the power to return consciousness to the past.

The two kinds of time can interfere with each other, but they are not connected.

In other words, although the magic circle in the "Bending Realm" was successful, it was unable to act on the "Bending Realm"?

hateful!

You won't be happy in vain...

Qin Zhibo looked at the magic circle and "himself" next to him, who was also the original owner of the body.

He seemed to be thinking about whether the magic circle was really successful, and even planned to recite the eulogy again.

"Listen to my call..."

Qin Zhibo watched the original owner chant again. When he was distracted, the Tindalos hound in the corner suddenly rushed towards him.

The abstract, amorphous outline was like a piece of deformed darkness, flying through the top of the magic circle.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo made a tactical dodge gesture to the side.

But at this moment, a dazzling beam of light suddenly emerged from the eyeball pattern in the middle of the magic circle, which just passed through the body of the Tindalos Hound that flew directly above the magic circle.

This powerful force instantly squeezed the dark figure to the ceiling, and spread around in the shape of air waves.

For a moment, the candles were blown out, the paint buckets were swaying crazily, and various manuscripts were blown away, being swept into the tornado in the center of the magic circle and dancing in the wind.

This is……

Qin Zhibo's eyes widened in shock and he looked up at the Hound of Tindalos on the ceiling.

The monster seemed to be grabbed by a pair of invisible hands and held down tightly.

Although it struggled with its head twisting and turning, the difference in strength was too great and it had no effect at all.

Is this the action of the One Who Unifies All Things?

At the same time, the original owner was also looking up at the ceiling.

However, from his perspective, he could not see the Hound of Tindalos. He could only see the thick white light beam rushing to the top of the ceiling, and then spread around after hitting the wall at the top, like a torrent caused by a waterfall hitting a stone. .

The appearance of this strange phenomenon naturally shows that the magic circle is successful.

He actually succeeded in summoning one of the three pillars of gods, the great unifier of all things and the key to the door - Yog-Sothoth!

He knelt down on the ground and began to speak piously to the light beam in front of him.

"Great One who unites all things, please grant my wish!"

"Please send down a revelation! Guide your believers out of confusion! Avoid the fate of destruction!"

"On the Pacific Ocean, the evil Kanaloa is rising, and his shadow is getting bigger and bigger. Fish and reptiles will welcome his return..."

"No, that's Cthulhu!"

"When the stars return, R'lyeh will rise above the sea, and Cthulhu will return again with his ugly followers!"

"I can see the shadow growing day by day!"

"And the entire Pacific Ocean is exuding a stench!"

"And Ksheela...His daughter still wanders the sea!"

"There are also Naiya's clones and their relatives scattered in every corner of the world!"

"Oh, by the way, Hastur...they are also there!"

"It's terrible! It's simply terrible..."

The original owner seemed to have fallen into a state of mental breakdown, and he continued to utter some incoherent words and phrases.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the original owner kneeling in front of the magic array, with undisguised surprise in his eyes.

He didn't expect that before he took over this body, the original owner's mental state was already so bad.

If he is left alone, he will probably be sent to Qingshan Mental Hospital soon.

However, apart from his worrying mental state, many of the names of the old rulers that came out of his mouth were accurate.

Cthulhu, Hastur the King in Yellow, Nyarlathotep, Xira...

The original owner actually said that he saw them. It's strange that the san's worth is broken.

But how did he see these gods?

If an ordinary person can see one, he will be considered a great virtue in his life...

Just when Qin Zhibo was thinking about the mystery of the original owner of the body, the white light beam in the magic circle suddenly swung in the direction, knocking the Tindalos hound into the wall beside Qin Zhibo.

This force still tightly controlled the hound's body, but it was only one meter away from Qin Zhibo.

This is……

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and had a very bold idea in his mind.

Do you mean to kill the Hounds of Tindalos?

At present, although this "white light beam" can control the Tindalos hound, it cannot kill it.

And he happens to possess the power that makes the hounds of Tindalos fear...

Qin Zhibo took out the Oath-Keeping Sword again, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and stabbed the wolf head with all his strength.

This time, the body of the Tindalos hound was indeed not immune to physical attacks, and the sharp sword edge penetrated directly into the ferocious wolf's head.

"Roar……"

A harsh wailing sound came from the upper and lower jaws, and light blue blood flowed from the gap between the sword edge and the flesh.

Along with this shrill wail, a piece of information appeared in Qin Zhibo's brain out of thin air.

The Hounds of Tindalos all come from Tindalos, a capital city that wanders outside of regular time and space.

It was a world of extreme chaos, and the towering black spiral spiers in the capital were the habitats of the hounds.

In addition to the ordinary hounds of Tindalos, there is also the "Lord of Tindalos" with giant glowing eyes like a nightmare.

They are the descendants of the outer god Noth Itik and the minions of Azathoth, but they often conflict with Yog-Sothoth, the unifier of all things.

The reason is that Yog-Sothoth represents the curve of time, and the Hounds of Tindalos is the horn of time...

When Qin Zhibo came back from his daze, the Tindalos hound in front of him was gradually being torn apart by a holy and dazzling light.

The body that was originally odorless now exuded a very foul smell.

The stench was not completely eliminated until the white light swallowed and wiped out the entire body of the Tindalos Hound.

Qin Zhibo slowly put down the Oath-Keeping Sword in his hand, turned his head and looked around.

Was this a successful kill of the Hounds of Tindalos?

After waiting for a moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no more black mist and wolf heads coming out of the corner.

"call……"

The next step is to see how the ceremony goes.

Qin Zhibo turned to look at the original owner in front of the magic circle, who was still mumbling endlessly.

The general content is that the end is coming, and terrifying waves will overflow Hawaii and even the entire world.

"Please lower your gaze from infinite dimensions and grant me endless knowledge that can reveal the future!"

"Please..."

Facing the light pillar in the center of the magic circle, the original owner kowtowed as if pounding garlic.

However, the light beam only hovered above the magic circle for a while, and then gradually dissipated.

But when the original owner raised his head again, the magic circle had completely returned to calm, and everything was back to how it was before the summoning was successful.

That's it?

Qin Zhibo, like the original owner, looked around every corner of the room without knowing why.

It seems that Yog-Sothoth came here specifically to deal with the Hounds of Tindalos, and left after dealing with them...

It seems that no feedback was given to the original owner's request, and the original owner's wishes were not fulfilled.

Just when Qin Zhibo was confused, an invisible force suddenly came from the void.

Qin Zhibo felt as if his body was attracted by this force and he could not help but move in a certain direction.

Could it be that Liao Dan has expired?

According to records, the effect of Liao Dan depends on each person's physical constitution, and the general effect can last between one and two hours.

However, since the timeline in broken time is discontinuous, even though the drug is only effective for such a short time, it is still possible to travel back in time hundreds of millions of years ago.

At that time, I swallowed the Liao Dan in the cabin without enough time to chew it completely, which might affect the efficacy of the medicine.

It seems it's time to go back...

Qin Zhibo took one last deep look at the original owner who was kneeling on the ground with a face full of despair, and then his almost transparent body completely disappeared in the air.

…

Inubushi forest, cabin.

Conan gritted his teeth, put his feet on the ground, and pulled the sliding door in front of him in the opposite direction with both hands.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open the door with the strength of a primary school student.

He suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, and could only use shouting to vent the negative emotions in his heart.

"hateful!"

What happened?

What is that black wolf-like creature?

Aliens?

no, I can not……

Is it the curse of the devil dog?

The curse is real...

A series of questions appeared in Conan's mind one after another.

But he quickly shook his head and threw all these complicated thoughts behind him.

The most critical issue now is to confirm Qin Zhibo's safety, because from the last moment when the wooden door was closed, that dangerous existence had already confronted Qin Zhibo.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he remembered that he had seen Inufushi Akira outside through the window in the cabin before, being chased by a demon dog.

correct! window!

Conan turned around and ran to the window on the side of the wooden house, using stones found from the nearby swamp to smash the glass.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the window glass of the cabin shattered.

He quickly climbed into the cabin along the window edge and saw many people lying on the ground, including Hattori Heiji, Inufushi Chiaki, Inufushi Yukihime, and Qin Zhibo.

"Qin Zhibo?"

"Qin Zhibo! Hello..."

Conan leaned down and pushed Qin Zhibo's body a few times, trying to wake him up, but to no avail.

In addition, the black, floating dark creature that looked like a hound had disappeared.

Um?

where it goes?

Just as the surprised Conan was looking around with the light from his watch, the shouts of Mouri Kogoro and others came from the other side of the swamp.

"Hello!"

"anyone there?"

"Mr. Chihuang!"

"Yukihime! Yukihime!"

Realizing that someone from Inubushi City was coming, Conan immediately climbed up the window and said "I'm here."

But when I thought about the unknown creature that looked like a black wolfdog that had appeared in the wooden house just now, I felt a little hesitant.

If that thing hasn't left yet, wouldn't it be dangerous to call everyone over?

But even if he doesn't greet them, sooner or later they will come to the cabin to check.

what to do?

Just as Conan was hesitating, a warm and strong hand suddenly held his small hand.

Conan was startled, and suddenly looked back to see that Qin Zhibo had woken up.

"Conan..."

"Qin!"

The excitement on Conan's face was undisguised.

When Qin Zhibo saw Conan in front of him, a happy smile appeared on his lips.

At the same time, Mouri Kogoro and others who had just arrived near the wooden house also heard the sounds inside and walked to the door and asked.

"Who's inside?"

Faced with Mouri Kogoro's question, Conan opened his mouth slightly but made no sound. He was still worried about the monster just now.

However, Qin Zhibo knew that he had effectively eliminated the Tindalos hounds.

"It's me, Qin Zhibo."

"Conan, Hattori Heiji, Chiko and Yukihime are also here..."

As the door of the wooden house opened, Mouri Kogoro and others saw that except Conan and Qin Zhibo, everyone else was lying on the floor, as if they had just experienced a battle and were now asleep.

Under the questioning of Moori Kogoro, Conan told what happened.

From the time he and Hattori Heiji tried to capture the "devil dog" at the cabin, to seeing Yukihime and Chiko coming to the cabin, to the brief fight between the two sides...

In short, except for the black "magic dog", Conan explained everything he could.

Everyone present was shocked when they heard that Inufushi Chiaki was the murderer who controlled the "devil dog".

However, Qin Zhibo knew that the real murderer of the series of cases that occurred at the Infu family was not him.