Akira Kato lifted the man above his head with one hand, and with his other hand, which was damaged by the explosion, he removed the gauze on the man's head, revealing his true appearance underneath.
"Jie Jie, it is indeed you...Mr. Detective...Gulu..."
Akira Kato's voice was hoarse, and when he spoke, a gurgling sound came from the bottom of his throat.
Because he was not in a good condition at this time, Akira Kato himself was also within the scope of the explosion just now. Several dark holes were blown out of the front of his body, and half of his throat and a corner of his face were blown apart.
But he didn't die, and he even had the strength to lift a 185-year-old man like Qin Zhibo above his head.
"Greetings to you on behalf of my grandma..."
Akira Kato mentioned someone in a hoarse voice, but Qin Zhibo was unable to pay attention to what he said. He tried his best to break the arm that grabbed his clothes.
But this arm is like an iron pincer, clamping the person tightly.
Qin Zhibo was secretly shocked. When he fought with Akira Kato before, strength was not his strong point, but now he seemed to be completely transformed.
And when there was internal strife among the believers just now, the black pointed vertebra he used to instantly kill Aunt Lin also looked very strange, as if it was a weapon growing on his hand?
While he had access to Akira Kato's arm, Qin Zhibo quickly investigated and got an astonishing character card.
【Survey√】
Name: Akira Kato
Strength:100
Agility:90
Constitution: 400
....
Will:10
...
Information was displayed one by one. Qin Zhibo had never seen such a BT panel.
Physique 400!
Eight times that of ordinary people!
The power speed has also made a huge leap. Although I didn't know what Akira Kato's body numbers were before, I definitely couldn't reach such power speed.
What is going on?
While Qin Zhibo struggled with his hands and twisted his arms, he turned his attention to observing Kato Akira's body.
This is also the advantage of iron will. As long as you are not facing the true God who cannot be looked directly at and the power of the universe that can cut your will to the bottom in one breath, you can still remain calm.
I saw a black amorphous liquid vaguely flowing and shuttled in Kato Akira's semi-hollow body.
At first it felt like blackened blood, but if you look closely, it was much more fluid than blood, like a black oil vortex swimming inside the body.
Black liquid? Is it a living thing?
Looks like venom...
When Qin Zhibo was confused, Kato Akira saw through his thoughts, grinned with a hole in his mouth.
"Are you looking at this guy?"
"It's called Xiuji, and once you get to know him well, he's still a very cute little guy."
"Both knives and guns are ineffective against Xiuji, and because it can change its form at will, it has no problem being exiled into human blood vessels, and it can also do many super convenient things."
As he spoke, the holes in Akira Kato's body were gradually filled with black liquid, new flesh and blood formed in the vacant positions, and his voice gradually returned to normal.
Qin Zhibo looked surprised when he saw such a familiar introduction.
Black, amorphous...
What kind of "Xiuji" is this? This is simply a Shoggoth!
Inside him is a Shoggoth!
On Tianbu Mountain, Qin Zhibo saw with his own eyes that those black amorphous monsters could only eat human flesh and blood. How could they stay safe and sound in Akira Kato's body now?
Moreover, the Shoggoth seems to have formed a symbiotic host relationship with him, a balanced state of mutual support, similar to venom.
But in fact, Shoggoths can survive independently without parasitism. Human bodies are just food for this creature.
Kato Akira must have used some kind of trick.
It is definitely impossible to confront a monster with such a luxurious panel head-on. We must think of other ways...
"Mr. Detective, do you remember when you and I were at the port of Shinagawa?"
"I had to jump into the sea to escape, but now our situation seems to have changed dramatically~"
Kato Akira's throat and mouth had almost recovered, and he started talking nonstop.
This is not a classic villain talking in many ways, but he was also seriously injured in the explosion just now and had to stop and wait for Xiuji's "recovery".
Shuji, also known as Shoggoth, does not provide healing power, but the ability to transform amorphous black and bright protoplasm into human flesh, a kind of ability to "replenish" flesh and blood.
This is a unique ability bestowed upon them by their Creator.
Because this ability is too powerful, it will not be eliminated by most extreme environments, and in the end it will eliminate their creator.
As for how to eliminate them, it is similar to the common robots in science fiction movies defeating humans.
However, the Shoggoths are not absolutely powerful. They were created to be slaves, and the servility in the race can never be eradicated.
After the disappearance of the Ancient One, many other intelligent races tried to drive the Shoggoths, and succeeded with only some simple spells.
Kato Akira also accidentally uttered the Lalaye spell, which allowed these Shoggoths to successfully recognize their master.
Now, thanks to the tireless repairs by these repairmen, his body has gradually become complete, and the exposed tendons on the other arm have been wrapped in new skin.
"Okay~"
Kato Akira's tone became more relaxed. It was the first time since he obtained Shuji that he had suffered such a serious injury.
After learning that his body was almost immortal, he grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears, and laughed wildly as if he had lost his mind.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
"What an invincible power!"
While he was going crazy, he suddenly noticed Qin Zhibo put his hand into his coat and took out a brown wallet.
"Eh?" Kato Akira was stunned for a moment and said scornfully, "Now that things have come to this, you don't want to bribe me with money, do you?"
What could be in the wallet? Money, of course.
But what he didn't expect was that Qin Zhibo casually touched in his wallet and pulled out a badge.
Qin Zhibo quickly raised his hand and placed the twisted five-pointed star side of the badge on Kato Akira's forehead.
The cold and hard touch came from his skin. Akira Kato was stunned for the first time and had no reaction.
But the next second, a layer of black goosebumps appeared from where the badge was attached, like a circle of ripples spreading from the forehead to the body, like Mystique's transformation.
"vomit--"
A strong sense of nausea emerged from the abdomen, accompanied by the black liquid on the surface of the body rolling and bulging, as if the muscles all over the body had received some kind of huge stimulation.
Akira Kato, whose body had mostly turned into a mess, had to let go of his hand, took two trembling steps back, and lay on the ground, retching continuously.
"Ugh...what did you do! Ugh..."
Seeing Akira Kato's strong rejection reaction, Qin Zhibo knew that he had made the right bet.
The old seal has the ability to drive away evil spirits and heretics, and can make strange creatures and even gods who cannot be looked at feel extremely disgusted. This is shown in "The Secret of the Worm".
Akira Kato was able to drive the Shoggoths who could only chew human flesh, and he must have used some kind of magical method.
In this case, use magic to defeat magic.
Sure enough, the old seal is to these evil creatures what the cross is to vampires. Unless an ancestor like Dracula personally takes action, it is still possible to scare these little minions.
As a human being, Kato Akira had no reason to be affected by the old seal.
But now that most of his body is composed of Shoggoths, he is also affected by it.
While Kato Akira was still retching, Qin Zhibo quickly got up from the ground, carried the stunned Matsumoto Ryohei behind his back, put his other hand around Minase Youmu's waist and walked towards the door.
For some reason, Qin Zhibo now feels that the girl is much lighter than when they first met. Even Conan is much heavier than her now.
Is it because those believers are gone?
Minase Harumu was born due to the thinking power of believers. What would be the consequences if we lose believers?
Qin Zhibo didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he ran out of here first.
But at this moment, a fierce murderous intent approached again, and a black tentacle struck from behind.
Qin Zhibo, who had been paying attention to the rear, quickly turned sideways. Although he avoided the sharp blow, his body carrying the two of them could not maintain balance and fell to the ground.
Akira Kato got up from the ground angrily. His face, which was originally intact, and his forehead were scratched with wounds, and black blood was flowing out, looking like a madman.
"Woo-guk..." Kato Akira's throat kept roaring like a beast.
His sanity completely dropped to zero.
The body no longer adheres to the human form, and the arms turn into black drills that rotate at high speed, like black whirlwinds growing on the arms.
The other arm turned into a thick tentacle, gaining the characteristic of extreme extension, and he grabbed it with a single swipe.
not good!
Seeing the black tentacles approaching rapidly, Qin Zhibo knew that being caught would result in almost instant death, and he must not be caught.
At the critical moment, Qin Zhibo threw the [Bait Doll] out of the toolbar and blocked it in front of his body.
The decoy doll restored Qin Zhibo's appearance 1:1, and Kato Akira had now returned to zero, unable to distinguish many things, so he directly captured the poor doll.
The thick and long tentacles wrapped around the body of the bait puppet, and the black poisonous dragon diamond on the other hand stabbed directly into the body of the puppet.
Bright red flesh and blood flew in the black drill, and the bait puppet's health bar dropped rapidly at an incredible speed.
The blood volume of the decoy doll is probably thicker than that of a normal person. Before dying, the arms tied to both sides of the body did not forget to raise the middle finger.
This is not the first time Qin Zhibo has sold bait dolls. Every time, he has achieved relatively good results. Kato Akira seemed to have to completely tear the doll in front of him to pieces before he gave up. He didn't notice that there was another one in the distance.
Qin Zhibo.
However, Akira Kato is not the only one who can't tell the difference between true and false.
Minase Youmu, who was lying on the ground, slowly raised her head. At this time, she was very weak, with no strength in her body, as if she had been hollowed out.
But when she saw "Qin Zhibo" being ravaged by black tentacles in the distance, her eyes suddenly went blank and lost all their light.
Her head drooped weakly, and she staggered towards Kato Akira.
"Hello!"
The real Qin Zhibo shouted from behind, but Minase Yomeng had lost consciousness and walked towards the hall like a controlled puppet.
At the same time, from the blown-up mist painting in the hall, clouds of gray mist emerged, flowing past Akira Kato's body and converging on the girl's body.
In the growing fog, the shadow of a slender body becomes larger and larger, just like in the painting.
The height of the body began to expand as the mist spread, and soon reached the dome of the church.
No one knows what the principle behind this is. It seems to be the shadow cast by some cosmic power in the mist. If the mist can reach as high as a mountain, this slender body will definitely grow as huge as a mountain.
Kato Akira, who was looking crazy at the doll, seemed to have noticed the movement here. He looked at the mist with round eyes, and the next second, he stretched out his tentacles towards the mist.
The black tentacle penetrated into the mist, but suddenly it was as if the two ends of the line were tightened, and it was frozen.
Peng!
The black tentacles made of Shoggoths suddenly cracked and cut off, and black blood spurted out from the cross-section like flowers.
But from beginning to end, the body in the mist did not move.
No one can tell what kind of existence is in the fog, let alone what is happening inside. Everything is terrifying and strange unknown.
The Shuji on Akira Kato seemed to feel great terror, and his deformed skin bulged, as if he could no longer maintain his shape.
However, Kato Akira, who had lost his mind, ignored this and used his other hand to stab the body in the mist.
Chia—chia—
The black Xiuji is constantly deforming, and the friction produces a strange sound.
But as soon as Xiuji disappeared into the fog, these sounds immediately disappeared.
It is as if the world in the mist is separated from the outside world by a time and space boundary. Anyone who tries to invade it will immediately disappear without a trace, as if being swallowed up.
Both of Kato Akira's arms were easily cut off by the mist. Although he still wanted to attack despite losing his mind, his body was already resisting to the extreme and he had no intention of cooperating.
The fog is still spreading inside the church, and the slender body inside is getting more and more weird, seeming to exhibit some kind of spatial rhythm.
Any existence swallowed by the fog seems to be pulled into another strange and unknown world, with all evidence of its existence in this world removed.
Qin Zhibo felt that continuing like this was not the way to go, and he could not allow fog to fall on this world.
He stared hard into the fog, and in a sudden moment, he threw out the prop in his hand.
This is an investigator's hand bone, with a rope tied to the end. It is a prop called [Flying Claw] by the system.
Feizhao sank into the mist and immediately lost sight. The sound, image, and even the texture of existence completely disappeared. Qin Zhibo seemed to be pulling on a rope with nothing tied to it.
But he doesn't care about that, the flying claw will automatically grab any object it touches.
After waiting for ten seconds, he started to pull the rope with all his strength, and the rope that had been submerged in the mist was pulled out inch by inch.
Suddenly, the strength at the other end of the flying claw relaxed, and a body floated out from it, hitting Qin Zhibo's arms.
The one caught by the flying claws was Minase Youmeng, but she was unconscious again at this moment, her body became lighter, and her whole body was as soft as nothing.
But even so, the fog did not dissipate, it was just that the slender body in the fog disappeared.
Qin Zhibo stared into the fog, and then he realized that the people in the fog were not important.