Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 1374 Cabin Rescue

Above the distant sea, an orange-red flare bloomed in the night sky.

The blonde woman, wearing a transparent raincoat, stood quietly on the deck, watching indifferently the lifeboats floating on the sea.

And on the makeshift radio behind her, she kept receiving distress signals from the lifeboat.

"SoS! SoS!"

"The Aphrodite is about to sink. Urgent help! Urgent help!"

The woman stood at the edge of the deck with her hands in her pockets, showing no intention of paying any attention.

At this moment, a man in black came from behind, bowed and asked, "Lady Shirley, shall we begin the ceremony?"

"Um."

The woman with round-framed glasses responded in a low voice and continued to stare at the sea.

On the deck behind the woman, an altar built of ancient stones shone brightly.

As the light of the altar grew brighter, several strange lines emerged from the hole in the center of the altar, forming a huge hexagram magic circle.

At the same time, the black-robed men standing at the six corners of the magic circle opened their arms at the same time and began to chant.

"The Dark Child displayed in that ancient temple, the All-Mother, the Goddess of Fertility, the Great Mother Goddess, the Wife of the Ineffable, the Goddess of Dark Fertility, the Mother of Nag and Jeb..."

"With the delicacies of blood and flesh as hospitality, and the Black Young as a medium, please heed our call and descend upon this place..."

"Yeah! Shub-Niggurath! The black goat of the forest that gave birth to millions of offspring!"

The black-robed man's voice suddenly rose.

At the same time, a large amount of blood suddenly gushed out of the ordinary stone altar, and there seemed to be a fountain of blood in the stone hole.

The bright red blood flowed on the deck, and the raindrops on it could not dilute it in the slightest.

At this moment, the crescent moon above also emerged from the clouds, illuminating the stone altar in the center of the deck.

The man in black robe paused for a moment and then continued speaking.

"Black goat of the forest, who gave birth to millions of offspring, please listen to our wishes..."

"Ah! Shub-Niggurath! Across that sea of filth, you know their service!"

"Their hands are at your throat, and you can see them!"

"The great Cthulhu is also served by them, and is the brother of the Unspeakable! He is also your husband!"

"Let us bear children together in the womb of the Daughter of Darkness!"

"This blood and flesh is also our wedding gift!"

As the dark sacrificial ceremony reached its climax, an indescribable huge shadow in the depths of the murky Pacific Ocean released a terrifying spiritual wave.

This spiritual wave crossed the numerous sea areas blocked by the sea water at an extremely fast speed and reached the bottom of the sinking Aphrodite's cabin.

At this time, Qin Zhibo was climbing down along the iron wall outside the hull.

Suddenly, a horrifying brain wave made his body jerk, and the movements of his hands and feet suddenly stopped.

Having lost control of his strength, he began to fall.

Fortunately, the feeling of weightlessness is likely to stimulate the most primitive instincts in the human body. His body subconsciously grabbed the rope, thus stopping his figure from falling into the sea.

“Huh…Huh…”

He kept breathing heavily, staring, but his mind was thinking about what had happened just now.

what happened?

Why does the image of an underwater city appear in my mind?

The intense heart palpitations made him freeze for more than ten seconds before he slowly came back to his senses.

This kind of terrifying mental fluctuation is not the first time I have encountered it.

That is the eternal being from R'lyeli...

It is possible that the various abnormalities occurring on this ship alarmed the powerful being in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

But the ship is about to sink, and now is not the time to think about these things.

Qin Zhibo calmed down a little and quickly continued his rescue operation.

He followed the rope lowered by the Flying Claw and descended directly from the outside of the hull to the floor where the infirmary was located.

The ship's elevator had long since stopped functioning and the stairs were flooded, which was the quickest way to reach the lower cabins.

The infirmary is in the lower cabin near the bow.

Since most of the stern had sunk into the water, the bow of the entire ship was lifted to a height of more than ten meters above the sea surface like a seesaw.

Qin Zhibo grabbed the rope with one hand and then flexibly wrapped the rope between his feet to fix the position.

Then, he took out the [Holy Sword of Physics - Crowbar] from the prop bar and smashed it hard at the porthole.

Bang, bang...

The glass of the porthole was extremely strong. Even after knocking on it more than ten times in a row, which caused Qin Zhibo's palm to hurt, he finally pried open a crack at the edge.

But that's about it.

But this is enough for Qin Zhibo.

He instead grabbed the rope with both hands and kicked the porthole with his feet, using the force to swing his body away from the hull.

Under the influence of gravity, he stepped back onto the porthole.

Under the influence of this force, the gap at the edge of the porthole widened a little more.

Seeing that this method worked, Qin Zhibo swung a few more times in a row. Each time he stepped hard on the porthole glass with his feet, more of the glass would fall off.

After ten times, the porthole was completely knocked open.

Qin Zhibo quickly climbed in through the porthole and found himself in the infirmary.

But now the infirmary is empty.

Could it be that Cheng Shi has already left?

Qin Zhibo ran out of the infirmary and came to the corridor.

I saw that most of the corridor was almost submerged in water, including the staircase.

Qin Zhibo looked deep into the corridor, and all he saw was the turbid sea water and the flickering lights due to poor contact.

Just as he was about to use a locating spell to confirm Chengshi's location, a pair of shoes at his feet caught his attention.

He had an impression of this pair of shoes; they were Chengshi's shoes.

In other words, Cheng Shi has left the infirmary.

However, given the current situation on the ship, Qin Zhibo was not sure whether he could safely pass through the flooded staircase.

Just then, a voice came from the sea in the corridor ahead.

"Hello……"

“Where…in…where!”

"Cheng... Doctor!"

The intermittent sounds came from the water surface. Qin Zhibo quickly jumped into the water and walked towards the deep water area ahead.

When he arrived at the place where the sound came from, he saw a detective badge floating alone on the water.

This is……

This thing can only be Chengshi who landed here.

Qin Zhibo picked up the badge, held it in his hand and tried to answer twice.

"Hello? Conan?"

"I'm Qin Zhibo..."

Maybe the line was damaged due to water ingress, so the sound from this side cannot be transmitted to the other side.

Qin Zhibo could only put the badge in his pocket and continue looking around.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the water in front of him.

The next second, a dark shadow slowly emerged from the bottom of the sea, creating huge ripples on the water surface.

I saw a body like a tree trunk suddenly float up from the water, occupying almost the entire cross-section of the corridor.

Black whip-like tentacles grew on the sturdy body that seemed to be made of a huge mass of flesh.

There are huge mouths around the mass, filled with dark yellow fangs dripping with mucus.

And right below this deformed monster, there are three legs as thick as elephants, and at the bottom of the legs are huge feet like sheep's hooves.

Qin Zhibo was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the huge monster that he subconsciously took a few steps back. He raised his frightened head and stared at the monster with wide eyes.

this is……

His mind floated

He revealed the knowledge he had just gained after understanding the contents of the box, and immediately knew the information about this monster.

This is the Dark Young!

It's out of the box!

Qin Zhibo realized that the situation was not good and wanted to escape before the monster made any move, but he saw a figure floating in the shallow water in front of the black goat kid's feet.

It’s true!

Qin Zhibo identified the floating person and scanned his body again, but did not see any investigation points related to the corpse investigation.

No one is dead yet!

Qin Zhibo was delighted and immediately walked towards that direction.

But as soon as he took two steps, the waves he caused startled the black goat kid on the water.

The monster's huge mouth suddenly opened wide, and a shrill roar came out from the hole that emitted a foul smell.

Roar--!

Qin Zhibo didn't cover his ears this time.

He continued to move forward, while taking out the [Oathkeeper Sword] with his other hand.

When it was about two meters in front of the monster, a black tentacle of the Dark Young suddenly attacked.

Qin Zhibo also seized the opportunity and swung the Oath-Keeping Sword with all his might.

The sword blade flashed with a cold light and collided with the black flesh, and a section of the spiral tentacle was easily cut off.

Perhaps because he could feel the pain, or because he felt the humiliation of being hurt by humans, the Dark Young let out an even harsher roar.

The roar even penetrated the glass and the cabin and reached the sea.

In the lifeboat, people heard the monster's roar coming from the "Aphrodite" and were frightened to the point of shivering.

"Hey, did you hear that?"

"Okay, it seems like something's calling on the ship..."

"Is there anyone else on board?"

"How is that possible? How could a human make such a sound..."

The life raft Conan was on was relatively close to the "Aphrodite", so he could hear the sound particularly clearly.

He stared in surprise, looking in disbelief at the luxury cruise ship that was about to sink.

Just now in the Black Forest Restaurant, such a sound was heard from under the floor.

At first he thought that the steel of the ship was squeezed and deformed by the sea water, causing such a distorted sound.

But now if you listen carefully, this sound is very different from the sound of steel being squeezed.