Conan Rick's Investigator

Kuroda Heibei and Akai Tsutomu, who were on the side of the team, quickly took up their weapons and rushed to the front to resist.

One of them held a shield to withstand the attack of the Deep Diver, while the other used a fork to push the Deep Diver away.

However, since these two weapons had little killing power, the two could only hold their ground and prevent the deep divers from getting close to the helpless crowd.

Just when the team was stuck at the exit of the lounge and unable to move forward, and seeing more and more deep divers gathering around them, Qin Zhibo appeared holding the "big sword".

He directly attacked the Deep Divers from behind with the Oathkeeper Sword, killing almost every one with his sword, and quickly rescued the team.

The five people reunited and quickly escorted the team to area C below.

At this time, the number of deep divers entering the base has also decreased a lot, it seems that Naomi's plan has worked.

After Qin Zhibo and others temporarily settled the staff and blocked the passage to Area C, they returned to the main control room to check the situation.

Through the surveillance cameras in the base, everyone discovered that in addition to a small number of deep divers wandering around areas A and B, no new deep divers were entering the base.

A large number of deep divers were unable to successfully enter the ventilation duct due to the constantly rising and falling platform, and therefore could not come in here.

"How long can we maintain this state?" asked Kuroda Bei.

"As long as there is enough electricity, it can continue forever..."

Director Makino answered while confirming the current power reserves.

Raising and lowering offshore platforms requires a large amount of electricity, and the current power reserves alone cannot sustain it for too long.

However, the power ring in the sea is still generating electricity. As long as the power supply to other areas is reduced, the power ring alone can sustain the business for a long time.

Therefore, Makino immediately ordered to cut off all power supply in Area A and Area B, leaving only power supply in Area C.

Eng——

With a low muffled sound throughout the base, the lights in Area A and Area B suddenly went out.

Seen from the ocean, the entire upper area of ​​the pyramid seemed to be suddenly swallowed up, with only the very bottom tip still glowing.

The originally bright picture in the surveillance video suddenly went out and switched to a dark and unclear yellow-green vision.

After doing all this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the surveillance camera on the platform on the sea surface. Thousands of deep divers still had not given up and continued to dive into the sea.

Such behavior was really abnormal, as if it had been planned long ago.

Besides, the Deep Ones have long stopped attacking humans on a large scale, and it is impossible that they are doing this out of the need to hunt.

Obviously, this should also be one of the organization's plans.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo turned his head and looked at Vermouth who was handcuffed to the railing not far away.

He walked over and asked Vermouth directly: "You should know what these monsters are, right?"

Vermouth sat on the steps, looking calmly at Qin Zhibo with a neither humble nor arrogant look.

"It is indeed clear..."

Just when Qin Zhibo thought that Vermouth was about to speak, Vermouth suddenly changed the subject.

"But why should I tell you?"

"Just because you saved my life, I will be grateful to you?"

"Humph……"

Vermouth snorted contemptuously, with a mocking smile on her lips.

Although Vermouth was once rescued by Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran, she is very grateful to them.

But rather than being grateful, it would be more accurate to say that Vermouth was amazed at the golden character that the newlyweds possessed.

She has been in the entertainment industry and organizations for many years, but has never seen such a kind person.

Just like an angel, it is the most holy and beautiful totem in the world.

This is also my childhood dream...

And in order for the man in front of him to save him, he needs the information he has.

Vermouth is very clear about this.

Seeing that Vermouth was still unwilling to explain, Qin Zhibo was too lazy to ask any more questions and turned around to leave.

At this moment, Vermouth suddenly spoke again.

"useless."

"Even if I tell you, you'll still lose..."

Qin Zhibo turned his head and looked at Vermouth behind him.

Judging from her skillful and even relaxed smile, Qin Zhibo concluded that she knew something.

Once, when Itakura Taku asked her about the purpose of the organization, she also said something that seemed to imply the resurrection of Cthulhu.

But if you want her to speak, Conan still needs to come...

At this moment, Director Makino suddenly exclaimed in front of the control panel not far away.

"How could this be?"

"The power reserve is decreasing rapidly! At this rate, the base will soon be out of power!"

Qin Zhibo, Kuroda Beiwei, and Akai Mary hurried to Makino's side to check the situation.

On his part, Dr. Agasa immediately checked with Hiroki Sawada to see if there was anything wrong with the power system.

After investigation, it was found that the power of the power generation ring suddenly dropped sharply, and the offshore platform was still rising and falling, which caused the power reserve to drop seriously.

"Could it be that the power generation ring is malfunctioning at this time?"

"I'm afraid not……"

As soon as Makino finished speaking, Akai Wuwu, who was standing by the glass and looking outside with a serious face, said calmly.

"Look..."

Everyone quickly came to the outside of the glass and saw an extremely shocking scene.

I saw the huge black ring at the bottom of the Pacific buoy base, and at this moment, there were countless deep divers attached to it.

These deep divers grab onto the power-generating ring and use their own strength to push the ring in the opposite direction, allowing it to basically remain in a relatively static state.

This power can even fight against the black tide on the seabed!

Almost all the staff in the main control room ran to the window to watch, and when they saw this scene, they were all shocked.

If the power ring fails to function properly, it means that the entire Pacific buoy will lose power supply.

Once the power reserves are used up, the entire base will be in a power outage.

It also includes a lifting platform that is constantly rising and falling to create ocean currents, making it impossible for divers to enter the breathing duct.

By then, the entire base will be plunged into darkness, and the deep divers will drill into the base through the ventilation ducts. It will be a horrific hunt completely immersed in darkness.

Realizing this, everyone in the control room suddenly felt despair.

Director Makino, who had been trying his best to give orders, was at a loss. His eyes stared blankly and his shoulders gradually relaxed.

An atmosphere of despair enveloped the entire control room.

Chapter 1499 Support Arrives

"Any other weapons? Any weapon that can fire will do!"

Kurodabei called out to Chief Makino.

The latter paused for a moment, then remembered that there were still some decoy bombs left from using them to deal with the torpedoes.

However, when two glowing arcs appeared in the iron-black deep sea, the diver clinging to the power ring did not waver at all, and still swam firmly in the opposite direction of the ocean current while holding on to the power ring.

As the power reserves in the base dropped rapidly, the staff in the main control room began to panic.

Most people suggested that the lifting of the offshore platform be stopped and the remaining electricity be used to maintain lighting within the base.

This way, even if the Deep Ones invade, the people in the base can use whatever they have that can be used as weapons to make a last stand.

If the offshore platform continues to rise and fall, it can only last for 10 minutes.

Once the 10 minutes are up, the entire base will be plunged into darkness without a single light source. Coupled with the invading deep divers, the scene will be ten thousand times more terrifying than death itself.

No one wants to go through this.

After listening to his subordinates' suggestions, Director Makino could only nod and accept them.

However, once Pacific Buoy's server is shut down, it will take at least a day to restart.

However, at this moment of life and death, no one cares about these things anymore.

But at this moment, Dr. Agasa, who was sitting in front of the operating table, suddenly shouted: "Someone is talking on the public channel!"

The next second, Hiroki Sawada transmitted the voice to the public speaker in the main control room.

"Pacific buoy, Pacific buoy..."

"This is the Aegis-class destroyer Hotaka. I have arrived in the waters near Kohachijo Island..."

"The visibility on the sea is too low, please report your specific location!"

When they heard the other party's stern voice, everyone in the control room instantly showed excited expressions.

Support finally arrived!

"This is Pacific Buoy! I'm Director Makino Yosuke!"

"We are being attacked by unknown creatures, please provide support immediately!"

"The specific coordinates are..."

When Makino reported the coordinates via radio, the Hotaka CIC (Combat Information Center) on the other side responded immediately.

"Azimuth 45°, distance 5000, fire flares!"

"Light flare, fire!"

"emission!"

Bang!

As a flickering arc rose to mid-air, an intense white light illuminated the dark sea surface.

In the captain's room on the bridge, Conan held onto the edge of the windowsill with both hands, staring nervously in that direction.

The area directly below the flare suddenly became as bright as day, and a huge fortress standing on the sea suddenly appeared.

This is the Pacific Buoy...

Because the offshore platform portion of the Pacific buoy was no longer powered, coupled with a storm on the sea, visibility was very poor.

Only with the help of flares can this base, which should have been very conspicuous, be discovered.

Next to Conan, the captain of the Hotaka was observing the situation of the offshore platform with a telescope.

After a moment, his body shuddered subconsciously and he murmured in surprise.

"what is that……"

Upon hearing this, Conan, who was standing next to him, quickly adjusted his black-tech glasses to telescope mode so that he could see the situation on the offshore platform clearly.

The platform was almost completely filled with gray-green humanoid monsters. They had huge fish heads on their heads and were jumping around in a disorderly manner on the platform.

This is……

Conan suddenly remembered that Qin Zhibo once mentioned a marine creature called "Deep Diver", which was very similar to this one.

More importantly, Cthulhu is the object of worship of the Deep Ones race. If the organization's purpose is to resurrect Cthulhu, then the Deep Ones have reason to attack the Pacific buoy.

"Captain, they are deep divers, a type of marine creature!"

"They're invading the Pacific buoys!"

The captain glanced at the elementary school student next to him.

Although he was not quite sure about the identity of this elementary school student, the order for him to board the ship was issued by the high-level Self-Defense Forces, so he must have an extraordinary identity.