Conan Rick's Investigator

About ten meters away, he vaguely saw a huge humanoid figure, resting and napping with its back leaning against a single stone tombstone.

Matsumoto Ryohei also looked in the direction of Qin Zhibo's gaze and whispered, "That's the Guge Giant. It's on guard."

"But it's not the ghouls it's wary of, it's the demons."

Qin Zhibo then remembered that Matsumoto Ryohei had previously introduced that demons and giants lived together in the "abyss" here.

Since both races are low-intelligence and tyrannical, there is no peaceful coexistence and conflicts are common.

In this space, zombies are occasionally attacked by some vengeful demons.

In contrast, Gogs are somewhat afraid of ghouls. If they find ghouls enjoying a feast in their own tombs, they will be so scared that they will run away.

To make an appropriate analogy, the appearance of the ghoul in the dungeon of the Gog giant is like the appearance of Jerry the mouse in "Tom and Jerry" in front of the dark-skinned heroine.

Of course, this also means that the Gogs have nothing to fear from the Ghouls, per se.

……

Passing through the unremarkable monolithic tombs is the stone underground city built by the ancient giants.

As a city where giants live, its grandeur goes without saying. One of the city's passages alone is more than 10 meters high.

The entire city is made up of some huge round towers, and the tops of the towering towers are endlessly inserted into the gray air.

The destination for the group and the ghouls was Casta, the tallest of these towers.

Once entering the majestic city of the Gug giants, the team must not move too fast and must keep a low profile.

More than once, ghouls came to this city in groups to steal corpses, which caused the Gugs to not retreat blindly and sometimes drive away the invaders.

But even with this added risk, ghouls often visit here.

Because taking away the corpse of a giant from here is equivalent to digging in the human cemetery for a whole year.

After walking through the city for about half an hour, the team gradually approached the tallest tower in the center.

Unlike what Qin Zhibo had imagined, there were no Gug giants on the streets of the underground city. He had not even found a single one after walking for such a long time, except for the sentinel of the tomb group.

But just as they were about to turn the corner and enter Casta, Ryohei Matsumoto, who was walking in front, made a gesture to ask the people and zombies behind to stop.

At the entrance of Casta sat a giant Gug, who seemed to be a sentry.

But this giant Gug was more conscientious and kept his eyes open.

It was not until this moment that Qin Zhibo could see the entire appearance of the Guge giant.

Although this monster is called a "giant", its body shape is more like an ape, and its 6-meter-long body is covered with a large area of black soft hair.

Its arms split and grow into two arms from the elbow joints, and at the end of the arms are sharp claws that are essential for a fierce beast.

The two feet standing upright on the ground were nearly 1 meter high, and each toe also had terrifying claws.

The strangest thing about it is its disgusting alien head.

The huge mouth on the head is growing vertically, with a span of nearly 180 degrees. The eyes are on both sides of the mouth, and there is a black kidney in the scarlet eyeball.

Seeing this form, Qin Zhibo's heart trembled a little, especially when his eyes fell on the head.

This was the ugliest and most disgusting head he had ever seen. Compared to the ghoul's dog head, the ghoul's was ten thousand times more beautiful.

Qin Zhibo: Will -10

Qin Zhibo didn't want to look any further, so he asked Matsumoto Ryohei how to get through.

This ancient giant did not take a nap, so it was obviously not easy for several people to sneak in.

Matsumoto Ryohei shook his head, indicating that there was no good way and he could only walk past it openly.

Generally speaking, when encountering a small number of ghouls, the Gug Giant will not pursue them too much.

"I'll go first."

Matsumoto Ryohei took the lead, carrying Qin Zhibo's luggage and ran towards the ancient giant at the entrance.

Although ghouls may be like mice in the consciousness of the Gog Giant, it is obvious that ghouls are not as small as mice.

The Gug Giant noticed Matsumoto Ryohei running towards him in a few seconds, and stared at him with his scarlet eyes.

However, it did not take any action, but just watched Matsumoto Ryohei run past it, with a dull and wooden expression on its face.

Seeing that Matsumoto Ryohei disappeared safely behind the stone wall, two zombies carrying long tombstones also set off.

This time, two zombies appeared at once, carrying strange tombstones and passing by the giant.

But the Gog Giant still didn't react much. He sat there and watched the ghoul leave, just like a pedestrian walking on the road seeing a ground mouse running from one bush to another, so confused and indifferent.

Let me ask you, who would have the time to chase mice on the side of the road?

The two groups ahead passed the test successfully, which gave Qin Zhibo more confidence.

He took a few deep breaths, mustered up his courage, and took firm steps towards the entrance of the tower.

When Qin Zhibo appeared carrying Hondou Eisuke on his back, the Giant's gaze immediately returned to the two of them.

The scarlet gaze never left its gaze, and it seemed to be really performing its sentry duty seriously.

Qin Zhibo's gait was not like that of a human with his chest and head held high. Instead, he hunched his back and jogged with long strides as if he might fall at any moment, trying his best to imitate the appearance of a zombie.

But even so, Qin Zhibo still felt very guilty.

He stared at the ground, not daring to look up to meet the eyes of the giant. Beads of sweat secreted from his forehead and fell on the stone ground every few steps.

Fortunately, Qin Zhibo passed by the body of the Guge giant safely and entered the gloomy tower.

But just as Qin Zhibo carried Hondou Eisuke on his back and climbed the tall steps reserved for the Gug Titan to meet Matsumoto and the ghouls, the Gug Titan at the entrance suddenly stood up.

It opened its mouth, which ran vertically through its head, revealing its yellowed teeth, and the skin on its face made a distorted expression.

"Oh no! It found out!"

"Come on!"

Matsumoto Ryohei was the first to realize something was wrong and screamed.

Qin Zhibo and the zombie responded immediately and continued to climb up the stairs.

After a while, the earth-shaking roar that Qin Zhibo had expected did not appear. Instead, there were echoes of wooden sticks hitting the tower.

The empty sound echoed in the middle of the silent city, and soon other similar sounds appeared.

The countless sounds of wooden sticks hitting shocked Qin Zhibo's mind. There were many more Guge giants in this city than he had imagined!

"The Gugs were punished by the gods and cannot make sounds, but they can communicate through expressions and triggered sounds."

"It's calling for companions now!"

Ryohei Matsumoto dragged Qin Zhibo up the stairs and explained the current situation to him.

Obviously, if they were caught up by the Gog Giants, they, as humans, would not have a good ending.

Even the two zombies, perhaps fearing that innocent people would be implicated, no longer relied on the Gog giant's usual fear of zombies, and climbed quickly while carrying the tombstone.

Qin Zhibo thought that his physical strength was pretty good among humans, but it was completely insufficient in front of the energetic and seemingly tireless zombies.

Soon, the two ghouls climbed up and out of sight.

Qin Zhibo climbed up with difficulty carrying Hondou Eisuke on his back. It was only with the support of Matsumoto Ryohei on the stairs that he was able to go a little faster.

The situation at this time is the same as the plot in the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk".

The slight difference is that Jack climbed down the vines to avoid the giant's pursuit, while they climbed up.

The giant below seemed to have finished blowing the "assembly call" and no longer made the sound of sticks hitting stones. The dungeon fell into silence again.

But in fact, those giants chased without making any sound, which was a thousand times more terrifying than chasing with sound.

Because you never know at what moment they will suddenly emerge from the darkness in a terrifying manner.

Matsumoto Ryohei also realized the seriousness of the situation and suggested: "If it doesn't work, you can throw him away."

Qin Zhibo understood that the "he" that Matsumoto Ryohei was referring to was Hondou Eisuke.

Although Hondou Eisuke is relatively light, he is still a considerable burden, even a nuisance, when carried on Qin Zhibo's back.

But Qin Zhibo shook his head firmly and did not accept this suggestion.

……

During the long climb, Qin Zhibo could no longer remember how many steps he had climbed.

His body was already exhausted, and he continued to climb up relying solely on his instinct for survival.

The darkness behind him remained silent, with no sound of heavy footsteps or heavy breathing.

But if you think that the Gug giants have not caught up with you, and then relax your vigilance and sit down to rest, you are completely wrong.

They are like hunters in the dark, spending most of their time either sleeping or fighting with a small number of demons and ghosts.

But once they gather in large numbers, it will not be so easy to give up.

Qin Zhibo felt heavy-hearted and his body was even heavier. He could only try his best to squeeze out strength from every muscle in his body and climb towards the top of his head.

During the continuous climbing process, Qin Zhibo's body inevitably rubbed against the rough stone surface.

Friction makes the skin increasingly sensitive, and every contact sends a stinging pain through the nerves to the brain.

But fortunately, his brain was no longer able to think about these things.

Now his mind was occupied with only one thing: climbing up.

Finally, the pitch-black darkness came to an end.

The steps leading up were gone, replaced by a platform.

There is a huge stone trapdoor above the end of the platform.

Inside this door is the spatial passage to leave the Dreamland. At this moment, the trapdoor has been pushed open by the tombstone brought by the zombie.

But the ghoul disappeared, apparently having escaped inside.

"Come here quickly!"

"Come on!"

Ryohei Matsumoto had climbed up the tombstone onto the trapdoor and waved to Qin Zhibo below.

Qin Zhibo ran step by step to the bottom of the trapdoor. He looked like he was going to fall with every step, but he persevered.

He untied the straps on his body, lifted Hondou Eisuke up, and held him above his head.

Matsumoto Ryohei wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth and pulled Hondou Eisuke up like bacon.

Just as Matsumoto Ryohei turned around to continue supporting Qin Zhibo, a bloody mouth suddenly rushed out from the darkness behind him.

The huge vertical mouth rushed towards Qin Zhibo like a hungry shark.

Qin Zhibo seized the last opportunity to jump, grabbing Matsumoto Ryohei's hands with his hands, but the whole person disappeared into the darkness inside the trapdoor in a flash.

The giant's huge mouth bit into nothing, and the expression on his face became even more distorted, but he was unable to make a sound, so he could only angrily smash the tombstone on the top door.

Peng!

The trapdoor dropped.

……

In the dark space, Qin Zhibo felt his body moving around.

Scenes of model lakes flashed around, among which seemed to be a port city, a magical forest, and a secret place on the plateau...

Countless scenes passed by rapidly, disappeared as if torn apart, and finally merged into infinite light.

The light made Qin Zhibo dizzy and he fainted if he wasn't careful.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying between the damp soil and the threshold of the cellar, surrounded by rotten tombstones.

Chapter 976: After one wave, another wave arises

Qin Zhibo looked at the familiar yet long-lost scenes around him and knew that he had returned to the waking world.

At this time, the sky was just beginning to turn pale, which was dawn.

The cemetery was still the same cemetery as last night, but the fog had been dispelled by the first ray of light yellow morning sunlight.