Conan Rick's Investigator

What Inception?

But right now, I just want to get a better rest, and exploring the dreamland also requires energy.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo rejected the invitation from the Dreamland to enter his dream and fell into a deep sleep.

……

When Qin Zhibo opened his eyes sleepily, he was awakened by the noise outside the cave.

Qin Zhibo, who was already exhausted after his rest was disturbed, was in a bad mood. He propped up half of his body and listened to what was happening outside.

There seemed to be a lot of zombies gathered outside the cave entrance. They kept making strange "gurgling" sounds and seemed to be having an intense conversation about something.

Qin Zhibo got out of bed, stretched his body, glanced at Koizumi Hongzi who was still sleeping, and then walked out of the cave.

On the plain, dozens of zombies gathered together, with three elder zombies sitting in the center, presiding over the situation.

Qin Zhibo found Matsumoto Ryohei, who was quite conspicuous among the ghouls. He patted his shoulder from behind and asked, "Hey, what happened?"

Matsumoto Ryohei turned around and looked at Qin Zhibo, a little surprised, "You woke up so soon?"

"You can't stay awake. I heard your voices in the cave..." Qin Zhibo replied unhappily.

Matsumoto Ryohei smiled awkwardly and explained to Qin Zhibo the reason for the quarrel.

"You should remember that to get from here to the waking world, you have to pass through the tallest tower in the Gug Giant's dungeon, right?"

Qin Zhibo nodded, "I remember, what's wrong?"

Matsumoto Ryohei continued, "Just now, we received news that three ghouls were captured by the Gug Giant while passing through its territory."

"The Gugs have always been somewhat afraid of the ghouls, so this has never happened before."

"We are now discussing what to do..."

Matsumoto Ryohei has already listed the ghouls as "us" in his words, and it is obvious that he has completely integrated into the life of the ghouls.

But Qin Zhibo’s focus was not on this, but on the term “Gigant”, which he seemed to have heard in Enkaili.

He quickly took out the notebook in his arms and found a page inside. On it was written in messy handwriting the potion formula for resurrecting the dead that Tsathoggua had told him.

The eyeballs of the daughter of Ithaqua, the blood of the ghoul, the milk of Ipo-Zitel in the tail of the night-gaunt, the poison glands of the pufferfish... the nails of the Gug giant.

At that time, Qin Zhibo was completely focused on distinguishing the hazy and rough voice of Satogua and recording the names of various materials. He had no time to think about how to obtain the various materials.

But now it seems that a lot of materials can be obtained in this dreamland.

The potion recipe requires ghoul blood, and there happen to be dozens of ghouls here, so just donating some blood will be enough.

The last kind of giant nails are also owned by the giants in the dungeon.

"So what are the zombies planning to do now?" Qin Zhibo asked anxiously.

Matsumoto Ryohei was a little confused by Qin Zhibo's sudden change of attitude, but when he thought that Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi would have to leave the underground city next, he understood.

"Currently, there are mainly two factions: one is the pro-war faction, and the other is the pro-peace faction."

"The elders are still hesitant, mainly because they don't want to completely break up with the Gugs. After all, they'll need to use the underground passages constantly, and they can't completely wipe out the Gugs..."

Before Matsumoto Ryohei finished speaking, Qin Zhibo raised his own questions.

"Do the ghouls have the ability to wipe out the Gugs?"

From his last experience of sneaking into the dungeon, he felt that the relationship between the ghouls and the goggles was like that between the hostess and the mouse Jerry.

Normally, it’s okay for the hostess to be scared by the mouse Jerry, but if it really comes to that, humans are definitely not afraid of mice.

But back to the practical issue, the size difference between the Gogs and the Ghouls is an insurmountable gap in their combat effectiveness.

But Matsumoto Ryohei smiled and shook his head, "No, no..."

"If it's a ghoul, it definitely won't be able to defeat a giant."

"But ghouls are social creatures. They have experience fighting in groups, and if they form a battle formation with the Nightmare, their combat power is enough to fight against the Gog Giants!"

Nightmare?!

Qin Zhibo heard another new term from Matsumoto Ryohei, and it was another ingredient in the potion formula given by Satogua.

"What is a Nightmare? Are they familiar with ghouls?"

Matsumoto Ryohei rubbed his protruding jaw. "I'm not too sure about this, but the Nightmare and the Ghoul tribe have a very good relationship. They're almost allies."

Qin Zhibo nodded, understanding.

In this case, we have no choice but to fight.

……

In the camp, the ghouls are discussing whether to attack the Gog giant.

The ghouls below were discussing and expressing their opinions, while the three elder ghouls sitting on the tombstone looked down calmly.

Although the discussion below was heated, the final decision was made by the three elder-level ghouls.

At this moment they are still hesitating.

Although the combat effectiveness of the ghouls combined with the Nightmare Army is stronger than that of the Gogs, there is a possibility of a complete break with the Gogs, making every subsequent outing extremely dangerous.

Moreover, the Gog Giants will not sit idly by and wait for death. The dungeon may have already stepped up its security by now.

Just as the three elder-level zombies were thinking about how to respond, a human-colored arm suddenly rose from the edge of the zombies.

The three elder-level ghouls were stunned for a moment, staring at the unusual arm and its owner.

"Gurgle?"

"Cuckoo..."

Two of the elder ghouls talked to each other and decided to let the human express his thoughts.

"Ring! Ring, gurgling."

At the elder's command, the zombies booed and made way for Qin Zhibo to move forward.

Qin Zhibo and Matsumoto Ryohei walked to the front together.

Under the gaze of many "dog heads", Qin Zhibo spoke in human voice, and Matsumoto Ryohei acted as the translator and expressed his thoughts.

"Although I'm an outsider, as the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see more clearly."

"I can tell you a story... In human history, there were seven kingdoms. One of them, Qin, was stronger than any of the others. However, if the six kingdoms united, they would be strong enough to stand against the mighty Qin."

"But some of the rulers of the six states are weak and incompetent. To bribe Qin not to attack them, they cede five cities today, ten tomorrow, just to get a night of peace."

"Ultimately, Qin gradually eroded the lands of the six states in this way, becoming increasingly powerful, and eventually defeated and annexed the six states one by one."

"The lesson humanity has learned from history is that when faced with evenly matched opponents, the weaker one is, the more likely it is that the other side will bully and slowly erode and consume the weaker party's strength."

"If the Gogs dare to capture three of you today, they'll capture five tomorrow, seven the day after tomorrow, and finally..."

Qin Zhibo's words came to an abrupt end at this moment.

Because he saw that all the zombies below were looking at him blankly, and the pair of green eyes on their dog heads were wide open.

amount……

Qin Zhibo tilted his head and whispered to Matsumoto Ryohei beside him, "Is what I said too profound? Or is there something wrong with your translation?"

Matsumoto Ryohei: "Translation is a bit difficult, I've tried my best..."

As a human, Matsumoto Ryohei knew that Qin Zhibo was talking about the history of the Seven Warring States, but there was no concept of country or land in the history of ghouls.

Therefore, Ryohei Matsumoto simplified the translation a bit, simplifying the seven countries into seven zombies and ceding land into cutting flesh.

The last six ghouls had nothing to eat and had to surrender to the most powerful ghoul...

Just when Qin Zhibo felt like he was "playing the piano to dogs", a "coo" sound suddenly came from the "dog pack".

Then, dozens of ghouls responded with deafening "cuckoo" sounds.

Qin Zhibo quickly tilted his head and asked, "What happened to them?"

Matsumoto Ryohei breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "It's like they're applauding what you said."

Qin Zhibo was dumbfounded. Is this even possible?

At this time, an elder-level zombie who was entrenched on the tombstone also stood up, walked to Qin Zhibo, grabbed Qin Zhibo's right hand and raised it above his head.

"Mee-bang! Gur-ling-gu—"

Qin Zhibo quickly asked Matsumoto Ryohei, "What is he talking about?

Matsumoto Ryohei translated, "He's saying that what you said makes sense, and the elders have decided to attack the Gug Giant."

Ghoul Elder: "Bang bang ling gu..."

Matsumoto Ryohei: "Since you're smarter than 'us'..."

Ghoul Elder: "Migumigugu——!"

Matsumoto Ryohei: "You will lead the ghoul army."

Qin Zhibo: “???”

Chapter 1003 Crusade and Return

"Hoohoho..."

Koizumi Hongzi's unique laughter rose in the cave.

"Do you think these ghouls are as simple as the snake people?"

"Many ghouls are transformed from humans. They are very familiar with human tactics..."

Koizumi Hongzi was right. Although these zombies understood what Qin Zhibo said, they also knew that the outsiders wanted to restore the passage to the outside world as soon as possible, so they instigated them to go to war with the Gug Giants.

The zombies had just witnessed Qin Zhibo fighting against the monsters underground, so they would naturally not let go of this powerful fighting force.

In response to Koizumi Hongzi's ridicule, Qin Zhibo replied unhappily.

"Don't laugh either. If the passage can't be restored, you'll be forced to live with those zombies."

"As time goes by, you will become like them, and eventually become a ghoul..."

"Wait! Don't move!" Qin Zhibo suddenly shouted in surprise, "I think your mouth seems to be a little more protruding than when you came here..."

"Ah? Really!"

Koizumi Hongzi immediately rummaged through her backpack, took out an antique handheld dressing mirror from the innermost part, and examined her face in the mirror.

Seeing this mirror, Qin Zhibo felt helpless.

Didn't I tell her to bring as few useless things as possible? What's with this mirror?

……

Not long after, Matsumoto Ryohei came down and called Qin Zhibo, saying, "The Nightmare has arrived."

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi followed together and saw the creature called "Nightmare".

When they came to the ground, in the small square of the camp cemetery, they saw those strange creatures at a glance.

These were gigantic winged creatures with skin as smooth and oily as whale skin, elongated humanoid bodies, large inward-curving horns, and leathery, bat-wing-like wings.

Their image is very similar to the gargoyles that were popular in medieval Europe, but the biggest difference between them and gargoyles is that they have no faces.

The long and narrow cheek where a face should have been was completely blank without any features or contours.

This actually adds a touch of mystery, making it impossible to tell whether it is calm or ferocious.

Qin Zhibo: Will -10

The will that had just recovered was lost again, but Qin Zhibo didn't care.

Because he discovered another important problem: How does the night-gauntlet eat without a mouth?

But soon, Qin Zhibo found the answer.

In the list of medicinal herbs mentioned by Tsathoggua, there is the milk of Ibo-Zitel that remains in the tail of the Nightmare.

In other words, the Nightmare does have a way to eat, but not with its mouth, but with its tail.

Qin Zhibo's gaze was fixed on the Nightmare's tail, which was a whip-like tail with barbs at the end.