Conan Rick's Investigator

Darkness enveloped the desert city. At this moment, countless black towering buildings looked like a black forest made of steel.

How can this be? !

Qin Zhibo looked down at the city below. The sudden power outage was definitely not accidental, but man-made.

He didn't expect that the boss behind the Star Casino even controlled the entire power system of Las Vegas!

Just as he was surprised, he suddenly realized something and quickly looked back.

The bat monster that was trapped between the buildings by the searchlight just now has disappeared.

……

In the square in front of the Star Casino, as the power outage occurred, thousands of onlookers gathered and fell into chaos almost at the same time.

Local police immediately turned on their car lights and sounded their sirens, and some police officers used horns to maintain order.

But this level of light is insignificant compared to the darkness of the entire city.

"Aliens are attacking Earth!"

"Humanity is doomed!"

"The world is ending!"

Darkness is the most fertile soil for spreading fear. The panic spread by the screams of just a few people can ignite the panic of the entire group like dry firewood.

Especially since thousands of people just witnessed an incredible creature flying over Las Vegas. If that black cloud and meteor-like flying object was not aliens, could it be transformed from humans?

The oldest and most primitive emotion of human beings is the fear of the unknown.

Under fear, humans are no different from lambs.

The fright caused by a wolf rushing into a flock of sheep can cause the entire flock to scatter.

People in the square began to flee in panic, knocking down and trampling countless people.

Crowds of people were flowing in all directions, with no order at all.

Although the police had deployed police forces in advance, facing the collective riots of citizens, it was not even a comparison between the light of a firefly and the brilliance of the full moon.

confusion!

There's chaos everywhere!

Las Vegas, the city known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World", is collapsing in the darkness of power outages!

In the chaotic crowd, Terai Huangzhisuke, who was still rational, did not flee with the crowd, but stood on the flagpole platform in the square.

This is the center of the chaotic storm, but it is also the quietest place because no one will stand here and wait to die in vain.

Terai Huang Zhisuke held the flagpole with one hand and a video camera with the other, recording this scene that seemed like the end of the world.

The crowd screamed and ran away, leaving the colorful cheering signs on the ground and being trampled upon.

Since someone just spread the doomsday theory, what is the most important thing about the doomsday?

Of course it’s supplies.

Supplies, YYDS!

When the fleeing crowd passed by a nearby store that had not yet closed, they immediately remembered that they had not stocked up on supplies at home, so they hurried in.

As more people entered the store, some people took advantage of the chaos and ran away without paying, even taking the shopping carts with them.

Once such behavior starts, it cannot be stopped.

It’s the end of the world, why settle accounts?

Zero-dollar purchase, start!

More and more people rushed into the store to buy things for free, and even the store clerks who wanted to stop them at first changed their minds and joined the free-buying army.

Anyway, I'm just an employee, there's no need to risk my life.

Some nearby residents also followed suit, more and more people started buying for free, and violent emotions spread quickly among the crowd.

Soon, even those shops that were not open at all were attacked. Baseball bats smashed the glass of the windows, and the goods behind the windows that were usually high-end became the spoils of the mob.

Some rioters even felt unsatisfied and poured gasoline outside luxury stores that were equipped with explosion-proof glass and could not be easily broken into.

Las Vegas finally saw first light!

Unfortunately, it is not a ray of hope, but a flame ignited by the mob.

After lighting the gasoline, several rioters stood on the cars on the roadside and howled, making primitive noises like wild beasts.

Bang-!

Suddenly, the explosion-proof glass exploded due to the heat, and countless broken glass fragments shot into the bodies of the mob standing in front of the window to take pictures and show off.

The mob struggled to stand for a few seconds before foaming at the mouth and collapsing in the mess they had created. It is a world-famous painting.

Terai Kōnosuke used the video camera in his hand to record this hell on earth, and at the same time he felt a little scared.

Before, when stealing the "Egg of Memory", he and the young master were also discussing blowing up the substation in Osaka to cause a major power outage.

Fortunately, thanks to Qin Zhibo's persuasion, this plan was abandoned, otherwise the master and servant would have become historical sinners.

However, compared with the New York blackout in 1977, the public's violent emotions were ignited much faster this time.

This was mainly due to the UFO that had just been flying in the sky. That black cloud-like flying object was the fuse of this chaos.

There has never been a record of so many people witnessing a UFO in human history.

Now is the era when UFO culture is highly spread. With the screening of "The Last Airbender", even primary school students know that UFOs are aliens.

"Independence Day" tells most people that aliens are not necessarily pure and friendly, and destruction is more likely to be the answer to the collision between interstellar civilizations.

Just like Columbus discovered the New World of America and opened a door to destruction for the local Indians.

That's why Las Vegas collapsed so quickly during the blackout.

In the eye of the storm, Terai Huangzhisuke looked up at the sky, trying to find the figure of Kaito Kid.

But the sky tonight was unusually dark, with no moon or stars, and not even a bird could be seen in the sky.

The crowd in the square had almost all fled by this time, and Terai Huangzhisuke wanted to move to a tall building to see if he could find Kaito Kidd.

But at this moment, a group of people in white robes walked in the square in a line.

They held candles, flashlights, and crosses, and the team was solemn and there was no trace of panic.

But if you think they are lawful people who come to uphold justice, you are totally wrong.

The man in white robes came to the center of the square, placed the candle on the ground, and began to kneel down to worship the dark sky.

They kept murmuring complex and obscure hymns. Terai Huangzhisuke didn't dare get too close and could only hear some sporadic words from afar.

"Void—Universe—Shining Trapezohedron—Night Hunter..."

"Chaos - I offer you Chaos - the Great Master"

"Nyarlathotep..."

Terai Huang Zhisuke frowned, recorded this strange scene with a video camera, and left in a hurry.

……

On the rooftop of the Starry Sky Hotel, a group of people stood on the rooftop.

Lloyd, the leader, stood at the edge of the rooftop, witnessing with his own eyes the black riot gradually engulfing Las Vegas.

The believers of the Starry Sky Wisdom Church, who usually hide among the residents, took to the streets, gathered together and knelt down to worship the sky.

Looking at this scene, Lloyd's eyes were filled with tears of excitement.

"Chaos!"

"Keep the chaos going!"

"Great Crawling Chaos! Nyarlathotep—this is a wonderful ritual we offer you!"

Lloyd raised his hands high and swore an oath to a certain empty existence in the sky with a high-pitched voice.

His madness was like that of the famous Roman tyrant Nero, who set fire to his capital, Rome, and the fire burned for six days and seven nights.

According to unofficial historical records, Nero looked at Rome struggling in flames and shouted loudly, "Burn, Burn."

Snake stood behind Lloyd, his eyes full of shock.

He originally just followed the order of the organization's leader to kill Kaito Kidd, but he didn't expect the matter to get bigger and bigger, and now even the whole Las Vegas is in chaos.

Even though he was ferocious, he couldn't raise his head in front of real cultists.

His relationship with Lloyd is like that of an ordinary Gotham gangster versus a Gotham nightmare—

-clown.

What's more, ever since Lloyd started controlling the power outage, things have been happening beyond his comprehension.

Ghostly noises in the darkness, dark clouds in the sky...

Several of Snake's younger brothers behind him were also a little uneasy and whispered to each other.

Although this group of people are usually quite aggressive, they actually act in a low-key manner. They are specifically responsible for finding gems for "that adult", carrying out assassinations and stealing things. They are criminals in the traditional sense.

However, whether it is the Beast Brotherhood or the Star Wisdom Church, the most core secret is the worship of that great being.

This is also an important reason why they can become allies.

If even that great being cannot accept it, it cannot be called "absolute loyalty".

"Snake, are you scared?"

Lloyd, who was standing in front, suddenly shouted, startling Snake, who was standing at a loss at the back.

Snake's shoulders trembled, "No, no."

Lloyd continued, "Then why do you sound so nervous?"

"I just……"

Lloyd interrupted Snake before he could finish his words.

"The Baron told me not only to execute Kaito Kidd, but also to test your loyalty."

"You've been repeatedly defeated in your battles with Kaito Kidd, wantonly trampling on the Baron's trust in you..."

Hearing this, Snake's body trembled and beads of sweat flowed down his forehead.

"However, 'the Lord' is merciful and has decided to give you one last chance to swear allegiance."

As Lloyd finished speaking, Snake's pupils dilated and he quickly expressed his loyalty.

"I am absolutely loyal to you, my Lord! I..."

"Do not--!"

Lloyd shouted, scolding Snake.

"No, Snake, it's not like that."

"It is not the Baron to whom you owe your loyalty, but this one."

"Allow me to introduce you to the Many-Faced God, the Crawling Chaos—Nyarlathotep in his Night Hunter form."

"You can also call it 'Night Demon'!"

Lloyd raised his hand and pointed to the sky. A huge black cloud appeared above the rooftop at some point.

On the swollen bat body, the fiery red three-petal eyes emitted hot rays, shining on Snake's pupils that were dilated to the limit.

At this moment, he tasted the horror beyond death.

……

In the sky, Qin Zhibo was still controlling the hang glider.

Suddenly, the giant bat monster disappeared, and was no longer seen among the buildings.

Is it eliminated?

Or a temporary retreat?

Although Qin Zhibo couldn't be sure now, the monster was most likely summoned through the "black crow in the middle of the night".

The condition for summoning it is the loss of light exposure.