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

The blond woman was wearing a transparent raincoat and stood quietly on the deck, looking indifferently at the lifeboats floating on the sea.

Behind her, the makeshift radio station continued to receive help signals from lifeboats.

"SOS! SOS!"

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

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

At this time, a man in black came from behind, bowed and asked: "Sir Shirley, do you want to start the ceremony?"

"Um."

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

On the deck behind the woman, an altar made of ancient stones shines brightly on the deck.

As the light of the altar became brighter and brighter, several strange lines separated from the hole in the center of the altar, forming a huge six-pointed star magic array.

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

"The children of darkness displayed in the ancient temple, the mother of all things, the god of fertility, the great mother god, the wife of the ineffable, the goddess of darkness and fertility, the mother of Nag and Jebu..."

"With the delicacies of blood and flesh as a treat, and with the young black goat as a medium, please listen to our call and come here..."

"Yeah! Shub Nicholas! The black goat of the forest that has given birth to thousands of offspring!"

The man in black robe's voice suddenly rose.

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

Bright red blood was flowing on the deck, and raindrops on it could not dilute it in the slightest.

The crescent moon overhead was also pulled out of the clouds at this moment, illuminating the stone altar in the center of the deck.

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

"Black goat of the forest that has given birth to thousands of children, please listen to our wishes..."

"Ah! Shub Nicholas! Through the sea of ​​filth, you can know their service!"

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

"The great Cthulhu also serves them, and is also the brother of the Ineffable One! He is also your husband!"

"Let's conceive together in the womb of the daughter of darkness!"

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

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

This mental wave crossed the numerous sea areas blocked by the sea at extremely fast speeds and reached the bottom of the sinking cabin of the Aphrodite.

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

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

Losing control of his strength, his whole body began to fall.

Fortunately, the feeling of weightlessness is the easiest to stimulate the most primitive instincts in the human body. His body subconsciously grabbed the rope, which stopped him from falling to the sea.

"Huh...huh..."

He kept breathing heavily and staring, but his mind was thinking about what happened at that moment.

What's going on?

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

The intense heart palpitations kept him in a stalemate for more than ten seconds before he slowly came back to his senses.

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

That is the eternal presence from Lalayeri...

It may be that the various anomalies that occurred on this ship alerted the powerful man deep in the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

He followed the rope lowered by [Flying Claw] and descended directly from the outside of the ship to the floor where the infirmary is located.

The ship's elevator has long since stopped running, and the stairs, which are the fastest way to reach the lower cabin, are also flooded.

The infirmary is in the lower cabin near the bow.

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

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

Immediately afterwards, he took out the [Holy Sword of Physics—Crowbar] from the toolbar and smashed it against the porthole.

Bang, bang...

The glass of the porthole was extremely strong. Even if it was knocked repeatedly for more than a dozen times, Qin Zhibo's jaw was so painful that he finally managed to pry open a gap at the edge.

But that's all.

But this is enough for Qin Zhibo.

Instead, he grabbed the rope with both hands, pushed hard on the porthole with both feet, and used 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 expanded a bit.

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

It was not until ten times that the porthole was completely knocked open.

Qin Zhibo quickly climbed in through the porthole and found that he was right in the infirmary.

But now the infirmary is empty.

Has Chengshi 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 stairway.

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

Just when he was about to use the finding spell to confirm the location, a pair of shoes next to his feet attracted his attention.

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

In other words, Cheng Shi has already 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.

At this moment, a voice came from the sea water in the corridor ahead.

"Hello……"

"Where...in...where!"

"Become...doctor!"

Intermittent sounds came from the water surface. Qin Zhibo quickly entered the water and walked towards the deep water area ahead.

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

This is……

This thing can only be realized here.

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

"Hello? Conan?"

"I am Qin Zhibo..."

It may be that the line is damaged due to water intrusion, and the sound from one side cannot be transmitted to the other side.

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

Suddenly, the water in front of him rippled.

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

A tree-trunk-like body emerged from the water in an instant, occupying almost the entire cross-section of the corridor.

The thick body, which seemed to be composed of huge lumps of flesh, had black whip-like tentacles growing on it.

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

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

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

This is...
To be continued...