Akira Kato lifted the man above his head with one hand, and with his other hand, which was damaged by the explosion, he removed the gauze on the man's head, revealing his true appearance underneath.

"Jie Jie, it is indeed you...Mr. Detective...Gulu..."

Akira Kato's voice was hoarse, and when he spoke, a gurgling sound came from the bottom of his throat.

Because he was not in a good condition at this time, Akira Kato himself was also within the scope of the explosion just now. Several dark holes were blown out of the front of his body, and half of his throat and a corner of his face were blown apart.

But he didn't die, and he even had the strength to lift a 185-year-old man like Qin Zhibo above his head.

"Greetings to you on behalf of my grandma..."

Akira Kato mentioned someone in a hoarse voice, but Qin Zhibo was unable to pay attention to what he said. He tried his best to break the arm that grabbed his clothes.

But this arm is like an iron pincer, clamping the person tightly.

Qin Zhibo was secretly shocked. When he fought with Akira Kato before, strength was not his strong point, but now he seemed to be completely transformed.

And when there was internal strife among the believers just now, the black pointed vertebra he used to instantly kill Aunt Lin also looked very strange, as if it was a weapon growing on his hand?

While he had access to Akira Kato's arm, Qin Zhibo quickly investigated and got an astonishing character card.

【Survey√】

Name: Akira Kato

Strength:100

Agility:90

Constitution: 400

....

Will:10

...

Information was displayed one by one. Qin Zhibo had never seen such a BT panel.

Physique 400!

Eight times that of ordinary people!

The power speed has also made a huge leap. Although I didn't know what Akira Kato's body numbers were before, I definitely couldn't reach such power speed.

What is going on?

While Qin Zhibo struggled with his hands and twisted his arms, he turned his attention to observing Kato Akira's body.

This is also the advantage of iron will. As long as you are not facing the true God who cannot be looked directly at and the power of the universe that can cut your will to the bottom in one breath, you can still remain calm.

I saw a black amorphous liquid vaguely flowing and shuttled in Kato Akira's semi-hollow body.

At first it felt like blackened blood, but if you look closely, it was much more fluid than blood, like a black oil vortex swimming inside the body.

Black liquid? Is it a living thing?

Looks like venom...

When Qin Zhibo was confused, Kato Akira saw through his thoughts, grinned with a hole in his mouth.

"Are you looking at this guy?"

"It's called Xiuji, and once you get to know him well, he's still a very cute little guy."

"Both knives and guns are ineffective against Xiuji, and because it can change its form at will, it has no problem being exiled into human blood vessels, and it can also do many super convenient things."

As he spoke, the holes in Akira Kato's body were gradually filled with black liquid, new flesh and blood formed in the vacant positions, and his voice gradually returned to normal.

Qin Zhibo looked surprised when he saw such a familiar introduction.

Black, amorphous...

What kind of "Xiuji" is this? This is simply a Shoggoth!

Inside him is a Shoggoth!

On Tianbu Mountain, Qin Zhibo saw with his own eyes that those black amorphous monsters could only eat human flesh and blood. How could they stay safe and sound in Akira Kato's body now?

Moreover, the Shoggoth seems to have formed a symbiotic host relationship with him, a balanced state of mutual support, similar to venom.

But in fact, Shoggoths can survive independently without parasitism. Human bodies are just food for this creature.

Kato Akira must have used some kind of trick.

It is definitely impossible to confront a monster with such a luxurious panel head-on. We must think of other ways...

"Mr. Detective, do you remember when you and I were at the port of Shinagawa?"

"I had to jump into the sea to escape, but now our situation seems to have changed dramatically~"

Kato Akira's throat and mouth had almost recovered, and he started talking nonstop.

This is not a classic villain talking in many ways, but he was also seriously injured in the explosion just now and had to stop and wait for Xiuji's "recovery".

Shuji, also known as Shoggoth, does not provide healing power, but the ability to transform amorphous black and bright protoplasm into human flesh, a kind of ability to "replenish" flesh and blood.

This is a unique ability bestowed upon them by their Creator.

Because this ability is too powerful, it will not be eliminated by most extreme environments, and in the end it will eliminate their creator.

As for how to eliminate them, it is similar to the common robots in science fiction movies defeating humans.

However, the Shoggoths are not absolutely powerful. They were created to be slaves, and the servility in the race can never be eradicated.

After the disappearance of the Ancient One, many other intelligent races tried to drive the Shoggoths, and succeeded with only some simple spells.

Kato Akira also accidentally uttered the Lalaye spell, which allowed these Shoggoths to successfully recognize their master.

Now, thanks to the tireless repairs by these repairmen, his body has gradually become complete, and the exposed tendons on the other arm have been wrapped in new skin.

"Okay~"

Kato Akira's tone became more relaxed. It was the first time since he obtained Shuji that he had suffered such a serious injury.

After learning that his body was almost immortal, he grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears, and laughed wildly as if he had lost his mind.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

"What an invincible power!"

While he was going crazy, he suddenly noticed Qin Zhibo put his hand into his coat and took out a brown wallet.

"Eh?" Kato Akira was stunned for a moment and said scornfully, "Now that things have come to this, you don't want to bribe me with money, do you?"

What could be in the wallet? Money, of course.

But what he didn't expect was that Qin Zhibo casually touched in his wallet and pulled out a badge.

Qin Zhibo quickly raised his hand and placed the twisted five-pointed star side of the badge on Kato Akira's forehead.

The cold and hard touch came from his skin. Akira Kato was stunned for the first time and had no reaction.

But the next second, a layer of black goosebumps appeared from where the badge was attached, like a circle of ripples spreading from the forehead to the body, like Mystique's transformation.

"vomit--"

A strong sense of nausea emerged from the abdomen, accompanied by the black liquid on the surface of the body rolling and bulging, as if the muscles all over the body had received some kind of huge stimulation.

Akira Kato, whose body had mostly turned into a mess, had to let go of his hand, took two trembling steps back, and lay on the ground, retching continuously.

"Ugh...what did you do! Ugh..."

Seeing Akira Kato's strong rejection reaction, Qin Zhibo knew that he had made the right bet.

The old seal has the ability to drive away evil spirits and heretics, and can make strange creatures and even gods who cannot be looked at feel extremely disgusted. This is shown in "The Secret of the Worm".

Akira Kato was able to drive the Shoggoths who could only chew human flesh, and he must have used some kind of magical method.

In this case, use magic to defeat magic.

Sure enough, the old seal is to these evil creatures what the cross is to vampires. Unless an ancestor like Dracula personally takes action, it is still possible to scare these little minions.

As a human being, Kato Akira had no reason to be affected by the old seal.

But now that most of his body is composed of Shoggoths, he is also affected by it.

While Kato Akira was still retching, Qin Zhibo quickly got up from the ground, carried the stunned Matsumoto Ryohei behind his back, put his other hand around Minase Youmu's waist and walked towards the door.

For some reason, Qin Zhibo now feels that the girl is much lighter than when they first met. Even Conan is much heavier than her now.

Is it because those believers are gone?

Minase Harumu was born due to the thinking power of believers. What would be the consequences if we lose believers?

Qin Zhibo didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he ran out of here first.

But at this moment, a fierce murderous intent approached again, and a black tentacle struck from behind.

Qin Zhibo, who had been paying attention to the rear, quickly turned sideways. Although he avoided the sharp blow, his body carrying the two of them could not maintain balance and fell to the ground.

Akira Kato got up from the ground angrily. His face, which was originally intact, and his forehead were scratched with wounds, and black blood was flowing out, looking like a madman.

"Woo-guk..." Kato Akira's throat kept roaring like a beast.
To be continued...