In Nagano Prefecture, after several hours of trekking, Kaoru Ichijo drove Sakurako in a police car, and Ryusuke drove a motorcycle and arrived here.

Sakurako Sawatari got out of the car and said goodbye to the two of them. Sakurako planned to go directly to Shinano University to find Professor Natsume. Her friend Kanako Suyama was also there to assist, while Ryusuke Higashino planned to go search with Kaoru Ichijo.

Traces of Chachio.

They came to the area shown in the photos and maps. Of course, as expected, Chachio was nowhere to be seen. However, as long as Da Cuba needed the belt, Chachio would not go far. It was already close to

This is the direction of the Kurodake ruins.

Ichijo Kaoru quickly contacted Kameyama Tsurumaru, the police officer who was here before him, and sent Chachio's photo to assist in the search. An hour later, they saw Kameyama who came here with excitement.

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After seeing Kaoru Ichijo, Kameyama was so happy that he almost jumped up, "Mr. Ichijo, you are finally back!"

Kaoru Ichijo had no choice but to press his shoulder and said helplessly: "Okay Kameyama, business is more important. Is there any result in the investigation?"

"Oh!" Kameyama quickly took out the document bag from his police car and took out a few photos, "An image of the suspicious person you mentioned, sir, was uploaded from the street surveillance in Dongyu City. It seems to be heading towards

We are approaching from the direction of Mount Kurang, do you think this is it?"

Although the photo is very blurry, you can barely make out that the guy is an old man wearing sunglasses, and he is basically definitely Chachio.

Higashino Ryusuke and Ichijo Kaoru looked at each other and nodded. Ichijo Kaoru turned around and took out the sniper rifle and specially enhanced muscle relaxant ammunition from the police car he drove, and said to Kameyama in a prepared tone.

"Next, I'll trouble you, Kameyama. Please take us to the place where the body was found near Mount Kuro."

His plan was that since it was determined that Chachio's destination would be Mount Kurangi, he might as well go there in advance and wait. If he was looking for someone in a densely populated urban area, not only would he not be able to locate him quickly, but there would also be Gurungi attacks.

The possibility of causing harm to people.

Kameyama was dumbfounded when he saw his preparations for a fight, "Ichi...Mr. Ichijo, are you going to Mount Kuro? People have died there recently, and the dead are all unidentified life forms..."

"It's because people are dying, so I'm going." Ryusuke Higashino said calmly from the side. Looking at Kameyama's frightened face, he shook his head and said, "If you're scared, just tell us the location."

"No, no, no... no!" Kameyama secretly gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to say, "How can I let Mr. Ichijo go on an adventure alone? I want to go too, please let me lead the way."

Not long after, a police car drove through the rain on the road in the mountainous countryside of Konabe, Nagano Prefecture, approaching the ruins of Mount Kuro.

The weather gradually changed from sunny and bright to gloomy, with thick dark clouds hanging overhead, making people breathless. The rain also began to fall, and became more and more violent. The visibility of the mountain roads dropped rapidly, and it was necessary to open the road.

The light level.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by bursts of thunder and heavy rain pouring down continuously, Guishan had to be careful while driving and muttered in a low voice: "Strange, didn't the weather station say it will be sunny today?"

Ichijo Kaoru didn't say anything when he heard this, but he probably understood in his heart that this was the result of the influence of the so-called ultimate power. The abnormal weather conditions actually showed that Daguba was in the Kuroyama Mountains.

About half an hour later, the police car drove to an abandoned factory in the countryside. Several people broke into the factory despite the pouring rain, and then they all regretted not bringing raincoats.

After patting the rain off his body, Ichijo Kaoru checked the firearm and said: "Kameyama, there is no need to follow the next situation. Just go to the bottom of the mountain and wait for us. I will contact you after the investigation is completed."

"But, Mr. Ichijo..." Kameyama was a little anxious, but couldn't think of anything to say for a while.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" Kaoru Ichijo tried his best to drive Kameyama away, not wanting him to stay in danger here any longer.

Then he and Ryusuke Higashino entered the interior of the factory to explore. All kinds of debris were piled up inside the factory, and there was a lot of space inside.

As they gradually went deeper, they soon smelled a disgusting stench, surrounded by flies reveling in it.

"Boom!" After a burst of thunder and lightning, the light leaking from the skylight reflected a dark red.

Ryusuke Higashino walked across the ground covered with splattered blood, and his eyes fell on the wall next to him. He found that there was a mark similar to the Kuga mark on it with dazzling blood stains, except that the Kuga mark only had two corners.

This one has four horns.

The marks painted with blood on the wall have dried up, and the blood has become dark red due to oxidation. Several traces of blood flowing downward hang below the mark pattern.

Ichijo Kaoru also looked here with a flashlight, his pupils tightened, "Ryuuki-san, what is this pattern?!"

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"Whoosh!!!"

The heavy rain was still pouring down, but when we arrived at the Jiulangdake ruins group located in the center of the area, the rain mysteriously disappeared.

The Rose Girl wore a pure white dress and walked here against the evening breeze in the forest.

There were rustling footsteps behind him, and Daguba, dressed as a young man in white, appeared here with a faint halo.

"The days of ultimate darkness are coming," Rose Girl said with a smile.

Daguba still smiled warmly, "Whether it's Sora or Gadolu and the others, I only need one opponent, and there is no need for others to exist... Where is Chachio?"

"He'll be here soon."

"Yes." Daguaba nodded, and then said with a brighter smile: "It seems that an old friend is here, go and greet them."

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"Pattering..."

The rain outside seemed to be much lighter, as if it was specially to welcome the arrival of someone. In the dark factory building, Higashino Ryusuke tried his best to explain the four-corner Kugo symbol as best as he could.

"The words of Gurungi?! In other words, does it not only represent the signature left by Daguaba, but also the embodiment of the ultimate power?"

"That's probably the case, and the super-ancient Linduo tribe loves peace and has no concept of killing, so there is no word 'warrior' in their writing. As for the word that represents Kuanga, it is likely that it comes from this Gurungi

It comes from changes in the text.”

"Didi!" Ichijo Kaoru suddenly received a text message notification on his phone. He immediately opened the phone and saw only a short line of text on the screen.

[One kilometer southeast of you.]

"……This is?!"

One kilometer to the southeast...who is it?! Da Guba, Rose Girl or Chachio? Who sent this message?

A message wanted to see the sender, but it was just a number he had never seen before.

"It probably refers to Chachio!" Ryusuke Higashino made a conjecture, "That guy deliberately sent us Chachio's information from the beginning. Did he want us to prevent Daguba from getting the belt?"

"Who is he?"

"Leo the lion, the last grunge in the Dark Hall, has his abilities involving the quantum realm to some extent. To put it simply, he can ignore distance and telepathy!"

Kaoru Ichijo was immediately stunned. Although the Gurungi so far were powerful, in the final analysis, their abilities could be seen as an extension of some kind of animal, and then they reached such a powerful point.

But telepathy... this kind of ability that sounds almost like something only found in fantasy or fantasy stories has actually appeared. It's simply incredible!

"Hoo--" A harsh scream suddenly came from behind the two people, and a black shadow sprang out from the corner of the top of the factory building, stretching out its dark claws and launched a sudden attack on the two people.

At this time, Gohara Tadashi, who was far away in Tokyo, suddenly turned cold and cursed in an ugly voice: "Idiot! You guys who get carried away with a little power, you really deserve to be killed by Daguaba!!"

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"careful!"

Inside the factory, Ryusuke Higashino noticed the abnormality almost instantly, and quickly knocked Kaoru Ichijo down. The black shadow whizzed past their heads, bringing with it a turbulent and violent airflow.

When Higashino Ryusuke came to his senses and looked back, what fell on the ground turned out to be a Gurungi.

"It's actually you?" Ryusuke was a little surprised, because the person who appeared in front of them was the Gurungi crow weirdo of the Shell Group who he met when he went to Nagano to investigate and was almost killed by him.

"No. 32?" Even Kaoru Ichijo recognized it quickly. He gasped and stood up from the ground.

It's just that the weird crow looks different now than before. The reinforced muscles all over the body have become stronger, the biological armor has also become more ferocious, the color of the skin has changed from pitch black to dark red, and a pair of muscles on the back have become more ferocious.

The hard feathers on the wings seem to be made of gold and iron. When rubbed, they can even produce sparks and clang sounds.

Obviously, Crow Grunge has been strengthened, but...how is it strengthened?

Although Crow had a chance to escape during the battle in Nagano, Da Cuba was present in person afterwards. With the courage of a crow weirdo, he probably wouldn't dare to embezzle Da Cuba's belt fragments to strengthen himself like Batboy did in the original drama.

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Moreover, Chachio also appears here, which means that Daguaba's belt has been repaired, and there must be other reasons for the strengthening of the crow.

However, it seemed that now was not the time to use his brain. Ryusuke was not afraid at all. He stepped forward and waved his hand to summon the belt around his waist: "In that case, let me see how far you have strengthened, transform!

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The spirit stone rang, and Higashino Ryusuke's whole body instantly changed into the form of a newborn blue dragon. He picked up half of the wooden stick on the ground and turned into a blue dragon stick and rushed forward.

"Bah!" The weird crow let out an unpleasant scream and flew towards him like it had lost its mind. In an instant, it was entangled with Kuaga, making it inextricable.

Kaoru Ichijo on the side quickly took off his sniper rifle, loaded the bullet and took aim. Taking advantage of the moment when the monster and Kuuga were temporarily separated after the fierce collision, he decisively pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

"clang--!"

The bullet successfully hit the target, but it hit the crow monster's wings. Those thick steel-like feathers formed a hard defense. The bullet was blocked after penetrating two feathers and failed to penetrate.

Enter the monster skin.

What all this means is that although he successfully hit the enemy, he did not cause any damage.

"How come?! It doesn't work!"

The crow monster was also attracted by Yi Yisheng's attention, his scarlet eyes glared, and then he flapped his iron-like wings and rushed over.

Kaoru Ichijo reacted quickly and tried to find a bunker to avoid, but obviously the speed of humans was still much slower than that of Gurungi. Even Ichijou, who was already in excellent physical condition, couldn't compare with Gurungi.
To be continued...