Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

"Go to the basement!"

Chapter 57 Monster Fish

After reading the entire diary, many of their doubts were answered.

There is no doubt that the culprit of the recent series of murders in Sagazaki City is the boy mentioned in Kitano's diary. It is even possible that Kitano was the original victim, but the cause of his death was completely different from the others. That's why he was ignored by the Sagazaki City Police.

It can be learned from the diary that Kitano gradually changed after eating something contaminated by an unknown substance.

Anyone with normal intelligence would definitely not touch this kind of thing of unknown origin. However, Kitano seemed to be addicted to drugs. Not only did he fish from the river to eat, he also had to fish in the basement of his home. It is not difficult to understand that if he breeds contaminated fish, he will eventually end up with organ failure.

Of course, what frightened the two of them the most was that during the period before Kitano's death, he could not control his abnormal appetite and even had some thoughts about his colleagues at the same time.

If his body can withstand this change, will there be another man-eating monster in Sagazaki City?If we think about it more deeply, the source of the pollution is the nearby Xianglu Mountain. Is Kitano really the only one affected?

Thinking of the gang crimes that Oreki told him before, Li Ang suddenly felt a shudder... Were those victims really the same person?How many people disappeared quietly around the corner where the police could not notice?

Putting such speculations to the bottom of his heart, Li Ang quickly returned to the first floor. Under the rubbish, Li Ang found a wooden door leading to the underground.

Lin En was a little slow for a while. By the time he came down from upstairs, Li Ang had already cleaned up the garbage near the entrance and was about to open the wooden door and go in to find out.

Looking at Li Ang's actions, Lin En hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "I said, let's report these clues. This is no longer a problem that the two of us can solve."

After all, he was not a reckless man who didn't think about anything. After reading Kitano's diary, he already felt like retreating.

Hearing this, Li Ang stopped what he was doing, turned around and asked with interest, "Report it? Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Yes," Linn nodded, "No matter how many clues we find, it is unlikely that we will catch the murderer just by ourselves. In the end, we will definitely have to apply for support from the bureau."

"That's true, but have you ever thought about a question: Is the police station... really trustworthy?"

"What?" Lin En's eyes widened and he looked at Li Ang in shock.

"Have you forgotten why the Search Class [-] was locked up?"

"...It's because the director suspects there are traitors among them."

"Are you so sure that there are traitors only in the Search Division?"

Lin En stopped talking. With the weirdness of this case, he was really not sure there were no other traitors in the distance.

"So, don't even think about asking the bureau for support. If you don't want to continue the investigation, that's fine, as long as you don't tell these things casually."

In fact, except for Adele, Li Ang does not intend to trust anyone in this world, not even Professor Valk. Both Lin En and him have had their memories overwritten by this world. It is difficult for Li Ang to say that he can completely trust them. two.

Although Lin En helped him a lot, even without him, it would just be back to the original situation.

After saying this, Li Ang stopped paying attention to Lin En's subsequent reaction and began to think of ways to open the basement door.

There were several locks hanging on the basement door, tied with several heavy chains. It looked quite strong. However, maybe for the sake of appearance, the door itself was made of ordinary wood. Li Ang stepped up and stood on the wooden door. He kicked out a big hole, stretched his arm in and pulled the entire door out of the door frame with a little force.

What appeared in front of them was a deep and dark cave entrance, exuding a certain fishy and salty smell. However, this smell had been covered up by the stench in the house before, so they did not notice it.

Perhaps because the air in the basement is too humid, the steps leading down are covered with slippery moss. If you don't pay attention, you will fall.

It took him a while to walk up the stairs. Before his eyes could fully adapt to the dark environment of the basement, Li Ang's perception had already swept across the entire basement.

The structure here is surprisingly simple. Except for some things similar to fishing bait piled in the corner, there is no other mess here.

However, at the corner of the basement, Li Ang discovered a huge pool of water, occupying almost one-fifth of the basement.

"Is this the water tank mentioned in the diary?" A voice came from behind Li Ang, "He... dug another water pool in the basement? I thought he was keeping fish in a fish tank."

"With Kitano's appetite, I'm afraid the fish in the fish tank won't satisfy him." Li Ang replied calmly.

The two of them had a very tacit understanding and did not mention the disagreement just now, as if nothing had happened.

Lin En approached the pool and took a look. The water inside was extremely turbid, and the visibility was no more than five centimeters. It was impossible to see what was hidden in the dark pool.

"I don't know if the fish he raised are still alive. It would be nice if I could find two and study them..."

Lin En's idea is actually normal, but Li Ang feels that if he knew what the 'fish' raised in Kitano was, he would never have such an idea.

"I don't think you'll like that thing...the fish you want has already arrived."

Perhaps because he sensed someone entering the basement, ripples suddenly appeared on the originally calm water pool. In just a few seconds, the calm water seemed to be boiling, with a large number of bubbles popping out.

With a popping sound, the fat strange fish jumped up from the pool and landed on the ground not far from the two of them.

The strange fish was two or three times the size of ordinary fish. It supported the ground with two pairs of fins and crawled on the ground in a very weird posture.

As the fish's lips continued to open and close, countless tiny sharp teeth inside could be clearly seen from the two people's angles. No one wanted to try how painful it would be to be bitten by this thing.

"How big is it?"

Linn was a little surprised by the size of this fish and couldn't help but say.

His voice seemed to attract the attention of the strange fish,

Chapter 58 In dire straits

This surreal scene caught Linn off guard. After all, who would have thought that a fish would jump up from the ground and bite someone?

By the time Lin En wanted to draw his gun and fight back, it was already too late. The fish mouth that exuded a fishy smell was already very close to him. What he saw deep in the mouth made him miss his last chance. .

Lin En saw a human eyeball deep in the fish's mouth that was even moving flexibly.

"boom!"

The deafening gunfire exploded in this small basement, and this harsh sound sounded as sweet to Linn as the sound of nature.

Li Ang, who was standing on the side, shot the strange fish through the air with a volley, then fell to the ground with a thud and kept slapping the ground with its tail.

"I told you, you're not going to like this."

Seeing that the fish was still flapping on the ground, Li Ang fired several more shots at it, completely emptying the bullets in the magazine.

The strange fish erupted with globs of disgusting pus, and several gunshot wounds almost tore a big hole in its abdomen, but the thing was still not dead.

Just as Li Ang frowned and was about to take out an incendiary bomb and give the strange thing a final blow, the strange fish suddenly straightened up and froze on the ground motionless.

"Finally dead?"

Lin En, who had escaped, took a deep breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "This thing is too disgusting..."

However, Lin En was not happy for more than two seconds when the strange fish's 'corpse' began to twitch violently. There was only a loud popping sound, and two pale human hands climbed out of the bloody wound of the strange fish. His blue-gray nails scratched the ground.

The thing gained life again, but its current posture could not be called a fish at all. It was like a huge spider, running extremely flexibly to the wall next to it, making a series of snapping sounds. .

Lin En's face suddenly turned pale, and he wished he could slap his crow's mouth twice.

At this time, his face was as pale as a blank sheet of paper. The thing seemed to have spotted Linn. After lurking in the shadow of the ceiling for a moment, it pounced on him again.

"Use incendiary bombs quickly!!"

Stimulated by fear, Linn's voice became a little distorted.

He rolled on the ground in great embarrassment, avoiding the attack of that thing.

Almost at the same time as Linn rolled away, a can hit his previous position hard.

As the simple ignition device in the tank shattered, raging fire instantly covered the area where Linn had been a second ago.

The specially prepared incendiary agent has a considerable degree of viscosity, and it is impossible to shake it off with strength alone. Linn can only see a huge fireball scurrying around in the basement. Whenever the fireball wants to escape, When in the pool, fire two shots at the right time to force it back from the pool.

It wasn't until the flames burned it to ashes that the strange creature finally stopped struggling.

"It's over now. How about it? Do you still want to take this thing back to study it?"

Linn swallowed and shook his head.

If he knew that there was such a thing hidden in the basement, he would not have followed Li Ang down from the beginning.

"and many more……"

At this time, Lin En suddenly thought of a question, "Bei Ye... was he eating this kind of thing before?"

"What do you think?"

Perhaps thinking of Kitano's meal, Linn couldn't help but hold on to the wall and retched.

But Li Ang picked up a stick from the side, pulled the ashes on the ground, and then said with interest, "No bones were found... It seems that the thing is just similar in appearance, not a real human hand."

Although the incendiary bomb exceeded the maximum temperature of the incinerator, its duration was too short and it was impossible to burn human bones until nothing was left. If it was really a human hand just now, Li Ang could at least find it in the ashes. A few scraps of bones.

"Aren't you scared when you see something like that?" Lin En couldn't help but ask after seeing Li Ang's actions.

"There's nothing to be afraid of."

After all, it's not like Li Ang has never seen more terrifying things, whether they are alien species or black disasters, they are much more terrifying than this thing.

Failed product, this word is more appropriate to describe it. This thing is just a bit disgusting in appearance. As long as you can overcome the fear in your heart, it is not difficult for an ordinary person to deal with this thing.

However, the most difficult thing for human beings to defeat is themselves. This thing is indeed a bit tricky. Its shape alone can scare most people to the point of being unable to move.

Unable to get any more clues from the ashes, Li Ang threw the stick aside, stood up and walked to the pool.

After finally stopping retching, Lin En saw Li Ang stopping next to the pool.

"No... Do you still want to go into the water?"

A strange fish like that is so troublesome. Isn't Li Ang afraid that there are more hidden in the pool?You must know that in Kitano's diary, in order to satisfy his abnormal appetite, he raised a large group of fish in the basement tank.

"...No, today's investigation ends here. I have no intention of going into the water."

After hearing Lin En's question, Li Ang shook his head.

After hearing what Li Ang said, Lin En finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What happened today was a bit too exciting for him, and he needed some time to calm down his tense nerves.

"By the way, is there something like an underground river under Sagazaki City?" Li Ang suddenly asked.

"Underground river?" Linn was stunned for a moment, "There shouldn't be one... I've never heard of such a thing. There should be only a sewer system underground in Sagazaki. As for the deeper places... then I don't know. "

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Could it be that..." Lin En suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Is it what you think?" Li Ang nodded, confirming Lin En's guess, "This pool leads to a very deep place. Since you said there is no underground river here, then it is probably a sewer."

Although Li Ang's perception did not find a second such strange fish in the pool, he found a winding passage at the bottom of the pool. Li Ang's perception can only extend to a distance of less than 200 meters at most, and he does not Know where this passage leads.

"Leading to the sewers? No way...you mean those monsters are all gathered in the city's sewers now?" Linn unconsciously raised his voice.

Li Ang ducked back slightly and replied, "It should be so. Beiye happened to eat only one fish when we set off, otherwise those things must have left by now."

"But compared to this problem, I am more concerned about Kitano's body now."

"Even this failed product has such strong vitality, but what about Kitano who has eaten so many fish?"

"Is he... really dead? I'm afraid the police station is not safe now."

Hearing this, Lin En couldn't help but have the urge to escape.

Since when did the situation in Sagazaki City become so dire?

Chapter 59 Strange call

"...Still no news."

After looking at his phone, Hoshino lay weakly on his desk.

When contacting the police station, the response given there is always that they are investigating. Of course, Hoshino also understands that it is a bit difficult to ask the police to find out the truth in such a short period of time, but the parents of the students will not listen to her explanation.

They couldn't put pressure on the police, so they could only question her, a powerless teacher.

Less than half a day had passed, and there were dozens more missed calls on her phone. Hoshino pretended not to hear them and ignored them.

Although it is not impossible to understand their feelings, what can Hoshino do?She is also desperate.

Even the principal was alarmed by the disappearance of the students. I am afraid that the media will come here soon after hearing the news. Those people will do anything for the sake of popularity. As the class teacher of the two missing students, even if Hoshino clearly did something wrong. No, she would still be the target of criticism.

As the minutes ticked by, the chances of those two kids being okay grew slimmer and slimmer, and now it was time for school to end.

During this time, Hoshino also visited the place where the two children worked.

But that area has been sealed off by the epidemic prevention department. It is said that an unknown infectious disease has been discovered there, and no ordinary citizens are allowed to approach it. However, this also made Hoshino relax a little.

As long as the people blocking the scene were not police, then the two children might still be alive, but were controlled by the epidemic prevention department.

"...Let's try again."

After resting on the table for a while, Hoshino regained some of her energy. She picked up her phone and tried to call the two children's phones again.