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 In the direction of the ruins of Mount Kuro.
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. .
After seeing Kaoru Ichijo, Kameyama almost jumped up with joy, "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 on 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 Jiulang, do you think this is it?"
Although the photo is very blurry, it can be barely recognized 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 manner.
"Next, I'll trouble you, Kameyama, to 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 injury.
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 are 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, in Konabe, Nagano Prefecture, a police car drove through the rain on the road in the mountainous countryside, 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 powerful. The visibility of the mountain roads dropped rapidly, and it was necessary to open the road. The point of lighting.
"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 knew in his heart that this was the result of the so-called ultimate power. The abnormal weather conditions actually showed that Daguaba was in the Jiulang 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 wiping the rain off his body, Ichijo Kaoru checked the firearm and said, "Kameyama, there is no need to follow the next situation. Go wait for us at the foot of the mountain. 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.
Higashino Ryusuke walked across the floor covered with splattered blood. His eyes fell on the wall next to him, and he found that there was a mark similar to the Kuga mark on it with dazzling blood stains. However, 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, "Ryuusuke-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, Ryusuke Higashino explained the four-cornered Kugo symbol as best as he could.
"Gurungi's words?! Does that mean it not only represents the signature left by Daguaba, but also represents 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 words.”
"Didi!" Ichijo Kaoru suddenly received a text message notification on his phone. He immediately turned on his phone, and there was only a short line of text on the screen.
[One kilometer southeast of you. ]
"……This is?!"
One kilometer away to the southeast...Who is it? ! Daguaba, Rose Lady or Chachio? Who sent this message?
One wanted to see the sender of the message, but it was just a string of numbers 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 Grungki in the Dark Hall, has his abilities involving the quantum realm to some extent. To put it simply, he can ignore distance and telepathy!"
Ichijo Kaoru was immediately shocked. 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!
"Huh--" A harsh scream suddenly came from behind the two of them, 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 of them.
At this time, Gohara Tadahin, who was far away in Tokyo, suddenly turned cold and cursed with an ugly look: "Idiot! You guys who get carried away with a little power, you really deserve to be killed by Daguaba!!"
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"careful!"
In the factory, Ryusuke Higashino noticed the abnormality almost instantly, and quickly knocked Kaori 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 Bay 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, and he stood up from the ground with a gasp.
It's just that the weird crow looks different now. The reinforced muscles all over his body have become stronger, and the biological armor has become more ferocious. The color of his skin has changed from pitch black to dark red, and a pair of muscles on his back have become more ferocious. On the wings, the hard feathers 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?
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 steal Da Cuba's belt fragments to strengthen himself like Batboy did in the original drama. .
Moreover, Chachio also appears here, which means that Cuba's belt has been repaired, and there must be other reasons for the crow's strengthening.
However, it seemed that now was not the time to use his brain. Ryusuke was not afraid at all. He walked forward in three or two steps and waved his hand to summon the belt around his waist: "In that case, let me see how far you have strengthened, transform! "
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 strange crow let out an unpleasant scream and flew towards him as if 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.
"boom!"
"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 weirdo skin.
And what all this means is that although he successfully hit the enemy, he did not cause any damage.
"How?! 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, could not compare with Gurungi.
"Taku!"
At the last moment when the crow monster was about to capture Ichijo Kaoru, the white Kuuga came from the side and landed heavily on the crow monster with a flying kick. The heavy force immediately forced it to change the direction of its forward movement and rolled and hit it. Entering a pile of debris, the sky was filled with smoke and dust.
"Kora!" The crow seemed to be harmlessly hit by this blow, but it quickly got up.
Ryusuke Higashino moved his numb right foot and kicked it on the crow's wing. Unexpectedly, the hardness was indeed unexpected.
"Mr. Ichijo, don't get too close!"
After giving instructions behind him, Dong Ye looked at the crow monster seriously. His current strength was indeed not the same as before. If he was only as strong as Batboy before, now the crow has only three strongest players in the Ge Group. The strength of the crowd.
Of course, it's not a problem for him to solve it, it just takes a little time.
At this thought, Ryusuke decisively slapped his belt with both hands, and the spiritual stone burst into golden light. A hurricane swirled around him, and his body immediately changed into a newborn sublimated form.
"Boom!" Kuuga's figure burst out instantly, leaving only a white and golden afterimage behind him.
"Scare!" Ryusuke burst out with terrifying speed and hit the crow monster like a cannonball. He punched the crow monster in the chest with his right fist.
"Wow!"
The crow screamed, and its body was thrown away high. It flew backwards, broke a cable and continued to fly out. It quickly disappeared there, and Higashino Ryusuke followed closely behind.
"Ryūsuke-san!" Before Kaoru Ichijo could catch up, only the broken cable was left spraying out sparks. Kuuga and Gurungi quickly disappeared, and he immediately moved forward.
"Ta...ta...ta..." The clear sound of high heels stepping on the ground suddenly sounded, causing Kaoru's movements to freeze.
He quickly became vigilant, gripped his sniper rifle and cautiously moved forward step by step, crossing the broken cables that were constantly dropping sparks above his head. He didn't find anyone until he reached the door of the factory.
Just when Kaoru Ichijo was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind, carrying a faint scent of roses, blowing his hair.
Ichijo turned his head sharply, but at the scene that followed, even he, who was always serious, couldn't help but open his mouth slightly in shock.
The rose girl in a full dress walked out of there on high heels. The wind blew the hem of her white skirt, her white shirt was flowing, and her bunted hair hung softly in the air. Her upright and charming face is the most beautiful in the world, and the white rose tattoo shines coldly on her forehead.
Rose Girl looked at him like that, and Ichijou also stared at Rose Girl. He always knew clearly that underneath such a beautiful appearance was a grunge!
"Zizzi!"
Brilliant sparks continued to fall between the two people, dots of light forming a curtain, and the firelight was reflected in the eyes of the two people looking at each other like a galaxy.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
But then, Kaoru Ichijo raised his gun and pointed it at Rose Girl without hesitation.
