Chapter 362: The Dark Ancient City

After Erina heard this, she discussed it with Yoshiyuki.

Both of them felt that the situation was serious, so they agreed to the chairman's request.

After hearing that they agreed to the investigation, the chairman breathed a sigh of relief and thanked them.

The chairman said that she would be responsible for notifying the Yida family and hoped that they could start the investigation as soon as possible.

The Metropolitan Police Department has opened a teleportation gate at the headquarters, which can be teleported directly to the ruins. If everything goes well, we can come back that night.

The two expressed their understanding of this, and then returned to the activity room of the group club to inform everyone, and then took a taxi to the Metropolitan Police Department.

There, according to Chairman Shimizu, Yasuhiro Shimamura should be the one to greet them.

However, what was waiting for them was another strange investigator.

He said that his trip to Shenggun Island Village was delayed for a while and he couldn't make it back, so he was responsible for the reception.

Then, this person explained the current situation to them while leading the two of them to the portal.

He basically just re-read what Chairman Shimizu said before, without much information.

It is quite difficult to open the portal that can teleport from Tokyo to Hokkaido. Not only does it require a very powerful portal mage, it also requires a lot of cost.

In other words, it takes a lot of preparation, time and money to open the door.

Every time you use it, you spend more.

The more people and materials pass through the portal, the greater the energy consumption.

Therefore, unless you are in a hurry and must arrive immediately, it is cheaper to fly this distance.

In order to save costs, only Yoshiyuki and Erina entered the portal, and the mysterious investigator did not enter.

After a feeling of dizziness inevitably caused by the teleportation, the two of them came to the other section of the teleportation gate in a burst of light - a makeshift guard camp composed of iron boxes and tents near the ruins.

Outside the portal, another strange investigator has been waiting for a long time.

After he greeted the two, he handed them some tools for exploration: such as ropes, safety ropes, flashlights, etc.

Then, the weird investigator guided them out of the tent and towards the ruins.

In the distance, several journalists could be seen trying to enter, but were blocked by police.

Moreover, they were warned not to take photos of the ruins. Otherwise you will be arrested.

But there are still some people who do not believe in evil and insist on taking pictures.

So of course he was pushed to the ground, handcuffed, and put in a police car.

Yoshiyuki looked towards the mountains not far away, and he could indeed see that the area was in a mess due to the earthquake.

Many trees were knocked down and lying in pieces on the hillside. A large amount of soil and rocks also slid down the mountain, and more would roll down from time to time, breaking the tranquility of the mountain forest.

A large crack was torn open in that mountain mass by the movement of tectonic plates.

Through this crack, you can indeed vaguely see some of the ruins exposed to the field of vision. Among them are tilted, damaged towers and private houses.

It does look like a very old city.

Close to the crack, there is another blockade.

Many police officers are blocking this place, but they are not just on guard against outsiders breaking in.

Most of them were staring at the crack, and all of them had unconcealable nervousness on their expressions.

Obviously, he was on guard against something suddenly coming out of it.

This kind of thing is not impossible.

Probably knowing that Erina and the others would come, the police officers noticed Yoshiyuki and Erina approaching and made way for them to enter unimpeded.

Only the weird investigator accompanied the two to the entrance of the ruins, but that was all.

He had to stop and said that he had no resistance to Huangquan and could not move on.

The strange investigator told the two to be more careful, not to hold on when in danger, and to retreat as soon as possible.

Also be careful of aftershocks and so on.

After that, the two left the strange investigator and entered the ruins with uneasiness.

"Miss, follow me closely. Make sure you see the way you are going."

"I know, servant Tan! Do you want to protect me?"

"Ah. Of course. By the way, Miss...he seems to want to come with us. The Weird Investigator's fighting ability must not be weak, right? Then why don't you tell him that you can protect the people around you from being corroded by the underworld? Woolen cloth?"

"Because I always have an ominous premonition." Erina lowered her voice and explained seriously: "This ancient city ruins only appeared in the eyes of the world because of the earthquake. If it was really eroded by the underworld...then you won't think of it. What?"

"Miss, are you talking about the dream you had a few days ago? Do you think what Lady Erika said was not to remind you that an earthquake has occurred, but to want you to come to the ruins?"

"Yes." Erina looked quite anxious when she mentioned this: "So, we may find some terrible secret inside... Maybe it has something to do with Lady Erina. Maybe we can meet her!"

Erina: "Think about it, wasn't the Erika-sama I dreamed about in a dark place? There was trembling all around, right? Thinking of this ruins, couldn't we think that she was in the darkness of this ancient city before? Are you dreaming of me in the depths?"

Erina: "So at least during the first exploration, it's not appropriate to bring outsiders in! The two of us should meet her alone!"

What Erina said made sense to Yoshiyuki.

Therefore, Yoshiyuki felt even more uneasy as he headed towards the ruins.

…What exactly will they find inside?

The cracks exposed only a small part of the ruins.

Almost all of it is still buried deep in the mountains. And most of them are in deeper underground areas.

Fortunately, although the mobile phone signal will fail inside, at least you can use a flashlight and don't have to waste your spiritual energy on lighting spells.

Therefore, the two of them were alert to the possible dangers and walked deeper and deeper along the road with numerous landslides.

The ruins of the ancient city were also greatly affected by the earthquake. Many buildings and roads inside were damaged.

Because the environment is so dark, you have to pay special attention to every step you take.

There are too many cracks in the ground, and some places are extremely narrow. You have to lean against the wall to move yourself over little by little.

In this way, you may fall into the abyss if you are not careful.

There are quite a few faults in the ruins.

This is not only because the ancient city originally had a large height difference, but also because the earthquake collapsed many areas, creating many z-axis differences.

The two of them walked along the main road of the ancient city at first, but after walking for a while, the road became impassable.

Collapsed stone pillars and ruins blocked the way.

Fortunately, there are ropes, ladders, etc. left by the previous team on the cliff nearby. You can simply follow them down without having to find your own way.

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