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Ishida jumped.

The water in the sewer gutter was only the last ankle height.

He approached the lamp.

The chisel marks on the edge of the hole do not seem to be chisel marks.

"Don't you think it looks like a claw mark?"

"No kidding, what kind of claws can dig through such a thick wall?"

Ishida then took a photo and sent it to a friend of his.

He is an expert in trace analysis.

Ishida wanted to wait for the results to come down and then go in and find out.

However, the time he forbade the surrounding residents to release water was limited.

It was already noon.

He arranged for a team of men to have lunch outside the sewers, and it was best to answer them at any time. He took his two assistants and went in first to take a look.

And then there's the black cat.

After the black cat showed him the way, he also left.

When he came back, he no longer meowed, but jumped in front of Ishida helplessly and led the way.

And there's an extra badge-like thing around his neck.

The style is odd, it is tied with a rope and hung around the neck of a black cat.

"This cat?"

They watched the strange scene.

What's even more strange is that they can't help but want to follow the cat and continue to look inside to see what else they can find!

Originally, the sewers in Seongnam City were very old.

After the aliens took over the Blue Star, every city was transformed.

Today's underground sewers are very spacious. There are also more miscellaneous items.

There is even a legend that the sewer is inhabited.

It is said that some anti-occupants have set up their own bases in the sewers, ready to fight back against the aliens at any time.

But these are always just legends.

The black cat has a light pace and is also very fast.

It was so fast that the three of Ishida began to suspect that he was not following his sense of smell, but that he had known what was wrong.

The first time he stopped somewhere.

They found some clothing there.

It's all the clothes of seven or eight year olds, and even younger and younger children.

Further on.

The second time he stopped.

They saw some toys there.

It's still a child.

The third time where he stopped.

They didn't see anything.

But based on the previous situation, there must be something strange about the place where the black cat stopped.

The three Ishida came down in jumpsuits similar to those of sewer workers. Also wearing gloves. Ishida immediately focused his gaze on his feet.

He reached out and began to dig through the dirty water, and his assistants had to follow suit.

It didn't take long for him to find it.

It was a broken hand bone.

The flesh on it was gone.

Only bones.

Ishida also realized that something really serious was starting to appear.

The black cat moved again.

There was a lot of water in the sewers, and there was almost no place to put your feet, but this black cat always found one or two jumps, and kept moving forward quickly.

Even though the garbage that served as a jumping platform didn't seem to be enough to carry his weight, he still managed to make it so far, except for the mud on the soles of his feet.

Looking at Ishida and the others again, there were dirty things all over their bodies, including the protective shield on their faces.

.......

"Officer Ishida, there's a hand here that's still fresh."

An assistant with a foundation in forensic medicine shouted at Ishida.

Ishida rushed over.

It was still a child, and even though there was no blood coming out again, it could be seen that the severed hand should be ......

"The time is estimated to be one or two days."

Ishida was silent.

Because he was wearing a protective shield and it was dirty, no one could see Ishida frowning.

His face was full of melancholy.

It's the last day or two.

Six children have gone missing in his area.

At first, everyone had a little hope.

But now...... That hope is slim.

Finally.

They found a body.

It's the last thing they want to see.

The two assistants roared:

"Bastard! When Lao Tzu caught the murderer, he had to break it into pieces! ”

Their anger was spreading in the sewers.

Spread far, far.

Suddenly, the sewers calmed down.

Even the flow of water gathered from the sewer outlets in all directions was still.

That moment.

Ishida and the others seemed to be able to hear each other's voices.

Bang bang bang.

Time is getting slower and slower.

It was so long that the interval between their heartbeats began to get longer and longer.

Until they couldn't even hear their own heartbeat.

Tick.

Like the restoration of water flow in sewer pipes.

Tick.

Wrong.

It's like something fell into the water in the sewer.

Tick.

Not right either.

It was as if something was stepping on the water in the sewer and making a splash.

The sound of the splash is getting faster and faster.

The ticking sound turned into a snap.

The high-frequency rhythm is like the wheels of a train spinning on the railroad tracks.

In the blink of an eye, it came to them.

Suddenly, it stopped.

Right.

It stopped again, but it didn't disappear.

Ishida and the others looked at each other, and the quality of the police themselves kept them from panicking in this strange atmosphere.

But it's just a little bit of effort.

An assistant was instantly pulled into the sewer by something.

The water in the sewer was as deep as an ankle.

Ishida pounced.

He tried to grab the other man's hand, but he pulled it down too fast.

Blink kung fu, really just blink kung fu......

Even the other assistant was pulled down in an instant.

watched as the two assistants disappeared in front of him.

Cracks began to appear in Ishida's psychological defenses.

And at that moment, beneath his feet, the water of the sewer began to flow and spin rapidly, forming a whirlpool.

A head slowly emerged from it.

The figure.

That face.

When the strange makeup on that face appeared in front of Ishida.

He was stunned.

He'd seen this guy.

It's a clown.

He'd seen it, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

It seemed like a long time ago, and he couldn't remember how long it was.

It stood on the water with a smile, staring greedily at the fear that emanated from him with the most fearful gaze he had ever had.

"Yamato ......"

"Yamato ......."

"Yamato ......."

It kept shouting its name.

Ishida didn't know when he had collapsed on the ground.

By the time he came to his senses, his legs were sinking.

Pulled by the clown, he sank down the drain.

He rebelled.

But it's the same as when I was a child.

There's nothing you can do to stop this.

Soon, the water was running down his waist and was about to reach his chest.

Meow.

The sinking action stopped.

"Abominable !!"

It was like a voice that the clown didn't want to hear.

And then ......

It's a light.

It emanated from the badge on the black cat's chest and struck Ishida's body.