Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 167: The “Lucky” Prisoners (Part 1)
Ogata heard a lot of breathing sounds around him.
——It seems that the prison van I was imprisoned in is very big... It can fit so many people...
Ogata thought to himself as he listened to the breathing sounds around him.
"Hello!"
A loud-voiced man sitting near Ogata yelled.
"Where are you taking us?!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, the driver outside the carriage—probably the driver—responded in an impatient tone:
"Just shut up and wait! You'll know where you'll be sent later!"
"Don't blame me for not warning you - the road we're going to take is very bumpy! Grit your teeth and don't bite your tongue!"
The driver did not lie to Ogata and the others.
The road the carriage then traveled was so steep that Ogata wondered if they were walking on a gravel road.
Moreover, the driver drove very roughly, and seemed to have no regard for the feelings of passengers like Ogata.
The horses were driven very roughly across this extremely bumpy road.
After all the riding, Ogata's butt was a little sore.
Some prisoners did not listen to the driver and did not close their mouths, causing them to bite their tongues and scream in pain.
His hands were still tied behind his back, and he couldn't move.
His eyes were still covered with black cloth and he couldn't see anything.
In this situation, the only senses that can be used are hearing and smell.
——Hmm…what is this…?
As the carriage continued to move forward, Ogata gradually heard some unusual sounds.
——Is this... the sound of waves?
Ogata heard the sound of waves...
And the sound of the waves is getting louder and louder...
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The prison van carrying Ogata and others finally stopped.
As soon as the prison van stopped, the door was opened with a bang, and several rude shouts were heard:
"We're here! Get off the bus!"
"Get off the bus one by one! No one is allowed to crowd!"
"If anyone dares not to cooperate, don't blame us for being rude!"
The soldiers picked up the blind , and then took them to an unknown place.
Although Ogata couldn't see where he was, based on the increasingly loud sound of the waves, he was sure that they were heading towards the beach or somewhere near the sea.
Gradually, in addition to the sound of the waves, some discordant noises and breathing sounds also came into Ogata's ears one by one.
Finally - the soldiers escorting Ogata and others stopped.
"Sit down! Everyone, sit down!"
"Everyone, sit down!"
"Everyone, sit down."
Ogata obediently followed the soldier's instructions and sat on the ground.
As soon as his buttocks touched the ground, the soldier standing behind Ogata, who was responsible for escorting Ogata, pulled off the black cloth covering his eyes.
It had been a long time since his eyes came into contact with sunlight, and Ogata found it difficult to adapt to the strong light for a while.
Ogata lowered his eyelids and used his eyelashes to filter the sunlight, allowing his eyes to gradually adapt to the sunlight from weak to strong.
After about a few breaths, Ogata's eyes finally got used to the sunlight and he could open his eyes wide to see things.
After being able to see normally again, Oobian couldn't wait to turn his head and look around.
The blue sky, the sunshine, the beach, the sea, and the prisoners around him who were sitting on the beach with their hands tied behind their backs like him - this was the first scene that came into Ogata's eyes after his eyesight was restored.
Ogata was on a beach.
Not far ahead, you can see the sea with waves constantly crashing towards the stall.
Around Ogata, there were many people of different ages and genders, with their hands tied behind their backs like him.
It is not difficult to see that these people are prisoners like Ogata.
Ogata looked at the prisoners around him and thought to himself:
——There are so many people...about a hundred of them...and there are many soldiers escorting more prisoners...
Ogata looked back and saw many soldiers bringing in new prisoners. After making the prisoners sit down on the beach, they took off the black cloth covering their eyes and then walked away.
Around the prisoners, there were many soldiers on guard.
However, these soldiers facing the prisoners were not on guard against outsiders approaching, but were on guard against prisoners causing trouble.
Without exception, the soldiers on guard were all wearing helmets and armor, with swords on their waists and holding cannons with lit fuses in their hands, ready to fire at any time.
It was precisely because there were these fully armed soldiers watching them all around that the prisoners did not dare to cause trouble.
Of course, there will be one or two people who may or may not have problems with their brains and cause some trouble.
Ogata saw that not far in front of him, a prisoner seemed to have some conflict with another prisoner sitting next to him. The two of them were arguing with red faces and thick necks, making a big fuss.
The soldiers warned the two men, but they ignored them.
Finally, after the soldiers standing not far from the two men pointed their cannons at the two fools, the two quarreling guys finally quieted down.
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"Look, it seems like an important person is coming!"
"This red armor is so handsome."
"This guy can actually wear such high-level armor... It seems that his level is not ordinary..."
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Suddenly, there was a burst of discussion among the prisoners.
It was because they saw a sturdy man in red battle armor, surrounded by a dozen guards, striding towards a simple wooden platform built in front of the prisoners.
After climbing onto the platform, the sturdy man in red armor took a deep breath, and then -
"quiet!!"
He shouted at the prisoners in a voice loud enough to make one's eardrums hurt.
Almost all the prisoners were startled by the strong man's shout, and everyone shut their mouths.
The originally noisy beach suddenly became quiet.
"Good morning! You scum are lucky enough to be alive today thanks to the grace of the General!"
The unique opening remarks of the sturdy man in red armor instantly angered many prisoners present.
However, due to their fear of the cannons in the hands of the surrounding soldiers, these enraged prisoners could only keep silent.
"I am Inamori Masaya!"
"Some of you may have heard of my name, and some may not!"
As soon as the red-armored man finished speaking, the originally quiet beach was once again filled with low discussions.
"Masaya Inamori... is that 'Tiger Inamori'?"
"Why is that famous general here..."
"Hiss... So this guy is Tiger Inamori... Just like the rumors say, he is a very rough and powerful man..."
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Although Ogata did not join in the discussion of the people around him, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow after listening to the self-introduction of the sturdy man in red armor.
