Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 179: The Uninhabited Village (Part 1)
Without exception, these 18 soldiers died with their eyes wide open.
There was a look of astonishment in his pupils and on his face.
The boat was filled with a strange pink liquid that was a mixture of rainwater, sea water, and blood.
Some soldiers died in a horrible way, being cut in half with their internal organs scattered everywhere.
When some of Inamori's guards and subordinates saw this tragic scene, their faces turned pale and they almost vomited.
The young officer who found the missing boat and towed it back had now jumped off his boat and walked quickly to Inamori's side.
"General," the young officer said in a deep voice, "I found this missing boat... somewhere on the coast of Die Island."
"After I found the missing boat , I saw this tragic scene..."
All the soldiers on the boat that was responsible for escorting the prisoners to the island died tragically - it was obvious that it was definitely the prisoners on the boat who did it .
"Which prisoner is this boat responsible for transporting?!" Inamori roared at a subordinate behind him.
"It's the 'evil monk' Yichun." The subordinate said without hesitation, with a gloomy face, "Only the small boat responsible for escorting the 'evil monk' Yichun was equipped with 18 soldiers..."
"'Evil monk' Ichijun...!" Inamori gritted his teeth.
In the past few months, they have sent four batches of prisoners to Die Island.
But the soldiers responsible for escorting the prisoners to the island were all massacred - this was the first time this happened.
This made Inamori feel extremely humiliated.
If he could not allow the army to land on the island easily, Inamori really wanted to wave the military flag and command his army to land on Butterfly Island, capture the "evil monk" and teach him a severe lesson.
After giving the order to bury all the soldiers who died tragically, a messenger suddenly rode towards Inamori on a fast horse.
"General!"
After the fast horse arrived behind Inamori, the messenger dismounted smoothly, knelt on one knee in front of Inamori and reported:
"Lord Kamiyama of Wakayama Castle has sent a message - the doctors sent by the shogunate to study the 'Man-Eating Ghost' will arrive tomorrow evening!"
"It's finally here?!" Inamori's eyes flashed with excitement.
The arrival of this good news slightly alleviated the gloom in Inamori's heart that had just emerged from witnessing his subordinates being massacred.
For the past few months, Inamori has been waiting.
Waiting for the shogunate to gather the best doctors in the world and send them here, so that these doctors can study carefully how to kill those "cannibal ghosts".
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The next morning——
The second day after Ogata and others arrived on the island.
"Ayi! Ayi! Get up! Get up!"
Ating's voice came to my ears.
Open your eyes.
Atachi's beautiful face appeared in front of Ogata.
"Good morning~~How did you sleep last night?"
"Good morning... I slept well last night..."
Ogata rubbed his face and slowly sat up.
Looking out of the cave entrance, the warm sunlight is shining into the cave through the entrance.
Even deep in the cave, Ogata could still feel the warmth brought by the warm sunshine.
Last night, nothing happened.
No bad people found Ogata and Atachi, and they were able to spend a very peaceful night.
"The rain has stopped..." Ogata muttered.
"Hurry up and pack your luggage and get ready to go." said Ating.
"Yes." Ogata agreed while putting on the haori that he had used as a blanket. "Let's continue to move deeper into the island today. This is such a big island, maybe there are people living here. I want to find the residents of this island. By the way, find a reliable water source."
Neither of them had much luggage, so they quickly prepared to set off.
A-Ming put her cannon back on her back and covered it with sackcloth.
Ogata also tied up the knife he had taken from the three bandits yesterday and carried it on his back.
After leaving the cave and finding the right direction, the two walked side by side.
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"By the way..." As the two were walking at a leisurely pace, Ogata suddenly asked Atachi beside him, "I haven't even asked you what you did to get you here."
"Ah, this..."
After a moment of silence, Ating replied:
"Now that you and I are partners, I will tell you the truth."
"I came to this island because of orders."
"An order?" Ogata asked doubtfully, "Was it an order given to you by your leader in Shiranui?"
"That's right." Atachi nodded, " The ninjas in our Shiranui are not only good at assassination, but also good at gathering intelligence."
"Our leader in Shiranui has received news: the shogunate has driven all the serious criminals in the country to Chou Island in Kii, intending to eliminate a monster called 'Man-eating Demon'."
"Our leader has some interest in the so-called 'cannibals'."
"So I was sent to check what the 'cannibal ghost' is."
"As for how to come to Kii, it's really easy. Just commit a crime and let the government arrest you."
"I randomly found a group of Yakuza who were doing a lot of evil, killed them all, and then deliberately let myself be caught by the government, and then I was sent here."
"Just to satisfy my curiosity, I let you take this risk..." Ogata frowned slightly, "Your leader doesn't seem to be a good person either..."
"I can't help it..." Atachi said with a wry smile, "I'm a ninja after all... No matter what the leader orders me to do, I have to do it with all my strength... That's what a ninja is."
"It's okay. I'm lucky. The mission is going smoothly so far."
"I just want to quickly get some information about the 'cannibal ghost' so that I can report it to the leader, and then get out of this damn place as soon as possible."
"Actually..." Ogata muttered, "What exactly is a 'cannibal ghost'...? Is it a human? Or some kind of animal?"
"I don't know either." A-Ming agreed, "Although that guy named Inamori said that there are 'cannibal ghosts' lurking on this island, we haven't seen any creatures related to 'ghosts' since we landed on the island. Could it be that these 'cannibal ghosts' are all staying in the center of the island... Ah! Ayi! I saw the village!"
A-Ming suddenly let out a loud cry of surprise and pointed forward.
"village?"
Ogata looked forward following the direction pointed by Atachi.
However, no buildings were seen.
"Where is the village?" Ogata asked puzzledly.
"It's just ahead. It's quite far. Let's go over there and take a look! Talk to the residents of this island, maybe we can get some information about the 'cannibal'!"
After saying that, Ating took the lead and ran forward.
