Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 195: Surviving Researchers (Part 1)
"My two benefactors," Xianhai bowed to Ogata and the other two, and said softly, "Because your visit today was too sudden, I didn't have time to put these beddings out to dry. I hope you can forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay." A-Ming smiled and waved his hand, "We don't mind these things."
"Then - I will help you two donors spread out your bedding."
Although Xianhai said that he did not need the help of Ogata and Atachi, the two of them, who were embarrassed to just sit there and watch Xianhai make the bedding, came over and worked together with Xianhai to make the two futons side by side.
Ogata was also very curious about Xianhai, the "former prisoner", and thought that there should be a lot of information to be dug out from him.
So when they were laying out the futon together, Xianhai next to Ogata said:
"Xianhai, why did you convert to the Tianxiang Sect and practice Buddhism with Zonghai in this Tianman Temple?"
“There’s no particular reason.”
Xianhai has never shown much expression, and when answering Ogata's questions, he still had an expressionless look.
"I was originally a thief. I made a living by stealing with my brother."
"After being caught by the government, we were taken directly to this island. My brother and I unfortunately became the second group of prisoners to land on this island."
"We have no other skills except stealing. It is difficult for us to survive on an island full of dangers like this."
"On the first day on the island, not long after I met my brother, I encountered a cannibal."
"Fortunately, I met Master Zong Hai who was out picking herbs at that time. With the help of Master Zong Hai, I got rid of the cannibal ghost."
"It's a pity... when my brother was attacked by a cannibal, the cannibal's blood accidentally splashed into his wound..."
"When Master Zong Hai was showing you around this temple just now, did he show you the medicine in his pharmacy that can work against the 'Immortal Poison'?"
"Ah..." Ogata let out a soft "ah".
Because Ogata recalled: Zong Hai had just told them that there were originally two pills that could cure the "immortal poison", one of which had been given to a prisoner who was unfortunately poisoned by the immortal poison.
"It turns out that one of the pills was given to your brother..." Ogata said softly.
Xianhai, who had been expressionless from the beginning, finally showed a faint smile on his face.
"Master Zong Hai took out his precious medicine without hesitation to save my brother..."
"Although I failed to save him in the end, I am still very grateful to Master Zong Hai."
"As far as we can remember, my brother and I have never been treated so kindly..."
"I am very grateful to Master Zong Hai, and I am also moved by his kindness and generosity, so I converted to Buddhism and practice Buddhism with him."
"Because I became a Buddhist not long after I landed on the island and practiced here with Master Zong Hai, I don't know more about the cannibal ghosts and the current situation of this island than Master Zong Hai does."
"Please have a good rest tonight. If you want to know more about the cannibal ghosts and the current situation of this island, you can wait until tomorrow morning to explore it slowly."
Ogata heard that Xianhai's last two sentences were directed at him.
Xianhai knew that Ogata wanted to extract some new information from him, so he added this sentence to tell Ogata that he did not have more information than Zonghai.
Seeing Xianhai said so, Ogata didn't feel comfortable asking any further questions.
After neatly laying out the bedding, Xianhai bowed slightly to Ogata and Atachi, then slowly left their room.
"ha……"
A-Machi let out a long sigh and slid into the soft blankets.
"Today, too many things happened..." Ating murmured, "Not only my body... even my brain is tired..."
"Hmm..." Ogata echoed, raising his fingers to gently rub his eyebrows.
Ogata agreed deeply with what Atachi had just said.
What happened today directly shattered Ogata's worldview of this world...
Ogata doesn't believe that there really are monsters in this world that cannot be killed no matter how hard you try.
There must be some way to kill these cannibals.
It's a pity that this method is still hidden, and Ogata and his team need to slowly search for it...
"Just have a good rest tonight..."
Ogata said softly.
"We'll talk about the rest tomorrow... eh? A-Ming?"
It was not until then that Ogata realized that Atachi had fallen asleep without him knowing.
Looking at Atachi's unguarded sleeping face, Ogata smiled bitterly:
"You...you've been on my back for most of the day, why do you look more tired than me..."
After uttering this sigh filled with deep helplessness, Ogata waved his hand and used the wind pressure from his palm to blow out the oil lamp beside him, and then silently kept watch over Atachi all night.
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When Ogata and Atachi were in the same room, spending the night comfortably in bed——
“Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn…”
The sound of Makimura's teeth chattering continued to reach Mamiya's ears, making him very annoyed.
"Makimura, here!" Mamiya handed Makimura a thick layer of bark he had just found, and said unhappily, "Can't you find a way to cure your fear of the cold?"
"How can this thing be cured?!"
After snatching the bark handed to him by Mamiya, Makimura immediately put it on himself.
Thanks to this thick layer of bark, the chattering of Mucun's teeth slowed down a lot.
"This is truly a remote place..." Makimura muttered, "It's so cold at night... Mamiya, is it really impossible to light a fire?"
"No." Mamiya said without hesitation, "Once we light a fire, it will be equivalent to exposing our position, which will cause a lot of trouble that could have been avoided."
"If anyone dares to come to our door, the two of us will chop them all to pieces!" Mucun shouted angrily.
"These troubles can be avoided if possible. Just be patient for a while."
After saying that, Mamiya took off the katana from his waist, held it in his arms, then leaned against the tree next to him and closed his eyes.
"Mucun, you guard the first half of the night, and I'll guard the second half."
"Okay..." After saying "Okay", Makura hesitated for a while and couldn't help asking Mamiya, "Mamiya, are there really immortal cannibals on this island? Why haven't we encountered a single cannibal after being on the island for two days?"
"Maybe it's because we're unlucky." Mamiya replied casually, "If we go deeper into the island, we might run into him..."
Before Mamiya could finish his words, he suddenly opened his eyes and quickly stood up, scanning the woods next to him with his sharp gaze.
Mucun also had a changed expression.
Like Mamiya, Makimura cast his gaze towards the dark woods beside the two men.
"...Don't be afraid." Mamiya said softly, "Just come out openly. We are not bloodthirsty people."
After Mamiya finished speaking, some movement slowly appeared in the woods where the two of them were focusing their attention.
A dark figure emerged from the woods and slowly approached Mamiya and Makimura...
