Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 217: Prisoners Taking Root on the Island (Part 1)
Not only Sokai fixed his eyes on Ogata, Atachi, Mamiya, Makimura and others were also looking at Ogata.
Zong Hai stood there silently, his arms hanging naturally, with a faint smile still on his face.
And Ogata, who had been silent ever since Soumi began to tell about what he had been hiding, continued to remain silent, looking at Soumi expressionlessly.
As for Xianhai, he stood aside anxiously, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.
After a long time, Ogata finally spoke to break the silence.
What Ogata said was—
"...Everyone, let's go."
After saying that, Xu Fang turned around without any hesitation.
Looking at Ogata who turned and left, a look of surprise appeared on Zonghai's face.
"I have been hiding these important things from you all this time." Zong Hai said softly, "Aren't you going to retaliate and punish me?"
"How do you want me to take revenge on you?" Ogata turned his head and glanced at Zong Hai. "Is he going to kill you with one blow?"
"I will not make any ."
"Even if you really need to be punished, it should be the islanders of this island who should punish you, not me."
"And... you have been secretly regretting your selfish behavior all along, right?"
"A heartless person who only cares about himself and wants to save himself will not give up a precious medicine to save a stranger prisoner who has been poisoned by the 'immortal poison'."
"At the same time, another prisoner will not be accepted as a fellow inmate."
"They certainly didn't rescue a man and a woman in distress in time, and didn't provide them with shelter, food, and water."
"Instead of waiting here to be punished by me, you might as well think about whether there are any remedial measures."
After saying that, Ogata said no more and walked straight out of Tenmanji Temple.
A-Machi, Mamiya, and Makimura looked at each other for a while, then followed closely.
As for Matsumoto - he looked at Soumi and Xianhai, and then looked at Ogata and others who had already gone far away.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and rushed towards the backs of Ogata and others.
At the gate of Tenmanji Temple, only Sokai and Xianhai were left.
Looking at the shrinking figures of Ogata and the others, Zong Hai looked thoughtful.
After a long while, Zong Hai finally chuckled a few times:
"It's so scary..." Zong Hai said to Xian Hai beside him in a half-joking tone, "I was really prepared to be hacked to death by the angry donor Ogata because I concealed important things from you donors... It feels like I have saved my life..."
"Master Zong Hai, you didn't do anything wrong!" Xian Hai said unconvinced, "You are also a victim of this 'Cannibal Rebellion'! The ones who really did something wrong should be the two doctors He Shi and He Zhi! These two must be the culprits of everything!"
Zong Hai did not respond to Xian Hai's words, but continued to stare at the backs of Ogata and others.
Looking at the backs of Ogata and the others that were about to disappear from his sight, Zong Hai said softly:
"Remedial...measures..."
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"Hey, Matsumoto brother." Makimura put his arm around Matsumoto's shoulders and said in a half-joking tone, "Why did you follow me?"
"Of course I had to follow..." Matsumoto said helplessly, "After listening to what Zong Hai said just now, how could I dare to stay alone in the territory of such a person..."
"Hahahaha!" Mucun laughed heartily a few times, "That's true."
"I'm just a doctor who can't even lift a chicken." Matsumoto said hesitantly, "I'll ask for your care along the way... If you get hurt, I can help you heal."
"Don't worry." Makimura tightened his grip on Matsumoto's shoulders, "I'm the best at protecting others!"
While Makimura and Matsumoto were talking passionately to each other, Mamiya, who was walking beside Ogata, muttered:
"I didn't expect that Zong Hai actually hid so many things..."
"Hey..." Ogata turned his head and cast a helpless look at Mamiya beside him, "I should have told you the information I knew yesterday, right? Didn't you find out that there was something wrong with the water in the Linong River?"
After completing the exploration of the shogunate researchers' residence yesterday and leading Mamiya and others to Tenmanji, Ogata and Mamiya and others had exchanged all the important information currently known about the island.
On the way back to Tenmanji Temple, Ogata told Mamiya all the important information, such as the fact that there was a well in Tenmanji Temple and that Sokai 's mentor did not turn into a cannibal ghost after his death.
"I guess I was confused..." Mamiya said with a wry smile, "I really didn't think about the water source at that moment..."
"Ayi, since you have noticed that there is something wrong with Zong Hai a long time ago, why didn't you tell us in advance?" Ating said unhappily.
"Because I want to save some face for Zong Hai." Ogata sighed softly, "If he is willing to take the initiative to tell the truth that he has concealed, I will pretend that he has deceived us and never happened... What a pity..."
After saying that, Ogata adjusted the knife at his waist.
"Okay, let's end here." Ogata said seriously, "Let's work hard and hurry to reach Fenghe Village before dark!"
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At this moment, somewhere on the island——
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Shichiemon greedily inhaled every breath of air into his stomach.
Even though his legs were weak and painful, he still ran forward desperately because of his desire to survive.
Beside Shichiemon were his other companions.
Behind Shichiemon was the cannibal ghost chasing him.
After half of his men were killed by Ogata and Atachi, Shichiemon led the remaining companions towards the center of the island while looking for new companions to recruit.
Finding more new companions, finally successfully meeting the conditions for amnesty, leaving the island and successfully regaining freedom - this is the ideal scenario in Shichiemon's mind.
However, what happened just now brought Shichiemon's most ideal scenario to the brink of collapse.
What they just encountered was a large group of cannibals.
This was the first time that Shichiemon and his companions, who had been wandering around the edge of the island since landing, encountered a cannibal.
And their fate, of course, was that all their fighting spirit and morale were instantly shattered by the unkillable cannibals.
Then the scene appeared where Shichiemon and his companions began to escape desperately.
“Aaaaaaaaa——!”
This was the nth time that Shichiemon had heard the screams of his companions behind him.
But Shichiemon didn't even have the courage or energy to turn around and take a look.
Shichiemon no longer cared about his companions. He just wanted to escape from here and escape from these cannibals as soon as possible.
It's a pity that Shichiemon, whose physical strength is not outstanding, can't make himself faster even after he has exhausted all his strength.
Not only was there no way to go faster, but because his physical strength and energy were almost exhausted, Shichiemon could only hear the footsteps behind him getting closer and closer...
"Ahhhhhhhh!" The intense feeling of fear made Shichiemon involuntarily start to shout in despair.
Just then——
"Hey! You guys!"
A strange male voice suddenly sounded in front of Shichiemon and the others.
Following the sound and looking forward, Shichiemon was surprised to find that there were quite a few people gathered in front of them!
They are real people, not cannibals with purple eyes and expressionless faces.
Shichiemon roughly counted and found that there were 16 people in total.
The leader of the gang was of medium height, with a large vertical scar on his face. He was wearing a special black outfit, a kimono with narrow sleeves on the upper body, and a slightly tight hakama on the lower body.
"Come over to us!" The man in black, wearing special black clothing, shouted to Shichiemon and the others, "We will help you stop these cannibals!"
When Shichimon heard the black-clothed man's words, his first reaction was - is this true?
But now that his strength was almost exhausted, he could not care less. He gritted his teeth and rushed towards the crowd in front of him.
After Shichiemon and the few remaining companions beside him rushed over, the man in black waved his hand, and nearly half of the people around him immediately rushed towards the group of cannibals who were chasing Shichiemon and others.
——Is there any way for these people to kill these monsters? !
While Shichiemon was shouting in surprise in his heart, he quickly looked towards the battle between the man in black and his group.
After watching the battle carefully from the side, Shichiemon discovered that these people did not try to kill the cannibals at all.
Instead, they divided into several groups and dealt with the cannibals as a group.
They first killed the cannibals, then diverted the cannibals' attention to themselves, let the cannibals chase them, and then led the cannibals in another direction.
"Are your companions... okay?" Shichiemon couldn't help but mutter.
"No problem." The black-clothed man standing next to Shichiemon said casually, "They are very fast and experienced. Besides, this place is full of trees. They can easily shake off the cannibal."
