Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 231: Sudden Change (Part 2)
The old woman's violent vomiting sound seemed to be caused by some magic.
The moment after she vomited, the enthusiastic and excited atmosphere that was hovering over all the villagers around her instantly cooled down.
Whether it was Chikanosuke standing next to Ogata, or the villagers standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, they all looked at the old woman who was still vomiting violently with horror on their faces, and some of them even had cold sweat on their faces.
Not only the villagers, led by Chikanosuke, were horrified.
Ogata and the others also had a changed expression at this time.
Because Ogata and the others clearly remembered one characteristic of cannibals - living people could suddenly turn into cannibals.
The sign that a living person turns into a cannibal is violent vomiting.
"Quick!" The first person to react was Chikanosuke, "Quickly bring the fishing net over! Hurry!"
Both Chikanosuke and the other villagers seemed to have long been accustomed to such scenes.
Following Chikanosuke's order, all the villagers immediately took action.
Everyone immediately moved away from the old woman who was still vomiting.
Several young men brought two large fishing nets from somewhere and covered the old woman tightly with the two large fishing nets.
Their movements were so skillful that they could almost be described as flowing like water.
After trapping the old woman with the fishing net, the young men who had just brought the fishing net began to drag the old woman trapped in the fishing net to somewhere using a tug-of-war-like action.
The old woman's face was filled with fear since she started vomiting violently.
She seemed to want to say something, but because she couldn't stop vomiting, the sounds that came out of her mouth were all vomiting sounds, and she couldn't utter even a complete sentence.
Although she couldn't speak, she could still move her hands and feet.
After the young men threw the fishing net over her head, she struggled hard, as if trying to break free from the net's restraints.
However, those young men cast two large fishing nets on her.
These two fishing nets are quite strong, and the people responsible for dragging the nets are several young and strong young men. How could the old woman possibly break free from the nets?
In full view of everyone, the old woman was dragged out of the village little by little by the young men.
Everyone could clearly see the fear and despair on the face of the old woman trapped in the fishing net.
She looked at Chikanosuke and the others for help, as if she hoped that they could help her.
It’s a pity that the pleading look she cast towards Chikanosuke and the others was destined to be in vain.
Anyone who was caught by the old woman's pleading gaze turned their eyes away, not daring to meet her pleading gaze - including Chikanosuke.
Looking at the old woman who was being dragged out of the village little by little like a dog, an expression of pity appeared on Ating's face.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
But before she could say anything, Osamu, who was standing next to her, raised his hand to hold her shoulder, then shook his head at her helplessly.
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The young men who were responsible for dragging the old woman out of the village moved quickly.
Their practiced movements announced a cold reality to Ogata and the others: they had done similar things countless times.
Under the gaze of everyone, the old woman and the young men who were responsible for dragging her out of the village gradually disappeared from their sight .
Even though the old woman who was about to turn into a cannibal had been dragged away, the villagers led by Chikanosuke still looked heavy-hearted.
The villagers' joy because Ogata saved their companions and struck a blow to the arrogance of Soutarou and others had now completely disappeared.
No matter who it was, their faces looked heavy at this moment.
Some people even sobbed secretly.
As for Ogata and the others... this was the first time they saw a living person turn into a cannibal ghost.
After witnessing the process of a living person turning into a cannibal ghost, and the method used by the villagers of Fenghe Village to deal with the living person who was about to turn into a cannibal ghost, everyone was stunned and for a moment, they didn't know what to say or do.
"Everyone..." Chikanosuke said softly to Ogata and the others, "It's late now, everyone please stay overnight in my mansion..."
"Hmm..." Ogata, who also looked unhappy, nodded, "Then I'll trouble you..."
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Chikanosuke walked in front, leading Ogata and others towards his residence.
While leading the way, Chikanosuke introduced the group of people led by Ogata:
"You should have heard from Sokai and the others at Tenmanji Temple... Not only the dead will become cannibals, but even the living will become cannibals."
"There is no pattern when a living person turns into a cannibal."
"No matter the gender or age, anyone could suddenly turn into a cannibal in the next moment..."
"The next person to become a cannibal could be you, or it could be me..."
"For these years, we have been living in fear of when we might turn into cannibals."
"Originally, after the wooden wall was built, we still had 312 people alive here."
"And now, there are only about 100 people left... The rest have all turned into cannibals..."
"What did you do with those who turned into cannibals?" Ogata asked. "Did you throw them over the wall?"
"No, we opened up a clearing in the northwest corner of the wall. We dug many deep pits there. Once someone turns into a cannibal, we trap them with a fishing net, drag them there and throw them into the deep pits we dug, and then cover the pits with wooden boards."
"Ogres don't have much intelligence. As long as you throw them into a deep enough pit and make sure they can't see any living people, they won't climb out."
"I see..." Mamiya muttered, "No wonder there are almost no cannibals around the wooden wall... It turns out that you have sealed all the cannibals that you have transformed into in the past year inside the wooden wall..."
“Ah…” Chikanosuke sighed, then smiled bitterly, “Everyone, after you spend the night with me tonight, please try to leave this island as soon as possible…”
"This island has become a dead island...staying here will only lead to death..."
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Time goes back to today's dusk -
In the coastal area across the sea from Choujima, the shogunate army camp——
Inamori, the general who commanded thousands of troops to monitor Butterfly Island across the sea, was standing outside the camp with all the senior officers in his army.
The reason why he led all the generals to stand outside the camp was not for anything else, but to welcome the famous doctor, Ban Jing Zongxuan, who was finally arriving here.
