Chapter 219: The Scene Within the Wall
After making sure that there was no one on the other side of the wooden wall, Omachi nodded to Ogikata, then pulled out her wakicha, stood on tiptoe, and thrust the wakicha into the wooden wall above her head.
After pulling downwards to make sure that Wakisha had been firmly inserted into the wall of the wooden wall, [fo] grabbed the handle of the knife with both hands, pulled himself up in a single-stick motion, and stood on the body of Wakisa's knife.
The wakasa of Amachi is a specially made wakasa.
A thick circle of black cloth is tied around the hilt.
On the one hand, this black cloth prevents the hands from slipping, and on the other hand, it makes it easier for Amachi to use the wakisha to climb over tall buildings such as the wooden walls of Toyowa Village.
Amachi stood on the blade of Wakisa's sword, then untied the thick black cloth wrapped around the handle of Wakisa's knife and bit the bottom of the black cloth with his mouth.
After glancing up at the top of the wooden wall, checking the distance between each other and the approximate amount of effort to be expended, he grabbed the black cloth attached to the handle of the wakicha knife and kicked upwards with both feet, grabbing at the top of the wooden wall.
The top of the wooden wall wall in Toyowa Village is not sharpened, so it is very easy to grip.
After easily grasping the top of the wooden wall, Amachi did not rush to pull himself up, but poked his head out of the top of the wall first to check if there was anyone near the wall.
"Good luck...... "Amachi, biting the black cloth, muttered inarticulately, "no one ......"
After confirming that there was no one near the wall, Amachi pulled his arms and pulled himself up to the top of the wall, and then beckoned to Ogata below, signaling for Ogata to come up.
Seeing that Amachi had climbed the castle wall without any success and signaling for himself to mount, Ogata did not hesitate and began to repeat what Amachi had just done.
Amachi's move to climb the castle wall seems to be quite simple, but there are actually a lot of tricks.
For example, there are many skills in how to stand firm on the wedge of the wall inserted.
If it weren't for the fact that he had already mastered the rudimentary "Ignorant Fire Flow Stealth Technique", Oke would not have been able to gain a firm foothold in such a narrow position.
With a height of only 1.55 meters, Amachi can jump on top of a wooden wall, and Ogata, who is far taller than Amachi, is naturally even more fine.
With the advantage of Shiranui's stealth technique and his height and arm length, after easily climbing to the top of the wooden wall, Amachi let go of the black cloth in his mouth, grabbed the black cloth with both hands, and recovered his wakicha little by little.
That's where this black cloth comes in – it can be used to recycle one's own knives after climbing to a high place with the blade.
"I'll go down first."
After saying this in the ear of Amachi, who was retrieving the knife, Ogata pressed the two knives on his waist to prevent the scabbards of the two knives from colliding with each other too loudly when they fell.
Then he made a light downward leap, pressed his back against the wall of the wooden wall, and slid down the wall to the ground in a position similar to "slipping".
As soon as Ogata landed, Amachi also happened to successfully retrieve her knife with the help of the black cloth.
Immediately following Ogata, after jumping off the ground, Amachi looked around.
"It's dark...... It's so quiet......"
"And I feel like there's a weird atmosphere...... "Ogata added.
The world inside the walls and the world outside the walls—even though there was only a wall of separation—Ogata felt that the air between the two was very different.
It's not that the air inside the walls is filled with any foul odor, but that there's something ...... there's something in the air Weird.
Obviously, there should be some human beings behind this wooden wall, but the air inside the wall has always exuded a dead silence, and there is no smoke and fire.
"Let's go in and take a look." Ogata Road.
"Hmm."
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Ogata and Amachi lowered their bodies and moved forward little by little in the darkness.
Tonight's cloudy day made most of the area pitch black, which made it very convenient for the two of them to sneak around.
After going some distance further, the two found a field of crops.
At the same time, the villagers of Fenghe Village were finally discovered.
This crop field is just an ordinary paddy field, and several young people are standing in various corners of this paddy field, as if they are guarding this paddy field.
The young men were both male and female, and although they were not in good sight due to the dim light now, Ogata could still vaguely see that the faces and physical condition of these young men were extremely poor.
It was all skinny and skinny, with yellow muscles and deep sunken cheeks—it was clear that it had been a long time since they had eaten properly.
Ogata suspects that if a strong wind blows, the young men may not even be able to stand still.
Looking at the young men who were standing guard on the paddy fields, Ogata and Amachi breathed a sigh of relief.
Before infiltrating Toyowa Village, Ogata and the others were prepared for the worst, and that was - the villagers of Toyowa Village were all dead.
Since Fenghe Village isolated the outside world with a wooden wall, Zong Hai has never communicated with the islanders hiding behind the wooden wall, so Zong Hai doesn't know if there are still living people behind the wooden wall.
There are still people standing guard on this paddy field, which means that there are still many people alive inside the wooden wall.
After carefully avoiding the paddy field and the young men on it, Ogata and Amachi continued to move forward cautiously.
I said...... Ah, Ah. Ogata, who was closely behind Amachi, smiled bitterly at Amachi and whispered, "Is that iron cannon behind you really out of the way......
Because Amachi was walking in front of Ogata, Ogata could clearly see that the iron cannon behind Amachi was shaking slightly because Amachi was moving.
Ogata felt that this iron cannon was in the way, so he couldn't help but ask Amachi.
To Ogata's question, Amachi replied without hesitation:
"Out of the way, out of the way. I've long been used to carrying iron cannons on my back. Carrying the cannon on my back doesn't get in the way of any of my movements...... Ah, Ah Yi, look, you see the village. ”
Ogata looked in the direction that Amachi's finger was pointing.
I saw a little fire flickering in the darkness in front of them.
By the light of these fires, Ogata could barely see the shadows of the buildings, the figures that were already swaying in the light of the fires.
"Give." Amachi threw a black handkerchief at Ogata.
Ogata looked closely—the black handkerchief was familiar, the same one that Amachi had lent him to cover his mouth and nose the day before yesterday when the two of them were searching the deserted village.
"Wrap your mouth and nose like I did." As he spoke, Amachi pulled out a black handkerchief and covered his face and under the eyes.
"Why do you want to cover your mouth and nose...... Ogata was puzzled, but he obediently followed what Amachi said, picked up the handkerchief that Amachi had just handed him, and wrapped his mouth and nose in a proper manner.
"This will reduce the sound of your breathing...... But the main reason is because this is the rule that we don't know about fire - when diving into the destination, pay attention to the protection of your identity. Let's go, Ah Yi. ”
Following the dim shadows, Ogata and Amachi approached Toyowa Village little by little.
As soon as they got close enough to see the outermost houses of Toyowa Village, Ogata and the others heard a loud shout from inside the village:
"Everyone! It's time to divide the breakfast of the day! Please come and meet! ”