Jie ha ha, we had a good haul this time. Once this batch sells, we can live lavishly for a while again."
"Hahahaha, we caught quite a few rare races this time."
The two men walked and laughed loudly.
The surroundings were pitch black, with only a faint torchlight illuminating rough outlines.
Cages of various kinds filled the area, and from some, soft sobs occasionally emerged.
The two men, holding torches, inspected each cage. Inside were living, breathing people!
There were those covered in fur, those with fish tails for lower bodies, and those with arms much longer than normal. They were diverse, and a large portion were ordinary humans, both male and female, with women making up the majority.
This was especially true for pretty women and young girls. But one thing they all had in common was that they were shackled and caged.
"Uh… where is this?"
Inside a smaller cage, a child covered in wounds slowly opened his eyes. Because he was so small, he had no shackles on his hands or feet.
"Where am I? Wasn't I typing? Why am I here?"
He tried to get up to see what was going on, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't control his body to move an inch.
Yes, he was not a native of this world. He was originally an ordinary novelist. While furiously typing, he didn't know why his vision suddenly went black and he fainted. When he opened his eyes again, he was here.
While still utterly bewildered, a massive headache struck him again. That's right, he fainted again.
Just then, the two men also walked up to this smaller cage.
One of the slightly thinner men spoke with some annoyance, "Tsk, what a shame. Several tens of millions of Berries lost."
The other man also said, "Open it and see. Maybe he's not dead yet. It doesn't matter if he's dead; losing him won't significantly affect this haul."
"You're right, but it is a bit of a shame. This rare race took us a long time to find. We paid a considerable price to capture them; several of our brothers lost their lives."
As he spoke, he had already opened the cage and dragged the child out, preparing to check if he was dead.
"Looks like he really is dead."
"Then throw him into the sea to feed the fish."
The man, hearing this, didn't doubt it. With one hand, he picked up the child, ready to toss him into the sea.
Their conversation was clearly heard by the people in the other cages. When they saw the child being held by the man, their despair deepened.
They could already imagine their own fate, which wouldn't be much better than this child's, perhaps even more tragic.
"Hmph! All of you, be honest with me. Anyone who disobeys will also be thrown into the sea to feed the fish!" He said, raising the child in his hand.
Seeing the people in the cages trembling, the two Pirates completely cast aside their annoyance over the death of a 'cargo'.
"Let's go. When the Captain and the others return, we'll go have some fun on the island too."
"Buy me a drink then, hahahaha!"
With that, he and his companion left without looking back.
He vaguely opened his eyes, feeling his body swaying in the air. He wanted to resist, but his body was too weak; he could barely move a finger.
"What kind of situation is this! This… this is a transmigration, but what kind of transmigrator dies right after arriving?"
Just a moment ago, after a headache, a flood of memories came. Only then did he understand his current predicament. His original body, Carne, was a member of the Oni tribe. He had been living with his parents in a small village, but a week ago, they were attacked by Pirates.
Seeing their horns, the Pirates identified them as a rare race and began their capture.
Carne's parents desperately resisted, creating an opportunity for him to escape.
The number of Pirates was truly overwhelming. Even if some were held back, how could a three-year-old Carne possibly escape? Inevitably, he was caught, and his parents, after desperate resistance, were killed.
Carne's heart was crumbling at this moment. When he learned he had transmigrated to the world of Pirates, he was somewhat joyful. But when he realized he had already been captured, he was devastated.
Although he was receiving memories, he had clearly heard the conversation between the two Pirates outside.
What a disastrous start!
When he was captured, he resisted fiercely and received a beating. Coupled with not eating for seven days, his body was now incredibly weak.
This filled Carne, who wanted to resist, with despair. He could barely move a finger now, let alone resist.
"I'm unwilling! To die right after transmigrating."
In his previous life, Carne was a social animal who had experienced the harsh realities of society and accepted them. Now, having transmigrated, he initially thought a wonderful life was ahead, but the outcome was death right after transmigrating.
This drastic contrast made it difficult for him to accept, and his heart was filled with resentment towards the Pirates who captured him.
"Why! Why!" Carne roared internally. If he was going to die anyway, why let him transmigrate?
He refused to accept it!
"Why!!"
He didn't know where the strength came from; perhaps it was Carne's anger at the injustice of this world, or his resentment towards the Pirates who captured him, but it gave his extremely weak body momentum.
A violent, explosive aura spread from around Carne with his roar.
"What!"
The Pirate holding him hadn't expected this child, who was presumed dead, to still be alive, and to unleash such a chilling aura.
Under the pressure of this aura, he felt suffocated, cold sweat uncontrollably broke out all over his body, as if he would collapse at any moment.
His hand, holding Carne, unconsciously loosened.
Carne struggled to get up, his eyes filled with murderous intent, staring at the two men in front of him.
The next moment, they could no longer hold on. Their eyes rolled back, and they fell straight to the ground.
Carne, dragging his heavy body, panted heavily, approaching the two Pirates step by step, the murderous intent in his eyes chilling.
It was hard to imagine a three-year-old child having such eyes.
Approaching the two Pirates, Carne drew their swords. He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and plunged them directly into the hearts of both men.
Living in a peaceful era in his previous life, he had some aversion to killing.
It seemed to be an influence from his original body. The thought that they were the ones who destroyed his family, and had just tried to throw him into the sea to feed the fish...
Moreover, this was not the peaceful era of his previous life, but a cruel world full of war and death. If he didn't kill them, they would kill him. With this thought, Carne no longer hesitated and ended their lives with a single strike.
Having killed, Carne still dared not relax. How could there be only two people on a Pirate Ship, especially one with so many slaves?
Such a loud commotion must have alerted many people. In his current state, even an ordinary person could defeat him, let alone these people in the Pirate world.
Immediately, Carne staggered towards the exit. Only by getting through that door would he have a real chance to escape.
"Save me!"
"Wait... don't go! Let me out!"
"Kid, let me out! I'll take you off this ship!"
Seeing Carne, this small child, kill two Pirates, the remaining people who hadn't been knocked out by Carne's Haoshoku looked at him pleadingly, hoping he would open their cages and let them out.
But Carne merely glanced at them and ran off without looking back, with no intention of heeding them.
Such a commotion must have already attracted attention. He didn't have time to open cages and shackles for them one by one.
He wasn't some great philanthropist, caring about others' lives and deaths when he couldn't even guarantee his own survival.
It was good enough if he could take care of himself.