Laying on his bed with his eyes close, Marcus was thinking about the information he received earlier.
From what he heard from the man earlier, there are demons and other strange things at this place. There are mana and other magic things too. It was completely different from the knowledge of the world he has.
Based on everything he saw and learned, almost all of it is pointing to the idea that he is now on another world, or it could be that it was just that his memory that is wrong.
If magic is really true, his memory could probably have been tampered too. Knowing that some parts of his memory are even missing, this thought suddenly became something that is more probable.
But such a thought is annoying, he'd rather live with what he had right now, even if his memory isn't what it was before, what's true is that right now he is currently alive and breathing. But if come something that may clarify things, then he would try to clarify it by then.
'It's a pity that my neighbor isn't planning on entertaining my curiosity right now'
Marcus then thought about the feeling he had when he absorbed the invisible thing from the tier 0 pig he killed earlier.
From what he remembers, together with the cool sensation from the absorption, he also felt his muscle contract, giving a sensation that he was growing stronger as he was absorbing the invisible thing.
Right now, he is currently imprisoned and doesn't have anything, if he could really be growing stronger from absorbing that invisible thing from dead pigs then he doesn't mind absorbing it right now.
This place is strange, every little thing that could help him survive would be helpful.
As Marcus was wandering in his thoughts, he suddenly heard the sound of several footsteps coming closer. Based on the sound, it was about 3 people. One of the people's footsteps is more delicate compared to the loud and rough sounds of the others.
Clang! As the footsteps halted Infront, the metallic sound of the door being opened resounded.
Marcus opened his eyes and looked at the disturbance.
3 people.
There are 2 menacing giant bipedal pigs more than 3 meters high with exaggerated muscles. They are wearing black armors made out of metallic material. If you look on their shoulders, you could see the handles of giant swords complimenting their builds on their back.
In the middle of the menacing pigs, there is a slim woman wearing a gray robe which was only as tall as the average human, different from the male pigs, she had a human face, and above-average beauty too, what's different about her from humans are the 2 lower teeth fangs exposed outside of her mouth, and the pig's tail which is a little bit visible behind on her buttocks.
Feeling the 2 pigmen's stare, Marcus could feel pressure from their overpowering presence.
'Tier 1 pigs? and an unknown tier female one. No immediate danger' Marcus was staring at the Pig woman; it was currently looking at him in curiosity.
"Black hair, and a young human male, you should be the bonus prisoner. Come with us right now" The pig woman suddenly opens its mouth and ordered Marcus to come near them.
'She could talk?!?! I thought they could only do pig noises!
As Marcus didn't move after receiving the pig woman's order, the pressure from the two giant pigs suddenly got stronger together with steam coming out of their noses. By then, his ability started to warn him.
To avoid any mishaps, Marcus then immediately stood up and walk near the pigmen without any struggle.
"%@$#%" With a snort, the pig woman then said few gibberish words as light then gathered on her hands.
Marcus' ability warned him of a malicious intent, which is capture. But thinking that any resistance would only escalate things in a bad direction, Marcus didn't do anything. He could only laugh at himself at how helpless he is.
As the light shone on the female pig's hands, light then began shining from Marcus' metallic bracelet too as a black chain suddenly started growing from it like a lively snake, it then slowly came near the pig woman's hands like a docile pet.
'?!?!'
'This is magic!'
Marcus' face then immediately turned black. He already began thinking of the possibility of magic's existence, but seeing it in person is completely different. The existence of the unknown magic immediately enhanced the danger of his situation many times.
This was an unknown system completely different from the science that he knows! anything could already happen!
'The first thing I should do, for now, is to gather information. Right now, I could only try to accomplish any of their demands as long as it was within my capabilities...' with a pale face, Marcus thought so as he looks at the pig woman's cute tail.
'It seems there's a hole on the robe for her tail… interesting…' Marcus started gathering information actively.
The pig woman passed the chain to one of the giant pigs and then started walking away.
The two pigmen then followed her without any words. As for Marcus, he could do nothing but also walk in their direction.
...
As they walk, Marcus started seeing other inmates of the special prison.
Marcus look on the right cell's inhabitant, it was the 2nd human that he saw, someone is currently sitting on the floor as if meditating.
It was a beautiful man with olive-colored long hair, he was also wearing rags that don't complement his face. If not for the Adam's apple, Marcus would have taken her for a woman.
As if detecting Marcus' sight, the man then opened his eyes and look at him too, as Marcus' eyes connected with his, Marcus read some concern from the man's eyes.
'He probably knows what would happen, and there will be some kind of danger' As Marcus' mind was thinking about their destination, the olive-haired man then began moving his lips as if to tell him something.
As Marcus read the man's lips, he read…
'Good luck.'
Marcus then nods at the man's direction.
Seeing Marcus nod, the man then nods in turn. After that, the man closed his eyes again and returned to his previous state. Seeing this, Marcus then looked on the other side.
The 3rd human that he saw. The man is in a meditating position too. A muscular half-naked man, lots of scars could be seen on his body. Together with his long wild orange-colored hair reaching his waist, he looked like a ferocious tiger. The man kept on meditating, not giving him any concern. Noticing this, Marcus then looked in front and continued walking.
...
As they kept on walking, Marcus saw many of his inmates and noticed that many of them were on meditating position, if not, they were doing some kind of martial arts stances or exercises.
'They are probably doing something of significance'
Marcus then looked on the next cell on his right to examine the inmate inside and this time, it was a rare inmate.
'A female prisoner' Marcus looked with a surprised expression, he thought the male and the female inmates would be separated in different sections but it seems it is not the case. Male and female both exist here in this special prison.
Looking at the female inmate which was also meditating, Marcus examines her with his eyes.
She has a beautiful deep blue-colored long hair, and it was a miracle how she could maintain it as straight as it is right now when she is currently here in prison without any beauty products, it's smoothness even somewhat resembles the exaggerated hairs he had seen in the shampoo commercials.
Her face meanwhile did not waste her beautiful hair, she had a beautiful face with a graceful bearing complimented with her porcelain-like white skin. Together, she looks like the gentle goddess of water.
Her clothes, on the other hand, don't do her justice, it was the same rag-like gray clothing every inmate wear. But because of it, Marcus could see her excellent figure clearer. And from the little holes from the clothes, he could also see her skin in some dangerous areas.
Then as if detecting Marcus' sight, the female inmate then opened her eyes and glared at him.
'oops…'
And just like a dirty uncle caught red-handed peeking, Marcus tried to smile awkwardly and raised his two hands upwards as if saying 'Sorry for that'.
Even without any immediate danger, the woman's glare gave him a type of coldness he cannot explain. But still, he thought. 'What a beautiful lady… The glaring her too is cute' Marcus then turned his head on the other cell, but after seeing that it was another ordinary-looking man, he then stopped looking and looked Infront looking forward to the next batch of cells.
As for the blue-haired woman, after seeing Marcus turned his head in another direction, she returned on her meditation.
…
As they continue walking, Marcus counted about 4 female inmates and all of them are a beauty. Making him wonder if being a beauty is considered a specialty making them put here on special prison or its just that all women here are beauties.
"Au..."
As Marcus was walking, he suddenly heard a familiar woman's weak groan on his right. Attracting his attention, he then moved his gaze on the direction.
'F*cking hell' The sight made Marcus frown.
Looking at the cell on the right, Marcus saw a naked woman on the floor with a bruised body clinging on the metallic bars. Some of the woman's fingers are missing making her hands bloody.
Tears were flowing from the woman's eyes on her face which if weren't for the bruised parts could even be said to be nearly as beautiful as some of the female inmates before. As she was looking at Marcus' direction, her tears flow faster. Her body was also shivering from the mixed fright and coldness, she opened her lips showing her bloody mouth. Some of her teeth are missing. She was trying to say something weakly.
"-el-p..." "H-..el-"
'Shit!' Marcus frowned even more from the pitiful sight, he then looked at the woman's back and looked at the crouching man looking at him.
It was a red-haired naked man; he looks young probably in his 30s. The man is currently grinning at Marcus' direction as if the sudden addition of an audience is a huge welcome.
Seeing Marcus's frown, the man then reaches for the woman's right foot with a maniacal grin.
Then...
Crack!
"AHHH!!!" The woman let out a wretched shout of agony as her right foot was dislocated.
The red-haired man's face, on the other hand, was feverish and an exaggerated ecstasy was present on it as if he was on drugs, he then looked at Marcus' face expectantly.
On Marcus' face, the red-haired man then saw...
Nothing...
The frown was gone, and there was no anger or any present emotion, Marcus just turned his head in front and then continued walking.
'The biggest help I could give right now was to ignore'
It seems that sickos exist no matter the place...
'F*cking hell'
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