In the scorching, parched hell, the pirates captured as forced laborers no longer had the strength even to wail. They could only repeat their motions with numb, vacant eyes.
Longinus patrolled along the edge of the sea of fire, followed by a squad of guards.
Ordinarily, Longinus's position as Prison Chief had been established to command monsters such as the Blue Gorillas within the prison, and the attendants following him should have been monster jailers as well.
Fortunately, Magellan understood Longinus's predicament and specially assigned him a squad of human guards. Otherwise, Longinus would not even have known how to communicate with those monsters.
"Put Seastone cuffs on the pirate with the scar on his face in the middle of the blood bridge," Longinus said gently.
"Yes, Prison Chief!" The guards following Longinus replied with great admiration. Ever since they had come down from Level 1's Crimson Lotus Hell, this newly appointed Prison Chief had almost always identified at a glance those pirates concealing their abilities.
That all-seeing gaze had allowed them to swiftly adjust to their new roles, and they trusted every word Longinus said without reservation.
Since Longinus had not lowered his voice, the scar-faced pirate heard everything.
He had still been hesitating, but when he saw the guards begin to move, he hurriedly threw down the massive log on his shoulder and prepared to flee.
"Bastards, get out of my way!"
"Damn it, are you trying to knock me into the sea of fire?"
As the crowd began to stir, Longinus flicked his finger. A crescent-shaped burst of force instantly sent the rioting pirate flying across the sea of fire, where the waiting guards swarmed forward and captured him.
The restless prisoners immediately fell silent. Though their strength had been restricted, their knowledge and judgment remained. Naturally,