The gunshots behind me gradually became more frequent, and I could hear the pirates speaking with heavy foreign accents, yelling at me.

Although I couldn't understand what they were saying, I could guess with my toes that they were telling me to stop, surrender, and be captured.

But I, Zhao Sihai, have never known what it means to bow my head in my entire life.

Moreover, if they catch me and take me back now, I'll either be devoured alive or left to live as a widow. So no matter what, I have to escape this hellish place!

I ran quickly for about ten minutes, then threw away the branch in my hand and increased my speed.

Because in this situation, I no longer need to pretend anything to myself.

The Utas tribe must have already started chasing after the Indians, and those following behind me are probably just these stinking pirates.

They have guns. I don't know the situation with the Utas tribe, but I don't think the Indians would be too stupid to be caught so easily.

Gunshots rang out continuously. Several times, bullets hit the tree trunk next to me, and splinters of the trunk scraped my face. I could even taste the blood on my face.

I endured the pain as I made my way through the woods, nearly being pulled down by overhanging branches several times. Fortunately, after so many years in the military, I still vaguely remembered my usual training, so this escape didn't end badly for me.

The only problem was that they had torches, while I had nothing and could only rely on the dappled moonlight streaming in.

After running for a few more minutes, I wasn't paying attention and tripped right next to a tree pit.

The tree pit was full of vines growing horizontally. I wasn't paying attention and stepped right into it. As a result, my legs tripped and I fell down.

Just then, the pirates following behind me swarmed towards me like flies.

The pirate running in front, by the light of the fire, I could see that he was wearing a very strange hat and holding a large gun.

At that moment, the dark muzzle of a gun was pointing straight at me, and the smug smile on his face seemed like it would be on me the next second.

His mouth was full of lies; he was clearly someone who smoked all the time but never brushed his teeth. It disgusted me.

I tried to struggle to get up, but I found that the vines had not only tripped me, but my foot was also stuck between the vines.

If I continue to struggle now, there will only be one outcome: these rabbit fur shoes I'm wearing will probably have to be thrown away here forever.

I took a deep breath and quickly looked around. I looked around, but there was nothing I could use as leverage.

Just then, a dark figure pounced down from the tree, face to face with me. It smelled of blood. I quickly reached for my machete and swung it. The thing didn't have time to dodge and was cut in half.

The stench of blood was poured directly onto me, and a drop of blood even landed in my eye, making me feel dizzy from the pain.

The pirate had already pounced on me, yelling, and his dark gun was almost touching me.

Just then, I kicked the vine hard. I wanted to struggle, because even if I died, I couldn't die lying like this.

But to my surprise, after I kicked down, I only heard a creaking sound, and then my body began to fall continuously.

I panicked and reached out to feel around for anything that could provide cover or prevent me from falling.

But after feeling around, I found nothing. Only then did I realize that I was falling downwards.

It was pitch black all around, and the pirate who had just been in front of me was gone.

My shouts kept echoing from inside the cave, so I knew without a doubt that the place where I fell must be very, very deep.

A wave of grief washed over me. It's over. This time, I'm fucking going to die here...

It's truly tragic and lamentable that they didn't die at the hands of pirates, but instead had to die in such a deep pit.

But at that moment, my body suddenly stopped, then turned and slid down again.

This time, I was more confident because I felt something under my butt; it was slippery and felt more like a stone.

Fortunately, this thing doesn't have any sharp parts, otherwise, at my current falling speed, I'd probably be sliced ​​into pieces.

The descent continued for about ten minutes before I finally stopped. When I looked up and around, I discovered that the place was pitch black and had a faint fragrance.

I stood up and took a few steps around, but I didn't find anything or feel any movement around me. It was eerily quiet everywhere.

"Hey, is anyone here?"

I shouted loudly, but found that there were echoes all around, yet nothing responded and nothing appeared in front of me.

For a moment, I even doubted myself, wondering if I had fallen into some kind of wormhole.

After all, on this deserted island, all sorts of strange things can appear.

But this place is so dark, without any light, that it always makes people feel particularly oppressed and afraid.

I had no choice but to sit there cautiously, gripping the machete tightly in my hand.

Because this machete is the only thing that can give me peace of mind.

But after sitting there for about an hour, there was still no movement around me. This time I was certain that there were no wild animals in this place.

But this place has never seen any light, that won't do!

I suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the electric lights that were always on in the city back then.

If there were electric lights in this place, that would be so exciting!

But to my surprise, the moment I had this thought, my previously dark surroundings suddenly lit up, accompanied by a crisp snapping sound.

I immediately turned my head and looked around, and that's when I realized that there were lights hanging in this place.

This place is very large, with many electric lights hanging around it, arranged densely together.

Moreover, the shape of that lamp was the same as the one that hangs in my living room at home; although simple, it was exceptionally bright.

I frowned and looked around, only to find that these lights covered my entire head, illuminating the previously dark surroundings.

It's like all of this is a dream...

But how is that possible?

How could a hole that was originally pitch black suddenly be lit up now, with electric lights that you only see in cities?