During the period of confusion, I vaguely knew that I was not dead. I could feel a sharp pain on my skin, as if someone was rubbing my body back and forth on a millstone. I also felt like I was drowning, and water was rushing into my nose and throat. I couldn't breathe, but I could do nothing but struggle helplessly in the darkness.

My soul seemed to be imprisoned in the cage of dark consciousness. I could only watch my heart rate gradually spiral out of control and feel my body dying. In my final chaotic consciousness, I was counting seconds, knowing that once a minute had passed, I would die at any time. I couldn't hold my breath now and had lost the use of my body functions, so I was powerless to save myself. Even if I could hold on, after six minutes, there would be irreversible brain cell death, and that bit of remaining consciousness would no longer exist.

What was replaying in my mind now were the murals in the Four Seasons Cave, those strange figures with dotted lines representing their feet, and Ye Yunwen's dream talk that night, which provided clues. I knew that the strange figures in the murals were the mermaids. They burned the Antelope Witch alive and imprisoned the Antelope Witch in a special formation for thousands of years.

Now I am also sinking in the water, trapped in the prison of consciousness, and my fate will probably not be much better!

Just when I thought I was dead, suddenly, the drowning feeling disappeared, and then there was a strong friction on the skin on my back. It was really like being out of the water and into the fire. But it didn't take long before I calmed down. I only felt damp and cold all around, and then I completely passed out.

I don't know how long I was unconscious. When I woke up, I found myself in a black and sticky prison. Through a ray of light, I could see the rusty iron pillars in front of me. They were rusty and showed signs of age. In front of them was a long corridor where the light came from. The floor of the corridor was made of old ship wood with holes in it, and it smelled musty.

After searching for a while, I found that my Golden Sword was gone.

At this time, I was vomiting and spitting out water. My nasal cavity and throat were particularly uncomfortable, and a lot of sea water accumulated in my stomach. I pressed my hands on the ground to support my body while vomiting. Suddenly, I felt something, cold and hard, like metal. I picked it up and looked at it against the light, and saw that it was a dagger. Although the size and material were slightly different, this one looked much rougher, but I was sure that the pattern on the dagger was not mistaken.

Ghost dragon.

I looked around and saw a pale bone finger on his handshake. I was so scared that I quickly threw it away. However, this made my scalp numb even more. At this moment, my eyes had slightly adapted to the dim light, and I could see clearly that the cell I was in was littered with human bones and corpses. It was basically the same as the human bone analysis diagram, without a single piece of extra flesh.

There were also many heads filled with black hairy spiders or centipedes. When I saw this, I was so stunned that I dared not move. I scared them and became a member of this prison.

"What the hell is this place? Why am I here? Is this what hell is like? That can't be possible. Where are the Naihe Bridge and the Yellow Spring Road? I haven't seen the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, or the Black and White Impermanence." I muttered.

But then I thought, no, why in hell would there be a dagger with a ghost dragon pattern? So I took a closer look at the corpse closest to me. I could make out its clothes, a long shirt, torn stockings, and a jacket that was almost eaten, which was often worn by pirates in the past. In addition, I could vaguely see eye masks and headscarves around it, and there was a black pirate flag spread on the ground. I could vaguely see the ghost dragon totem, so it was almost certain.

This is not hell, but a place where pirates are imprisoned, and these pirates should have some relationship with the so-called Black Phantom Pirates.

After observing all this, I breathed a sigh of relief. I was lucky enough not to die.

Suddenly, I realized something was wrong. I had good physical fitness and had received a lot of water training, which is why I was lucky enough to survive after experiencing so many hardships in confusion. But if the same experience happened to the three girls, what would they do?

"Yunwen! Yingchun, Bailu, where are you? Are you also in the dungeon? If you hear me, please answer me." I shouted.

After I shouted like that, there were rustling sounds all around, as if something was coming towards me. I quickly closed my mouth to avoid attracting the poisonous creatures with the loud noise. It seemed that they were starting to get hungry.

Shouting is no use, we have to think of a way to find it.

So I stood up and realized that the clothes on my back had all been worn out. My entire back was covered with wounds from the intense friction. My skin had peeled off, and my head was extremely painful. When I touched it, I found a scar as long as a finger. It was so painful that it made me numb when I touched it lightly.

Blind searching is definitely not an option. Due to insufficient light, it is easy to get yourself killed. If two poisonous centipedes run by, it will be enough to kill you. You still have to find a way to get out first, find the light source, and then come back to search slowly.

After making a plan, I looked around and took back the dagger with the human bone finger. I broke off the human bone and put it on the scabbard. Anyway, my clothes were soaked and worn out, and keeping them on my body would only be a burden. So I took them off, first condensed them into a stream, and spit out a lot of water just now, so I absorbed all the clothes.

However, I slowly approached the dungeon door and found that there was no one else outside, so I tied my clothes into a knot and tied it to the rusty iron pillar of the dungeon. Then I inserted the dagger and the scabbard into the knot to form a force-saving lever. Then I began to rotate the scabbard clockwise, constantly exerting strength, and using the toughness of the wet cloth to quickly bend the iron pillar.

The iron railings here were already rusty and had been there for years. In addition, I used this method to bend them open immediately. Seeing that the width was enough, I escaped immediately and ran into the corridor. There were many such iron cages in this corridor. I paid a little attention and there was no sound of living people. The only sound was the squeaking and running of mice everywhere.

"What on earth is this place with so many cells specially used to detain Black Phantom pirates? Could it be a ship belonging to officers and soldiers? But didn't they say that Terry Buck was not caught and he and his ship disappeared in the encirclement?" I couldn't help but mutter to myself.

But no matter what, at least I survived, and the most important thing next is to try my best to ensure my own survival, and also try to find the three of them as quickly as possible and let them survive as well. Other things can be discussed slowly after things are over.

I walked along this long corridor until I reached the end, only to find a dark staircase. Now that the Golden Palace was gone, I had no way to create any light, so I could only muster up my courage and rush up.

I stepped on two steps first, estimated the height and distance, and then went up along the escalator. Soon I was under the cabin and on the deck. I could see more light and breathe fresh air, which made me feel much better.

I saw that where I was, there was an old and dilapidated ship. It looked like it had a cannon installation, but it was rough everywhere and had a simple and crude structure, revealing a certain arrogance. It didn't look like an official ship, but more like a pirate ship.

But if it was a pirate ship, why were there so many pirates imprisoned in the dungeon? And why was the ship left here?

The ship was floating on the sea, but it had obviously dropped anchor and was secured with ropes. In front of the ship was a small island where people could land, and the ship was surrounded by cave walls, with light only coming through the top of the cave. This was the scene of an underwater cave.

This is a hidden place, used to hide ships and avoid soldiers. It is absolutely difficult to be discovered. After all, I haven't found the entrance yet.

I hurried into other rooms on the ship and looked around, and found a kerosene lamp. I also saw a cylindrical device with a roller on its head and a wick-like twisted wire to ignite the fire. The shape was peculiar, and it reminded me of the lighter I used when I was a child.

So I tried to slide the roller, and sparks appeared. After a few times, a fire actually started. I lit the kerosene lamp, picked up the oil lamp, and took the ancient lighter away, intending to go back to the iron prison area to look for Yunwen and the others underground and whether they were still alive.