"Hey everyone, I'm back..."
The man walked over to his companion and began to speak.
"You're back, Knight Eiffel. Have you gotten the information? Are those two telling the truth? Are we truly free?"
As soon as the man, the Knight of Eiffel, entered their group, he was surrounded by the others, and one of them spoke first, asking him a question.
"Yes, those two officials have already said that the pirate captain Lucas has been defeated by a powerful man Luo Chen, and now his companion, Miss Catherine, has ordered them to come and release us, so we are truly free now."
Eiffel answered with great firmness.
"Yes, really? We're finally free! We thought being imprisoned in the dungeon for the rest of our lives would be a miserable and dark life of slavery, but we never expected hope to come so quickly. It's wonderful..."
"Waaaaah..."
"..."
Those people were moved to tears after receiving a definite answer, their words choked with emotion.
"Alright, stop being sad. Let's go out together, or those two will keep you waiting and something else might happen..."
Eiffel knew they were venting their excitement, but he still felt compelled to speak up and remind them.
"Yes, we understand. We'll go out with you, Knight Eiffel..."
Let's go...
The group wiped away their tears with the back of their hands, nodded, and then helped each other out of the dungeon, coming up behind the two pirates.
"My lords, we are ready. We would be grateful if you could continue to escort us for a while longer."
The Knight of Eiffel led the prisoners to them from behind and said respectfully.
"Yes, it's all taken care of! We understand. Come with us, we'll take you to Miss Catherine to receive your orders. Let's go!"
The more mild-mannered pirate glanced back at them, nodded, and then walked back to the top of the ship with his companions.
"Yes!!"
Eiffel gave a polite reply and then followed the prisoners back with them.
"Oh, right, there's one more person we forgot to release!"
After walking a short Luo Chen, the pirate suddenly slapped his head and shouted.
"What's wrong? What do you mean there's one more person? Aren't they all here? Are you out of your mind and can't remember the number?"
His companion turned to look at his suddenly Satori expression and said with some confusion.
"No, have you forgotten? The captain ordered us to lock up that young man on the cruise ship alone. We haven't released him yet!!"
Seeing his companion doubting his own sanity, he couldn't help but loudly remind him.
"The captain ordered the arrest... Oh, it was him. I remember now, there was indeed someone the captain ordered to be imprisoned here before, and we were told to treat him well. I wonder how he is now, whether he's dead or not. Should we go check on him?"
After being reminded, the man scratched his head and racked his brains for a while before finally remembering the incident. However, he wasn't quite sure if the guy was still alive, so he turned to his companion to ask for his opinion.
"Of course we have to go. If he's alright and we don't release him, and Miss Catherine catches him, then a truly tragic fate awaits us."
His companions made up their minds without any hesitation to go and release the man.
"Um... alright! Whatever you say. If we don't release him too, we won't be able to explain it to Miss Catherine."
You all wait here for a moment. We'll go release the other person who's been imprisoned. Stand here obediently and don't run around, or else... Hmph!!"
The man thought for a moment and made up his mind, then addressed the prisoners.
"Yes, yes, sir, please go ahead with your business. We will wait for you two here. I promise we won't wander off and cause you any trouble!"
Eiffel walked over and answered respectfully.
"Okay, good to know. My brother and I are heading there. You guys better wait here..."
The man was very satisfied with Eiffel's attitude. After giving them one more instruction, he and his companion headed towards the cell deep inside the dungeon.
"Hehehe..."
As they drew closer, a chilling scream echoed from the depths, as if the wronged souls of the tragically deceased were crying out their grievances.
"Ugh... Honestly, every time I come here I feel a chill run down my spine. I wonder what the captain did to make this place so dark and gloomy."
As soon as the two pirates stepped inside, a gust of cold wind blew in their faces, making their hair stand on end and their bodies tremble. They spoke up.
"Heh, it's said that deep within this prison is where the captain vents his anger and executes prisoners. Many beautiful women and those who have wronged him have been tortured to death. The skeleton at your feet might just be the remains of one of them!!"
His companions had been on the pirate ship longer than him, so they naturally knew more and shared some of the rumors they knew with him.
"What... Ugh!! Let's get out of here right now, I don't want to stay here a second longer..."
Upon hearing his companion's words, the man looked down and saw several skulls and pieces of hand bones scattered nearby. He felt a chill run down his spine and moved closer to his companion.
"Yes, we're almost there. After we get him out, let's leave as soon as possible. I don't want to stay here any longer!"
The two quickened their pace as they walked, talking as they went, and soon arrived at the cell door where the man who had been specially entertained by Lucas was being held.
Clang... clang... clang...
"Hey, are you still alive, buddy? If you are, give me a reply."
Before the door was even opened, the hot-tempered pirate pounded on the iron door that imprisoned him. He saw that the man inside was imprisoned with several iron chains piercing his bones, unable to move. He didn't know if the man was still alive, so he shouted at the man to see if he was dead or alive.
"..."
The man looked up at him after hearing the noise, then lowered his head again. Although he did not respond, it indicated his life-or-death situation.
"Hey... do you need a beating? Daring to look at us like that, aren't you afraid I'll kill you right now?"
Ignored by the man inside, before his companion could say anything, he couldn't help but speak out angrily, his words carrying a threatening tone.
"Hmph, kill me if you want, stop with the nonsense. Tell your captain Lucas I'll be waiting for him in hell..."
The man finally spoke, his hoarse voice, as if from the depths of hell, reaching their ears. His tone was full of resentment towards Lucas, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.
"Hmph, what time is it? Still being stubborn. To be honest, we wouldn't have come here if Miss Catherine hadn't ordered us to!"
Seeing how pitiful you are, I'll take pity on you and tell you: our original captain Lucas, recently encountered Lord Luo Chen and was killed after a fierce battle with him.
So now you're free. We'll unlock your chains in a bit, so hurry and come with us to thank Miss Catherine!