The words were divided into two ends, and Isengard's side was actually quite calm.

After receiving Ian's prompt, Isengard, who decisively went to find reinforcements, actually didn't expect that Ian simply wanted him to leave so that he could exchange some secret information with Patrick.

As soon as he returned to the group, he consulted with Master Gosai about what to do with his uncle.

A second-level powerhouse, even if he can't use the colonization suit, is a threat to everyone - but this team really wants to block, and it's not impossible to stop, so don't panic too much.

After all, even if Master Gosai's strength is declining now, he still has some backup means, plus the team has alchemy artillery, so it is not a problem to hold the narrow area.

On the contrary, after the pirates have finished fighting bugs and apes, they have to deal with their former bosses, which is a bit of a daily change too fast...... But they are also used to the boss defaulting on the debts or trying to dispose of their batch of black gloves, no problem.

After that, the two gathered their team and sent scouts to observe the situation ahead.

Instead of staying in the mural passage, Isengard chose a narrow fork in the road that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, setting up positions and alchemical artillery, preparing for his uncle's next attack.

Compared with Isengard's apprehension, on the contrary, Master Gosai is full of confidence in Ian, he really doesn't think Ian can defeat Patrick, but he also doesn't think that Patrick can do anything to Ian, the fight between the two sides will definitely continue for a while, and if Ian wants to leave, Patrick will definitely not be able to stay.

As an older generation who had seen the First Horsemen in battle, Master Gossay had such confidence in Hilliard's disciples.

But the information sent back by the scouts made everyone who was waiting for the battle quite confused.

They did see traces of the battle, but they also found traces of huge demonic beasts passing by in the sacrificial grounds...... The two people who were fighting before seemed to have been taken away by the huge demonic beast.

It may not be taken away, but the battlefield has been changed on its own initiative.

Either way, they lost the chance to track Ian and Patrick's tracks.

In order to prepare for the possible onslaught of huge demonic beasts, Isengard had to lead the entire team to a cave with two entrances and exits, one large and one small.

The rock formation of this cave is very hard, and there is an underground lake in the center, which looks wide, but in fact it is very shallow, and if the giant monster tries to enter and attack this place through the large hole, it will be very restrained, and the group can evacuate from the small hole.

But after waiting for a long time, they did not wait for any possible attack.

There are a lot of pure white blind fish without eyes in the underground lake, the texture is quite hard, and when you catch it, there is a small layer of enamel calcium nail on the body surface, just like a fish-shaped jade pendant.

Identified by Master Gosai, he determined that the eyeless blind fish was closely related to the more common 'stone armor fish' in the South China Sea, and that the enamel scale armor on its surface was very similar to that of the iron-boned swordfish.

Because everyone was already hungry, after confirming that the blind fish were not poisonous, they immediately began to light a fire to deal with them - there were many more blind fish than expected, and it was more than enough to feed the whole team for one meal.

After peeling off the rock armor, the meat quality of the blind fish is very strong, and after being grilled, it has a springy taste, although there is no taste, but after chewing for a long time, it has a very obvious sweetness.

Everyone had a full meal, but Esengard was still not used to eating this 'real food', so he still took a bottle of stamina potion.

"Without Ian, it's really hard for us to find our way to the outside world."

On one side of the makeshift camp, the blonde boy talked to his teacher, his expression a little urgent: "And no matter how strong Ian is, he can't really defeat his uncle - we have to find him as soon as possible to have a chance to defeat him!" ”

His speculation was not wrong, and even Ian himself would not deny that Patrick was indeed not an opponent that could be easily defeated.

"Still in a bit of a hurry, Ethan."

Master Gosai stroked his beard and muttered, "Ian has clearly come to this ruin for a purpose, and he doesn't want us to know about it...... Or rather, he doesn't want us who are 'out of his control' to know. ”

"Kid, I know you're worried about Ian's safety, but have you ever thought that it would be even more dangerous for him to be with us and take care of the safety of such a large group of people?"

Raising his head, the old man patted the ignorant young man's head, and he smiled: "According to my guess...... Ian can always find us if he wants. Not the other way around. ”

"He's the guy who likes to take the initiative into his own hands, and if you really want to help the other person, you don't have to find any excuses that are good for the team, just keep yourself safe."

Master Gosai's confidence in Ian comes from Hilliard.

He believed that Hilliard must have known about the situation of the South China Sea Ruins, so he also believed that Ian knew, which also explained why Ian had chosen the right path along the way.

That's definitely not just luck...... It should be the information left by the first emperor and the first knight.

And the purpose that the other party doesn't want them to know may be the mission inherited by Ian.

Of course, this is not the case, but the results are surprisingly apt.

At this moment, there was a commotion from the outer team.

"Wait, everybody, get up! Look at these fish! ”

The prospectors and pirates heard the warning from the watchman in front of them, and they all finished repairing, and nervously looked in the direction of the warning, only to see an incredible scene.

In the underground lake, which originally had a large number of white blind fish, suddenly there was a group of uninvited guests, and dense black strange fish poured along the river, and its momentum was so great that it was like an army.

The monster fish had a long bulge on the top of its head, which seemed to be a metal spear, and in the face of the intruder, the white blind fish immediately began to form a formation, hedging against the group of black monster fish.

Don't look at the fact that these white blind fish didn't make any waves when they were caught before, after all, both the explorers and pirates are veterans who live in the sea all year round, and they have caught fish that are several times more fierce than them, so they are naturally fearless.

But when it comes to other species, these white blind fish are unexpectedly strong, and when they form a fish formation, the enamel carapace of the fish even glows with a sparkling white fluorescence, making their scale armor even harder.

The black horned fish did not do much either, and after they formed a fish formation, the metal horns on the top of their heads also shone with a halo of essentia.

For a while, the black and white fish array lit up at the same time, making the small underground lake in the gloomy cave seem to turn into a brilliant Milky Way, and countless stars circulate.

And in this breathtaking spectacle, two schools of fish unfold and fight as if no one was around.

Everyone, including Isengard and Master Gosai, held their breath and watched the unimaginable sight - two schools of fish that could temporarily use the essentia in their bodies collided with each other, sometimes the black horned fish penetrated the scales of the white blind fish, and sometimes the white blind fish bit the scales of the black horned fish.

Blood overflowed the lake, and pale yellow fish blood filled the otherwise clear underground lake, giving off a strong smell of iron.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed people found that the fighting fish were transforming.

In the school of fish, some of the strong and large fish began to gradually turn black and white after eating each other's flesh, and the original carapace began to gradually fall off, revealing the strange flesh that emitted a fluorescent light on the bottom.

This large fish is protected by the fish array in the very center, and when they finish their metamorphosis, the seemingly crystal clear, fluorescent flesh is also completely hardened, turning into a layer of metal plating that emits silver light - the whole body of the silver fish seems to be cast from some kind of high-quality alloy, both hardness and strength are greatly increased.

Whether it is black and white, what is finally transformed is exactly the same, with a huge metal fish with a silver horn.

"It's a monster!"

A certain elven pirate exclaimed: "Although not all of them are demonic beasts, the king of fish of this big silver fish is definitely a magical beast that can reach the first energy level - it looks very much like a silver-scaled marlin, but it is relatively primitive, and it is much larger than ordinary silver-scaled marlin......"

"Is this a labyrinth?" Isengard also felt very magical, he had already seen that the black and white fish were essentially a differentiation of fish, each with different abilities, but they were not complete, and only after eating each other's flesh and blood could they promote the awakening of the originally silent bloodlines of both sides, and finally transform into the silver-scaled marlin they saw.

Perhaps, the silver-scaled marlin is the offspring of this silver-scaled big fish, but in a long time, there is a branch mutation, and there is no need to devour each other's flesh and blood to awaken the bloodline, but this bloodline has not completed the process of transformation, so the body size will be smaller than this silver-scaled fish.

The black and white fish formation has thinned out a lot, and under the confrontation between the two sides of the transformed silver fish, the black fish side is unwilling to retreat - they have not captured this underground lake, and can only continue to let the white fish occupy this superior breeding ground.

"The competition in nature is so cruel."

The blonde boy wanted to sigh like this, but he was actually a little depressed in his heart, because the scene of cannibalism reminded him of the internal struggle between his family and the nobles of the empire...... But soon, this depressed thought was dispelled.

Because a familiar voice sounded at the entrance of the cave.

"Huh? Silverscale? There was even food delivered to the door. ”

The voice sounded quite surprised, and smiled and instructed, "Shark, go eat quickly, these fish are a great supplement for you." ”

"After eating these fish, not only will you be able to recover from your injuries, but it will also be of great help to your future advancement to the second energy level."

After speaking, there was a very excited "Oh! A huge shadow that also shimmered silver all over its body rushed from the river!