Lu Yao was considering whether to retrieve Taisui's hand through technical means or just force his way in. But Fish Pond made the choice first.
The people inside, who had been working with their heads lowered, turned in perfect unison and looked toward the infiltrating Penguin and Butterfly, their eyes glowing with a dim red light.
The passage behind them vanished without a trace.
Lu Yao realized there was definitely something wrong in here.
Fight first, ask later.
In any case, as long as he took down all the fish and fishermen in Fish Pond, the people outside would be safe.
Lu Yao controlled Arbiter and began the fight, but kept Concorde on standby.
The black-and-white Penguin turned into a little steel cannonball, relying purely on strength to send one blocker after another flying. There were no flashy feints or nimble maneuvers, only heavy, crushing headbutts, shoulder checks, and Penguin-style wild punches. It threw Fish Pond into chaos, and not a single enemy could withstand one punch from it.
Even in Low Consumption mode, Arbiter still had 5000+ damage, 2400 defense, and a health bar of 230 billion. It could take hits and dish them out, making it an upper-tier replacement for the Feathered One.
If it had one weakness, it was that it was slow.
But that did not matter.
The Deity Candidates and monsters in Fish Pond attacked Arbiter with everything they had. Even after being heavily injured, they crawled over to keep fighting, completely in a state of lost reason. They seemed unable to use special abilities, only attacking with their flesh-and-blood bodies.
Through Concorde, Lu Yao saw two statuses above their heads: [Sealed] and [Synchronized].
It seemed they were being controlled by something.
Lu Yao operated Arbiter and charged wildly around, beating two monsters down to