If that was really the case...
"Crack!"
At that moment, several cracking sounds came from beneath the ice ahead. It sounded as if something beneath the lake were striking the ice.
But no aura escaped.
All they could see was what appeared to be a fish with only half its body left.
This fish...
Its body was divided at the central axis. The upper half still had fish skin and flesh, and looked extremely fresh. But the lower half had been reduced to fish bones.
It was as if someone had eaten its belly.
Mo Qingying looked wary and was about to draw her sword, but Jiang Qiao pressed her down and shook his head.
He pulled her away from the side.
"No need."
"We'll just go around it."
Crack!
The strange fish struck the ice again, producing a cracking sound. But in reality, the ice remained completely intact. Not even the slightest crack appeared.
"It can't get out."
"Perhaps it wants to lure us into striking first."
"And help it break the ice."
Jiang Qiao said.
"These strange fish have intelligence?" Mo Qingying asked in puzzlement.
"Not sure."
"It could also be instinctive behavior that we happened to encounter." Jiang Qiao restrained his aura, went around in a circle, and passed by the area from the side.
The ice lake was mysterious.
It might conceal unimaginable secrets beneath its surface.
Even he was unwilling to disturb it casually. They only needed to pass through this place according to the original plan.
There was no need to fight.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
The sounds of impact were left behind them. The strange fish did not follow and continued striking the ice where it was. Jiang Qiao's judgment had been correct. The fish's appearance was either unrelated to them or subject to some