Xiao Tangqiu was silent for a long time before he smiled wryly and asked, "Is it really that serious? Does one of us have to die?"

Shen Yuan looked at Xiao Tangqiu deeply, then said calmly: "The abyss demon has successfully broken through the 'wall' and arrived here. It may appear in front of us at any time..."

Xiao Tangqiu sighed: "I promise I won't do anything stupid again. Please let me go first. If I really encounter danger, you will have to be distracted to protect me."

Shen Yuan stared at Xiao Tangqiu for a while, as if he was seriously considering it. But just when Xiao Tangqiu thought Shen Yuan would agree, he shook his head and refused: "I feel more at ease if you do this."

Xiao Tangqiu's eyes widened as he was about to say something, but Shen Yuan's eyes suddenly darkened: "Someone is coming."

Xiao Tangqiu also heard the hurried footsteps, obviously someone was coming this way. The next moment, Shen Yuan pulled him to hide behind a nearby big tree.

They had just hidden themselves when a large group of people appeared in front of them. However, to be precise, these people should be from two different camps, because not only were their clothes different, but they were also fighting fiercely.

Xiao Tangqiu immediately recognized that one of the groups was the pirates who had just kidnapped them. As for the other group, they were obviously also a group of extremely vicious pirates. They also kidnapped hostages. They probably had the same idea as the previous group of pirates, intending to use the hostages as the vanguard when exploring the treasure cave.

When he found out that the hostages were Tang Mianmian and others, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Tang Mianmian and others were fine. They were probably separated when they were washed ashore by the waves. He and Shen Yuan were washed ashore on one beach, while Tang Mianmian and others were washed ashore on another beach. Coincidentally, both sides encountered pirates who had landed, so they were all hijacked.

Tang Mianmian and the others obviously had the same idea as them. They pretended to be hijacked first, and then took advantage of the pirates to take them to their destination and find out what was going on.

Xiao Tangqiu and Shen Yuan watched the situation unfold from the side. Soon, the two groups of pirates decided the winner. The group of pirates who hijacked them gained the upper hand, while the group of pirates who hijacked Tang Mianmian and her group were at a disadvantage and were captured. Soon, they also became hostages like their hostages. It was really a matter of time.

Although the pirates who had originally kidnapped them had lost two hostages, now that they had so many more hostages, they no longer planned to look for the two lost hostages. Instead, they drove the newly captured hostages to the entrance of the cave they had just found.

Xiao Tangqiu surveyed the terrain and discovered that the cave entrance was roughly where a whale's blowhole would be. He wondered if it was a coincidence... but even if it wasn't, what did it mean? Could this island come alive and truly transform into a whale?

Just as he was daydreaming, the pirates had already sent a large force to abduct the hostages into the cave, leaving only a few pirates to defend near the cave entrance. Now was obviously the best time to catch up. He was about to turn around to discuss with Shen Yuan, but Shen Yuan rushed forward and knocked down the pirates in an instant.

Xiao Tangqiu: "..." Well, when he was with Shen Yuan, there was really no need for him to take action.

However, Xiao Tangqiu still did not give up: "Are you really not going to let me go?"

Shen Yuan glanced at him and said calmly, "Just stay behind me."

Xiao Tangqiu pleaded with Shen Yuan eagerly: "But I want to fight alongside you!"