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"SPIT HIM OUT!" Jiang Fang roared with all his might, driving his spear into the Frozen Fishman Lord's gills. The effort sent him crashing heavily to the ground.

[Congratulations! You have slain the Icebound Frozen Fishman Lord, gaining 240,000 experience points.]

[You have obtained the Icebound Frozen Fishman Lord's corpse and its treasure trove.]

The Frozen Fishman Lord's corpse transformed into a card, landing right in front of him.

Hearing the system notification, Jiang Fang felt no joy. He blankly stared at the card before him and murmured, "Dead…"

With that, his eyelids grew heavier, and finally, he closed his eyes in bitter regret.

"Captain Jiang!" Hu Yan stumbled forward, but it was too late.

The Icebound Frozen Fishman Lord's body had already turned into a card, and the massive throne behind it began rapidly sinking into the ground. A violent quake made it impossible for Hu Yan to get closer.

The fractured earth quickly resealed, leaving behind only a crack less than a meter wide.

Where the throne had once stood, a golden treasure chest over two meters tall now appeared.

That was the Frozen Fishman Lord's treasure, but it no longer belonged to them.

Hu Yan stood there, momentarily at a loss. Instinctively, he turned to look at his remaining teammate.

"My little chili pepper… has run away…" Ruan Yu seemed entirely oblivious to what had transpired, consumed instead by grief over his "loss."

Tiger Squad's Li Biao shook his head. "I never thought that Jiang Kai kid could actually pull it off! But who could've expected the Frozen Fishman Lord to have a death-revenge ability?"

Hua Ziyan added, "Even if Jiang Kai fell to death revenge, he's already made a name for himself... No, correction—his squad has become famous."

She glanced slyly at Chen Yueling, a teasing smile on her face. "Now, who was it that said Jiang Kai was reckless and foolish?"

Chen Yueling's face flushed with embarrassment. She stammered, "I-I was just making a logical prediction! How could anyone know their squad would be this insane? Don't act like you believed in them either—you're just talking big now."

As the three from Tiger Squad discussed, their gazes naturally fell on Zhuzi and Nuannuan.

Jiang Kai was their friend, so his actions would have hit closest to home for them.

However, when they turned to look, they noticed something off about the duo's expressions.

"What's wrong?" Li Biao asked with concern. "Are you upset because Jiang Kai perished in the end?"

"I get that you care about your friend, but honestly, anyone coming to Ghost Star has to face this reality eventually."

Zhuzi shook his head in a daze. "No... for others, that might be true. But for him, it's more than that!"

Aside from Zhuzi and Nuannuan, no one else knew that Jiang Kai's class was a desperate gambler.

In the distance, Lu Jun furrowed his brows. He had observed the entire battle with clarity.

"Jiang Kai is dead…"

"Damn, I really didn't expect him to let go of his grudge against the Huang family and not steal the final blow."

Xiao Hei's sharp eyes glimmered. "He said it wasn't for Jiang Fang or Black Tortoise, but for those ordinary people who died in the fight… This kid, he's got something special."

Lu Jun nodded. "This boss battle is finally over. I need to report to the military. After that, I'll have to check in on that Jiang Kai kid."

———

Login Gate Hall, Thirty Minutes Later

When Lu Jun exited the login gate, the hall was packed with people.

The king-tier BOSS fight had resulted in over 100,000 deaths. Those forced to log out all gathered here in droves. Despite the passage of time, the area remained overcrowded, underscoring the battle's immense casualty count.

Lu Jun immediately noticed Su Lanlan standing near the gate, organizing her team to maintain order.

"Lanlan, have you seen Jiang Kai?"

"Jiang Kai?" Su Lanlan frowned. "He logged out? That doesn't make sense. With so many forced logouts, the gate square should be under military control to maintain order. Nobody should've been able to log out freely just yet."

Lu Jun explained, "In large-scale death scenarios, the military temporarily manages the gate square. Those wanting to log out must wait, except for official personnel on assignments like me."

"But you haven't seen Jiang Kai, right?" Lu Jun pressed further, his brows furrowing deeper.

Su Lanlan shook her head. "I've been here the whole time. I haven't seen him. Why? What happened?"

Lu Jun hesitated. "It's a long story, and even I don't fully understand. I need to report on the boss battle first. I'll tell you later."

As he walked away, Lu Jun muttered to himself, "Jiang Kai didn't log out… How is that possible? Where the hell is he?"

———

Inside the Frozen Fishman Lord

Everyone believed Jiang Kai had perished to the Frozen Fishman Lord's death revenge.

But Jiang Kai was not among the forced logout group.

Jiang Kai had been pulled into the Frozen Fishman Lord's body by its black tentacles.

"Damn it! This thing still has tricks up its sleeve!" Jiang Kai struggled to break free, but the tentacles bound him tightly, rendering him immobile.

In a moment of desperation, Jiang Kai twitched his fingers, recalling the Chasing Nine Tribulations he had yet to retrieve. They instantly returned to his hand.

Initially, he thought he might be able to cut through the tentacles and escape. But as the situation unfolded, things got even stranger.

The tentacles didn't seem to stop dragging him deeper. The Frozen Fishman Lord was huge, but it shouldn't take this long to traverse its insides.

Moreover, there were no signs of flesh or organs—just an endless void of darkness.

"What the hell is going on?" Jiang Kai muttered nervously. "Don't tell me this thing is dragging me straight to hell…"

The bizarre situation persisted for seven or eight seconds before finally coming to a halt. Suddenly, Jiang Kai's vision cleared, and his surroundings became visible again.

He found himself bound to a golden throne by the tentacles, which now retracted as the throne descended rapidly through the ice.

Above him, the icy surface had closed off, leaving only a faint crack.

After descending for four or five minutes, the throne landed in a vast underground ice palace.

As the throne settled, the tentacles reared up like cobras, ready to strike Jiang Kai.

Just then, a familiar system voice echoed in Jiang Kai's ears—a soft, pleasant tone:

[Congratulations! You have discovered the Icebound Frozen Fishman Lord's palace. In ten minutes, the Icebound Frozen Fishman Lord's secret treasure will be destroyed.]

Jiang Kai's eyes widened.

He had found the Frozen Fishman Lord's palace right before being killed?

The secret treasure of a king-tier BOSS?

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