"Spit him out!" Jiang Fang shouted, using all his strength to thrust his spear into the gills of the Merman Lord, only to fall heavily to the ground again.
[Congratulations on killing the Frozen Merman Lord, gaining 240,000 experience points.]
[Acquired one Frozen Merman Lord's corpse and the Frozen Merman Lord's treasure.]
The Merman Lord's corpse had already transformed into a card, landing in front of him.
Hearing the system notification, Jiang Fang felt no excitement. He stared blankly at the card before him. "Dead..."
With that, Jiang Fang's eyelids grew heavier, and he finally closed his eyes with regret.
"Kai!" Hu Yan stumbled over, but it was too late.
The Merman Lord's body had turned into a card, and the massive throne behind it suddenly began to sink rapidly. The violent tremors prevented him from moving forward.
The ground then closed up again, leaving only a crack less than a meter wide.
Where the throne once stood, a golden treasure chest over two meters high appeared.
That was the Merman Lord's treasure, but it no longer belonged to them.
Hu Yan was at a loss, instinctively turning to look at another teammate.
"My little pepper... ran away..." Ruan Yu was oblivious to what had happened, lost in the sorrow of losing his little pepper.
Li Biao of the Tiger Squad shook his head. "I didn't expect Jiang Kai to actually pull it off! It's a pity no one anticipated the Merman Lord's death revenge."
Hua Ziyan said, "Even if Jiang Kai was killed by the death revenge, this battle has already made him famous... No, it's his squad that has become famous!"
As she spoke, Hua Ziyan turned her head, glancing at Chen Yueling with a half-smile. "Who said Jiang Kai was all brawn and no brain?"
Chen Yueling was embarrassed, stammering in explanation, "I-I was just making a normal judgment, okay? Who knew their squad was so abnormal! Don't blame me, you didn't think much of them either at the time, just hindsight!"
As the three from the Tiger Squad talked, they couldn't help but look at Zhu and Weiwei.
Jiang Kai was their friend, and they believed the two of them felt it the most.
However, when they turned their heads, they noticed that Yuan Zhu and Weiwei's expressions were off.
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"What's wrong?" Li Biao asked with concern. "Is it because Jiang Kai died in the end?"
"I know you're worried about your friend, but forgive me for being blunt, everyone who comes to Ghost Star has to go through this process."
Yuan Zhu shook his head blankly. "No, for others, it's like that, but for him... it's not just that!"
Apart from Yuan Zhu and Weiwei, how could the others know that Jiang Kai's profession was a reckless gambler!
In the distance, Lu Jun furrowed his brow, having watched the battle unfold clearly.
"Jiang Kai is dead..."
"Sigh, I really didn't expect that guy to let go of his grudge against the Huang Family and not seize the final blow."
Xiao Hei's eyes were cold as he spoke calmly, "He said it wasn't for Jiang Fang, not for Basalt, but for those who died in battle... This guy is interesting!"
Lu Jun nodded. "This BOSS battle is finally over. I should log off and report to the military, and also check on that kid Jiang Kai!"
Half an hour later, Lu Jun logged off through the Login Gate.
The Login Gate hall was crowded with people.
The death toll in the king-level BOSS battle exceeded 100,000, and those forcibly logged off returned to reality through the Login Gate.
Even after some time had passed, these "dead" still packed the Login Gate hall, showing just how terrifying the death toll was.
As Lu Jun emerged from the Login Gate, he saw Su Lanlan by the gate, directing her subordinates to maintain order.
Faced with a large number of people logging off, Su Lanlan's duty was to manage the affairs of the Login Gate hall, so she couldn't be absent.
"Lanlan, have you seen Jiang Kai?"
"Jiang Kai?" Su Lanlan frowned. "Did he log off? No, with so many forced log-offs, there should be someone maintaining order at the portal square, preventing log-offs."
In the event of a large number of deaths, the military would temporarily control the portal square to ensure order at the Login Gate hall. Those wanting to log off temporarily would have to wait before teleporting.
Of course, Lu Jun, being with the military and on a mission, could log off normally.
Su Lanlan didn't know Jiang Kai participated in the king-level BOSS battle, and when Lu Jun asked, she thought he was logging off normally.
Lu Jun frowned slightly. Lanlan should have been at the Login Gate handling work before the Black Tortoise Guild initiated the king-level BOSS.
In terms of timing, if Jiang Kai died and logged off, Su Lanlan would have seen him, and given their "relationship," she would definitely remember if she saw Jiang Kai.
"So you haven't seen Jiang Kai?" Lu Jun's brow furrowed.
"I've been by the Login Gate the whole time, haven't seen him. Lu Jun, what's going on?" Su Lanlan sensed something was off and asked.
"Sigh, it's a long story. I'm a bit confused myself. I need to report this BOSS battle to the boss first, and I'll tell you later." Lu Jun quickly left the Login Gate.
As he walked, Lu Jun muttered to himself, "Jiang Kai didn't log off... How can this be! Where is that guy!"
...
Everyone thought Jiang Kai died from the Merman Lord's death revenge.
However, Jiang Kai wasn't among those who logged off due to death!
Jiang Kai was dragged into the Merman Lord's body by its tentacles!
"Damn, there's this move too!" Jiang Kai tried to break free, but found his body tightly bound by the tentacles, unable to move.
In a critical moment, Jiang Kai wiggled his fingers, and the Chasing Life he hadn't had time to retrieve returned to his hand.
Initially, Jiang Kai thought about whether he could use Chasing Life to cut the tentacles and escape, but now things seemed a bit strange.
Jiang Kai felt the tentacles continuously pulling him, moving rapidly backward.
The Merman Lord's body was large, but not so much that it would drag him for this long!
Moreover, there was no flesh or organs around, more like a dark space.
Everything was pitch black, even his Ghost Eye couldn't see anything.
"Where is this dragging me to?" Jiang Kai couldn't help but feel nervous. "Could it be dragging me straight to hell..."
In the past, king-level BOSSes didn't have such exaggerated skills, but Jiang Kai had no idea what was happening now, and this strange thought crept into his mind.
This bizarre situation lasted for about seven or eight seconds before finally stopping. Then, Jiang Kai suddenly saw a bright light, and his vision returned to normal.
He saw himself bound by the black tentacles to a golden throne, and at this moment, he was following the throne, piercing through the ice layer, rapidly descending.
Above was a layer of ice, obscuring the sky, but he could vaguely see a crack above.
After descending for about four or five minutes, the throne landed in a spacious underground ice palace!
When the throne hit the ground, the tentacles raised their other ends like cobras, aiming at Jiang Kai.
It seemed they intended to kill Jiang Kai here!
At this moment, Jiang Kai heard the long-lost system prompt in a gentle female voice.
"Congratulations on finding the Frozen Merman Lord's palace. In ten minutes, the Frozen Merman Lord's secret treasure will be destroyed."
Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
Just before he was about to be killed, he found the Frozen Merman Lord's palace?
The king-level BOSS's... secret treasure?
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