Keep the Music Playing and the Dance Going

Just then, another white flash of teleportation light illuminated the nearby reef.

This time, only a five-man squad arrived. Each of them wore black combat suits and masks, revealing only pairs of sinister eyes.

Many of them were fully equipped, carrying modified rocket launchers on their backs. At first glance, it was obvious they were not to be trifled with.

As soon as they landed, they immediately caught the rich aroma of barbecue. Following the scent, they looked over and were momentarily stunned.

Barbecue?

In a place like this?

The group's eyes then fell on the dozen or so giant sea monster corpses piled beside the ice platform, and their eyes instantly turned red with greed.

My God, is that a level thirty Deep Sea Giant Pincer Monster? And a Split-Tooth Sea Snake?! A Shorty in the team lowered his voice, his tone full of shock and greed.

The materials from just one of those are worth over a million, and these people are actually roasting them to eat?!

What a waste! Wasting is shameful, the leader, Scarface, stared intently at the ice platform. His gaze swept over the group of girls gathered around the grill.

Look, besides that guy, the rest are all girls. They look weak and delicate.

Boss, if this guy dares to pull a stunt like this on the third floor, he must have some skills. A Lanky guy next to him was a bit hesitant.

That previous team didn't even dare to get close and took a detour. Let's not end up failing here.

Scarface's eyes turned ruthless. Look at those girls. Aside from huddling together to eat barbecue, they don't even have their guard up. They're clearly just eye candy!

He definitely has a lot of good stuff on him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to casually dispatch so many sea monsters. If we can get our hands on his loot and sell it on the black market, we'll have more money than we could spend in several lifetimes!

The men exchanged glances, instantly hatching a wicked scheme.

They pretended to act like the previous squad, cautiously walking away along the coastline, keeping their footsteps extremely light.

But after walking a few hundred meters, they immediately ducked into a blind spot in the reef and nimbly took off the backpacks they were carrying.

Inside was impressively a modified suicide drone strapped with high-explosive armor-piercing shells. It could shatter buildings, let alone flesh and blood.

Boss, it's ready!

Scarface stared fixedly in the direction of the ice platform. First, blow that guy into mincemeat. As for the girls left behind, don't let a single one escape! Move quickly, don't give them time to react!

The Lanky guy immediately controlled the drone. Skimming over the surface of the sea, the drone flew silently toward the ice platform. It moved as fast as a shadow, and the sound of the ocean waves perfectly masked its buzzing.

They had calculated it perfectly; by the time the target noticed, the drone would already be right in his face, leaving him absolutely no time to react.

What they didn't know, however, was that Ye Chuan's divine sense had already enveloped the entire third floor. From the moment they landed, their conversations, actions, and even the wicked thoughts in their minds were heard loud and clear by him.

He didn't even bat an eyelid, continuing to leisurely flip the skewers in his hands as if nothing was happening.

It wasn't until the drone had rushed to within ten meters of the ice platform, the fuse of the high-explosive shell already triggered and about to detonate at any second, that Ye Chuan faintly uttered a single word:

Freeze.

His word was law.

The speeding drone instantly froze in mid-air, completely motionless. Even its propellers stopped spinning, as if it were tightly gripped by a giant invisible hand.

Only then did the girls on the ice platform notice the commotion. Lan Xiaoke, with a skewer dangling from her mouth, glanced back, curled her lips, and turned back to continue gnawing on her chicken wing.

Tian Xiaotian instinctively gripped the spirit sword at her waist, but seeing Ye Chuan's calm expression, she relaxed her hold.

As for the other girls, they simply shook their heads in slight exasperation.

Detonate, Ye Chuan faintly uttered another word.

The moment his voice fell, the drone exploded violently in mid-air!

A deafening roar rang out, but as the blast wave rushed to the edge of the ice platform, it was completely blocked by an invisible barrier.

The five men hiding in the reef were instantly dumbfounded.

W-what happened?! Did it explode early?!

No! He noticed! He actually managed to freeze the drone!

Scarface turned pale. Stripped of any lingering greed, he turned and tried to run.

But it was too late.

Ye Chuan casually snapped his fingers, and the ground beneath the five men instantly froze. Thick ice locked their legs firmly to the reef. Let alone run, they couldn't even budge.

In the next second, Ye Chuan's figure appeared before them. He wore a faint smile on his face, but there was not a shred of warmth in his eyes.

Why aren't you running? Ye Chuan asked leisurely.

Weren't you acting tough just now? You wanted to blow me up and lay a finger on my people?

Scarface immediately lost his nerve and plopped to his knees. Even with his legs frozen, he desperately kowtowed, smashing his forehead against the reef until blood flowed freely.

It was our greed! We can pay to atone for our sins! Please, spare our lives.

The others also followed suit, kneeling and begging for mercy, crying out for their parents. Their previous arrogance had vanished without a trace.

Spare you? Ye Chuan sneered.

When you were planning to blow me into mincemeat just now, why didn't you think of sparing me?

As soon as he finished speaking, a streak of black light flashed from his fingertips. Two of the men were instantly swallowed by a chaotic black mist. Without even letting out a scream, they were completely reduced to nothingness, their bodies and souls eradicated.

The remaining men, including Scarface, were scared out of their wits. They couldn't even form coherent sentences to beg for mercy.

Let me think, Ye Chuan pondered for a few seconds. Then, his fingertips moved again, and three sharp streams of sword ki slashed out in an instant.

With a few crisp snaps, the limbs of the three men were cleanly severed. Blood instantly sprayed across the ground, and their agonizing screams echoed along the entire coastline.

Following that, a white light flashed from Ye Chuan's fingertips, and a healing spell was instantly cast upon the three of them.

Along with a spell that amplified their senses.

The three men, who were on the verge of passing out from the severe pain, were instantly jolted awake by the sensory amplification spell. The agony from their severed limbs was magnified dozens of times, hurting so much that they rolled frantically on the ground, letting out unearthly wails.

Do you like the sea? Ye Chuan raised his hand. An invisible force lifted the three blood-soaked men and casually tossed them toward the deep ocean.

Then stay in the sea for good.

Thrown into the ocean, the three were instantly engulfed by the freezing water. The saltwater soaking into the wounds of their severed limbs drove them to the brink of madness. Seawater violently flooded their mouths and noses, bringing an overwhelming sense of suffocation.

However, under the effect of the healing spell, even with their lungs filled with seawater, they couldn't die. They could only endure the eternal torment of suffocation and the excruciating pain of their severed limbs.

Endless torture, without end.

Having done all this, Ye Chuan teleported back to the ice platform as if nothing had happened. Luo Xi and the others looked completely unfazed by the scene.

They felt not a shred of pity for those ambushers. After all, everyone present, aside from Luo Xi and Lan Xiaoke, was a ruthless character.

Before killing someone, one must be mentally prepared to be killed.

Keep the music playing, keep dancing, Ye Chuan chuckled.