Suna’s clothes were soaked — in this freezing world of ice and snow, that could easily be fatal.But she had no time to change.Yang Yi’s voice came from below, instructing her to start the ship in two minutes and try to break free from the writhing worms that held them.Below, Yang Yi had reached the farthest of the icebergs.The severed-iron greatsword in his hands swept with terrifying force, quickly cutting apart all the worms on the island.But at that point, his stamina was nearly gone — barely over twenty points remained.For an ordinary person, that would already mean fainting.Yet in his frenzied state, Yang Yi felt no exhaustion — he could even burn his own blood to replace stamina!After slashing through the last tentacle, he began to run back.What he didn’t expect was that this final iceberg had held something back — after he had run some distance, four or five new tentacles suddenly reached out {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} from beneath the water.Normally, Yang Yi would have sensed them instantly — after all, he had the advantage of his third eye.But now, its time limit had expired.To prevent blindness, he had already covered it with a blindfold.The thick worm-tentacles came lunging toward him, but he had no idea — he kept running forward.Only when he heard the rushing wind behind him, and felt the pull of suction, did he realize something was wrong.A circular mouth, nearly a meter wide, filled with backward-facing teeth, opened to devour him—“Damn—!”Yang Yi gripped his sword with both hands, trying to turn and strike, but he was a beat too late!Behind the massive worm followed several smaller ones.And then — something strange happened.The worms suddenly seemed affected by some unknown force.Their movements became chaotic, twisting and tangling together until they knotted themselves into a giant deadlock.They stopped their pursuit, writhing in place, struggling to untangle themselves.Yang Yi seized the chance, dashing toward the nearest iceberg.From there, he saw that the Nyxstar had finally broken free of the icebergs’ grip and was floating a dozen meters away.Still, that bizarre scene left him uneasy.He didn’t believe it was a natural occurrence — someone must have helped him.“Could it be… Suna?”After all, she was the only other person present who could have done it.He shouted toward the ship:“Suna! Use the grappling hook to pull me up — hurry!”At the same time, he sent her a private message.But after more than ten seconds, the Nyxstar didn’t respond.No one appeared on the bow.Meanwhile, new icebergs were drifting closer — if they got caught again, it would be trouble.Yang Yi stopped waiting.He checked the timer on the Scarlet Elixir — 107 seconds left.Plenty of time to swim across.He reached into his swimsuit, pulled out the stomach pouch and the long-legged sardine.Using the sardine, he opened the pouch and shoved his greatsword inside.Then he leapt into the icy sea.With his current physical abilities, swimming was as natural as breathing.Even the best swimmers of his past life couldn’t compare — his body was at the very limit of human capability.Even the freezing seawater couldn’t harm him.Inside his skintight sharkskin wetsuit, he had stuffed a thin, heat-retaining layer of tinder wool.Thirty seconds later, Yang Yi had finished swimming and climbing, landing safely on the Nyxstar’s deck.He quickly found Suna at the bow.She had collapsed beside the helm, her clothes drenched, a thin layer of frost forming over them.Yang Yi immediately lifted her into his arms, took control of the ship’s wheel with one hand to keep it reversing away, and carried her back to her cabin.The room was still warm — the fireplace crackled, keeping the temperature around ten degrees.He checked Suna’s condition.No injuries — just unconsciousness and hypothermia.At that moment, the effect of the Scarlet Elixir wore off.His throat burned with heat; his body was severely dehydrated.But he didn’t dare drink the water in Suna’s room — who knew if it was even real water?To be safe, he endured the thirst, pulled out the stomach pouch, and used a piece of leftover black bread from the table to pry it open.He took out the stored fresh water and drank deeply.Glug glug glug!Yang Yi downed two liters in one go and finally felt his strength return.He then hurriedly dried Suna’s clothes, dressed her in a spare sweater, and tucked her into the bed.With the room’s warmth, she should recover without issue.Once that was done, Yang Yi rushed back out — the Nyxstar wasn’t safe yet!The swarm of worms was still coming.Without changing clothes, he ran straight to the bow deck and drank a bottle of Regeneration Elixir to recover.His stamina was completely drained — only his blood energy kept him standing.Out at sea, the twelve icebergs were now some distance away.Without their tentacles, they had lost mobility and become drifting obstacles.Further out, more icebergs were arriving — but these were blocked by the twelve ahead, forced to circle around.Their attention was fixed on one thing — the gigantic bobbit worm head mounted at the Nyxstar’s bow.That thing was already dead.But the worms didn’t recognize that.They were determined to tear it apart completely.Apparently, these two species were mortal enemies — locked in endless predation and slaughter.Yang Yi stopped retreating and began gauging the speed of the icebergs.Roughly 20 to 40 knots — varying from one to another.The Nyxstar, however, could reach a full 65 knots.Which meant… these icebergs were sitting ducks.Yang Yi took the helm, steering the Nyxstar toward them — time to show the worms the power of naval artillery!Once within range, he swung the ship broadside and aimed—Boom! Boom!The cannons roared strangely — no flash of fire, only a muffled thud.Two shells shot out, one striking true, the other splashing into the sea.At two to three hundred meters, accuracy was difficult.But the shells’ power did not disappoint.The struck iceberg exploded into fragments, leaving a deep crater.Countless worms burst from beneath the water, thrashing wildly.A good sign — the shell had hit its main body.A few more shots like that, and he could punch through the ice layer and destroy it completely.The worms tried to retaliate, but their range was pitiful — under a hundred meters — nothing compared to the ship’s 350-meter cannon range.The slaughter began.Yang Yi kept the Nyxstar at a safe distance, bombarding them continuously.They couldn’t catch up, their tentacles couldn’t reach — they could only take the hits.Before long, the first iceberg shattered completely — its creature was dead.From the sea floated a hideous, giant carcass — a three-meter-wide white flesh sphere, split open, leaking unknown organs.Around its surface were over twenty worm-like tentacles of varying thickness.Once it died, the tentacles went limp, spreading across the water like petals—A grotesque, blooming flower upon the sea.

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