Aside from the mentors, no one had the authority to directly kick a member out of the National College Team.
However, substitute members were not included in this.
Jiang Yuan's actions were truly startling; he rarely did anything to establish his authority like this.
No one spoke up for Zu Jiming, and the atmosphere was slightly subdued.
But when Jiang Shaoxu stepped onto the ice, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Jiang Yuan, yours is really hard!"
The others looked over with strange expressions.
Jiang Shaoxu smiled charmingly, stomping her foot and saying, "Don't you think so? It's also very cold on the feet!"
With that, she nonchalantly looked at the surrounding scenery.
Jiang Yuan had truly witnessed her bluntness; Ai Tutu couldn't compare to even a tenth of her.
Everyone stepped onto the ice, feeling the bone-chilling coldness from beneath their feet, and couldn't help but exclaim again.
Then, Jiang Yuan followed the map and walked towards the uninhabited island reef where the Crimson Ridge Demon were located.
As they advanced a certain distance, the sea surface froze along with them, forcefully turning the surging sea into land.
An Ice Crystal Sea Road led directly to the Crimson Ridge Demon's lair.
People on the cargo ships coming and going at the dock were utterly shocked by this sight.
This completely exceeded their imagination, and they all speculated which High-Level Mage had arrived here.
The Ice Crystal Sea Road gradually left the Safe Zone.
On the sea surface, exposed reefs could be seen from time to time, losing their moist luster under the scorching sun.
However, it was beneath the water that the true appearance of these reefs would be revealed, with their bamboo shoot-like rock formations extending all the way into the deep sea, resembling a bamboo forest, or even more so, the devil's claws reaching out from the seabed.
Normally, when cargo ships passed by, they would deliberately avoid this area.
Even so, many cargo ships would run aground, suffering significant losses.
When Jiang Yuan passed by these reefs, he allowed the cold air to erode them along their rock bodies, and the extreme cold made them brittle.
Once a storm came, they would all crumble into watery debris in the violent currents and sink to the bottomless seabed.
This way, once Liu Xian's Blood Clan Council took over the industries in Feiniao City, they could also utilize the maritime resources here.
"We are not far from the Safe Zone now; we could encounter sea monsters at any time..."
Ai Jiangtu's warning was cut short when he saw several monkey-like sea monsters leap out of the sea, baring their fangs and claws towards them.
As they showed themselves, several water arrows appeared from nowhere, instantly piercing their bodies, and the cold ice corroded them, shattering them into ice shards that fell into the sea.
Everyone hadn't even had time to get into a battle stance before the battle was over.
Ai Jiangtu smiled wryly and shook his head, "You make me look so foolish; you don't even give me time to speak."
Jiang Yuan chuckled, embarrassed, "It's a habit; I just instinctively slaughtered them."
His hands were fast, but his thoughts were even faster.
When he saw the sea monsters appear, the ice arrows had already formed and shot out.
"Alright," Ai Jiangtu took a deep breath and said, "According to the map, we should go to this place called 'Rock Island'."
Ai Jiangtu pointed to a small uninhabited island on the map.
"The last monster-extermination team encountered a large number of Crimson Ridge Demon here. If nothing unexpected happens, their lair should be nearby."
As expected of someone from the military, he always paid attention to useful information.
"The sea is the sea monsters' home ground, and their combat power will be significantly boosted. For those in our team who are not familiar with sea battles, their strength will be considerably limited. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be Commander-level sea monsters appearing."
"However, Jiang Yuan, your Water System is very suitable for sea battles. Once the sea surface is frozen, those who are not good at sea battles will also be able to exert their strength."
Ai Jiangtu's professional habit emerged; he began to analyze the situation logically to find the optimal solution.
At this moment, Mo Fan couldn't help but say, "Your analysis is very good, but I have an even better idea."
"What idea?" Ai Jiangtu asked curiously.
"It's just a monster tribe, with at most one Commander-level sea monster. I think we can just start fighting directly," Mo Fan said confidently.
Are you kidding? With a strong backer here, what kind of plan do we need?
Let's kill these beastly sea monsters as soon as possible, lest they continue to harm the residents here.
"This idea..." Ai Jiangtu hesitated.
"This idea is not bad," Mu Ningxue said coldly.
Hearing his 'big wife' agree with his idea, Mo Fan couldn't be happier; the smile on his face was uncontrollable.
"Do you two even know how powerful Commander-level demon beasts are? In the ocean, even a team of High-Level Mages would find it very difficult to deal with a Commander-level sea monster," Mu Tingying said mockingly and irritably.
"We know!" Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue said in unison.
Mo Fan nudged Jiang Yuan with his elbow and said, "Stop hiding it; they haven't seen your Commander-level Undead yet. Quickly summon them to blind their eyes."
This was because Jiang Yuan had always used Undead Tentacles and Space magic, and had never summoned Undead in front of Ai Jiangtu and the others.
It wasn't until Mo Fan mentioned it that they remembered what the document said: Jiang Yuan possessed Commander-level Undead!
"No need," Jiang Yuan waved his hand and then said, "Let's go directly to Rock Island. Vice-captain, you should have a Monster Gathering Device, right? Then, put it on the island to gather all the nearby sea monsters, and we'll deal with them all at once."
"There are too many; I'm afraid we won't be able to handle them," Ai Jiangtu worried.
The Monster Gathering Device was a special equipment used by the military, which could rely on a sound inaudible to human ears to enrage demon beasts, making all the surrounding demon beasts rush over.
A single tribe would have tens of thousands of sea monsters, so using a Monster Gathering Device would be too audacious.
Even if Jiang Yuan had Commander-level Undead, it would be impossible to survive under the encirclement of so many sea monsters.
"It's fine. If you're worried, then after setting up the Monster Gathering Device, just run to another island and wait for news," Jiang Yuan said with an indifferent smile.
Although he said that, Ai Jiangtu and the others obviously couldn't let Jiang Yuan stay there alone.
The group quickly reached Rock Island along the Ice Crystal Sea Road.
Just as Ai Jiangtu was about to take out the Monster Gathering Device to set it up, Jiang Yuan raised his hand to stop him: "Don't rush."
Before his words finished, Jiang Yuan stomped his right foot heavily on the ground.
In an instant, a biting cold surged out like a tide, engulfing the entire desolate island in the blink of an eye.
Guan Yu and the others exchanged glances, puzzled by the purpose of this action.
After a while, Ai Jiangtu ascended to the highest point of the island.
The moment he was about to place the Monster Gathering Device, his gaze swept to the other side of the island, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his entire body froze in place.
Subsequently, Guan Yu and the others climbed up one after another, and the moment they saw the scene before them, their actions and expressions were exactly like Ai Jiangtu's.
Before their eyes, densely packed ice sculptures of Crimson Ridge Demon were neatly arranged, reflecting dazzling multi-colored halos under the sunlight.
Each ice sculpture was lifelike, as if those baring-fanged sea monsters were merely frozen in time, and would break out of the ice in the next second!