"What? There's something like that in the secret realm?" one player gasped.
They hadn't cleared many secret realms, so they had no idea the game had special mechanics like this.
"So, if we get the Ice Condensation Bead, we can temporarily freeze the sea and attack the Boss."
Wind Snow Traveler frowned. "But we didn't see any Ice Condensation Bead on our way here."
"Let's go back and look. There has to be one. It should be somewhere nearby."
Xiao Fan was sure the Boss wouldn't have said that for no reason.
His words rekindled a glimmer of hope in Wind Snow Traveler and the others.
"Come on. Let's find the Ice Condensation Bead."
The group rowed their wooden boat around the area in search of it. Although the Mermaid Princess had closed her eyes, the rain hadn't stopped. If anything, it seemed to be getting heavier.
The sea had turned a gloomy leaden gray, and the heavy clouds overhead were suffocating.
"What does this Ice Condensation Bead even look like?" Wind Snow Traveler carefully scanned the sea, but couldn't spot anything.
"I don't know either. Probably... a bead." Xiao Fan searched as he answered.
They circled the area several times, but still couldn't find the Ice Condensation Bead.
"Could it be underwater?" one player suggested.
Several players who were good swimmers braved the water and searched, but still found nothing.
The group started to lose heart.
"Could it be that there's no Ice Condensation Bead at all? Think about it. If it really could be used against the Boss, why would it tell us about it?"
Xiao Fan: ...
That made so much sense he couldn't argue.
Still, Xiao Fan remained convinced. The Game System wouldn't create an impossible stage.
If it wasn't on the sea's surface or underwater,