"...8...7..."
The Absolute King was still counting down, but in reality, he had given the players ample time to prepare and assign tasks.
Being able to move the Shelter, hidden deep beneath the sea, straight to the surface had truly caught every player off guard. Perhaps he had noticed the ship during the earlier explosion, or perhaps he had sensed it through the Player Portal.
In any case, this move had cut off the players' retreat. Chaos broke out inside the Shelter. Suddenly rising from the depths to the surface, only to find themselves surrounded by a vast army, would have left anyone dumbfounded.
"All of you, go back and protect the Shelter. I have a way to kill this guy."
Yang Yi notified the others in the Regional Channel, telling them to return to the Shelter through the Portal.
After briefly speaking with Su Na and Seerte, Yang Yi already knew that the players would now struggle to muster a force capable of fighting a Salt King. He therefore decided that this was no time to hold his skills in reserve. If necessary, he would use Death Dream to resolve the immediate crisis first.
But before that, he still wanted to try to see whether he could eliminate this so-called Absolute King himself.
"2...1"
Just before the count reached one, almost everyone on the Nightmare Star's deck had left through the Portal inside the Spiral Shell. This left the Absolute King seated on his Throne looking somewhat embarrassed, yet he could hardly attack outright, because ten seconds meant ten seconds once he had said it...until the number reached zero, and the Homecoming Cannon's distinctive cool-toned targeting beam landed on his face, utterly enraging him.
The battle erupted in an instant!
The Salt Soldiers surrounding the Shelter attacked first. A