This old man… is really so stubborn…
After glancing at the thin frost gradually forming on the back of his hand, Leon nodded speechlessly, decisively switched to [Disaster of the Sea], wiped away the freezing negative status, and then noncommittally replied with a "Hmm".
"Then let's go!"
Seeing that Leon seemed unaware of his little trick, a smug look crossed the old merman's eyes, and he immediately swung his tail, braving the icy cold current, leading the way down by himself.
As the two of them plunged deeper through the cracked ice layer, gradually approaching the deepest part of Central Sea, the surrounding temperature of the ocean currents started to drop sharply. Within just a few breaths, the water membrane the old merman had previously coated around them began to rapidly freeze.
"Hey kid!"
After secretly rubbing the back of his hand, wiping away the thin frost formed, the old merman turned his head with a sly expression and asked:
