Merlin suddenly thought of something. Since these monsters didn’t know they were NPCs, the item drop system might be different. After further reflection, Merlin recalled that when monsters died in level-up tests and quests, their corpses didn’t vanish or drop any items.

Sss.

Without disturbing the sea, Merlin quickly moved atop its surface and stepped on shore before waving his hand.

“Gust of wind.”

When his wind-based magic spell was activated, the surrounding poisonous air was cleared. Since Merlin didn’t know how far the poison had spread, it would’ve been safer and wiser to stay further away. Yet, Merlin hated calculating things if he didn’t have to, so he never learned how to control and rearrange his magic power from a distance.

“Hmm.”

First, Merlin examined Inyup’s body to find a spot that seemed the safest to touch, and he lifted that area. Then, he waited for a text message to pop up, but nothing happened.

Sss!

A massive amount of seawater gathered behind Merlin and advanced to envelop Inyup’s corpse, compressing it. Soon, Merlin stated, “Let’s freeze it for now.”

Crack.

Once he spoke, the seawater started freezing around the corpse. It took less than a minute for the seawater to entirely become a block of ice, which Merlin threw into his house.

“Oh, no messages at all. I expected something about Karma points...