The moment Snake Woman's laughter faded, heavy footsteps echoed from the darkness ahead, along with the labored breathing of sea beasts.
Lin Taichu raised his torch high, casting its light forward. He could see several pairs of green-glowing eyes staring fixedly at them.
"Everyone, grip your weapons tight and stand with your backs against the rock wall!" Lin Taichu shouted.
The cave was too narrow for the soldiers to spread out and fight. They could only crowd together, making them even easier targets for the sea beasts.
The first to charge was a modified electric eel. Its body was three times thicker than an ordinary eel's, its scales glowed blue, and sparks crackled from its mouth.
The electric eel lashed its tail at the soldier in front. A current instantly struck him, making his entire body convulse as he collapsed to the ground, his spear falling from his hand.
Several more sea beasts charged in after it. Their bodies were smeared with blood, and they had clearly just eaten people. Madness filled their eyes. They did not care who stood before them; they only knew to pounce and tear.
A soldier thrust his spear at a shark, but the shark's hide was too tough. The spear barely pierced it. The shark howled in pain, then bit down on the soldier's arm and violently tore it off.
The soldier screamed as he fell to the ground. Other sea beasts quickly swarmed over him, and he fell silent in an instant.
"This won't work! The cave is too narrow—we can't fight properly at all!" Aron shouted as he raised his shield against poison sprayed by an octopus. "At this rate, all our brothers will die here!"
Lin Taichu knew the situation was dire as well. Watching the soldiers around him fall one