Most battleships from World War II were tough as old boots. They could take several hits from heavy guns and still charge around, full of fight, ready for hundreds more rounds. But one torpedo was usually enough to send them to the bottom.
The reason was that shells were far more powerful underwater than in the air.
Just as a bomb's power in the air mainly came from the expansion of the air around it, an explosion underwater also formed an air bubble in the water, along with a shockwave of astonishing destructive force caused by its expansion.
Seawater was about 835 times as dense as air, and it transmitted force far better. On top of that, air was compressible, while seawater was almost impossible to compress.
As a result, the force was concentrated to an incredible degree, and a direct hit could cause devastating damage.
One did not even need a depth charge. A tiny firecracker could kill fish underwater.
Chen Shouyi threw a punch. The shockwave through the seawater had only just begun to spread when he threw another.
Then he continued.
The rhythm of the seawater's vibrations fell perfectly in sync with his punches, creating a terrifying resonance. The force kept building, and the entire stretch of sea shook violently. A massive column of water, a hundred meters across, shot into the sky and lingered there.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The muffled, rhythmic booms seemed to come from the abyss.
The destructive force spread rapidly. Wherever it passed, schools of fish were reduced to dust. Even the reefs on the seabed could not withstand the damage; they began to crack and crumble.
The God of Order, who had fled to a point barely fifty meters from Chen Shouyi, turned pale and desperately tried to get farther away. But