Along the coastline.
The Giant King Squid's mountain-like corpse lay sprawled across the beach.
Dark blue blood flowed from its shattered skull, continuously seeping into the fine sand.
"Major General Lin."
"On behalf of the twenty million coastal residents, I thank you for saving our lives!"
The old general strode toward Lin Yuan.
He raised his right hand and gave an exceptionally standard military salute.
If this Third-Tier Sea Beast had made landfall, the military's Defense Line would never have held for an hour.
And once the city fell, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"You flatter me, General."
"It was my duty."
"However."
"There is one matter that must be handled immediately."
After saying that.
Lin Yuan's gaze passed over the old general and settled on the churning sea.
A large number of First Order and Second-Tier Stage Sea Beast carcasses were still floating there.
"Please, go on."
The old general lowered his arm, his expression growing more serious.
"All Sea Beast corpses, regardless of rank, must be salvaged and recovered in full."
"That beast should not have broken through to the Third-Tier Stage so quickly."
"It forcefully reached that level by devouring the remains of other Sea Beasts."
Lin Yuan pointed at the Giant King Squid beneath his feet.
As soon as he said that.
The several staff officers nearby all looked horrified.
The old general furrowed his brows and immediately understood the implications.
In the past, after repelling Sea Beasts, the Defense Line had usually allowed their corpses to rot in the sea to save manpower.
Who could have imagined that this had become nourishment for high-tier Ferocious Beasts to evolve?
"What a vicious scheme of raising venomous creatures against one another!"
"Pass down my order!"
"Mobilize every engineering vessel and deploy all salvage nets!"
"Even if