Fishing Bay Island, inside a temporary conference room.
All the outsiders currently on the island had gathered here.
Professor Nie, leader of the Falcon Squad's expert team, was presiding over the meeting.
He ignored everyone's reactions and turned his gaze toward Ye Yuan.
"You could say this is your home ground, Ye Yuan. Tell us about the situation first."
"The water pressure inside the Blue Hole is several times higher than outside. As for how many beetles are in there, I can't give you an accurate answer at the moment.
"All I know is that those beetles are carrying out some behavior in a form unique to them—something I can't understand.
"Also, I discovered that Sea God Grass can restrain those beetles."
After hesitating several times, Ye Yuan still chose not to mention the red beetles.
After hearing Ye Yuan's account, Professor Nie turned his head toward Zhao Ximin.
"I received very little information from Professor Wang as well. Generally speaking, it was similar to what Ye Yuan said.
"We'd better not disturb those beetles.
"Once they awaken from hibernation, their destructive power is considerable.
"Not long ago, a reconnaissance robot accidentally disturbed some hibernating beetles and was destroyed by them."
When Zhao Ximin saw Professor Nie looking at her, she spoke up and told them everything she knew.
"Mm! Let's all take a look at this video."
After listening to their explanations, Professor Nie neither questioned them nor pressed further.
Instead, he operated the projector beside him and played footage of Cold Blood attacking the submarine.
The video was only a dozen or so seconds long.
After Professor Nie replayed it three times, he finally froze the image on a blurry frame.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Professor Nie continued.
"This is the only visual footage