An energy beam invisible to the naked eye shot down from high above, originating from the Deathbirth Star, and struck Yang Yi directly as he lay trapped in the net.
Commander Gilbert had waited so long, even passing up a chance to fire, all for this moment: to fire a shot guaranteed to hit.
The wave cannon's immense power blasted a pitch-black hollow into the sea, even engulfing another Deathbirth Society ship. Yang Yi vanished in midair.
To the naked eye, it looked as though an eraser had wiped away everything along the wave cannon's path. It happened so fast that the instant of collapse and destruction was impossible to see.
Only a severed cable remained dangling, blown away by the blast's aftershocks. The surrounding ships, including the Nightmare Star, heaved and tilted like duckweed on the water, some even blown away and destroyed.
The Nightmare Star was roughly a hundred and fifty meters from the point of impact, but it was still caught in the blast, pushed dozens of meters away by the surging waves and heat.
Su Na lay prone on the deck.
Vines had wrapped around her in time, keeping her from being flung into the sea by the impact.
Once she recovered her senses, she immediately checked Yang Yi's Crew Interface. His Qi and Blood had dropped to 1, and his Sanity had also fallen to 1. Clearly, Refuse Death had activated.
But where was he?
Su Na immediately stood up and looked toward the wave cannon's impact site, her heart growing heavy as she sent Yang Yi a private message.
At the same time, almost everyone, including Xiaoji and Cui Xiya, the many Fishmen, the Deathbirth Society members, and Commander Gilbert, looked in that direction.
It was as though that spot was the true center