The charred Giant Crocodile Tooth Beast lost the ability to move. Yang Yi cleaved it in half at the waist with a single stroke, and its two halves sank into the water.
Yang Yi seized the opportunity, gripping the wall with one enormous flaming hand while using the enlarged Broken Iron Greatsword in the other to try to open a hole in the dark purple wall of flesh.
But after stabbing and digging for quite some time, he had barely managed to make a shallow pit. He would struggle even to fit inside it, let alone move.
"...This won't work. I still need to use spells."
Yang Yi made his assessment and checked his Flame Body.
Only its upper body had formed so far, roughly down to the chest, enveloping only the upper half of Steam Island. It was still far from covering the whole island, and its lower limbs had yet to form.
"I need more fuel. Big Mouth, eat less and bring over more fuel. Hurry!"
He urged Big Mouth on, planning to use the Flame Giant's strength to carry this cumbersome mass of steel out, but it was not quite ready yet.
Inside the island.
The battle here continued as well.
The players brought out all their trump cards, making the Tooth Beasts, which had originally held an overwhelming advantage, suffer bitterly as wave after wave was wiped out.
But as time passed, the drawbacks of those trump cards gradually became apparent.
After taking Forbidden Drugs or using Forbidden Magic, the players' combat strength surged, making them seem overwhelmingly powerful. But once the effects wore off, the side effects plunged those who used them into agony.
Many players suddenly lost consciousness in the middle of fighting, genuinely losing their ability to fight. Fortunately, medical support personnel