Explosions rang out one after another behind them.
The efforts of Yu Dawei and the remaining members of the Iron Brotherhood greatly eased the pressure on all the players, while also showing them Steam Island's formidable firepower and latent potential.
Up ahead, the vanguard led by Yang Yi had already engaged the white Tooth Beasts, leaving the forces behind them far in their wake.
Surprisingly, the Spear of the Deep had kept up as well. Its underwater speed was astonishing, probably because it had activated the skills of both the Deep Dive and the Ironhead at once. The enormous drill at its bow spun up, and it rammed straight into a white Tooth Beast, shredding it.
But then something extraordinary happened. Unlike the Tooth Beasts killed earlier, the shredded flesh of these Tooth Beasts actually gathered back together, turning into several Tooth Beasts of other varieties and attacking again.
"...Attention, all players. Use 'herbicide' immediately and move away from the Spear of the Deep. I will deploy the experimental weapon-the Genesis Flute-to eliminate these lifeforms with powerful regenerative abilities.
"I repeat.
"Attention, all players..."
Inside the Spear of the Deep, Zhao Tie held a microphone and broadcast the warning on a loop, notifying all the players. His voice rang out through the headsets built into their diving suits.
After repeating it three times, Zhao Tie took out the potion Shen Guanquan had given him, called Lumberjack's Wrath, and downed it in one gulp. Then he lifted a cover on the control console and pressed the red button beneath it.
An opening immediately appeared in the roof of the Spear of the Deep's cabin. An unidentified object, completely wrapped in white cloth, extended out of it. The cloth slowly unwrapped, revealing its contents.
It was a withered human body, like a