Watching the once-confident Big Beard die in an instant, Anna's heart tightened. She quickly pulled Gao Zhiming away from the chaotic deck.
"Let's hold back for now. First, we need to figure out who these newcomers are."
Inside the cockpit, Anna kept a vigilant eye on the chaos unfolding on the deck while speaking to the masked Jackal and his team.
Although the explosion was formidable, the others weren't at its center. Aside from a minor injury to Li Lu's leg, everyone else only suffered from temporary deafness. There were no other issues.
Big Beard's subordinates and the bodyguards on watch weren't so lucky, however. The area around the crater on the deck was littered with severed limbs. The survivors lay groaning in agony, a truly miserable sight.
WHOOSH! BOOM!
Another deafening explosion rang out.
The nearby destroyer was instantly engulfed in flames. The incredible shockwave shattered the cockpit's windows.
