Inside the huge crater situated at the middle of the seamount.
The huge Crocodile kingdom was silent and still, this was normal as the day was still relatively dark. Some negligible signs of the approaching morning were already emerging, but this was not enough to awaken the Crocodiles.
In their various holes, they were still asleep, enjoying the energy given by the food that they feasted on the previous day.
The extreme heat of the ocean volcano was a little subdued now as the glow of morning was not here yet. Just like on earth, the temperature here decreased slightly at night.
Amid this silent environment, the time ticked forward slowly.
A few minutes to an hour later, the silent atmosphere in the surrounding started changing slightly. The lava lake inside the seamount started boiling, spreading even more heat to the surroundings.
