The gigantic sea monster prowls around the waters surrounding the Maldives, attacking any ship that dares to venture out to sea, dealing a significant blow to the Maldives.
The Maldives' transportation system heavily relies on maritime transport, with ships being the most important means of travel between islands, just as cars are in other countries.
Even with the sea monster only able to attack one ship at a time, leaving other areas unthreatened, people remain fearful and dare not venture out to sea.
The key issue is the small size of the Maldivian islands—should the sea monster make landfall, even the capital Malé would stand no chance against it.
As for the Maldivian navy... if it could repel this sea monster, then there would have been no need for China to assist them in resisting the invasion of the Indian navy.
