"Wuu—Awoo—!!!"
The anguished cry nearly echoed throughout the entire bay.
It was an exceptionally rare Star Whale, its form graceful and beautiful.
Normally, they were gentle and intelligent creatures, drifting slowly through the stars like cosmic starships.
But at this moment, it had been entangled by a peculiar derivative of the Otherworldly Abyss—the Abyss Scourge.
A worm-like creature capable of draining energy and eroding the mind, it clung on like an inescapable parasite.
The Star Whale's entire rear half had been tightly bound and dragged by that bizarre gray-black thing with slimy tentacles.
Unable to control its direction, it was being shoved by immense force toward the shallows.
Although the Scourge had little combat power and could not instantly wither the life force field of such a massive creature,
its instinctive parasitism and dragging alone had already caused the Star Whale unbearable suffering.
It could even disrupt the whale's energy circulation and leave it stranded on the interstellar shallows.
Meng Yao and Long Jin were so startled by the tremendous crash that they nearly spat out the food in their mouths.
When they turned and saw that enormous shadow charging toward them beneath the setting sun, their little faces went pale with fright.
Instinctively, they huddled closer to the adults.
Long Fan frowned slightly and raised a hand, casting a Light Shield around everyone.
At the same time, he slowly rose and stepped to the very front, with no fear in his eyes.
There was only a trace of displeasure at having his peace disturbed, along with pity for the suffering creature.
Once he understood what had happened, Long Fan reached out and clenched his hand toward the direction from which the giant whale was charging.
"Don't be afraid. It's a big friend that got lost and was bothered by