At this point, only five ships in the Eagle Country fleet were still able to sail. Nearly half the fleet's personnel had already been killed in battle, and of those remaining, more than half had gone into the water with their sinking ships. Some wore life jackets, some were in lifeboats, while others had nothing at all as they struggled and cried for help.
Although nations had their own conflicting interests, the scene just now had been far too tragic. And even at the end, those Eagle Country Navy sailors had not retreated, earning the respect of their counterparts from every nation.
While salvaging biological tissue samples from the giant beast, rescue operations for the Eagle Country Navy personnel were also carried out swiftly.
At any time, warriors who fought to the death without retreating deserved respect.
The salvage operation proceeded in a tense but orderly fashion. The giant beast had left behind far too many tissue samples; its blood alone had dyed the sea for several nautical miles around completely green. Bucket after bucket could not hold it all.
Large quantities of flesh and tissue fragments blasted off the creature were also continuously scooped onto ships with nets.
Everyone understood that these tissue samples were already enough for research, so there was not much dissatisfaction over Huaguo taking sole possession of the largest tentacle.
After all, the electromagnetic railguns had not been put away yet.
Moreover, the Huaguo fleet's reasoning was entirely sound: such a complete tentacle possessed enormous research value and should not be divided up. Therefore, the Huaguo fleet should preserve it for the time being and tow it back to Dalian Port for careful preservation and study.
At that time, researchers from around the world could travel directly to Huaguo for on-site research. After all, this