Bering Sea.
The Yushui Hao faced a sudden storm.
Aside from the ship rocking a little more heavily, the impact on the hull was almost negligible.
Ye Yuan had originally worried that the Scorpion Gang might launch a surprise attack.
But in weather like this, surely even the Scorpion Gang would not be stupid enough to come rob them, right?
While the crew huddled in the bridge and chatted about the changing weather on the Bering Sea—
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
It struck the sea not far from the Yushui Hao.
More importantly, where the lightning struck, enormous sparks burst across the water.
Anyone who had made a living at sea for years knew that the lightning must have hit something.
"Eldest Brother, could that lightning have hit a whale?"
Ma Hua asked, his voice trembling slightly.
Anyone could tell from his voice that the bolt of lightning had frightened him.
It could not be helped. The lightning had struck barely two kilometers from the Yushui Hao.
If it had been even slightly off course, the Yushui Hao would have been in trouble.
Since Ye Yuan's Mental Power had yet to recover to its peak, keeping his senses extended for long periods also consumed Mental Power.
So, after seeing that such terrible weather made a pirate attack unlikely—
He withdrew his senses instead of keeping them extended.
Thus, Ye Yuan had no idea what the lightning had actually hit.
At Ma Hua's words, Ye Yuan instantly extended his senses.
When he saw what the lightning had struck, his expression became extremely strange.
"How could there be so many whales getting struck by lightning? You really do spout nonsense!"
How could Wang Husheng possibly pass up such a perfect chance to mock Ma Hua?
"Then tell me