"Waaah--"
The sound of whales cried out again.
Lu Tongtong and the others went to the window and looked around.
"A whale!"
Lu Tongtong sparkled; she wanted to see the whale surface.
For people who work at sea year-round, seeing a whale is a sign of good luck.
What the crowd didn't know was that this was no ordinary whale.
"Walk."
Qin Ze's expression was serious.
After everyone had their equipment, we hurriedly headed to the driver's cab.
Judging from Qin Ze's expression, the professional team realized the seriousness of the situation and dared not take it lightly.
In the driver's cab, Xia Huai'an sipped his coffee while looking out the window at the extreme weather.
Before setting off, she specifically checked with the weather bureau to confirm that the next 24 hours would be sunny.
But before they even reached Thousand Streams Island, they encountered a storm en route.
"There's a humpback whale nearby," the Captain suddenly said.
The first mate beside him smiled and said, "It seems we'll arrive safely."
"Something's not right." The Captain frowned.
"What's wrong?" Xia Huai'an asked.
"Whales only surface when the weather is good," the Captain replied. "In this awful weather, they'll just stay in the deep sea."
Bang--
The door to the driver's cab was pushed open from the outside, and Qin Ze and his professional team walked in.
"It's a sea monster!" Qin Ze said in a deep voice, "That's not an ordinary humpback whale, it's a sea monster."
The first mate glanced at Qin Ze disdainfully. "You say it's a sea monster, so it's a sea monster?"
"You're not even fully grown yet, go play somewhere else."
Xia Huai'an immediately told the Captain, "Notify the escort ships to open fire once the whale's location is found."
The Captain thought Xia Huai'an was making a fuss, "We're already in the waters near Thousand Streams Island. Humpback whales are that big; they wouldn't appear in coastal waters."
Xia Huai'an's voice was cold. "I said, find it, attack."
The Captain and first mate felt a powerful aura rushing towards them, making it difficult for them to breathe.
The first mate hurriedly began calling out, " Sickle One, Number Two, this is the Ocean-going."
"There's a whale nearby. Find it and kill it."
A reply came through the static of the electricity.
"Receive."
The humpback whale cried out twice and then fell silent.
Qin Ze's unease grew stronger and stronger.
The crackling communication channel soon crackled with battle orders from the two frigates.
"The sonar has locked onto the target and is moving towards us at high speed."
"Two hundred meters to the southeast."
"Prepare depth charges."
"Three, two, one..."
"Put!"
The two armed frigates dropped a total of ten depth charges on the target.
With a loud "boom," a curtain of water shot into the sky.
Target hit.
The people inside the driver's cab wore expressions of joy.
Xia Huai'an also breathed a sigh of relief.
This ship carries the supplies for Thousand Streams Island for the next week.
We're almost at our destination.
At this critical juncture, no mistakes can be tolerated.
"The target is still moving at high speed and is expected to arrive in fifteen seconds."
"Main guns are beginning loading."
At this point, the command voices on the frigate began to sound somewhat flustered.
Although it hit the target, it doesn't seem to have caused any effective damage.
Qin Ze stood behind Xia Huai'an, staring intently at the sea ahead.
Splash--
A massive black object suddenly leaped out of the sea.
Its massive body, over two hundred meters long, stood in front of the cruise ship like a towering mountain.
The Captain's eyes widened. "A high-level sea monster!"
The first mate collapsed to the ground.
He couldn't understand why advanced sea monsters would appear near Thousand Streams Island.
In his thirty years at sea, he had only seen a handful of mid-level sea monsters.
Aren't these huge creatures usually found inhabiting the deep ocean?
boom--
The main guns of both frigates opened fire simultaneously.
A 460mm armor-piercing round hits a humpback whale sea monster like a tickle, barely scratching its skin.
Its massive body leaped out of the water and crashed into one of the frigates.
Before the boat could take any emergency evasive action, it was smashed into pieces.
"Request assistance from the Thousand Streams Island maritime patrol team," Xia Huai'an hurriedly said.
The Captain's right hand trembled as he pressed it against the communicator.
"This is the Ocean-going."
"We encountered a high-level sea monster fifteen nautical miles north of Thousand Streams Island."
"Requesting backup, requesting backup..."
No sooner said than done.
Just after another shot was fired, another frigate was also split in two by the humpback whale's massive tail.
Seeing the humpback whale rapidly approaching the " Ocean-going," the Captain desperately shouted over the ship's intercom, "Prepare for a collision!"
Xia Huai'an gripped the armrests on both sides of the chair tightly with both hands, her pretty face pale.
boom--
The humpback whale swerved and crashed into the Ocean-going, sending everyone inside tumbling about.
Qin Ze gently placed his right hand on Xia Huai'an's shoulder to keep her in the chair and prevent her from falling.
"We're so unlucky!"
Huai Xu covered his head and cursed under his breath.
Qin Ze could only say, young man, the worst is yet to come.
The humpback whale's impact just now tore a large hole in the ship's hull, and seawater is rushing in frantically.
Within seconds, the ship tilted to the side by ten degrees.
For the sailors aboard the Flying Circus Man, a mere ten degrees is nothing to worry about.
But the people on the Ocean-going were clearly not that "professional".
Seeing that the ship was listing more and more severely, the Captain made a decision immediately.
Abandon ship!
The crew rushed outside and scrambled towards the lifeboats in the storm.
Qin Ze held Xia Huai'an's arm tightly as they boarded an escape boat with the professional team.
Just then, the humpback whale surfaced again.
Its tail, tens of meters long, lashed out with overwhelming force.
The blow landed heavily on the dragon's bones.
The keel then emitted a teeth-grinding sound, and the " Ocean-going " broke in two.
Just before the ship completely capsized, the escape boat that Qin Ze and the others were on managed to break away in time and was not captured by the " Ocean-going ".
The humpback whale seemed to have found a fun toy.
Even though the " Ocean-going " had broken in two, he continued to attack it relentlessly.
Those crew members who didn't make it onto the lifeboats were now floating on the sea, bobbing up and down like dumplings in boiling water.
Soon, the humpback whales lost interest in the wreckage and began hunting the crew and the escape boat.
The professional team dared not slack off in the slightest and sped towards Thousand Streams Island in their small boat.
Xia Huai'an's clothes were soaked, and he was trembling uncontrollably, whether from fear or cold, he didn't know.
Qin Ze took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. " Huai'an, don't worry, the rescue team will be here soon."
Xia Huai'an sighed, but didn't say what he wanted to say.
It's still quite a distance from Thousand Streams Island.
The maritime patrol team will arrive, but they'll probably only have time to collect their bodies.
She felt that Qin Ze was too optimistic.
What Xia Huai'an didn't know was that the rescue Qin Ze mentioned wasn't the maritime patrol team from Thousand Streams Island.
Qin Ze sniffed, turned to look at Xia Huai'an and said:
"Sister Huai'an, you smell so good."