Chapter 1105: Chapter 1104: Sperm Whale Counterattacks Whaling Ship

On the third day, a video passed through two secret departments and reached the Ancient Culture Research and Analysis Archival Room.

Because this department is dedicated to handling seemingly unscientific mysterious events.

The video was shot on a sea vessel, showing a bit of the front deck, with endless seawater beyond.

In the sea, a black dot appeared from afar, rising and falling, occasionally spouting a water column ten meters high, clearly indicating a whale.

Then, a large ship suddenly entered the video frame from the side, and conversation from this ship’s cabin was heard in the video.

"It’s a Japanese whaling ship!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Are they going to hunt this sperm whale?"

"Damn! Stop them!"

"Damn it, turn on the public broadcast and tell them we are tracking and observing this whale!"

"I told them, but..."

"But what?"

"But they said this is international waters, they haven’t joined the ’Global Anti-Whaling Convention’, this sperm whale is their prey."

"F**k!"

"So arrogant!"

"Go in, get between the whaling ship and the sperm whale."

"We’ve pushed to maximum power."

"Getting closer! Getting closer!"

"No, it’s too late!"

The sperm whale seemed to sense the danger, turned around and fled; the whaling ship pursued swiftly, and though the research ship chased from behind, they were on the same course and at a considerable distance, making it hard to catch up quickly.

As the whaling ship neared the sperm whale, the ship’s harpoon was already aimed at the whale.

"I’ll be damned!"

"Bang!"

The harpoon fired, and a sharp harpoon darted towards the sperm whale.

"Clang!"

A sound of metal clashing rang out, and the incredibly sharp heavy harpoon was deflected off the sperm whale’s body.

"What the...?"

"Holy sh*t?"

Not only were the people on the whaling ship shocked, those on the research ship were rapidly approaching, and many with binoculars saw the scene clearly.

It wasn’t a miss or a deflection, it was genuinely deflected.

"Are their harpoons made of plastic?"

"What a joke, was the sound we heard just dubbed?"

The sound of the heavy harpoon clashing with metal could be heard far away, even amidst the loud ocean waves, enough for the research ship to hear.

"What’s happening?"

"No idea?"

"Errrrrr..."

The terrified sperm whale let out an alarm, warning others of the danger here, telling them not to come close.

The next moment, a sudden change occurred!

Centered around the sperm whale, within a 200-meter radius, the sea suddenly erupted.

Waves surged from nowhere, creating a hundred-meter giant wave that shot straight into the sky, forming a terrifying fountain-shaped column.

Then, the water column surged back down at a speed far exceeding free fall.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the wave crashed down, as if a small meteor plunged into the sea, forming wave-like shock waves spreading in all directions.

"Holy sh*t holy sh*t holy sh*t!"

"Turn the bow, face the waves!"

"Hold on tight! Watch out for the impact!"

"Prepare! Prepare!"

"Boom!"

The wave hit the research ship, making it experience a rollercoaster ride.

Almost everyone was tossed around, bumping their heads and legs in various places.

"Hiss—"

"Ouch ouch ouch, it hurts so much!"

"The next wave is coming, everyone be careful! Hold tight!"

"Boom!"

...

After dealing with three or four waves, the research ship executed an emergency turn, facing another three or four reverse waves, only then safely reaching two nautical miles away.

Ten minutes later, the scene of the incident finally calmed down, and the research ship cautiously approached, quickly reaching the site.

The site no longer showed any trace of the sperm whale, with only scattered debris of the whaling ship floating on the sea, all in tiny fragments.

Evidently, during the terrifying collision that seemed like a meteor fall, the whaling ship completely disintegrated, not reduced to dust, but there were no large pieces of debris remaining.

As for the people on the ship, they naturally disappeared without a trace, though occasionally some flesh-and-bone fragments were visible in the video.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh ugh!"

"Ugh ugh ugh!"

The people on the research ship had only seen dead fish, but never such horrifying human remains, instinctively starting to vomit.

The sound from the video spread, making even those in the meeting room a bit nauseous.

"The research ship circled the incident site without discovering that sperm whale. After probing below the sea surface, they found no whale body either. They speculated the sperm whale was not dead, likely scared away after the incident."

The host stated, "However, the incident was so shocking, they dared not pursue the sperm whale again, so they hurried back to Hai City, copied the video, and submitted it to the Hai City Security Bureau."

"And what about the people on board?"

"They were already briefed on the ship, and afterward the security bureau spoke with them individually, getting them to sign confidentiality agreements."

"That’s good."

"Click!"

The video on the screen switched again, paused after playing for a while, highlighting two figures in the video’s corner with a red marker.

"This is a sperm whale rescue video circulated online, with Lu Zheng and Shen Ying appearing in it, they were present at the scene."

The host introduced, "The biologists discovered the sperm whale’s breathing became smooth suddenly, and meteorologists couldn’t explain the counter-current tide, now there’s an explanation."

"It was either Shen Ying or Lu Zheng, or both of them acting together."

"They easily maintained the sperm whale’s vital signs and could manipulate seawater."

"But the efficiency seems high?"

Everyone looked at him together.

"Alright, I was being stupid. Considering the video just now, it’s because they didn’t want to expose themselves."

The elder in the prime seat knocked on the table.

"I heard the department in Hai City was already aware of this matter and carried out subsequent handling.

But after the news was broadcast, the experts and scholars on the ship wanted to go out to sea, yet you didn’t stop them?"

A middle-aged man below reluctantly smiled, "Director, how was I to know they would leave a Protective Talisman on the sperm whale!

Now that I think about it, I suspect that the reason this sperm whale beached might have been due to injuries sustained while escaping from the Japanese whaling ship, with its echolocation system damaged, it accidentally entered our territorial waters and finally beached.

Lu Zheng and Shen Ying found out the reason for the sperm whale’s injuries, so in addition to rescuing it, they left something akin to a Protective Curse on it.

If it encountered danger again, the Protective Curse would activate, protecting it while..."

"Hehe, you don’t need to analyze it for us, our eyes aren’t blind."

The middle-aged man, "..."

"In the future, if you encounter related matters, be cautious, cautious, and more cautious, don’t end up incriminating our people, understand?"

"Yes!" The middle-aged man forced a smile, "This time was really an accident, our research ship wouldn’t hurt a sperm whale!"

"..."

"It’s all Japan’s fault!"