On the sea surface, as the sharp harpoon pierced the body of the humpback whale, a large amount of crimson blood instantly stained the nearby waters.
The six orcas, seeing this, quickly turned and fled.
In the vast ocean, they feared no one, but they were filled with dread towards humans.
This was the most brutal aspect of nature; no matter how powerful a creature was, as long as it was born on Earth, it could not escape the realm of humanity.
As the six orcas fled frantically, two other humpback whales attempted to use their bodies to rescue the one being slowly pulled out of the water.
However, they soon realized they had underestimated the power of human technology.
With the roar of the engine, the chain connected to the harpoon instantly stretched taut, and an irresistible force transmitted from the chain.
Just as the smaller humpback whale was about to be completely pulled out of the water, a figure suddenly slammed into the whaling ship.
*Thump!*
With a loud noise, the whaling ship, tens of meters long, instantly tilted in the opposite direction of the impact.
Although the tilt was not significant, it caused the person controlling the machinery on deck to slide to the other side.
Without the dedicated operator, the tightened chain was immediately pulled back by the humpback whale.
It even dragged a hapless individual standing near the chain into the sea.
Instantly, the young men on the fishing boat cried out in alarm.
"Damn it, what's hitting the fishing boat?"
"Never mind that, let's save Mr. Kameda first."
"There are two bigger humpback whales nearby, it must have been them just now."
"Don't be afraid, these humpback whales are no threat beyond their size. Increase the engine power and reel it in!"
With the roar of a middle-aged bearded man, the sailors were immediately filled with renewed vigor.
At this moment, the sailor who had fallen into the water also grabbed the rescue rope thrown from the ship.
However, before he could climb up to the whaling ship along the rope, a massive dorsal fin appeared beside him.
Beneath the dorsal fin was a colossal, patterned figure.
When he saw this dorsal fin, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Ah! Ah! A shark, there's a shark!"
Hearing his cry, the Japanese on the ship immediately spotted the giant silhouette in the water.
Their faces instantly showed disbelief.
"How can this be? This is the territory of humpback whales, why is there a shark here?"
"Damn it, Mr. Kameda, hurry up and get back on board."
"The shark is swimming towards you."
Amidst the shocked shouts of the crowd, a giant shark, over eight meters long and covered in patterns, leaped out of the water.
At this moment, everyone on the ship could clearly see the sharp, gleaming teeth in its mouth.
Before they could react, the person who had been struggling on the sea surface just moments ago disappeared, as did the giant shark.
It took nearly a minute before everyone on the whaling ship gradually reacted.
"W-was that really a shark just now?"
"Damn it, why would there be a shark here?"
"Judging by its patterns, it looks like a tiger shark. Did I see correctly?"
"But why would a tiger shark grow so large?"
"Never mind that now. Mr. Kameda's death cannot be in vain. I will take care of his wife and children. The most important thing now is to catch that humpback whale."
"As long as we catch that humpback whale, it will all be worth it."
As they spoke, everyone on the ship returned to the crane.
However, they failed to notice that as they touched the lifting machinery, strands of blue electricity rapidly conducted through the chain behind the harpoon.
The next second, two more screams echoed from the deck.
At the same time, sparks flew from the control panel of the lifting machinery, showing signs of going haywire.
Seeing such a bizarre situation, the people on the whaling ship finally panicked.
Judging by the injuries on their companions, both of them had clearly been electrocuted by high voltage.
But where in the sea did high voltage come from?
Just when they thought things couldn't get any stranger, the chain of the harpoon, which seemed to have been broken free by the humpback whale, suddenly tightened again.
Simultaneously, an even stronger force transmitted from it.
Before the people on the ship could react, their whaling ship was suddenly pulled and accelerated by this force.
At first, they thought it was the humpback whale, still caught on the harpoon, making its final death throes.
But when they increased the ship's power to the maximum to resist the humpback whale at the other end of the chain, they realized it was nothing like they had imagined.
No matter how much they increased the ship's power, it had no effect.
After a few minutes of struggle, the whaling ship's engine even broke down completely.
With its power completely lost, the whaling ship could only be dragged by the chain ahead.
If they tried to break the chain, a current would transmit through it.
After several attempts, the people on the whaling ship could only resign themselves to fate.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with only one question: what was dragging their ship from beneath the seabed?
If they had dared to dive beneath the sea surface at this moment, they would have witnessed a scene that would have shocked them.
In the seawater over ten meters deep, a tiger shark over eight meters long was biting the chain behind the harpoon.
And behind it were eight tiger sharks, half its size.
These tiger sharks, like the leader, were all biting the chain with their mouths and tightly following behind the leading tiger shark.
It was none other than Li You and his newly recruited subordinates who had been observing in the sea earlier.
A total of nine tiger sharks, one large and eight small, when their strength was concentrated in the water, the Japanese whaling ship was no match for them.
Not to mention the escort provided by Li Yongxin, who was also watching menacingly from the side.
"Yes, proceed another twenty kilometers southwest. Stop when you see the island reef."
From time to time, Yang Lin's orders were transmitted to Li You's mind through consciousness.
As Li You and the other nine sharks continued to drag the Japanese whaling ship, a marine observation post not far from them immediately detected their presence through the radar system.
After discovering this abnormal situation, a soldier with the Dragon Country's flag on his chest immediately became serious.
The next second, he picked up the nearby radio and shouted loudly:
"The vessel ahead, please stop immediately. You have entered a Dragon Country military restricted zone."
"If you continue forward, we will launch a missile attack!"
However, after he shouted several times, the vessel detected by radar still showed no intention of stopping, and instead accelerated.
He immediately reported this abnormal situation.
At the same time, the soldier on duty at the lighthouse outside the reef saw a scene that made his CPU burn.