"Holy crap, there's someone over there!"
With that shout, everyone else on the boat was immediately alerted and looked towards the direction of the fish school.
However, because the distance was too great, they could only vaguely see a general outline.
Coupled with the obstruction of the fish school, it was impossible to see clearly.
"Old Li, are you crazy? Where did that person come from?"
"Exactly, with so many fish there, and sharks too, wouldn't they just become fish food if they went?"
"You're not going to tell me that person made all these fish, are you?"
"Unless that person is Aquaman."
"I've met Mer-Man, but I've never seen Aquaman."
As they spoke, the crowd burst into laughter.
While everyone's gaze was fixed on the fish school, Yang Lin had already arrived beside the injured humpback whale.
Under the dual influence of the Heart of the Ocean and Nature Affinity, both the young humpback whale and the two adult humpback whales now regarded Yang Lin as family.
As Yang Lin approached, they made sounds of affection, and even though the young humpback whale was very weak, it still nudged Yang Lin with its body.
Seeing it like this, Yang Lin quickly activated the Basic Healing skill.
Although Basic Healing's restorative ability could not cure its injuries, it instantly relieved the young humpback whale's negative emotions.
"Alright, you won't feel pain anymore soon, just hang in there a little longer."
After a gentle reassurance, Yang Lin casually cast a Glimpse of Insight on the young humpback whale.
The next second, its talent panel appeared before Yang Lin's eyes.
[Super Intelligence (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Singing (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Mighty Strength (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Whale Devour (Gold Talent) Requires 5 Talent Points to Activate]
[Ocean Guardian (Gold Talent) Requires 5 Talent Points to Activate]
[Spirit of the Storm (Legendary Talent) Requires 10 Talent Points to Activate]
[Child of Weather (Legendary Talent) Requires 10 Talent Points to Activate]
...
Two gold, two legendary, plus three decent green talents. It had to be said that whales were truly favorites of the Creator.
Especially the two legendary talents at the end, one could tell at a glance that they were incredibly powerful.
However, Yang Lin ultimately chose the Mighty Strength talent, which only required 1 Talent Point to activate.
Surviving in the ocean, humpback whales already possessed sufficient intelligence. Apart from a few mammals like orcas and dolphins, most creatures in the ocean were not very smart.
The Singing talent was also more or less useless for this humpback whale; it couldn't exactly become an idol in the ocean, could it?
The moment Yang Lin activated the Mighty Strength talent for it, the horrifying wound on its back instantly healed.
In less than five seconds, this previously heavily injured humpback whale had fully recovered.
Besides the healing of its injuries, the young humpback whale's size also slightly increased from its previous base.
From a distance, it even looked a bit larger than its parents.
Sensing the change in its body, the young humpback whale's face immediately showed a look of joy, and it began to rub its forehead against Yang Lin as a gesture of gratitude.
Its parents, standing beside it, naturally noticed the change in their child's body and immediately let out calls.
Soon, the entire sea area was filled with the calls of the three humpback whales.
At the same time, their sounds were captured by the people on the research vessel, and the faces of several marine biologists immediately showed expressions of bewilderment.
"What's going on? Why are the humpback whales suddenly so excited?"
"Yeah, humpback whales only make sounds like this when they are extremely excited. What good news have they encountered?"
"Could it be that they traveled this far just for a tour?"
"Wait, what is that humpback whale doing!"
Just as everyone was expressing their confusion about the behavior of the three humpback whales, the next moment, an even more astonishing scene unfolded before their eyes.
The humpback whale, which was in the center, suddenly leaped out of the water.
It wasn't uncommon for whales to occasionally breach the surface, but this humpback whale leaped more than ten meters high, and with its two long fins on its sides, it looked like it was flying for a moment.
Such a sight instantly stunned countless people.
"Did the whale take flight?"
"This... this is too spectacular."
"To be able to jump this high with such a massive body, how much power does that require?"
"For some reason, I feel a sense of emotion."
"Is this a whale breach?"
"I don't know about whale breaches, but if those sharks below don't move, they're definitely going to get eaten."
"Wait, why do I feel like there's a person on that whale's back?"
"There really seems to be a human figure there."
As everyone was in shock, a clearly visible human figure appeared on the back of the humpback whale that had leaped so high.
At first, people were not entirely sure, but when the humpback whale's body reached its highest point, the human figure suddenly became clear.
Although the face and lower body were not visible, it was at least certain that it was indeed a person.
Then, in the blink of an eye, this figure, along with the humpback whale, plunged back into the sea.
Before everyone could figure out why a person had appeared on the humpback whale's back, the dense fish school began to scatter rapidly, and the shark pack began to escort the three humpback whales back.
And at that very moment, the shadowy figure that had just appeared, suspected to be human, broke the surface like a fleeting glimpse, and then dove back into the sea, leaving behind only a phantom like that of a fish.
Instantly, the people on all the surrounding observation ships erupted into chaos.
"There really was a human figure there!"
"What on earth is that, a mermaid?"
"Could there really be mermaids in this world?"
"Well, you can't really tell if it's beautiful or not, so it shouldn't be called a mermaid, maybe just a mer-person."
"I bet it looked quite ugly."
"Could it possibly be a passing diver?"
"Are you kidding me? What kind of diver can swim that fast and swim alongside whales and sharks?"
"I think it should be called a merman, maybe a monster with a fish's head and a human's body."
"A mermaid, perhaps. The head is human, and the tail is fish."
"Why isn't it holding a trident?"
"Why ask such a stupid question? It must have forgotten it at home."
"Young merman, did you drop this golden trident or this silver trident in the sea."
...
As people discussed, the news of a merman being discovered in Beibu Bay quickly spread online.
And while everyone was chasing after the merman, Yang Lin had already accompanied the humpback whales and the shark pack to the vicinity of a deserted island.