"what happened?"
The moment she heard the siren, Yaha seemed to have a premonition of something. The joy of hunting the beluga was suddenly forgotten, and she rushed back to the cab as fast as possible.
"The whale pod is emitting whale breath 40 nautical miles away and is flying towards us."
"Launching from such a distance?!" Yaha's first reaction was exactly the same as Xia Ye's.
Before Xia Ye had time to answer, the first mate also rushed into the cab:
"what happened?"
Xia Ye glanced at the first mate who was wearing only a pair of white stockings, and couldn't help blurting out:
"Too bitter~"
"Huh???"
Before the first mate could react, Xia Ye had already changed the topic: "The whale call that the beluga made before it died provided the coordinates for the attack on the whale group. This is my guess, but I think my guess is right. .”
"How long until the whale's breath falls?"
"Tang Li is making an estimate."
Just as Xia Ye finished speaking, Tang Li's voice came from the microphone: "The whale's breath is expected to arrive within 2 minutes."
"First officer, have all crew members board the ship within one minute."
"Let Structural Engineers No. 3 and 4 enter the 'synchronized strengthening' state."
"Helmsman, move the boat to another position. We need to use the hull to block the whale's breath to prevent the whale's body from being blown to pieces..."
Jahab immediately took over the role of captain and began issuing a series of orders. Summer Night's half-hour evil reign over Moby-Dick came to an end.
Under Yaha's command, the entire crew was like a sophisticated machine, operating rapidly. Xia Ye had nothing to do, so he simply walked over to the chief engineer and knelt down to check on her condition.
The girl's breathing was rapid and messy, and her thin eyebrows were knitted together. It was obvious that even though she had passed out, she was still in pain. Dozens of wounds, large and small, were scattered all over the girl's bumpy body and slender limbs.
"If I give her some magic power, will she feel better?" Xia Ye asked Xiuji.
The black cat next to him shook his head: "I've already tried this, but it doesn't work~"
"You've actually tried it?" Xia Ye said in surprise, "I thought you never ate without vomiting."
"This cat is not you, and I am not that stingy. Besides, Xiu is not like my master. She is a good witch. She often gives snacks to my cat. Of course, I must find a way to save her."
What does "Xiu Ji, unlike me, is a good witch"... Xia Ye was about to punish Xiu Ji by rubbing his ears, but he heard the other party say:
"If her condition continues to worsen, my cat is not completely helpless, but I cannot guarantee a good outcome, so I don't want to use it unless it is a last resort."
"what way?"
"This is a secret, nya~"
"All right……"
Xia Ye didn't ask any more questions, thinking that this was probably related to the characteristics of the Shoggoths. Every time Xiu Ji said this, she wouldn't ask any more questions.
After all, just like Tang Li said, everyone has a trump card that they don't want others to know...of course the same goes for cats.
At this time, Xiu Ji continued: "The master is the master, is there something beyond my expectation?"
"Um?"
"My master is also worried about the life and death of others, which makes me very surprised, meow~"
Although Xiu Ji said this, Xia Ye was not angry. Instead, he gently poked the chief engineer's face with his finger and said with a smile:
"Because she is a useful person. Just like if you have a useful tool, you also want to be able to use it all the time, right?"
"But she can't do anything now, meow."
"That's why I asked you if you could fix her quickly."
"..."
Xiu Ji turned to look at Xia Ye, and after a while, he said:
"Master actually cares about her, right?"
"...If you keep saying that, I'm going to slap you in the face."
"Whale Breath is coming!!"
Tang Li's voice suddenly came from the microphone.
Xia Ye hurriedly ran to the window and saw white beams of light falling from high in the sky. This time, there was more whale breath than ever before, covering the area within one nautical mile of the whaling ship.
Jahab made the right decision. With such a large area of coverage, the Moby Dick, which has not yet entered the stamping mode, cannot escape at all. What's more, it will take time to tie the beluga's body to the stern. It is better to stop in place and resist this round.
Ten seconds later, the first whale breath penetrated the sea of clouds outside the starboard side.
Immediately afterwards, more whale breath fell on the Moby-Dick.
Perhaps because the coverage area is too wide, this round of whale breath is not as dense as expected. But the power of adult whale breath should not be underestimated.
The roars continued, and each sound meant that a whale's breath exploded on the hull. The Moby Dick trembled under the continuous bombardment, and the keel kept making harsh groans of "crunching", as if the next second , the entire whaling ship will fall apart.
Two long minutes passed, and finally no more light beams fell from the sky.
Moby-Dick survived this round of whale breath.
"Report the status of the structural engineer!" Yaha asked loudly.
"Structural Engineers No. 3 and No. 4 are both injured and unconscious, and can no longer maintain 'synchronized reinforcement'."
Yaha was silent for a second, wasting no time, and continued to issue new commands:
"First mate, take the feller to the stern of the ship and secure the beluga with a cable. I'll give you 2 minutes."
"Helmsman, we will set sail in 2 minutes and head due east at full speed."
"Chief Engineer... no, Engineer, be ready to enter ramjet mode at any time."
"in addition……"
When issuing the last command, Yaha paused for a long time before continuing: "Let Structure Engineers 1 and 2 be prepared. When the next round of whale breath strikes, I need them to enter 'synchronous reinforcement'."
"Structural Engineers No. 1 and No. 2 were injured before, and they had just entered 'Synchronized Strengthening' when they were hunting beluga whales." Someone reminded.
"I know." Yaha said with a stern face, "But we have no choice. Tell them that if we all return to Debsota alive, I will give them a little more share."
Two minutes later, Yaha issued the order to set sail.
Due to time constraints, the first mate came up with a trick - she directed the crew to tie the cable to the bone sword on the beluga's head. Since the huge ancient sword penetrated the whale's skull, there was no need to worry about it falling off.
In this way, the huge whaling ship dragged the even bigger beluga, slowly turned and accelerated, heading due east. They began to run for their lives, but also to return home.
Five minutes later, a new round of whale breath fell from the sky like a rain of death.
Yaha did not hesitate to order structural engineers No. 1 and 2 to enter "synchronous reinforcement."
The heart-stopping sound of explosions resounded throughout the ship's hull once again.
"Two minutes countdown." Yaha glanced at the clock in the cab, "I hope they can survive at least these two minutes, otherwise all of us will die."
"Helmsman, report the current speed!"
"7...70 knots!" the helmsman's voice was trembling, "Captain, do you want to break the line and avoid it?"
"It's useless, they are covering fire, and there is no use in dodging." At this time, Yaha's tone became patient, "Sail in a straight line, helmsman. We are as far as we can run, and as fast as we can run." .”
After saying that, she looked at the clock again. Thirty seconds have passed, and there is still a minute and a half left.
"Current speed... 90 knots!" the helmsman reported actively.
"Um."
Yaha responded without telling the helmsman that they would definitely not be able to enter the ram propulsion mode before the end of this round of whale breath.
All hope rests on Architect No. 1 and 2 being able to persevere.
She looked at the clock on the wall again. The second hand had gone through one circle, and there was one minute left.
At this moment, Yaha saw the translucent curves outside the window disappear.
The desperate report came immediately:
"Structurists No. 1 and No. 2 are unconscious and out of 'synchronized reinforcement'!"
Almost at the same time, a bunch of whale breath fell against the bow of the ship.
"Summer night..."
"Xiuji..."
Yaha and Xia Ye spoke almost at the same time.
Yaha wanted to ask Xia Ye if there was a contract that could block these whale breaths, but Xia Ye knew that the "rift" was useless in this situation. The only way she could think of was to let Xiuji show his true form and become as beautiful as possible. It is so big that it may be able to protect the ship.
But at this moment, the two of them suddenly saw translucent curves appearing on the surface of the whaling ship again!
That means someone has entered "synchronous reinforcement"!
Xiu Ji called "meow" behind him.
Xia Ye immediately turned around and was shocked to find that the chief engineer had woken up at some point.
(End of chapter)
