Heavy rain fell from the sky, strong winds ravaged the sea, waves surged one after another, and the steam icebreaker rose and fell like a leaf that could be lost in the waves at any time.
The icebreaker had already sailed into an area covered by dark clouds, or it was too late for them to run away. The dark clouds spread faster than them, covering them in the blink of an eye.
The sea showed its angry side. Amidst the thunder and lightning, the waves rushed down like a huge wall, hitting the hull made of stainless steel and almost overturning it.
"A message! A message!"
In the cabin of the violently shaking ship, Ma Wei shouted loudly: "Turn the ship into an oblate spherical shape to resist the waves!
! "
"knew!"
Just when Laiwen was about to activate his magic, a wave of waves suddenly hit him, and the ship tilted suddenly to the right. Unexpectedly, Laiwen hit the bulkhead with his head, and the Siren's Tears in his arms rolled out. Sliding to Ma Wei's feet.
Without hesitation, Ma Wei immediately picked up the Siren's Tears and held Yunia's little hand. Just as he was about to activate the magic, he found that the Siren's Tears were extremely hot, like a fireball that had just been taken out of the stove.
what happened?
The Siren's Tears had never behaved like this before. They were always as warm as jade and as cold as ice, but today they are uncharacteristically...
The howling wind refused to stop. Ma Wei knew that now was not the time to worry about the abnormality of Siren's Tears. He wrapped the gem with a handkerchief and forcibly activated the disguise magic.
"My Healing Game"
The originally slender rhombus-shaped hull slowly turned into a huge sphere, completely closed and floating on the sea, facing the ravages of violent winds and rains.
I do not know how long it has been...
The storm gradually subsided, and the ball returned to the shape of a steam icebreaker. Yakov and others walked out of the cabin, all with varying degrees of injuries. They looked up at the sky and found that the dark clouds had dispersed, but the sky was still dark. .
"We have actually reached the polar night area..." Yakov shuddered and asked the sailor to get a map and compass, and after making a judgment based on the stars...
It was discovered that they had seriously deviated from their course, and the journey they were supposed to be heading east was directly sucked into the depths of the extreme northern seas by the storm.
If they only measure the straight-line distance, then they are indeed closer to their destination, but it is winter now, and the depths of the far north sea are full of ice floes and reefs, and there are dangers everywhere. If there is another storm...
Will they survive?
"Ship...Captain! Whales!"
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Suddenly, a crew member pointed to the sea not far away and shouted loudly. There, a group of whales of different types surfaced, following the steam icebreaker not far away. The sharp-eyed crew members recognized them. They were exactly A pod of whales appears at the edge of the far north sea before the storm!
"They...have been following us?"
Yakov's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly turned around and got into the cabin, found Katerina, and reported the matter.
"The whales are following us?" Katerina frowned: "Why?"
"No...I don't know..." Yakov swallowed: "But this is definitely not a good thing! First the storm and then the whales, Your Highness! I suggest that we find land to dock immediately. In this weird weather At this time, land is the safest!”
"Don't worry, I'll go find Father Mavey and ask."
Katerina did not panic like Yakov. After signaling the other party to calm down for the time being, she came to the captain's room and saw Mavey holding Yunia sitting at the table, covering his bruised head and staring at the table. Siren's Tears was in a daze.
Laiwen, Dino, Edward and Fat Orange Xiaohei were also in the captain's cabin. Except for Edward and Yunia, everyone and every cat had a serious look on their face.
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Ma Wei raised his head and asked.
"We have entered the polar night area."
"Well, I've seen it." Ma Wei pointed to the window behind him: "September 23 to December 22 every year is the polar night time in the Far North Sea. The closer to the edge, the shorter the polar night time. The destination is Pei. Wake is within the limits of the Far North Sea, so on our way to Pevek, we must pass through the polar night area."
"But the ship seriously deviated from its course and has now entered the depths of the extreme northern waters."
"It's normal to go off course after a storm..."
"But the whales keep following us!"
"What?"
Ma Wei was stunned, looked at each other with Lai Wen and others, stood up, opened the window, stuck his head out, and sure enough he saw the whales following the boat not far behind.
Is it a coincidence?
When the storm comes, although the sea is extremely unstable with howling winds, the seabed is still calm. Therefore, when the whales come to the depths of the far north sea, they are not necessarily following the icebreaker. It is possible that the area where the icebreaker is involved happens to be. on their inevitable path.
This is a matter of probability. In order to judge this, Mawei asked the sailors to start the steam furnace and sail towards the predetermined route while observing the movements of the whales.
After sailing for more than half an hour, the icebreaker never got rid of the whales. The whales were always hanging behind the stern of the ship, neither far nor near. No matter whether the left rudder was full or the right rudder was full, they would never leave, just like loyal dogs. .
It could also be a hyena on the grassland ready to attack at any time.
"The whales are indeed following us."
After confirming this, Ma Wei's face looked a little ugly. They were being targeted. The key was not knowing who the enemy was!
"Have you ever heard of a story spread among the people of the United Kingdom of Ruiwei?" Katerina suddenly said: "The fishermen there believe that there is a monster living deep in the far north sea, and it has been sleeping for centuries. , resting on the giant sea worm, until one day the flames of the sea worm will warm the bottom of the sea, and both humans and angels will witness it rising from the bottom of the sea with a roar, and everything on the sea will be destroyed..."
"In the Catalog of Alien Beasts, there is also a record of a similar monster that also lives in the depths of the extreme northern sea. Its name is..."
"The Kraken!" Dino said with a livid face: "I've heard of it! But isn't this a legendary monster? Does it really exist?!"
"Who knows." Katerina said noncommittally: "But it is recorded in the catalog of alien beasts that the North Sea monster Kraken has a natural enemy named Whale Ancestor Sesida, who lives in the Sea of Death. They are sworn enemies. Once mortal enemies meet, a fight will break out until one party dies or escapes."
"According to this, the whales should not be in the same group as the Kraken!" The source wondered: "But the whales have been following the icebreaker. Could it be that the extraordinary creature that has just revived is not Kraken, but the whale ancestor?" Sesida? But the catalog of strange beasts says that it lives in the sea of death! It’s too far away from the extreme northern sea!”
"But it kept getting hot."
Staring at the Siren's Tears on the table, Ma Wei said in a deep voice:
"And it's getting hotter. Just like the legend goes, the flames of the sea worms... are warming the seafloor."
