Originally, Ah Ow had only wanted to tease the seal for fun, but the seal was so uncooperative and almost bit her that she was furious.
The seal was also angry and opened its mouth to growl.
Ah Ow raised her head and let out an even louder howl, "Owww!"
The Nassan people were all shocked. Li Du knew what they were talking about without Big Ivan's translation. They had thought that Ah Ow was a dog.
The seal used its pectoral fins to support its round body and continued to bite Ah Ow. Ah Ow was smaller than it, so it was not afraid of her. Instead, it wanted to take the opportunity to eat her.
However, Ah Ow never fought one-on-one. She easily dodged the seal's attack and turned around to howl. Immediately, Ah Meow and Ali rushed over.
Ah Bai looked around. Instead of going after the seal, it climbed onto the body of a Nasan man.
Seeing this, Ah Ow was unhappy. Usually, Ah Bai stayed on her back. Now that she was in trouble, Ah Bai ran away. Ah Ow felt that it was disloyal and started to howl at Ah Bai.
Ah Bai ignored her and climbed onto the Nassan. He pulled out a knife from his backpack, jumped down with it, and ran towards the seal.
The other Nassan people also started to prepare. Encountering a lone seal was a good opportunity to hunt. They could not deal with a large group of seals, but dealing with a lone seal was no problem.
Ah Ow, Ah Bai, and the rest circled around the seal. The seal became nervous, and its round head kept turning around. It was dizzy from turning around.
The little ones were ready to attack. The Nassan people released their hounds. Without a sound, the hounds pounced on the seal and quickly knocked it to the ground!
Seeing this, Ah Ow tilted her head and took a look, then followed suit and took a bite.
The seal was strong and the hounds had the advantage in numbers. However, it was not afraid and continued to bite and attack.
Soutar Nasang took out a spear and quietly walked to the side of the seal. When the seal opened its mouth to howl, he quickly stabbed the spear into its mouth and into its throat!
"Wow, that's bloody," Li Du said instinctively.
Big Ivan said, "For survival."
The seal's vitality was very tenacious, but its vitals had suffered heavy injuries, and the surrounding hounds were biting it. Its life force gradually flowed away, and in the end, it collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, the Nasan people rushed forward and lifted the seal up. They used a knife to cut open the artery on the seal's neck to collect its blood.
The Nassan tribesmen returned to the camp happily with more than 20 fishes and a seal.
The fish and seals were enough for them to fill their stomachs for two days. For these nomadic hunters, filling their stomachs was the most important thing.
After two days of strong winds on the sea, the weather was calm as usual. Li Du and the rest bade farewell to Soutar Nasan and the rest. They brought some reindeer back to the ship and set sail again.
The Hammerhead Shark was sailing at full throttle. The most important task now was to adjust the route.
After staying in the Nasan tribe for two days, Li Du not only ate, drank, and went hunting with them. He also asked them about the surrounding terrain. The Nasan people pointed him in the right direction: there was a large crack in the ice that would lead him to the place he wanted to go.
Most of the places in the Arctic did not have names. The exact location could only be determined by memory and experience.
After sailing hundreds of miles west of the Nasan tribe, a large crack in the ice appeared in front of Li Du and the rest. The clear blue sea flowed along the crack like a long river.
This kind of crack was very common in the Arctic. Li Du and the rest did not dare to sail in because the crack was unpredictable. It looked like the sea was wide at the beginning, but after a while, it would become narrow.
The crack was wide enough, especially in the summer. The deeper they went, the wider it became.
The icebreaker changed its course and gradually entered the crack.
After another two days of sailing, the position shown on the GPS matched the position on the map. They were close to the invisible graveyard.
The crack in the ice was connected to a sea area in the polar region. However, there was still some distance from the invisible graveyard. The ship could no longer sail, so they had to use other means of transportation.
Originally, Li Du wanted to use an all-terrain ice vehicle. However, with the reindeer from the Nasan tribe, he could ride on the reindeer sleigh.
Leaving the crew to guard the ship, Li Du took Brother Wolf and the rest to the sleigh and headed east.
It was a cold, white world. There were glaciers and huge layers of ice everywhere. There was no green on the ice, only a dazzling white.
The reindeer pulled the sleigh with all their might. Li Du first found an ice river marked by the veteran forest rangers. They had driven a wooden boat here to enter the invisible graveyard.
After stopping to rest for a while, Li Du sighed and said, "No wonder those old guys said no one would find this graveyard. The Arctic is so big, and the graveyard is so small. Even with a map, it's so difficult to find it, let alone without a map."
After resting, they turned north along the ice river. As the river became narrower, the ice layer outside became thicker and thicker. A mountain made of ice and snow appeared.
The invisible graveyard was here, under these mountains.
After confirming the location on the map, Li Du nodded to Brother Wolf and said, "It's here. Get ready, be careful."
Brother Wolf smiled and said, "Watch us, it's no big deal."
He took Black Bull and Whirlwind, and the three of them took off their coats, leaving only their thermal underwear. Then they put on thick diving suits, carried oxygen tanks on their backs, and slowly entered the sea.
The invisible graveyard was under the ice and snow. According to the old man with the plait, there was a huge ice cave below, where narwhals slept.
Brother Wolf and the other two dived for a few minutes and then came up again. Brother Wolf, who was leading the way, gave Li Du a thumbs up. Seeing this, although it was expected, Li Du was still surprised. "Narwhals?"
"Many, it's spectacular!" Brother Wolf said as he took off his diving helmet.
Li Du said, "Come up, let me go down and have a look. You guys mark the specific location here."
Marking the location was easy. There was a satellite to locate it, and the location could be accurate down to centimeters.
After changing into a heavy diving suit, Li Du also slowly entered the water.
He believed Brother Wolf's words and did not need to go down to confirm. However, after sailing hard all the way in the Arctic Ocean, he had finally found the target. He had to go down and see.
The water here was very clear, but visibility was very low because it was surrounded by ice. Sunlight could not penetrate the ice, and there was no light in the water below.
There was a strong light on the diving helmet, and there was also a strong light on the chest of the diving suit. When the two lights were turned on, a bright light appeared in the water.
According to Brother Wolf, he first dived down and kept diving until he was fifteen or sixteen meters deep. These fifteen or sixteen meters were the thickness of the ice. It was as if he was climbing down a canyon.
Under the ice, a huge space appeared. Continuing down, left and right, there was still ice, which showed how thick the Arctic ice was!
This ice cave was like a door under the ice. It was deep, cold, huge, and mysterious!
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