The male whale suddenly rushed towards Zhang Zian's assault boat like a madman, shocking him.
Why?
Zhang Zian had not come over on a whim. Before he had come, he had looked up some information about the habits of whales, but the situation in front of him had left him stunned. He did not know how he had provoked this male whale from a few hundred meters away.
Was it because he had patted the young minke whale? He had heard that some animals would abandon their children once they smelled the scent of humans on their children, but that was not the case now, was it? The young minke whale was not the child of the male whale, and they were a few hundred meters away, and whales had poor eyesight. How did they see him patting the minke whale?
Also, Sihwa's song had worked just now. Why did the male whale try to attack again? Could it be that the song had a time limit?
Thoughts of surprise and doubt flashed through his mind for a moment. He did not have time to be surprised; it was more important to stay alive. The male whale was sprinting with all its might. It was definitely not a warning attack. Once it hit the assault boat, Zhang Zian and the boat's skeleton would be smashed into pieces.
The electric motor's turning radius was too big, and he might be caught before he even turned the corner. He picked up the paddle next to him and paddled desperately to reverse the angle of the assault boat so that it was facing the shore. Then, he started the motor.
The propeller stirred up white splashes. The assault boat's bow was raised high, and it headed for the shore at full speed.
He kept looking back. The male whale was much faster than him. In the blink of an eye, it had already swum half the distance.
Strangely, this time, the young minke whale did not show any intention of stopping him. It stood where it was, not knowing what to do. The female whale, on the other hand, looked panicked. It used its head to nudge its child, as if urging it to run faster.
After the assault boat had gone some distance, Zhang Zian suddenly realized that something was wrong. The male whale's target did not seem to be him. It was heading in another direction, on the other side of the assault boat.
What was going on? Did the male whale see the whaling boat? Was that why it looked like it was facing a great enemy?
It shouldn't be. How could there be a whaling boat on the coast of China?
He was puzzled. Seeing that he was not in danger, he slightly reduced the power of the motor and looked in that direction. However, in that direction, the sea and sky were the same color. There was nothing unusual.
At least, there was nothing on the sea.
Just as he was in a daze, a column of water shot out of the water, shooting up to ten meters high like a fountain!
The water column was thick and rapid, and even carried a faint whistling sound. This was the unique sound made by the airflow passing through the small hole at high speed.
When the water column rose to its highest point, it crashed back into the sea like a heavy downpour.
A gust of sea breeze blew, splashing water on Zhang Zian's face, but he forgot to wipe it away. His eyes were staring straight in that direction.
At first, he thought he saw a submarine emerging from the sea. He even wondered if it was a submarine of the United States imperialists attempting to invade the territorial waters of his country and that he was witnessing the beginning of the Third World War … However, when he looked closely, it was not a submarine, but a huge whale!
This whale was too big. It was an adult whale, probably one of the largest types of whales. The waves it created when it emerged from the water even caused the assault boat, which was hundreds of meters away, to shake up and down, as if it was shivering.
He immediately recognized that this was definitely the giant whale he had seen on the shore!
The male whale swam to the side of the mother and child minke whales, made a sharp turn sideways, and stood in front of them, trying to protect them with its body.
However, the difference in size was too big!
The male whale's body length was about eight meters, while the giant whale's body length was at least three times that of the male whale, and its weight was more than ten times that of the male whale!
In front of the giant whale, the three minke whales were similar to newborn babies. As for Zhang Zian's assault boat … it was probably similar to an eggshell.
Zhang Zian understood that the three minke whales must have noticed the giant whale approaching, which was why they looked so scared, as if they were facing a great enemy.
They really should be scared. This giant whale was almost invincible in the ocean. Other than humans, great white sharks and killer whales were not its opponents.
When Zhang Zian saw its thick tail fin briefly rise out of the water, he was even more convinced of this, because there were some parasites called "barnacles" attached to its tail fin.
Barnacles were crustaceans that liked to live on the bodies of marine animals such as whales. Sometimes, they would also attach themselves to the bottom of ships. Their weak bodies were curled up in the hard calcareous carapace, and only their legs were exposed to prey on the plankton nearby.
If whale lice were bad tenants that were harmful but not beneficial, then barnacles were still somewhat useful.
The strong tail of the whale was like a metal bat. It was already very powerful, but with the addition of the hard barnacles, it became a terrifying mace. If it hit other animals, their skin would immediately split open.
With the strength of this giant whale, one hit from its tail could knock out a small or medium-sized whale. If it hit a person … the person might die before feeling any pain.
If one thought that it looked chubby and didn't swim fast, then that would be a big mistake. Its swimming speed was faster than most human boats on the surface. Under the thick layer of fat, there were extremely strong muscles. When its tail fin swung, it was comparable to the propellers of a warship.
In front of this giant beast, Zhang Zian didn't even bother to run away, because if it wanted to chase, he would be caught up in an instant. On the other hand, if it didn't want to chase, there was no need to run away.
He didn't forget the purpose of his visit – to see if the giant whale was injured or sick.
In addition, he didn't run away, because he had a trump card in his hand – Sihwa's song.
He was wrong. Sihwa's song hadn't lost its effectiveness. The male whale's target of hostility wasn't him, but the giant whale that was rapidly approaching.
Since it hadn't lost its effectiveness, why would he run? He just had to let the giant whale understand that he wasn't a bad person.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zian regained some of his calmness.
After the giant whale emerged from the water, it didn't make any aggressive moves. It swam at a low speed on the surface of the sea, but its swimming route blocked the retreat of the three minke whales, making it impossible for them to swim towards the deep sea.
Facing a guy that was bigger and faster than them, the three minke whales were helpless.
The male whale was obviously angry. Even if its opponent was much bigger than it, how could it be afraid of death in front of a beautiful woman?
It let out a long, low cry, broke through the water, and bravely rushed towards the giant whale. But in the eyes of Zhang Zian, who was a bystander, it was like an egg hitting a stone, like Don Quixote trying to challenge a windmill.
He quickly sank the underwater speaker into the water again and began to play Sihwa's song, hoping to stop the meaningless fight between them.
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