934 All Set For a Showdown (1/2)

Faced with 52 Hertz's encirclement and interception, Zhang Zian knew that he had miscalculated some aspects of his plan. Thirty years of longing could not be eased by just a few sounds.

Years of loneliness had caused 52 Hertz to separate from the whale species entirely, making it eccentric. Its actions were not entirely the same as that of normal whales.

It had come by a response easily. It was like it had managed to grab something lifesaving… How could it let it go? Even if it was not malicious, its huge size in itself was a threat.

When Zhang Zian tried to drive north, it chased him to the north side, and when he drove to the south, it chased him to the south side.

The horsepower of the assault boat was not enough, and the fin whale was known for its speed; it had the reputation of being the ”deep sea greyhound.” 52 Hertz, which had inherited the bloodline of the fin whales, also had a shocking swimming speed. It could easily reach more than 20 miles per hour over short distances. As long as it wanted to chase Zhang Zian, he would not be able to leave.

Time passed by, and Zhang Zian was still entangled by it. He was not able to get out of the troublesome situation no matter what he did.

Zhang Zian was in a dilemma. Its actions were dangerous to both him and itself because the sea water was already very shallow. There could be a sunken ship or construction waste on the sea bed and masts or steel bars could cut its belly.

If he drove out towards the sea it would be safe, but then he would be in danger.

The small boat was shaking more and more vigorously, and the breakfast in Zhang Zian's stomach was queuing up to air itself.

It could not go on like that. Sooner or later, the little boat of friendship would turn over.

He could not help but secretly regret not borrowing a bigger fishing boat, which, was still unlikely to make it through the chase, but it could have at least held on for a little longer.

There was no such regret medicine sold in the world. He remembered what Sihwa had said to him before: good luck. He gritted his teeth, decided to take an unconventional gamble, and made every possible effort to get out of the situation.

He quickly put on the headphones and put the underwater sound device into the water.

As expected, 52 Hertz was singing again, but since the distance was too close, its song overrode all the other sounds. Both ears of the headphones echoed with its whining song. It was like it was cheering, like it was crying, and like it was complaining…

It could not hold itself back; it wanted to say all the words it had accumulated its whole life.

Zhang Zian could not understand its words, but he knew who could understand.

While holding the side of the boat, he tried to dial the phone, but the boat was being rocked so violently by the waves. He was so dizzy from the bumpiness that he couldn't see the screen clearly.

Just at that moment, his phone suddenly rang.

He did not have the time to think further; he instinctively swiped on his phone. He did not even see clearly who called him; he just hoped that it was not some harassment phone call to sell him insurance.

”Hello?”

”…Hello?” The voice in the telephone really deviated from the voice in real life. Zhang Zian was stunned for half a second before he responded. The voice was actually Sihwa's. ”Sihwa?” he asked loudly.

”En… en, are you still all right? I've been hearing the sound of whales from the east since you left. A whale said it heard a restless whale and a trapped boat… I'm a little worried. Of course, I'm not worried about you! So I called to ask ask…” Sihwa's nervous voice came from the receiver.

Zhang Zian raised his eyes and quickly looked around the area. In the sea not far away, he saw two grayish black backs. Although he could not see them clearly, he thought it might have been the mother and son minke whales. However, he did not know where the male whale went.

They could have also been attracted by Sihwa's song, but his concentration had been on 52 Hertz… He did not even know when they had appeared.

After suffering losses the last time, they did not even dare to go near to 52 Hertz. They could only sing their whale songs from afar.

There were many whales around the thousands of kilometers of the area. Most of them were concentrated in the sea off the coast. They were like a noisy banquet hall, talking about practically everything. It was very difficult to tell what they were talking about exactly.

Sihwa did not recognize the mother and son minke whales, but she had heard their songs. In their songs they had mentioned a giant whale and a small boat, and although she was not sure where the situation was happening, she linked it to Zhang Zian's situation. He had not returned, despite it being quite late, and she had begun to worry in her heart for some reason.

She wanted to find people to help, but she could not expose herself, and the rest of the elfins could not speak… The only one who could speak, Richard, could not be taken seriously.

Furthermore, she was not able to confirm whether the person stuck was Zhang Zian or not. The sound could have come from the sea over a hundred kilometers away.

The whale song mentioned how the current situation was becoming more and more dangerous, but the ability of whales to express themselves was limited. It was unable to fully and accurately describe what the exact situation was.

In a moment of desperation, she remembered that her cell phone could make phone calls, so she plucked up the courage to dial the only number in the phone book.

Radio waves jumped between telecommunication base stations, attenuating in the air and increasing by base stations. When they reached the last base station by the sea, they found that there was no way ahead. They jumped towards the sea desperately, and finally reached the target cell phone before the energy fully decayed and was exhausted.

Zhang Zian's cell phone only had one signal bar left, and the quality of the call was not high. It was even more difficult to access the Internet. The last time he tried to send a photo to Huang, it took half a day before it was sent over. He did not even think that he could receive phone calls in the middle of the sea… When he returned, he would have to add five yuan to his telephone bill to express his gratitude to the telecommunications company.