As they swam upstream, the leatherback turtle followed them all the time. It was very playful and curious, and very brave. It seemed that it wanted to follow Xiang Yang and the others and swim toward the surface of the water.
At this time, the anglerfish that Xiang Yang and his friends saw when they came down before swam over from the other end of the trench. This time it spotted Xiang Yang and his friends, and with a fierce look on its face, it rushed towards them like a ferocious monster.
"Oh no," Professor Chen Yu said anxiously, "This anglerfish is coming for us, and now there is a leatherback turtle following us. If we use the electric gun, it will hurt the leatherback turtle."
The leatherback turtle was right next to Xiang Yang and the other two. If they used the electric gun at this time, the leatherback turtle might suffer more damage than the anglerfish.
Xiang Yang was surprised that the leatherback turtle did not run away when it saw the anglerfish coming. You know, the leatherback turtle has a very docile character and will usually stay away from marine predators. Its well-developed limbs have strong paddling ability and its speed can exceed that of the anglerfish.
"Give me the stun gun, you stay here to calm the leatherback turtle, I'll go deal with the anglerfish." Although Xiang Yang was full of doubts, his reaction was not slow at all. He shouted almost as soon as he saw the anglerfish.
However, before Xiang Yang could take the electric gun and take the next step, the leatherback turtle that had been following Xiang Yang took action.
The leatherback turtle recognized that this was the strange fish that had bitten it before but failed to bite through it and was instead chased away by it, and it immediately became furious. Although the anglerfish was not very intelligent, it also recognized this leatherback turtle.
As the saying goes, enemies become jealous of each other when they meet. This time, the anglerfish ignored Xiang Yang and the others and pounced directly on the leatherback turtle.
The two big guys fought in a ball in an instant. The anglerfish has sharp teeth, so it tore and bit the leatherback turtle when it caught it. Although the leatherback turtle has no teeth, the bite force of its jaws is amazing. In addition, it has amazing defense and limbs. For a while, it was evenly matched with the anglerfish.
Xiang Yang blinked. He didn't know what to do now. If he used the electric gun, it would definitely shock the leatherback turtle. Without the electric gun, it would be difficult for him to go up and help.
"Let's hurry up while the anglerfish and the leatherback turtle are fighting," said Director Li Bo.
Xiang Yang asked: "Aren't we going to help the turtle?"
"This is the survival of the fittest among marine life, and we have no right to interfere."
Professor Chen Yu also said: "Let's go. Nature's law of elimination is so cruel. In the wild, even if we encounter wild animals biting pandas to death, we can only watch helplessly."
Xiang Yang was unmoved, "Then is the anglerfish a protected species?"
Professor Chen Yu didn't know why Xiang Yang asked this, but he still said, "Of course not, but leatherback turtles killed by anglerfish are not protected."
"You mean it doesn't matter if I catch it ashore or kill it?" Xiang Yang said.
"You want to help the leatherback turtle?" Director Li Bo asked in surprise.
"That's not right. Anglerfish is a fish and I am a fisherman. Since it is not a protected species, it is only natural for me to catch it." Xiang Yang moved his hands and feet. "You have no right to interfere with the natural selection of nature, but you will not interfere with fishermen fishing, right?"
Chen Yu and Director Li were both stunned. They even thought Xiang Yang was having a wild idea. He wanted to kill a monkfish with his bare hands in the sea, and even wanted to catch the monkfish ashore? He was just dreaming!
Xiang Yang did not hesitate any more, he just paddled with his hands and swam forward. Although he had only been with the leatherback turtle for a short while, Xiang Yang liked it very much. Moreover, in Xiang Yang's opinion, the anglerfish took the initiative to attack him and others, while the leatherback turtle could have escaped, and it fought with the anglerfish to help him.
Xiang Yang doesn't have the habit of just patting his butt and running away after someone blocks the knife for him.
Xiang Yang swam above the anglerfish and chopped at the lantern at the end of the protruding spine on its back with a palm knife. In fact, if Xiang Yang had punched, the force might have been greater, but now there was a camera and the resistance of the sea water was very great. It was too unreasonable to punch at the bottom of the sea, so he temporarily changed his fist to a palm knife.
Even so, Professor Chen and Professor Li found it incredible, "He actually attacked the anglerfish on the seabed?"
It is no wonder that Chen Yu and Director Li were surprised, because a normal person who can generate a force of hundreds of kilograms when punching on the ground, after being affected by the resistance of the sea water at the bottom of the sea, the force of a punch may not even be ten kilograms. If a person fights a fish at the bottom of the sea without the help of weapons or equipment, he is really asking for trouble.
Both of them quickly took out the stun guns. If Xiang Yang was really in danger, they would have no choice but to use them even if it would cause some damage to the leather turtle.
As a result, the anglerfish was very afraid of Xiang Yang. It retreated in a hurry before Xiang Yang's palm knife fell. Before the anglerfish retreated, it could have bitten the leatherback turtle's left forelimb, but this retreat immediately exposed its flaw and it was grabbed hard by the leatherback turtle's left forelimb.
The four claws of the leatherback turtle are not only used for swimming. It would definitely not feel good for an anglerfish to be caught by a leatherback turtle.
The anglerfish felt pain and immediately gave up the leather turtle and Xiang Yang, turned around and swam away.
The leatherback sea turtle chased the anglerfish in the direction it fled like a victorious general.
"This guy." Xiang Yang looked at the direction where the leatherback turtle disappeared and shook his head with a bitter smile, "He really doesn't know how to stop when he's ahead. What if he gets hurt again later?"
Xiang Yang said so, but he did not chase after it to help. It was shocking enough that he helped the leatherback turtle scare away the anglerfish. If he chased after it again, there would be no way to explain it.
Chen Yu was relieved when he saw the anglerfish and the turtle leave. He quickly said to Xiang Yang, "This is not a place to stay for long. The anglerfish may come back later. Let's go up quickly."
There were no more accidents this time, and the three of them kept floating up and emerged from the sea.
"How can you be so brave?" Director Li Bo shouted at Xiang Yang as soon as he took off his hood, "Didn't you see how long the teeth in the monkfish's mouth are? If you get bitten, it would be a relief to lose a piece of meat."
"That anglerfish was obviously coming for us, and the leatherback turtle helped us get on the shore. How could I not go up to help? Not to mention losing a piece of meat, I would have to go up to help even if I lost ten pieces of meat!" Xiang Yang joked. In fact, only he knew that if it weren't for the presence of the camera, he could have really caught the anglerfish on the shore. He is a man of great skill and courage.
"Brother Xiang, you are great. To be honest, I was terrified when I saw the ferocious anglerfish on the screen while standing on the shore just now. You actually dared to rush forward." Zhang Qicheng said with sincere admiration.
"Don't say anymore. I was just too excited at the time. Now I'm actually scared!" Xiang Yang quickly pretended to be humble.