The whale's huge tail slammed heavily on the water, and its scarred body attempted to dive. It seemed that it wanted to attack from below, but it was too late to dive now.
The sound of cannons rang out again, and this time it did not stop. It continued until the muzzle turned red, and only then did Lily stop.
The huge body of the Levy whale lay on the water like a floating island. At this moment, its body was covered in blood, and the smell of blood filled the air all over the sea.
The crew looked at the whale in the distance with shock on their faces. They could not believe that the captain could defeat such a huge whale so easily.
Charles could act with such determination because he had heard from Krona before that since his father was able to catch the Levy's whale, it proved that the whale was just an ordinary animal in the sea and was not worth being afraid of.
Charles drove the Narwhal slowly towards the whale.
But just as they approached, the whale's giant eyes, which were as big as a small house, opened, and it was not dead yet!
The huge whale suddenly flipped over and smashed towards the Narwhal like a spindle.
Looking at the black shadow above, Charles' heart beat faster than ever. If they were hit by it, everyone on the ship would be finished.
"Chief Engineer, overload! Maximum speed! Hurry up!!"
"Buzz~!!" A ball of dark red flame spurted out from the chimney of the Narwhal, and its speed instantly increased three times.
Although the Narwhal evacuated as quickly as possible, it was still a little late.
The center of the ship dodged, but the huge whale smashed into the stern of the ship, knocking the Narwhal upright.
With Charles' desperate efforts, the Narwhal slammed back into the water and finally did not capsize.
"Huff~Huff~Huff~" Charles, with his face covered in cold sweat, was breathing heavily. The scene just now was too thrilling. If he had been a little slower, the whole ship would have been overturned.
He clapped his hands on the steering wheel, walked to the messy stern and looked at the whale behind.
The hundreds-meter-long Levi's whale lay quietly on the water, completely motionless. The previous blow seemed to have drained the last bit of its life.
Charles was not afraid that the whale would die again, because he had seen semi-solidified transparent liquid flowing out from the cracks in the whale's brain, and this was exactly what he wanted.
Levy's whale floats up or dives down by switching between liquid and solid forms of these things.
This whale oil is a top-quality material. Generally speaking, this oil is used as lubricant in various factories. The residue from squeezing it out is turned into fuel for steamships. It is too luxurious to burn it directly now.
The whale oil left the whale's body and soon solidified into a white lard-like substance. Charles ordered the crew to collect as much as they could as this would be their future source of fuel and fresh water.
After filling the fuel room, Charles even emptied out several cabins to store candle-shaped milky white whale oil. The entire Narwhal was filled with the unique fishy smell of oil.
"Will your God Futan accept this?" Charles asked with a relaxed look on his face, kicking the huge whale with his foot.
“… … ” Bandage ignored him and carried the whale oil into the cabin.
Almost all the whale oil in the whale's ventricle was emptied. Charles then ordered the crew to turn around and leave.
"Mr. Charles, there is so much meat. It's a shame to just throw it away." Lily said with regret.
Charles smiled and patted her head. "Don't feel sorry. Do we have to drag such a big whale? The bloody smell is so strong that it will easily attract some unnecessary trouble. Let's go and make water."
"Travel through 12 years, June 13, sunny
Today is the 37th day at sea. We are still drifting in the South China Sea. Fortunately, we do not have any supply crisis for the time being.
With the whale oil of a Levy's whale, as long as it is used sparingly, the Narwhal can last at sea for at least three months.
The tentacles in my brain haven't moved for a long time. I'm worried. Anna said that if this thing disappears, I will return to the illusion again. I hope I can hold on until then."
"Cough, cough, cough." Charles stopped writing, reached his hand into his mouth and pulled, tearing off a large piece of oral membrane.
Having a mouth full of mouth ulcers is a very uncomfortable feeling. Charles currently has no particularly good solution. This is just the beginning of vitamin deficiency. If he doesn't supplement vitamins, he will get scurvy.
He considered going over to salvage some seaweed, but when he thought of all the strange things underwater, Charles decided to make this his last option.
He didn't know how long this kind of life would last, but he was no longer confused. No matter how difficult the road was, he could always find the way back.
"Woo~Woo~" A whistle suddenly sounded. Charles' heart tightened and he stood up and walked outside. This kind of whistle sound meant a warning.
As soon as he walked onto the deck, he saw a skeleton ship approaching quickly from the left side of the Narwhal.
Just when Charles was still wondering where the power of this ship came from, seven or eight giant earthworms floated up from the front of the skeleton ship, their bodies tied with chains.
However, Charles immediately realized in the next step that now was not the time to think about these things. Whether he could escape from the predicament depended on seeing this ship.
"Woo~Woo~" The whistle of the Narwhal immediately attracted the other party's attention. When the skeleton ship approached, Charles could even more clearly compare the huge differences between the ships.
The ship was extremely large, almost as big as the dead Levy's whale. No, maybe it was a whole ship made of Levy's whale bones.
Seven or eight giants, each nearly three meters tall, stood by the ship, looking down at the Narwhal below.
Charles quickly told them his plight and promised that if only they could save him, he would be rewarded enough if he went back.
However, in the face of Charles' request, these so-called Haik people had no intention of rescuing him, and they retreated one by one.
Charles suddenly became anxious. If they really didn't rescue him, he was afraid that he would be trapped and die at sea.
At this moment he thought of something, and he took out the box that Anna had sent him before. "My wife had a deal with your people, you should be familiar with this thing, right?"
The box worked, and one of the giants, the one wearing a red pointy hat, said, "Follow our ship, we'll take you to the Broken Isles."
Charles was overjoyed. He had finally gotten out of his predicament. "Thank you, my friend. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to meet you. Otherwise, we would have been trapped to death at sea."
"Your luck is not as good as you thought. There is a being in the water that led us here."
"A being in the water?"
(End of this chapter)