Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 159: Humpback Whale

After everyone's discussion, they headed towards the trembling area in the distance, and when they got a closer look, they found that, within the densely entangled cannibals, there was a huge black thing wrapped in it, and it was constantly struggling inside. One eye was exposed.Those eyes were black, clear and energetic, and when they saw us, their dolphin-like voice became even louder.

Professor Lin said in surprise, "It's still a humpback whale."

I do know humpback whales. This kind of whale is medium-sized, usually 12 to 13 meters in adulthood. The one in front of us should be a juvenile whale, which looks only about seven or eight meters long. Its back is light black and its jaw is white. She is very beautiful, and when she sees us, she screams even more happily, as if she is human.It is said that whales have large brains and are very intelligent animals. Dolphins are close relatives of whales, and their wisdom is obvious to all.

Everyone didn't say much, the four robots immediately pulled out their daggers, and together with me, tofu and carp, a group of people went into the water with weapons.The underwater is full of tangled cannibals. These things entangle the whale, making it impossible to escape. We used daggers to cut off these resting cannibals. Due to the large number, it took a lot of effort to go up and down. Down and down, ups and downs countless times, and only then did he open a path.

The whale is very smart, it probably sensed the looseness of the cannibal, and quickly cooperated with us without moving, saving us a lot of trouble.

As soon as the underwater channel was opened, it immediately dived into the water and disappeared without a trace.

After a lot of tossing, all of us big men were out of breath. I said, "The whale was rescued. It's finally all right. It's time to go back." This time, Professor Lin and others had no objections, and everyone set off on the raft again. Turn back.This time going to sea was really exhausting, nothing was done, and it was so troublesome that it caused a lot of trouble.Fortunately, these cannibals are all in a state of fullness. If they are not full, let alone come in, even if they see them, they will run away like a mouse seeing a cat.

When we left the cannibalism area, the raft did not recover. We were manipulating the raft, and when we were about to swim back, we suddenly saw a black shadow in the sea under the raft. The black shadow quickly rose up. The humpback whale I saved.This thing was seven or eight meters long, and it surfaced at the same level as our raft. The sum of the three rafts was not as big as it, and it popped out suddenly, which surprised us.

Although we rescued it before, this thing is an animal after all, so there must be no such thing as repayment. With such a big body, it can throw us into the sea with just a random hit.Tofu was even more surprised and said: "Oh my god, this thing doesn't eat people, does it?"

I said, "You have no common sense. The main food of humpback whales is fish and shrimp, and they are not interested in people. Besides, you don't have much meat all over your body. Wouldn't it be a waste to eat you?"

While talking, the humpback whale was right next to us, and it didn't move away. The raft floated forward, and it swam slowly beside us, like a large bodyguard.A pair of black eyeballs, the mouth is a bit like a dolphin, the corners of the mouth are curved upwards, just like smiling.This naive image immediately aroused the interest of Duan Fei and the three women, and they couldn't help touching them cautiously and tentatively.

The humpback whale was very cooperative, and when people touched it, it turned over, revealing its snow-white belly.

Not to mention me, even Professor Lin was very surprised. He pushed the glasses with only one lens left, and said: "Mammals showing their bellies are a sign of trust and goodwill. This humpback whale is too Smart enough to know that we saved it."

I also found it strange, so I stood by and watched the excitement. Tofu immediately rushed up and reached out to touch the belly of the humpback whale. After touching it for a while, the humpback whale turned over and swam forward for a certain distance, jumping up suddenly, black and white were clearly distinguished Its streamlined body drew an arc between the sea and the sky, and fell into the sea again, splashing countless water splashes.

Ah Ying applauded and laughed: "Oh, it's so beautiful." Everyone was hit by the sea this time, and now they are in a trapped situation, and they are not in a good mood. I feel a lot more relaxed and happy.The humpback whale was probably playing, and it didn’t swim very far. It just came and went around our raft, showing its head from time to time, with the tip of its mouth upwards, looking at the people on the raft.

That situation is really cute, everyone can't help but like this thing, so they let it linger.

After about an hour or so, we saw the reef belt from a distance, but we were dumbfounded at this sight, because the boat we fixed had disappeared.

Although the ship has lost its navigating function, it is still our shelter, and we can sleep peacefully on it, sheltered from the wind and rain, and the round trip only takes an hour. Why did the ship disappear?Everyone was shocked, and hurried back to the reef at a faster speed, trying to find the reason.I saw that only half of the two ropes tied to the boat were still on the reef, which seemed to have been broken.

This rope is professional equipment mixed with steel wires, it is impossible to break it for no reason, and it is unusual for two pieces to break at the same time.I immediately picked up the broken part of the rope and observed it carefully, and suddenly my heart skipped a beat, the secret channel was not good.Take all precautions, it's hard to guard against house thieves, how can there be disasters in our team?
The fractures of this rope are very strange, more than half of them are neat, obviously cut by some sharp weapon, and a small part is snapped.It was obvious that when our group was dismantling the bottom plate and preparing to go to the rescue, someone deliberately cut the rope.He didn't cut the rope completely, but left a small piece so that when we left, we couldn't find anything unusual.

After we left, the boat continued to generate pulling force due to the surge of the waves, and the remaining handful were not strong enough to support, and soon broke, which is why the current scene was caused.

Who did it?

My mind was full of doubts, this person must be someone from our team, but what reason does that person have to do this?If he cuts the rope, what benefit can he get?Don't you still have to sleep on the rocks?Even if there are people in our team who really have different intentions, they should definitely not do such things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to ourselves.

I carefully recalled the scene at that time, but unfortunately everyone was busy at that time, going back and forth on and off the boat, no one paid attention to anyone, anyone might be a suspect, and I couldn't think of any clues at all.I couldn't help thinking of what Gu Wenmin hadn't finished saying that night. She said that Duan Fei had a problem, and it seemed that she had to find a chance to ask her a question.I subconsciously glanced at Duan Fei, but there was nothing unusual about her expression.

Tofu sat down on the reef and said: "It's all over now, the boat is gone, we are holding Coptis chinensis and knocking on the door-it's hard to come home." He then looked at me and said: "Old Chen, look I have been working on the rope for a long time, have you seen any movement?" The enemy is dark and I know it, so I lied that I didn't know, only saying that the quality of the rope was probably not good enough, and I broke it myself, so I didn't say any more.

The humpback whale played around the reef and did not leave, as if it regarded us as a group of partners.After a lot of tossing, everyone was already empty and thirsty, so they could only look for something to eat first.Nowadays, there is fire and no fuel, and they can only eat raw food. Fortunately, carp and Ah Ying are veterans of the sea, so it is not difficult to find food and drink, but let alone the taste of eating raw fish and drinking fish blood and fish juice , After eating, I don’t want to recall it anymore, and I feel like vomiting after recalling it.

By the time the belly problem was solved, it was already night, and we could only find a high place to sleep on the reef. The jagged and sharp stones were very irritating, and we couldn’t sleep well. In the middle of the night, we were not used to raw food after eating tofu, and we had a stomachache. On the other side of the reef, I fell into a drowsy sleep when I suddenly heard Tofu calling me: "Old Chen, Old Chen..."

Before he could open his mouth, I said: "Don't ask me for toilet paper and other things, just wash your butt with sea water, gentlemen, don't be so particular, I'm going to sleep." In a short while, Tofu came to me and shook his head. He shook my shoulders and said, "Wake up." This kid usually doesn't have any serious business. If he is really in an emergency, he can't be so quiet, and there will be a big commotion long ago.I worked hard and sweated during the day, and now I was so tired that I didn't want to open my eyes, so Tofu held up my eyelids with his fingers, stared at my eyeballs and said, "Something is approaching us, it seems It's a boat."

ferry?
I signaled Tofu to put my hand down, and I didn't quite agree with his statement, because the sound of the engine is relatively loud when a modern ship is running, if there is a ship that is really close, you will have heard the sound.Seeing that I didn't believe it, Tofu pulled me up, stretched out his hand and pointed to the north side, and said, "Look...it's there." Looking along the place of his finger, I couldn't help rubbing my eyes hard.

There is indeed a ship on the sea, and it is coming from the north to the south, and it will pass our reef belt without accident.

I was overjoyed, and hurriedly told everyone to wake up. After a group of people woke up from sleep, they were a little lost when they suddenly encountered such a big surprise, shouting and waving at the boat.It's night now, there won't be any mirages, the boat is real, with a big dim light bulb hanging on the top, the hull of the boat is faintly illuminated, and it is coming towards us from the darkness.

In order to attract its attention, we turned on the flashlight and waved it, and the boat was heading towards us.Because we were too excited, we didn't notice the weirdness of this ship. When it drove to the front and stayed on the edge of the reef, everyone noticed something was wrong.

The whole body of this boat is actually made of wood. You know, in modern times, such boats have almost been eliminated. Who would appear here with such an old boat?
Except for the light bulbs at the bow, the whole ship is very quiet, there is not even the sound of human footsteps. We have encountered too many weird things before, and now we can’t help but think more about this ship. , Could it be another pirate ship?Then these pirates are really bold enough to dare to commit murder on such a broken ship.

(End of this chapter)