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The salvage ship deployed an extra-large fishing net. The mesh wasn't very large, but small fish could easily slip through.

As for the larger fish, they had no choice but to be caught in the net and hauled up together...

Compared to this sturdy net, even if those fish were slightly larger and stronger, the damage to the net itself was minimal.

But the greatest fear for these salvage ships is encountering a giant creature like a whale during salvage...

If a whale accidentally gets caught, it may suffer greatly or even get trapped, but its massive body and terrifying strength pose a significant threat to the salvage ship itself and could even destroy the treasures inside the sunken ship...

Imagine a giant whale over ten meters long, trapped in a strong net, thrashing around and causing havoc inside.

The force of a fish in water is immense, let alone a whale. Although the ship appears to be twice the size of the whale, in a real fight, the ship may not stand a chance against it...

That's why the captain ordered to slow down and avoid disturbing the whale as much as possible.

Now, hearing it's just a sea serpent, the captain relaxed considerably.

Sea serpents are slender, invertebrate soft-bodied creatures. The mesh of their fishing net is large enough for a serpent to wriggle through even if caught...

With this, the captain wasn't particularly worried.

"Continue lowering the net, continue lowering..."

Sensing no need for worry, time became the most crucial factor, and the captain immediately commanded to lower the net. Time is money, and every delay could ruin things; he certainly didn't want to waste any.

But then...

"Captain, Captain..."

Before he could do anything, the sailor responsible for radar observation called out.

"What's wrong now?"

The captain was furious, more infuriated than ever. This boy had no sense; the captain thought of firing him immediately upon return for talking way too much.

"The sea serpent... the sea serpent... has bitten into our cable... and... and..."

The sailor, intimidated by the captain, stammered nervously, pointing at the radar screen, unable to articulate a single complete sentence for quite a while.

"Damn it, spit it out... What sea serpent bit the cable? What the hell are you talking about?"

Even angrier, the captain was determined to fire this boy, cursing under his breath while walking over to check the radar screen.

"Ugh..."

But at that sight, he realized the sailor was right; the slender-bodied "sea serpent" indeed had its jaws on the cable they had deployed.

Almost simultaneously, the sailor responsible for deploying the cable and fishing net up front shouted, "Captain, the cable is stuck..."

"Shit..."

Without even acknowledging the crew's wails, the captain cursed at the radar screen.

Why?

Because he witnessed with his own eyes, the "sea serpent" biting their cable and racing up from the depths of the sea at high speed.

The other end of the cable was connected to the fishing net, and as the "sea serpent" shook it and swam away, it pulled up the nearly fully deployed net along with it.

On the radar, it was clearly visible that the "sea serpent" was pulling the cable rapidly from the seabed to the surface, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If they weren't sure the "sea serpent" wouldn't crash directly into their hull, they would have already sailed away.

"Captain, Captain... it's coming towards us... straight towards us!"

Even so, the observing sailor, eyes glued to the radar, trembled and spoke with disbelief, his tone a blend of terror and a hint of despair, as if the end of the world was upon them.

Smack~~

"Shut up!"

This boy was too faint-hearted, scared out of his wits at such a sight. The captain slapped him hard, followed by a stern admonition.

This was no time to panic. If all crew members acted like this boy, they'd never survive at sea.

This was merely a mischievous sea serpent, nothing to be overly concerned about, no need for such a fuss...

If he was scared by this, how would he cope with storms and tornadoes at sea? The boy would be scared to death...

"Woo woo woo!~~"

The captain's tone was extremely harsh, instantly scaring the young man into silence, all he could do was shrink his neck and hide to the side, not daring to make any sound.

The captain was quite satisfied with this outcome, so he ignored him and turned to consider how to handle the current situation.

"Captain, it hasn't slowed down..."

After getting a scolding from the captain, the young man became much more obedient and didn't dare to overreact, yet seeing the speed displayed on the radar, he couldn't help but remind him.

"It hasn't slowed down yet..."

This time, even the captain sensed something was wrong.

According to the radar data, this "sea serpent" was only tens of meters from the surface of the sea; if it didn't decelerate now, it might directly burst out of the water's surface.

If it were just ordinary fish jumping out of water, at most, they would splash around in mid-air and then continue to fall back into the sea, having almost no impact.

But the problem was, this "sea serpent" was incredibly large, more than ten meters long. With such a high-speed charge, its breaching height could be very high, and it was towing that massive trawl...

If the trawl was forcibly pulled out of the water, and then dropped down, considering the angle driven by this sea serpent, it might end up covering the entire ship...

Deploying such a large net is exhausting enough, let alone recovering it, which is another ordeal... And that's just retrieving it from the sea.

But if the whole net covered the ship, the retrieval would be even more challenging...

If it really came to that, their salvage operation would surely fail, and merely recovering the net would exhaust them.

"Everyone, on alert, grab your gear..."

At the thought of this, the captain's face turned grim, that was not the outcome he wanted, so he immediately gave an order.

All the crew, upon hearing the order, were stunned for a moment but quickly put down their tasks and rushed to the cabin to fetch their gear.

The sailors on these salvage boats were not the kindest sorts; they generally had some weapons, and some Lu Song fishing boats and salvage boats would occasionally moonlight as pirates, robbing passing merchant ships.

This boat was no exception, and naturally, it carried quite a few weapons.

Soon, the sailors emerged, each holding equipment in their hands, ranging from pistols and spearguns to other similar weapons.

Although not particularly powerful in firepower, they were more than sufficient for dealing with those marine creatures, and even when encountering fierce Great White Sharks or killer whales, they were fearless.

Splaaash~~~

Almost as soon as the sailors were ready, they heard a giant splash on the sea surface, the water constantly churning. It was clear something large and fierce was lurking.

Everyone appeared extremely tense as that "sea serpent" was about to emerge... they all raised their gear simultaneously, aiming at that position.

Splaaaaaash~~~

Finally...

The "sea serpent" emerged!

A gigantic, peculiar head first burst out, looking incredibly bizarre, with two enormous horns. At that moment, its bloody mouth was biting onto that thick cable, and glimpses of its sharp teeth could be seen...

Subsequently, the slender silver body gradually emerged from the water. Amidst the shimmering waves, the scales on the silvery body cast off a dazzling glow, making it quite hard to keep one's eyes open.

"What is... this monster?"

Everyone was stunned. Such a monster had never been seen before, seeming not like any known creature, almost as if it was some mythical being.

"Take action..."

But compared to the sailors' shock, the captain was far more resolute, quickly snapping out of his astonishment and roaring in rage.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~

Rat-a-tat-tat~~~

With the captain's roar, the sailors snapped back to reality too, raising their weapons and firing at the slender "monster" rapidly emerging from the sea surface.

This wasn't any monster; it was precisely what Qin Fang had sent to deal with this salvage ship.

Just as Little Dragon emerged from the sea surface, it was immediately attacked by the sailors on the salvage ship, with bullets pouring onto it as if they cost nothing, alongside the sharp spearguns all aimed at its body.

Clang clang clang~~

Ping ping ping~~

When these bullets and spearguns struck Little Dragon's body, colliding with the Dragon Scales within its body, they made sounds as if hitting metal, with the noise being exceptionally crisp.

The Dragon Scales themselves were Little Dragon's strongest surface defense, not easily broken through... even facing these bullets and spearguns, they couldn't harm it. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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