Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 82
When Yaha said this, everyone fell silent. When faced with a difficult choice, it is not so easy to make a decision.

Xia Ye looked left and right, and found that everyone was silent, so he raised his hand first:

"I……"

"You don't need to say it." Just one word, Yaha interrupted her.

"???"

"You don't tell me, I know, but you want to meet those moth beasts, right? So you will definitely choose to catch up."

"You really understand me." Xia Ye smiled "hee hee" and put his hand down again.

So the scene returned to silence.

Yaha looked around, and suddenly said: "There is one thing, I want to explain in advance. In fact, for me, I want to chase that group of whales more than any of you - because I am a Bankrupt captain, I need Moore more than any of you. Even if I die because of this, I want to take the risk, because this time I can't return empty-handed, otherwise death is waiting for me.

"So, I could have not mentioned the moth beast, so that everyone would not hesitate and immediately make a decision to catch up... But I can't do this, because I am the captain of the Moby Dick, and I must Everyone on this boat is responsible. I must at least let you know what kind of situation you may face next, instead of letting you step into the trap of death without knowing anything.

"I'm done talking, now, you can tell your choices."

This time, someone spoke up soon.

"I suggest chasing after it." The first mate said, "If you don't dare to take any risks, why hunt whales? Besides, even if you really encounter a moth beast...it's not certain who will live and die."

When the first officer uttered the last sentence, it seemed that his whole body exuded a cold breath.But when Xia Ye turned to look at her, this breath disappeared without a trace.

"I also suggest chasing after them." Tang Li continued, "I will go up to monitor later, as long as the moth beasts appear within 30 nautical miles, I can immediately find their traces. As long as you are prepared in advance, you will not be passive in the fight .”

Finally, the chief engineer spoke, and she only said one word: "Chasing."

This time there is no need for Yaha to explain, everyone understands what she means.

"Then it's decided, let's catch up!" Yaha nodded and said, "After the hunting starts, we will go in and out quickly, hunt one or two, and immediately retreat towards the archipelago after harvesting the whale oil. Once we really encounter moth beasts, if they are not too strong, we will kill them all, and if they are difficult, we will find a way to get rid of them."

"Chief officer, tell the crew to prepare for whaling within 20 minutes."

"Second officer, monitor the whales and moth beasts, and report to me in time if there is any new situation."

"Chief engineer, next, we may turn on afterburner at any time to prepare your people."

"Okay, everyone, take action, [-] moles of whale oil are waiting for us!"

"Helmsman, right rudder 15, forward three, accelerate to 250 knots."

……

The bell rang in a hurry, and everyone moved into action, busy but not chaotic.Xia Ye watched Yaha issue one order after another, until all the arrangements were settled, she asked:

"And me?"

Yaha turned to look at her: "Will you help us?"

Xia Ye smiled lightly: "It depends on the situation."

Yaha thought for a while, and then said: "With the power of the Moby Dick and the people on board, it should be easy to kill one or two whales, but if you really encounter a very difficult moth beast, I hope you can help us."

"I see."

……

20 minutes passed in a blink of an eye.

Through the window of the pilothouse, Xia Ye saw that the gunner, rangefinder, and loader were all in position behind the gun mantlet, while the other crew members were ordered to stay in the cabin for the time being.

At this time, Tang Li's voice came from the microphone located beside the wheel:

"There are still 20 nautical miles away from the whale group, and the speed and direction of the whale group have not changed."

"Received." Yaha replied, and then issued an order: "The main and auxiliary guns are each equipped with a delayed shotgun, and they are not allowed to fire unless they hear my order. After the whales enter the visual distance, turn on the afterburner."

Unlike other whaling ships, the Moby Dick has a main gun installed on the front deck and a secondary gun installed on the rear deck.

After receiving the order from Yaha, the loader immediately pulled out a metal cylinder from the magazine buried under the deck. The pattern composed of red dots, Xia Ye once asked Yaha, knowing that each shell has a special mark, and this pattern represents the delayed shotgun.

Each Whaler shell weighs nearly 100 kilograms, twice that of the 155mm howitzer shells of the past world.But relying on the power of the "Structural Strengthening" contract, the girl with thin arms and legs easily picked up the shell, stepped behind the barrel in two or three steps, and pushed the metal cylinder into the barrel neatly.

At this moment, another report came from the side.

"Captain, a group of whales has been spotted visually!"

Xia Ye opened his eyes and looked forward, and soon found white lines in the extreme distance. They were slowly extending from left to right, which was the track drawn by the whale.

Meanwhile, Yaha has issued the order again:
"Right rudder 5, forward [-], turn on afterburner!"

About ten seconds later, there was a deafening roar from the stern, and the Moby Dick turned on the afterburner again. On the shaking instrument panel, Xia Ye saw the pointer of the airspeed indicator moving to the right one after another. Slowly stop until near the edge of the red area.

That's... 330 knots!Moby Dick's speed was approaching its limit.

The whaling ship is less than 10 nautical miles away from the whale group. According to the current speed and heading, it only takes less than 2 minutes to intercept them.

The huge roar of the ether ramjet thrusters had obviously alarmed the whales. More than ten seconds later, a low-pitched cry came from a distance. This sound penetrated the huge noise of the thrusters and penetrated into everyone's ears.As soon as Xia Ye heard it, his mood fell inexplicably. He wanted to lie down on the spot and stop moving, even if he died because of it.

But immediately after, a cold and slightly tingling feeling spread from the cup and pierced her nerves, which lifted her spirits, and the depressed mood just now disappeared without a trace.

"Huh...that was just now?" she asked.

"The whale's cry comes with a special effect." Yaha explained: "They use this method to prey, first use their call to immobilize the miscellaneous fish in the ether sea, and then easily swallow the fish into their stomachs But this method is ineffective for us witches, the cup will clear the effect of the sound by itself."

It turns out that the cup also has this function... This is another piece of knowledge that I have lost.Xia Ye thought to himself.

"Since their predation methods are ineffective for us, shouldn't they be slaughtered by us?" She asked again.

"How is it possible?" Yaha shook his head: "The tweet just now was not aimed at us at all, it was the communication between the whales, you see, they are coming—"

Following the direction of Yaha's finger, Xia Ye saw three tracks separated from the wedge-shaped group of whales, rushing towards the whaling ship.

(End of this chapter)