18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 430

Chapter 430

A Cry for Help?

Well, that made sense.

barnacles.

Every creature's got a spirit, and whales are some of the gentlest giants of the ocean. We've heard plenty of stories about them seeking human help when they're in a tight spot-like getting caught in fishing nets or ropes, or when their bodies are riddled with painful Blue Blue circled our submarine, letting out plaintive cries.

Had our casual scratching actually formed some sort of bond?

Stella found herself in quite the dilemma. Blue Blue was massive, and with its mutation, getting close was no small feat. Pulling out that harpoon? That could easily result in us becoming a quick snack.

Blue Blue's relentless and increasingly forceful battering made it clear-it needed help, or things could get ugly.

Stella quickly did the math. The sub's top speed was 30 knots, while a normal blue whale cruised at around 20 kilometers per hour, with sprints reaching up to 50 km/h. The speeds were close, but the mutation threw a wrench in the works.

No one was keen on risking their lives, so Stella and Jasper made a unanimous decision: run for it.

They cranked the power to the max and bolted.

The three of them, plus their dog, crossed their fingers that maybe, just maybe, Blue Blue wouldn't follow.

But reality had other plans.

Not only did Blue Blue catch up, but it was even faster than they'd feared.

When 2688 veered left, Blue Blue followed suit. When 2688 turned right, the whale mirrored its movements. An hour into the chase, Blue Blue showed no signs of letting up.

Stella was at her wits' end. "What do we do now?"

Jasper frowned. "Maybe we should help it get that thing out?"

If they kept this up, the injury would worsen, possibly provoking the whale into a violent rage, and tearing the sub to pieces.

quick kill

sub

inside, while Stella and Jasper took a

harpoon embedded in its back, about 20 centimeters wide. How deep

wasn't from their sub. Whoever attacked Blue Blue wasn't from

baffled. "Even if some submariners were desperate for food, wouldn't

whale

sub crew numbered around 40. If they succeeded in hunting Blue Blue, they wouldn't worry about meat for years. But how would they preserve it? It had to be more than one sub

tethered herself to Jasper, and they paddled

good ten minutes. Only when

Instead, she gently stroked Blue Blue, hoping to

did, a milky substance began

first reacted with surprise,

a mother,

where was

typically fall prey to

back, Stella

gentle touching, Blue Blue

Blue flinched in pain at the touch and

massive creature, even a slight movement

were trying to help,

and Jasper embraced the

blood spraying, Blue Blue let out a

earplugs firmly in place, Stella could feel her ears ringing, pain

to keep it from falling into

depths, only to surface again, shooting a column of water high

as sunlight hit the dispersing mist, a rainbow

in amazement. "Is

was incredulous.

Blue playfully rolled in the water as if to express

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