The voice grew closer and closer, and as Fu Wan listened, she felt her eyes sting.
She is also a mother and knows how painful it is for a mother to lose her child.
In just over half an hour, the baby orca led Fu Wan around several huge rocks, and Fu Wan finally saw the mother orca who was constantly making mournful cries.
It swam back and forth incessantly in the waters behind that reef, occasionally surfacing to let out a mournful cry.
Unlike other orcas, her dorsal fin was not upright, but lay lifelessly to one side. In addition, she had several visible wounds on her body, from which blood occasionally oozed, but she seemed to feel nothing and continued to call out to her calf.
Fu Wan's heart sank. Judging from the condition of this orca, if the orca calf could not be found soon, this orca probably would not survive.
The baby killer whale slowly approached the adult killer whale. Just as Fu Wan was about to reach out to comfort the adult killer whale, the adult killer whale suddenly let out a few low calls.
The voice seemed to be threatening Fu Wan to leave. Fu Wan was somewhat taken aback, but then she realized that the orca might not recognize her.
"Uh-huh!"
The baby killer whale spouted a jet of water and then let out a strange cry. At the same time, the cries of the other killer whales behind it also began to rise in twos and threes.
Perhaps realizing that the pod had arrived, the orca gradually calmed down. Taking this opportunity, Fu Wan carefully examined the orca's wounds.
The wound didn't look like a simple abrasion; there were also burn marks. In short, it was very strange, and Fu Wan couldn't figure out how it had happened.
"Don't be afraid, lead us to your child!"
Fu Wan tentatively spoke softly to the adult orca. Her voice was very gentle. The adult orca stopped swimming, paused for two seconds, turned around, and swam in one direction.
"Little killer whale, follow them!"
Fu Wan patted the baby orca on the back, and the baby orca let out a sharp cry, then carried Fu Wan in pursuit of the adult orca.
While on the orca's back, Fu Wan did not forget to observe the surroundings. The area was very remote, and there were basically no fishing boats in sight. Based on the color and direction of the water, Fu Wan realized with a start that the direction they were heading seemed to be towards the high seas.
If you keep swimming forward, you can reach the high seas in less than half an hour.
But where could the orca calf be?
About twenty minutes later, the baby killer whale suddenly stopped and then let out a call that was different from usual. At the same time, Fu Wan's ears perked up.
Not far away, the mother orca also stopped and began swimming back and forth behind a reef. From that direction, Fu Wan heard a very faint call coming from there.
"Waaah, waaah..."
The cries continued, but they were intermittent, each one weaker than the last.
That's the sound of a baby orca!
"There it is!"
Fu Wan patted the baby killer whale, signaling it to swim forward, but the baby killer whale remained unmoved, instead looking as if it were facing a formidable enemy.
With no other option, Fu Wan jumped into the water and swam towards the calf. When she was almost near the orca calf, she stopped and floated on the surface.
To avoid startling the mother and daughter orcas, Fu Wan was still more than ten meters away from them. However, when she wiped the water off her face and saw the orcas' predicament, she couldn't help but feel furious.
The orca calf must have been born not long ago, and was not even a meter long. But instead of swimming freely in the sea with its mother, it was entangled in a huge fishing net.
Upon seeing the mother orca, it anxiously swung its tail, trying to get closer, but the more it struggled, the tighter the net became.
What angered Fu Wan was that the net was not an old, tattered one at all. Judging from its size and the knots tied to the rocks, it was clear that someone had deliberately placed it there!
"Waaah, waaah..."
The orca calf kept crying out, and the fishing net had already left several bloody marks on its body. Fu Wan hurriedly touched her body and thankfully, she had managed to pull the knife out of her leg.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"
Fu Wan slowly approached the orca calf. Seeing this, the adult orca, worried that Fu Wan would harm its child, stepped in front of the calf to protect it.
"Waaah!"
The orca pod behind her let out a few calls, seemingly trying to reassure the mother orca. Only after the mother orca relaxed did Fu Wan tentatively and slowly approach.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
The fishing net on it needs to be untied. Let me come over, and I'll help it untangle it.
Perhaps sensing that Fu Wan meant no harm, the orca mother eventually moved aside, and Fu Wan slowly approached the orca calf before pulling out the knife.
"Waaah, waaah..."
The orca calf kept making noises, and Fu Wan could only keep stroking its back to comfort it, while floating on the surface of the water to prepare to cut the fishing net on its body.
Because of the prolonged struggle, the orca calf's entire body became entangled in the fishing nets, which were very tightly bound, so Fu Wan had to be extremely careful when handling them.
Not only do they have to cut the fishing nets, but they also have to be careful not to cut the orca calves with sharp daggers.
She looked the orca calf over and finally decided to cut the fishing nets off its head and neck first.
Orcas have large heads, so if the fishing net on their heads is cut open, the net behind them will be easier to handle.
Moreover, the orca calf is less afraid once the fishing net on its head is removed.
Fu Wan forced herself to calm down and slowly cut the fishing nets with the knife in her hand.
As she expected, the fishing net on the orca calf's head was soon removed.
"Waaah, waaah~"
This time, the orca calf's cries carried a hint of joy.
"Don't rush, little guy. Give me two more minutes, and the rest of the fishing nets will be cleared."
Fu Wan comforted the orca calf, while her hands continued to methodically clean the fishing net from the calf's tail.
Because of the long hours of work, her hands were a little cold even while wearing gloves.
Just as Fu Wan cut the last knot in the net, the baby killer whale behind her suddenly let out a sharp cry.
Unlike the usual whimpering or moaning, the baby orca cried out four times in a row, and at the same time, several loud thuds suddenly rang out.
Before Fu Wan could turn around to see what was happening, a whooshing sound exploded in her ears. Instinctively, she held the orca calf in her arms and sank into the water. Then, she used her strength to cut the last knot in the rope.
The fishing net tore open, and the orca calf regained its freedom. Only then did Fu Wan come to her senses. She raised her hand, her glove torn at some point.
At this moment, there was another series of splashing sounds on the water's surface. Fu Wan sensed danger and continued to dive down.
At the same time, she had only one thought in her mind.
That's gunfire!
Damn it, how come someone has a gun here?!
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