Chapter 123 About Ahab
It's still the same beach, still the same beluga whale floating in the sky, but now there's an old lady with gray hair on the beach.
The elderly woman with gray hair was unusually excited. She first looked back and forth at the white whale in the sky, and then at Ishmael, who was being held down by Sonia and Otis on either side of her.
Ahab felt this was an opportunity to fulfill her long-cherished wish. Herman had not lied to her. Although it was somewhat different from her expectations, she could sense that this creature was indeed a beluga whale.
It was a strange feeling. The creature floating in front of me seemed so weak compared to the disaster on the lake, but... it was a beluga whale!
In the original world, she was killed by Ishmael right in front of her, and now, it's finally her turn!
Hahahaha! Just watch, Ishmael, she! Captain Ahab! She will hunt down the white whale!
The two men, one on each side and the other holding down the agitated Ishmael, exchanged a glance.
Otis from the molar clinic: "What was she babbling about?"
The boss, Shengyu, who was away on a business trip, shook his head: "I don't know."
Ishmael, who was being held down and belonged to the molar repair shop: "..."
She just had some strange urges towards that whale, was it really necessary to pin her to the ground like that?!
She's not going to fly up and poke that whale, and what's with that chattering old woman?
She knows me? I've never seen her before.
Herman Melville looked at Ahab, who had suddenly appeared and was now extremely hostile towards the white whale, and then at Ishmael, who was now the second hostile party.
Why did he feel like these two were also part of his superpower?
In particular, Ahab's timing was too perfect. As a peace-loving superhuman, he originally wanted to retrieve the white whale.
As a result, the beluga whale was not retrieved, and two more "people" who had developed a connection with it were added to the mix.
But... why do these two, who both seem to be connected to the existence of the "White Whale," both look like they want to execute the White Whale on the spot? What's going on? Is this a case of the left hand hitting the right?
The old man, whose hair was similar in color to Ahab's, looked at the white whale in the sky, then at the two individuals who appeared to have split powers, and fell into deep thought.
Why did he feel that these three beings were mutually hostile?
It's not simply hatred towards beluga whales, but rather a recurring pattern of mutual hostility among the three of them.
Just as this superpowered individual, whose name coincided with that of a director of Company N, was questioning his existence, a rift was torn open in the space beside him.
A corporate slave with dark circles under his eyes, looking like he was about to die, walked out.
When the office worker in the white coat saw her, he was stunned for a moment. Herman could feel his surprise, as if he hadn't expected to be there.
X was indeed surprised. He should have been focusing on Sonia. Who was this older gentleman? And Sonia?
Don't tell him he forgot about Sonia for decades and grew into an old man!
In order to collect enough energy, X has led the company staff to work overtime to an outrageous degree. Now, a day inside Lobotomy Corporation is equivalent to several months, or even longer, outside.
The longer the overtime hours, the more likely the abnormal entity is to riot, and an abnormal entity riot means "starting the day anew".
In short, X had almost forgotten what year it was, and for a moment he really wondered if this old man was Sonia, whom he had forgotten.
Fortunately, a familiar, youthful voice belonging to Sonia came from behind. X breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Sonia hadn't turned into an old man.
Wait, Sonia is over there, but what's the deal with this old man? Why is his connection with me affecting the location tracking and causing a transmission error?
"Supervisor, you're here."
Sonia and Otis, still holding on tightly, moved over like crabs, carrying Ishmael.
Upon hearing the sound, X looked over and saw his solo-playing god of war, Shui Ma, trapped in the middle.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, Otis isn't even one of the sinners... What is this? A version of myself from another world?
The feeling of two beings from different worlds and timelines standing together has a rather fantastical quality.
However... as the supervisor's gaze shifted, he seemed to see something strange.
For example, the white whale, and Ahab laughing maniacally.
It makes sense for Ishmael to be here, but where did Ahab come from? Could he be the same type as Sonia?
“Ishmael, you know Ahab…” The supervisor swallowed the rest of his words, and Ishmael from the molar repair shop looked puzzled.
X then realized that this person had probably never been on the Pequod, let alone knew Ahab.
Herman looked at the newly arrived young office worker: "Do you know them?"
He heard the young man, referred to as "the supervisor," say the names of the two women who had given him a special feeling.
"And you are?"
"Just call me Melville. Do you know them?"
The black-haired youth observed the white-haired old man and boldly hypothesized, "Are you the owner of the beluga whale?"
It is known that, apart from the sinner who fell directly, all the other sinners appeared next to the ability user, so... this person should also be an ability user.
Since Ishmael and Ahab are both associated with the white whale, the large whale in the sky is probably this old man's supernatural power.
“That’s right, my special ability is ‘White Whale’.” Herman showed no surprise. “However, it no longer obeys my commands.”
The old man looked at the sky with a complex expression; for the first time, he had lost contact with this beautiful behemoth.
Ahab was originally on the ground, and the white whale was in the sky. Even if she wanted to hunt the white whale, she couldn't reach it.
After all, given the height of the beluga whale, even with her physical abilities honed from navigating large lakes, she couldn't throw the weapon up there.
However, the beluga whale very considerately plunged down.
So, the floodwaters returned, and this time, both the previously dry Herman and the newcomer X were soaked. The waves created by the giant beast swept everyone on the beach into the water.
The seawater, laden with white foam, swept them away from the beach with tremendous force, and then the whirlpool where the giant beast sank to the bottom of the sea carried them away from the surface.
Then, it swallowed them all in one gulp.
A classic reborn.
X spat out a mouthful of salty seawater and then coughed. After recovering a bit, he met Ishmael's gaze as she wrung out water droplets from her long orange hair.
Upon seeing X wake up, the orange-haired woman opened her mouth as if to say something, but Otis (the hangover version) not far away emptied his stomach, and Ishmael immediately shut his mouth.
The shipyard mechanic, who had lost his ability to drink, frowned and looked over, while Otis, who felt much better after vomiting, muttered a complaint in a low voice, looking pale.
X rubbed his head and brushed the hair off his face. Fortunately, this Ishmael used to be like that too, so she didn't start arguing like the two sinners.
After being soaked in seawater, the supervisor, who was initially a bit tired, was completely refreshed.
He looked around and realized that he was inside the white whale. Only Otis and Ishmael were with him; the rest of the people were not here, and he didn't know where they had been swallowed.
"Let's go see how to get out." Or, how to kill the beluga whale.
In order to have enough energy, the supervisor, who had been working overtime until he was exhausted, stood up. The three of them, stepping on the soft inner lining of the white whale, searched for a way out, their steps uneven.
Having never experienced the life of Ishmael, the sailor at the LCB, the young woman who was finishing up at the Molar Shipyard didn't have that obsession with killing Ahab or the white whale. She was simply curious, curious about how she could have such a strange feeling.
The size of the "beluga whale" is incomparable to that of the beluga whale that roamed the great lake, which is also reflected in its internal structure.
Compared to the beluga whales in the city, it is very short. Although it is much larger than other whales in the ocean, it gives X the feeling of being very short.
Because they've reached the end of their rope.
As a supernatural life form, the "white whale" only possesses some of the biological characteristics. As a former executive manager with experience of adventures inside the white whale's belly, X feels no sense of urgency at all.
The experience inside this whale's belly is like a vacation compared to the Great Lakes Disaster, which shares the same name.
There will be no corrosive acids here, nor will there be any bleaching like a curse.
There's nothing here, not even a single monster.
Similarly, the other three people who were supposed to be swallowed along with them were also nowhere to be found.
After passing through the passage filled with the tangible sensation of flesh and blood, they arrived at a spacious area.
Finally, they saw the other three people. The white-haired old man was resting with his eyes closed against the resilient wall made of flesh and blood, and Sonia was standing beside him.
Ahab, on the other hand, was in a state of impotent rage, and anyone with eyes could see her fury.
When X and the other two entered, the old captain was trying to pierce the beating "heart" with his harpoon.
"Is this the heart of the beluga whale?"
Ishmael looked at the huge, pulsating object before her, her voice tinged with uncertainty.
“Without a doubt, this is a machine,” Otis objected.
The supervisor looked at the pulsating mechanical creation and the control panel below it: "I suppose this is the control center."
But why is the "heart" of a flesh-and-blood creature an operable control panel?
How strange, is this a superpower?
Ahab also found it very strange, extremely strange, that heart was fake!
She couldn't hit it at all; it was like a phantom!
Having spent most of her life drifting on the lake, she couldn't understand the complex control panel with its numerous parameters.
She could destroy that platform directly, and the beluga whale would most likely die because the platform was destroyed.
but!
Captain Ahab wanted to kill the white whale with his own hands, and his actions of haphazardly destroying the control panel were undoubtedly an insult to her!
So the old captain could only rage helplessly, but the only thing that comforted her was that it seemed this strange Ishmael didn't know how to operate the cursed platform either.
None of them could kill the "white whale" openly and honestly.
But the boy whose figure looked somewhat familiar—Captain Ahab swore with his old but still sharp eyes—was the same strange-looking clock-head from before, just with a different head.
The supervisor, who had been labeled as part of the Ishmael faction, studied the control panel and got started using it.
Having learned his lesson from cultural ignorance, Captain Ahab watched helplessly as the dark-haired boy manually shut down the "Moby-Dick."
The next moment, everyone appeared on the sea surface, and in a sense, the "beluga whale" was "killed".
Poor Captain Ahab nearly choked to death from the gasp, but as the "white whale" disappeared, she reluctantly faded away as well.
Herman Melville's superpower has failed, and this being, whose power is derived from the "white whale," has also become ineffective.
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The author says: The ships in the city give me a sense of antiquity, like those from the Age of Exploration. They're not made of wood, but they have a very primitive feel to them.
The city's amazing technology tree [doge emoji]
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