After the escort ship departed, Ye Wudao sat alone in a rubber dinghy, beginning his search in the vicinity for the sperm whale. The whale had been frightened away by the pirates earlier, and its whereabouts were now unknown.
However, since there had been signs of the sperm whale, this area of the sea must be a favored haunt of theirs. Therefore, all Ye Wudao needed to do was to wait patiently.
Surrounding him were bits of wreckage and trash, along with some bodies of pirates floating on the water. Suddenly, with a splash, a shark bit off a leg from one of the floating bodies and dragged it away, and the scent of blood quickly attracted more sharks.
One of the sharks, other than smelling the blood, had sensed the living Ye Wudao's presence and, flipping its tail, began swimming in his direction.
