Although Happiness wanted to help very much, Bern didn't let her move. Happiness watched Burn busy arranging the items they could use after falling into the sea in the cabin. She felt that the wound on his chest, from which fresh blood was gradually oozing out, was much more serious than the wound on her lower back caused by the puncture.
The shaking of the aircraft became more and more severe, and the position of the engine kept flashing purple electric light. The only telescope they had was lost by Happiness, so Bern could only rely on his eyes to search for islands or land along the direction of the water flow on the sea surface.
Happiness started to worry again. She couldn't understand why such an advanced aircraft didn't even have a lifeboat. She was worried about how long she could survive in the vast ocean, and she was also worried about Burn's injury. In order to save more medicine and clean waterproof bandages for her, he used the tape she had taken off her waist, which was not sticky enough and not clean.
"Happiness, eat this." Bern gave Happiness a small piece of compressed food that he had just found. He put another piece in the backpack he was going to carry with him.
Happiness took a bite and brought the compressed food to Bern's mouth, saying, "Bern, you eat it. Uncle Ermao cooked it for me. You must not have eaten since you were captured."
Bern smiled and didn't refuse. He put the food into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.
"Don't just think about me. If we want to survive, we must take care of yourself first, whether it's food or medicine." Happiness said seriously.
At this time, the bottom propeller of the aircraft started to stop rotating. After a few clicks, the round egg could not be supported by the operation of the top propeller alone, and it began to fall towards the sea. Bern hung the backpack he had arranged on Happiness's back, and took the soft rope from his own body and handed it to her, saying, "I will transform into a tiger later. When we are on the sea, use the rope to fix yourself on my back. And take this dagger with you." Bern stuck a small dagger made of iron plate into Happiness's waist.
Everything was ready. Burn opened the door of the aircraft. Outside the door, the sea wind howled. Happiness hugged Bern's neck and looked around from high above for the last time. There was no sight of any land!
"Jump!" Bern hugged Happiness and took a big step out of the aircraft that was emitting black smoke and falling. They jumped into the vast ocean. The strong wind blew Happiness's long hair. At the moment of entering the water, Bern transformed into a beast form and carried Happiness in his mouth, gently shaking her onto his broad tiger back. The volume and weight of the giant tiger were different from that of the human form, and it quickly stabilized on the undulating sea surface. Happiness, who didn't have time to be nervous because of the high-altitude dive, immediately used Burn's help to wrap the soft rope around the tiger's head and tied it around her waist. Although the sea wind was strong, the tiger's back was warm, and Bern's fur didn't get wet. Happiness sat steadily and comfortably. After the safety measures were done, Happiness climbed onto Bern's shoulder and anxiously observed whether the wound on Bern's chest had reopened. After squatting for a while, she found that the seawater was clear and not stained with blood, so she finally felt relieved. Riding on the tiger's neck, she held onto Bern's fur to maintain balance.
The aircraft created a whirlpool not far away, slowly sinking into the seabed.
There was only a small piece of compressed biscuit and two bottles of water in the backpack to eat and drink. Although Bern always appeared relaxed and calm, Happiness knew how dangerous and terrible their situation was. Bern's round tiger ears kept shaking, as if listening to the sound coming from the sea breeze. His tiger paws were forcefully cutting through the water. Since he was not swimming in the direction of the ocean currents, his speed was not fast. Even though Happiness had countless worries and fears in her heart, she would not utter these words to vent Bern's anger. She touched Bern's neck, hugged him, and said, "Bern, keep going. When you can't swim anymore, turn into human form and I will swim with you. I'm good at swimming, you know."
His physical strength was still very abundant, so how could he not be able to swim? Bern knew that Happiness wanted to ease his worries and let him know that she could also rely on him. This kind of thought undoubtedly made Bern feel that she was very lovely. Their situation was indeed dangerous, but it had not reached the point of despair. With his physical fitness, even if they drifted on the sea for four or five days without eating or drinking, there would be no problem.
After a while, Happiness stood up and leaned on the head of the white tiger, looking forward through his round ears. It's always better to have an extra pair of eyes to search for land, and not always be splashed by the waves.
The tiger continued to swim leisurely in the sea, showing no signs of fatigue. At this moment, the sun was gradually setting, and a splendid sunset appeared in the sky. The scenery of the sea and the sky was so beautiful that it intoxicated people, if she hadn't encountered a maritime disaster.
"Bern, can I sit on your head?" Happiness grabbed Burn's ear and asked, "I don't mean anything else, it's just that sitting higher can see farther."
The white tiger nodded, and Happiness grabbed his fur and ear and climbed up to sit on Bern's head. Although this height didn't help much in finding land, Happiness felt stronger than before.
Speaking of which, life is really unpredictable. The night before yesterday, she was playing in the Starlight Lake in District 2, and tonight, she was separated from her family and friends by thousands of miles, drifting in the sea with this blue-eyed tiger, desperately searching for land. What will happen to her tomorrow night? Happiness's lips were already dry, and she was very thirsty in her throat, but she persisted and didn't touch the two bottles of freshwater. She knew that Burn, who had been exerting physical energy all the time, needed water more than her.
In fact, Bern was not working as hard as Happiness thought. He was very careful not to reopen the wound on his chest, which restrained the movements of his limbs. Otherwise, he could swim faster and more smoothly. He didn't want to attract sharks or other carnivorous fish.
Yes, there are indeed marine creatures that can transform into human form, but the mysterious marine creatures live in seclusion. The examples of marine beasts integrating into the mainland civilization society are extremely rare. Many land beast tribes have only seen their appearance in the open sea or documentaries.
The number of creatures in the sky and the ocean that can transform into human form is very rare and not as common as the land beast tribes. Most of the marine creatures turned into aquatic zombies after being infected with viruses and did not undergo evolution. Therefore, human-like marine creatures have not formed a regular and orderly social system. If Bern and Happiness encounter a group of great white sharks now, the possibility of them being directly swallowed by the group of great white sharks is much greater than the possibility of the sharks turning into a group of primitive tribe handsome guys warmly welcoming them.
The reason why Happiness's history books did not mention the relationship between the sky and the ocean beast tribes is because of this. However, some knowledgeable scholars often say that the beast tribes truly rule this planet, completely eliminating the ancient species, and the conditions of unity and integration of the sky and ocean beast tribes are indispensable on the path to pursue a star-level civilization.
"Bern, you've been swimming for hours, take a break." Happiness patted Bern's forehead, opened the backpack, took out a bottle of water, licked her lips, and said, "I can swim, so you can transform into human form and have some water."
Instead of stopping, Bern suddenly accelerated and swam forward with all his strength. If it weren't for Happiness grabbing his ear in time, she would have been thrown off. The unopened bottle of water slipped from Happiness's hand and made an arc into the sea. Happiness screamed in regret and looked back, feeling a chill down her spine. Behind them, there was a decaying fish fin, rotten and boneless, in the shape of a triangle, rapidly chasing after them, creating huge splashes with its almost disintegrated tail fin!
It's true that worries can bring about what one fears! This was a water-zombie fish! Even huge ocean-going ships had a hard time dealing with this creature, let alone Bern and Happiness! Just then, Happiness keenly noticed a dark green-black shadow in front of them, and she instantly felt a glimmer of hope. Happiness shouted, "Bern, quickly! There's land ahead! I see land!"
Even the leader of the Tiger Clan can't swim past the sharks in the sea, let alone these bloodthirsty ones! Helpless, Bern instantly transformed back into human form! Happiness fell into the sea but was immediately picked up by Bern and thrown far away. The effectiveness of the rope became evident, otherwise Happiness would have been swept away by the current!
Bern took out the sharp spikes from his backpack, stepped on the water, turned around to face the rotten fish that had already opened its fangs. Among the rotting flesh and sharp teeth, he could almost see its throat bone! Even from such a distance, Happiness felt a strong stench that almost made her hold her breath!
Happiness held the backpack in one hand and swam in the water with the other, anxiously watching Bern fight the zombie shark. After a few rounds, the shark bit Bern's arm and dragged him into the sea. The sea surface was calm, but suddenly, a strong force pulled Happiness towards the seabed. She had no choice but to untie the knot around her waist. With a wave hitting her, she lost her sense of direction. After taking a breath, she submerged herself in the water, trying to open her eyes to find Bern. However, the water was dark and she couldn't see anything clearly. Happiness was facing an unprecedented crisis and even began to feel despair. She resurfaced, crying,
"Bern!" Her hoarse voice was swept away by the sea breeze. A wave crashed down on her, and Happiness, holding the backpack, looked around with tears in her eyes, searching for Bern's figure. "Bern!" Happiness blinked, tears and seawater blurred her vision. The coastline she had seen before was nowhere to be found. She couldn't find the right direction to swim.