Global colonization began with Ming Dynasty pirates.

With a powerful push from Lin Hao's arm, the sharp harpoon shot through the air, dragging a sturdy rope along its length, and pierced the whale's back several meters away.

"hold head high--!"

A loud and piercing roar suddenly exploded on the sea surface, followed by a huge spray of blood that quickly spread across the water.

Before the whale could react, another harpoon struck it precisely.

In its excruciating pain, the whale went completely berserk, its massive body churning wildly in the water, turning the surface into boiling water with one giant wave after another.

The ropes on the sampan shortened rapidly, and then suddenly the pontoon and the boat were pulled away.

After the whale was injured, it began to sink rapidly. The rope, which was several tens of meters long, was not enough and was quickly used up. The whale then pulled the float to the surface along with the whale.

The whale was in a terrible state, and Lin Hao and the others were equally disheveled. To ensure a successful hit, they were extremely close. At this moment, the whale was struggling frantically, and wave after wave crashed against it, tossing the two sampans to the side. Everyone could only cling tightly to the gunwales, desperately trying to stabilize the boats and praying that they wouldn't capsize.

Fortunately, the injured whale was only focused on escaping and did not deliberately target the two sampans, and everyone escaped the ordeal unharmed.

"Young Master, the whale is missing! What do we do now?!"

Liu Aniu was soaked to the bone and his face was pale. His small boat had just been nearly hit by a whale's tail, almost resulting in the loss of the boat and his life, and he was still shaken by the experience.

Don't panic.

Lin Hao was equally disheveled, but showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, his eyes burned with fervor. "It will float back up in a moment."

The feeling of confronting a colossal being head-on, of fighting against the heavens and earth, filled him with extraordinary excitement. His adrenaline surged, and compared to the routine life of his previous existence, the thrill of this moment almost made his blood boil.

Although burning down the county town and fighting pirates were exciting enough, Lin Hao didn't feel any sense of satisfaction because he was killing his own kind.

But today, Lin Hao felt like every cell in his body was cheering, enjoying the thrill of the hunt.

"They're out! They're out!" the sailors shouted, pointing into the distance.

Several hundred meters away, two floating barrels reappeared on the water's surface.

Whales are mammals and cannot stay submerged for long periods, especially when they are suddenly injured and not prepared with enough air. In addition, the resistance provided by the float forces the whale to increase its surfacing frequency, which is more than enough for Lin Hao and his team to track it.

Before the invention of the whaling cannon, sailors on Western whaling ships did the same thing: they would row small boats to chase after wounded whales, seizing opportunities to aggravate their injuries. Once the whales were severely wounded and exhausted from their escape, they would finally deliver the fatal blow, hoisting the whales up and starting to butcher them for the materials they needed right at sea.

After confirming the whale's location, the sailors on the two sampans quickly paddled and sped towards the target. The sampans were even faster than before, and it seemed that Lin Hao was not the only one who felt excited. This kind of thrilling hunt is the best way to stimulate the hunting genes hidden in human beings. Everyone was excited with bloodshot eyes, completely disregarding the dangers they had just faced.

The large ship followed closely behind, ready to rescue any sailors who had fallen into the sea.

A moment later, Lin Hao led the boat closer to the whale again. By this time, only the injured whale remained.

The other whales dove away immediately upon being attacked, and because they were not equipped with floats, Lin Hao and his team were completely unable to locate them.

But the injured whale couldn't escape. With two buoys on its back, Lin Hao and the others could easily pinpoint its location no matter where it went. Moreover, the harpoon on its back had long barbs, and the deeper it dived, the more intense the pain caused by the barbs became.

The harpoon has a deep blood groove, and the whale is constantly being bled. In addition, the whale is struggling after being injured, so more and more blood is being drawn out.

When Lin Hao and the others approached again, the sea had already turned red.

This time, Lin Hao and the others dared not get too close, as the injured whale was even more ferocious, and getting too close as before could easily capsize the boat.

Ten meters apart, Lin Hao and Liu Aniu simultaneously threw their harpoons again.

The whale was in pain again, its tail swung high and slammed into the sea, sending a huge wave crashing over the two boats, drenching everyone inside. Luckily it was September, and it wasn't cold at midday; the sun was still strong enough, otherwise everyone would have gotten sick from the cold.

However, this time everyone was prepared, so it wasn't as dangerous as before.

After being injured for the second time, the whale fled again at high speed, but this time it had increased the number of buoys on its body to four. The four buoys shuttled across the sea like arrows, while Lin Hao and the others chased after it at a leisurely pace.

About twenty minutes later, the whale got tired again and stopped to rest. Lin Hao and Liu Aniu then steered their boat closer and launched their third attack together.

The whale had just stopped, and in its simple instincts, it thought it was safe after escaping for so long. But then the pain returned, and in a fit of rage, it burst out of the water, its massive body leaping through the air before crashing heavily onto the surface.

Another giant wave crashed in, but Lin Hao and the others weren't so lucky. Liu Aniu's sampan was closest to the wave and was immediately overturned, landing upside down on the sea.

"Watch out! Quick! Go up and save them!" Lin Hao and the others had just recovered from the chaos when they saw the overturned sampan and rushed up to rescue the people.

Fortunately, everyone was a good swimmer, and apart from one unlucky guy who broke his arm, the others were not seriously injured.

Meanwhile, seeing the perilous scene, two more sampans were launched from the large ship to come and rescue the people who had fallen into the water.

"Brother A Niu, you go upstairs and rest. I'll take care of things here!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

But Liu Aniu shook his head frantically upon hearing this, then said firmly, "Young master, don't underestimate me. I, Liu Aniu, am not easily intimidated. Today, I refuse to believe that I can't handle a beast. Young master, please let me continue hunting this whale with you!"

Seeing Liu Aniu's performance, Lin Hao laughed heartily, "Good! Very good! I knew I hadn't misjudged him. Brother Aniu, come with me, this beast is about to die."

There was no time for the group to board the Fujian boat to rest, so they cleared out a new sampan, which Liu Aniu led, and set off again in pursuit of the whale.

The whale's injuries were getting worse and worse, and its speed was getting slower and slower. Although the group spent a lot of time rescuing the whale, they were still steadily chasing after it.

Just as Lin Hao and the others approached, the whale seemed to sense something and fled again.

"Damn, this guy's gotten more alert. Too bad, with so many buckets on his back, where can you possibly escape to?" Lin Hao ordered another pursuit.

The whale's speed had decreased significantly compared to before, and the group quickly caught up again. This time, before the whale could react, Lin Hao and Liu Aniu began throwing spears from a distance of more than ten meters.

Lin Hao's harpoon hit its mark again, but Liu Aniu's condition had deteriorated significantly due to being thrown into the sea earlier, and the harpoon missed.

But that's enough. Including Lin Hao's whale, there are now seven harpoons on the whale's back, and the massive amount of bleeding is making the whale increasingly weak.

After Lin Hao's harpoon hit its mark, before everyone could even celebrate, a sudden, powerful force nearly threw them all off their feet. This time, the harpoon was no longer tied to a wooden barrel, but to an iron ring at the front of Lin Hao's sampan.

As the whale desperately tried to escape again, the sampan was carried along at breakneck speed on the sea surface. The whale even dived several times, almost pushing the sampan into the water, which frightened everyone into screaming.

This scene also greatly frightened Liu Aniu and the sailors on the Fujian ship.

"Quick! Chase after them!"

Liu Aniu snatched the oar and roared, "Don't let the young master fall into the water!"