After receiving the distress call from the Port City Animal Protection Association branch, Yang Lin quickly drove himself to this coastal city located to the southeast of Ningnan City.
By the time he arrived at the port where the incident occurred, it was already two hours later.
Before he could get any closer, a wide beach appeared before him.
On this beach, a large crowd of people were gathered tightly, numbering no less than several hundred.
Among them were tourists enjoying the seaside, local fishermen, and of course, some people in uniform.
Without even looking, he knew what they were gathered there for.
Yang Lin immediately found a place to park his car and then walked towards the crowded area.
"Excuse me, please make way."
"Brother, please let us through."
"What are you pushing for? Can you save these dolphins or something?"
"Exactly, stop pushing, we still want to watch."
...
Seeing the crowd engrossed in their spectacle, Yang Lin could only wear a helpless expression.
The next second, he pulled out a large megaphone from behind him.
"Make way, I am Director Yang from Xihong Zoo, I'm here to rescue these dolphins!"
As soon as he spoke, the onlookers who had been solely focused on the dolphins immediately turned their heads.
Before long, they recognized Yang Lin's identity.
"It really is Director Yang!"
"Director Yang is here, everyone, please make way."
"I didn't expect Director Yang to come to Port City, has Xihong Zoo's influence grown so large?"
...
After a burst of surprise, the people present immediately and very voluntarily cleared a path.
Before long, two men in white shirts stepped forward to meet him.
As soon as they reached Yang Lin, they excitedly shook his hand.
"Director Yang, you're finally here. If you hadn't come, those few dolphins would have already started to stink."
"We truly lack experience in this matter."
Hearing this, Yang Lin immediately quickened his pace.
Soon, six striped dolphins appeared before Yang Lin.
"It really is these ones. It seems fate has destined them for this ordeal."
With just one glance, Yang Lin recognized these six striped dolphins as the ones he had seen through Li Yongxin's perspective before.
He had thought that after he helped drive away the tiger sharks, these fellows would be safe.
But he never expected them to be so stubborn, charging directly onto the coastline and becoming stranded here.
Moreover, it appeared they had sustained new injuries, whether from hitting reefs or being struck by passing vessels, he didn't know.
Just as he was about to check the condition of these six dolphins, another figure appeared before him.
At first glance, he thought he was mistaken.
After rubbing his eyes, he finally confirmed.
"This tiger shark is also stranded here?"
Looking at the shark with striped markings before him, Yang Lin asked with a bewildered expression.
Hearing his question, the man who had previously liaised with him shook his head.
"No, this shark was caught by a fishing boat."
"When they brought it up, it was already belly-up. The captain thought it was dead and was so scared that he turned himself in to our fisheries administration."
"Later, they discovered it was still alive, so they brought it here together."
After hearing the explanation, Yang Lin felt a surge of sympathy for the fisherman. He could imagine the terror the captain must have felt upon discovering he had caught such a strangely patterned shark.
However, he was less understanding of the staff's handling of the situation.
The shark was merely stunned; they could have just released it back into the sea once it recovered.
Now, leaving it on the beach for two hours, even a healthy shark would have issues.
With this thought, he conveniently activated his exploration radar.
Instantly, large patches of light lit up around him.
The brightest among them belonged to these large creatures.
[Striped Dolphin (Minor Injury, Dehydrated) 2 Years Old, Friendly]
[Striped Dolphin (Severe Injury, Dying) 3 Years Old, Friendly]
...
All six dolphins were in less than ideal health.
Especially the one bitten by the tiger shark, and the one that possibly hit a reef, were in critical condition, close to death.
In comparison, the tiger shark was in much better shape.
[Tiger Shark (Minor Injury, Paralyzed) 4 Years Old, Hostile]
Undoubtedly, even after two hours, it hadn't fully recovered and was still in a semi-paralyzed state.
As for why its attitude was hostile, Yang Lin could completely understand.
First, it was inexplicably stunned by an ugly creature to the point of immobility. Then, it was caught by a group of fishermen and brought ashore. Finally, it was left to bake on the beach for two hours.
It had completely burned its bridges with humans, and any natural affinity was useless.
After assessing their conditions, Yang Lin quickly walked over to the most severely injured dolphin.
At the same time, he took out his portable medical kit.
Under the admiring gaze of the crowd, Yang Lin began to treat the wound of the dolphin that had a large gash.
Of course, these superficial actions were just to fool the onlookers. In reality, he had already secretly activated his beginner's healing ability.
With the application of beginner's healing, the dolphin, which was previously critically injured and dying, immediately showed signs of improvement.
Seeing this, Yang Lin administered several more beginner's healing spells.
While it seemed there wasn't a significant effect, its condition did change.
The former critical injury turned into a severe injury.
At this, Yang Lin let out a long sigh of relief and turned to shout at the staff nearby.
"I've treated the wounds, but they cannot be released into the sea for now."
"Hurry and arrange a truck, line it with waterproof sheeting, fill it with seawater, and lift this dolphin inside."
Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, the staff immediately sprang into action.
While they were busy, Yang Lin proceeded to treat the other dolphins.
After all the dolphins had been treated, they would be transported to Xihong Zoo for further medical care.
Seeing this, the gathered crowd spontaneously erupted into applause.
And amidst their applause, Yang Lin slowly walked towards the tiger shark.
Although stranded, the tiger shark's eyes were still open.
As it saw Yang Lin approaching, its eyes were filled with fear.
Yes, the fear of encountering a predator.
Seeing this, Yang Lin's face showed a hint of surprise.
The tiger shark, known as the "tiger of the sea," was actually afraid of a human like him.
"Could it be that it had encountered humans before and suffered harm from them?"
Yang Lin couldn't help but entertain this thought.