Jiang Chuan got out from the other side of the car door and walked over to Cheng Ye, following his gaze toward the river, and was imdiately stunned.
No wonder the two of them were so astonished.
The absurdly large Black Striped Fish King was leisurely weaving through the school of fish, surrounded by an invisible aura. Wherever it went, the other fish dispersed in terror, and even the water seed to part deliberately, its kingly aura on full display.
"Have you ever seen one this big?" Cheng Ye whispered, unable to suppress his excitent.
Although he’s not a fishing enthusiast, seeing this living "giant of the water" right in front of him would make anyone’s heart race.
"Never." Jiang Chuan shook his head repeatedly, his eyes filled with amazent, "The biggest Black Striped Fish I’ve encountered before was only a third of this size, and it didn’t have such an intimidating aura."
As he spoke, he tiptoed back to the car door, pulling out a high-powered flashlight.
The beam pierced through the early morning mist and thin snow, hitting the Fish King directly.
In that instant, the Fish King’s appearance beca clearer. Its entire body was covered in scales that appeared tallic, gleaming with a cold, hard sheen in the light, with edges embellished with fine serrations.
The originally round eyes of a regular Black Striped Fish had beco long and narrow with its increased size, exuding an icy chill.
Despite the direct beam, it didn’t evade but instead slowly turned its body, releasing a long trail of white bubbles towards the two in a gesture that...
Was it a provocation?
No, it was... indifference!
Cheng Ye was a bit surprised. He even detected a trace of "couldn’t care less" in those narrow fish eyes.
So arrogant!?
A small Fla imdiately erged into view, breathed a puff of air towards the river surface, emanating emotions of ’annoyance’ and ’attack him’.
Unfortunately, the Fish King couldn’t perceive the killing intent from the Spiritual Body Space and continued to sway leisurely in the water, occasionally flicking its tail with an air of complete control.
"So, what do you think? Shall we try to catch it?"
Jiang Chuan rubbed his frost-reddened hands and pointed to the back of the pickup truck, "I brought a high-strength aramid fiber net, five tis stronger than steel. As long as we can drag it ashore, no matter how strong it is, it won’t be able to escape."
"Can this big guy be captured?"
"Let’s try; how else would we know?" Jiang Chuan said as he prepared to grab the net, "Even if we can’t catch the Fish King, catching more regular fish would still be worthwhile."
"Alright, let’s give it a try."
Cheng Ye was instantly invigorated.
How could they forget the main purpose of coming here at the sight of the Fish King? Completing the illustration book was the real goal!
Regular black and white striped fish could increase the growth factor progress; if the Fish King counted as a new species, it might directly unlock new traits. Even if it didn’t, the progress contribution would be significant.
The two imdiately coordinated, Cheng Ye picked up the remaining bucket of artificial bait, forming small clumps and tossing them near the Fish King.
Once the bait entered the water, the surrounding regular black and white striped fish instantly went crazy, fighting over it, splashing water high.
But the Fish King didn’t even move its body, as if those bits of bait were insignificant crumbs, not worth approaching.
"This guy has definitely beco a spirit!"
Cheng Ye clicked his tongue, "It surely has so basic intelligence, otherwise it wouldn’t be so selective."
But... do fish have intelligence?
Hard to imagine, but with the S3 virus even inducing mutations in plants, granting them intelligence, it doesn’t seem too far-fetched for fish to evolve intelligence.
By this ti, Jiang Chuan had already brought the net over, untied the cord, swung his arm round, and sent the fishing net arcing through the air, steadily towards the Fish King.
"Eh, not dodging?!"
He uttered in a low voice, eyes filled with anticipation.
But just as the net was about to hit the water’s surface, the Fish King’s tail thrashed sharply.
With a "splash," a white spray splattered the water as its entire body arrowed downward into the depths.
The fishing net splashed into the void, capturing only a dozen or so of the black and white striped fish still fighting for the bait, flailing madly within the net.
To add insult to injury, as Jiang Chuan began retrieving the net, the Fish King surfaced again unhurriedly from the depths, even taking care to loop near the net and blow a string of bubbles.
That posture was like mocking... really, just this?
"Hey, this big guy’s really smart!"
"I’ll untangle the net, and you throw the second one."
Jiang Chuan pulled the net back up, Cheng Ye quickly approached with a small knife, happily completing the illustrations and tossing gutted fish into the back compartnt, starting to untangle the fishing net.
Each fish processed flashed a notification on the panel.
By the ti he finished handling all the fish in the net, the progress had surged up to 24.3%!
"This speed is incredible!"
Cheng Ye couldn’t help but grinned, his frostbitten face cracking into a smile.
On the other side, Jiang Chuan already had the second net ready.
This ti he intentionally cald his heart, quietly adopting a Martial Path stance, opening the Tendon Gate, and when he swung his arm round, his whole body power poured into the motion.
The fishing net carved a sharp arc through the air, falling several tis faster than before, like a spinning blood-dripper, hissing through the air to envelop the Fish King.
The Fish King seed caught off guard by the speed of this net. Its previously leisurely deanor paused briefly, just as its tail was about to slap back into the water, the net "swooshed" down, perfectly ensnaring its enormous body.
"Ha-ha, got it!"
A smile instantly blossod on Jiang Chuan’s face, a trace of smugness flashing in his eyes.
We are at least Half-Step Extraordinary, can’t handle this beast of the water?
But before the smile settled, he saw a bulge burst up at the center of the net, followed by two gleaming sharp teeth erging through the net holes.
Crunch!
The sharp sound was jarring.
The so-called aramid fiber net, five tis stronger than steel, was snapped like a brittle biscuit under the Fish King’s teeth, instantly severing multiple net lines.
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