As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 196 -172: Thousands of troops come to meet – Part 2

At this moment, Chu Mingcheng discovered many predators in the waters below. In addition to the humpback whales he had seen earlier, there was a school of gold spearfish and Ghost Head Knives, the latter being another name for mahi mahi.

It was also a large species of fish that could grow up to two meters, but was relatively lightweight, failing to exceed a hundred kilograms, so it was not considered a giant species.

Moreover, the price was only around forty to fifty per kilogram, so it was likely classified as common seafood.

Still, Chu Mingcheng had some interest in this fish; it was very colorful and also quite large.

However, he had to get a suitable flagfish first to deal with Wei Jiaguo.

So he started swimming, slowly approaching the hunting grounds of the flagfish.

Before long, Chu Mingcheng spotted the figure of the flagfish.

It was a group of Eastern bannerfish, with dorsal fins almost covering their entire back, standing erect like a banner and greatly differing from the fins of swordfish and spearfish.

Although this type of flagfish could grow to a maximum size of 3.4 meters, its weight was just about 200 kilograms, barely qualifying it as a giant fish species.

Within this group of flagfish, there were several particularly large ones, visibly longer than the big-eyed gold spearfish he had hunted the previous night, but Chu Mingcheng did not immediately target these big fellows.

He was unfamiliar with the habits and aggressiveness of this type of fish, only having heard that flagfish could be very fierce and had even fought back and killed many anglers.

However, he had watched many videos of flagfish hunting and found their reactions to being hit by a fish spear were no different from other fish, and their companions would not bother with a flagfish that was attacked.

It seemed that they would engage in intra-species predation to reduce competition for resources and mates.

Perhaps that was the main reason they ignored their own kind being killed!

If they had hands, perhaps they would even applaud.

But video is just a video, and perhaps special cases do happen, but those who hunted ended up dead and hence could not tell their stories, right?

In the clear waters, Chu Mingcheng waited quietly with his spear gun for the flagfish to come closer.

Suddenly, a flagfish charged at him with incredible speed, as if targeting him.

But Chu Mingcheng did not panic. Although the flagfish was fast, it was not faster than the naked eye.

Furthermore, his sensitivity in the water over short distances could be said to be higher than that of these large fish species; as long as he was not attacked en masse, he would not be in danger.

This flagfish, while it appeared to be charging at him, actually whooshed past him about three or four meters away, plunging into the school of sardines.

After catching a few sardines, it slowed down considerably.

Chu Mingcheng’s eyes brightened—this was the one, it had scared him after all.

This Eastern bannerfish was roughly two meters in length, but its weight was unlikely to exceed a hundred kilograms, at most just over a hundred.

But its body was like a thick water pipe, and including its long bill as part of the overall length, its light weight was understandable.

At that moment, the flagfish turned over, preparing for its next hunt.

However, this was also when it was slowest. Chu Mingcheng had been aiming with his spear gun for a while, and he immediately pressed the trigger as it turned.

The fish arrow broke through the water, piercing the fish’s body in a flash, right behind the gill cover at the belly spot, damaging its internal organs.

This was already a severe injury. The fish spear completely penetrated, allowing Chu Mingcheng to confidently pull on the fishing line without worrying about the spear falling out.

The flagfish indeed reacted just as in the videos—it did not attack him in ferocity due to its injury, instead, it tried to flee in fear and panic.

But even though it was two meters long, its pulling force was far less than that of a gold spearfish of the same length.

Moreover, with its injuries, pulling it wasn’t so hard for Chu Mingcheng.

The other flagfish nearby really didn’t attack him because of their wounded companion; they were just hunting sardines on their own.

With this, Chu Mingcheng felt completely relieved.

There were no sharks appearing within the flagfish’s hunting range at the moment, allowing him to fight with the flagfish undisturbed.

Chu Mingcheng pulled on the fishing line, letting the flagfish swim around him within his field of vision. He also kept turning in circles to observe his surroundings, to avoid a surprise attack.

After a while, seeing the flagfish could no longer swim, he began pulling the fishing line towards the direction of the boat.

He had been underwater for quite a long time now, almost five minutes, but the thick school of sardines could provide him with cover.

Normally, he only needed to expose his snorkel slightly to breathe; who would notice him?

When he swam back to the side of the boat, pulling the now motionless flagfish with him, Chu Mingcheng surfaced and, holding up the flagfish, shouted, “Grandpa, your specimen has arrived!”

Wei Jiaguo hurried over and, seeing that the flagfish was not small, nodded in satisfaction, “Not bad, not bad.”

“This fish looks really dangerous!” Jiang Luoluo reached out to touch the long bill of the flagfish and exclaimed.

“It only looks dangerous! Actually, after it was hit by the fishing spear and injured, its reaction was no different from that of ordinary fish. I think it’s the act of fishing that really brings out its ferocity,”

Chu Mingcheng said with a smile, having indeed easily handled the flagfish.

Of course, he wouldn’t blindly believe that flagfish were not dangerous.

Fishing itself is an extreme sport, it just doesn’t have as high a death rate as some other extreme sports.

Having a diving partner makes it a lot better. Going alone like him is actually not advisable.

It was only because Chu Mingcheng had a cheat enabled that he played this way. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have certainly dragged Chen Yang or Zhang Wei into the water long ago.

Afterward, the flagfish was directly pulled up by a deckhand through a small door, not even requiring a winch.

Wei Jiaguo carefully placed the flagfish into the cold storage hold, then stopped fishing altogether and started making calls to friends.

Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t to show the fish to friends, but to contact a friend who was skilled in preparing specimens and invite them over for a fish feast, so that he could take the fish skeleton back with him when the time came.

Having hunted a flagfish that satisfied Wei Jiaguo, Chu Mingcheng no longer targeted flagfish.

The price of Eastern Bannerfish was very cheap, just sixty to seventy yuan per kilogram.

The overall price wasn’t much different from that of Ghost Head Knife and Yellowfin Tuna, so he stayed near the boat, hunting whatever big fish came along.

The situation underwater was now very complicated; he had already spotted several sharks over two meters in length.

When he had brought the flagfish back earlier, some of the sharks had faintly shown the intention to snatch it.

But there were too many flagfish nearby, and given Chu Mingcheng’s own sizable frame, the sharks were wary and didn’t dare to come forward rashly.

Now, near the fishing boat, which in the eyes of fish was a mammoth creature, only some particularly aggressive sharks would dare to provoke it, while most large fish wouldn’t.

Only some smaller fish would approach, seeking refuge beneath the boat after sensing that the fishing boat was not an aggressor.

As Chu Mingcheng moved slightly away from the fishing boat, his eyes once again caught sight of a large fish.

Just then, a huge Giant Trevally appeared before him.

Chu Mingcheng, holding the fishing spear, hesitated; he didn’t know whether he should take this fish.

Giant Trevally, also known as GT, is a fish popular with sea fishing enthusiasts.

Because they are strong and large, they provide a great sense of achievement when caught.

However, the meat of this fish is tough and has a strong fishy smell. It’s not popular in the market and is cheap, selling for only ten yuan per kilogram.

If you’re lucky and encounter someone shooting a cooking video, you could sell it for over thirty yuan per kilogram.

Anyway, it’s not a fish that sells well.

Yet in the end, he decided to shoot it anyway, as he had not hunted this type of fish before and could gain some experience from it. So, he gave it an arrow.

After all, it had boldly swum up to him, a mere three meters away and presenting its side to him. He would have felt embarrassed not to send it on its way.

The arrow pierced its head, but the Giant Trevally’s strength was really something. Caught off guard, Chu Mingcheng’s spear was pulled away.

He quickly gave chase and fortunately, the fish turned belly up after swimming just a little over ten meters.

Being able to swim that far with a pierced brain was already quite a feat.

Grabbing the fishing line, he quickly pulled the fish back to avoid it being attacked by other fish.

However, the Giant Trevally’s fate was truly pitiful; no fish nearby seemed interested in it at all.

Hoisted onto the boat, Wei Jiaguo glanced at it and didn’t make much of it.

It was Jiang Luoluo who ran over to ask, and of course, she didn’t ask about the Giant Trevally.

Instead, she told him not to overdo it and to come up after catching a few fish, as they had already earned enough from this trip.

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A girlfriend’s concern is always thoughtful, but with such a rare opportunity to witness a big scene, he didn’t want to end it hastily.

So far, he hadn’t used the life transformation even once in sixteen times. Wouldn’t he get to use it once or twice?