As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 257: Chapter 220: Brave Battle with the Great White Shark

Chapter 257: Chapter 220: Brave Battle with the Great White Shark

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A Chinese White Dolphin guarding its pod seemed to smell a familiar scent. It grew uneasy and immediately notified its pod to leave the area.

A pod of dolphins ceased hunting and swiftly swam in the direction of Chu Mingcheng.

At this point, he had already been hunting the last Big-eyed Gold Spearfish. Hunting alone was a bit tricky, as he was in the water, pulling on the fishing line, depleting the spearfish’s strength.

In about five or six minutes, the injured spearfish would slow down and offer less resistance, and only then would he have the chance to pick up another spear, swim over, and deliver an additional arrow.

But just then, a pod of dolphins rushed over.

Chu Mingcheng got the shock of his life, initially thinking they were after his fish. But the dolphins zoomed past, leaving him totally baffled.

Following behind the pod, a mother dolphin with its baby spotted him, stopped in front of him, and whined softly, even nudging him with its mouth.

After nudging him a few times, it knew it had to leave immediately or it would be too late. Reluctantly, it gave up on Chu Mingcheng and continued to lead its baby in following the pod to escape from the area.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t know what it wanted, but he instinctively sensed something was amiss.

This time, he abandoned the idea of continuing to play with the fish. Instead, he grabbed another spear, ready to take the opportunity to give the spearfish another arrow before leaving.

Just as he moved, Chu Mingcheng’s body suddenly stiffened, and his pupils contracted violently.

In an instant, he drew his diving knife to cut the fishing line, grabbed the spear, and burst into his fastest speed toward the Sky.

He did not surface to swim back but instead dove deeper, heading toward the Sky in the deep water zone.

However, Chu Mingcheng was swimming backwards, so he saw why the dolphins were fleeing.

A Great White Shark, at least five meters long, rapidly approached the severely injured Big-eyed Gold Spearfish and clamped its body in one bite.

The torpedo-like body of the spearfish was caught, and a large chunk of flesh was immediately torn off.

“Damn, my fish!” Chu Mingcheng cursed silently in his mind, but there was nothing he could do except speed up his departure.

No wonder the dolphins fled so frantically: A Great White Shark had appeared.

Facing such a ferocious ocean overlord, dolphins were just one item on their menu.

All that talk about dolphins not fearing sharks, even being able to kill them, is just talk.

In reality, dolphins can’t defeat these giant sharks; on the contrary, they become their prey.

Mostly, dolphins stay together in groups, which is why regular-sized sharks usually don’t dare to provoke them—there’s a chance they could be attacked by the whole pod.

In the animal kingdom, the bigger the size, the more dominant the species, and since dolphins usually outnumber sharks when they’re of the same size, they’re not afraid.

But this time, a Great White Shark over five meters long came. The dolphin pod of only seven, including calves, naturally chose to flee immediately.

Even if they could win, they’d probably lose several companions.

Chu Mingcheng was lucky this time, as the injured spearfish acted as bait, distracting the Great White Shark; otherwise, he might have had a movie scene facing off against the shark.

As for whether he would end up fish food, he felt that it was highly unlikely.

The Great White Shark is fast, but that is straight-line speed.

His agility in close quarters was higher, and with a spear, a diving stick, and a diving knife in hand, even a five-meter Great White Shark wouldn’t get the best of him.

But against such a creature, no one would be foolish enough to confront it head-on. A single slip, and his life could be over.

Fortunately, the spearfish was large enough. Although the Great White Shark was five meters, it could only eat about 2% of its body weight, not enough to finish off the spearfish.

Unfortunately, the distance to the Sky was rather long. The crew was still assisting Chen Yang and had not yet come over, so he couldn’t escape danger quickly.

After creating a distance of about one thousand meters, Chu Mingcheng first surfaced to observe the situation with Zhang Wei and Paula.

He thought about whether he could board their boat, but they were even farther away from him than the Sky. Even if he shouted himself hoarse, they wouldn’t hear him, so he had to give up the idea.

After catching his breath, Chu Mingcheng continued to dive back into the water, headed toward the Sky.

He didn’t know whether the Great White Shark had left the area or was still lurking nearby.

On the surface, he was an easy target, and even if it had eaten its fill, who knows if it would suddenly attack him for no reason.

Only in the water could he constantly be on the alert to what was happening around him.

After swimming for another ten minutes and getting closer to the Sky, just as Chu Mingcheng thought he was probably safe, a huge creature suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

The sea water was very clear, and he could barely make out movements thirty meters away.

But the massive silhouette of the Great White Shark, even as just a vague shadow, was immediately recognizable.

“Thump-thump, thump-thump~”

Previously, he could only hear the sound of the water, but after the Great White Shark appeared, Chu Mingcheng’s heartbeat suddenly quickened, tensing his entire body.

He instantly raised his spear, aimed at the swiftly approaching Great White Shark.

His swimming speed wasn’t slow, and a sated Great White Shark shouldn’t be moving so fast. So why was this one coming after him?

But as the Great White Shark got closer, Chu Mingcheng suddenly realized.

This was not the same Great White Shark he had first encountered. It was slightly smaller, probably between three and four meters in size.

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If there are two Great White Sharks or even more nearby, one Golden Spearfish obviously isn’t enough to go around.

Great White Sharks over five meters in length are hard to encounter in other seas, because of the scarcity of food, they usually act alone.

But what kind of environment is Nansha? Here, food is abundant, and it’s easy to support several Great White Sharks.

Chu Mingcheng was cursing in his heart. This Great White Shark was charging straight at him, clearly targeting him.

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The Great White Shark kept getting closer, but its speed slowed down after it neared him.

Chu Mingcheng’s heart was racing, the adrenaline rush was making him feel feverish.

Facing the Great White Shark, huge and sharp-toothed, it was impossible not to be afraid, but he also had the courage to face this fierce ocean predator.

He aimed with his right hand holding the Carbon Fish Spear, and picked up the diving stick with his left hand.

Humans are not on the Great White Shark’s diet, so this shark was very cautious.

It began circling around Chu Mingcheng, obviously wary of him.

He also constantly adjusted his position, always facing the shark and never exposing his back.

After circling twice, the Great White Shark seemed to lose patience and opened its mouth to make a tentative bite at the Carbon Fish Spear in Chu Mingcheng’s hand.

Chu Mingcheng pushed off hard with his feet, immediately dodging this probing attack and struck it hard with the diving stick he held in his left hand.

The hit with the diving stick was almost negligible to the Great White Shark, but the electric shock startled it, and in pain, it accelerated away from Chu Mingcheng.

This encounter made the Great White Shark even warier of him. It had been swimming two meters away from him, but now it backed off to five meters.

But it seemed the Great White Shark wasn’t ready to give up just yet. The electric shock had hurt, but it did not scare it off.

Chu Mingcheng was also troubled by this as he had hoped the Great White Shark would be deterred by the difficulty.

That was why he hadn’t fired his spear; the Carbon Fish Spear was his most powerful weapon at the moment, yet he didn’t have confidence in killing the Great White Shark.

His own wooden spear wasn’t usable as its line had been cut off.

Chen Yang’s spear was a Carbon Fish Spear, which lacked the power unless it hit the shark’s eyes, destroying the shark’s brain. Otherwise, he couldn’t kill the Great White Shark with it.

Without much certainty of killing the Great White Shark, naturally he wasn’t going to provoke it.

Besides, the Great White Shark is a nationally protected animal, so even if he killed it, it couldn’t be sold, and Chu Mingcheng certainly wasn’t going to take that risk.

Unfortunately, the Great White Shark didn’t seem prepared to leave him alone just yet. After being startled by the diving stick, it circled twice and seemed to forget the pain, charging at him again.

Chu Mingcheng had by then kicked off his cumbersome flippers and braced himself for action.

The Great White Shark couldn’t pick up speed over short distances and he dodged it once again with agility.

Without the flippers, Chu Mingcheng was even more nimble, drawing the shark’s attention with his spear and then dodging just before it bit, followed by another hit with his left hand holding the diving stick.

But this Great White Shark was more stubborn than he expected. It had been hit three more times with his diving stick, but still wouldn’t leave, this gradually made Chu Mingcheng lose his patience.

A few probing attacks let him know the Great White Shark simply couldn’t reach him.

His ability to swim freely made him as agile in water as on land, the overall enhancement of his physical fitness sharpened his reflexes, allowing for swift response.

He stayed still, and the Great White Shark couldn’t speed up as it usually did when chasing prey, which is why it was constantly outwitted and unable to do a thing to him.

The stubborn Great White Shark made another turn and attacked once more.

This time, Chu Mingcheng wasn’t going to play nice. He aimed the fish spear at its eyes and pressed the trigger.

The moment the spear hit the Great White Shark, he released the line and rapidly fluttered his legs to distance himself.

The spear didn’t strike the Great White Shark’s eye, but hit close to it.

Because of the resistance from the shark’s skin, it didn’t go deep, the shark, in pain, instinctively thrashed its head, and the spear came loose shortly after.

Then the Great White Shark rapidly swished its tail, heading off into the distance, seemingly truly frightened.

Chu Mingcheng watched the retreating Great White Shark and breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the trouble seemed to be gone.

But he didn’t lower his guard and stayed put, retrieving the spear and reloading the Carbon Fish Spear, and then…

“Damn it,” Chu Mingcheng cursed inwardly, having thought that the Great White Shark had fled, only for the stubborn beast to surge toward him again with great speed.

Instead of slowing down as before, this time it came straight at him with its mouth wide open, as if intending to tear him to shreds.

The fact that the Great White Shark could chase creatures like sea lions showed that its straight-line speed was not slow at all.

When Chu Mingcheng realized it had returned, he immediately kicked up, propelling himself four or five meters up, while the Great White Shark whooshed below him.

Since the Great White Shark wasn’t going to let him go, he saw no need to hold back anymore.

His fighting spirit was ignited, and Chu Mingcheng quickly kicked his legs, pursuing with the Carbon Fish Spear in hand.

He naturally couldn’t match the Great White Shark’s speed in a straight line, but he could keep up.

And with the Great White Shark’s attack missing, it was currently trying to turn back around.

Chu Mingcheng took the opportunity to position himself four or five meters above it, aimed the Carbon Fish Spear at its head, and pressed the trigger. The spear shot out with a thud, landing atop its head, but not deeply.