Published: February 10, 2025
"Wait a minute, remember clearly, once the fish bobbing moves, I'll dive in. As soon as that guy shows its head, you all cover it with attacks, and make sure to hit accurately!"
Xiao Peng, dressed in a tight-fitting leather suit made of an unknown material that showcased his sturdy physique, fixed his gaze on the distant sea surface while giving orders to a team of over fifty people beside him.
Next to him, a giant fishing rod was held by four evolvers, with a long nearly transparent fishing line cast into the sea, where some blood was spreading over the surface.
After speaking, Xiao Peng checked his gear again.
He had two short spikes inserted at his waist, a spear slung across his back, and daggers strapped around his arms and ankles.
Drawing out a short spike, Xiao Peng focused on the water's surface, paying attention to any movement.
"Has it been this long?"
An assistant murmured beside him, frowning with some impatience.
Fishing at the base hadn’t been very successful lately; the catch had significantly decreased compared to previous days, leaving everyone with little reward. Today, even the boss Xiao Peng had come personally, using the preferred bait for the fast, powerful, and valuable Mutated Eel Fish — fresh, bloody mutated lamb meat. If these creatures, which usually swam around the near shore, still didn't bite, it would be safe to conclude that something unusual had happened in this sea area.
"Movement!"
The large fishing bob suddenly sank, instantly lifting everyone's spirits. Xiao Peng glanced at a person beside him, who had his eyes closed. A wave of mental power surged from his body, swiftly sweeping across the sea surface to the position of the bob.
Then, he opened his eyes and nodded at Xiao Peng: "It's a Mutated Eel Fish, there is only one, but I can't sense its level."
This person was a special professional known as a 'Mind Artist,' whose main ability was to expend mental energy to scan a specific area, sensing the situation there.
With the increase in professional level, the abilities grew stronger, and at the highest level, one could perform something akin to real-time scanning even at great distances, having a comprehensive view of the area.
Given the complicated and dangerous conditions in the sea, when the Cloud Port Branch team came to fish for the fast, powerful, and resource-rich Mutated Eel Fish, they typically brought along this evolver. If there were too many fish or surrounding dangers, they would not dive in but try to drag the prey up.
However, due to the immense strength of the Mutated Eel Fish, the fishing line currently used by Cloud Port was hard to hold for long. It would snap within seconds, and if the fish couldn't be pulled up in that time, this fishing trip would end in failure.
Xiao Peng quickly ran a few steps along the shore before diving into the water, while the others got ready with their skills. As soon as the Mutated Eel Fish surfaced, they would start attacking. The four who held the thick fishing rods tried their best to control the force of the fish underwater to prevent the line from snapping.
Thanks to the Sea King Crown and the Sea King Mark, Xiao Peng had the energies of breathing, resistance reduction, sensing, and healing in the water. As soon as he entered, he dashed toward the target like a fish.
Ahead, a huge shadow thrashed about. It seemed not only unbothered by the specially treated hook but became even more agitated.
Xiao Peng's heart sank because he roughly guessed the level of this Mutated Eel Fish.
Typically, the higher the evolutionary level of a life form, the larger its size would be. Although there were exceptions, most still followed this rule.
This Mutated Eel was thrashing around, and Xiao Peng felt that it was at least around level five.
Sure enough, as he got closer, the Mutated Eel Fish, realizing someone aimed its huge, tooth-filled mouth at Xiao Peng, revealed the red magic crystal on its forehead.
Level six!
Xiao Peng turned and fled!
He had no choice but to leave. If he were on shore, Xiao Peng would definitely not be afraid. With his six-star level and great equipment, even if he couldn't win against a foe of the same level, he could still protect himself.