Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 104: Goodness, he’s fighting with the black fish?!

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Goodness, he’s fighting with the black fish?!

Xu Yang’s body entered the lake water, and his gaze was firmly fixed on the black fish.

This unnamed wild pond was a closed, small ecosystem.

Heavy rain caused the tide to rise, and the fierce black fish came here as a result.

Its arrival here meant an absolute dimension reduction attack, the absolute king of this small ecosystem.

It ambushed other freshwater fish in the lake waters.

And now, what the black fish didn’t know was that it had been targeted by a human.

The closed ecosystem welcomed another predator—the Horror upright ape!

However, Xu Yang’s swimming speed in the water was still too slow, nowhere near comparable to that of the fish.

He had to think of other methods.

Xu Yang’s head floated on the water’s surface, the drone flying low.

He turned off the Bluetooth connection of the receiver, so the drone could directly capture sound.

Xu Yang shouted at the drone, so everyone could hear.

"There are really a lot of fish here, I’ve seen several."

"I’m going to go down the river and feel for a few to bring up."

"Used to feel for fish a lot when I was a kid."

Xu Yang exclaimed.

Although Xu Yang planned to catch the black fish, he still had to perform the proper prelude.

And indeed, he was thinking of feeling for a few fish to bring up.

Just after the rain, more fish emerged in the river, making it a good time to feel for fish.

[Hahaha, this is really fishing in disguise!]

[What a coincidence, Brother Yang, I’m slacking off at the office too!]

[I’m in class, slacking off as well!]

[The number one slacking off host online!]

Everyone responded with laughter.

Xu Yang plunged headfirst into the water.

The river water was very clear, and everyone could see Xu Yang swimming through it.

There were a few fish in the shallow water, Xu Yang tried to feel for them, but the fish were incredibly slippery and easily escaped from his hands.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

A few fish deliberately swam beside Xu Yang.

Xu Yang would reach out, and the fish would flee.

It was a very normal occurrence; fish in the river were naturally hard to catch.

However, this scene was clearly captured by the drone from above, and the viewers couldn’t hold back their laughter.

[Old Xu, your fish feeling skills aren’t up to scratch!]

[Those fish are right beside you, blatantly mocking you!]

[I see several of them, and you can’t feel a single one!]

[Hahaha, I feel like the host is being mocked!]

The audience was eager for the excitement, egging him on in the live broadcast.

Xu Yang couldn’t see the barrage, but after holding his breath and trying to catch fish for two minutes without success, he emerged from the water.

He took in a few deep breaths and said,

"These guys are doing it on purpose, swimming right next to me; I can feel them brushing against my body."

"I can’t stand it!"

Hearing him say that made everyone even happier.

Xu Yang then said,

"But the fish in the upper layers of the river are relatively agile and not so easy to catch."

"The closer to the riverbed, the easier they are to catch!"

"To catch fish, you have to dive deeper."

"Feeling for fish, that’s how it’s done, in the dim light, while the fish rest, you feel around and catch them."

Xu Yang regulated his breathing.

He also knew why there were a few fish surrounding him.

It wasn’t actually to play with humans.

It was because these fish were very alert. After discovering the black fish, they dared not swim around carelessly.

Xu Yang appeared just in time, moving slowly, but his big size could deter the black fish from coming over.

These fish were treating Xu Yang as a protective umbrella.

The natural world’s survival of the fittest is very cruel.

What these fish didn’t know was that Xu Yang stood at the top of the food chain as a predator, and he too wanted to catch fish.

This time, Xu Yang dove down, heading straight for the riverbed.

There were some aquatic plants in the water, but they were very small, similar to lawn grass and posed no threat.

Some fish hid among the water plants.

Now was an easy time to feel for them.

Because the fish could only see around them and could not notice what was above.

Above them was their blind spot.

They hid amongst the water plants, thinking they were well hidden, unaware they had been targeted by a higher creature.

Xu Yang saw a fish hiding in the water plants, swimming slowly and looking rather dumbfounded.

This was a freshwater specialty from Changbai Mountain—the Changbai Mountain coldwater fish.

It’s a local delicacy here.

Surrounded by water plants, the coldwater fish thought it was absolutely safe.

Xu Yang knew this type of fish was the easiest to catch.

A sure catch from above.

He maintained his speed, swimming from above downwards, heading for the coldwater fish.

At this very moment, the coldwater fish was floating quietly among the water plants.

Suddenly, it felt something amiss.

Why did it feel a chilling sensation all over?

Was it being watched?

Impossible! Wasn’t it well hidden?

How could it be targeted?

But the next second, a pair of ruthless hands descended from above and grabbed it.

The coldwater fish wanted to struggle, but how could it escape in Xu Yang’s grasp.

This type of fish was small and didn’t have much strength.

So, Xu Yang caught it with ease.

The next moment, Xu Yang holding the fish swam up.

"Swoosh!"

Xu Yang emerged from the river.

The drone followed him immediately.

The eyes of the viewers in the live stream were all drawn to the screen, and upon seeing the fish in Xu Yang’s hand, the barrage became lively.

[He really caught one!]

[Cool!]

[That’s some skill!]

[Worthy of you!]

Everyone praised him abundantly.

Xu Yang, holding the fish, swam to the riverbank, found a bag, filled it with some water, placed the coldwater fish inside, and hung it on a tree branch.

Coldwater fish tasted better when fresh.

"It’s a Changbai Mountain coldwater fish, our local specialty; there are many farms for them here, and you can eat them when you come here to travel,"

Xu Yang introduced to everyone.

Then, feeling that the stage was set, Xu Yang continued,

"Just now in the river, I saw a big fellow that startled me, thought it was a water monster."

"In a bit, I’ll try to see if I can feel that fish out."

Xu Yang’s words caught people’s attention.

Monster fish?

[Old Xu, what kind of scheme are you pulling off again?]

[Where did the monster fish come from, do you think this is a movie?]

[How could there be any big fish in such a small wild pond?]

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, everyone clearly didn’t believe him.

But Xu Yang had already completely prepared himself.

Catching a black fish by hand-fishing was impossible.

The black fish was very alert.

However, Xu Yang’s biggest advantage was that he had the black fish’s vision.

For a jungle player, having a full view of the map was incredibly important.

In other words, Xu Yang now truly had a perspective hack.

He could see the black fish.

This also gave him a chance to capture the black fish!

Xu Yang once again entered the water.

He looked down into the depths and saw the black fish lurking on the bottom, near the shoreline.

There was a hole there that could accommodate the black fish’s hiding.

Xu Yang carefully swam above the black fish.

At this moment, he also became nervous.

The best opportunity only came once.

Xu Yang’s movements were slow, but his adrenaline was soaring.

At this time, the black fish was probably resting, having eaten its fill, digesting the nutrients in its body.

The growth rate of fish is very fast.

Especially the black fish, the more it ate, the bigger it got.

Then, Xu Yang swam all the way to the bottom of the lake.

He was getting closer and closer to the black fish.

At this point, the black fish also sensed something was wrong.

This ferocious freshwater fish was highly alert and could feel the changes in the water currents.

The human body is large, and swimming downwards will definitely affect the water flow at the bottom.

Xu Yang held his breath, opting to exhale some air to let his body free-fall downwards.

He knew that the black fish was one of the strongest predators in freshwater, with nearly no weak points.

Ferocious in nature, extremely fast in movement, strong, and with astonishing bite force.

Of course, with humans being so large, the black fish couldn’t stuff them in its mouth, meaning it couldn’t bite.

The only real danger was the fingers.

Another crucial part was well protected and wouldn’t be attacked.

The black fish became increasingly agitated, its body starting to twist slightly.

The predator’s instinct made it sense the danger innately.

At this time, Xu Yang’s body was angled downwards.

Head down, feet up.

This way, his hands could move out faster.

Xu Yang’s idea was to embrace it, then swim to the surface and, with all his strength, throw it onto the shore.

In the water, it was the black fish’s territory, but on the shore, it would be like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The drone was flying low, filming the lake surface.

The lake was calm with no disruptions.

Xu Yang was nowhere to be seen.

[Where’s Old Xu? It’s almost been 2 minutes, hope nothing happened!]

[This feels kind of dangerous!]

The netizens voiced their concerns.

Just then, Xu Yang’s body descended lower and lower, and he was about to reach the bottom of the lake.

Being a decisive person, once he saw the opportunity, he instantly moved, grabbed the black fish with one swift motion, and hugged it close to his chest!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye!

After all, the black fish was a freshwater beast with incredible speed, starting to violently twist and struggle, stirring up a large amount of silt at the bottom of the river, turning the entire riverbed murky.

Xu Yang had no choice but to close his eyes, but he gripped even tighter with his hands, then quickly swam upwards.

Coincidentally, the black fish also wanted to go up.

Just like that, Xu Yang tightly embraced the black fish, swimming straight up from the bottom.

[Here it comes!]

The netizens noticed the figure in the water and exclaimed.

But in the next second, they were shocked by the scene before them.

All they saw was Xu Yang breaking through the water’s surface, with splashes flying everywhere.

In his embrace was a big black fish the size of an arm, violently writhing.

This kind of fish was all muscle, with tremendous strength.

Even Xu Yang’s body was swayed by it.

A man and a fish began a duel on the lake’s surface.

Water splashed everywhere.

The viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded!

What the f*ck?!

What’s happening?

Is Old Xu... exorcising demons?

This scene was like a Taoist skilled in martial arts subduing a Fish Demon.

Just before, Xu Yang’s approach was filled with a bucolic charm of fishing.

But now, as he emerged, the scene suddenly turned so thrilling.

[Holy shit! What’s Old Xu doing?]

[Damn, he’s fighting the Fish Demon!]

[Has the spiritual energy in these mountains revived?!]

[Such a big fish!]

[What’s the situation?!]

The barrage of comments went crazy.

Xu Yang had once again pulled off a big stunt in the live stream.

At this moment, Xu Yang was having a bit of "a hard time getting off the fish," his idea was to throw the black fish onto the shore as soon as he came out.

But after coming up, he realized the black fish was very strong, and he could only struggle, holding the black fish on its side, without a chance to throw it.

There was no leverage.

"If I could just straighten up my waist, that’d do it," Xu Yang thought to himself.

But the black fish’s struggling became more and more violent.

The creature seemed inexhaustible, the more it struggled, the fiercer it became.

The opportunity only came once.

Xu Yang understood this principle well.

If the black fish escaped this time, capturing it again would be almost impossible.

With this thought, Xu Yang hugged it even tighter.

This was the most intense moment of the struggle.

Both the man and the fish were waiting for the other to show a weak spot.

One push, and whoever’s strength gave out first would give the other the opportunity.

Xu Yang relied on both his physical condition and endurance, as well as his willpower.

After enduring several minutes like this, the black fish suddenly stopped struggling.

It wanted to catch its breath.

That was the moment that gave Xu Yang the chance to adjust his body.

Once his body was positioned correctly, he could muster his strength.

Using all his might, he lifted the black fish and threw it high with a forceful heave!

Thus, the grand man-fish battle finally had a victor.