A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

.........

To avoid getting distracted, Lin Zaitian focused all his attention on battling the big fish.

He was just an ordinary fisherman, unaware of his own limitations, and didn't think he could handle a 200-pound fish by himself.

It's a fierce fish, specifically the alligator gar, so catching it is highly unlikely.

Without any warning, the 200-pound alligator gar twisted its body and swung its tail fin with all its might.

call out……

call out……

The fishing line was taut, so taut it was almost dead, and the celestial music hummed, a battle song was about to begin.

Lin Zaitian was pulled forward a step by this.

He stomped his left foot hard on the grassy bank, creating a shallow dent, then his right knee went down and bounced back up.

The first wave was barely stabilized.

A large, turbulent cloud of water exploded on the surface as the alligator gar thrashed its head and tail in the deep water, trying to shake off the hook in its mouth.

Each swing caused the fishing line to jerk violently, making Lin Zaitian's hand holding the rod go numb.

"It's stable."

"Unbelievable, unbelievable, what a pity, it's almost impossible to catch it."

"Indeed, given the situation, the fishing rod will definitely not break, but it's a foregone conclusion that it will fall into the water."

"I object. Have you all forgotten that just a few days ago someone caught a fish weighing over 5 pounds, almost 2 pounds?"

"Tch, remember, geniuses can be human, but not everyone can be a genius."

"That's right. A genius is called a genius because God has blessed him with the opportunity to become one."

"Shh... Observe the game of chess without speaking, observe the fish without making a sound."

……

Faced with the counterattack, Lin Zaitian let out a muffled groan.

The muscles in my forearm were tense, the blood vessels were congested, and sweat dripped down like rain.

He felt as if he wasn't holding a fishing rod, but rather leading a giant, crazed beast.

It is so strong that one person cannot stew it.

The alligator gar launched another fierce attack.

It swung its tail sharply to the right front, accelerating its entire body to its limit.

bang bang bang...

Lin Zaitian was being dragged along, plowing the field, and was just a hair's breadth away from falling into the water.

Looking down at the water, half a foot was about to fall in.

Lin Zaitian's expression changed drastically. Falling into the water meant losing the chance to resist, and it was basically a foregone conclusion that he would lose.

Could it be that this time, the pole didn't break, but the person fell first?

I'm not reconciled...

Lin Zaitian roared inwardly, filled with resentment, and unleashed his potential.

Gritting his teeth, he took one step, then another, and retreated.

The onlookers, mostly fishermen, covered their mouths and said no more.

It was so exciting! They couldn't take their eyes off Lin Zaitian; their initial disdain had turned into eagerness, and they were now cheering him on.

Hang in there, you have to hold on...

Yang Qi sat under the tree, his mind constantly focused on the alligator gar.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a 200-pound alligator gar charging at full speed and the rod didn't break! Brother Lin, I'll lend you a hand..."

After saying this, he used his mind to control the alligator gar, causing it to become dizzy and unable to move.

As he remained still, the fishing line loosened slightly after it had gone from taut. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Zaitian caught his breath and took a few big steps back.

But the next one came sooner than he expected; after regaining its mobility, the alligator gar began swimming off its usual route.

Choosing the most unlikely angle, it rushed straight up into the water.

A two- or three-meter-long gray shadow surged diagonally upwards from the deep water at an extremely high speed, and suddenly swung its head about two meters above the water's surface.

He flipped his entire body halfway horizontally, using the churning water to wrap the fishing line around himself, and then plunged it fiercely towards the crevice in the rocks underwater.

Lin Zaitian's pole tip was pulled downwards by a rotating force, and then pulled forward again.

He struggled to keep the rod steady, and the handle rubbed his thumb raw, causing blood to seep out and trickle down the rod.

This thing is flipping, twisting the wire...

Lin Zaitian was numb. He had just seen the dark figure; the hundred-pound fish couldn't escape.

If you twist the wire, things get really bad. A taut wire will easily break if you twist it again, and if it breaks, you'll lose everything and all your efforts will be wasted.

Lin Zaitian gritted his teeth and tried to press the rod tip down in the opposite direction to free the line from the tangling.

But her arms were so sore that she could barely lift them even half an inch, which was very disadvantageous for her.

Just as Lin Zaitian was about to use water, Yang Qi once again controlled the alligator gar and forcibly interrupted him.

Both times, the alligator gar exerted too much force, leaving it with the will to fight but not the strength, and its stamina was quickly depleted.

Lin Zaitian felt the tip of the pole suddenly loosen. He didn't know why, but he knew that it was heaven's help.

Overjoyed, he took a deep breath, gripped the rod handle tightly with both hands again, and stepped back.

This moment repeated itself several times without Lin Zaitian's knowledge.

Every time an alligator gar launches a new charge, it does so in a different way: suddenly diving, cutting horizontally, or weaving through crevices in the rocks.

Once, it leaped halfway out of the water, its long gray snout breaking the surface and creating a large splash, startling several anglers on the shore who took a step back.

Every time Lin Zaitian couldn't hold on any longer, the alligator gar would suddenly stop exerting force and dissipate its momentum.

Lin Zaitian had no doubts about this and only knew how to turn the situation around.

Even so, they were embroiled in a protracted and fierce battle.

The sky gradually darkened from bright white, and then slowly turned black.

More and more people were walking along the shore, some packing up their fishing gear, some lingering and looking around, and some gathering in twos and threes behind Lin Zaitian.

There are also fish returning to their nests.

"Still catching them? It's been almost 8 hours, and I've already caught several big fish weighing over ten kilograms each."

"You? That's hilarious. You think a dozen pounds can compare to a hundred-pound alligator gar?"

"So what? Let's see if we can catch it. I'm off."

"Boss, send me some fish."

"Okay." Yang Qi stood up and took the scale.

"Two grass carp and one silver carp... a total of 52 jin, costing 104 yuan."

"Wow, brother, you're amazing! 105 jin in total, that'll be 210 yuan."

……

After returning, Yang Qi walked around Lin Zaitian to watch the battle.

At this moment, he was soaked to the bone, and his arms were shaking so badly that he could barely hold the rod.

He looked exhausted, but he was incredibly stubborn. He even had a few teeth broken. Today, he was determined to catch you.

……

It was 7:30, and it was already dark.

The reservoir lights were turned on, and the alligator gar were pulled to the shallow water.

"Yang Qi, what are you looking at?" Chen Zilu rubbed her eyes and walked over.

Yang Qi turned around and replied, "I'm watching Brother Lin, battling the big fish."

"Hmm? A fierce battle?"

Chen Zilu curiously approached and peered into the water.

The lights were bright, and the water rippled.

A dark back emerged from the water, covered in gray scales. Its long snout, sharp as a sword, struggled helplessly against the fishing line.

"...Alligator gar?!" Chen Zilu exclaimed in shock. "Weren't they fry when we released them? How did they get so big?"

"I don't know either..." Yang Qi shrugged innocently.

The main message is "Don't ask me, I don't know."

"Brother Lin, are you sure you can catch it?"

"able!"

"Are you so sure?"

"How about we make a bet?"

"good!"

Before the words were even finished, Chen Zilu's eyes darted around, and she immediately resorted to cheating, speaking first:

"I bet Brother Lin can catch it, you can't bet the same thing as me!"

"Zilu, you...you, how could you..."

Yang Qi was caught off guard by this sudden "lack of martial ethics" and pointed at her, speechless.

"Hehe, what about me? What happened to me?"

Instead of backing down, Chen Zilu pressed her advantage, grabbing Yang Qi by the collar, tilting her head back, and defiantly asking, "What...thing...about...me?"

"Cough cough cough..."

The fisherman who had been watching the game with bated breath was suddenly caught off guard by this move.

"There are still people here!"

"Seriously, spectating now comes with side effects? This is some serious PDA."

Another fisherman next to him nodded frantically, echoing his sentiments with heartache:

"Exactly! Boss, boss lady, this is a public place. We single people have dignity too! We can't swallow this dog food forced into our mouths!"

"Let's go, let's go, we can't stay here any longer, we'll die from the staleness first."

"Ugh, this dog food is awful, it's so unpleasant to sit for so long..."

The local fishermen shook their heads and sighed as they moved on to another spot.

"this……"

Seeing that the surroundings had suddenly become empty, leaving only herself and Yang Qi, Chen Zilu's hand, which was gripping his collar, suddenly froze in mid-air, and her previous arrogance deflated.

Somewhat awkwardly, he released his grip, his gaze drifting towards the water's surface, and muttered softly, "How was it?"

"As you wish, as you wish, whatever you wish..."

Yang Qi felt as if he had lost all face.

"You're shy."

Chen Zilu suddenly leaned closer, staring at his reddened ear tips, and laughed heartily.

"I don't."

Yang Qi turned around, his back to her, his gaze fixed on Lin Zaitian.

It was as if that fishing rod was the most beautiful thing in the world, so beautiful that my ears turned red and almost bled.

Pfft... Chen Zilu suppressed a laugh, stopped teasing him, and calmly watched the battle.

~

Half an hour later, Lin Zaitian shouted:

"Is anyone here? Could you copy down the net for me?"

"I'll do it."

"I'm here too, Brother Lin." After saying that, Yang Qi ran over in a flash, picked up the net and scooped up the fish head from the side.

Two other anglers nearby reached out to help lift the net, and it took the three of them working together to drag the two-meter-long alligator gar ashore.

The fish landed on the ground, its gill covers opening and closing.

Lin Zaitian threw down the fishing rod and sat back down on the grass.

He stared at the massive gray creature in front of him for several seconds, then tilted his head back and let out a long breath.

He took out his phone, snapped a picture, and sent it to his fishing group with the caption: "Hey guys, look, I caught a 200-pound alligator gar!"

The group exploded.

Yang Qi's phone kept ringing. He walked over to Lin Zaitian and looked at the smile on Lin Zaitian's face.

"Brother Lin, it's getting late, shouldn't we head down the mountain?"

Lin Zaitian waved his hand: "No rush, no rush, I'll take two more pictures!"

As he spoke, he squatted down next to the alligator gar, holding the fish's head with one hand and taking a selfie with his phone in the other.

People around him laughed; some posted on social media, others recorded short videos.

Yang Qi took two steps back, and Chen Zilu suddenly took his arm, smiling as she said, "You lost!"