“Damn. I really didn’t expect to hook a big one so suddenly!”
Gritting his teeth, Yu Zhiye almost planted his knees into the sand just to lower his center of mass and get a better grip on the sand...
But even with a second person adding weight to his back, he felt like they were slowly getting dragged forward!
This was the first time he faced such heavy resistance during fishing in this world!
It felt like there was a shark trying to drag him into the water, and it was a miracle that the fishing rod didn’t fly out from his grip!
Truth be told, Yu Zhiye was already sweating bullets by now. The thought of giving in crossed his mind, but…
Is it even possible to store away his fishing rod now? If not… won’t he lose a fishing rod and watch his daily core energy income take a big hit?!
Besides, whatever got hooked must be a rare catch! How could he give it up so easily?!
Fighto! He must give it a try!
“Hold on! We’re dragging this baby out if it’s the last thing we do!”
Chae Yoona felt this fisherman must’ve lost his mind just to catch a big fish!
Alas, they were in the same boat and she could only strain herself to support her master. “Oppa! Stop wasting your breathe and just do it! Or don’t blame your noona for not holding on!”
“Haha…” Yu Zhiye grinned. “Noona, get ready to step back on my count! One—two—PULL!”
Heave-ho!
“Again!”
Heave-ho!
Just a few steps back and the fishing rod almost got bent out of shape!
Fortunately, some mysterious magic kept the wooden rod from snapping, but Yu Zhiye really didn’t know how long that could last!
Seems like… he might really lose this fishing rod today!
But that thought only cranked up Yu Zhiye’s fierceness.
“Even if you don’t want to come out, you’ll have to ask if I, Grandpa Yu, agrees!”
Time to go all out!
“One—two—PULL!!!”
Heave-ho!
“Harder!!”
Step by step, the couple backed up and bit by bit, the taut line got pulled out from the quicksand…
Suddenly, a wrong step behind and they even lurched back forward!
“Fack!”
“Op—pa… Yoo… na… almost can’t—”
“Hold on for me! It should be almost out!”
That was a lie. Honestly, Yu Zhiye didn’t know if they were even close to pulling that out.
He could only pray the line doesn’t snap and hope they’ll last until then...
But the struggle seemed to have no end!
Very soon, Yu Zhiye felt his arms and legs going weak…
Even a single step back became impossible. Only his sheer willpower kept him standing.
Hah… is this it? This was what his trashy constitution amounts to?
Notch above, author-san beyond… if any of ya exist, now was the time to work your magic!
Perhaps some existence beyond the fourth wall really heard the fisherman’s prayer because the next moment—PUFF!
Sand exploded and something finally got pulled out from the quicksand!
The couple that was on their last legs immediately fell backwards like dominoes with man stacked on top of the beauty.
But the exhausted Yu Zhiye had no mind to pay attention to the soft cushion below.
Nor was his focus on what he caught.
Instead, he was shocked by the system announcement that popped up in his vision!
[Congratulations Player#6969696969 for being the 3rd to slay an elite boss creature!]
[Rewarded x25 Emeralds, x1 IS Exchange Invitation.]
[Earned Global Achievement, Elite Monster Hunter. Does Player#6969696969 want to make your name, Daoist Yufu, public?]
[Yes] [No]
Hit by this abrupt announcement, Yu Zhiye’s mind almost went blank, but he quickly came to his senses and tapped [No].
Show off and make himself famous? No thanks. He’s fine staying lowkey!
The system message vanished like it was all an illusion, but the items that appeared in his inventory were real!
Sweet Stars above, 25 free emeralds rewarded for third place?! No wonder, no wonder!
It was quite obvious how that 100 emeralds used for purchasing that immortality potion came about!
Only such an achievement could warrant such a reward! Still, something left him utterly confused…
When and how did he kill an elite boss???
Was the system bugged? Or…
“Op...pa… can you get off me… Yoona can’t… hah... breath…”
“Oh.” Yu Zhiye rolled off from the comfy pillow that cushioned his fall and helped her sit up. “Good work.”
That praise earned an aggrieved look from the actress. “Haah? Is that... all oppa has to say?”
“Haha… um… I’ll... reward you well later.”
“Tch. Who wants... hah… your reward.”
That’s what she said, but the way she licked her lips told him she was clearly looking forward to it…
He wasn’t sure if that was all an act or not...
Too bad so sad though, any more exercise was impossible for now because they were both dead-tired. Way too tired!
Of course, despite his exhaustion, Yu Zhiye still didn’t forget to tie up loose ends.
Once the big catch hooked on his fishing rod got lugged back to shore, Yu Zhiye inspected the strange fish that was almost half his arm’s length.
Err… doesn’t look like there’s anything special?
It was simply a larger version of the lizard-like sandfish he catches everyday.
Seriously, did this count as an elite boss just because it was a size larger? What a rip-off!
Even the name wasn’t much better.
[Big Sandfish (Blue)]
Uwah. Just tagging a ‘big’ on… can that get anymore lazy? Whoever did these naming seriously deserves a pay cut!
Well, on the bright side, this sandfish skipped a grade from the common white to rare blue.
Not sure if that’s something to be happy about though…
Can this tiered-up fish still be purified and eaten? Who knows. That’s something he’ll have to figure out later.
For now, Yu Zhiye was more interested in another item rewarded by the system.
[IS Exchange Invitation (Golden)]
It looked like a ticket voucher but imprinted with mysterious runes resembling those seen on the contracts.
Once that ticket appeared in his hand, a screen popped up in his vision.
[Infinite Survivalverse Exchange Invitation]
Use to unlock access to the Infinite Survivalverse’s Multiverse Exchange.
[Confirm Use?]
[Yes] [No]
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