Chapter 298: Hunting the Dragon Trevally

Cow Harbor Tuna can grow quite large and are known for their fierce temperament.

If someone tried to catch an adult Cow Harbor Tuna with a net, the fish could drag them into the sea unless they were exceptionally strong or had several people helping.

It’s practically impossible to catch a fish as large and powerful as a Cow Harbor Tuna with a modern fishing rod. They’re strong enough to snap the rod itself.

That’s why this type of fish is rarely seen at the docks.

Yun Jiao looked up at the adults, her eyes full of anticipation. "Can I jump down from here?"

"No!"

Several people shouted in unison, their response so fast it was almost instantaneous. They were afraid that if they’d hesitated for even a moment, Yun Jiao would have already jumped.

"It’s so high, and the waves below are pretty rough! What if there are hidden reefs? It would be incredibly dangerous for you to jump from here!"

Yun Jiao let her head droop. She’d known they would say that.

’Sigh... Another day spent missing my big tail.’

’For a Merfolk, this distance would be nothing.’

"Let’s memorize this spot and see if we can find another way down."

However, Yun Linhai was still worried. "There are a lot of Cow Harbor Tuna down there. Jiaojiao, maybe you shouldn’t go."

He didn’t feel at ease without the killer whale present.

Even if his daughter could kill a wild boar with a single punch.

But being in the water is different from being on land. It’s hard to leverage your strength in the water.

Yun Jiao puffed out her chest like a proud little rooster. "It’s okay! They’re no match for me!"

She hurried off to find a way down. After scouting the area, she had to take a long detour, finally making her way to a spot slightly ahead of the school of Cow Harbor Tuna.

This spot was much closer to the water than where they had been standing.

Still, anyone who wasn’t a strong swimmer wouldn’t dare to jump in so easily.

Yun Jiao, however, was itching to jump into the sea.

Her father, Yun Linhai, couldn’t help but feel the fish were dangerous. "Let’s just not go, okay? It’s not like we’re so desperate for money that we have to catch these Cow Harbor Tuna."

He was genuinely terrified that a Cow Harbor Tuna would slam his small-bodied daughter against the reefs. That would be no laughing matter.

Every single one of those huge things looked much bigger than Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao paid him no mind and dove straight into the sea.

The hearts of everyone watching from the reef clenched.

The waves were quite large, and she vanished from their sight the moment she hit the water.

Meanwhile, Yun Jiao was nimbly weaving through the underwater reefs.

The current here was not only swift, but the reefs and the island itself blocked out the sun. As a result, the water was much colder than elsewhere.

Yun Jiao’s snow-white skin was incredibly conspicuous in the dim underwater light.

And because of this, she caught the eye of some large fish.

Namely, the Cow Harbor Tuna that frequented the area.

From the Cow Harbor Tuna’s perspective, Yun Jiao was a strange creature. It had never eaten one before, but that didn’t stop it from wanting to have a taste.

From behind a reef, a large fish head slowly emerged, its eyes locked on Yun Jiao. Its tail swished as it closed in.

After calculating the ideal striking distance, it charged.

It shot forward like a high-speed bomb.

Just as the Cow Harbor Tuna was about to ram into her, Yun Jiao swiftly sidestepped. The massive fish, longer than she was tall, brushed right past her body as it shot by.

After swimming some distance forward, the Cow Harbor Tuna stopped, seemingly confused as to where its targeted prey had gone.

Suddenly, something tapped it on its left side.

The instant the Cow Harbor Tuna turned its head, a tiny fist smashed into it.

The Cow Harbor Tuna, still unaware of the danger, didn’t take this tiny thing seriously at all and took the hit head-on.

And then...

With its head ringing, the Cow Harbor Tuna, which had been hit with a solid THUD, felt as if half its soul had left its body. It was completely dazed.

Before it could even recover, Yun Jiao landed several more punches as a "cordial greeting."

’Since you’re being so welcoming, I won’t be polite either.’

Even underwater, Yun Jiao’s eyes were exceptionally bright.

’Heh, a home delivery.’

A few punches later, the Cow Harbor Tuna that had served itself up on a silver platter was successfully knocked unconscious.

It wasn’t dead, but it was practically crippled.

Yun Jiao had been holding back.

Dragging the big fish by its tail, Yun Jiao turned her head and spotted another Cow Harbor Tuna not far off, peeking out as if watching a show.

In that instant, the Cow Harbor Tuna’s fishy eye met Yun Jiao’s blazing gaze.

The Cow Harbor Tuna: ...

It had been hiding in the shadows, hoping to see if it could snatch a bite after the other fish caught its prey.

But instead of getting a free meal, it had personally witnessed the brutal scene of one of its own kind getting utterly demolished.

While most fish aren’t particularly intelligent, one that had grown this large still possessed a keen sense of danger.

The moment its eyes met Yun Jiao’s, the Cow Harbor Tuna whipped around, ready to flee with a flick of its tail.

Yun Jiao: ’Since you’re here...’

She shot after it, grabbed its tail, and gave it a mighty swing.

She smashed the Cow Harbor Tuna directly onto a nearby reef.

The blow knocked it out cold.

She even rushed over to add a couple more punches for good measure.

’Excellent. Two in one go.’

Yun Jiao was beaming. Grabbing the two large fish by their tails, she swam back in the direction she’d come from.

She encountered other Cow Harbor Tuna on her way back, but they were clearly a bit smarter. The moment they saw her dragging two of their brethren, they immediately turned tail and fled.

Yun Jiao didn’t give chase. With her hands full of two massive fish, she couldn’t spare a hand anyway.

"I see her! I see her! She’s surfaced!"

Spotting Yun Jiao’s figure, the group waiting anxiously on the reef couldn’t help but start shouting.

"Over here, Yun Jiao! This way!"

Yun Jiao’s short little legs kicked like a fishtail. Even with both hands occupied, her swimming speed wasn’t hindered in the slightest.

"Holy shit!"

Seeing what Yun Jiao was dragging, both Chu An and Wang Hongfei gasped.

Their eyes went wide, and their jaws dropped open wide enough to fit two eggs.

"Th-those huge fish... your sister caught... all of them?"

As he watched Yun Jiao approach, hauling two massive fish, Chu An thought he had to be dreaming. He secretly pinched himself and winced at the sharp pain.

"Holy crap, so I’m not hallucinating."

The corners of Yun Chen Nan’s mouth lifted. "Yep. I told you my sister was strong."

"She’s an amazing swimmer, too."

His voice was even, but anyone could hear the pride and boastfulness in his tone.

"I’ve yet to see anything in this ocean that can hurt her."

’After all, even killer whales were her friends.’

’With a sister like this, how could he possibly not be proud?’

Chu An: ...

’This is way beyond what a normal person can do, right?’

’Who the hell is strong enough to take on something that weighs hundreds of pounds? And in the ocean, no less!’

’And she got two of them.’

’He’d seen with his own eyes how ferocious those fish were when they were eating the seabirds earlier.’

He stared intently at Yun Jiao, trying to spot something about her that wasn’t human.