Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Big Fish?

TL: Etude

As Lin Hao clicked on the flashing icon with his thoughts, a window instantly popped up.

Normal Task: Devour one hundred tilapia (100/100)

“Hehe, finally the system gives me a proper task.”

He had seen this new task pop up last night, and he didn’t expect to complete it today!

As he claimed the reward for the task, he vaguely felt a warm current flow through his body.

With the arrival of this warm current, his entire body became incredibly comfortable.

He had a vague sensation that his physique had become much sturdier.

“It’s a pity, though, that only one task appeared.”

Lin Hao sighed as he continued swimming forward.

“Even though there are so many tilapia, using them to farm evolution points is good. But eating so many makes my mouth taste like metal.”

As he swam forward, he began to complain.

The quality of the water in this river was worrying, yet the tilapia were thriving in it.

“So many sewage pipes.”

As he continued to swim, he saw numerous sewage pipes.

“Damn it, after eating so many tilapia, am I going to have heavy metal poisoning too?”

He complained again.

But complaints aside, food was still food.

His stomach now seemed like a bottomless pit; no matter how much he ate, he could digest it all immediately.

This must be a special change brought about by the system.

“Hurry up, get them all!”

Meanwhile, along the riverbank, he could see several human figures in the distance.

These people were continuously fishing for tilapia, taking away the large ones and throwing the small ones back into the river.

There were so many tilapia that they didn’t need to catch them properly; they could just scoop them up.

“Humans again.”

Seeing the people not far away, he thought for a moment and continued swimming forward.

Because his body was black, it was hard for anyone to notice him unless they got very close.

“Boss, these fish taste different from the ones we farm. Won’t people notice?”

One of the workers, catching tilapia, spoke up.

Tilapia reproduce quickly and are considered an invasive species.

However, unlike scavenger fish, tilapia can be eaten and have few bones, making them popular.

“Who cares?”

“We’ll mix them in with the farmed ones and sell them. These fish are so cheap.”

A middle-aged man scolded upon hearing the worker’s concerns.

“Catch more; we can’t go out to sea now, and some rivers are closed off. The price of fish has gone up.”

“Lately, more people are buying tilapia too.”

He chuckled.

This river was quite remote, and hardly anyone came here. He had previously discovered the abundance of tilapia in this spot.

And these tilapia were big. Mixing them with the farmed ones wouldn’t cause any issues.

People who buy tilapia usually fry them; who the hell steams these fish?

No one would notice the taste.

“That’s so despicable.”

Hearing their conversation, Lin Hao sneered inwardly.

The creatures in this river must all be contaminated with heavy metals.

People eating these fish would definitely be affected.

Eating too many could even cause cancer!

Their white buckets on the shore were already filled with tilapia.

“Another net!”

At this moment, a man threw a fishing net into the river and started to pull it back in!

“Huh!”

“Why can’t I pull it up!?”

But just then, the man realized the net seemed stuck!

He furrowed his brows and continued to exert force with both hands.

“Is it stuck on a rock?”

A man curiously spoke up.

“How could it be? There are no rocks down there, and this isn’t the first time we’ve cast the net.”

The man pulling the net replied irritably.

“It’s moving! It’s moving!”

At that moment, he suddenly realized he could move the net!

“Everyone, help! It seems like there’s a lot!”

He felt the weight, indicating a large catch.

“Pull harder!”

The others joined in, pulling the net with all their might.

Soon, a gigantic silhouette began to slowly surface along with the net!

“What… what is that!?”

One of the men was the first to see a black horn.

The horn was long, thick, and sharp!

In the next moment, an enormous fish head appeared!

“Fish… fish…!”

The others were equally stunned by the sight.

Just the head was massive, and now the body slowly emerged!

“We hit the jackpot!”

Their boss was also stunned.

Boom!

In an instant, the scales on Lin Hao’s body emitted sparks!

The net was incinerated instantly, and his enormous body charged towards the shore!

“Run! Run away!!!”

Everyone was petrified!

Boom!

Lin Hao’s gigantic horn smashed through the large white barrels, causing a flood of tilapia to spill back into the river.

The men scrambled to flee, rolling and crawling away.

Their boss, the middle-aged man, was nearly paralyzed with fear!

“Monster! Monster!”

His legs gave out as he crawled frantically away.

Initially, he thought they had caught an extraordinary fish, but when the fish’s body ignited, burning away the net, it terrified him to the core!

The group staggered and crawled a good distance before stopping.

“What… what was that just now!?”

Their legs were like jelly, and they collapsed to the ground.

Recalling what they had just witnessed sent chills down their spines.

It was too terrifying.

“That fish had a horn, at least two meters long… and its body could emit flames…”

One of them muttered, still trembling all over.

The sight they had just seen left them in shock.

Who would have thought they’d catch such a monster!

“Boss?”

“Boss, are you okay?”

They looked ahead and saw their boss lying on the ground, pale and shaking.

There was a wet spot on the ground beneath him.

…

“Hehe, all the fish here are mine!”

At that moment, Lin Hao was opening his mouth, devouring the tilapia around him.

The fire scale effect was still active, making the river water boil, and the extreme heat killed the surrounding tilapia instantly.

They were practically cooked.

He opened his mouth and continued to bite, one after another!

The efficiency was incredible!