Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Knife Fish… Bite!

TL: Etude

The number of these knife fish was simply overwhelming!

Moreover, they were slightly plumper than typical knife fish, their backs emitting a faint golden glow like fireflies.

Just seeing them like this felt unbelievable.

“Indeed, it seems they’ve eaten the bait and now appear somewhat dazed,” Du Zitong remarked, thrilled at the sight of the knife fish they had caught.

“Catch a few more; once the bait is used up, that should be enough!”

With their recent experience, the group quickly managed to catch a large number of knife fish, all of which were loaded into big water buckets on their boat.

“That’s enough; let’s head back quickly before anyone notices.”

Checking the time, they hastily set sail for home. It was the dead of night, and their fishing spot was quite discreet, making it unlikely for anyone to discover them.

Before long, their fishing boat successfully returned to shore and docked.

“I’ll get the truck. Let’s hurry and deal with these fish so we can get paid!”

As soon as Du Zitong got ashore, he ran towards the other side. He soon returned with a truck parked not far away, and the group began loading the knife fish into it.

“We’ll throw some into each river, then find a chance to dump the rest into the city’s waterways.” Driving the truck, Du Zitong spoke to the others inside.

“Yeah.” The group nodded slightly.

“Brother Du, does this mean we’ve completed the task for those two guys? Hehe, when they come, will we get our share of the money?” One of the men asked, his voice filled with joy. They hadn’t expected the task to be this simple.

“Of course. We’ve caught so many fish this time, and releasing them into the rivers daily is more than enough.” As Du Zitong spoke, he glanced towards the side. Driving his medium-sized truck, he quickly reached a river near the city.

Under the cover of darkness, they began dumping the knife fish from the buckets into various rivers.

These knife fish, due to the bait, seemed a bit dazed and floated to the surface after being thrown into the water, twitching slightly.

“These things… could they be dead already?”

As they dumped the fish into the river, someone voiced their concern.

“Who cares? We’re just following orders.” Another man dismissed the concern nonchalantly.

“Maybe this type of fish isn’t suited for freshwater rivers. Those two guys did say they were researching this.”

“That’s true.”

“But it’s fascinating how these knife fish glow like fireflies at night.”

“…”

While discussing, the group continued to throw the knife fish into various rivers.

“That’s enough. Throw this last bucket into the Hanshui River. For the remaining fish, find a chance to dump them into the city’s waterways later.”

Standing by the riverbank, Du Zitong lit a cigarette.

The other two men also stood nearby, smoking.

“We have to wait for them to come before we can get the money. It’s annoying; otherwise, we could try our luck and see if we can make a comeback sooner.”

“Yeah, no one can be unlucky forever. This time, we’re bound to win, hehe.”

“…”

They were already fantasizing about getting a hundred thousand each and immediately gambling to strike it rich.

Meanwhile, one of the men carrying a small bucket of knife fish approached the riverbank. Suddenly, he stepped on a smooth stone, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

Bang!

The bucket of knife fish spilled all over the ground.

“Zhang Sanming, what are you doing? How could you be so careless?”

The other man with him sneered at the sight, then continued forward and dumped his bucket of knife fish into the river.

“Shut up! Damn it, this cursed stone!”

Zhang Sanming cursed as he scrambled to his feet. He reached down to start picking up the scattered knife fish and put them back into the bucket. As he was gathering them, he suddenly felt a sharp pain!

“Ah!!!”

He cried out in agony from the sudden pain.

“What are you screaming about?!”

The other man, who had just emptied his bucket into the river, turned back to look. It was late at night, and the only light came from the truck’s headlights, making it hard to see Zhang Sanming’s situation clearly.

“This knife fish bit me!”

As Zhang Sanming spoke, he felt the knife fish biting into his hand burrow into the wound it had made!

His eyes widened, and just as he was about to scream, the other knife fish seemed to awaken. They quickly climbed onto his body, biting through the skin on his neck and burrowing into his body.

Zhang Sanming’s whole body trembled violently, but he couldn’t struggle at all!

In a short span of time, one knife fish after another had entered his body!

“Bite you?”

“Just crush it…”

The man chuckled. But as he got closer, his eyes widened in shock.

Knife fish.

The knife fish seemed to have fully awakened and were crawling all over Zhang Sanming’s body. Zhang Sanming’s eyes were wide open, and he appeared lifeless!

“Ah!!!”

The horrific scene terrified the man, causing him to scream in fear.

“What’s going on!?”

Du Zitong and the others were startled by the scream and looked towards the riverbank.

“What are you two doing over there!?” he shouted in annoyance.

From his vantage point, he could see the two men standing there clearly.

“The knife fish, they’re… they’re biting people!”

The man stumbled and ran away in a panic. But in his haste, he tripped over the same smooth stone, falling to the ground.

As he tried to get up, he felt something bite his buttocks.

Slurp!

Something seemed to burrow into him!

“No…”

He tried to scream, but a muffled sound came from inside his body, and blood poured from his mouth.

He collapsed to the ground.

“What’s going on!?”

Sensing something was seriously wrong, Du Zitong grabbed a high-powered flashlight from the truck and shone it towards them.

“What are you doing…”

The other two men threw their cigarettes to the ground, stomped them out, and looked ahead.

In that instant, their eyes widened in horror.

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