“SHIT!” Alex exclaimed as one thing pulled him ahead.

He slid throughout the ground and nearly fell into the ocean. Luckily, he rapidly mobilised his mana to bind himself to the ground. Bodily reinforcement allowed him to bear the pressure coming from the rod.

The sudden movement of Alex did not go unnoticed. The crew members who had been close by noticed him jerk ahead. They curiously checked out him.

By no means did they see an individual being pulled throughout the ground whereas fishing. Normally, the road and rods had been weak sufficient to interrupt once they skilled that a lot drive.

They purposely constructed the rod and the road like that to stop anybody from going overboard whereas attempting to catch a meal.

The crew wished to leap in and assist him. Nonetheless, seeing that he stabilised his type, they determined to not.

Nonetheless, that did not cease them from shifting nearer to Alex and seeing what he had caught. They strolled in direction of Alex, anticipating the road to interrupt any second now.

“It could be a magical beast. Sure, a few of these will take the bait when they’re ravenous. Don’t fret; the struggle will final for a while, after which the road will break.” A person got here to Alex’s aspect and mentioned.

“That is right. It could be some small magical beast. You’re fortunate to have one take the bait.” One other man mentioned.

Nonetheless, Alex ignored them. He knew it was not any tiny magical greatest as a result of he had caught one beforehand, and that did not pull him just like the fish he was battling in opposition to.

Because the battle between the fish and Alex continued, the railing stopping Alex from falling into the ocean started to show cracks. This created panic among the many crew.

The fish was attempting very arduous to swim away and escape. The drive it transmitted to Alex did not lower for a minute.

“It won’t be only a small magical beast.” Somebody from the crew lastly commented.

“It has already been three minutes. A magical beast may have damaged the road by them.”

“Then, why is not it damaged but?”

“How would I do know that, fool?”

The crew members argued forwards and backwards in regards to the state of affairs in entrance of them.

“Ought to we name the Captain? The deck and the railing are barely broken. Who gave him the fishing line?” The particular person seemed round.

“I…”

“Then go name the captain. Who’re you ready for?”

“Um… Sure.”

“Somebody come and assist me assist that man. He’ll go overboard if we do not assist.”

The crew rapidly determined.

They had been about to go and pull Alex again.

—

In the meantime, the fish felt a slight ache on its higher lip.

It was the identical creature that bit the mana-filled bait Alex threw. n0VELusB.c0m

It was speculated to chunk the delectable bait and dive deep into its house. However one thing started to drag on it.

The hook that dug into its flesh was inflicting it slight ache.

However for the monstrous fish, it was nothing. But, it felt annoying. It tried to dive deeper instinctively.

That was the second when Alex felt the drive on his palms. After some time of pulling, the fish appeared to have realised that the annoying factor inflicting it ache was extra extreme than it thought.

So, it started to use constant drive. This induced Alex to creep nearer to the ledge slowly. The railing close to Alex was breaking as a result of this.

—

The crew rapidly gathered round Alex. They had been about to drag on him. However, simply as they had been about to seize him, somebody spoke from the aspect.

“Do not pull on him.” This particular person was none aside from the wind mage that was at present current on the ship. His eyes had been glowing when he spoke that.

“I can see mana reinforcement on the road.” The mage spoke with sweat working down his backbone.

The mana imaginative and prescient confirmed the mage what was occurring.

The extreme glow of the fishing line and the regular and delicate stream of mana was one thing that even the wind mage couldn’t make. He was even a journeyman-ranked mage. It was nonetheless not possible for him.

And but, Alex effectively managed that quantity of mana with no downside. He smiled as he pulled on the fishing rod, having fun with the sensation.

What does that imply?

It was obvious to the mage that Alex was stronger than him. Presumably even a master-ranked mage.

“You need not assist him.”

The mage rapidly realised that Alex was not struggling in opposition to the fish. He was simply having fun with the sensation. In spite of everything, this was probably the most enjoyable he had since he started his voyage to the western continent.

“However the railing is about to disintegrate. The ship can be broken if we let him do it.”

“You do not have to fret about that.” The mage spoke in a commanding tone, shutting up the crew members.

—

Alex was thrilled by the feeling he was getting from his hand. The fish on the opposite aspect of the road was pulling on him steadily. The drive was rising with every second. He may really feel the willpower of the fish to not hand over.

‘Little fishy. I’ll catch you at this time.’ Alex determined.

Simply after the fish bit, Alex started to produce a gentle stream of mana to boost the road. The mana leaked from the string consistently because the fish thrashed round.

Mana consumption elevated because the fish utilized extra drive and thrashed round. At first, it took some work for Alex to understand the correct quantity of mana he may go alongside the fishing line. In spite of everything, any mistake would destroy the road and thus free the fish.

Alex could not permit that to occur.

So, he started to make use of a brand new technique to catch the fish. As a substitute of passing his mana by the fishing line, he started to pour mana over it.

Along with his delicate management, Alex slowly moved his mana in direction of the fish. Alex did one thing related when distributing smoke bombs throughout the Pushpam metropolis. So he did not have a tough time.

“What!” The wind mage exclaimed as he noticed this. He could not imagine his eyes. He had by no means seen an individual use mana as delicately as Alex. His eyes shone as he noticed it intimately.

Lastly, his mana neared the tip of the road.

He may lastly sense the being thrashing and turning on the finish of the road.

For Alex, mana was like his eyes. He may clearly see the define of residing organisms current contained in the cloud of mana he may create.

So, he steadily launched mana into the water across the fish. As regular, the mana turned a murky white as soon as it unfold into the water. It created a smoke display underwater.

The smoke display started to unfold across the fish.

One core

Two core

Three core

About 50 mana cores had been wanted to create a smoke display protecting the fish. The density and viscosity of the water made it tougher for the mana to stream simply. And the motion of the fish made it even tougher for Alex to cowl it solely.

However he nonetheless lined it in its entirety.

Now, he may see the form and measurement of the complete fish.

An enormous bulbous head was the very first thing he sensed. It had two big beady eyes on its head. The mouth was barely opened because it struggled to drag out the hook lodged inside.

The physique was elongated and streamlined with a spindle form. Color was not seen to Alex, however he may barely determine the fish.

‘It is a tuna! An enormous one at that. It is nearly so long as two folks stacked on one another.’ Alex smiled when he realised the actual fact.

‘How lengthy has it been since I final noticed a tuna, a lot much less tasted it. I can not hand over now. I must catch utilizing any methodology at my disposal.’ He determined promptly. Until now, he was enjoying with the fish. He did not really feel the need to seize it. He was prepared to take a loss.

Nonetheless, he modified as soon as he recognised the fish. It was too good to lose.

‘An enormous magical tuna.’ Simply the thought made his mouth water.

Stepping on the railing, he pulled a little bit again to provide him room to breathe. The mana he launched clouded the enormous tuna’s eyes. It could not see something.

Alex determined to utilize this chance.

He all of the sudden launched a thousand cores of mana into the ocean. It become a river from a skinny mana tendril and flowed above the fishing line.

Shortly, the mana reached close to the tuna. It expanded outwards immediately like an explosion. The whole lot inside a kilometre radius underneath the ocean was lined by his mana. The ocean turned murky white, nearly mistaking it for diluted milk.

The wind mage who noticed this felt his toes flip weak. He could not perceive how an individual may manipulate a lot mana immediately with out utilizing any runes. The whole lot Alex did was past frequent sense.

He fell to his knees and lined his eyes in panic. The dense mana nearly blinded him when he used mana imaginative and prescient on it.

The crew members ran to assist him.