The moment the speargun struck the sailfish, its fate was sealed.
The atmosphere in the live stream reached its peak at this moment, with all sorts of sounds appearing and the frequency of the comments refreshing being alarming.
Although it's only a little past ten o'clock, not even eleven o'clock yet, hundreds of thousands of viewers have already gathered in the live broadcast room to watch this match.
Among these hundreds of thousands of viewers, there are naturally all kinds of people, and there are quite a few saints as well.
The result was that viewers with differing opinions started arguing in the live chat, and the argument seemed to be escalating.
Keke and Zhang Yuxin noticed this, but they didn't interfere. They simply made a few words to mediate and then focused on watching the live stream.
This kind of thing is simply irreconcilable; the points of conflict between the two sides can never be resolved. In this situation, saying anything more is just a waste of breath.
Bai Yu was unaware of what was happening in the live stream; his attention was entirely focused on the sailfish.
After being shot by Li Shuang with a harpoon, the creature briefly struggled in a final burst of energy, giving Bai Yu and the others a splash of seawater before returning to calm.
Its tranquility is eternal, for its life has come to an end.
"Phew, I'm exhausted. After fishing for so long, I finally caught this guy. All my efforts weren't in vain!"
Seeing that the sailfish had stopped moving, Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and then sat down on the ground to rest for a while.
A long rest was definitely out of the question; he still needed to get that sailfish and bring it ashore.
Although Li Shuang and the other two will definitely help him in this process, no matter what, this sailfish is his prey, and he will definitely have to take action himself.
"Brother Yu, you're really amazing! This sailfish is so big, it must weigh over 200 pounds, and you caught it in just an hour and a half. You're truly incredible!"
"Absolutely! Don't you know who I am? (World Champion, Olympic Champion, World Record Holder (Keke reads the narration in the live stream)) Taking down this sailfish is a piece of cake."
But I'm pretty exhausted this morning; I really can't lift my arm. I'll have to rely on you guys for help later.
While chatting with Li Shuang, Bai Yu was panting heavily several times, which showed that Bai Yu was really expending a lot of energy.
As for asking Li Shuang and the other two for help, that's not against the rules. The only rule in this competition is that you can't ask for help while fishing, but Bai Yu has already caught the fish, so the fishing is considered over and he can ask for help now.
Of course, this is on the premise that someone is willing to help you. If you are not popular enough and no one is willing to help you, then you will have to find a way on your own.
Bai Yu sat on the ground for two minutes, then stood up and prepared to clean the sailfish.
His first task was to go down to the rocky beach and get up close to the sailfish. Then, in the seawater, he would bleed it and remove its internal organs to reduce its weight.
The place where Bai Yu and his group were located was a mangrove forest. The vegetation in the area they chose was not very dense, but they could still go into the water.
If they wanted to get the sailfish ashore, dragging it from the shore was definitely not a realistic option. Once the sailfish was out of the water, it would become a real weight of over 200 pounds. Dragging such a heavy creature would not be an easy task.
The best way is to go into the water and then have several people work together to lift it up.
Besides Bai Yu himself, Wang Hai and Lu Sheng also went down with him. As for Li Shuang, he stayed on the shore to meet the three of them.
Bai Yu was the first to go into the water, and he even went in with a knife. Although his arm was already weak, he still had the strength to bleed the sailfish and gut it.
Bleeding this sailfish is relatively easy. Just make a cut on its pectoral fin and tail fin. Both of these locations have arteries, and one cut will definitely result in a gush of blood.
Then comes the gutting process, where all the internal organs of the sailfish are removed, leaving none behind.
Completing these operations will reduce the weight of this animal by at least 30 to 40 pounds, which will be extremely beneficial for their subsequent operations.
What happens to the internal organs removed from the sailfish?
Naturally, they were thrown into the sea. These entrails would be a very rich feast for small fish and shrimp.
Even these entrails could be beneficial to Bai Yu and his group, because they were thrown onto the shore, which would attract fish, and those fish would then become their target.
As for whether the smell of blood will attract some less desirable fish, such as sharks, that's up to nature to decide; what Bai Yu and the others say doesn't really matter.
After a great deal of effort, Bai Yu and the other three worked together to get the sailfish ashore. Then, Bai Yu casually lay down next to the fish and compared his actual height to it.
Compared to the other two, Bai Yu's height is definitely far less than that of the sailfish. Even if the sailfish didn't have its long upper jaw, Bai Yu wouldn't be as tall as this guy.
This sailfish was truly enormous, far exceeding Bai Yu's expectations.
If Bai Yu had previously considered his performance merely as being among the best, then after this sailfish joined the team, he could confidently say that he was currently the undisputed number one!
It was this one sailfish that gave Bai Yu boundless courage, the courage to strive for first place.
Although it took him quite a bit of time to catch this sailfish, if you add in the time it would take to settle it down later, it would take about two hours.
He simply couldn't believe that any other competitor could catch over 200 pounds in such a short time.
As long as he doesn't exceed this number, the lead this sailfish gives him is absolute, and his advantage is gradually accumulating.
After Bai Yu and his three companions brought the sailfish ashore, several staff members were already waiting nearby, ready to receive it.
This sailfish is so big, even without its upper jaw, it's nearly two meters long. It's definitely not practical to put such a big fish in a fish box; there aren't any boxes that big.
Therefore, the only way to store this sailfish is to transport it back to the ship, and the process must be quick, ideally within half an hour.
Although it is already mid-October, Bai Yu and his group are in the South China Sea, a tropical sea, where the temperature is extremely high.
As before, all the fish caught by the contestants belong to them. In order to prevent the fish from spoiling and becoming unsellable, the transportation process must be fast.
After Bai Yu marked the sailfish, he watched as the staff transported it away, placing it on a small cart and pushing it off.
After seeing the sailfish off, Bai Yu sat down and lay down on the ground, then remained motionless.
In contrast, Li Shuang and his two companions returned to their respective fishing spots to continue fishing after helping Bai Yu.
Bai Yu can rest now because he expended a lot of energy fishing for that sailfish, and his catch was also very successful, so he can rest.
However, Li Shuang and the other two still need to work hard for their respective results. At present, it seems that without a miracle, the first place is basically out of reach.
Even if first place is out of reach, there's still second, third, and even fourth or fifth place. The top ten are all rich, so they can still try their best.
While Li Shuang and the others were working hard, Bai Yu unknowingly fell asleep...
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Yu was lying on the ground, preparing to roll over, but by sheer coincidence, there was a small stone under his right arm. As he rolled over, the muscle in his right arm immediately pressed against it.
"Ouch, oh my god, it hurts so much!"
With just a simple turn, Bai Yu sprang to her feet, going from lying down to sitting up.
That roll over just now brought his sore muscles into close contact with the stone. In a collision between flesh and stone, it goes without saying who would win.
Fortunately, no one noticed what happened just now. The other contestants around them, whether it was Li Shuang and others or the staff in charge of filming, were all busy with their own things and did not notice Bai Yu.
Well, although what just happened was a little embarrassing, it's not embarrassing if no one noticed.
Bai Yu then took out his phone and checked the time. He realized that only a dozen minutes had passed since he lay down, and it was only a little past eleven o'clock. There was still some time before lunch.
In this situation, Bai Yu had to find something to do. He couldn't sleep, so he got up and continued fishing.
Bai Yu then got up from the ground, strolled around, and checked on Li Shuang and the others' catch, including the types and sizes of fish they had caught.
Then he went back to the spot where he had just thrown away the sailfish's entrails and made a new discovery.
The entrails, which had been thrown into the sea, were blown by the repeated pounding of the waves to the middle of a small patch of mangroves, where they were then stopped by the dense vegetation of the mangroves.
Those who know about mangrove forests should know that they are rich in resources, especially crustaceans such as lobsters and crabs.
Whether it's crabs or lobsters, they all share a common characteristic: they are scavengers.
In this situation, large areas of entrails appear in the mangrove areas, which is incredibly tempting for the lobsters and crabs that live there.
For them, this scene is like a huge buffet, and an all-you-can-eat one at that, with no time limit.
When Bai Yu found the entrails, he saw at least a dozen lobsters and dozens of crabs gathered together, feasting on the entrails.
He even spotted several large spiny lobsters among them, the biggest of which weighed nearly ten pounds.
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