Maybe it's a fish even bigger than that giant catfish...
Ye Feng took a closer look, and the smile on his face widened even further…
Because he clearly saw that the large fish's tail had many small, long, red vertical stripes...
Arapaima—
One of the top predators in the Amazon's underwater food chain, adults can reach 2 to 6 meters in length and weigh between 250 and 350 kilograms.
They have flat, streamlined heads and are adept at using their heads to ram and their tails to sweep.
Even an adult weighing over 150 pounds would faint immediately if brushed by its tail.
The arapaima is not bloodthirsty and is considered a relatively rare apex predator in the Amazon River.
They like to eat small fish and shrimp, especially swimming fish.
Piranhas are on their menu.
The arapaima has scales as hard as bulletproof vests, dense and strong.
This instilled fear in other large, ferocious beasts, making them completely unable to breach its defenses.
Even black caimans dare not provoke them easily.
Adult arapaima, besides adult electric eels and schools of giant otters...
No animal can kill it, so it can be considered to have no natural enemies.
Judging from the strength of its struggle and the width of its tail, the one in front of Ye Feng...
It should be an adult arapaima...
"Great! Finally, a decent-looking guy has arrived."
"Go ahead and struggle. If you can break this tree in two, then I'll accept it."
Although Ye Feng said that, he had already slowly raised the compound bow in his hand.
However, to prevent any accidents...
He quickly picked out the two original triangular arrows and the conical arrow from the quiver.
This fish has very hard scales and is very strong. If it struggles desperately later, it might really break the fishing line.
He's really lost out today; not only did he work for nothing, but he also lost his fishing hooks and lines.
He didn't want to do a losing business...
Ye Feng immediately set up his bow and arrow, with the giant arapaima about 15 meters away from him.
This distance wasn't difficult for Ye Feng, but the fish swimming violently underwater, with the splashes of water as cover, would have their visibility greatly affected.
He only has two of his original arrows left, and if he misses, they're essentially gone forever...
Since he lacked the tools to retrieve the arrows, the cost of losing them was far too high…
Furthermore, although the scales of the arapaima are hard, a 40-pound compound bow can penetrate even a riot shield.
If you're hit head-on, even the hardest scales won't stop you.
But Ye Feng's only worry now is that if the arrows are in the water later, the river water might cushion their penetrating power.
Then it's highly likely that the damage won't be maximized...
Therefore, in order to hit accurately, Ye Feng decided to wait…
Adult arapaima will surface to breathe every 15 minutes or so.
The big fish is currently struggling violently, which will inevitably consume a lot of its energy.
Therefore, the time for it to breathe will be greatly earlier. When its head emerges from the water, that will be the best time for Ye Feng to make his move.
He held the bow halfway, his eyes fixed on the moving fishing line...
"Stop struggling, you can't escape today. Just stick your head out and I'll give you a quick death."
Ye Feng murmured softly…
He held the bow-bending posture for about three minutes.
Finally, his hands started to feel sore and numb, and large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks...
"Get out here, you stinky fish! You're going to die sooner or later, aren't you?"
This is a compound bow that weighs 36 pounds. Holding it with a straight arm like that is very tiring.
Even ordinary people would find it difficult to persist for so long...
Finally, after another half minute, he couldn't hold on any longer and put down the bow...
The large fish seemed to know the danger had passed, and about ten seconds after Ye Feng lowered his bow...
Suddenly, its long, flat head emerged from the water, its oval lips moving rapidly as it gasped for air…
Seeing this, Ye Feng quickly drew his bow again.
But before he could even aim, the arapaima suddenly disappeared from the surface of the water.
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat incredulous…
I've been aiming for so long and it hasn't come out yet, but how come it came out as soon as I put down the bow?
"Holy crap?... What a clever beast! Could it be? Is it true that the bigger you are, the smarter you are? Is it some kind of supernatural being?"
Although that's what they said, they actually knew in their hearts that it must have been an accident.
As the saying goes, even the most cunning fox can't outsmart a hunter.
And that's even more true for fish, which generally have lower intelligence...
He leaned against a large tree, pointing indignantly to the end of the fishing line, and said:
"If you really become a spirit, then break this fishing line for me."
Otherwise, I can make countless mistakes, but you'd better not give me even one chance!
Having said that, he nocked the arrows, placed them in front of his chest, and stared intently at the direction of the big fish.
He was so focused that he didn't even care about the corpse on the right that had been almost eaten by the little fish.
Ye Feng decided to go all out against this giant fish... As long as he killed it, today's mission would be successfully completed.
Actually, he wasn't a stubborn person; it's just that the value of this fish was too great.
Although arapaima is difficult to prepare, it provides a large amount of liver and its meat is very delicious and nutritious.
It contains glutamic acid, aspartic acid, lysine...
Aspartic acid, one of the components, plays a significant protective role for the human heart and liver.
This is exactly what their companions urgently need right now.
In addition, it contains many important mineral elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and iron.
Therefore, he was determined to get this fish...
After an unknown amount of time, the thrashing fish finally stopped moving.
As a result, about two minutes later, it poked its head out of the water again.
Ye Feng immediately drew his bow and aimed as fast as he could, but the big fish still dove underwater just as he was aiming…
This time, Ye Feng didn't get angry; he just frowned deeply...
This situation is too bizarre...
He didn't know how long the arapaima took to breathe, but he was certain it couldn't possibly be that fast.
Moreover, the breathing time this time was significantly shorter than the last time.
In other words, it's highly likely that the fish saw itself, which is why it had to dive down immediately.
"Could it be? It really is an Arapaima spirit?"
Ye Feng gritted his teeth, glaring at the large fish that had begun to struggle again…
He realized that this passive hunting method of waiting for prey to run into a trap might need to be improved.
Otherwise, if we just wait idly, our patience will wear thin, and we won't be able to shoot the arrow accurately.
At this moment, he really wanted to pull the big fish up directly, but unfortunately, he wasn't the Hulk and didn't have that much strength.
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