Chapter 28: Jiang Fan Breaks the Rod! Unveiling the Super Rebar Fishing Rod!

"Take the bait..."

Jiang Fan watched with anticipation as the giant black carp approached his hook. However, after opening its massive mouth, it hesitated for a long moment before swimming away.

Damn it!

This giant carp wasn't interested in the artificial lure?

A thought occurred to Jiang Fan. He grabbed all of Huangmao's bait and dumped it into the water as chum, then cast his line again.

Huangmao (╥╯^╰╥): "Wuwuwu, Brother Fan, that was my bait! You actually dumped all of it into the lake for chum!"

Jiang Fan replied, "Once you qualify for the fishing tournament, I'll give you two bags for free!"

Huangmao (-^〇^-): "Deal, deal! My perspective was too narrow just now. Brother Fan, should you throw me in there as bait too?"

With Huangmao’s bait acting as chum, the giant black carp swam back. It fed on the "Wild Battle Blue Crucian - Wry-Mouthed Dragon King God Edition" bait, and once again drifted in front of the artificial lure Jiang Fan had cast.

It opened its mouth wide again and gulped down the lure in one bite!

*Zzzzt!*

Suddenly, the fishing line was violently dragged underwater with a sharp sound. A powerful force yanked Jiang Fan toward the water's surface.

"Fish on! Fish on! It's that monster from before!"

Zhou Hong and the others immediately shouted the moment they saw the giant fish take the bait.

"Quick, grab Brother Fan! Don't let him get dragged into the water!"

No sooner said than done, Jiang Fan was pulled into the water. The drag knob on his spinning reel was clicking frantically! No matter how hard he pulled, it was useless. He had no choice but to let the line out, reduce the tension, and swim back to the shore.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, illustrating just how terrifying the pulling force of a 358-pound beast could be.

"Brother Fan, pass the baton! Let me have a go at reeling it in!" He Qiang ran over, limping with a grin.

Zhou Hong cursed, "Pass the baton my foot! Don't distract Brother Fan while he's fighting the fish!"

Huangmao added, "Brother Fan is the kind of guy who can pull 132 pounds with one hand!"

Ma Dongdong chimed in, "I bet Brother Fan could pull a cow with one hand without even catching his breath!"

...

Perhaps it was the jinxing effect of the three of them, but as the line on the spinning reel ran out, the rod bent sharply.

*Snap!*

A crisp sound of a rod shattering rang out. The Blue-Iron grade lure rod in Jiang Fan's hand broke into two pieces, and the line was snapped by the giant creature as well!

"..."

"!!"

***

Jiang Fan stood there, dumbfounded, while the others were in shock.

"Holy crap! Even Brother Fan's rod snapped!"

"Just how big is this fish?!"

The three of them had never imagined that Jiang Fan could suffer a broken rod. In their eyes, he was a god-tier angler! There was no big fish he couldn't handle, yet today, he had broken his rod.

"Wait, Brother Fan, why are you pulling out a metal bar? Are you going to use a Shaolin temple landing net now?!"

"Oh, damn! It really is one!"

"If there were a gun here, would it be an American-style landing net?"

"Brother Fan, forget it, just let it be arrogant. Don't go back into the water; watch out for man-eating fish!"

Jiang Fan had swum to a point seven or eight meters from the shore. Peerless through his sunglasses-detector, he couldn't spot the monster anywhere. He had no choice but to return to the shore and open the system shop to purchase gear.

*How dare you break my rod. I'm not leaving until I land you today!*

Jiang Fan was truly enraged. It was clear that the giant black carp was very interested in the "Wild Battle Blue Crucian - Wry-Mouthed Dragon King God Edition" bait, so he decided to buy a hand pole to take it down.

[Blue-Iron Grade Hand Pole (Value: 200 Emotion Points)]
[Silver Grade Hand Pole (Value: 300 Emotion Points)]
[Gold Grade Hand Pole (Value: 400 Emotion Points)]
[Diamond Grade Hand Pole (Value: 500 Emotion Points)]
[Legendary Grade! Super Rebar Hand Pole!!! Material: Rebar! Aircraft Carrier Arresting Cable! (Value: 2000 Emotion Points!!!)]

"Good, this is the one!"

*Ding! Ding! Ding!* Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Super Rebar Hand Pole. Emotion points -2000!!!

Soon, Jiang Fan returned to the group. At this point, only Zhou Hong, Huangmao, and Ma Dongdong still had rods; He Qiang's rods were all broken, so he could only watch from the bank.

Seeing Jiang Fan return, He Qiang grinned, "Brother Fan, do you have any more rods? Can you lend me one?"

Jiang Fan casually pulled out an ordinary-grade hand pole and handed it to him.

"Oh! Brother Fan is so generous! But you gave me a rod—what about you, Brother Fan?"

"I'll just use whatever."

As he spoke, Jiang Fan pulled out the Super Rebar Hand Pole, instantly blinding He Qiang, Zhou Hong, and the others!

"Is this the legendary rebar fishing rod?"

"I thought that was just an internet joke, I didn't think Brother Fan would actually have one!"

"Brother Fan is truly a god among men!"

***

He Qiang rubbed his eyes... From the two-meter-caliber fish keepnet... to the rebar fishing rod... every piece of gear Jiang Fan used was incredibly exaggerated and explosive!

The kid had been aiming to conquer the giant fish from the very start! Before, he thought Jiang Fan was about the same age and level as Zhou Hong and the others, but now it seemed they weren't even in the same league.

"What's the situation?" Jiang Fan asked the three of them.

Zhou Hong held his rod and said, "After that, the monster seemed to disappear. We haven't seen it take the bait."

Huangmao said, "It wouldn't know we're out to get it and be hiding, right?"

Ma Dongdong added, "Don't fish only have a seven-second memory?"

Jiang Fan said, "Dump all your bait in to chum the water. I'll compensate you with two bags each later."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hong and Ma Dongdong emptied their buckets into the water.

Zhou Hong then opened another bag of "Wild Battle Blue Crucian - Wry-Mouthed Dragon King God Edition" bait and said, "Brother Fan, I opened two bags, so you owe me four later, okay!"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes, "You really know how to do business!"

Zhou Hong gave an awkward laugh, "Hehe..."

Jiang Fan said, "But don't use this bag for chum; use it as bait to fish."

As Zhou Hong prepared the bait, the five of them began to fish for the giant. Attracted by the aroma of the special bait, the giant monster appeared once again.

A massive black shadow swam past the surface, and the group gasped.

"Incredible! This fish is truly massive!"

*Zzzzt!*

No sooner had the words left their mouths than Zhou Hong's rod reacted, the line snapping taut!

"Fish on!"

Zhou Hong was overjoyed. The sheer force told him it was the monster. He channeled all his strength to pull back, attempting to drag the beast onto the shore.

"Hahaha, today I shall be the coolest guy in the whole city!"

In his excitement, Zhou Hong was dragged off-balance in the next second. Finally, his arms lost their strength, and the rod was ripped from his grip and dragged into the water!

"Hahaha, Zhou Hong, you're too weak! You couldn't even last three seconds!" Ma Dongdong mocked.

Then, his own rod was dragged away by the monster in less than a second!

"..."

"Hahaha!! You didn't even last a second!"

"Stop laughing, look! Brother Fan's rebar rod has a bite!"