ELECTUS 89 Fish To The Face

said Jim trying to convince her to not spear the Black Marlin.

Yes they were well equipped. Unlike the usual ropes tied to a spear which are around 3-5 meters long, the Spear Lia had on her hand was tied with a rope nearly 20 meters long and it was a bit thicker as well.

So to toss such spear, a lot of strength is required because the weight of the rope is to be considered once throwing.

Seeing that the Black Marlin is slightly above the common fullgrown's size, her confidence to fish this one out was getting lower.

So she took a different approach instead of giving up and fleeing the scene.

Not wasting another second, she took the end of the rope and tied it firmly on to the practical front end of the boat. On that thick lumber that connects the two sides of the boat together.

After tying the rope to the thick Lumber, she grabbed the spear she had to drop due to the tying and she was targeting the Black Marlin with the spear raised above her head.

"Miss Lia this is still not a good idea. That fish is ma.s.sive. Chances are it will drag the boat."

"I didn't bring you here to s.h.i.+t your pants over a fish Jim."

"That's true but…"

"No buts. You are either in or out."

"I'm in."

"Then be quiet!"

The Black Marlin rose towards the surface of the water further as it saw the sun reflecting light on the spear. For a fish, anything s.h.i.+ning is ma.s.sively attractive. Which is why the fish lost interest for a short bit while Lia's spear was down.

But now, the Black Marlin is swimming upwards in full speed. If a fish breaking over 800kg was to hit the side of the boat, it would be fatal. Not to mention if it hits Lia. It would be deadly.

"Miss Lia. That fish is coming abnormally fast. If we don't move the boat we will all drown."

"Nonsense Jim! It's just a fish. You are supposed to be smarter than him!"

"That fish is showing no signs of slowing down!"

Added one of the men two men and the second one followed with the same complaint.

"Brace for Impact! Hit the deck!"

Yelled Jim as he hit the deck face first. Fair to say he did it wrong but it was enough to avoid the ma.s.sive Black Marlin.

"Give me your best shot. Meat sack!"

Her confidence was burned into a crisp as the Black Marlin leaped out of the water and with it's 2 foot long sword like nose it hit Lia on the face.

The blow was so devastating, bone breaking even. She was sent 20 feet in the air and then sunk down in the water another six feet.

She managed to swim up to the surface, she wasn't rendered blind either but most importantly somehow she was alive.

"What the h.e.l.l is going on!"

She said while touching her face where no blood was to be found.

In such a case, the Black Marlin would have completely penetrated the face and drag down the body and finish it off.

But all the damage it managed to do to Lia is leave a sensation of pain on her face with no blood or broken bones.

Bearing the pain she swam towards the boat, but when she reached the spot she saw Jim with a spear in his hand.

He threw it towards Lia with all his might and saw it penetrate through meat and skin.

But not on Lia even though it seemed like that for a second. What he speared was the Black Marlin chasing after Lia, to strike her again. Indeed it is angry.

But it's speed was slowed down as the spear penetrated above it's head somewhere near the spine. After receiving the blow, it turned around trying to swim away from the pain.

"Quick. Get her out of the water. This fish has a lot of fight in it until we tire it out and pull it on the deck!"

The two men grabbed Lia and as if she was a bag of wheat they easily lifted her out of the water. The situation was fierce, the Black Marlin was fiercer. So they had no blink of an eye to waste.

Their speed was proved useful, they pulled her out just at the right time.

Because the Black Marlin dragged the entire 20 meter rope and the boat along with it.

If Lia was left to swim in the waters with the sensation of pain she felt on her face until the crew manages or doesn't manage to pull the Black Marlin out of the water, she felt like she couldn't make it.

She has never felt this weak and embarra.s.sed. She knew she wasn't sure about handling a fish as large as that but she still stood her ground. Ultimately leading to her flying out of the boat.

The Boat is being dragged through the waters by the ma.s.sive Black Marlin at 6 times the speed that it took all the four people to achieve.

"What do we do now Miss Lia? That beast shows no sign of stopping!"

Lia was shocked, in a moment she didn't know what to say or think. She felt like she froze and finally came back to reality after Jim repeated the question several times and yelled

"Grab the paddles, we will paddle backwards until we tire this fish out. If we try to drag it out of the water now, it will break our arms."

Said Lia while trying to ignore the sensation of pain on her face. She was still confused and was still on great pain. But did everything to ignore that pain and continued to paddle!

"That thing shows no sign of giving in!"

"Keep paddling. Don't consume your strength all at once. Start at a slower pace and gradually increase it!"