With who-knows-how-much of Bullhorse's power, Liu Zheng's confidence soared dramatically.

Theoretically speaking, he could climb back up right now.

But considering this was a rare opportunity, Liu Zheng decided to explore a bit first.

After all, Ghost Hand specifically brought him here, indicating this section of sewer likely contained Megamouth Whales.

Fishing while he had the limited-time Bullhorse experience card was definitely better than relying on luck in other sewer areas later.

So, he puffed out his chest and cautiously moved forward.

This time, he didn't have to walk far before seeing the glowing Shit Moss on both walls.

Liu Zheng quickly averted his gaze, looking straight ahead.

Without the Legendary Vest's bonus this time, observing the wall patterns would cost him sanity.

He quickened his pace and exited the sewer channel.

The layout here was similar to the area under the plane tree's street, but the Sewage River was quite different.

First, in terms of width, this section's Sewage River was at least one-third wider.

Second, in terms of water quality, the river here was directly colorful, with an oily sheen on the surface.

The river flowed extremely slowly, like a blood vessel clogged with fat embolisms.

This wasn't water with oil in it anymore—this was oil with water in it.

Such a nutrient-rich river must contain many big fish.

Liu Zheng felt more confident about catching a Megamouth Whale.

He walked along the riverbank, then looked up to check the ceiling.

Good, no Skinless Monsters.

But they could be hiding.

Still, no big deal—he was now the mighty Bullhorse. If any insignificant Skinless Monster dared cause trouble, he'd make sure it never returned.

Liu Zheng swallowed several Appetite Stimulants, then jumped into the river.

He didn't know if the cosplay outfit would be eroded by the river water, and he didn't want to risk it.

Given his current weight, he should have created quite a splash.

However, reality showed only small ripples on the river surface.

Liu Zheng felt like he'd jumped into a huge barrel of lard—everything felt greasy and disgusting.

He had to dog-paddle vigorously to finally submerge himself completely.

"Heart of the Ocean (Enhanced) is now active."

The system notification arrived belatedly.

Alright, now it's stable.

Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Low-spec Bullhorse plus Heart of the Ocean's bonus—as long as the sewer doesn't have diarrhea problems, it should be fine.

Now he just needed to wait for fish to bite.

He didn't have to wait long—about ten minutes later, ripples began spreading across the water surface.

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Liu Zheng focused his attention.

Looks like more than one was coming.

The good thing was his chances of catching a Megamouth Whale increased.

The bad thing was he was about to get ganged up on by fish.

"Big shot, now it's up to whether you're powerful or not."

As Liu Zheng silently recited this, the school of fish appeared.

Four large fish that looked quite similar leaped out of the water, charging toward him.

Then, right in front of Liu Zheng, they crash-landed.

The one that jumped farthest didn't even clear half a meter.

???

Facing the school of fish belly-up on the water surface, Liu Zheng stared dumbfounded.

Looking at their spherical bodies, he suspected that adding some hydrogen could make them float.

Are these even fish? Pigs aren't this fat.

Speechless, Liu Zheng swam up to the fish school. After some difficult comparisons, he confirmed it.

The second fattest one among them should indeed be the Megamouth Whale.

He gripped the Boning Knife with his two front hooves, planning to give it a quick end.

Although the Boning Knife wasn't very long, fortunately the fat layer on the Megamouth Whale's head wasn't that thick either.

The blade descended like thunder from heaven, the explosive muscle power even pushing aside the semi-solid river water around him.

This was the strength of the Bloody Restaurant's three-term Excellent Employee, the top delivery department heavyweight.

Our Bullhorse is truly too powerful!

However, ingredients specifically requested by the executive chef naturally wouldn't be that simple.

All four large fish opened their mouths simultaneously.

The surrounding air was violently sucked in, and Liu Zheng even felt slightly suffocated.

Realizing something was wrong, he immediately halted his momentum and dodged sideways.

Four massive air cannons fired explosively, plowing deep grooves into the river surface.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng reacted quickly enough to avoid the trajectories of three air cannons.

But one air cannon still came flying toward him irresistibly.

"Holy crap, I thought they were just a bunch of Magikarps, but they turned out to be Gyarados!"

Liu Zheng stood upright, raised his hoof high, then stomped down fiercely.

Direct hit!

Tangible and intangible collided, unleashing astonishing force.

A huge water column shot skyward, and the clogged river water churned with waves.

Using the recoil from this impact, the four large fish finally managed to right themselves.

They desperately thrashed their tails, trying to dive to the bottom.

"Think you can run after attacking me?"

Liu Zheng leaped high from the water, then came crashing down.

The entire water surface was forcibly parted, and the four large fish were flipped belly-up again.

"Run now, why aren't you running?"

He grumbled curses while approaching the fish school.

There was still plenty of time left, so he planned to knock these fish unconscious and take them back alive.

While dead ones would work too, live ones definitely had higher value.

White Feather Chicken was relatively fair—he might give some extra rewards.

The fish school also knew this was a life-or-death moment. Their four pairs of dead fish eyes exchanged glances, then they emitted dolphin-like cries.

Sound waves spread outward, even causing patches of mist to form in the air.

This was because shock waves caused sudden increases in air pressure, rapidly cooling the air and condensing water vapor into droplets.

Liu Zheng bore the brunt of it, his skin slightly deforming under the sonic impact.

But the ones most affected weren't him—it was the fish school.

The four large fish gradually melted within the sound waves, starting from their tails until only their heads remained.

Then, the melted flesh, blood, and bones coalesced together, transforming into a bloated monster with four heads, eight eyes, and limbs.

"Fuck!"

Liu Zheng couldn't help but swear.

What the hell is this? Extreme Makeover: Fish Edition?

He never expected that in this world, not only were most people villains, but even the damn fish had special skills.

In this condition, could it still be considered a Megamouth Whale?

Liu Zheng had some doubts.

But doubts aside, the fish still needed to be caught.

Even if it didn't count as a Megamouth Whale, it could pass as a fish-man.

Didn't White Feather Chicken want smuggled mermaids last time? Fish-men and mermaids are pretty similar.

Before he could make a move, the combined fish-man charged at him first.

Its webbed hands swung, firing water guns, while the four fish mouths continuously spat small air bullets.

"Petty tricks, and you dare show off before an expert?"

Liu Zheng sneered disdainfully, raising his hooves to deliver several consecutive slaps that shattered all the water guns and air bullets.

Then he executed an Ox Pushing Cart charge, slamming forward and directly sending the combined fish-man flying.

The fish-man hit the left bank wall, sliding down slowly like a painting.

All eight fish eyes turned blood-red—not because they were preparing a big move, but due to intracranial hemorrhaging.

Liu Zheng showed no mercy, jumping onto the bank and pinning the fish-body with one hoof while using the other to deliver heavy slaps to each of the four fish heads in turn.

After this brutal beating, the combined fish-man finally fell completely unconscious.

"Now you can't run, can you?"

he said triumphantly.

"Daring to steal my fish!"

Just as he prepared to hoist the fish-man onto his back, a voice roared angrily.

He spun around to see a middle-aged man wearing a fish-gutting apron glaring at him furiously from a distance.

Liu Zheng found him somewhat familiar, then immediately remembered.

Wasn't this the person from the Megamouth Whale photo?

"Don't run! Today I'll use you as chum!"

the middle-aged man shouted sharply, then sprinted toward him.

"Holy shit!"

Liu Zheng shouldered the fish-man and turned to run.