CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 37: TITAN TRIGGERFISH INTELLIGENCE

Nice timing!

With the initiative, he activated the entry [Tubiporidae], Chen Wen regulated his breath, while getting ready to face the brown-spotted triggerfish.

At the same time, he spread his legs apart, wider than his shoulders, standing steadily on the sea floor.

[Stable] activated.

[Underwater Perception] and [Fish Eye] made Chen Wen’s perception underwater just like on land.

Facing the charging brown-spotted triggerfish, Chen Wen lightly waved the long spear.

Forcing the brown-spotted triggerfish to retreat.

The brown-spotted triggerfish never expected humans to perceive so much underwater.

Its attack failed.

The brown-spotted triggerfish swam backward, adjusting its stance.

Seeing this, Chen Wen also slowly retreated.

Man and fish held a standoff for a short while until the brown-spotted triggerfish attacked again.

Chen Wen still adjusted the long spear lightly, blocking the attack direction of the brown-spotted triggerfish.

Returned with no success!

Chen Wen retreated further.

The brown-spotted triggerfish seemed to be angry.

Multiple failed attacks made it anxious and furious.

It charged recklessly.

Chen Wen seized the mistake in the brown-spotted triggerfish’s haste, swung the spear backward, and hit hard on the fish’s body.

But what Chen Wen didn’t expect was...

This powerful strike didn’t achieve a decisive effect.

The sensation from the spear felt like hitting hard armor.

No way, buddy!

How on earth did you, a sea creature, evolve armor-like scales?

Sweet mother!

Chen Wen cursed under his breath, retreating.

He understood.

Unless using the spear to pin the creature against the reef or seabed for thrusting, it couldn’t be harmed!

But right now, Chen Wen didn’t have the conditions to do so.

The weapon was also unsuitable.

Better to leave first.

Chen Wen no longer stayed at the seabed, instead, he kicked his legs, floating towards the surface.

At the same time, facing the aggressive brown-spotted triggerfish, he used the spear to position himself, preventing it from getting close.

The brown-spotted triggerfish also seemed to have developed a fear towards Chen Wen.

After Chen Wen retreated a certain distance, it stopped pursuing.

...

On the surface.

Bai Yachuan’s face was pale, teeth clenched tightly.

With the help of divers, he struggled to climb onto the bamboo raft.

"What happened?"

Lu Heng was shocked, quickly approached, reaching out to pull Bai Yachuan.

"Bitten by a Titan triggerfish."

The diver, experienced, already understood the cause of Bai Yachuan’s injury.

Titan triggerfish?

Though never heard of this thing, hearing the name Titan, Lu Heng knew it wasn’t simple!

Sure enough.

When the diver lifted Bai Yachuan’s shorts, a menacing wound appeared in the camera.

A bite from the brown-spotted triggerfish directly took a chunk of Bai Yachuan’s flesh!

"Hiss!"

Lu Heng drew in a cold breath for Bai Yachuan.

The missing piece was about the size of two peanuts, and it was bleeding continuously.

The rescue personnel had rich experience in handling such wounds.

They took the first-aid kit from the boat, started cleaning, disinfecting, and applying medicine to the wound.

This process intensified Bai Yachuan’s pain, causing his body to tremble constantly.

Handling Bai Yachuan’s wound, the diver was just about to dive again.

Chen Wen emerged from a short distance away.

"How’s Bai doing? Is he okay?"

Chen Wen shouted, swimming over.

Bai Yachuan managed to say: "Alright, just bitten a piece of flesh off, damn, that fish is fierce!"

Chen Wen swam over, shivering slightly at Bai Yachuan’s wound.

Though injured facing bull sharks and black panthers, his flesh remained.

This guy directly bit off the flesh, truly fierce!

"What kind of fish is this? So vicious!"

Chen Wen couldn’t help asking.

A rescue personnel who took off diving gear replied: "It’s a Titan triggerfish, also called Titan triggerfish, common here including Southeast Asia, divers dread encountering them."

"A friend of mine, a diving coach, accidentally entered a Titan triggerfish’s nest, his finger got bitten off!"

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill.

Fingers can be bitten off?

This fish is excessively fierce!

Rescue team processed the wound, advised Bai Yachuan a few words.

Nothing but avoiding water, taking good care of the injury.

Bai Yachuan nodded, indicating he would be cautious.

Chen Wen then asked: "Besides biting people, being ferocious, does this thing have other habits? Like holding grudges?"

Upon hearing this, the rescue personnel who spoke earlier was about to answer but was glared at by the rescue captain.

They were only responsible for handling the wounds, avoiding excessive actions that might affect the fairness of survival.

But the rescue personnel wasn’t bothered, he whispered: "Eat a man’s mouth short, captain, especially since the underwater Titan triggerfish is so big, they probably won’t dive again."

The captain hesitated for a moment, ultimately nodding.

After reaching consensus, the crew said: "Holding grudges, I’m not very clear about."

"But this creature has powerful jaws, growing up biting coral reefs and stones, you can imagine, quite fierce!"

"Besides the jaws, I also saw you hit it with the spear, didn’t it feel ineffective?"

Chen Wen nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, if it were other fish, wouldn’t say it’s fatal, at least there’d be some reaction, but this creature was like it wasn’t hit at all, even the sensation felt poor, like hitting armor, I feel its scales are formidable!"

Upon hearing, the crew nodded: "You’re absolutely right, in some places this creature is called the skin fish, thanks to their thick scales and skin, if you want to eat it, you need a knife to peel off the skin."

Oh, I see!

Chen Wen suddenly realized.

He also noticed a blind spot.

"Can this fish be eaten?"

"Yes, but not recommended."

The crew nodded: "That one below is huge, generally, such fish have the potential to gather ciguatera toxin inside, eating a little might be fine, but better not eat, plus it doesn’t taste particularly good."

So it can be eaten.

A little for an entry might be alright.

Chen Wen gave a slight nod, continued asking: "Anything else?"

The crew thought for a moment, continued: "This creature has territorial consciousness, often nesting at the seabed, their nests are quite identifiable, if you see a sandy area at sea bottom, with a conical sand pit within, that’s their nest."

Chen Wen suddenly remembered the sand pit seen underwater before, so that was the fish’s nest!

"Around their nests, this kind of fish, especially females, become extremely aggressive! If you damage their nests, they might chase and bite you all the way! But generally, if you don’t approach or provoke them, they’ll just fend you off and not attack."

Chen Wen nodded slightly.

This time it was an undeserved disaster.

Choosing to dive in just the right spot close to the brown-spotted triggerfish’s nest triggered their attack.

Chen Wen thanked, planning to row away.

At this point, the crew added: "Generally, these creatures only move around their nest territory, just avoid this area."

"Alright, thanks for the tip!"

Chen Wen clasped hands, expressing gratitude.

The three rowed the bamboo raft back to the coast, heading towards the camp with a bounty.

While the rescue staff was thoroughly relieved, taking the speedboat back for rest.