Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 267

Rayne handed the fishing pole back to him, giving him another chance to try.

Julian took the pole and, with great determination, cast it out once again. The lure plopped into the water directly in the center of the river.

Rayne watched with excitement, hoping that he would finally be able to catch something after all of this time and effort.

They both stared at the water's surface, waiting for a fish to take the bait. However, even after almost ten minutes, there was still no activity.

Julian tried casting out a few more times, but each time nothing happened.

Rayne noticed how disappointment began to show on his face. She felt bad and jumped up and hugged him from behind.

"Whoa", Julian smiled. He was slightly startled from her hug, but as soon as she wrapped her arms around him, he felt the line of his fishing pole tug.

"I've got a bite!" he shouted and jerked his fishing pole backwards.

He had so much strength behind the pull that the large fish was directly flung out of the water, causing it to land right in front of his feet.

"YAY! You did it! Congratulations!", cheered Rayne. She was jumping up and down while clapping.

Julian stared at the flopping fish in front of him. A wave of joy washed over him as his effort and patience paid off.

"It's huge too!" he smiled, causing Rayne to giggle.

She walked over and picked up the fish. "It's a salmon as well. Shall we have gilled salmon for dinner tonight?"

"With pleasure!"

He went over to the fish to gut it. "Please store this bad boy, I will enjoy eating it whenever we decide to have salmon!"

Rayne couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, sure! Your first caught fish will be extra delicious!"

She accepted the cleaned fish and quickly stored it in her system to preserve its freshness.

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Julian looked up at the sky, gauging the time by the sun's position. "We should get going soon, we still have a little bit to walk."

Rayne quickly stored all of the fishing poles and chairs. "Where to now?"

Julian smiled and pointed his finger, "Across the river!"

Rayne looked at the river with wide eyes. "So we're going for a swim?"

"Yes. The water here is really calm, making it a good place to swim across. Once we get to the other side, we can change into dry clothes", smiled Julian.

Without hesitation, Rayne jumped into the cool water. She completely submerged herself, then came up with a big smile.

"Come on in, the water is so refreshing!"

Julian shook his head, then jumped in. The cool water felt amazing on his skin, which was hot from the sun.

They both swam around a little bit before swimming over to the other bank.

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"That was so refreshing!" said Rayne as she wrung the water out of her long hair.

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