Chén Nuò and the fish engaged in a game of tug-of-war. Whenever the opponent tried to escape, he let out some line, and the moment it stopped running, he reeled it in frantically.
In short, they were locked in a continuous tug-of-war, primarily intended to wear down the opponent's stamina, though this stamina-drain process was proving to be extremely long.
Chén Nuò was almost reaching his limit, because the tug-of-war alone had been going on for a full half-hour. The creature on the other end simply had an incredible amount of stamina.
Chapter 27