The audience who had closed their eyes heard a loud thud, and they knew that the battle was likely over.
Many were already imagining the miserable sight of the streamer having his abdomen gored through.
But… why didn’t they hear the streamer’s scream? In fact, it sounded more like they heard a pig squealing?
The viewers skeptically opened their eyes, only to be shocked to discover that the streamer, whom they had assumed would be dead or at least severely injured, was standing perfectly intact in the same spot, slowly retracting a high-kicking leg.
More than ten meters away, in the direction his leg had been aimed, the wild boar lay under a tree, its body twisted, twitching a few times before it went completely still.
Immediately following this, the tree behind the boar—which was at least half a meter in diameter—snapped at the waist with a loud “crack” and fell to the ground with another heavy thump.
[!!! What just happened?]
[Why is the streamer fine, but the wild boar collapsed instead??]
[Can’t you see it?! The boar was kicked flying by the streamer! I bet its spine was snapped instantly.]
[It’s more than just the spine; even that tree behind it snapped from the impact. I bet the boar’s internal organs were pulverized!]
[This level of strength must belong to a Power-Enhancement Ability user!]
[Ahhhhh! The streamer is so cool! I declare that from today on, he is my new favorite!]
Those viewers who had closed their eyes listened to the others explaining it all in a chaotic flurry of chatter and felt deeply regretful, secretly thinking that they would go watch the replay as soon as the livestream ended!
The viewers, excited and with their blood pumping, began tossing gifts.
Listening to the full screen of praise and the constant sound of gift-drop notifications, Lu Xuan remained quite calm.
It wasn’t just the interstellar era where plants and animals mutated.
By the third year of the apocalypse on Earth, all flora and fauna had mutated; they were incredibly ferocious and would devour anything in their path.
The animals here were merely ordinary creatures; compared to mutated beasts, they were practically tiny and cute.
Lu Xuan walked over to check on the wild boar. Realizing it was a sow, his heart stirred. He circled the area and, unsurprisingly, found two half-grown piglets.
Before the viewers in the livestream could react, the two half-grown boars also collapsed to the ground.
Only when Lu Xuan went over to pick them up did they realize that the eyes and the back of the skulls of both piglets had been pierced through.
It was obvious that Lu Xuan had once again fired stones, shattering their brains in a single strike to kill them instantly.
The viewers clicked their tongues silently, unable to help but feel a tinge of pity for the miserably dead boars.
Honestly, even though Lu Xuan’s fighting style wasn’t particularly flashy or thrilling, this simple, brutal, and exceptionally efficient method was truly impressive!
Viewers who were confident in their own strength and accuracy even quietly prepared to go outside later to gather some pebbles and try to show off a bit themselves.
With a harvest of three wild boars, that was already quite a lot. Even though it was still early, Lu Xuan decided it was time to head home.
He found some sturdy vines, tied the limbs of the three boars securely, hoisted them onto his shoulders with ease, and turned to walk away with a light, steady gait.
The viewers in the livestream were dumbfounded.
[Holy crap! The three boars must weigh at least six or seven hundred pounds combined, and he picked them up so easily!? Didn’t they say ancient humans didn’t undergo any genetic mutations? I haven’t read many books, so don’t try to trick me!]
[The streamer is a Power-type ability user, of course he’s different from other ancient humans.]
[That’s still too easy, though. Are all Power-Enhancement users this amazing?]
[What are you thinking? I’m a Power-type ability user myself, and I can only lift about three hundred pounds at most.]
After seeing this comment, Lu Xuan replied coldly, “Is it possible that you’re just too weak?”
[???]
[That hurts, streamer!]
[The streamer is telling the brutal truth! Hahaha!]
[This strength really doesn’t look like low-level. Watching how easily he walks, six or seven hundred pounds is clearly not his limit. His ability level is at least level three, maybe even level four.]
A level four ability user wasn’t actually considered very high—in the interstellar era, it would be considered mid-tier at best.
But the point was that the era Lu Xuan was in was the “ancient era,” which the interstellar people viewed as very backward. The number of ability users in that era should have been extremely rare.
This made the viewers unable to stop themselves from looking forward to how many surprises and interesting livestream segments Lu Xuan would bring them in the future.
Thinking of this, viewers who had originally just stumbled in by accident couldn’t help but click “Follow,” and the number of fans in the livestream room jumped up again.
When Lu Xuan returned to Yunlu Village with a massive pile of prey, it instantly caused a huge sensation.
Many villagers heard the news and rushed to the Lu home to see the commotion. When they saw the three wild boars laid out on the open ground in front of the courtyard, the crowd exploded.
“My goodness! So many wild boars—did Young Lu hunt all of these by himself!?”
“How much meat must this be!”
“I never realized Lu Xuan had this kind of ability before!”
“He used to be foolish; who knows how he even managed to hunt if he’s truly capable now.”
The villagers discussed it excitedly, their gazes filled with amazement. There were also a few who had looked down on Lu Xuan when he was a fool, and they now looked on with faces full of disbelief.
Hearing the commotion, Lu Qing ran out of the house, her eyes filled with shock as she looked at the boars outside.
“Ah Xuan, these boars… are they really all hunted by you?”
Lu Xuan nodded. He looked at his younger brother, Lu Chen, who was standing behind Lu Qing with shining eyes. He waved him over and handed him the basket he had been carrying on his back. “Take this home and put it away, then bring me the knife from the house.”
Lu Chen curiously peeked into the basket and found some mushrooms on top, with a basketful of pheasant eggs filling it almost to the brim underneath.
The little guy subconsciously hugged the basket tight, his eyes wary of those around him, fearing someone might try to snatch his things, and then he quickly ran into the house with the basket.
Everyone else’s attention was focused on the boars; even if some had noticed the movement, they didn’t take it seriously, assuming Lu Xuan had just picked up some wild vegetables and mushrooms while hunting.
The villagers could pick those things themselves—they weren’t lacking in that—but those things couldn’t compare to wild boar meat!
Someone in the crowd couldn’t wait and shouted at Lu Xuan, “Lu Xuan, how do you plan to handle these boars?”
Other villagers also asked one after another, “Are you going to sell them for money? Can you trade some with us first?”
There were hunters in the village, and occasionally when they caught large prey, they would trade a portion of it to fellow villagers at a lower price; it was a common practice.
The old Lu Xuan was a fool, and even though he was twenty, his older sister Lu Qing handled everything.
Things were different now that he had recovered. Lu Qing was already married, and the Lu family had no other elders, so everyone naturally turned directly to Lu Xuan, the true head of the household.
Lu Qing had no objections; she was happier than anyone that her younger brother had become capable.
Lu Xuan had already arranged where the prey would go and replied directly: “I’m taking the largest and the smallest of the three boars to town to sell for money. I can trade the other, slightly larger one with the villagers; grain, flour, or eggs are all fine.”
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately estimated the weight of the medium-sized pig—it looked to be about 170 or 180 pounds, which would likely yield around 120 pounds of meat.
Yunlu Village had over forty households. On average, each family could trade for three or four pounds of meat, which was quite a bit; there was no need to worry about not being able to make a trade.
However, trading only one pig meant the selection would be much smaller, and the most delicious cuts were limited—it would definitely be first-come, first-served!
Thinking of this, many villagers grew anxious and hurried home to fetch grain or eggs to prepare for trading meat.
Lu Xuan took the knife from his brother and prepared to cut the meat on the spot. Seeing this, Lu Qing hurriedly ran home to grab a knife to help.
Lu Xuan stopped her, however, and pointed to the wild rabbits and pheasants on the side: “Sister, help me clean these up. We’ll cook them to eat later.”
Lu Qing felt a bit troubled. “Can you handle the pig by yourself?”
“Let us help!” The village chief’s eldest son, Li Jing, and a neighbor who had a good relationship with the Lu family, Zhang Chengming, walked out from the crowd and rolled up their sleeves.
They thought that although the Lu family used to be butchers, Lu Xuan had special circumstances before, so he probably hadn’t learned the art of butchery from his late father; they would have to take the lead in processing the wild boar.
But when Lu Xuan began his work, both were shocked to find that his movements were surprisingly clean and efficient. Every gesture and move had a sense of proficiency that seemed as if it had been honed through thousands of trials.
Zhang Chengming and Li Jing kept their mouths agape. A moment later, the former excitedly patted Lu Xuan on the shoulder and praised him: “Good lad, you truly are the son of Uncle Lu!”
Lu Qing noticed her younger brother’s movements and was also very surprised.
The viewers in the livestream were also clicking their tongues in wonder.
[The streamer’s movements are as cold and merciless as if he’s been working in a slaughterhouse for ten years.]
[He can hunt and handle prey; the streamer is an all-rounder!]
Of course, some viewers raised questions.
[Don’t you guys find this strange? Didn’t they say the streamer had been a fool for over a decade, with intelligence no different from a child’s? Why is he so skilled?]
[My brother is a mutated-beast hunter; he’s been doing it for five or six years, and he’s not as proficient at processing prey as the streamer.]
[Listening to the other villagers’ discussions, the Lu family used to be butchers. Could it be an instinct etched into his genes?]
[Pff—! What kind of god-tier “instinct” is that? I’ve never heard of anyone’s genes teaching them how to process prey. Is the guy upstairs trying to be funny?]
The viewers debated for a long time without coming to a conclusion. Lu Xuan was busy handling the boar and didn’t watch the barrage, so they eventually gave up for the time being, thinking they would ask the streamer later.
By the time Lu Xuan had separated the different cuts of the pig, the villagers who wanted to trade meat had also returned from home with grain and had spontaneously lined up.
“Young Lu, give your Auntie three pounds of pork belly.” A smiling middle-aged woman handed coarse grain to Lu Xuan and praised him: “You’re so capable; Qing-ya-tou can finally rest easy! Your family’s life will definitely get better and better.”
Lu Xuan handed over the meat the woman wanted and curled his lips into a smile: “I’ll take your kind words for it.”
With him here, he would naturally not let his sister and himself suffer again.
Those waiting in line were equally generous with their praise while trading for meat, reminiscing about the Lu family’s difficult life in the past and sighing with emotion.
When the owner of this body was born, he looked sharp, but after a few years, it was discovered he was a little fool.
The villagers of Yunlu Village were relatively simple and honest. Except for some wives who married from other villages who would mutter privately—which was heard by ignorant children who would then play tricks on the original owner—the adults had never bullied him.
Life in the village was not well-off, and everyone was too busy working to earn their rations to have the free time to bully a fool.
Now that Lu Xuan had recovered, most people were happy for Lu Qing. Some of the aunts who liked to play matchmaker in their spare time couldn’t help but feel a bit restless.
Lu Xuan’s appearance wasn’t exactly earth-shatteringly handsome, but it wasn’t bad, and his six-foot height made him stand out in the entire village.
The Lu Xuan of the past always had a look of ignorance and simplicity in his eyes that only children have, which kept people from having other thoughts. But now, those calm and composed eyes had an indescribable charm, making some of the young women blush.
Besides, with Lu Xuan’s excellent hunting skills, would a girl who married into the Lu family ever have to worry about lacking meat?
Lu Xuan was completely unaware of the aunts’ intentions. He said to the young woman in front of him: “I have a use for the front leg meat; you can look at other cuts.”
Su Ying tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear, looked at Lu Xuan softly, and said in a gentle voice: “Didn’t you say this pig would be traded out? How come it’s my turn to want the front leg meat and you won’t trade it? Young Brother Lu, aren’t you teasing me on purpose? But I just happen to like the front leg meat, what should I do?”
As she spoke, the tone of playful flirtation became more and more apparent.