My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 83: Chapter 79: You’re Back Already?

He did have the White Fang Dagger, which came with the ”Wild Boar King’s Suppression” ability, but he didn’t activate it. There was no need.

Killing them directly was cooler, more badass!

In the live stream, fans were spamming all sorts of gifts. ”Top Aunt” went even further, sending ten Carnivals in a row, shocking everyone. A true rich lady.

But the thought that she was so old and ugly quickly brought everyone’s envy back down to earth. ’So what if you’re rich? Are you as young and beautiful as me?’

It was worth noting that under normal circumstances, such a bloody live broadcast would likely be reported and banned. This time, however, it was an officially organized operation—a massive, nationwide project to cull wild boars, funded by the central government. It wasn’t just Sichuan Province; several other provinces had issued bounties around the same time. So not only did the platform not dare to ban him, but they also deliberately boosted his traffic. And it was a significant boost!

Moreover, Li Xiang wasn’t the only influencer streaming. Many other hunting teams had also started live broadcasts, creating a huge trend online.

However, the methods used by the other streams were a bit too ”civilized.” Many were still in the stages of staking out, searching, or setting up ambushes. They hadn’t even made their first kill. How could they compare to the thrilling, spectacular action in Li Xiang’s stream?

Watching a real, blades-out fight was just so satisfying.

Of course, a major reason was that everyone had lived in peaceful times for too long and hadn’t felt this kind of excitement in ages.

This recreation of the ”One-Slash Style” ”highlight reel” catapulted Li Xiang’s stream to the number one spot in its category!

System: ”Congratulations, Host, for killing a Tier Four Mutated Black-Maned White-Toothed Beast. Reward: 80 Achievement Points and three Tier Three Mutated Spirit Fruit, Phoenix Blood Lotuses.”

The Phoenix Blood Lotus, also known as Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, has many other names, such as Mountain Rambutan, Dangli Root, Douren, Zhongni, Wuduzi, Dangni, and Wuduo Nian. It is a type of small wild berry, but a Tier Three Mutated Phoenix Blood Lotus was naturally incomparable to an ordinary Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.

Li Xiang took a moment to glance into his System Space. He saw three fist-sized, crimson fruits that were so clear they looked like gemstones. ’What a haul!’ he thought instantly.

The other two sows fled for their lives, but two of the piglets were caught off guard, and one tumbled right into the ”Pig Guard” pit. The piglet was small, and after falling into the depression, it could only oink and squeal, unable to climb out for the moment.

Li Yucheng came over just in time to close the ”gate” of the Pig Guard, then followed Li Xiang to chase after the boars.

SHHIIINK— Li Xiang was fast. He caught up to one of the sows and killed it with a single slash.

He then froze. ’Why isn’t there a reward notification?’

’Damn, I got it wrong. This sow wasn’t Tier Three. Could it be the other one?’

Seeing the other adult sow about to escape, he quickly gave chase. When he was still five meters away, his body launched forward like a slingshot. He kicked hard off a tree in front of him, shooting through the air like an arrow. In an instant, he landed beside the sow and killed it with one slash.

It was a slick Body Technique, but unfortunately, the viewers couldn’t see the person wearing the head-mounted camera. They could only infer from the rapid changes in scenery that Li Xiang had unleashed a special move! Just like in a martial arts movie!

The viewing experience was incredible! It was better than special effects, without having any.

’Still not the one?’ Li Xiang was speechless. ’This is a huge loss!’

’This system doesn’t even specify which one it is. It just makes you guess. This is too difficult.’

In a real Apocalypse, the auras of a Tier Four, a Tier Three, and a normal creature would be vastly different. There would be no need for a prompt, a fact the system had automatically overlooked. But since the ”system had arrived early,” there weren’t actually any Tier Four or Tier Three creatures. They were all just ordinary wild boars, which was why Li Xiang couldn’t tell them apart at a glance.

’I can’t just kill them all, can I?’

By now, of the ten wild boars, some were trapped, some were injured, and some were dead. It was a total wipeout.

Li Yucheng was panting heavily, and Jiang Jianguo had put down his notebook and hurried over. Everyone felt a wave of relief, mixed with excitement. It was only the first day, just past one in the afternoon, and they had already successfully harvested ten wild boars.

By a rough estimate, their total weight had to be over 1,650 pounds.

It was just a bit of a shame that three of the large ones were dead. But Li Xiang was the main force, so they naturally wouldn’t say anything. It was good enough that they’d successfully hunted these boars; demanding that none be killed would be asking too much. In any case, human safety came first.

They couldn’t expect Li Xiang to risk injury just to capture them alive, could they?

Little did they know, Li Xiang hadn’t even used his full strength. He hadn’t killed the boars out of fear of getting hurt; it was purely for the Achievement Points and Spiritual Medicine.

”Uncle Jiang, Uncle Yucheng, why don’t you two go back and bring the empty sleds to load up the pigs? I’ll stand guard here,” Li Xiang suggested.

Li Xiang was the captain, so they naturally had no objections. Besides, they were worried he had ”overexerted” himself just now and quickly urged him to get some rest.

After Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng left, Li Xiang took control of the drone and scouted the surrounding area. After a quick look around, he saw no large animals, so he didn’t pay it much mind.

Since the most exciting part was over, Li Xiang said goodbye to his fans and ended the stream.

What he had to do next was a little strange, and he didn’t want his fans to get the wrong idea, so he wouldn’t let them watch.

He walked over to the injured boars caught in the traps and started by carrying away the sow.

The sow struggled relentlessly, letting out a pig-like squeal, as if to say, ’What is this two-legged beast dragging me off for? This little piggy may be pretty and slender, but I don’t fit your human beauty standards!’

Li Xiang carried the sow ten meters away and activated the Mutant Creature Identification Function. Still no notification. So, he tossed the sow into the ”Pig Guard” pit.

Then he went to grab the piglets, carrying each one more than ten meters away to inspect it individually, ensuring there was no interference.

On the fourth try, he finally found his target. It was a young boar weighing around sixty-five pounds.

”Sorry about this. It’s for my Achievement Points and Spiritual Medicine,” Li Xiang said as he ended its life with a single slash.

System: ”Congratulations, Host, for killing a Tier Three Mutated Black-Maned White-Toothed Beast. Reward: 60 Achievement Points and three Tier Two Mutated Spirit Fruit, Profound Ice Blackberries.”

A Blackberry, also known as a Raspberry, has other names like Little Tray and Luo Paozi. It looks similar to a mountain raspberry or snakeberry and is usually red. However, the three Mutated Profound Ice Blackberries rewarded by the system were so red they were turning purple, almost black. They were suffused with Spiritual Qi, and their surfaces seemed to be coated in an icy mist, resembling Ice-type Black Jadeite. They were clearly an extremely rare and excellent Spirit Fruit and Spiritual Medicine.

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When Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng returned, they saw that another piglet was dead but didn’t think much of it. Perhaps the little pig had tried to escape and Li Xiang had killed it. It wasn’t a big deal.

Li Xiang was the captain; he had his reasons.

Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng dragged over two empty sleds, one of which had previously been used for their supplies.

Jiang Jianguo said, ”I figured one sled wouldn’t be enough, so your Uncle Yucheng and I dug a hole and buried the dry rations and tools right where they were.”

Li Xiang replied, ”That’s a good idea. It saves us from having to lug all those supplies back and forth when we come back the day after tomorrow.”

’I have my System Space,’ he thought to himself. ’Too bad I can’t just show off my divine powers in front of people.’

’That would be too far beyond a normal person’s comprehension.’

Spiritual Medicine, Extraordinary Items, the System Space—he didn’t want to expose any of these things. His Martial Arts were fine to show. After all, this world had National Martial Arts Masters and combat experts. Being a little stronger, faster, and more agile wasn’t that strange.

There had even been reports in the past about the National Martial Arts Master Sun Lutang performing a ”Tiger Leap Five Meters,” and a young modern-day Daoist priest from Wudang Mountain using ”Wall-Climbing and Roof-Soaring” to leap over a 4-meter-high wall and run 4 li (2 km) in 5 minutes.

But revealing Extraordinary things was far too risky.

Because Li Xiang’s current strength was low, he couldn’t stand against Earth’s high-tech weaponry. Forget about superweapons like missiles; could he even withstand a barrage of ordinary bullets?

A Tier Two Extraordinary Being was still made of flesh and blood. Until one reached the Saint Tier, they were nothing but an ant. What’s more, he had weaknesses. His grandmother was still alive, and he had other relatives and friends.

The tree that stands tallest in the forest is the first to be blown down by the wind. A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is his crime. Once someone in a high position set their sights on him, he might not even have a chance to survive.

If Spiritual Medicine that could truly extend one’s life appeared in this world, and it was extremely rare, then top tycoons like Mr. Ma and Mr. Wang, worth hundreds of billions, wouldn’t even get a sniff of it.

If he, the ”owner,” didn’t cooperate obediently, others would have ten million ways to torture him. Being sliced up for research would be child’s play.

This was no alarmist exaggeration. Not to mention distant examples, there was a recent case where a major company with tens of billions in assets was devoured without a trace left, and even a heavily pregnant woman couldn’t escape.

How much strength did Li Xiang really have? How could he dare to stick his neck out instead of lying low? The slightest misstep, and his personal ”Apocalypse” would arrive long before the global one.

Looking back, he felt that even predicting the weather last time had been a bit of a risk.

Fortunately, the internet was flooded with fake news these days. The line between real and fake was dazzlingly blurry, so ”guessing” correctly once or twice wasn’t a big deal.

Of the two sleds, one had a large iron cage tied to it, which was perfect for holding the one live sow and five piglets. The other sled was used to haul the dead boar, two sows, and one piglet.

Li Xiang was strong, so he pulled the heavier sled, while Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng handled the other one. The dogs ran alongside, acting as guards and escorts, excited the whole way. They wagged their tails and acted as if it were the New Year.

When they returned to the village—holy crap—everyone was stunned. They had expected them to be gone for three or four days, but here they were, back before nightfall, dragging two sleds piled high with wild boars.

Catching ten wild boars in a single day was absolutely badass.

The boars were dragged from the west end of the village all the way to the east end, finally stopping in front of Jiang Jianguo’s house. This was because they were going to use his family’s tractor to take the haul to the county seat for delivery tomorrow.

The entire village was buzzing with excitement.

Many people came out to watch the spectacle. The village chief, Li Jinyu, even brought out a 1,000-shot firecracker roll and set it off with a CRACKLE-POP in the snow to celebrate!

He was the village chief, after all, so his family was a bit wealthier, and a Thousand Sons Whip wasn’t too expensive.

The village committee also kept a year-round stock of firecrackers of various shot counts for all sorts of sudden happy or sad occasions.

In today’s internet age, even though the villagers were older, they all had cell phones, as well as various group chats and social media circles.

In an instant, the news that Li Family Village had caught ten wild boars—weighing nearly 1,650 pounds—spread throughout the neighboring towns and villages. The buzz even surpassed the achievement of Lei Jiaming from Lei Family Gully the day before.

Lei Jiaming was also a live streamer and had signed up for a Bounty Hunter Team this time. However, his popularity was nowhere near Li Xiang’s, and now his achievements were being overshadowed. He felt a surge of indignation and became determined to compete with Li Xiang to see who could catch more!

The young people from Li Family Village who worked elsewhere also learned of the event from their family group chats and friends’ social media feeds. Many of them called to offer Li Xiang their enthusiastic congratulations and made plans to get together properly during the New Year.

Meanwhile, in Li Xiang’s fan groups, congratulatory messages poured in from all over the country.

His social media account was gaining followers at an incredible rate, having already surpassed 1.2 million and still growing rapidly. The messages and comments under his videos were flooding in one after another.

By the next day, the news had even reached the town’s leadership, who were delighted. However, Li Xiang, along with Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng, had already loaded their spoils onto a tractor and driven to the county’s Forestry and Grassland Bureau.