“What did I just see?” The crowd stared in stunned silence.

“We saw a Level 5 Spiritblade Knight take down a Level 10 hidden boss using nothing but a scavenged sword—no gear, just clean basic attacks!”

“A quintuple jump slash! He actually pulled off a quintuple jump slash!” Onlookers felt as if they were witnessing a sword god reborn, disbelief etched across their faces.

Even seasoned veterans knew: landing five consecutive effective jump slashes was a feat reserved for the city’s elite knights.

And that wasn’t all. To maximize every strike’s damage, each slash was a precise headshot—and he broke the blade mid-combo. He executed the quintuple jump slash while discarding and catching swords mid-air.

Watching him wield the blade felt like art—elegant, deliberate. Every motion was meticulously calculated, each strike a polished masterpiece. Together, they formed a dazzling exhibition of lethal artistry, dismantling the enemy with flawless precision.

“Still not enough!” Ou Tao muttered, watching his stamina dip to 32. “I’ll admit this body’s strong… but the level’s way too low. If I hadn’t gotten serious, I might not have pulled it off.”

Afterward, many pondered the intricate strategy Ou Tao must have devised to defeat the Mutated Bamboo Boar King. In truth? He barely thought at all. Instinct carried him. Only the final quintuple slash demanded real focus—he hadn’t even tapped his full strength.

Though Uncle Rod’s body in this world was drenched in sweat and gasping for air, Ou Tao’s own heart rate in reality remained steady—calm as if sipping morning coffee.

*Ding!* Congratulations! You have defeated the hidden boss Mutated Bamboo Boar King, unlocked the achievement “Hidden Hunter,” and received +1000 EXP.

Combined with prior rewards—successful class change, first sword wielded, first battle—Ou Tao instantly hit Level 6.

After the Mutated Bamboo Boar King fell, shimmering blue motes rose from its corpse, swirling toward Ou Tao. They merged into his body, weaving seamlessly into his power.

“So this is how monster kills grant EXP here? Pretty cool,” Ou Tao murmured—then blinked as his level suddenly skyrocketed to Level 8.

His heart rate spiked higher than during the final quintuple slash.

Heaven be his witness—he hadn’t cheated. Yet Uncle Rod’s strength had surged to 70. Level 3 to Level 8… nearly quadrupled.

“Are you some kind of cheat?” he thought. Just then, golden whirlwinds spiraled upward from the fallen Mutated Bamboo Boar King.

“The Heavenly Principle!” Ou Tao looked up. He’d sensed it during class change—an invisible force governing this world like a precise instrument, enforcing its own unbreakable rules.

The golden energy coalesced midair… then transformed into a chest, landing softly before him.

“Why did the Heavenly Principle from this boar’s belly become a chest?”

“Sir,” a villager chimed in, “bosses—especially hidden ones—drop Heavenly Principle Chests. Hidden bosses usually yield purple Epic chests, but with Blizzard Level 8 weather reinforcing the Bamboo Boar King, the Heavenly Principle dropped a Legendary chest instead.”

“Open it already!”

Villagers crowded around. “Rod, open it! Let us see what unboxing a boss chest looks like!”

Ou Tao shook his head, gave up overthinking, and crouched. He swiped the chest’s surface lightly—it displayed attributes:

*Ten-roll unbox. Random gear. 7% Golden Legendary rate. Guaranteed Epic minimum.*

Ou Tao went silent. So *this* was the legendary ten-roll pull?

He’d only ever played competitive esports—precision, balance, zero luck. Now his rewards hinged entirely on chance.

He wanted to protest—it violated sportsmanship—but no complaint box existed here.

A flicker of nervousness stirred. He’d never tried loot draws before. Raising his right hand, he pressed it to the lid.

He recalled player lore: silently chanting a mantra during draws boosted luck. Like “Long live Old Ma!”

Superstitious? Yes. But this was his first unbox… in a *real* world. Thrilling. What mantra to use?

“My whole family has the surname Ou!” he silently shouted.

The chest opened. Golden light flooded the entire village.

“Congratulations! Achievement unlocked: ‘First Stroke of Luck’—you pulled an SSR on your very first chest unbox in life!”