Chapter 5...4...3...

As the countdown echoed in everyone's ears, Snow's [Construction Summoning Art - Uncontrolled Experiment] was ready.

Snow had already started preparing this skill as soon as he entered the battlefield. Even when Xiao Tan suddenly made an incredible request a few seconds later, the short thirty seconds of preparation time didn't allow Snow to change his plans.

Therefore, he could only bite the bullet and finish what he had started...

Chapter 2...1...

The barrier was about to disappear, and Snow's heart was in his throat.

The initial clash was crucial.

If his skill worked, there was hope for survival. But if he was unlucky... he would probably be killed in white light within five seconds.

Chapter ...Fight!

The next second, the system voice announced the official start of the match.

As soon as the barrier disappeared, Bu Tiange's [Thunderbolt Boomerang] was released, flying towards them; at the same time as this spiritual weapon left his hand, Xiao Bu's hands also grabbed two submachine guns, unleashing a barrage of bullets at the enemy.

Logically speaking, with Snow's physical skills, he would definitely be injured under such an attack. However, what happened next was... the bullets that arrived even before the boomerang all froze in mid-air as they approached Snow, and quickly fell vertically to the ground.

"Hmm?" At that moment, Bu Pa, who was rushing forward, quickly stopped her advance; her combat intuition told her... she needed to observe the situation before proceeding. "This guy... could he be an expert who can use 'domain-level abilities'?"

That... was impossible.

However, a "domain" had indeed appeared around Snow.

The true nature of this domain was [Uncontrolled Experiment]...

This was a skill that would continue to exist once completed, similar to a "field magic"; the standard for "completion" was the [Symbol of the Experiment].

According to the skill description, the activation of the Uncontrolled Experiment required the sacrifice of a "symbol," and this object had to be an artificial creation.

Of course, the scope of "artificial creation" was very broad. Generally speaking, anything that a player "builds" or "processes" would meet this standard... such as a paper crane, a wooden bow, or a plate of Yuxiang Rousi (fish-fragrant shredded pork)... anything would do.

But it wasn't like you could just take a chewed piece of gum and use it as a symbol, because the quality, nature, and processing difficulty of the symbol would all affect the skill's effect... There was no doubt that there would be a difference in the skill effect between crumpling a piece of paper into a ball and cutting a piece of paper into a flower.

However... even if you sacrificed something of high quality and difficult to process, it could only guarantee the "intensity" of the effect, but it could not determine what the effect itself would be.

Because the original text of the skill description was—"Randomly appears some field effects that are beneficial to the user or detrimental to hostile units."

In Thriller Paradise, the word "random" was like a coin, with "God" on one side and "Pit" on the other. What result you got was a matter of metaphysics.

Snow had tested this skill many times, but even if he used the exact same symbol to activate the skill, the special effects that appeared each time were different; it could be said that it was a truly "uncontrolled experiment."

Right now, Snow had used the parts created by several [Synthesis Art - General-Purpose Parts] and [Synthesis Art - Special Parts], along with a few special materials, to create a prop called [Air Guitar], and used it as a symbol to activate the Uncontrolled Experiment.

He was lucky, the special effect this time was—[Gravity], and the intensity was sufficient.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Two seconds later, accompanied by a swirling sound, the [Thunderbolt Boomerang] also entered the domain of the Uncontrolled Experiment; the kinetic energy contained in this spiritual weapon was obviously far beyond that of ordinary bullets, however... although it did not hover and fall to the ground like those bullets, its speed and flying altitude were greatly affected.

How much was this influence? So much that even Snow's physical skills were enough to dodge the boomerang's attack...

"Change tactics, close combat, follow me!" Bu Pa, who had witnessed this scene... no... Sister Pa, immediately shouted at her brother.

A concise and straightforward sentence was an unquestionable command and an effective tactic.

At first glance, it seemed wasteful to have Bu Tiange, a shooting-specialized player, abandon all ranged means and engage in close combat with her, but in this situation, this was actually the most efficient and correct approach.

Bu Pa had only observed the bullets and boomerangs to determine the range and approximate intensity of Snow's domain, and concluded that "two people working together can take him down"; her high combat intelligence and decisive actions even impressed Feng Bujue in the spectator space.

"Do you have to adapt so quickly..." Snow thought to himself as he watched the siblings charging towards him, "You only made two ranged attacks before decisively changing your tactics... that's too much... at least try probing a little more!"

While pondering these things, Snow's next skill had also been activated.

[Name: Summoning Art - Underworld Warrior]

[Skill Card Attributes: Active Skill, Permanently Learned]

[Skill Category: Summoning]

[Effect: Randomly summons a warrior from the Underworld to fight for you (Cooldown time 120 minutes, Duration 10 minutes, Maximum of 1 Underworld Warrior at a time)]

[Cost: 30% Maximum Spiritual Energy Value]

[Learning Condition: Summoning Specialization B]

[Note: Communicating with the Underworld is a very difficult task. It's like an isolated island where cell phone and internet signals are extremely bad. You never know who will pick up the phone when you call... If you can find Jim Downing or Alejandra Jones, that's your luck, but if you find Nick Cruz, you're on your own.]

This was another skill with randomness, but Snow didn't have many choices at this time. He could only use this "gambling" approach to survive in this greatly disadvantageous situation.

Buzz—

As the sound rang, white light appeared, and a figure was born from the light, standing in front of Snow.

This warrior from the Underworld was the Underworld Fighter of the Earthly Violent Star—"Cyclops" Gardo; his height was around two meters, his figure was as burly as a mountain, he wore a reddish-brown Underworld Cloth, with many tusk-like horns protruding from his armor, and a striking golden one-eye was engraved on the front of the helmet on his forehead.

Although it was a creature summoned through a B-grade summoning skill, this kind of humanoid summon with a certain level of intelligence and superior combat power was undoubtedly at the level of an A-grade creature... This was the benefit of "randomness"; just like Feng Bujue's [Watch Out] back then, the random characteristic allowed him to unleash moves that exceeded his current strength.

"Giant Grab!" As soon as he appeared, Gardo rushed towards Bu Pa, who was closer to him, and shouted the name of his ultimate move.

Unexpectedly, before his grabbing motion was fully unfolded, a metal ball larger than his head smashed into his face...

"Grab your head!" Bu Pa, was a terrifying woman... Even under the pressure of gravity, her speed and strength were still brutal; facing the giant rushing towards her, she swung the strange weapon in her hand with a single blow, smashing the opponent's head into a pulp with just a normal attack.

At that moment, the liquid from the summon's skull splashed out, and a few drops even landed on Snow's face, seemingly reminding him... that it was his turn soon.

"I knew that this freakish woman's attack power was exaggerated, but I didn't expect it to be this strong..." Snow felt bitter in his heart. Fleeing meant certain death, fighting was difficult to win, so he could only constantly use some means of prolonging his life, trying to buy time for Xiao Tan, second by second.

Buzz buzz—

In less than a breath, there was another ringing sound, and Snow immediately used [Summoning Art - Z-Virus Infected] again, summoning the second summon.

He had no choice but to do this. He knew that these skills couldn't stop the opponent, but he had to use them... because these moves were instantaneous, and there was no point in not using them. Maybe they could withstand a few hits.

"Annoying!" Seeing this, Bu Pa waved the [Lucifer's Spear (Fake)] (a long weapon with a slender body and spherical and crescent-shaped ends) in her hand again, striking at the summon in front of her.

If Gardo was an A-grade creature, then this "Z-Virus Infected" was at most a C-grade creature... To put it bluntly, it was the kind of blood wolf zombie that Jue Ge and the others encountered in "Nuke City."

Of course, no matter what kind of creature it was, as long as it was large enough and had a certain level of aggression, it could at least delay Bu Pa's "one-hit" time.

After one hit, the entire body of the blood wolf zombie, which had been hit in the chest, shattered into minced meat and blood foam, and exploded in all directions. As for Snow... he took advantage of this hit to turn around and run in another direction.

The negative effect of [Uncontrolled Experiment] would not affect Snow himself. When the enemy was slowed down by gravity, he could run at full speed; however... could a C-grade, level 60 player specializing in combat, even with the advantage of gravity, escape from the clutches of an S-grade, level 60 player specializing in combat like Bu Pa?

The answer was definitely "no," but it would take Bu Pa some time to catch up with him.

Fortunately... Bu Pa was not fighting alone. Bu Tiange had already entered Snow's domain and was flanking him with his boomerang.

At this point, Xiao Bu would naturally not use any more ranged attacks. In this gravity interference, close combat was the most reliable; and his boomerang... was a good weapon that could be used for both ranged and close combat, and was equivalent to a curved blunt blade in his hand.

"Hmph! Don't underestimate people too much!" Snow still had some confidence when facing Bu Tiange, who was also not specialized in combat.

Both were level 60 players, and neither was good at close combat. You had to act against several times the gravity, so how could you kill me instantly? With this thought in mind, Snow grabbed the [Sandbox Resident's Hammer] in his hand and charged towards Xiao Bu, who was blocking his way.

Clang—

Then, in a burst of metallic clashing, Snow... knelt down.

At the moment of weapon collision, the force transmitted to his hand easily deflected his attack and numbed his entire arm. The remaining force of the boomerang blade pressed on Snow's shoulder, preventing him from standing and forcing him to kneel on one knee.

"Are you... kidding me..." Snow spat blood as he complained in his heart, "I've watched so many recordings... you've never played close combat with anyone in the competition, where did this power come from? Could it be some ancestral divine power?"

His complaining-style reasoning was obviously wrong. The truth was actually very simple—Bu Tiange's combat specialization had also reached A-grade; as for why Xiao Bu had never shown his combat ability in the competition, it was also easy to explain... his shooting specialization was S-grade, so why would he go to combat for no reason?

Before he could think further, the killing intent had arrived.

Just as Bu Tiange used his boomerang to injure and restrain Snow, Bu Pa, who had been chasing after him, also arrived.

Although Snow still had a defensive skill [Energy Shield] that he hadn't used, he himself knew... that using this move was just a drop in the bucket; the attacking power of this sibling pair was simply too strong, and ordinary defensive skills couldn't withstand even a few of their normal attacks, let alone skills.

If Snow had some strong quick-attack means, he might be able to find a way to die together with one of them, because the defensive abilities of the two were really quite ordinary, but... Snow didn't have that kind of ability. He was a tactical player, and he shouldn't have engaged in a hasty close-quarters fight with his opponent in a short preparation time... The result of a forced hard fight was what he was seeing now.

Whoosh—

At that moment, Lucifer's Spear (Fake) fell through the air; to be on the safe side, Bu Pa used the skill [Apocalypse Attack (Fake)], seeking to completely kill the opponent.

This should have been a 100% finishing blow, but the result was...

Duang~

After a strange and bizarre sound, Bu Pa's attack actually grazed Snow's left ear and struck the ground.

This missed strike was definitely not Bu Pa's intention. She had indeed aimed at the back of the opponent's head, and besides... even if she had really missed, Lucifer's Spear (Fake) hitting the sand would not have made such a sound.

"Wh..." Just as Bu Pa opened her mouth in surprise, ready to say that classic line often used by villains in Dragon Ball before they die...

Snow seized the opportunity, rolled over, and escaped from the encirclement of the Jianghu siblings.

At this time, Bu Tiange was also confused, because he didn't understand what his sister was doing—how could she miss hitting a stationary target at this distance?

The answer... was not on his sister's body, but in Snow's hand.

Just now, Snow, who was almost certain to die, used his spiritual weapon [Devil's Dice]; this special spiritual weapon could be used in combination with his title ability [Evil Luck].

When the two worked together, as long as the "number of points" was appropriate, it could create an effect called "probability manipulation," forcibly changing the direction of some "reality."