Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

The hyena queen's gaze also changed.

It looked at Leng Ruolan, the contempt in its eyes gone, replaced by an excitement that only appears when encountering a powerful enemy.

It let out a low growl, and with all four legs exerting force, its entire body slammed into Leng Ruolan like a cannonball.

Leng Ruolan didn't dodge; instead, she crossed her arms in front of her to block.

"Bang!!"

Another loud bang.

Leng Ruolan was knocked back several meters, her feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.

But she braced herself against the impact, gripping the hyena queen's front paws tightly with both hands.

"Not bad strength."

Leng Ruolan gritted her teeth and forced a smile. "But that's not enough!"

She pressed down sharply, using the lever principle to flip the hyena queen over completely!

The hyena queen did a somersault in the air and landed steadily.

It shook off the dust, looked at Leng Ruolan, and let out a low roar.

You are very strong.

but--

It raised its head and let out a long howl.

The surrounding pack of hyenas responded to the call.

In an instant, more than thirty mutated hyenas launched an attack from three directions simultaneously, surging towards them like a gray torrent!

Seeing this, Leng Ruolan turned around and shouted without thinking, "Big brother! I can't take a beating from all sides!"

"Know!"

Ou Yun has already started taking out his backpack.

He rummaged through a pile of jerky, ores, and miscellaneous items for a long time before finally touching that familiar feel—the golden supply box!

"Here it comes! Here it comes! Here it comes!"

He put the box on the ground and opened it with a snap.

Gold! Light! Four! Shoot!

Then the golden light dissipated.

Ou Yun looked down.

There was one lying in the box—

Remote control.

A very ordinary remote control.

The casing is white with three buttons (red, green, and yellow) and a directional pad.

It looks just like an air conditioner remote control in the real world.

Ou Yun picked up the remote control, looking completely bewildered.

"What is this thing...?"

The information panel slowly floated out:

[Congratulations to the Dragon Kingdom player, Ou Yun, for winning the item: Time Stop Remote Control - Youth Edition.]

[Time Stop Remote Control - Youth Edition: Press the button to pause the actions of all hostile creatures within the target area.]

Duration: 30 seconds.

[Effective range: 50 meters in radius centered on the user.]

[Number of uses: 3]

[Note: This product is only effective on non-contracted creatures; contracted creatures are unaffected.]

[Note again: If the target creature is attacked during the pause, the time stop effect will be immediately lifted.]

European Express: ...

It seems like a good product.

But it's not that good either...

Time stop?

But it only lasts 30 seconds.

It can be strongly controlled, but it can be broken.

That is to say-

They had to wipe out the hyenas within 30 seconds.

Otherwise, aside from stacking rage buffs on the Hyena Queen... it seems to be of little use.

Besides, they still don't know the exact location of the Abyss Crystal, so they still need the Hyena Queen's help!

"..."

Grass.

He looked at the remote control, then at the charging hyena pack, then back at the remote control.

Then he slowly began, "Captain Leng..."

Leng Ruolan, who was locked in a fierce battle with the Hyena Queen, turned around amidst the chaos: "What?!"

"This prop seems to be something special."

"What is it?"

"Pause button".

"???"

Leng Ruolan dodged the hyena queen's claw attack with a backflip and was about to ask further questions when she saw Ou Yun raise a remote control and press the red button in the direction of the hyena pack.

"drop."

A crisp electronic sound.

Then--

Everything was still.

The charging hyenas remained frozen in place, their running posture unchanged.

Some had their mouths open, some had their claws outstretched, and some had just lifted their front paws off the ground.

Even the hyena queen stopped.

It was making a pouncing motion, its two front paws stretched forward, and a small tuft of Leng Ruolan's clothes was dangling from its mouth.

The whole world seemed to have been put on pause.

The wind was still blowing, the leaves were still moving, and Ou Yun and Leng Ruolan could move as well.

But all the hyenas turned into statues.

Leng Ruolan took two steps back, escaping from the hyena queen's claws.

She glanced at the motionless hyenas around her, then at Ou Yun, and remained silent for two seconds.

"Time stop?!"

"Um……"

"Such things exist in forbidden areas?"

"It might be part of the same system as the previous omniscient body controller."

"That's great! We can do it now—"

"However, this can only be used three times."

"...?"

Good news! We finally found something really good.

The bad news is, there are a bunch of restrictions.

My older brother's style remains as good and bad as ever...

Leng Ruolan took a deep breath and swallowed back the retort that was about to come out.

This was the first time the white fox had ever seen one. It was completely stunned.

It had already mentally prepared itself to be torn to pieces by the hyena pack; it was practically in a state of closing its eyes and waiting to die.

After waiting for several seconds, the expected pain did not come; instead, a clear "beep" was heard.

When it opened its eyes, this was the scene it saw—

The ferocious hyenas stood motionless, like specimens.

The white fox paused for a moment, then cautiously extended a paw and poked the nose of the hyena closest to it.

The hyena's eyes widened noticeably—try touching it again?

But his body remained completely still.

The white fox became incredibly bold at that moment.

It got up and walked to the hyena, circled it once, and then gracefully raised its hind leg—

It sizzled on the hyena's forepaws.

European Express: ...

Leng Ruolan: ...

North and South: ...

The chat in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room:

"Hahaha, White Fox, you're so vengeful!!"

"White Fox: Strike while the iron is hot!"

"No, am I the only one who cares that the remote can only be used three times?"

"Upstairs, three times is more than enough. Think about all the props Mr. Ou used before, how many of them were one-time use?"

"Indeed. The youth version has three shots, which is already very generous."

Ou Yun walked over to the white fox and picked it up: "That's enough. You'll have to face it again after the pause."

The white fox whimpered and obediently shrank back behind Ou Yun.

Leng Ruolan walked up to the Hyena Queen and examined her carefully.

Up close, this hyena queen is indeed beautiful.

Its fur is glossy and smooth, and its muscles are fluid and powerful.

Each bone in the necklace around the neck is polished smooth and rounded, clearly having been carefully selected.

"She's quite good-looking."

Leng Ruolan offered an objective assessment: "It's a pity it's love-struck. Why do you think it fell for the white fox?"

Ou Yun said, "That's absolutely right. Actually, this whole thing is the white fox's fault. We helped it sort it out this time, but what if it brings back a bunch of ex-girlfriends next time?"

"you mean?"

"We need to address the problem at its root."

Ou Yun looked at the white fox and gave it a meaningful smile.

The white fox was startled by the smile and shuddered.

What...what do you want to do?!

Ou Yun took a small cloth bag out of his backpack.

The bag was made of silk, and a golden rope was tied to its opening.

Love-obsessed powder!