Post-apocalyptic game: I survive at sea by scavenging for trash.

There were a few minor hiccups along the way, but defeating five level 99 monsters with limp attributes wasn't too difficult.

Lin Zhaoyin's team was the last to engage, and they were assigned only scattered soldiers. However, thanks to the continuous buff from the "God of Misfortune" skill and the "Deep Sea Sword" skill's 10% health-based finishing move, they were actually the first to finish the battle.

After finishing her own battle, Lin Zhaoyin instructed the players who were with her to disperse and help other teams continue fighting.

Lin Zhaoyin also led about 20 people to Bry Rex's side. They had the fewest people there, so she could go and help them as a way of showing goodwill.

But when Lin Zhaoyin arrived, she found that many of the players from Zone 072 were covered in dust and looked quite disheveled. Neither side had time to communicate, and Lin Zhaoyin quickly went to help.

At this point, the monster only had a little over ten percent of its health left, so Lin Zhaoyin decided not to waste her own health and went straight for it.

They fought together for another ten minutes or so, and Lin Zhaoyin once again killed him with a single strike using the Deep Sea Sword.

After dealing with the second one, everyone prepared to continue helping the other teams.

Buli glanced at Lin Zhaoyin twice, then couldn't help but ask, "The monster had nearly 1 health points just now, how did you manage to kill it so easily?"

Lin Zhaoyin had nothing to hide and said directly, "My weapon's effect is that it can kill someone with less than 10% health in one hit."

As for the "bad luck" skill, Buli didn't ask about it, probably because the skill has a time limit. Lin Zhaoyin didn't seem to be deliberately withholding this information from him; she was probably just in a rush and didn't have time or remember to mention it, so Buli didn't hold it against her.

The remaining three Lin Zhaoyin continued to help with the final blows, successfully passing the second round.

The players fought these five level 99 monsters for nearly an hour. Combined with the thousands of level 50 monsters they had fought before, everyone had used up a lot of their stamina. Many people took advantage of the break to eat and drink to replenish their stamina.

This time the system was somewhat considerate, actually giving a 5-minute waiting time.

The monster didn't appear, but strange noises kept coming from all directions, like vengeful spirits in a horror movie, which made people's hair stand on end.

Many people were trembling while eating, wondering what kind of weird thing might appear in a moment.

The second round already consisted of five level 99 monsters, and everyone felt that the next one coming would surely be the final boss.

Everyone's guesses were correct; the final boss of the trial finally appeared, but its appearance was unlike any of the previous monsters.

Not only that strange noise in front, but it didn't appear all at once either.

By the time everyone noticed, wisps of black mist began to drift from all directions of the entire trial ground, moving and condensing towards the center of the trial ground.

The black aura grew larger and larger until it almost blotted out the sky, and finally the boss revealed its true form within this black aura.

[Ruins Lord, Level 999, Race: Junk, Attack 9999, Defense 9999, Agility 99]

Everyone expected the final boss's stats to be very high, but no one anticipated it would be 10 times higher. The only saving grace is that its agility is unusually low compared to its other stats, meaning its movement range is likely limited.

This Ruins Lord looks somewhat similar to the Wasteland Spirit from before, but it's much larger and looks even more disgusting. Some parts of its body are like swamps, bubbling and gurgling.

The Lord of Ruins appeared in the very center of the training grounds, while everyone else was still on the outer perimeter. The Lord of Ruins began to move with heavy steps, very slowly, but with each step, the earth trembled.

The two sides are still some distance apart, giving the players some time to discuss strategies.

"I have a skill that can swap attributes between two targets. It should be usable five times. If I'm lucky, I should be able to swap away a lot of attributes. As long as its attributes are weakened, we won't have to worry about not being able to take it down!"

Lin Zhaoyin came out first to reassure everyone.

Buli was surprised that Lin Zhaoyin possessed such a powerful skill, but he also had other concerns. "The skill might be ineffective against high-level monsters. Are you sure you can use it?"

"I'll first use another skill to lower its luck value. This skill has no usage limit; if it doesn't work the first time, I'll use it a few more times until I succeed. Once its luck value is lowered, the probability of using other skills on it will greatly increase."

Brilliant nodded, and no one raised any new questions.

"Sis, you've already used up a lot of your health with those skills. Both of those skills consume health. Do you have enough healing items?"

If the "God of Misfortune" curse fails several times in a row, it may consume a lot of health points. "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" will also consume a lot of health points. Even if Lin Zhaoyin's skill only consumes half the health points, several thousand points is still a large number.

Even the best healing items can only restore 500 health points, so Lin Zhaoyin needs to use more healing items than anyone else.

"That's enough. I've already saved up a bit more for myself. As long as I successfully use those two skills, there shouldn't be any major problems afterward."

After answering her sister's concerns, Lin Zhaoyin continued.

"I can fly. Don't get too close to the boss yet. We don't know how big its attack range is. Wait for my message before you get closer."

"Sister, let me go with you. I can fly too, and I can help you attack and draw attention away from the enemy." This was the final moment, and Lin Wanyi didn't want her sister to face the danger of the start alone.

But Lin Zhaoyin would definitely not agree. "I don't need you to draw its attention. I can sneak over myself, and it might not even notice me. If you attack, it will only attract its attention, and you will be in more danger."

Lin Wanyi wanted to argue, but Qin Feng stopped her. "Wanyi, your sister is right. As long as she's careful not to get caught, she's actually the safest one. If we go with her, we'll just cause trouble."

After a moment of silence, Lin Wanyi accepted the arrangement.

However, Lin Zhaoyin cannot stray too far from the target when using the "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" skill. They need to approach stealthily after the "God of Misfortune Possession" skill is successfully used.

Lin Zhaoyin had five chances to use the "Steal the Sky and Change the Sun" technique, and she planned to use the last chance on Buli. Buli's attributes and combat abilities were already quite good; transferring those attributes to a higher-level player would maximize its effectiveness.

Buri was somewhat surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He simply nodded and then gave instructions to the players in his server.

The Lord of the Ruins is getting closer and closer to them. After hearing the instructions, all the players began to split into groups and take action.

Lin Zhaoyin took off, but instead of heading straight for the Ruins Lord, she circled around to get behind it for better maneuvering.

Once it flew to a suitable location, Lin Zhaoyin found a spot on its body where the skin looked relatively dry and began to work on it.

"I'm cursed with bad luck!"

[Skill failed to activate!]

As expected, this level 999 player was far superior to them, making it impossible to succeed on the first try.

Skill usage failed! Failed! Failed!

The success rate of using S-rank skills was even lower than Lin Zhaoyin had imagined; she finally succeeded on her 10th try. After 10 tries, Lin Zhaoyin suspected that this might have triggered the minimum success rate mechanism again.

After ten encounters with the Ruins Lord, Lin Zhaoyin's palms were now a bloody mess. But instead of immediately applying medicine to herself, she chose to first deliver an Ice Soul Needle to the Ruins Lord, and then use the Heaven-Stealing Exchange to swap attributes.

The effects of the "God of Misfortune" only last for ten minutes. She can't afford to waste time treating her wounds. Once the attribute exchange is successful and everyone has a chance to win, she can heal herself in time.

"A blatant act of deception!"

Lin Zhaoyin was so angry she almost vomited blood. The two attributes were swapped, but she ended up with only 99 points of agility, while her own agility was much higher, which actually improved its weakness.

Fortunately, the other attribute that was swapped was defense. If the 9999 points of defense hadn't been swapped out, players wouldn't have been able to deal any damage unless it was a weapon or skill with a fixed value.

Fortunately, I had enough equipment. Even if I changed it to 99 points of base agility, I would still have nearly 500 points with the added attributes.

"Uncle Qin!"

The second attempt at the "Heaven and Earth Swap" involved Lin Zhaoyin exchanging the Ruins Lord and Qin Feng, so she needed Qin Feng to be closer to her.

However, when Lin Zhaoyin used the "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" technique again, she heard a system notification.

[Reminder: This skill has reached its daily usage limit and cannot be used again.]

Shouldn't it be usable five times? Why is it suddenly saying that the maximum number of uses has been reached?

Seeing Lin Zhaoyin's stunned expression, Qin Feng sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong?"

"Skill usage limit reached, cannot be used anymore." Lin Zhaoyin wanted to try again, fearing it was a game bug, but it still didn't work after several attempts.

Now she had some guesses. Previously, you could exchange 5 times if you were level 99, but this was level 999, so it might not have the same number of exchanges limit.

Since she could only exchange one attribute, Lin Zhaoyin had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain the situation, letting everyone start the battle immediately.

With the "God of Misfortune" skill effect active, the boss's attacks cannot hit the player, forcing them to take hits. Moreover, the attribute that is swapped out is defense, so the damage output will not be too low.

With 100 million health points, who knows how long it will take to reach that goal?

Lin Zhaoyin's defense value is also not low. In the past, with a defense of over 500, many players found it very difficult to fight her, and many could only deal single-digit final damage.

They were attacking a monster with 999 defense, and that was the amount of damage they dealt. Even though the defense was low, why was their damage output still so low?

If it were just a matter of low damage, it wouldn't be a big deal. There are 500 of them, and with so many people attacking together, it would only take half an hour.

However, these trash monsters can automatically regenerate health. This Ruins Lord recovers 20,000 health points every minute, while the players' output is only 30,000 to 40,000.

This means that they are not targeting 100 million health points, but more than 200 million.

This is even with the "God of Misfortune" skill effect. If the skill fails, and Lin Zhaoyin has to use it again by consuming health points, some progress might be lost in the meantime.

Because of a problem with the "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" skill, Lin Zhaoyin was delayed for a while to make sure it wasn't a game bug. The 10-minute "God of Misfortune" skill effect was about to expire.

Almost at the same time the skill effect wore off, the Ruins Lord's attack hit several players simultaneously, killing two players on the spot.

The damage from this attack was terrifying; it instantly wiped out thousands of points of a player's health, causing everyone to panic.

Lin Zhaoyin and Lin Wanyi fight in the air, so they are relatively safe, just like ranged players. But if all the melee players are wiped out, it will be the ranged players' turn soon.

Lin Zhaoyin immediately replenished her skills, but this time it was still a minimum of 10 uses. During the time she used her skills, players continued to get injured or die.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief once the skill was reactivated.

Among the dead players were those from districts 110 and 072. After the crisis was over, both Buli and Zhou Shiyun began using the Eternal Flower to revive their fellow players.

Lin Zhaoyin also took a breath and desperately stuffed herself with healing and blood-replenishing items.

The injured players immediately retreated to the back of the group and began to use their items to heal themselves.

Even the surviving players had their health bars nearly depleted, and after replenishing their health, they had very few items left. If it happened again, they wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The damage between the onset of bad luck and its eventual reuse was too severe; they couldn't calculate how many more rounds it could last.

Furthermore, once a player dies, even if the number is small, their combat power is reduced, and it will take longer to kill the boss.

If this continues every time, their combat effectiveness will decrease, and the time it takes to exhaust them will increase.

This problem must be solved!

Lin Zhaoyin continued her attacks while her mind raced, and soon she remembered the skill she had almost forgotten again—Quiet Night.

The Quiet Night skill has a 2-minute pause effect. If used successfully, she can use the "God of Misfortune" skill on the Ruins Lord within this time.

However, Jingye's skill level is only A-level. If even the S-level "God of Misfortune" skill requires a guaranteed success, then Jingye might not be able to use it successfully either. If both require 10 guaranteed successes, then it makes no difference which skill to use.

Lin Zhaoyin felt that this skill was used too infrequently in daily life, and it was a skill that could not distinguish between friend and foe. It would be too lame if it didn't receive any special treatment.

So after much deliberation, Lin Zhaoyin decided to give it a try first. Besides, she hadn't fully understood the effects of this skill, and she needed to test it to determine if it would actually work.

Lin Zhaoyin also explained her plan to everyone as soon as possible, and said that she was just trying it out and could not guarantee the results.

Anyway, the worst outcome would be the same as before, and no one had any objections. We had to let the experts try other methods, otherwise these melee players really couldn't withstand more than a few rounds.

Lin Zhaoyin also stared intently at the state of the Ruins Lord, wondering if the effects of the "God of Misfortune" skill would show slight differences when the time was up.

She had to seize every second and start acting the instant the skill ended.