I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

Now, it's questionable whether he can survive on his own, not to mention Shen Xi, who is just an ordinary person.

The boy clenched his fists when he caught a glimpse of the frail girl beside him.

Regardless, he had to protect the girl's safety.

Before the enemy could attack, the boy silently activated the Limit Zero Time, making the flow of time in the outside world almost stop. He opened the system inventory and began to think rapidly.

[System Backend Key (Incomplete): Consumes energy to bring yourself and selected objects in the surrounding area into the system dimension. There is a chance of damage that will prevent you from leaving. Please use with caution.]

The worst-case scenario is that the failed attempt could kill them outright, in which case he would have no choice but to take Shen Xi into the system dimension. However, given his luck, it's hard to say what would happen if he used it again.

However, he could increase his luck to 8 points and then try to steal 1 point of Lin Xuanqi's luck. If he succeeded in reaching the extraordinary luck level, it should be enough to ensure that nothing unexpected happened. If he couldn't increase his luck from 8 to 9 points by stealing, he could spend 100,000 points to forcibly add points.

The boy checked his balance again.

Points: 249,100

He currently has 4 points of luck. Assuming he spends 140,000 points to increase his luck, he will have exactly 100,000 points available.

After breaking up with Lin Xuanqi and completing a full year of signing in with Nagasaki Asuna, his current source of points actually comes entirely from Nagasaki Asuna's Endless Challenge.

Moreover, as time goes by, it seems that the chance to win a prize is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain; it's been a while since I've seen one.

This system is ridiculously stingy. Although the boy has been refusing to add more online dating partners, he won't dwell on that for now.

The boy quickly browsed the existing items in the shop; 100,000 points was just the right amount, enough to exchange for some high-level items.

The more the boy looked, the more uneasy he felt.

[The Peerless Blade of Heaven and Earth: A collection of interstellar explorers from the Corridor Era, said to be the symbol of the most powerful hunter in a world overrun by colossal beasts → 50,000 points]

[Moon Shadow Blade: A collection of interstellar explorers from the Corridor Era, said to be crafted using Radiant Stone magic, transforming the energy of high-speed slashes into magical light waves → 100,000 points]

Is there any hope of winning with a dual-hold strategy?

But even the dimensional cutters couldn't inflict fatal damage on the failed creation's body...

[Miniature Directional Manipulation Jammer: Consumes energy to lock onto an area, preventing all teleportation or teleportation. "I didn't say you could leave" → 100,000 points]

But now he's trying to escape, and it wasn't a failure.

[Jetpack: An advanced single-person flight vehicle with a maximum speed of Mach 0.9. Requires charging → 100,000 points]

It's less than double the speed of sound, and even slower than when he's running at full speed from zero.

Just as the boy was about to continue flipping through the pages, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the silver life form moving.

The failed creation began to run, initially at a very slow pace, like a slow-motion movie in the state of zero time. However, each step slowly broke open the snow beneath its feet, proving that its speed was already quite unusual.

The boy hesitated for a moment, but decided to try the gun anyway. He pulled out a pistol from his chest holster and fired repeatedly at the silver life form's body.

Small-caliber bullets emerge from the barrel with a burst of flame, spinning in the air and leaving visible ripples before flying towards their failure.

Just as the bullet approached, like a slider controlling playback speed, the failed attempt suddenly accelerated.

It dodges bullets and increases its speed to the point that even at the boy's limit of zero speed, it feels like he's running slowly.

A thick, visible white fog appeared in front of it, like a tangible shield, leaving the shockwaves of the air behind.

Cheng Fei watched this scene, his eyelids twitching.

The boy glanced at the girl beside him who hadn't moved an inch the whole time, and realized that he couldn't fight next to her, otherwise even the aftershocks could hurt her.

Without hesitation, the boy threw away the pistol and gradually accelerated toward his failed attempt.

A thick white mist also appeared around his joints. The boy took a step with all his might, shattering the solidified air in front of him.

In an almost still world, the two seemingly slow and strange forces collide head-on.

The boy executed a waist-grabbing throw.

The silver metallic texture that makes up the other's body feels solid, but you can't feel the temperature, and it's hard to describe whether it's hard or soft.

All Cheng Fei knew was that he had successfully thrown the silver life form away.

At this moment, Shen Xi, who was standing still, slowly covered her ears amidst the gunfire, her brows furrowed and her expression pained.

The failed attempt to slam the opponent did not result in a fall; instead, it defied the laws of physics in mid-air, suppressing its inertia and regaining its footing on the ground.

The next instant, the silver life form seemed to be enraged, its movement speed increased again, and even from the perspective of the zero state, it looked like a 100-meter sprinter, charging straight at the boy with a powerful momentum.

As the blue ice beneath his feet was crushed by the silver life form, slowly growing spiderweb-like cracks, and the mercury-like metallic luster rapidly magnified in his vision, Cheng Fei immediately sensed something was wrong.

This speed is already exceeding the limit of what he can fight against.

The boy raised his hand, and a three-pointed dagger appeared. He swung it out before his failed attempt could hit him.

The silver life form practically crashed into the strangely shaped dagger on its own.

The tip of the dagger was pointed directly at the chest cavity of the failed creation. The boy couldn't help but focus his gaze, wondering if this weapon might also have a miraculous effect on the failed creation.

The three-pointed dagger pierced the surface of the silver life form slightly, and then a faint but piercing cracking sound seemed to come from the void.

The boy's heart skipped a beat.

A clear crack began to grow from the blade and spread all the way to the back of the blade. During this process, an unknown blue beam of light shone from the void in front of the failed creation, swept through the inside of the crack, and then disappeared.

Finally, the dagger shattered completely, and half of the blade spun past the boy's shoulder, tearing through the outer layer of his winter coat before flying into the distance.

As soon as this happened, the boy was sent flying backward, spinning around before crashing into the snow at Shen Xi's feet.

"Cheng Fei?!" The girl's eyes trembled, and her delicate and beautiful face showed an unprecedented panic.

The boy coughed as he got up, feeling as if his internal organs had been displaced by the blow, and couldn't help but gasp.

The failed attempt stood there, staring at him. Its faceless form conveyed no emotion, as if it were observing him.

"Hey, big brother, is it still possible to reconcile?" The boy, supporting his back, forced a smile at it.

The silver life form raised its hand and made a grasping motion. A blue beam shot out from the void, quickly generating a strangely shaped dagger. It then raised its other hand, and a second three-pointed dagger was created, as if both an answer and a demonstration of something.

The boy stared at the scene in silence, the cold sweat on his back sending an indescribable chill through him as it touched the air.

He began to suspect that even the distress message received by the foundation was a forged message sent after a failed attempt to analyze human technology.

Otherwise, who could cause trouble right under the nose of a fully awakened failure?

But now, he has no time to ponder its meaning.

Failure is drawing ever closer, like a apex predator stalking its prey with victory in hand.

The boy remained in a state of near-zero, glancing at the girl beside him whose expression was frozen in panic, and realized that their biggest goal now had to be to survive.

He opened his backpack; the virtual energy wave generator inside had been smashed while he was being cushioned, and parts of unknown purpose had fallen out after the outer shell was crushed.

The boy used all his strength to smash the backpack and its attachments into the approaching silver life form.

While his failed attempt was being drawn to the crude creations that humans had reverse-engineered, he continued browsing the system's shop.

The boy then realized one thing: there was nothing in there that he could afford and use right now.

System, are you really not going to offer any explanation for this?

Just as the boy had this idea, the words appeared before his eyes.

[Shall we exchange?]

【strength】

Cheng Fei froze, hesitating for a moment.

He wasn't sure if it was text from the system or the petite Shen Xi speaking.

Or perhaps, the two are actually two sides of the same coin?

The failed attempt caught the device thrown by the boy, observed it briefly, and then tossed it aside without any intention of scanning it, as if it were utterly disdainful.

What would I exchange it for? The boy quickly asked himself.

【freedom】

As if it had been anticipated, the same answer popped up instantly.

This guy is taking advantage of the situation. Although there's no reason for it, Cheng Fei just has that feeling.

The boy gritted his teeth and chose to add points without hesitation, consuming 40,000 points first.

[Luck: 4 (Unfavorable) → 8 (Exceptional)]

Despite the lack of real change, he shouldn't be the same unlucky guy he used to be.

Then, use the Attribute Stealer and select Zzzz as the target.

Lin Xuanqi, if you can bless me so that everything goes smoothly this time, I can reluctantly thank you when I get back.

The boy had just finished thinking this when he saw that the luck value on his attribute panel had changed.

It changed from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock, but only flashed once, like a malfunctioning glow tube. Before even the word "Extraordinary" appeared, it went back to 8 o'clock and then stopped moving.

The boy's eyelids twitched as he stared at the scene.

you?!

The worst fears have come true. Just like with the fitness tracker, the system doesn't allow you to easily acquire extraordinary attributes using items.

For a fleeting moment, the boy felt an urge to curse that surpassed even the feeling he had when Lin Xuanqi threatened him.

But he didn't even have time to swear.

The failed attempt, wielding two three-pointed daggers, lunged at him like a fighter jet at full afterburner, its body completely engulfed by the condensation cloud caused by supersonic motion.

The boy makes his final decision.

With his remaining points, no amount of additional attributes would be enough to bridge the gap in combat power between him and the failed creation.

Now, the most important thing is to ensure that he and Shen Xi will not be trapped in the system dimension.

The boy took a deep breath and chose to spend 100,000 points to add more.

Luck: 8 (Exceptional) → 9 (Transcendent)

If the key is still damaged after this, he will dig up the system itself and find out the truth, even if it means digging up the entire system dimension.

Before the impact of the failed attempt arrived, the boy dragged himself and the girl beside him into the system dimension.

After a burst of intense light, only the silver life form, which had been running wildly, swept across the ice field shrouded in a milky white light curtain.

It stopped abruptly, defying the laws of physics, and slowly turned its head, a blue beam of light shining from the void, scanning around as if searching for something.

……

Meanwhile, Paradise Bay remained calm and peaceful.

"Everyone shout 'cheese!'" Miriam excitedly pointed her camera at the Sakura students under the camp flag.

After taking the routine group photo, the students dispersed.

A sudden gust of wind swept through the camp, seemingly carrying the biting chill from the depths of Antarctica, catching everyone off guard and sending a shiver down their spines.

Lin Xuanqi covered her collar and waited for the wind to pass. She blinked as she looked into the void, then suddenly lowered her head, pinched her brow, and took a few deep breaths.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Ye Shuang, who was standing nearby, noticed this and showed a concerned expression.

"It's nothing." The haughty girl shook her head, then frowned slightly. "Xiao Shuang, do you think Cheng Fei and Shen Xi will be back tomorrow?"

As planned, the school trip will end tomorrow, and the students of Sakura will embark on their three-day return journey.

"I don't know." The obedient girl hesitated for a moment, "but Cheng Fei said that if we don't have time, we should go back first and not worry about the two of them."

"What on earth did they go about?" Lin Xuanqi frowned more and more.

"Well," the obedient girl's eyes darted around as she carefully chose her words, "I'm not quite sure either."

"I still feel uneasy. No matter what it is, give him a call, at least ask him to come and help," the arrogant girl said quickly after a moment's thought.

"Cheng Fei is so capable now, won't there be any problems?" Ye Shuang asked, looking bewildered.

1014. The boy realized he had made a mistake.

Shen Xi gazed at the world before her, blinking her pure, ink-black eyes.

The cold earth, still covered in ice and snow, suddenly lost the milky white curtain of the albino weather.