For Desert Fire Leopards, human nature is as chaotic and manic as the fickle multiverse. Driven by survival instincts, mating desires, and endless greed, they only bring about decline and depravity. Only through destruction and reshaping can order be restored.

The Desert Fire Leopard's attitude toward humans is like that of a cleanliness-obsessed housewife facing a grease stain on the stove. As soon as he sees a human, he will not hesitate to eliminate them...

*Boom—*

The Desert Fire Leopard's fist struck the sand, creating a rolling wave of sand. The force of the impact forced Xiao Tan and Bei Ling back, and the two staggered back a distance. Although they were not directly hit by the attack, the force of the tremor caused them to lose 8% of their survival points and inflicted a [Slow] effect for several seconds.

There was another cheer from the audience at the scene. It seemed that the audience was very satisfied with the executioner's way of greeting them.

"A thunderous blow..." Feng Bujue muttered softly, propping his chin up and watching the live broadcast on the screen. "The opponent is a Transformer... then Xiao Tan's title skill [Bee Sting] should be useless. It's clearly stated that it comes with a [Bleeding] effect, but it can't be used on robots and turn into [Oil Leak] or [Short Circuit] or something." He tilted his head. "Bei Ling mainly uses guns. Bullets are more useful than swords, but facing this kind of opponent, I'm afraid it will be difficult to solve the problem..."

At this moment, on the big screen, the Desert Fire Leopard had launched its next round of attacks.

As a robot, seeing the humans in front of him opening fire, he would lose face if he didn't use some heavy firepower. Two rectangular launch ports popped out on the outside of his knees, and with two whooshing sounds... two guided warheads shot towards Xiao Tan and Bei Ling, who were retreating.

*Boom—Boom—*

Two smaller explosions created two sand pits, blowing up a large amount of yellow sand. However, Xiao Tan and Bei Ling were not directly hit. Both of them avoided the attacks and only suffered some damage from the shock waves.

So... missiles, whether intercontinental or micro, can attack large heat sources, but they can't track and locate living people. It's better to use a machine gun than a missile.

"Hey! Mr. You." Feng Bujue moved the microphone in front of him and said softly to Mr. You, who was not far away from him, "Can I ask... what is the basis for the allocation of executioners in the arena? Is it randomly assigned? Or does it depend on the player's race, number, or quiz score?"

Mr. You glanced at him, smiled, and replied in a low voice without using the microphone, "Just combine what you said, ho ho... it's based on the strength of those two."

Feng Bujue tentatively asked, "In other words... if Wang Xuan entered the arena alone just now, he wouldn't have encountered this guy, right?"

"Hehe... of course, one person and two people have different strengths." Mr. You gave a definite answer.

"I see..." Feng Bujue thought, "No wonder that fat guy used the term 'one-vs-two bloody mission'... it seems that entering the arena with multiple people doesn't bring any benefits. And in the case of a single person entering, even Si Yu wouldn't have an advantage... because strong players will encounter stronger monsters." He pondered for a few seconds, "Hmm... considering the consumption of survival points and stamina points, it seems that we should take turns being at the bottom in the quiz session, so that we can share some of the combat pressure."

"Look, player number four seems to be counterattacking!" Mr. You's shout into the microphone pulled Feng Bujue's attention back to the big screen.

In the picture, Bei Ling's petite figure rushed straight towards the steel-boned machine giant, and at this moment, she was actually holding only a pistol in her hand.

Xiao Tan didn't quite understand what Bei Ling was going to do, but he still mustered his courage to run forward and constantly fired at the Desert Fire Leopard to provide cover.

Seeing that his opponent was advancing instead of retreating, the Desert Fire Leopard was not polite either. He swung his giant arm and swept across. Bei Ling skillfully rolled along the sand, avoiding this blow. Then, she quickly got up, knelt on one knee, raised her arms horizontally, and aimed the gun in her hand at the Desert Fire Leopard's chest.

At this distance, Bei Ling would not miss such a large target. It was precisely to ensure a 100% hit on the opponent's core that she took the risk of getting close, because... this shot must not be missed.

The barrel of the gun instantly condensed a dazzling light, and then...

This shot did not make the sound it should have. The sound in the air was actually the long cry of an eagle preying on its prey. The bullet flying out of the muzzle was brightly illuminated with silver light, and it transformed into a glowing, silver-winged giant eagle in mid-air, pouncing on the Desert Fire Leopard's body.

In the next second, the Desert Fire Leopard's chest seemed to have been hit by an RPG warhead, and a blast-like reaction occurred. The robot, which was more than six meters tall and weighed several tons, was actually blasted off the ground by this huge force and fell backward.

[Name: Soaring Eagle]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, disappears after one use]

[Skill Category: Shooting]

[Effect: Injects spiritual energy into a bullet and fires it, causing a huge explosive damage to the target (a pistol must be used when activating this skill, and there must be at least one bullet in the gun).]

[Consumption: Stamina 500, 50% of maximum spiritual energy]

[Learning Conditions: Shooting Specialization E, Spiritual Arts Specialization F, Level 10 or above]

[Note: A simple and practical move. Only basic knowledge of spiritual arts is needed to understand the principle of this move. The more spiritual energy consumed, the stronger the attack will be. Gunners with poor physical abilities will be inflicted with a paralysis status for a short period of time after using this move. And the weapon that fires Soaring Eagle will be unusable for the next fifteen minutes due to overheating.]

This was the skill that Bei Ling used. She drew this skill card several scripts ago and learned it, but she never had the opportunity to use it.

Obviously, this was a gamble. And facing the opponent in front of her, Bei Ling thought it was worth a gamble.

Her analysis of the situation was very accurate, and her actions were quite decisive and effective. Instead of saving this move and being forced to use it when she was in a desperate situation, it was better to use it as soon as possible to determine the outcome. Even if she couldn't kill the monster with one blow, there would still be room for maneuver in this battle, as long as her survival points were still acceptable.

After firing this shot, Bei Ling squatted on the sand and couldn't stand up. She opened the game menu to confirm, and muttered, "Tch... I was really inflicted with the [Paralysis] status."

The Desert Fire Leopard, on the other hand, didn't stop for even a second. He was a robot. He wouldn't have to catch his breath after falling to the ground like a human made of flesh and blood. After being hit by that shot, a patch of scorched black was left on his chest, and the armor plate here was dented and cracked. However, the circuits in his brain calculated the degree of damage in a few tenths of a second, and then gave him a piece of feedback—"Still can move." So, he immediately got up from the ground.

*Bang bang bang—*

Xiao Tan saw that the situation was not good. He reloaded continuously, constantly firing, and ran forward, but he was still not fast enough.

The Desert Fire Leopard's refrigerator-sized iron fist came down from the sky, slamming obliquely towards Bei Ling from above. If this blow were to hit, three words could be used to explain what would happen next: person, minced meat, white light.

Bei Ling knelt on the ground, watching a shadow pressing down on her, but she had no way to avoid it. Her body would not listen to her commands. She couldn't even roll to the side. She could only grit her teeth and prepare to face the upcoming pain simulation.

At this moment, a miracle happened.

The Desert Fire Leopard's movements suddenly froze, like a scene captured by a high-speed camera, becoming very slow. His fist was approaching at a snail's pace. It felt like even if it really hit, she wouldn't die.

The audience at the scene let out a burst of exclamation.

Mr. You was obviously a discerning person, "Oh! Ladies and gentlemen, please look! It seems that someone has used Time Sand nearby!"

"No, it's just some impure or inferior Time Dust. Real Time Sand wouldn't have only this little effect."

The camera turned accordingly, and the audience was surprised to find that the person who said this was actually Hephaestus. It turned out that he could still give a few serious comments.

Xiao Tan was holding a Winchester in one hand, and his palm in the other hand was dripping with blood.

He had no choice. To use [Slowing Quicksand], he had to break the bottle. All around him was soft sand, and in an emergency, he could only crush the small glass bottle with his hand.

The Desert Fire Leopard's fist continued to approach, but the slow-down effect helped Xiao Tan successfully reach Bei Ling's location. Without saying a word, he picked up his teammate and ran, running a long way in one breath.

"Idiot! Where are you running? Attack him now!" Seeing Xiao Tan running further and further away like Pigsy carrying his wife, with no intention of stopping, Bei Ling quickly shouted to remind him.

"Oh! I understand!" Xiao Tan suddenly realized, let go, and threw Bei Ling directly to the ground, then turned around and ran towards the Desert Fire Leopard again.

A few seconds after he left, Bei Ling regained her ability to move. She got up from the ground with a dark face, wiped the sand from her face, and took a deep breath: "This big idiot... I'll beat you until you call me Mom in the Killing Game..." Although she was very angry, she was also clear about the priorities. Now was not the time to be upset.

Bei Ling took out her sniper rifle from her backpack again, and was ready to attack in just a few seconds, and began to aim. In the almost static state of the Desert Fire Leopard, she still chose to attack with the most powerful gun on her body.

Xiao Tan returned to the Desert Fire Leopard's feet, and his lithe figure quickly went up the robot's arm that had not yet been fully retracted, all the way to the robot's shoulder.

Just before the Slowing Quicksand expired, the muzzle of the Winchester in Xiao Tan's hand was pointed at the Desert Fire Leopard's head at point-blank range. Just as he pulled the trigger, Bei Ling's sniper rifle also fired in the distance.