Extreme Survival

Extreme Survival

A Great Failure meant that when an event's difficulty exceeded 50 points, yet the roll came up under 5.

Compared to an ordinary failure, a Great Failure often brought far more serious consequences.

Like Luo Jun right now!

The mall cinema was located on the Fifth Floor. Outside its entrance lay a vast Atrium Hall that opened directly down to the First Floor!

Having unfortunately rolled a Great Failure, Luo Jun flew straight over the glass guardrail outside the cinema and was about to plummet toward the First Floor!

Suspended in midair, Luo Jun felt everything around him slow down...

This was not an effect activated by the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, but the flashback of a dying man!

His chest hurt terribly. His ribs seemed to be broken, and from such a height... he was practically certain to die...

"Had I known, I wouldn't have meddled in other people's business..."

"If I hadn't meddled and had just called the police in secret, I definitely wouldn't have been attacked..."

Perhaps it was the flashback before death. In Luo Jun's mind, long-buried memories suddenly flickered past one after another...

"Don't play with him. He's a kid with no parents!"

"My mom bought this for me. What did your mom buy you?"

"My dad's taking me to Dream Kingdom this weekend. Luo Jun, what are you doing this weekend? Helping your grandfather collect bottles? Is that some new game?"

"That orphan—maybe his parents were jinxed to death by him!"

"Grandpa, they all say I'm a kid with no parents... Can you give birth to a dad for me..."

"Uh, I don't think your grandma would agree. She even came to me in a dream a couple of days ago..."

"Then why am I the only one without a dad and mom? If everyone's dads and moms were gone, no one would laugh at me anymore!"

"Jun, having your parents absent from your side has indeed made you go through more than other children. But only a sapling that has weathered wind and rain can grow into a towering tree."

"When the storm comes, only a towering tree can stand firm and shelter the little flowers and grass at its feet from wind and rain."

Grandpa, your expectations for me were a little too high. Forget sheltering anyone from wind and rain—your grandson could barely save himself now...

Had I known this would be the outcome, I wouldn't have meddled in other people's—

"Mom said Dad went to a very distant place before I was born..."

The Little Boy's words rang out by Luo Jun's ear again, stirring the softest memories in his heart...

Some matters, perhaps, could not be left alone...

Luo Jun's gaze changed, filled with unwavering conviction and a thirst to live!

I have to survive!

Luo Jun felt his mind clear. His gaze swept over his surroundings, and he Noticed a huge Mall Chandelier not far behind and to the side. Along the direction he had flown, it was just barely within reach!

"Dice of Heavenly Secrets! If you don't want me to die, then come out!"

The dice had appeared whenever he formed a goal before. This time should be the same...

Ding, you are attempting to grab the chandelier. Use the Dice of Heavenly Secrets? Remaining uses: 3/5

It was here!

Luo Jun rejoiced inwardly, but he had no intention of actually using it. After failing twice in a row, he no longer trusted his luck.

When the Dice of Heavenly Secrets activated, it came with a brief time-slowing effect. At a life-or-death juncture, it could buy him time to think and react!

Grabbing the chandelier seemed difficult from this angle, but if he adjusted his posture, there was still hope...

Ding, as the user has failed to complete system activation in two dice rolls, this roll receives a positive Final Points correction of 20 points!

The new Prompt Sound interrupted Luo Jun's thoughts.

A positive correction meant adding 20 to the final result. Wouldn't that greatly increase his chances of success?

"Then I'll try the dice one more time!"

The sound of dice rolling!

Event Difficulty: 68 points. Final Points: 31 + 20 points. Event Failed!

"Are you screwing with me? How could that still fail?"

Luo Jun cursed inwardly, but bound by the rules, he still endured the pain and reached toward the chandelier. At the Same Time, his eyes were already searching for another chance at survival.

As he brushed past the chandelier, Luo Jun Noticed an Advertising Banner hanging diagonally across the mall's Atrium Hall!

Ding, you are attempting to grab the banner. Use the Dice of Heavenly Secrets? Remaining uses: 2/5

Ding, as the user has failed to complete system activation in three dice rolls, this roll receives a positive Final Points correction of 30 points!

"Uh... why do I feel like you're mocking me..."

He estimated his flight path and the banner's position. The odds of grabbing it by relying on himself alone were not very high.

"One more try. I refuse to believe this can fail too!"

Event Difficulty: 79. Final Points: 66 + 30. Event Success!

He had finally succeeded!

Since obtaining the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, Luo Jun had finally rolled his first success!

With confidence in his heart, Luo Jun twisted his body in midair, spread his limbs, adjusted his movement to slam into the edge of the banner, then desperately grabbed the fabric!

A banner that hung from the mall roof all the way down between the Second and Third Floors had to be at least a dozen meters long. Its fabric was thick and tough, and Luo Jun's desperate grab could not secure it at all. He slid all the way down along the banner!

"I have to hold on!"

Luo Jun's eyes went wide with fury. Even if his nails split and his fingers were scraped raw, he had to cling on for dear life! Seeing that he could not stop himself from sliding, he even opened his mouth and bit down on the edge of the banner!

"Rip... rip..."

Amid the friction, the corner of Luo Jun's mouth was cut open, his tongue was sliced, and his blood drew a red line along the banner's edge. Even his teeth began to loosen!

But with his mouth assisting him, Luo Jun finally stopped his descent at the last moment.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, however, the hook at the top of the banner could no longer bear the strain and suddenly snapped!

Luo Jun felt his body, which had just stabilized, suddenly lose all support, and he fell downward with the banner!

He was still two or three floors above the ground. With the sudden loss of support, his body spun out of control, and he plunged headfirst downward.

That fall alone would have been enough to leave Luo Jun in a world of hurt. At the critical moment, Luo Jun caught sight of a stall below selling discounted clothing. Sensing his desire to survive, the Dice of Heavenly Secrets activated once more.

You are attempting to land in the Pile of Clothes. Use the Dice of Heavenly Secrets? Remaining uses: 1/5.

"Use it!"

Event Difficulty: 48. Final Points: 49. Event Success!

That was close!

The sudden plunge had startled him, and Luo Jun had instinctively chosen to use the dice. When he discovered that the Point Correction effect had vanished, he could not help sucking in a sharp breath, a wave of lingering fear rising in his heart...

But it had succeeded in the end. The instant the Time Flow Rate returned to normal, Luo Jun shoved hard against the banner, using the recoil to slightly alter his falling angle, and plunged headfirst into the stall in the middle of the hall selling Off-season Clothing.

Colorful sweaters, padded jackets, and Down Jackets had been spread across a large table. Customers scrambling to buy them had turned the pile into a complete mess, creating a fluffy, soft cushion.

Luo Jun crashed into the Pile of Clothes with a thud. The enormous Impact Force even blew apart the table beneath him. With a crack, the table legs broke, clothes flew everywhere, and the surrounding Pedestrians scattered in fright.

Fortunately, the collapsing table provided another layer of cushioning. Luo Jun had finally landed safely!

But even though he had landed safely, Luo Jun was in terrible shape...

No matter what, he had fallen from the Fifth Floor of a mall—a drop of nearly twenty to thirty meters.

After all that, Luo Jun's nails had flipped back, both hands were covered in blood, the corner of his mouth was split, his teeth were loose, and every bone in his Whole Body felt as though it had fallen apart. Lying in the Pile of Clothes, he could not move at all...

"Help... me..."

Luo Jun, wracked with pain from head to toe and barely alive, let out a pitiful cry for help.

At least he had kept his life, but in this state, even getting up was difficult. Was there any kindhearted person who could help him get to a hospital?

Ding! Event "Grab the Banner" completed. Basic Experience Points: 79 points!

Severity Coefficient: 12 times!

Final Experience Value: 948 points!

Event "Land in the Pile of Clothes" completed. Basic Experience Points: 48 points!

Severity Coefficient: 10 times!

Final Experience Value: 480 points!

Congratulations, you have Upgraded!

Congratulations, you have Upgraded!

Congratulations, you have Upgraded!

Congratulations, you have Upgraded!

Congratulations, you have successfully activated the Dice of Heavenly Secrets System!

Congratulations, you have obtained the skill: All Things are Dice

Please draw Attribute Points!