Third Round Ability Pool

Snap~

About ten meters away, a door panel sprang up out of nowhere.

Then, two men scrambled out from underneath, their black suits tattered. The sunglasses they had been wearing were now reduced to just half a temple leg still hanging on an ear.

It felt like if the scene were different, they could have knelt on the ground and started begging.

One of them, a bald man, didn't even glance at Lu Bai and the others as he cursed, "Boss, Second Brother is gone."

"Damn it! They played us."

The boss tossed aside the glasses temple from his ear, baring his teeth as he pressed on the bald man's shoulder, "Let's go, Little Brother, we're going to settle the score with those Survey Corps guys."

Near the administrative building, the area was covered in large pieces of debris and plaster. Several "corpses" struggled to support themselves as they stood up.

It was barely possible to tell from their clothes that they were the six-person group in gray school uniforms from before, but now only four remained.

Looking around the ruins after the explosion, a few lucky survivors could still be found, though their conditions were clearly not good.

When the explosion occurred, Zhuo Li had been on top of the tent.

Under the circumstances at the time, Xiao Xueyin hadn't held out much hope for Zhuo Li's survival.

What surprised him greatly was that the Hoodie Man had also died in the explosion.

It could only be bad luck.

"Since it's happened, regret is useless. We need to look forward," Xiao Xueyin suppressed his negative emotions, trying to encourage everyone.

But the reality was, setting aside Osas, who had no combat power, the other two didn't need any encouragement at all.

After recovering, Liu Yue was already flexing her fists, her eyes radiating fierce intent.

"Damn it, I'm going to kill this Survey Corps today."

Lu Bai was even less likely to have any emotional fluctuations; at most, he felt like laughing a little.

Seeing their reactions, Xiao Xueyin was momentarily speechless, unsure if he should advise Liu Yue to calm down.

He was silent for a moment, then reminded them, "Let's look at the third round of the Ability Pool first."

Actually, when the system notification sounded, Lu Bai had already checked his third round of the Ability Pool, but he just couldn't make up his mind yet.

After all, his Ability Pool for this round was a colored tier.

[Demon Contract (Color): Demons have an incomprehensible obsession with contracts. You can exchange your life for a demon's help in achieving your wish. This ability is highly uncontrollable. Users, please remember: when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.]

[Flash Time (Color): A signature skill of the terrifying killer Hit. It has the effect of jumping through time. Using this ability requires no additional stamina consumption. The maximum jump time is 0.5 seconds, which can be fully utilized to torment opponents at will. Friendly reminder: please leave at least a one-second interval between each use.]

[Cannot Be Looked At Directly (Color): One of the characteristics of ancient gods. After gaining this ability, you will transform into a source of indescribable fear. Regardless of the means of observation, it will cause distorted, chaotic, mad, and other negative effects to the observer. This ability is highly uncontrollable. Users, please remember: observers also include you.]

Judging by the descriptions, the strength of these three abilities in the pool lived up to the colored tier.

Lu Bai's hesitation was mainly due to the significant risks associated with these powerful abilities.

Especially [Demon Contract] and [Cannot Be Looked At Directly]. Reading their descriptions, it felt like the system was advising him not to choose them.

He had a feeling that if he chose them, he might die even faster.

Lu Bai pondered for a while and chose [Flash Time], which seemed to have less risk.

"Hooray! This round is actually a gold Ability Pool."

Liu Yue's expression changed rapidly, her voice full of excitement.

However, her smile didn't spread.

Xiao Xueyin's expression became even more solemn, "This is not good."

For Deathmatch Participants, in most cases, the higher the tier of the Ability Pool each round, the better.

But that clearly didn't apply now.

If one were to roughly categorize the different tiers of Ability Pools, it would be something like this:

White abilities: There are no supernatural factors. Combat skills, driving skills, or ordinary weapons – these abilities basically fall into the white category.

Silver: Better than white-tier abilities, but with greater limitations. They generally have some supernatural effects and can yield surprising results when used at the right time.

Gold tier: This is already a complete supernatural power. Relatively speaking, the ability itself has no restrictions in its use; at most, there are differences in strength.

As can be seen from the two gold abilities Lu Bai chose, their effects are outstanding and can even lead to a complete transformation.

As for colored-tier abilities, there's nothing more to say. The color of the Ability Pool itself exudes a beauty of strength.

Xiao Xueyin felt frustrated, and it was precisely for this reason.

The reason was simple: the number of Deathmatch Participants in the Survey Corps was too large.

Ten silver abilities and ten gold abilities are two completely different concepts, let alone the fact that the Survey Corps had more than ten people.

"Let's run while we can. Run as far as you can," Xiao Xueyin no longer intended to stay in this military base.

Liu Yue had already chosen her ability. Hearing Xiao Xueyin's words, she shook her hair with some displeasure, "Oh, don't be a coward. Let's just fight."

"Well said, you're not even as brave as a woman."

The leader in the black suit somehow circled around. He patted the shoulder of the bald subordinate beside him and said to Liu Yue, "Little sister, want to team up with us brothers to settle the score with the Survey Corps?"

Xiao Xueyin glanced at him but didn't argue.

"Oi!"

Yan Zhiquan shouted and led his three surviving classmates toward Lu Bai and the others.

After taking a couple of steps, he felt uncomfortable, so he simply tore off the pant legs of his school uniform, which had already become strips of cloth, and changed them into shorts on the spot.

"What do you say? Given the situation, we should stick together, right?" Yan Zhiquan said impatiently from seven or eight meters away.

"One, two, three..."

The leader in the black suit counted them and grinned, "You know what? We've got exactly ten people now."

Noticing Liu Yue's eager expression, Xiao Xueyin finally couldn't remain silent.

"The Survey Corps has clearly teamed up with the Ten Blades. I don't believe you haven't realized this."

"So what?"

The leader in the black suit's tone suddenly changed, exuding an indescribable aura of menace.

"If things go south, you just hide and pray others won't find you as quickly?"

He spat disdainfully and continued to sneer, "If you ask me, you're just a kid who's gotten too soft from staying in the academy. You've got no guts."

Hearing this, Lu Bai rubbed his forehead with his palm. "Is throwing zombies at the settlement your idea of guts?"