A Strange and Stranger Environment

As the surrounding white mist dissipated, Zhou He's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This..."

The boss they faced was actually a combination of the Black and White Boss from the second level.

He looked around and realized that they were standing on a giant Balance made of ice and snow.

On the other side of the Balance was a group led by Jian Qingfeng, facing the Ice Wolf King boss from the first level.

The two bosses stood back to back at opposite ends of Balance. Above them, two words continuously rotated and flashed.

One is black evil, the other is green good.

Zhou He and Jian Qingfeng exchanged a glance across the two bosses, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

What's the situation with the third level?

There are two bosses, so it's obvious that you have to fight one at a time.

Although it's a bit difficult for ten people to fight, they are all familiar with the mechanics of the two bosses, and now each person has two extra lives, so clearing this level shouldn't be too hard.

But is it really that simple?

Zhou He didn't believe it.

Why are they standing on the Balance? And what do the symbols of Good and Evil at the top center represent?

These are all unknown things. He doesn't believe the system would set these things up for no reason; there must be some connection.

Zhou He went through all the secret realms he had previously conquered, but still couldn't figure it out. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

"What exactly is going on with this secret realm?!"

First came the bizarre mechanics, then the bizarre bosses, and now even the environment is becoming bizarre.

Zhou He patted his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

He's completely clueless; he has no leads whatsoever. How is he supposed to start a fight?

The other teammates were also completely bewildered, and both sides were analyzing the situation in the current chat channel.

"Team leader, why don't you ask some expert to help us analyze this?" a teammate suggested.

Zhou He shook his head. "We haven't even fought this level yet, we don't know anything about the situation, how can someone analyze the environment when we're just one person?"

Even if Xiao Fan is truly gifted, Xiao He doesn't believe that Xiao Fan could possibly know how to defeat the BOSS based on the current situation.

"Shall we try it once first and then ask a pro for analysis? We have two extra lives now, so let's try it out first, wipe out the team, and then send a message to ask a pro for analysis."

Zhou He pondered for a moment.

"That's the only way."

Since I've already troubled Xiao Fan so many times, one more time won't make a difference.

I feel a little embarrassed, because it makes them seem like they don't know anything.

But when faced with a secret realm, saving face isn't that important.

Zhou He sent a message to Jian Qingfeng, telling him to pay attention to the details of the BOSS during the battle, and not to revive teammates who died immediately. They needed to play through the battle first to analyze the mechanics.

Jian Qingfeng indicated that after receiving the message, both sides would start fighting the monsters together.

As soon as the fight began, Zhou He noticed that the words "Good and Evil" above Balance's mind started spinning rapidly.

Three seconds later, the character for "good" disappeared, and a black character for "evil" hung in the sky.

"Oh no! Is something going to happen?"

Zhou He became extremely cautious.

However, five minutes passed, and nothing happened.

Am I overthinking it?

Despite these thoughts, Zhou He dared not relax for a moment and remained constantly aware of his surroundings.

Just as the BOSS's health dropped to 91.2%, the Balance beneath their feet began to tip.

"What's going on?" Zhou He exclaimed in surprise.

Jian Qingfeng's side began to rise slowly, while their side slowly descended.

"Why did the Balance move?" Everyone was both surprised and frightened.

This feeling of the unknown is truly terrifying.

The Balance moved only slightly before stopping.

At this moment, Zhou He's group was slightly behind Jian Qingfeng's group.

Zhou He immediately became alert, ready to activate his skills at any moment.

However, nothing happened. Just when he thought he was overthinking things again, he suddenly heard a gasp from the other side.

Zhou He hurriedly looked over and found that everyone on the other side, including Jian Qingfeng, had only half their health remaining.

It's impossible for one wet nurse to nurse nine people at the same time.

What happened over there?

"I don't know."

Because there was no time to communicate by typing during the battle, Zhou He could only anxiously wait.

"Could it be because of Balance? Does rising to the upper side reduce health?"

"So how is this lifting and lowering controlled?"

Just as Zhou He was pondering, the Balance shifted again.

The second group began to rise slowly, and stopped when the Balance reached equilibrium.

Zhou He felt confused, but thankfully no one was hurt this time.

Just as he was about to command everyone to continue the fight, the Black and White Boss in front of him suddenly took to the air and flew towards the opposite side.

Meanwhile, the Snow Wolf King BOSS flew to Zhou He's side.

"The two bosses will switch positions!"

Zhou He sighed inwardly, realizing the situation was bad.

The Doctor on the other side of the group couldn't produce enough milk, and their blood volume was already unhealthy.

The Black and White Boss is significantly more difficult than the Snow Wolf King.

At this point, the two teams swapped bosses, and it's not a good thing for one team to deal with the Black and White Boss.

Zhou He had no choice but to silently note down some details.

"Commander, look, those two words have moved again."

I heard my teammates' voices behind me.

Zhou He looked up, and sure enough, the words "good" and "Good and Evil" at the center of the Balance began to flicker and change again.

After three seconds, the word "kind" disappears.

"It's evil again!"

What do these two words actually represent?

Zhou He had no time to think.

After the BOSS changes, the two teams continue fighting.

The boss's health is dwindling, and MAG is about to reach 80%.

During this phase, the boss will trigger a mechanic; the black and white area should contain flower petals, while the Snow Wolf King area contains the Antidote.

"Antidote!"

Zhou He was shocked, only then realizing that they had no Antidote at all...

At this moment, Zhou He was also relieved that they were fighting the Snow Wolf King, whose skill <Dispel Curse> could make them immune to being targeted.

If they were on the other side, then there would be really nothing that could be done.

Soon, the Snow Wolf King's health was reduced to 80%.

Just as Zhou He was about to activate his skill, a tornado appeared around him.

"Isn't this a mechanism that only appears in the third phase?"

Zhou He suddenly realized that in the third level, the Snow Wolf King's three mechanisms might be released in reverse order, or they might be released randomly.

"Get out of the way," Zhou He quickly ordered.

Fortunately, his teammates reacted quickly, and no one got caught in the quagmire.

At the same time, he noticed that Jian Qingfeng's team was using the Black Lotus mechanism.

In other words, the mechanism for the two bosses is randomized in the third phase.

Looking over at Jian Qingfeng's side, everyone had already stood inside the lotus flower.

"Let's test whether Xiao Fan's guess is correct."

When they went through this mechanism before, Zhou He activated the <Dispel Curse>. They really didn't know if stepping on the lotus flower would be effective.

Black Lotus over there, a tornado over here. At the same time, the Balance begin to tip once again.

This time, Group Two rose, and Group One fell.

Zhou He reacted extremely quickly, activating his invincible skill almost the instant the Balance stopped.

The next second, a black object fell from the sky.