The bloody slaughter continued!
A terrifying atmosphere spread through the Dormitory Building, and the air itself seeped with chaos, cruelty, and horror.
It was like a festering disease clinging to the bone, burrowing into every Player's marrow.
Some Players realized that fleeing was better than staying in the dormitories. No matter how powerful the Big Zombie was, there was only one of him. As long as he could not fly or tunnel through the ground, they still had a chance to survive!
Inside the dormitory, Xu Lang saw that the rate at which Players were dying had slowed. Combined with the messages in the chatroom, he roughly guessed what had happened.
This made him secretly sigh in relief.
To Players, enemies are merely monsters that threaten them. But to monsters, the enemy is the entire Dormitory Building!
The strength of all Players is, in truth, only individual strength... This game still favors teamwork to some extent.
If everyone had worked together from the start... Forget it. If everyone had worked together to go downstairs at the beginning, they would all have died. It would have been a complete wipeout.
I should still look after myself first. If it is within my capabilities, I can help others too.
Xu Lang thought to himself.
While everyone else was running for their lives, Xu Lang was already pondering the core and essence of the game.
This was the so-called "underlying logic" that many knowledge bloggers loved to talk about. Sometimes it was useful, and sometimes it was complete nonsense.
In the end, everything came down to strength.
If Xu Lang could punch the Dormitory Building apart with one fist, there would be no need to consider any of this.
Of course, that was pure fantasy and not worth thinking about.
"Xu Lang, it seems to be okay now." Cao Yaxuan looked delighted.
"Mm-hm." Xu Lang nodded.
"No, Lang Ge, look at the chatroom!" Tong Qi suddenly cried out.
[112 Wu Leiting: Help, brothers! I've encountered another kind of special zombie!]
Seeing this message, Xu Lang's heart jolted, and he unconsciously spun his pistol around once.
[147 Wang Yazhi: Quickly tell us what happened!] [33 Zhang Dahai: Just watching the drama. Anyway, I'm not going back to the Dormitory Building. If I die, I die.] [112 Wu Leiting: That zombie can turn invisible, and it has claws! The moment it appeared, it killed Zhou Leilei. I'm on the eighth floor now. Can someone open the door and save me?! (Image)]
Xu Lang opened the image and saw a humanoid monster with many feline traits, like a Cat Demon.
In the image, it was lowering its head and gnawing on a boy's heart.
Invisibility, claws... Xu Lang had a general idea of what he was dealing with.
Honestly, this kind of monster was quite troublesome. If they could gang up on it, its skinny body probably could not take many hits. But forming a coordinated force now was simply wishful thinking.
Messages continued to flood the chatroom.
Some residents on the higher floors told the Players not to come upstairs. Going elsewhere was their only chance of survival.
Other Players who had fled their dormitories desperately begged to be taken in, willing to become tenants of those on the higher floors so they could cooperate and benefit together.
"Lang Ge, what should we do? It feels like Players are dying faster again." Cao Yaxuan said anxiously.
By now, everyone had grown used to calling their former classmates Players, and Cao Yaxuan was no exception.
"You two should finish the hot pot first. That is what matters." Xu Lang looked toward the self-heating hot pot.
Cao Yaxuan's face darkened. How could she possibly be in the mood to eat now?
Tong Qi blinked her big eyes. Wasn't this Senior Cao the campus goddess? People used to say she was extremely aloof. Why did she now seem so dependent on Xu Lang, asking him about everything?
Maybe she was afraid of dying...
That was the only explanation Tong Qi could come up with.
Tong Qi was afraid of death too.
But after having a full meal, she felt especially calm, as if what she had said before was true—dying on the spot would not matter.
Time flew by, and in just a few minutes, someone rushed up to the tenth floor.
He saw the distinctive dormitory entrance of Dormitory 200.
"Damn, Xu Lang, what is going on with you?! What kind of door is this?" The person outside first exclaimed, then covered his mouth and said in extreme panic, "Xu Lang, open the door! Let me in! That invisible monster is about to come!"
Xu Lang watched through the peephole without reacting.
Outsiders had no superior-subordinate relationship with the owner, so they could attack the owner even inside the room.
For that reason alone, Xu Lang could not possibly let anyone in.
"Xu Lang, did you hear me?"
The person outside spoke again, then contacted Xu Lang through the chatroom.
[200 Xu Lang: Leave. I don't take in outsiders here.]
Xu Lang did not want to waste time, so he rejected him outright.
[15 Shi Hang: Are you fucking kidding me? What right do you have to keep me out? Is this dormitory yours?]
Xu Lang was stunned.
If it isn't mine, is it yours?
"Xu Lang, open the door!" Shi Hang pounded on it with all his strength, frantic with anxiety.
The slick, thick metallic texture beneath his palm made him incredibly envious. If he had a door like this, he would not have had to flee his dormitory.
"This dormitory belongs to the school, do you understand?!"
"You're being so selfish. No one will help you later!"
"Lang Ge, just let me in. I'll only stay for an hour!"
Xu Lang shook his head and stopped trying to persuade him.
Let him knock if he wanted. It was not Xu Lang's escape time being wasted.
"Fuck your mother!" Shi Hang snapped and slammed his fist against the steel door.
A flash of light flickered across the steel door, followed by a crack that made teeth ache—the sound of bones breaking.
Xu Lang grimaced, but also felt somewhat grateful to the guy.
Thanks for testing the door. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known the steel door was this strong!
Perhaps he had underestimated the steel door's defensive power. Even if two zombies attacked it together, they might not be able to deplete its durability.
Shi Hang gasped in pain and pleaded,
"Please, for the sake of us being classmates!"
"I still have an iron door blueprint and some iron materials! Don't you want Copper Coins? I can give you the Copper Coins on me too!"
"As long as you let me in, I'll agree to anything!"
Xu Lang remained expressionless and silent.
Tong Qi and Cao Yaxuan were silent as well. At a time like this, neither of them said anything foolishly saintly.
After all, this was already the fifth day of the game. Anyone who had not recognized the situation would have died long ago.
Seeing that begging was useless and lacking the strength to curse anymore, Shi Hang turned to leave.
But at that moment, a clawed shadow flashed out of thin air!
Because Shi Hang was clutching his arm and had his neck tucked in, the attack only tore the flesh off his face instead of killing him on the spot.
He screamed and turned to run.
A gray shadow pounced on Shi Hang and frantically clawed at his chest.
It was the same monster from Wu Leiting's photo, neither quite cat nor quite human!
[Cat Demon] [Level: 3] [Skills: Camouflage, Claws] [Description: Give me your heart—the one that doesn't move!]
Seeing the zombie's rear facing him, Xu Lang immediately thought it was a perfect opportunity and hurriedly upgraded his pistol.
[Consume 200 Nightmare Coins to upgrade "Colt Automatic Pistol"? Yes/No]
"Yes!"
Xu Lang had not expected this, and he shouted it in his mind.
[Please choose one of the following upgrade paths within one minute.] [1. Colt Viper: Greatly improves accuracy and killing power on the original basis. Magazine capacity: 17.] [2. Colt Silver Wheel: Converts it into a high-powered revolver. Aiming difficulty increases. Magazine capacity: 5.]
"Viper!"
The Colt Silver Wheel had fewer than five shots. Its margin for error was far too low!
The next instant, a flash of brilliance passed through the pistol, and a touch of green appeared on the black-gray gun in Xu Lang's hand.
Without hesitation, Xu Lang decisively reached out, and the unlocked room door opened automatically.
The outside air rushed in at once, cold enough to pierce the bone!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three consecutive shots, three headshots!
Xu Lang felt that the pistol handled unbelievably well. It hit wherever he pointed it!
Then he quickly retreated two steps and aimed at the Cat Demon. Only after confirming that 100 points had been credited did he step forward and collect the dropped items.
Shi Hang was already dead, his intestines spilling all over the floor.
From beginning to end, Xu Lang had only watched the Cat Demon. He did not spare Shi Hang a single glance.
After collecting the loot, he returned directly to the dormitory without wasting another second.
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