Colt Viper, Kill the Cat Demon!

The bloody slaughter continued!

A terrifying atmosphere spread through the dormitory building, saturating even the air with chaos, cruelty, and horror.

This aura was like gangrene clinging to the bone, burrowing into every player's marrow.

Some players realized that fleeing was better than staying in the dorms. No matter how powerful the giant zombie was, there was only one of it. As long as it could not fly or tunnel through the ground, they still had a chance to survive!

Inside the dormitory, Xu Lang saw that the rate of player deaths had slowed. Combined with the messages in the chatroom, he roughly guessed what had happened.

This made him quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

"For players, the enemy is merely a monster that threatens them. But for monsters, the enemy is the entire dormitory building!"

"The strength of all players is, in truth, still individual strength... This game does favor teamwork to some extent."

"If everyone had worked together from the start... Forget it. If we'd worked together and gone downstairs from the start, everyone would've died. We would've been wiped out in one wave."

"I should still look after myself first. If it's within my ability, I'll help others too."

Xu Lang thought to himself.

While everyone else was fleeing for their lives, Xu Lang was already pondering the underlying mechanics and essence of the game.

This was the "underlying logic" that many knowledge bloggers loved to talk about. Sometimes it was useful, and sometimes it was utterly pointless.

In the end, everything came down to strength.

If Xu Lang could punch the entire dormitory building apart with one fist, there would be no need to think about any of this.

Of course, that was pure fantasy, not worth considering.

"Xu Lang, it seems like it's over." Cao Yaxuan looked delighted.

"Mhm." Xu Lang nodded.

"No, Brother Lang, look at the chatroom!" Tong Qi suddenly cried out.

[112 Wu Leiting: Help, brothers! I've run into another special zombie!]

Seeing that message, Xu Lang's heart tightened, and he involuntarily spun the pistol in his hand.

[147 Wang Yazhi: Hurry up and tell us what happened!]

[33 Zhang Dahai: Just watching the drama. I'm not going back to the dormitory building anyway. If I die, I die.]

[112 Wu Leiting: That zombie can turn invisible, and it has claws! It killed Zhou Leilei the moment it appeared! I'm on the eighth floor right 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 picture, it was lowering its head and gnawing on a male student's heart.

Invisibility, claws... Xu Lang had a rough idea now.

To be honest, this kind of monster was quite troublesome. If they could gang up on it, its skinny body probably would not be able to take many hits. But forming any kind of organized force now was simply wishful thinking.

Messages continued flooding the chatroom.

Some residents on the upper floors told the players not to come upstairs, saying they could only find a chance at survival elsewhere.

Other players who had fled the dormitory were desperately begging to be taken in, willing to become tenants of those on the upper floors so they could cooperate for mutual benefit.

"Brother Lang, what do we do? The players seem to be dying faster again." Cao Yaxuan asked anxiously.

By now, everyone had grown used to calling their former classmates players, and Cao Yaxuan was no exception.

"You two should finish your hot pot first. That's what matters." Xu Lang looked at the self-heating hot pot.

Cao Yaxuan's face darkened. How could she possibly be in the mood to eat right now?

Tong Qi blinked her big eyes. Wasn't Senior Cao the campus goddess? People used to say she was extremely aloof. Why did she now seem so dependent, asking Xu Lang about everything?

Maybe she was afraid of dying...

That was the only explanation Tong Qi could think of.

Tong Qi was afraid of death too.

But after having a full meal, she felt especially calm, as if it truly would not matter even if she died on the spot, just as she had said before.

Time flew by. Just a few minutes later, someone rushed up to the tenth floor.

And they saw the distinctive dormitory door of Room 200.

"Fuck, Xu Lang, what is going on?! 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 get here!"

Xu Lang watched from behind the peephole, unmoved.

Outsiders had no superior-subordinate relationship with the homeowner, so they could attack the homeowner even inside the room.

That alone meant 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 his time and rejected him outright.

[15 Shi Hang: Are you kidding me? What right do you have to stop me from coming in? Is this dorm yours?]

Xu Lang was stunned.

If it wasn't mine, was it yours?

"Xu Lang, open the door!" Shi Hang pounded on it desperately, frantic with anxiety.

The slick, thick metallic feel beneath his palm made him insanely jealous. If he had a door like this, he would not have had to flee his dorm.

"This dorm belongs to the school, don't you know that?!"

"You're being so selfish! No one will help you later either!"

"Brother Lang, 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 anyway.

"Fuck you!" Shi Hang snapped, throwing a full-force punch at the steel door.

A flash of light gleamed across the steel door. With a crack, a bone-splitting sound that made one's teeth ache rang out.

Xu Lang grimaced, while also feeling 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 defenses. Even if two zombies attacked it together, they might not be able to deplete its durability.

Shi Hang sucked in cold breaths from the pain as he begged, "Please, for the sake of us being classmates!"

"I still have an iron door blueprint here, along with some iron materials. Don't you want copper coins? I can give you all 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 also stayed silent. At a time like this, neither of them said any idiotic saintly nonsense.

After all, this was already the fifth day of the game. Anyone who had failed to grasp the situation had long since died.

Seeing that begging was useless, Shi Hang no longer had the strength to curse. He turned and prepared to leave.

But just then, a clawed shadow flashed into existence!

Because Shi Hang was clutching his arm and had his neck tucked in, the strike only tore the flesh from 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 monster in Wu Leiting's photo—the creature that looked neither quite like a cat nor quite like a human!

[Cat Demon]

[Level: 3]

[Skills: Disguise, Sharp Claws]

[Description: Give me your heart—the one that doesn't beat!]

When Xu Lang saw the zombie's rear facing him, he immediately thought, 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 development and shouted the answer in his mind.

[Please choose one of the following upgrade paths within one minute]

[1. Colt Viper: Greatly improves accuracy and lethality based on the original model. Magazine capacity: 17]

[2. Colt Silver Wheel: Converted into a high-powered revolver. Aiming difficulty increases. Capacity: 5 rounds]

"Viper!"

The Colt Silver Wheel held fewer than five rounds. Its margin for error was far too low!

The next instant, a flash of brilliant light passed through the room, and Xu Lang's black-and-gray pistol took on a hint of green.

Without hesitation, Xu Lang decisively stretched out his hand. The unlocked dorm door opened automatically.

The outside air rushed in at once, icy and biting!

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Three shots in a row—three headshots!

Xu Lang felt that the pistol handled incredibly well. It hit exactly where he aimed!

Then he quickly retreated two steps, keeping his gun trained on the Cat Demon. Only after confirming that the 100 points had arrived did he step forward and collect the dropped loot.

Shi Hang was already dead, his intestines spilled all over the floor.

From beginning to end, Xu Lang had only had eyes for the Cat Demon. He had not even glanced at Shi Hang.

After collecting the loot, he returned directly to the dorm without wasting another second.