Kicking Down the Door a Second Time, I'm the Landlord

"Holy fuck!!!"

Xu Lang had not wanted to pay her any mind, but when he saw Cao Yaxuan's message, his heart trembled.

The Nightmare Bed only had 10 Comfort, yet she had raised it straight to 96?!

He now understood a truth.

With a skilled technician, even a half-meter-wide narrow bed was worth a fortune!

Without one, even a Simmons mattress was nothing special!

"Senior Cao, what is it?" Xu Lang asked calmly, without showing too much excitement.

Hearing Xu Lang call her by that mocking nickname, Cao Yaxuan's expression immediately darkened.

Cao Yaxuan was extremely popular at Clear Sky University. She was a rich second-generation kid who could drive a Maybach, and she was well-connected in society—a high-class socialite, so to speak.

A senior like that was devastatingly attractive to younger male students.

As long as they were first-years, they could not help calling Cao Yaxuan Senior Cao.

"Teacher Liu asked me to ask what items you got from your newbie gift pack. We've formed the Mutual Aid Alliance, and everyone can distribute resources equally," Cao Yaxuan said, suppressing her anger.

Distribute equally?

Xu Lang nearly laughed out loud.

In such an extreme environment, after only twenty-four hours, they wanted over two hundred people to distribute resources equally!

Did they think they were the reincarnation of Li Shimin?

They were college students, not idiots!

When you could barely protect yourself, would you still be willing to give your food to your classmates? Even if they were starving to death!

"Sorry, I'm not interested in your Mutual Aid Alliance." Xu Lang decisively shook his head and refused.

Cao Yaxuan frowned, her delicate brows knitting together. "Then I'll buy it with money. How much do you want?"

"What money?"

"One million. Once the game ends, I can transfer it to you immedia—"

"Senior, if you're going to keep talking this nonsense, then get the hell out of here." Xu Lang rudely cut her off.

They were trying to loot him now?!

Forget the fact that he had a golden finger—even without one, his answer would have been the same!

Did they really think he did not know about the petty scheming among students?

Some people who had been pressured by the situation and were weak-willed had already started complaining in the chatroom that they should not have handed their supplies over to the collective.

Although Xu Lang had been sleeping the whole time, he had read every single message in the chatroom after waking up.

Cao Yaxuan's expression instantly turned ugly, and she nearly lost her composure.

How many people could keep their mentality from collapsing in an environment like this?

The fact that she could speak to Xu Lang so calmly already showed that she had a very good temper.

"Fine, I'll be direct. I want to trade rooms with you!" Cao Yaxuan took a deep breath and said gravely.

That was her true purpose.

Xu Lang was on the tenth floor, in an independent dorm room at the very end of the corridor.

That location was simply perfect!

There were nearly four hundred people in this survival game, yet fewer than ten lucky people had independent dorm rooms.

"You must be dreaming." Xu Lang curled his lip.

"Don't blame me for not warning you. Someone already has their eye on your location. Transfer ownership of the room to me now, and I can still let you become a tenant. If you wait until they come over, you won't even have the right to stay inside!" Cao Yaxuan said urgently, her words spilling out rapidly.

The threat in her words was unmistakable.

Xu Lang's expression suddenly changed as he opened the door.

Cao Yaxuan's face lit up with delight. Before she could say anything, however, Xu Lang grabbed her snow-white wrist and yanked her into the room.

Bang!

The door slammed shut.

"You..." Cao Yaxuan was both shocked and furious.

She regularly went rock climbing and worked out, so she was in good physical shape and had plenty of nerve. Her arms tensed as she prepared to resist.

The next second!

A large hand clamped around her throat, and the momentum slammed her hard against the wall with a bang.

"If you don't want to die, behave yourself!" A deep malice seeped from Xu Lang's seemingly lifeless black eyes.

Cao Yaxuan shuddered. A chill shot up her spine, filling her with bone-deep dread.

The physical gap between an adult woman and an adult man was ultimately enormous. If Xu Lang truly made up his mind to kill her...

At that thought, Cao Yaxuan suddenly felt somewhat suffocated, secretly regretting coming to his door alone.

Wasn't this junior supposed to be some kidney-deficient guy who usually never liked showing off? How could he have such ferocity!?

She did not know that her fear was not simply a weaker person's fear of a stronger one.

Xu Lang's expressions and movements had all been learned from the demons and monsters in his nightmares. It was perfectly normal for him to seem terrifying and unsettling. Add in the eerie dormitory setting and the fact that her vital spot had been seized—wetting herself would have been normal too.

Xu Lang stared darkly at the wooden door and ignored Cao Yaxuan.

They were practically about to be attacked at their doorstep. What was the difference between dawdling now and courting death?

[Nightmare Coins -10]

The wooden door flashed, and the upgrade was completed in an instant.

[Iron Door]

[Type: Facility]

[Level: 1]

[Defense: 12]

[Durability: 30/30]

[Can be dismantled for: Iron x18, Lock Cylinder x1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 100 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: The heavens bear witness! As a door, I can finally stand openly and honorably in this world! Come on, baby, ram me!]

Just as Xu Lang completed the upgrade, scattered footsteps sounded from outside in the hallway.

"Don't speak, and don't use the chat room either. Senior, I trust you're a smart woman." Xu Lang leaned close to Cao Yaxuan's ear and issued a naked threat.

As he spoke, his hand increased its pressure. Cao Yaxuan's face was nearly turning blue, making her realize that Xu Lang was not joking.

Xu Lang stared into Cao Yaxuan's eyes, as though confirming something. Then he abruptly released her, and she collapsed into his arms.

Cao Yaxuan's delicate body trembled slightly. She was extremely timid, but lacking the strength to stand, she had no choice but to lean against the man.

Her eyes shifted, and when she saw that the wooden door had inexplicably become an iron door, a flicker of astonishment flashed through her beautiful eyes.

"Xu Lang, open up! We came to find you... Huh, an iron door?!" Outside, Zhou Tao was about to knock when his words suddenly caught in his throat.

"Brother Tao, did this kid Xu Lang get a facility blueprint from his beginner's gift pack?" Huang Hao chimed in.

Another student anxiously shouted, "Xu Lang, open the door! It's the apocalypse now—this is exactly when we need to stick together!"

"Yeah, Xu Lang. Brother Tao and I can come in and protect you. We even brought food. With food and your iron door, we're guaranteed to win!" Huang Hao added.

"Xu Lang, are you still holding a grudge over me taking your seat? You're way too petty!" Zhou Tao shouted as he pounded on the door. "I'll say sorry to you right here, okay?"

There was delight mixed with smugness in his voice, as though Xu Lang's dorm room already belonged to him.

The three of them continued to "earnestly persuade" him for a few more sentences, but they received no response. Their tones gradually began to change.

In the end, Zhou Tao and the others started cursing loudly and slammed into the door with all their strength, but it did not budge in the slightest.

Though the iron door was only one level above the wooden door, the difference in defensive power was worlds apart. Even if an ordinary person rammed it with all their might, they might not even take off 1 point of durability.

A moment later, the footsteps of several people leaving sounded.

Suddenly, someone tugged at Xu Lang's sleeve.

Cao Yaxuan was shaking her head at him, signaling that the people outside might not have left yet.

"This woman is pretty smart. Since taking advantage of the chaos didn't work, she immediately switched sides."

Xu Lang chuckled inwardly.

Women like Cao Yaxuan were different from ordinary female college students!

On her short-video account, she was either attending campus ceremonies in evening gowns or traveling around the world with the changing seasons. She was well-traveled and quick-witted. If she made something of herself, becoming a CEO after graduation would not be difficult; at worst, she could marry into a wealthy family.

Xu Lang pointed at the bruise on her neck, then patted her head.

Cao Yaxuan shook her head and forced out a stiff smile, signaling that she was fine.

In truth, she was deeply disgusted.

Do you take me for some little girl?

Have you watched too much anime?

Damn shut-in!

If this had happened before, Xu Lang touching her head would have earned him a slap on the spot.

But now, forced by circumstances, she had to smile along. She was just like those bootlickers who pursued her, only to be "unintentionally" put down by her!

Time passed bit by bit. Cao Yaxuan took the initiative to add Xu Lang as a friend. The two exchanged a few simple messages before falling silent.

The reason was that Cao Yaxuan had asked about the iron door.

After that, Xu Lang did not send her another message. He merely stared at her with those dark, unsettling eyes.

Cao Yaxuan forced an awkward smile and fawned over him, repeatedly admitting she was wrong, just short of dropping to her knees and kowtowing.

Lying? Covering up a lie? Avoiding the question?

Sorry!

None of those were options for Xu Lang!

Get this straight: in his dorm, he was the owner. Cao Yaxuan was the one who should be explaining herself to him!

—Who the hell gave you the right to pry into my secrets? Who gave you the nerve?!