Fierce Ghost Soul Return, The Dead Revive!

Before the game countdown ended, Xu Lang could farm Nightmare Coins one more time.

He took a deep breath and instructed Cao Yaxuan and the others not to communicate with anyone or speak in the chatroom. Then he went off to meditate.

This time, perhaps because he was so focused that his meditation was unusually effective, or perhaps because of accumulated gains, he felt a cool current surge through his mind while meditating.

Xu Lang instantly opened his eyes and checked his personal information.

[Player: Xu Lang]

[Qualification: Phase One]

[Room Number: 200 (Room Owner)]

[Attributes: Constitution 11, Spirit 7]

[Free Attribute Points: 2]

[Skills: Advanced Meditation, Fireball, Aim]

[Backpack 7/9: Colt Viper, Alloy Combat Blade, No. 6 Bullets x200, Adrenaline Injector, Instant Sirloin Steak, Darts, Ghost-Repelling Talisman]

[Funds: 6389 Copper Coins, 0 Silver Coins, 0 Gold Coins]

"My Spirit attribute increased by one, but my meditation didn't level up."

Xu Lang was quietly pleased and closed his eyes to continue meditating.

[Game Countdown—29 Minutes 32 Seconds]

During the final half hour before the game began, the entire dormitory building became strangely quiet.

Other than the extremely greedy players still searching outside for supplies, most players had returned to their dorm rooms.

Furthermore, on the final day of the game, "Exploration Mode" had also been locked.

Exploration Mode was a gameplay feature that appeared on the sixth day. Players could enter a teleportation array inside the supermarket and explore game instances the dormitory building had once experienced.

That was the Zombie Assault instance.

The rewards in Exploration Mode were extremely generous, and it was possible to obtain many high-level items.

However, Exploration Mode was incredibly difficult—almost certainly fatal. Veteran players unanimously advised against it.

Unless you truly had no confidence in surviving the next round of the game, don't gamble on it.

On the eve of the second round of the game.

A corpse lay silently beneath the building.

It was another player, one who had been forced to jump from the building by another player from the fifth floor.

This was also a form of Blood Hatred.

In other words, there were now four Blood Hatreds in the Mad King Dormitory Building, on the third, fourth, fifth, and tenth floors.

The dormitory building had fallen silent, and the chatroom was no better.

By now, all two hundred dormitory slots in the Mad King Dormitory Building were full, bringing the population to an astonishing five hundred-plus people.

Yet people had lost the mood to chat.

Other than the chatterboxes, almost everyone was communicating with their roommates, making final negotiations and preparations.

The four people in Room 200 were no exception.

"If it's a ghost-type instance, Yaxuan and Yazhi, you two keep watch during the day. Tong Qi and I will keep watch at night. Under no circumstances can we leave each other's sight." Xu Lang wore the Survivor Set, his expression incomparably solemn.

According to those veteran players, ghosts generally possessed one ability.

Charm.

This included making people lose their minds, disguising themselves, mental manipulation, and more.

Moreover, the mediums through which these abilities spread were highly unusual. It could be an image, a sound, or some forbidden action performed by a player.

And while tenants forcibly controlled by ghosts still did not have the right to independently open the door and spare the room owner, they could harm others and injure themselves!

That was utterly terrifying!

A ghost's true body couldn't pass through the door, but this kind of mental attack could!

Therefore, adding points to Spirit was also important. If it was too low, you could be directly controlled, leaving you defenseless.

"Okay!" Cao Yaxuan nodded, her heart filled with tension.

After that, Xu Lang gave the girls more instructions before quietly waiting for the game to begin.

As the countdown neared its end, Xu Lang saw the three women's palms sweating from nerves and smiled. "It's fine. Even if we die, the four of us will die together."

Cao Yaxuan shot Xu Lang an annoyed glare. "I won't die!"

"Neither will I!" Tong Qi's gaze was firm.

"Then neither will I!" Wang Yazhi reached for the sword at her waist.

"So I'm the only one who'll die, huh..." Xu Lang laughed helplessly.

Tong Qi hurriedly covered his mouth.

Cao Yaxuan snorted. "Xu Lang, did you forget? If it's a ghost instance, you can't just say things like that. And if someone calls you from behind, don't answer."

Xu Lang raised his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, I know. The game hasn't even started yet, has it?"

As they laughed and joked around, the countdown quietly approached its end.

Xu Lang pulled up the game countdown, his eyes narrowing slightly.

During the first round, the game's name, Zombie Assault, had already appeared.

By the second round, there was no such benefit. They could only determine the game type through the supplies they found during the break.

But one thing was certain.

This round would definitely contain folklore ghost-type monsters.

Because someone had found a Level 3 peachwood sword on the final day, one specifically meant for exorcising ghosts!

Suddenly, a private message popped up on Xu Lang's retina.

After adjusting his settings, only a small number of people could now send him private messages directly.

Xu Ruyan was one of them.

[180 Xu Ruyan: Are you scared?]

[200 Xu Lang: A fierce tiger fears no chasms before it.]

Before they could exchange any more messages, the game had already begun!

[3...2...1]

[Game Start!]

[This round's game is called: Fierce Ghost Soul Return]

[Game Content: Players who once died have collectively become vengeful spirits seeking revenge. Even more terrifying monsters lurk in the darkness... Don't rush. Take it slow. Every floor has its little darlings waiting for you.]

[Game Duration: Unknown]

"Fuck, why is the game duration unknown?!" Xu Lang cursed.

That was terrible news for him.

Without a fixed game duration, he couldn't plan out his point-farming schedule.

No wonder those veteran players had scoffed at Zombie Assault, the newbie game.

This was the real Dormitory Survival Game—starting right off by messing with people's heads!

"Don't panic, Xu Lang," Cao Yaxuan comforted him.

Her trembling gaze fixed on the steel door.

Could this steel door really stop those resurrected dead players?

Suddenly, the dormitory broadcast sounded.

[Dormitory Broadcast: The first round of Fierce Ghost Soul Return has officially begun. Duration: 3 hours. Players, please kill more monsters and maintain your ranking on the leaderboard.]

On the surveillance screen, vengeful spirits emerged from the hallway one after another, then marched stiffly toward Dormitory 200.

They wore Clear Sky University uniforms and retained the appearances they had in life. Some had blood streaming from their eyes, some clutched their own heads, and some had died with their eyes still open.

At the front of the group was a male vengeful spirit with a bullet hole in his forehead.

Chills crawled up the spines of Cao Yaxuan and the other two girls.

This was far more thrilling than any horror movie.

Xu Lang frowned as he looked at the vengeful spirit leading the group on the surveillance screen.

Several lines of information popped up.

[Zhou Tao]

[Type: Vengeful Spirit]

[Level: 2]

[Skills: Terror Aura, Ghost Claw]

[Description: Xu Lang... I'm here for you!]

Other than this vengeful spirit, all the others were only Level 1.

But they were all headed in the same direction: Dormitory 200!

On top of that, even worse news arrived.

[180 Xu Ruyan: Oh ho, guess what? The vengeful spirits didn't even spare my door a glance!]

Xu Lang could practically hear Xu Ruyan's seductive laughter.

Cursing under his breath, he stepped forward to upgrade the door.

But just then, Ghost Child made its move!

On the surveillance screen, Ghost Child sat within the shrine. When it saw the evil spirit approaching, black light flashed from its eyes. Its chubby little mouth opened, and Zhou Tao, who had been walking at the front, turned into a stream of black mist and was sucked into its mouth.

[Guardian Spirit "Ghost Child" has killed a Level 2 monster. Homeowner points +100]

Xu Lang froze, his hand reaching for the door stopping in midair.

Cao Yaxuan and the other two women were stunned as well.

The four exchanged glances, then all turned their eyes back to the surveillance screen.