Before the game countdown ended, Xu Lang could still farm Nightmare Coins one more time.
He took a deep breath, instructed Cao Yaxuan and the others not to communicate with anyone or speak in the chatroom, then went aside to meditate.
This time, perhaps because he was exceptionally focused and the Meditation worked remarkably well, or perhaps because the effects had accumulated over time, 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] [Seniority: First Round] [Door Number: 200 (Owner)] [Attributes: Constitution 11, Spirit 7] [Free Attributes: 2] [Skills: Advanced Meditation, Fireball, aim] [Backpack 7/9: Colt Viper, Alloy Battle Blade, No. 6 Bullets X200, Adrenaline Injector, Instant Sirloin Steak, Darts, Ghost-Repelling Talisman] [Funds: Copper Coins 6389, Silver Coins 0, Gold Coins 0]
"My Spirit attribute went up by one, but Meditation didn't level up."
Xu Lang was secretly 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 unusually quiet.
Aside from those extremely greedy Players still outside searching for supplies, most Players had returned to their dormitories.
Moreover, on the final day of the game, Exploration Mode was also locked down.
Exploration Mode was a feature that appeared on the sixth day. Players could enter a teleportation array inside the Supermarket and explore Dungeons the Dormitory Building had experienced in the past.
Namely, the Zombie Assault Dungeon.
Exploration Mode offered extremely generous rewards. It might yield many high-level items.
However, Exploration Mode was incredibly difficult, practically a nine-in-ten chance of death. Veteran Players collectively 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's beginning.
A corpse lay silently beneath the building.
This had also been a Player, 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 Hatred Entities in the Mad King Dormitory Building, located on the third, fourth, fifth, and tenth floors.
The Dormitory Building had become deathly quiet, and the chatroom was no better.
The Mad King Dormitory Building's two hundred dormitory slots were now completely full, with the population reaching a staggering five hundred-plus.
Yet people had lost much of their interest in talking.
Other than the chatterboxes, nearly everyone was communicating with their respective roommates, making their final negotiations and preparations.
The four people in Dormitory 200 were no exception.
"If it's a ghost-type Dungeon, 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 said with an incomparably solemn expression, dressed in the Survivor Set.
According to the veteran Players, ghosts generally possessed an ability.
That was enchantment.
It included making people lose their minds, disguising themselves, mental manipulation, and more.
Moreover, the mediums through which such skills spread were highly unusual. It could be an image, a sound, or some taboo action performed by a Player.
Although tenants forcibly controlled by ghosts still did not have the right to independently open the door without the owner's permission, they could harm others and injure themselves!
That was utterly terrifying!
A ghost's true body could not pass through the door, but this kind of mental attack could!
Therefore, investing points in Spirit was also important. If it was too low, one could be directly controlled, with no way to guard against it.
"Okay!" Cao Yaxuan nodded, her heart filled with anxiety.
After that, Xu Lang gave the girls a few more reminders, then quietly waited for the game to begin.
As the countdown neared its end, Xu Lang saw the three women's palms sweating with nervousness and smiled. "It's fine. Even if we die, the four of us will die together."
Cao Yaxuan rolled her eyes at Xu Lang irritably. "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 dying, huh..." Xu Lang laughed helplessly.
Tong Qi hurriedly covered his mouth.
Cao Yaxuan snorted. "Xu Lang, did you forget? If it's a ghost Dungeon, you can't say things like that carelessly. And if someone calls you from behind, don't answer."
Xu Lang raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I know all that. The game hasn't even started yet, has it?"
Amid their laughter and banter, the countdown quietly reached its end.
Xu Lang brought up the game countdown and narrowed his eyes.
During the first round, the name Zombie Assault had already appeared.
By the second round, there was no such benefit. They could only determine the game type through supplies found during the rest period.
But one thing could be confirmed.
This round would definitely feature folk-horror ghost monsters.
Because someone had found a Level 3 Peachwood Sword on the final day, specifically for driving away ghosts!
Suddenly, a private message popped up on Xu Lang's retina.
After adjusting the settings, only a small number of people could now directly send him private messages.
Xu Ruyan was one of them.
[180 Xu Ruyan: Are you scared?] [200 Xu Lang: A fierce tiger sees no ravines before it.]
Before the two could say anything more, the game began!
[3...2...1] [Game Start!] [This round's game is called: Fierce Ghost Soul Return] [Game Content: Players who once died have collectively transformed into Wraiths to seek revenge, while even more terrifying monsters lurk in the darkness... Don't rush, take it slow. Every floor has its little cuties waiting for you.] [Game Duration: Unknown]
"Fuck, why is the game duration unknown?!" Xu Lang cursed furiously.
This was terrible news for him.
Without a time limit, he could not plan when to farm points.
No wonder those veteran Players had looked down on the newbie game Zombie Assault.
This was the true Dormitory Survival Game. It started by messing with your head!
"Don't panic, Xu Lang," Cao Yaxuan comforted him.
Her trembling gaze rested on the steel door.
Could this steel door really stop those Players who had risen from the dead?
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, Wraiths emerged one after another from the corridor, then marched stiffly toward Dormitory 200.
They wore Clear Sky University uniforms and retained their appearances from before death. Some bled from their eyes, some clutched their own heads, and some had died with their eyes still open.
At the front of them was a male Wraith with a bullet hole in his forehead.
Chills ran up the spines of Cao Yaxuan and the other two women.
This was far more thrilling than watching any horror movie.
Xu Lang frowned and looked at the Wraith leading the group on the surveillance screen.
Several lines of information popped up.
[Zhou Tao] [Type: Wraith] [Level: 2] [Skills: Terrifying Aura, Ghost Claw] [Description: Xu Lang... I've come to find you!]
Aside from this Wraith, the other Wraiths were all Level 1.
But they all had the same destination: Dormitory 200!
On top of that, more bad news arrived.
[180 Xu Ruyan: Oh my, guess what? The Wraiths aren't even giving 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 at that moment, the Ghost Child acted!
On the surveillance screen, the Ghost Child sat within its shrine. Seeing the evil spirits approach, black light shot from its eyes. Its chubby little mouth opened, and Zhou Tao, who was walking at the front, transformed into a stream of black mist that it sucked into its mouth.
[Guardian Spirit "Ghost Child" has killed a Level 2 monster. Owner Points +100]
Xu Lang froze, his hand reaching for the door stopping directly in midair.
Cao Yaxuan and the other two women were also stunned.
The four looked at one another, then turned their gazes back to the surveillance screen.
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