Whoosh, whoosh~
The zombies entered range, and the Bronze Repeating Crossbow immediately began attacking.
The Swift Repeating Crossbow had an attack range of three meters, while the Bronze Repeating Crossbow had a range of five meters—and its firing speed was even faster!
Before the first bolt could hit the zombie, the second bolt followed right after it.
The zombie was struck by a bronze bolt and paused for a moment, then ignored the bolt lodged in its waist and continued hopping toward Dormitory 200.
Whoosh, whoosh~
The other crossbow activated as well.
The bronze bolts streaked through the air like flashes of azure lightning!
Inside the dormitory, Xu Lang and the others watched nervously, as though they had stopped breathing.
The Bronze Repeating Crossbow's lethality would largely determine the outcome of this defensive battle.
Fortunately, although the zombie possessed the Steel Sinews and Iron Bones skill, by the time it came within two meters of the gate, it had already been struck by six bolts and collapsed.
Its drops rolled out from its body.
But Xu Lang and the others had no time to inspect them, because behind that zombie came one... two... three more zombies!
Bang!
A zombie leaped before the dormitory gate, swung both arms out, and smashed forward.
[Steel Gate Durability -2]
Xu Lang grimaced and hurriedly stood behind the gate with steel materials in hand.
The steel gate only had fifty durability in total. Once three zombies surrounded it and began attacking, it probably would not last even three minutes before being destroyed.
Steel materials were not cheap. After all, no one ever complained about having too many basic resources.
Although Xu Lang had bought quite a lot in advance, he had not bought too much. Including the airdrop crates he had dismantled earlier, he currently had forty-five portions of steel materials in stock, and each portion could restore one point of steel gate durability.
"It shouldn't be a problem to withstand the attacks of these three zombies." Xu Lang had just thought this when, before he could relax, he heard Tong Qi cry out in alarm.
"Lang Ge, look!" Tong Qi pointed at the surveillance screen.
On the screen, white mist churned. Six zombies formed three rows, their ferocious green faces breaking through the mist as they hopped forward, a terrifying sight.
Fuck!
More zombies were one thing, but they had come in three rows at once!
Xu Lang cursed inwardly, but his movements did not slow in the slightest.
It had already been confirmed that the Ghost Child's Ghost-Eating skill was ineffective against these physical monsters.
In other words, there was only one way to make up the damage now!
Although the zombies could smash the gate once they reached it, that also allowed the Bronze Repeating Crossbow to attack them more promptly.
The instant two zombies fell, Xu Lang directly opened the room door and extended one arm.
Colt sends its regards!
Bang bang bang bang!
Bullets rained down, whipping up a small metal storm!
This was Xu Lang's favorite Magazine-Dumping Technique!
The effect was excellent.
There was no need to aim in the cramped corridor. Every bullet hit the zombies, knocking down two of them on the spot.
"Ring-ring-ring, ring-ring-ring~"
Just as Xu Lang was about to change magazines, an unknown ringing sound in the corridor suddenly began vibrating urgently.
Xu Lang immediately felt a splitting headache, and the world spun around him.
Without hesitation, he added his two free attribute points to Spirit!
His seven Spirit points became nine!
Xu Lang felt much better. He focused and peered into the corridor, but found no useful information.
Next, it seemed that as long as Xu Lang coordinated with the Bronze Repeating Crossbow, he could repel the zombie horde.
After all, the corridor was limited in space, and because of the zombies' strange movements, they could not form an encirclement.
A level-three pistol, a level-two gate, and two level-two attack facilities—if they worked together flawlessly, it seemed they could hold off this wave of monsters!
But the problem was that Xu Lang carried Blood Hatred!
Xu Lang glanced at the faintly approaching figures in the corridor to the right, and his scalp went numb.
"We can't stay any longer, or we'll attract even more monsters!"
With that thought, Xu Lang took out an exquisite summoning card.
A flash of light passed over the card's surface, and a zombie ran out, roaring as it charged into the right corridor.
The zombies on the right were held up for a moment. Xu Lang seized the chance to empty another magazine, then immediately shut the room door.
Leaning against the wall, Xu Lang steadied himself before saying to Cao Yaxuan, "Yaxuan, repair the gate's durability."
Cao Yaxuan did not ask why. She immediately went behind the room door.
It felt like a second had passed, yet also like an hour, before the sounds of bang, bang began ringing out beyond the gate again!
Xu Lang opened the chat room and directly messaged Wu Huihui, asking whether all the zombies had gone to Dormitory 200 or whether other dormitories were also under attack.
Wu Huihui's answer was—other dormitories were under attack as well.
Seeing that message, Xu Lang calmed down considerably.
If the zombies on the right were as intense as those on the left, then even with over a thousand Nightmare Coins, he would have had a headache.
He knew Blood Hatred would not be that absurd. If an entire floor's monsters had to be handled by one dormitory, they might as well have made players who killed other players during rest time drop dead on the spot. At least that would spare them the torment.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The sound of zombies smashing the gate outside was endless. Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi scarcely dared to breathe.
Cao Yaxuan was sweating even more heavily, bearing the greatest pressure of all.
No one knew how much time had passed before the steel materials at her side ran out!
She hurriedly turned around and looked at Xu Lang, her face drenched in sweat, only to find that Xu Lang was pressing one hand against the steel gate.
[Nightmare Coins -300] [Please choose one of the following upgrade paths within one minute] [1. Vermilion Demon-Repelling Gate: Above-average defense. Has a suppressive killing effect against ghosts.] [2. Alloy Steel Gate: Extremely powerful defense.] [3. Slimy Bio-Door: Can bind one monster.] [4. Heavy Stone Gate: Strong defense and high durability.] [5. Azure Steel Gate: Extremely powerful defense and high durability. Dark creatures will suffer suppressive damage upon touching the gate. Drawback: Cannot be repaired with materials.]
Xu Lang watched the steel gate's damage and upgraded it when it had exactly ten durability remaining.
The steel gate flashed and transformed into an azure gate engraved with mysterious patterns.
In an instant, the zombies outside, which had not made a sound even when struck by bolts, let out miserable screams.
Xu Lang stared at the Azure Steel Gate with gleaming eyes.
Sometimes, this game was all about brute-force stats.
Azure Steel Gate, let me see your attributes!
[Azure Steel Gate] [Type: Facility] [Level: 3] [Defense: 60/60] [Durability: 70/70] [Effect 1 (Demon Suppression): Deals magical damage to dark creatures.] [Effect 2 (Never Compromise 2/2): Durability cannot be repaired with materials, but when it falls to 40 points, the blood of slain monsters will restore 30 durability. Can be restored a maximum of three times.] [Can be dismantled into: Azure Steel x45] [Upgrade Requirement: 550 Nightmare Coins] [Description: Demons and monsters, I am irreconcilable with you. I offer your blood to Xuanyuan!]
"Hiss... A total of 130 durability?!"
Xu Lang was dumbfounded.
The Azure Steel Gate and the Slimy Bio-Door were facilities not sold in the Supermarket, so he truly had not known the former's attributes were this outrageous.
He had only chosen the Azure Steel Gate because he had no materials anyway, but he had not expected to get such a top-tier item!
Now he could rest easy.
Xu Lang looked at his remaining Nightmare Coins and felt a wave of relief.
He still had 839 Nightmare Coins. How were they supposed to kill him instantly?
"Alright, we can take it easy now." Xu Lang smiled at the three women.
Seeing their confused expressions, he immediately shared the Azure Steel Gate's information with them.
The dormitory fell silent for a second before joyous cheers erupted.
On the surveillance screen, the zombies fell one after another.
Whenever they touched the Azure Steel Gate, white smoke rose from their palms. In severe cases, even their fingers melted away.
Combined with the relentless attacks of the two Bronze Repeating Crossbows, a small patch of open space had actually formed before the dormitory gate!
The open space was not large, only about a meter wide, but it seemed to have become forbidden ground for every zombie!
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