The Gate Upgraded, Time to Lie Flat!

Whoosh, whoosh~

The zombies entered range, and the Bronze Repeating Crossbow immediately opened fire.

The Swift Repeating Crossbow had a range of three meters, while the Bronze Repeating Crossbow had a range of five meters—and it fired even faster!

Before the first bolt could hit the zombie, the second was already right behind it.

The zombie was struck by a bronze bolt, its body jerking to a halt for a moment. Then, ignoring the bolt lodged in its waist, it continued hopping toward Dormitory 200.

Whoosh, whoosh~

The other crossbow activated as well.

The bronze bolts streaked through the air like flashes of blue lightning!

Inside the dormitory, Xu Lang and the others watched nervously, as though they had stopped breathing.

The Bronze Repeating Crossbow's destructive power would largely determine the outcome of this defensive battle.

Fortunately, although the zombie possessed the Iron Bones skill, by the time it came within two meters of the door, it had already taken six bolts and collapsed to the ground.

Loot rolled out from its body.

But Xu Lang's group had no time to look, because behind that zombie came one... two... three more zombies!

Clang!

A zombie hopped up to the dormitory entrance, swung both arms wide, and smashed at the door.

[Steel Door Durability -2]

Xu Lang grimaced and hurriedly stood behind the door with steel materials in hand.

The steel door only had fifty durability in total. If it was surrounded and attacked by three zombies, it probably would not last even three minutes before being destroyed.

Steel was not cheap. After all, no one could ever have too much of such a basic material.

Although Xu Lang had bought quite a bit in advance, he had not bought too much. Including the airdrop crate he had dismantled earlier, he currently had forty-five portions of steel in storage. One portion could restore one point of steel door durability.

"We should be able to withstand the attacks from these three zombies." Xu Lang had barely thought that when, before the tension in his heart could ease, he heard Tong Qi cry out.

"Brother Lang, look!" Tong Qi pointed at the surveillance screen.

On the monitor, white mist churned. Six zombies formed three rows, their savage blue faces breaking through the fog 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 Ghost Child's Ghost-Eating skill could not affect these corporeal monsters.

In other words, there was only one way to make up for the damage now!

Though the zombies had reached the door and could smash against it, that also allowed the Bronze Repeating Crossbow's attacks to land more quickly.

The instant two zombies fell, Xu Lang threw open the door and stuck out one arm.

Colt sends its regards!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bullets poured out like rain, kicking up a small metal storm!

This was Xu Lang's favorite Magazine-Emptying Technique!

The results were excellent.

In the cramped hallway, there was no need to aim. Every bullet struck a zombie, instantly knocking down two of them.

"Ring-ring-ring, ring-ring-ring~"

Just as Xu Lang was about to change magazines, the unknown ringing sound in the hallway suddenly began vibrating urgently.

At once, Xu Lang felt as if his brain were splitting apart, the world spinning around him.

Without hesitation, he added two free attribute points to Spirit!

Seven Spirit became nine!

Xu Lang felt much better. He focused and peered into the hallway, but failed to find any useful information.

From here on, it seemed that as long as Xu Lang coordinated with the Bronze Repeating Crossbow, they could repel the zombie horde.

After all, the hallway was limited in space, and because of their peculiar movements, the zombies could not form an encirclement.

A level-three handgun, a level-two door, and two level-two offensive facilities—if they coordinated perfectly, they should be able to block this wave of monsters!

But the problem was that Xu Lang had Blood Hatred on him!

Xu Lang glanced at the faint figures approaching from the hallway on the right, and his scalp went numb.

"We can't stay here any longer, or we'll attract even more monsters!"

With that thought, Xu Lang took out an exquisite summoning card.

A flash of light flickered across the card, and a zombie ran out, roaring as it charged toward the corridor on the right.

The zombies on the right were held back for a moment. Xu Lang seized the chance to empty another magazine, then immediately shut the door.

With his back against the wall, Xu Lang steadied himself before saying to Cao Yaxuan, "Yaxuan, repair the door's durability."

Cao Yaxuan did not ask why. She immediately moved behind the door.

It felt as though only a second had passed, yet also like an hour. Then the sounds of BANG! BANG! began ringing out from outside the door again!

Xu Lang opened the chat room and directly messaged Wu Huihui, asking whether all the zombies had gone to Dormitory 200 or whether the other dormitories were under attack as well.

Wu Huihui's answer was—the other dormitories were being attacked too.

Seeing that message, Xu Lang relaxed considerably.

If the zombies on the right had been as intense as the ones 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 twisted. If one dormitory had to hold off all the monsters on the entire floor, they might as well have made any player who killed another player during rest time drop dead on the spot. At least that would spare them the torture.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

The zombies outside hammered relentlessly at the door. Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi barely dared to breathe.

Cao Yaxuan was sweating even more heavily, under the greatest pressure of them all.

No one knew how much time had passed before the steel materials at her side ran out!

She hurriedly turned around, drenched in sweat, and looked at Xu Lang—only to find him pressing one hand against the steel door.

[Nightmare Coins -300]

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

[1. Vermilion Exorcism Door: Above-average defense; has a suppressing and killing effect on ghosts and monsters]

[2. Alloy Steel Door: Extremely strong defense]

[3. Slimy Biological Door: Can bind one monster]

[4. Heavy Stone Door: Strong defense and high durability]

[5. Azure Steel Gate: Extremely strong defense and high durability. Dark creatures that touch the gate will suffer suppressing damage. Drawback: cannot be repaired with materials]

Xu Lang kept an eye on the steel door's damage, then upgraded it when it had just ten durability left.

A flash of light passed over the steel door, transforming it into an azure gate engraved with some kind of mysterious pattern.

In an instant, the zombies outside—who had not even made a sound when struck by crossbow bolts—let out agonized screams.

Xu Lang stared intently at the Azure Steel Gate, his eyes gleaming.

In this game, sometimes you just had to rely on raw 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 whenever it drops to 40, the blood of slain demonic monsters will restore 30 durability. Can be restored up to three times]

[Can be dismantled for: Azure Steel x45]

[Upgrade requirement: 550 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Demons and monsters, I am irreconcilable with you! I offer your blood to Xuanyuan!]

"Hiss—130 durability in total?!"

Xu Lang was dumbfounded.

The Azure Steel Gate and the Biological Door were both facilities not sold in the supermarket, so he truly had no idea the former's attributes were this outrageous.

He had only chosen the Azure Steel Gate because he did not have any materials anyway. He had not expected to land such a top-tier item!

Now he could rest easy.

Xu Lang glanced at his remaining Nightmare Coins and felt a wave of reassurance.

He still had 839 Nightmare Coins. Could they really burst him down?

"All right, we can just lie back now," Xu Lang said with a smile to the three women.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, he immediately shared the Azure Steel Gate's information with them.

The dormitory fell silent for a second before jubilant cries 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 more severe cases, even their fingers melted away.

Combined with the relentless attacks of the two Bronze Repeating Crossbows, a small patch of open ground had actually been cleared before the dormitory door!

The open space was not large, only about a meter wide, but it seemed to have become a forbidden zone for all the zombies!