Mad King Building Gets a Complete Overhaul, and the Building Gets a Little Flashy...

"Demons..." Nico Sebastian was about to answer when the entire Dormitory Building began shaking violently, as though it might topple or collapse.

Xu Lang's expression changed. He struggled to keep his footing.

With his current abilities, an ordinary tremor could never have thrown him off balance!

The real problem was that the physical constants around him seemed to have changed. Space itself was shaking, and he had taken considerable damage!

He was outside the dormitory, after all. The players inside were unharmed.

The Green Baby, a Shepherded Soul, appeared behind him and adapted to every unsettling change in the environment.

Nico Sebastian had kept smiling throughout, though a hint of shock showed in his eyes.

The tremor spread rapidly until the entire Safe Zone was shaking!

Xu Lang's vision blurred, then quickly adjusted. As he steadied himself, he saw what was happening inside the Safe Zone!

The Eye of Heaven witnessed it all!

Grand buildings rose across the Safe Zone. Old structures shed their former appearances and became new!

The transformation was not instantaneous. It went through an intensely "hot" process.

The buildings were like wax figures licked by flames, their edges softening, blurring, and flowing!

The Mad King Building gained a new outer wall of pure bloodred, like a calamity that had crawled out of the Abyss!

The Mad King Building itself rose higher, like a spine being pulled from the earth, each vertebra starkly defined!

Frenzied changes swept through the entire Safe Zone!

The Supermarket expanded and transformed. A blood-dripping sign appeared above its entrance, bearing the words "Madness Supermarket." At last, it had a name!

The Merit Building soared upward, becoming a tower that looked cast from red crystal!

The Soul Factory, Monster Factory, Facilities Factory, and Raw Materials Factory expanded until they joined together as one