Xu Lang spent half the day trying Fusion, but produced nothing remarkable, so he went straight to sleep.
Sleeping more helped him develop his Nightmare Lord abilities.
That was the secret he had recently discovered.
By evening, the fighting outside had intensified, and nearly all the women of Demon King Castle had joined the battle.
"This can't go on. The front line will reach the square sooner or later. We might as well let the Blood Mist Creatures into the square so the turrets can hit them!" Kui Zi landed beside Wang Yazhi and spoke gravely.
If they kept fighting, they could certainly keep driving the Blood Mist Creatures back.
But every woman in Demon King Castle knew one thing: when the time came, Xu Lang would call them home to sleep.
If they left without preparing, the players would be in serious trouble.
"Once the monsters surround the building, collecting Copper Coins will be difficult. We might spend more than we earn," Wang Yazhi said worriedly.
"Xu Lang has Lost-and-Found Granny. It's not like he'll come away empty-handed." Kui Zi didn't entirely agree.
Pulling back now was their best choice.
Even if the building ended up surrounded, they could still open the doors, kill monsters, and collect the spoils.
The players had plenty of ways to handle a siege. They just didn't want things to reach that point.
As Wang Yazhi hesitated, a private message from Xu Lang arrived.
[Xu Lang: Come home and sleep. Leave the front line to the Strange Tales.]
High in the sky, a massive scarlet vortex appeared, leading to another world.
Gluttony Purgatory!
"Something's happening at the Mad King Building!"
The news passed up through the ranks and soon reached the Antler Giant and the other two.
Truthfully, the Antler Giant