Recaps

After the Frost Ghost army was defeated, Xu Lang and his dormmates prepared for the next attack and waited for Polar Night. When the darkness arrived, Xu Lang contacted Midnight Fiend Zero, who began explaining the dangerous creatures found outside.

• The Frost Ghost King withdrew after the Frost Ghost army was defeated, and Players discovered that his throne was made of level-four Frostcold Crystal.
• Xu Lang kept his supplies and stayed in Dormitory 200, where he practiced his cultivation skills until Polar Night descended at midnight.
• Polar Night plunged the outside world into absolute darkness, and Players learned that Frostflame Torches could provide only a little light.
• Xu Lang opened the Radio Station and connected with Midnight Fiend Zero, who warned him that the mysterious creatures were powerful monsters with high drop rates.

Xu Lang learned how to fight the invisible mysterious creatures that attacked during the Polar Night and killed one from behind Dormitory 200’s door. The scratching resumed immediately, leaving the dormitory under threat from the remaining monsters.

• Midnight Fiend Zero warned Xu Lang and the others not to chase Polar Night creatures outside, but said she knew little about extreme-cold environments.
• A mysterious creature attacked Li Shuwen’s group after extinguishing their torch, and only three of the five returned to their dormitory.
• Li Shuwen used a manually adjusted Flame Dragon Cannon to scare off a creature that the automatic turrets could not hit.
• Xu Lang learned from the Chat Room that variable-speed attacks could counter the creatures, then grouped and repositioned Dormitory 200’s turrets.
• Xu Lang used Ghost Child and Witness to target a creature with Malicious Locks, then struck it with crossbows and Crystal Marbles, killing it.
• The scratching stopped briefly after the kill, then began again as another creature attacked the door.

Xu Lang discovered that the mysterious creatures were low-level blood servants whose valuable blood crystals granted a powerful Blood Pact skill, and realized the monsters could make him rich. When he shouted from the tenth floor, the blood servants abandoned their victims’ doors and rushed toward him, saving players across the dormitory building.

• Xu Lang and his companions found three dead low-level blood servants outside Dormitory 200 and identified their weaknesses and Blood Pact crystals.
• Xu Lang learned that the blood servants could use Blood Escape to let attacks pass through their bodies and calculated how profitable their drops could be.
• Xu Ruyan returned safely to Dormitory 180, and Xu Xiaomeng realized Xu Lang was nearby.
• Ye Fan and other players struggled against blood servants that kept attacking their doors, while one trapped student feared he would run out of materials.
• Xu Lang shouted to draw the mysterious creatures’ attention, and they all left the other floors’ doors to head toward the tenth floor.
• Players including Ye Fan and Zhu Yan thanked Xu Lang in the chat after the monsters attacking them were lured away.

During the Polar Night, Xu Lang killed all ten Low-level Blood Servants, teamed up with Zhang Dahai to profit from the threat, and stayed inside as the danger receded. He trained until his Constitution reached 31 and tested his strength on summoned zombies, while the Frost Ghost King’s arrival at six in the evening remained a looming threat.

• Xu Lang killed all ten Low-level Blood Servants and decided to keep their Blood Crystals until the round ended rather than fuse them.
• Xu Lang and Zhang Dahai agreed to split the proceeds from misleading Players about how many mysterious creatures remained, and Xu Lang sold Zhang Dahai all but one of his Frostflame Torches for twenty thousand Copper Coins.
• At four in the morning, the Dormitory Broadcast announced that Polar Night had receded and the Frost Ghost King would arrive at the Dormitory Building at six in the evening; Xu Lang refused Wu Huihui’s invitation to go outside.
• Xu Lang trained with the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method, raised his Constitution to 31, and punched through a summoned zombie’s chest.
• Xu Lang summoned another zombie and shattered it with a kick, then began using summoned zombies as practice targets.

Zhang Dahai and Ye Fan struck it rich by looting valuable supplies, and Zhang Dahai sent Xu Lang the items for a share of the profits. Xu Lang acquired powerful weapons and supplies, repaired the dormitory door, and reached 2,250 Nightmare Coins as dawn arrived.

• Ye Fan and Zhang Dahai inventoried their haul, including a level-four skill scroll, a level-four weapon, and numerous other goods, then discussed selling supplies and buying attribute boosts.
• Zhang Dahai sent Xu Lang the complete inventory, and Xu Lang selected food, a Gunfighting skill scroll, two Blood Plague Grenades, five Bloodflame Lanterns, and other supplies.
• Xu Lang and the women examined the new items and discussed how lanterns and weapons could help them handle the dormitory’s changing threats.
• Xu Lang used alloy to repair the superalloy door while the turrets continued defending it from monsters.
• At dawn, Xu Lang’s Nightmare Coins totaled 2,250, and he considered when to upgrade the Nightmare Bed before starting the English teacher’s morning exercises.

The Frost Ghost King returned with a stronger army and attacked the Mad King Dormitory Building early, but Xu Lang and his allies defended their floor and earned a large haul. The Frost Ghost King remained a looming threat as the chapter ended with players profiting by attacking the monster tide from behind.

• Cao Yaxuan reported that the weather was growing colder, and Tong Qi spotted the Frost Ghost King approaching with a larger army that included Tier 4 Frost Ghost Guards.
• The Frost Ghost King attacked ahead of the broadcast schedule, and his archers killed several players in the corridors before Wu Huihui blew up part of the monster horde with a gas cylinder.
• Xu Lang taunted the Frost Ghost King after learning that dormitory protection gave players a chance to kill powerful monsters, then led Tong Qi and the others back to Dormitory 200.
• Xu Lang, Shirley, Cao Yaxuan, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi coordinated their defenses and wiped out the monsters on the Tenth, Ninth, and Eighth Floors.
• Xu Lang earned fifty thousand Copper Coins, while Zheng Kai's followers and Yun Yun profited by attacking the monster tide from behind without taking his loot.

As temperatures fell, Xu Lang and his group discussed when to sell their wolf pelts while Zhou Daha recruited Players to pool their money and corner the market in cold-weather supplies. Zhou Daha secured their funds and planned to drive prices up for a final-day windfall.

• Wu Huihui celebrated reaching tenth place after investing in offensive turrets, then set out with Nie Xiaozhu and Wang Tingting to support other floors.
• Tong Qi and Cao Yaxuan noted that the indoor temperature had dropped to minus ten degrees Celsius, and Shirley observed that the cold was raising the value of wolf pelts.
• Xu Lang checked the Chat Room, discussed the rising market for wolf pelts with his group, and decided they would start selling the next day.
• Zhou Daha gathered more than thirty experienced Players in Dormitory 77 and proposed pooling their money to control the market in cold-weather supplies.
• The Players trusted Zhou Daha's promised returns and transferred their funds to him, while he planned to raise prices and reap a profit on the final day.

Players began speculating on cold-weather supplies as prices rose, while Xu Lang and Zhou Daha pushed wolf-pelt prices higher. After a night of cultivation, Xu Lang attended the Radio Station gathering, where he learned the Black Merchant Kabi had visited Heavy Armored Fanatic and traded a level-eight turret blueprint for Chili.

• The Frost Ghost army attacked again, and Players focused on rising prices for cold-weather supplies between assaults.
• Wang Ao spent nearly all his money on firewood after watching its price climb, then went out to earn more for supplies.
• Xu Lang warned Zhang Dahai that the cold-weather market might become a bubble and began selling wolf pelts.
• Zhou Daha bought up wolf pelts and spread news that their price had reached 1,500 Copper Coins, helping drive the price up to 2,000.
• Xu Lang cultivated overnight, raising his Spirit by one point, then attended the Radio Station gathering with four others.
• The group learned that Kabi had visited Heavy Armored Fanatic's Dormitory Building and traded a level-eight turret blueprint for Chili.

Xu Lang and the other Players faced another Frost Ghost assault as the Frost Ghost King unleashed a blizzard that plunged the temperature to minus thirty degrees, sending cold-weather supply prices soaring. Xu Lang’s group fought through the freezing conditions, while the chapter left the raid underway and the wider dormitories struggling to hold their doors.

• Xu Lang practiced the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method, gained one Constitution point, and warned Cao Yaxuan and the other women to watch out for the Frost Ghost Decurions’ War Cry.
• The Frost Ghost King conjured a blizzard that cut the indoor temperature by twenty degrees to minus thirty Celsius, causing Players to panic and cold-weather supplies to vanish or sell at inflated prices.
• Wang Ao scolded Li Xin for selling some of their stockpiled cold-weather supplies as monsters attacked their door.
• Frost Ghost Decurions directed shield bearers, spearmen, and javelin throwers in coordinated attacks on dormitory doors, while Ye Fan and other Players fought back.
• Xu Lang found the Decurions’ Command skill ineffective on the Tenth Floor and led the women out to kill monsters before the cold forced them back inside.
• Xu Lang returned with the Blood Pelican Blade restored to its maximum durability of 130 points.

After Chen Che attacked Xu Lang’s group with a grenade, Xu Lang killed him and returned to protect his companions. The group recovered from their injuries and gathered supplies, while Xu Lang received Wang Yazhi’s message asking when they would deal with Chen Che’s roommates.

• Xu Lang warned Cao Yaxuan and the others away from the supplies, then blocked a grenade with his shield, though shrapnel injured Cao Yaxuan and Shirley.
• Xu Lang chased Chen Che to Dormitory 178 and killed him with the Blood Pelican Blade before returning to the Tenth Floor.
• Xu Lang found no riot on the Tenth Floor and treated Cao Yaxuan’s and Shirley’s injuries while Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi gathered the supplies.
• Messages in the Chat Room revealed that some players had criticized Xu Lang and wished Chen Che’s attack had killed him.
• Shirley used Healing Art on Cao Yaxuan, and Xu Lang carried the two women to the Nightmare Bed before settling down with Wang Yazhi.
• Wang Yazhi privately asked Xu Lang when they would move against Chen Che’s roommates.

Xu Lang’s group defeated another Frost Ghost assault and collected supplies while the Frost Ghost King reconsidered his strategy. At midnight, Zhang Dahai went to the Gymnasium after Xu Lang reported that all ten mysterious creatures were dead, where Li Shuwen confronted him.

• Xu Lang learned War Cry and offered another scroll to Cao Yaxuan, Shirley, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi, who declined it.
• Xu Lang’s group killed the Frost Ghosts attacking the Tenth, Ninth, and Eighth Floors, earned points, and raised their total Copper Coins to 270,000.
• The Frost Ghost King pondered his army’s defeat before leaving with his guards, while Li Shuwen and Tang Ze discussed the unusually high Player survival rate and gathered wolf pelts and wood supplies.
• At midnight, Zhang Dahai received Xu Lang’s message that all ten mysterious creatures were dead and headed to the Gymnasium to search for supplies.
• Li Shuwen appeared in the Gymnasium with a spear and lit the torches, startling Zhang Dahai as he tried to back away.

Zhang Dahai and Li Shuwen teamed up to search the Gymnasium, shared what they knew about each other’s Sequences, and discussed how Sequences could be obtained from others. Li Shuwen revealed he had information about a Sequence in the current round and asked Zhang Dahai to help him get it.

• Li Shuwen pressured Zhang Dahai, then eased up after learning he worked with Xu Lang and agreed to return the supplies he had taken from the Gymnasium.
• Xu Lang told Zhang Dahai that Tong Qi had the C-grade Ghost Tamer Sequence and that her Five Ghosts Carrying Wealth explained the couple’s wealth.
• Li Shuwen explained that he had seized his Sequence from a powerful person and that Sequences could be dropped.
• Li Shuwen told Zhang Dahai he wanted help obtaining a Sequence he believed was hidden in the current round, and showed him an Intel Note with information about it.

After the Polar Night, Xu Lang trained, shared ice cream with Cao Yaxuan and the others, and reassured them as the bitter cold and concern for family weighed on the group. He discovered that his Nightmare Coins had exceeded three thousand, prepared for the next game, and entered Meditation until the broadcast summoned him.

• Players emerged after the Polar Night and found supplies even scarcer, prompting speculation and talk of searching during the next Polar Night.
• Xu Lang practiced the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method, then joined Cao Yaxuan and the others for homemade ice cream and a conversation about the cold and their families.
• Xu Lang's Nightmare Coins reached 3,168, and he cooked chicken soup while the group prepared for the game.
• Cao Yaxuan chose to keep sleeping, while Xu Lang lit the fire pit to warm the room.
• Xu Lang entered Meditation ten minutes before the game began and woke when the Dormitory Broadcast called him.

The Frost Ghost King sent an elite squad led by a Tier 5 Frost Ghost Centurion to attack the dormitories while unleashing a blizzard. After the squad breached two rooms, Li Shuwen led players in an ambush that weakened the Centurion before a wind spell redirected a crystal bomb into the monsters.

• Xu Lang saw ten Frost Ghost Centurions among the Frost Ghost army as the Frost Ghost King sent one squad toward the dormitory and summoned a blizzard.
• The Frost Ghost Centurion bypassed Dormitory Three and attacked Dormitory Four, killing its owner after breaking through the door.
• Zhu Yan attacked the Centurion from Dormitory Five, but it broke into his room and forced him to flee upstairs as Frost Ghost Guards shot at him.
• Li Shuwen gathered strong players for an ambush, and their attacks reduced the Frost Ghost Centurion to half health before its berserk counterattack drove them back.
• A Bomb Monster threw a crystal bomb, and the middle-aged female tenant from Dormitory 49 used a wind spell to redirect it into the monsters, triggering a chain explosion.

The Frost Ghost army launched a coordinated assault on the Dormitory Building, but Xu Lang and the Players repelled it and collected the spoils. The battle ended with Wu Huihui’s team secretly discovering a gate blueprint, while the survivors prepared to gather the remaining drops.

• Li Shuwen killed the Frost Ghost Centurion and injured monsters, then promised the Players that Xiao Hong would reimburse their losses.
• Xu Lang provoked the Frost Ghost King until it ordered a full assault, then returned to his dormitory as the main force attacked the Tenth Floor.
• Zhou Daha discussed gathering cold-weather supplies and raising funds, while Xu Ruyan considered developing her floor around upgraded turrets.
• Wu Huihui, Wang Tingting, and Nie Xiaozhu celebrated after their Spring Fist killed a Frost Ghost Centurion and dropped a gate blueprint, then agreed to keep it secret.
• Xu Lang and Cao Yaxuan watched the Frost Ghost army fall, and the Players went out to collect the drops while Xu Lang stayed alert.

After the monsters were defeated, Xu Lang sold wolf pelts as their price surged, while Zhou Daha tried to drive prices even higher. Xu Lang profited from the rush as Players prepared to sweep the surrounding buildings.

• Zhu Yan asked Xu Lang about renting a dormitory, and Xu Lang advised him to try Li Shuwen's place.
• Xu Lang and the women in Dormitory 200 agreed to sell their wolf pelts in batches before their value collapsed after the game round.
• After the monsters were killed and the Frost Ghost Guards carried away the throne, Players rushed to buy wolf pelts for exploring buildings outside.
• Xu Lang listed wolf pelts for over three thousand Copper Coins and sold three to Wu Huihui for nine thousand Copper Coins.
• Xu Lang earned thirty-nine thousand Copper Coins in less than three minutes as Players urged him to sell more pelts.
• Zhou Daha ordered his lackeys to list wolf pelts at four thousand Copper Coins, bought up available stock, and told them to attack Players criticizing the price.

Xu Lang continued cultivating through the night while his companions rested, then joined a Radio Station discussion about the extreme-cold Dungeon and its Polar Night environment. Rainy Night Swordsman recognized the danger and warned Zero that his Dormitory Building was haunted.

• Xu Lang kept all three Holy Silver Bullets Zhang Dahai had found and told Cao Yaxuan that scavenging was too dangerous compared with cultivation.
• Xu Lang and Wang Yazhi cultivated while Cao Yaxuan, Shirley, and Tong Qi rested; Xu Lang gained Spirit and Constitution and tested his Flame Dragon Art.
• Wang Yazhi connected the Radio Station, where Rainy Night Swordsman introduced Hundred-Ton King as a newcomer who had died after being run over by a truck.
• Zero asked Rainy Night Swordsman for advice about the extreme-cold Dungeon, and Midnight Fiend Zero clarified that it also contained a Polar Night environment.
• Rainy Night Swordsman connected Zero's recently unsealed Dormitory Building to the Dungeon and warned him to run because the building was haunted.

Rainy Night Swordsman advised Xu Lang to sell his cold-weather supplies before the Frost Ghost King’s influence might fade and the temperature rise. Back at the dormitory, Xu Lang noticed the neglected Ghost Child and saw Tong Qi wrap its shrine in wolf pelt to protect it from the snow.

• Rainy Night Swordsman explained that Dormitory Buildings varied in danger and suggested Xu Lang sell his cold-weather supplies a day early in case the Frost Ghost King’s magic ended and the temperature rose.
• Xu Lang thanked Rainy Night Swordsman and later woke to heavy snow outside his dormitory.
• Xu Lang met Wu Huihui and learned that she and her group had found several good items and two big gold jars.
• Tong Qi wrapped the Ghost Child’s shrine in wolf pelt, and Xu Lang realized he had neglected it this round.
• After Tong Qi went inside, Xu Lang gently rubbed the Ghost Child’s head before returning to the dormitory.

As the Frost Ghost army’s stronger forces overwhelmed the Tenth Floor corridor, Xu Lang upgraded the Twin Dragon Marble Launcher into a Level 6 Void Splitter. Its first shot wiped out the monsters in the corridor, leaving Xu Lang and the other Players stunned.

• The Frost Ghost army arrived with fewer fodder troops and more Decurions and Centurions, while its packed ranks overwhelmed the Tenth Floor’s defenses.
• Tong Qi warned Xu Lang that Wu Huihui and the others were in danger as the monsters pressed toward other dormitory floors.
• Xu Lang spent 840 Nightmare Coins to upgrade the Twin Dragon Marble Launcher and chose the Void Splitter path.
• The Void Splitter fired a shell that split repeatedly, killing the monsters in the corridor and leaving many bodies mangled or reduced to Blood Mist.
• Xu Lang shared the turret’s information with Cao Yaxuan, Wang Yazhi, and Tong Qi, then fired again and cleared the monsters to the right.

Xu Lang’s group wiped out the monsters outside Dormitory 200, while Xu Ruyan reconsidered her plans and offered to become Xu Lang’s tenant herself. Xu Lang discovered that her Comfort was already 98 and eagerly reconsidered his opinion of her.

• Wang Yazhi ignored Nie Xiaozhu’s message rather than reveal Xu Lang’s special skills.
• Xu Lang’s points surged, astonishing Ye Fan, while Zhang Dahai continued digging through an icy tunnel.
• Xu Lang and his companions eliminated every monster outside Dormitory 200 and went out to collect loot.
• Xu Ruyan approached Xu Lang and asked whether he had considered reserving a tenant slot for her sister, Xu Xiaomeng.
• After Xu Lang refused Xu Xiaomeng, Xu Ruyan offered to become his tenant instead.
• Xu Lang checked Xu Ruyan’s information, saw her Comfort was 98, and immediately viewed her as a valuable Pal.

Xu Ruyan arranged to move into Xu Lang’s Dormitory 200 after the game, while Xu Lang bought a Ribbit Wallet with wolf pelts as wolf pelt prices climbed to six thousand Copper Coins. After the second Frost Ghost wave, Xu Lang and the others collected a rich haul that included two high-tier blueprint designs.

• Xu Ruyan explained why she wanted to join Dormitory 200, and Xu Lang agreed to take her as a tenant after the game ended.
• Xu Lang asked Xu Ruyan to remove her mask and show him her teeth before letting her leave.
• As the second Frost Ghost wave approached and wolf pelt prices reached six thousand Copper Coins, Xu Lang bought unusual items from Players, including a level-three Ribbit Wallet for three wolf pelts.
• Xu Lang and the others discussed upgrading the wallet so it could collect coins from farther away without leaving the dormitory.
• After the monsters were killed, Xu Lang and the others went out to collect supplies and found two high-tier blueprint designs.

Xu Lang sold wolf pelts to Players preparing to clear floors while Dormitory 77 debated how much of its stock to sell. After training and gaining a Constitution point, Xu Lang was five points away from maxing out the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method.

• Cao Yaxuan crafted an ice maker, and the girls gathered around to watch it produce ice cubes.
• During Polar Night, Xu Lang killed a vampire and three Low-level Blood Servants, collecting ten Low-level Blood Crystals.
• Tong Qi told Xu Lang that Players were asking for wolf pelts, so he sold her fifteen at a planned price of 6,000 Copper Coins each.
• Zhou Daha decided Dormitory 77 would sell one-tenth of its cold-weather supplies, despite the tenants' concerns.
• Xu Lang gained one Constitution point, leaving him five points short of the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method's limit, then went to bed.

With two days left in the Survival Game, Xu Lang dismissed Players’ complaints while the Frost Ghost King sent Frost Ghost Archmages to disrupt the dormitory defenses. Xu Lang’s Void Splitter destroyed the ancestral spirits, but one Archmage slipped into the shrine at Dormitory 200.

• Xu Lang woke to find 154 Players remained and brushed off complaints that he was taking their monster resources, while Wang Yazhi defended his group’s use of them.
• The Frost Ghost King summoned twenty Level 5 Frost Ghost Archmages, whose freezing breath could disable turrets and whose Spirit Form resisted physical attacks.
• Wu Tong’s turrets froze when an Archmage attacked Dormitory 5, allowing Frost Ghost Centurions to breach it and kill Wu Tong and his tenants.
• Xu Lang learned the Archmages’ abilities and used the Void Splitter to destroy those approaching the Tenth Floor, enraging the Frost Ghost King.
• When Dormitory 200 left one Archmage unhit, the Frost Ghost King urged it closer, and the Archmage flew into the shrine.

As monsters and extreme cold overwhelmed the Dormitory Building, Xu Lang upgraded Sixth Sense and took Tong Qi outside to capture Frost Ghost Archmages. Dormitory 200 cleared three monster waves with ease, leaving Xu Ruyan determined to join them.

• The monster horde breached more than a dozen dormitories as players struggled against the Frost Ghost Archmages and worsening cold.
• Xu Lang upgraded Super Intuition to level 4 Sixth Sense and prepared to capture Frost Ghost Archmages with Tong Qi.
• Xu Lang’s Ghost Child pinned down a Frost Ghost Archmage while Tong Qi captured it with the Ghost-Controlling Bell.
• Tong Qi captured a second Frost Ghost Archmage as Xu Lang blocked incoming attacks, and the pair returned to the dormitory.
• Xu Lang and the others cleared three monster waves using Dormitory 200’s weapons, and Xu Ruyan saw their firepower and resolved to join Dormitory 200.

Xu Lang sold wolf pelts for a record price while Tong Qi tried to subdue the Frost Ghost Archmage. After two failed attempts, she captured him by weakening him with incense and boosting her mental power with cola.

• Xu Lang listed twenty wolf pelts for ten thousand copper coins each, and they sold out in under a minute.
• Tong Qi released two little ghosts, which fled toward the Blood Mist World after their contracts were lifted.
• Tong Qi summoned the Frost Ghost Archmage, but her first binding attempt failed when his icy energy overwhelmed the little ghosts.
• Wang Yazhi weakened the Frost Ghost Archmage with spiritual-energy slashes until Xu Lang told her to stop.
• At Xu Lang’s suggestion, Wang Yazhi lit incense and Tong Qi drank cola to improve her odds.
• Tong Qi’s third binding attempt succeeded, and the Frost Ghost Archmage bowed to her.