Free Web NovelOn the second day of the Blood Calamity, the entire daytime passed in the blink of an eye, and Mad King Building suffered virtually no substantial damage.
Piles of corpses had accumulated outside the building, already somewhat obstructing the view.
The Blood Mist creatures had high resistance to the blood rain and didn't undergo much mutation. Moreover, since Mad King Building didn't classify them as "monsters," their bodies didn't disappear after death but lay quietly where they fell.
Suddenly, a large number of Black Vortices appeared, swallowing all these corpses in an instant.
This scene was all too familiar to Mad King Building players.
Xu Lang had made his move!
Once these Blood Mist creature corpses entered the Infinite Purgatory, they would transform into bizarre and varied killing rule-based tales, strengthening the Infinite Purgatory and the Taleblade Demon Box itself.
"As long as we have this Dorm Owner of ours, Mad King Building will never fall," said the Beast-Head Swordsman from Dormitory 20 on the first floor, lying by the monitor screen, stroking his beard with a faint smile.
"Boss, do you want some cake?" Tulu picked up a small cake and looked at the Sword Saint.
He had already moved into Dormitory 20.
Currently, he and the Sword Saint had subtly taken control of their floor and often stood up for first-floor players. They had become the floor leader's dormitory, though like the powerful dorms from floors one to eight, they hadn't received official recognition from the Neighborhood Committee.
"Give me one," the Sword Saint said, opening his mouth.
Tulu tossed a cream puff directly at him. The Sword Saint's beastly jaws snapped it up, eating messily with grease dripping, and squinted his eyes in bliss.
The two shared a common hobby.
They both loved sweets.
Glancing at the sky, the Sword Saint said to Tulu, "Night has fallen. I'm going to rest."
"Alright, I'll keep watch over the house," Tulu replied in a low, muffled voice.
Watching the Sword Saint's retreating figure, a hint of confusion flickered in his eyes.
Why did it feel like the Sword Saint was sleeping more and more?
...
"Lang Ge, where are you going?" Xu Xiaomeng's attention drifted from her game to Xu Lang while she was playing.
She saw Xu Lang walking over to a row of turrets.
And because of her distraction, her game character died.
After the dormitory upgraded, the Core Facilities upgraded along with it. The games on the Game Console increased in number, the difficulty rose, and the costs also went up—one life was quite valuable.
Of course, that was for ordinary players.
Demon King Castle had deep pockets; this little internet fee was nothing but pocket change.
"Some big monster is about to show up soon, so I'm gonna hit it with a drop of heaven and earth," Xu Lang replied with a smile.
As he spoke, he glanced at the time on the wall clock and rested his hand on the Dragon Star Summoning Array.
Xu Xiaomeng stopped playing and focused her attention on Xu Lang.
Chi Qingman was also in the main hall at that moment, looking at Xu Lang with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
Contrary to the rumors, Xu Lang wasn't a lecherous demon. All these days, he hadn't tried to "play cards" with her.
Still, although rumors couldn't be fully trusted, she remained terrified of Xu Lang—after all, he was the legendary Demon King.
The simple reason Xu Lang hadn't touched Chi Qingman was that her Charm stat wasn't as high as Zhixia's and the others. She still needed some development.
He had already decided on the style Chi Qingman should adopt.
It was the sporty girl look. Chi Qingman was naturally tomboyish, and this style suited her best.
Only by matching one's clothing with their personal style could Charm value be maximized.
Other High-Level Players only cared about the combat attributes high-tier gear provided, but Xu Lang was more concerned about Charm bonuses.
After watching for a moment, Chi Qingman mustered her courage and said, "Dorm Owner, have you watched Naruto too?"
This was her first time speaking to Xu Lang in all these days.
And her emotional intelligence—or rather, her ability to read the room—was clearly a bit lacking. If Cao Yaxuan and the others were here, they wouldn't have interrupted.
Because if Xu Lang was about to manually control a turret, the situation was definitely special.
But Xu Lang wasn't angry. He didn't have anger management issues, and maybe because he already had too many girls around, he actually found this naive girl quite endearing.
No scheming, no shrewdness—just pure innocence.
Damn!
He was really turning into an old man!
"Yeah, I've watched a bit," Xu Lang said, smiling at Chi Qingman. "Keep an eye on the monitor screen. Things are about to get exciting."
"Okay!" Chi Qingman nodded vigorously, her heart pounding wildly.
The Dorm Owner seemed pretty easy to talk to!
At that moment, she finally felt like she was beginning to integrate into the big family of Demon King Castle.
Just then, a massive group of beast-headed humanoid monsters charged into the Safe Zone. The leader among them was over ten meters tall, with tusks protruding and a face like a giant elephant!
At the same time, Xu Lang pressed the switch on the Dragon Star Summoning Array.
The landing point for the shell had already been calibrated.
A gigantic meteorite materialized out of thin air, its shadow covering all the monsters, and then it descended with thunderous speed!
Boom boom boom~~~
Moments later, the meteorite struck the ground, the earth rumbled, and the entire Safe Zone seemed to tremble!
Chi Qingman's eyes went wide, her heart stopping momentarily.
Was this really something a turret could do?!
The Dragon Star Summoning Array was a Legendary mass-destruction turret, instantly elevating the scene from battle to warfare—a grand spectacle.
And this attack triggered the gem effect, with a second shot following immediately!
All the Blood Mist creatures were completely wiped out. Thunder roared, mountains crumbled, and the earth split apart—it was like the end of the world!
Inside the chat room, players spammed the screen like crazy!
[380 Nie Xiaozhu: Wow, a meteorite!]
[32 Wang Zheng: What's going on? Is it the apocalypse?!]
[48 Zhu Shenghong: @Tang Qiyuan, Floor Leader, act fast—the monsters are using super-standard weapons!]
[50 Tang Qiyuan: ...Everyone, fend for yourselves!]
[85 Feng Yi: Damn, could this be an environmental feature of the Scarlet End? Meteors falling from the sky!]
[91 Mao Nan: Good heavens, why are you so cruel!]
[359 Zheng Kai: What are you all screaming about? This is the Dorm Owner's attack. Can't you see those Blood Mist creatures have been crushed to death?]
[96 Sun Yu: Holy shit, I'm a total newbie. Dare I ask, senior, is this real? What kind of attack has this powerful an effect?]
[233 Zhang Dahai: It's real. This kind of attack happened in the last game too. I just don't know if it's a skill, a turret, or an item—but it definitely comes from Demon King Castle!]
[74 Bihai Chaosheng: Fake... I've only seen attacks at this level in Storm Building's dormitory traits. How could it possibly be released manually!]
[233 Ye Fan: Believe it or don't!]
Whenever he had free time, Xu Lang loved reading the chat room—it was a direct reflection of Mad King Building's atmosphere.
Players who had just arrived at Mad King Building weren't quite used to this kind of spectacle yet.
The Terror Force within the Terror Pedestal surged rapidly.
Fear and awe always walked hand in hand.
By now, Xu Lang had already returned to sit by the sofa. Seeing Chi Qingman staring blankly, he said with a faint smile, "Texting someone?"
Chi Qingman's body trembled, and she snapped back to reality in panic, saying, "Yes, yes! Qianqian and the others are asking if you used some item to summon that meteorite! Qianqian is a friend from before!"
Hearing this, Xu Lang took a sip of his tea and didn't comment.
Seeing Xu Lang stay silent, Chi Qingman grew nervous again, her face turning redder and redder, her delicate cheeks seemingly on the verge of dripping with sweat.
Her Constitution, it seemed, was quite sensitive.
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