Free Web NovelWang Yazhi stretched her back and noticed that the other girls had all gotten up. When she saw Xu Lang still lazing in bed, she couldn't help leaning in for a closer look.
A moment later, she also got up and climbed out of bed.
She didn't head to the dining room for a hot meal. Instead, she pushed open the window of the main hall.
Outside, blood clouds pressed down heavily, and blood rain was still falling. The amount of rainfall had increased significantly compared to the first day of the Blood Calamity.
A C-level Blood Calamity had caused the entire Titan Ruins to be hit with continuous blood rain for three straight days.
The accumulation of blood rain in the Safe Zone was growing.
It formed a shallow layer that kept rising.
A gust of strong wind blew in, and Wang Yazhi quickly closed the window to avoid being stained by the blood rain carried in the wind.
Back in the main hall, her expression turned serious. "The blood rain outside is still falling, and there's no sign of it letting up."
"Is the Mad King Building really going to be flooded? Who knows how long this Blood Calamity will last." Cao Yaxuan said while tying her hair up.
"Even if it doesn't get submerged, I think there'll be a flood," Xu Xiaomeng said, walking out of the dining room with a huge honey-glazed chicken leg in hand.
She didn't like eating proper meals. She preferred snacks like braised chicken legs and bread. And Zhichun and Zhixia prepared them fresh every morning.
Having androids at home was way too convenient.
Federation civilization was highly developed, allowing even the lower classes to free themselves from production and do what they enjoyed.
In a high-welfare society, complete lying flat didn't exist. People would eventually participate in labor, because beyond laziness, human nature contained many opposite qualities of excellence.
On the other hand, low-welfare societies were more likely to breed large numbers of people who had given up, because even labor couldn't help them achieve self-worth.
"I agree with Yaxuan," Tong Qi said as she came down from the second floor, her expression grim. "If the Blood Calamity lasts a month, the whole Titan Ruins might turn into a swampy marsh!"
"Sister Yan, you used my face again!" Just then, a second Tong Qi came out of the dining room, looking annoyed.
The first Tong Qi touched her cheek and laughed. "Little Tong, you look so harmless. Using your face to get close to enemies will definitely lower their guard."
Xu Ruyan's face wasn't the only thing identical to Tong Qi's—her figure and clothes were exactly the same, too.
Cao Yaxuan was stunned. "Ruyan, you're this amazing now? I didn't even spot a flaw!"
"Perfectly natural," Xu Ruyan said, her form blurring for a moment before returning to her original appearance.
After the little interlude, everyone returned to talking about the blood rain.
None of them had any appetite left, and they all gathered in the living room.
"Why don't we just go ask Xu Lang? He should know what's happening in the Blood Mist World," Zhen Lu said casually, her slender, pale legs resting on the coffee table as her crystalline jade-like toes curled gently.
The girls exchanged glances and went together to find Xu Lang.
At that moment, Xu Lang was still lying on the Nightmare Bed. He was practically a lazy dog confirmed.
"A flood? The Mad King Building getting submerged?"
When he heard the girls' concerns, two question marks popped up above his head.
"What's wrong?" Jinsha asked.
"Isn't this how it's supposed to be?" Xu Lang shot back, then continued. "Some parts of the Titan Ruins are already flooded."
He often observed the outside world through the vision of his flying dragons and giants, so he knew far more about the situation than Cao Yaxuan and the others. That was why he wasn't the least bit surprised by the speculation.
"Why didn't you tell us earlier!" Cao Yaxuan pouted.
"My bad." Xu Lang shrugged. "But saying it wouldn't help much anyway. The dorm's advantage is safety, but the downside is that it can't move."
If the blood rain flooded the Mad King Building, the players really had no way to deal with it.
Wang Yazhi frowned. "Should we go to the Supermarket and stock up on supplies while the situation is still manageable?"
"Exactly, exactly! If the blood rain keeps falling for three hundred and sixty-five days straight, we'll be doomed!" Chi Qingman chimed in quickly.
After she finished speaking, she shrank her neck back, looked around like a little squirrel, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she found no one was blaming her.
"If it kept raining for three hundred and sixty-five days, I'd be ecstatic." Xu Lang laughed heartily. "A whole year lying around at home—just thinking about it sounds amazing!"
If that really happened, he'd seriously burn two incense sticks for the Scarlet End.
Senior Sister Red Butterfly rolled her eyes. "You're dreaming. If that were the case, the Mad King Building would definitely keep running games. Then the blood rain would become a permanent environmental buff, and we'd have a really tough time."
Xu Lang stared at Senior Sister Red Butterfly, surprised. "Red Butterfly, something's off. You should be happier the more chaotic things get."
Senior Sister Red Butterfly's human qualities were getting stronger and stronger. She'd even learned what fear was.
"You're so annoying!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly blushed, thinking Xu Lang was calling her cowardly. She crossed her arms over her mountains and spoke with conviction. "I don't care either way. I'm immortal and indestructible. I'm just worried you'll run out of food and start eating my flesh!"
Xu Xiaomeng's mouth twitched, almost elbowing Senior Sister Red Butterfly.
Senior Sister Red Butterfly always dropped shocking remarks like that so casually.
When she said "eating my flesh," she meant it literally!
What did she take the others for, Hannibal Lecter?
"So, Xu Lang, does that mean we don't need to worry about the flooding for now?" Wang Yazhi asked.
"Yeah." Xu Lang nodded. "Look at how the Mad King Building is behaving. It's already giving us information. As long as the Mad King Building doesn't side with the Blood Calamity, we won't have too much risk in this Blood Calamity."
His biggest fear was the Mad King Building joining forces with the Blood Calamity to cause trouble.
But he'd struck first, and now the Mad King Building seemed to have settled down.
This was very good.
"Then we can rest easy," Cao Yaxuan said with a smile.
"I'll let Zhou Ye and the others know, so ordinary players can prepare as well," Gu Ya said, her hands clasped together, her expression serene.
Senior Sister Red Butterfly curled her lips, wanting to mock her, but seeing Xu Lang was still there, she held back.
Although she had a constitution that was insatiably greedy, if she ate too much, she really would throw up.
Some people were way too powerful in combat.
Who understood the difficulties of being the main DPS?
"By the way, have Zhang Shu, Luo Lin, Li Wenwen, and Sheng Qi come over," Xu Lang suddenly ordered.
"Huh?"
The girls looked confused.
"They're all the creators of the Mad King Building. With all those frog monster corpses lying around, we need to figure out a way to process them." Xu Lang laughed.
"I see. Then I'll send them a Private Message," Tong Qi said, nodding repeatedly.
