Fierce Horror Dorm: Take a Concubine to Get Stronger

All the tenants who received Xu Lang's gifts were overjoyed.

The Scarlet End had been going on for so long, and everyone couldn't go Pioneering, couldn't go Floor Sweeping, and couldn't go to the Coliseum, living under a bit of suppression.

Xu Lang's sudden surprise like this helped many of them recover quite a bit of SAN value.

Ever since the Blood River had flooded the Mad King Building, all players' SAN values had been trending downward, with an obvious decline.

In the Chat Room, many players could be seen screaming and shouting, their mental states gradually slipping toward madness and extremes.

"Xu Lang, let me tell you something fun." Cao Yaxuan hugged Xu Lang's arm, acting coquettishly.

"What's up?" Xu Lang sat on the sofa as the fireplace in front crackled quietly. Feeling that warmth, his heart was at peace.

He didn't know what the situation was with others, but his SAN value was usually maintained at 100 points.

The Demon King Castle's Comfort Level was very high, and he still had tens of thousands of Nightmare Coins sitting in his account, so there was no survival anxiety.

"Someone went out Floor Sweeping, and they even got something good!" Cao Yaxuan's eyes sparkled as she said, "It's a level twenty-eight Rare item with a great effect."

Chi Qingman exclaimed in surprise, "Getting such a high-level item during rest time... should we be worried about the difficulty of the next round?"

"It's fine, those who are meant to die won't live, and those who are meant to live won't die." Zhen Lu chuckled and rubbed Chi Qingman's head.

Chi Qingman felt that Sister Zhen Lu's words made a lot of sense.

Sure enough, Dorm Survival Game was a game about lying flat.

Right?

Xu Lang asked suspiciously, "Normal people wouldn't announce it if they got something like that."

Information had a lag, especially news about an advantageous early find.

"Cough, Xu Lang, you hit the nail on the head!" Cao Yaxuan cleared her throat and said, "There's a coffin with unknown information at that place. That player didn't dare go near it and wanted to buy an advanced puppet from us to risk exploring it for them."

"Then why didn't they ask Pandora?" Xu Lang raised an eyebrow.

Pandora was the Factory Head of the Puppet Factory.

"Pandora refused them, saying it might introduce unknown variables and increase the Blood Calamity's difficulty." Cao Yaxuan pursed her lips. "Pandora's too cautious."

Xu Lang shot her a sideways glance. "Seems like everyone knows you love stirring up trouble."

"What do you mean I love stirring up trouble!" Cao Yaxuan immediately objected. "A coffin with unknown information-aren't you curious?"

"What's that player's name?" Xu Lang asked.

"Let me check." Cao Yaxuan opened the chat window, and her expression suddenly stiffened. "It's Guo Wanqiu from the twentieth floor. The chat window's locked now-she might have entered a special scenario!"

...

The Demon King Castle crew didn't need to go out Floor Sweeping, but other players weren't so lavishly endowed.

Risk often came with reward.

Going out Floor Sweeping was very dangerous, but when benefits were laid out before them, some players still took the risk.

And Guo Wanqiu was taking a risk within a risk.

She rode alone, deep into resource points normally held by strong dorms, gorged herself in one go, and then encountered the greatest crisis of her life!

Floating before the black coffin, she was waiting for Cao Yaxuan's reply when the black coffin suddenly opened on its own!

A withered old man sat up from within. His hollow, empty eyes met hers, and then suddenly burst into crimson flames.

In that instant, Guo Wanqiu felt her soul freeze solid. Her body's structure, knowledge, cognition, wisdom-all were pierced through and examined at will!

She didn't know how long passed before a black box phantom appeared in Guo Wanqiu's eyes.

"Child of humanity, let me become a player..." The withered old man spoke, his voice like a broken bellows.

"Then who would we listen to then?" Guo Wanqiu's lips parted, and she tilted her head slightly, as if scrutinizing the withered old man.

After saying this, Guo Wanqiu realized in terror that the voice wasn't hers-it was Xu Lang's!

The Demon Box Curse actually had such a hidden mechanism-it could not only devour someone but completely take over their body!

At that moment, Guo Wanqiu's fear of Xu Lang reached its peak. She felt that even her soul wasn't her own anymore, yet at the same time, she felt incomparably at ease.

Rely on the Demon King Castle, and the only thing to fear was the Demon King Castle.

Don't rely on the Demon King Castle, and there were tens of thousands of things to fear.

Body snatching wasn't the Demon Box Curse's native ability.

Xu Lang had far too many heaven-defying mechanisms on him. He didn't need to unleash them all-just letting a trace of power seep through was enough to control an ordinary player like Guo Wanqiu.

[Mind Over Matter: The soul can transcend the physical body and exist independently, and plunder the material realm including living beings and inorganic matter as a vessel. The vessel will automatically revert toward its original form]

[Power and Will: Your will is above all, surpassing everything. Mental resistance increased by 300%, intimidation-type skill effects increased by 300%]

[Divine Descent: Initiate a judgment to forcibly occupy a target's soul. Occupancy time depends on the target's soul strength]

"Yours, this is your territory." The flames in the withered old man's eyes gradually subsided, and his dark, shiny eyes reflected a kind of wisdom.

[Nightmare Eye-Progenitor of Humans: The ancestor of humanity from one world, a Sage, a prophet, a psychic, immortal and ageless who runs through all of human history... The beginning and the very end of a race... Chaotic Good]

"Has your world already perished?" Xu Lang didn't agree to the Progenitor of Humans yet and continued to observe with the Nightmare Eye.

Chaotic Good, Lawful Good-they weren't really the main concern.

The key was that this Progenitor of Humans seemed like he could threaten him!

That was the crucial part!

"Mhm, annihilated under the Great Calamity." The Progenitor of Humans didn't elaborate but suddenly looked into the distance at the towering Mad King Building within the Blood River. "I've been searching for a way for humanity to keep surviving. This building seems to be a powerful protective force."

"Protection?" Xu Lang gave a dry, humorless laugh.

"Without it, you probably wouldn't have survived until now." The flames in the Progenitor of Humans' eyes seemed about to flare up again, but in the end, they extinguished.

Xu Lang fell silent, tacitly acknowledging that point.

"Child of humanity, it seems you're not very willing to have me join you." The Progenitor of Humans stroked his beard, then suddenly produced three items. "But since we've met, that's fate. I have three gifts here-which one do you want? Don't be polite. Consider it my rent for staying here."

Xu Lang stared at those three items and was genuinely astonished.

Was this for real? What era was this, and someone was actually showing up offering freebies?

He looked them over again and again with the Nightmare Eye, and none of the three items had any traps or hidden catches.

This defied common sense!

Xu Lang's paranoia kicked in. He turned his gaze toward the Progenitor of Humans, and sure enough, he found the anomaly!

Damn it, free lunch really didn't fall from the sky.

[Nightmare Eye-Progenitor of Humans: If he accepts my gift, he'll become clear in my Sea of Fate. I'll be able to take a look at him from time to time, and at this building too...]

What kind of status did this guy think he had!

He wanted to watch live streams in real time just like Xu Lang!

In the Blood Mist World, fishing enthusiasts were everywhere. Could his innocent, kind-hearted self really survive?

Xu Lang felt a pang of grief and indignation. He spread his palms: "Can I have all of them?"

Progenitor of Humans: "..."

"Child of humanity, don't be so greedy." The Progenitor of Humans sighed helplessly.

"I'll trade you with other materials-barter." Xu Lang smiled. "I'm not the type to take advantage of others."

The Progenitor of Humans rubbed his chin and replied:

"Fine."

"Hurry up. I need to go back to sleep!"

"Also, after the trade, don't let your compatriots come out to disturb my companions anymore. They were all contributors to human history and deserve respect."