Chapter 572: Gluttony Demon: Xu Lang, Save Me!
The Gluttony Demon turned his face, staring at the Rainy Night Blade who stood blocking his way, and waved his hand. "Get lost!"
"Um... Brother Demon, you'd better leave now. Our dormitory building just activated the Counter-Intrusion Protocol." The Rainy Night Blade's expression carried a hint of awkwardness.
He had this distinct feeling of using someone and then discarding them.
This was a feeling Xu Lang often experienced.
The truth was out.
The Gluttony Demon was basically a disposable condom.
"What Counter-Intrusion Protocol or whatever!" The Gluttony Demon was more arrogant than ever. "If this so-called dormitory building has a soul, then let it come and pay homage to me!"
Suddenly, he spotted a gleaming golden treasure chest appearing out of thin air, landing among the group of players.
These players seemed to receive some kind of instruction, scrambling over each other to open the chest.
Just as the Gluttony Demon was watching intently, the treasure chest was opened, releasing a magnificent golden light like a golden ocean!
This golden ocean of light was harmless to others, but when it fell on him, it instantly dissolved his body!
No resistance at all!
Before the true power of the dormitory building, the Gluttony Demon was as fragile as an infant!
"Xu Lang, save me!!!"
This was the voice the Gluttony Demon roared with his soul before his body and consciousness disappeared, shaking the eyes of all the Starving Corpse Building players present and heavily damaging their spirits.
However, even with their spirits heavily damaged, it didn't matter—as long as they were still alive!
Huang Shan was dead!
And the Rainy Night Blade was about to die too!
"Hahaha, it directly gave me three hundred free attribute points!" The dark-skinned man who had first opened the golden treasure chest roared with laughter, then pointed at the Rainy Night Blade. "Kill him, and we each get another ten free attribute points!"
The Rainy Night Blade remained silent, looking at his teammates beside him.
"Ye Qiu, this quest really exists... didn't you receive it?" One of the Rainy Night Blade's tenants spoke up.
His voice was somewhat strained.
Betraying Ye Qiu—he had never thought of that.
But now they had become the enemies of all the Starving Corpse Building players.
"Ye Qiu, you actually brought players from other dormitory buildings to invade our building. Haven't you heard that building traitors must die?" The dark-skinned man shouted loudly, trying to put psychological pressure on the Rainy Night Blade.
The Rainy Night Blade's combat power was extremely outstanding, and no one knew what trump cards he had hidden. He didn't want to rush in like a fool and just start hacking away.
Just then, a group of players rushed forward, protecting the Rainy Night Blade, their faces filled with uncontrollable fury.
"What do you think you're doing? Don't forget, back when you were starving, who was it that shared their own flesh with you!"
"That was you guys—I don't owe you any favors!"
"Without the Rainy Night Blade and Kong Kong, none of you would have survived the next round of the game!"
"Stop spouting that bullshit! Don't try that survival hostage-taking crap with us. Swallow them up, and we'll only rise higher!"
The two factions of players started arguing, on the verge of breaking into a full-on fight at any moment.
"Kong Kong, kill me." The Rainy Night Blade looked at the most capable female tenant in his dormitory, his voice unusually calm.
This female player named Kong Kong had already assumed a defensive stance against the surrounding players eyeing them hungrily. Hearing the Rainy Night Blade say this, her expression froze in shock.
"It hasn't come to that yet... what exactly happened?" Kong Kong knew well that the Rainy Night Blade wasn't someone who gave up easily. There had to be a reason.
Without a resilient soul and a will to survive at all costs, the Rainy Night Blade could never have led them this far.
"After I die, I'll come back..." The Rainy Night Blade leaned close to Kong Kong's ear and whispered a few words.
After hearing him out, Kong Kong said through tears, "You'd better not be lying to me!"
The Rainy Night Blade revealed a gentle smile. Facing death, there was no anger, no struggle, no confusion—only calm acceptance.
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Infinite Purgatory, First Layer: Gluttony Purgatory.
On the scorched earth, hot winds drifted. There was no sun in the entire space, yet the temperature was terrifyingly high. Not even a single blade of grass grew on the ground.
Countless tales were arranged in a circular formation, prostrating themselves on the ground.
At the very center, in a field separated from all the tales, Xu Lang sat cross-legged on the ground, a contemplative gleam flickering in his eyes.
"The dormitory building allows monsters within the game to attack, but it does not allow other outside forces to invade, especially player forces."
"What's the difference between the two?"
"Could it be that if a player completely fails in the game, the dormitory building would truly ascend to a higher level?"
The Dorm Survival Game held too many secrets. Xu Lang had been exploring them all along, but had never found a correct answer.
There were no pioneers here, nor any guides.
Even if ancient players left behind information, it seemed the Dorm Survival Game deliberately erased it. What little so-called predecessor experience remained was a complete mess—chocolate mixed with feces.
Within three minutes, Xu Lang's thoughts had branched out into countless directions, but none led to a definitive conclusion, so he stopped thinking about it.
In front of him lay the arm of a Gluttony Demon, along with a large, loincloth-wearing fat man bound by the Scarlet Herding Chains.
It was none other than Huang Shan.
As Xu Lang's gaze fell upon him, the Scarlet Herding Chains plunged into Huang Shan's body, beginning to extract value.
Xu Lang casually grabbed the Gluttony Demon's arm, raising it, and gathered the power within the Gluttony Purgatory to sustain its life.
This kind of operation was very familiar to Xu Lang.
In the Grave Pasture, he could also mobilize this kind of heaven-and-earth power, so he was well-versed in performing it now.
The Gluttony Demon's arm grew wildly, and his body soon reappeared.
Before the Gluttony Demon entered the Rainy Night Blade's body, Xu Lang had made him leave behind a portion of his body.
This arm was only one part; many other chunks of flesh were hidden throughout the Gluttony Purgatory.
Tales were defined as unkillable—they could only be sealed.
But to go toe-to-toe with a dormitory building, Xu Lang couldn't really feel at ease.
The Gluttony Demon was the layer lord of the Gluttony Purgatory. If he truly died, who knew what might happen.
"Huff..." After resurrecting, the Gluttony Demon let out a long breath, as if restraining the turmoil within his heart.
"What's the matter? Learned to be humble and prudent?" Xu Lang teased.
"What exactly is a dormitory building?" The Gluttony Demon countered, a genuine trace of fear in his heart.
"I don't know." Xu Lang shook his head, his expression somewhat grave.
He had been watching the entire battle in the Starving Corpse Building. That majestic golden light had not only annihilated the Gluttony Demon but also cleansed the Demon Box Curse from within the Rainy Night Blade's body.
Otherwise, he would have directly teleported the Rainy Night Blade away, sparing him from resurrecting within Xu Lang's dream and consuming Nightmare Essence.
Xu Lang had already selected the fifth Nightmare Apostle—the Rainy Night Blade himself.
It was just a pity that this Nightmare Apostle hadn't even worked a single day before kicking the bucket.
"I wonder if the Rainy Night Blade's Starving Corpse Building player identity will still be there after resurrection... If it's not, that would mean the Nightmare Lord's abilities truly surpass the dormitory building... It would be like successfully evading heavenly tribulation, escaping death, and prolonging life!"
Xu Lang's eyes flickered as he pondered silently.