Chapter 619: Walk Your Path, Leave You No Path to Walk!
Xu Lang had lost around ten thousand Nightmare Essence. Keeping each consumption at the ten-thousand mark, at best, he could run the simulation four more times.
The task was daunting.
Xu Lang hadn’t felt pressure in a long time.
The Mad King Building was playing chess in the present, while he was playing in the future. If he couldn’t win like this, then the dormitory building was truly unsolvable.
Xu Lang recalculated and initiated another simulation.
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Nightmare Essence -10000!
Three chances remained!
The pressure was really building.
In the second simulation, Xu Lang pinpointed many key points, but to test and make mistakes, he would have to waste more Nightmare Essence.
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Nightmare Essence -10000!
Two chances left!
This time, Xu Lang still couldn’t stop Bai Ling from heading to the Underground Palace.
Xu Lang didn’t rush into the next simulation. Instead, he continuously reviewed the events.
Suddenly, an image surfaced in his mind.
Every time before Bai Ling set off for the Underground Palace, she would glance back at him.
Bai Ling had realized that her trip to the Underground Palace might harm Xu Lang.
For Bai Ling, resurrecting her brother was an absolute must, while Xu Lang was her “savior.” The choice between the two was agonizing.
Every time, Bai Ling chose her brother.
It was only natural. No matter how high Xu Lang’s Charm stat was, Bai Ling wasn’t a lovesick fool.
If Bai Ling hadn’t chosen the Snake Lord, that would have been truly despicable.
“Since Bai Ling’s goal is to resurrect the Snake Lord, why don’t I get a head start and resurrect him myself?”
A stroke of inspiration struck Xu Lang.
The Mad King Building was rich in resources. Xu Lang had collected several similar items and methods. If he used them wisely, he might just beat the Mad King Building to the punch.
Walk your path, leave you no path to walk!
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“You can’t trap a wolf without sacrificing a child!”
To make this simulation comprehensive, Xu Lang entered the Fusion Dream and fused several items in a row.
Among them, the most crucial item was one that could bring the dead back to life.
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake]
[Type: Item]
[Level: 20]
[Rarity: Excellent]
[Effect: Resurrects the dead, transforming them into a spirit snake. Memories gradually awaken. Lifespan: 1 month]
[Description: Rise again, my snake child!]
Any item capable of resurrection came with flaws.
The Reincarnation Talisman · Snake could bring someone back perfectly, but with only a month to live. This was the best Xu Lang could fuse for now.
What he needed was precisely this perfect resurrection feature!
You can’t trap a wolf without sacrificing a child!
Nightmare Coins, upgrade for me!
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake consumes 5000 Nightmare Coins. Upgraded to Level 21.]
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake consumes 7000 Nightmare Coins. Upgraded to Level 22.]
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake consumes 8500 Nightmare Coins. Upgraded to Level 23.]
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake consumes 10000 Nightmare Coins. Upgraded to Level 24.]
[Reincarnation Talisman · Snake consumes 13500 Nightmare Coins. Upgraded to Level 25. Please select an upgrade direction.]
Seven options materialized before Xu Lang, the number of upgrade paths for the item shockingly high.
But Xu Lang focused only on three of them.
[One, Talisman of the Dead’s Awakening: Unleashes a one-time “Awakening the Dead” effect, returning the deceased to the mortal world. The resurrected is identical to their former self, capable of cultivation and improvement. Lifespan: 1 month. (Legendary)]
[Two, Banner of the Deceased’s Command: Orders the dead within 30 meters to rise again. The dead exist as undead, with incomplete memories, incomplete willpower, and incomplete emotions. Survival time: 3 minutes. Cooldown: 30 minutes. (Legendary)]
[Three, Undying Serpent Jade: Activates the serpent jade, which enters the corpse of the deceased, devours the remaining soul and body, and achieves a unique symbiosis with the deceased. (Legendary)]
Among these three options, only the Talisman of the Dead’s Awakening offered perfect resurrection.
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Fourth Simulation!
Time, Seventh Round of Building War.
In this simulation, with the Snake Lord’s help, Xu Lang successfully intercepted Bai Ling. However, he exhausted all his Nightmare Essence because he needed to see the Mad King Building’s subsequent reaction!
After intercepting Bai Ling, Xu Lang immediately ordered all Mad King Building players to retreat from the front lines.
No supply rations, no fighting!
Unfortunately, he didn’t have enough Nightmare Essence, so Xu Lang had no idea what countermeasures the Mad King Building would take next.
At the end of the Simulation Dream, a giant question mark appeared.
But Xu Lang was already fully confident that the plan would proceed exactly as he envisioned.
The reason was simple.
Aside from supporting players, the Mad King Building had no other pieces left on the board.
If he could unconditionally release Agatha, then there would be no need for Bai Ling as a pawn. Bai Ling was a crucial piece.
Only with 100% of the Mad King Building’s Interference Power combined with Bai Ling could they qualify to release Agatha.
As long as Agatha wasn’t set free, everything was manageable.
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Time flowed on. The Mad King Building’s first Promotion Match officially began. The voice of the Dorm Survival Game echoed through the entire building.
Xu Lang was intimately familiar with this scene.
[Dorm Survival Game Broadcast—]
[Dormitory Promotion Match begins!]
[Participating dormitories: Mad King Dormitory Building, Evil King Dormitory Building, Amusement Park Dormitory Building, Heaven’s Judgment Dormitory Building!]
[The rules for this Building War are point-based, divided into seven rounds. The dormitory with the highest total points after all seven rounds will be the victor!]
[This Promotion Match is a “True King Duel.” The victor will walk the Path of the True King, earning an additional promotion opportunity!]
[Pre-match betting shares from all four parties are as follows...]
The Dorm Survival Game’s response was exactly as it had been in the Simulation Dream—the voice, tone, and timing were identical down to the last detail.
Xu Lang’s lips curled into a smile so wide it nearly flew off his face.
“Damn, that feels good!”
“If only I could bring the results from the Simulation Dream back to reality, that would be even better!”
“I wonder if the next upgrade will bring some fundamental changes to these abilities!”
This confrontation with the Mad King Building was extraordinary. Xu Lang didn’t make too many alterations to the future. Instead, just like in the first simulation, he leaped to the rooftop to observe the players from the other three buildings.
In the Simulation Dream, he didn’t have the Nightmare Eye, so his information wasn’t comprehensive. This time, he gathered far more intelligence.
However, instead of embellishing or adding anything, he faithfully replicated the message he had sent during the first simulation, posting the intel in the Chat Room.
A bottle-cap-sized sniper rifle round shot toward Xu Lang. He dodged it by tilting his head.
“Coward!”
Wang Pin flipped Xu Lang the middle finger.
This time, he wasn’t cut in half by the Merciless Blade.
The Merciless Blade was powerful, sure, but its activation conditions were strict, tied to Xu Lang’s mental state.
Xu Lang furrowed his brow. He didn’t bother paying any more attention to this insignificant little character. No matter how fast this tiny butterfly flapped its wings, it couldn’t affect the grand scheme.
Everything proceeded just as in the Simulation Dream.
The Mad King Building’s turrets formed a waterfall of fire, overwhelming the other players. Just then, players from the Evil King Building began leaping off their building to engage in combat!
The Sword Saint was locked in a fierce exchange with a swordsman when a Black Vortex suddenly tore open beside him!
In an instant, the Sword Saint sheathed his blade and stood respectfully to the side.
The Evil King Building swordsman’s instincts screamed danger, and he retreated at top speed. But fast as he was, something else was even faster!
The Scarlet Herding Chains shot out like a Crimson Lightning Bolt, instantly wrapping around him and dragging him into the Black Vortex.
The entire process took less than three seconds!
“The Dorm Owner is interested in him?”
The Sword Saint was a bit surprised but didn’t hesitate. He continued his search for new Evil King Building players.