Chapter 607: The Battle for the Crown, Mad King Tower Wins the Prize!
Soul Sever · Remorseless Blade was terrifyingly powerful, vaguely carrying the feel of a destiny-affecting divine technique, and this was only the insight he gained from casually observing the dormitory building!
It was like translating a passage from a book and instantly becoming a legendary author!
Just then, the Dorm Survival Game’s voice sounded again.
[Dorm Survival Game Broadcast—]
[Round One “Crown Contest”]
[Rule 1: At the start of the game, the crown will randomly select one dormitory building. Attack that dormitory building, and all other dormitory buildings receive +1 point.]
[Rule 2: All players in the crowned dormitory building may vote to transfer the crown, cost −1 point.]
[Rule 3: The crown rotates once every 3 hours. A dormitory building that successfully defends the crown receives +2 points.]
[Rule 4: This round takes place in the Projection World. If a player dies, they enter the Silent Realm and will resurrect after 30 minutes.]
[Rule 5: When a dormitory building accumulates a total of 5 points, the game is declared over and moves to the next round.]
[Rules introduction complete!]
[The crown will descend in 3 minutes, please prepare!]
“Holy crap, this is intense?! Right off the bat we’re ordered to attack a dormitory building, and players can respawn infinitely!”
“What the hell, I’m totally unprepared. The Building War info in the Blood Mist Morning Paper didn’t say anything like this!”
“Yeah, didn’t it say the most likely scenario was two buildings bombarding each other?”
“Three against one, damn it, I hope the crown doesn’t land on us!”
“We players are turning into monsters!”
“Lang Ge, does Blood Grudge work here?”
As Rule One was announced, every Mad King Building player’s SAN value fluctuated in unison.
There were only three minutes to prepare. Some began to manipulate their SAN values, making battle preparations, while others dashed out of the dormitory to scout the other three buildings.
The Eye of Providence hovered high above, taking everything in.
The scenes were spectacular.
Players from the other three buildings also appeared in the corridors, each showing their own tricks, four factions watching each other from afar as skills and items drifted outward as if they cost nothing.
Flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, a dazzling variety.
Inside Demon King Castle, Xu Xiaomeng adjusted the cameras, zooming in on the other dormitory buildings.
Xu Lang was likewise rapidly gathering intelligence. He relied on eyesight rather than the Nightmare Eye; in the simulated dream, the other abilities of the Nightmare Lord sequence were just for show.
As for going outside…
Better not.
Few players from the higher-tier dorms of the other buildings had come out.
Scouting others would expose themselves as well.
There were too many eyes outside now; standing in the corridor felt like standing on a stage, which wasn’t ideal.
“The Evil King Building has the fewest players, five hundred rooms total, only fifty percent occupancy. The game content there must be brutal, player personalities are generally extreme, turret quality is very high, and it even has five unique rooms!”
“Heaven’s Judgment Building has three hundred rooms, occupancy around seventy to eighty percent, pretty standard… Damn, it also has five unique rooms! Mad King Building’s uniques are only Demon King Castle and Witch’s Home.”
“Amusement Park Building has the most players, seven hundred rooms and fully occupied. Is its game content way too easy? Is there really a dormitory that treats players that well? If it’s really a Wellness Building, why would it join a True King Duel?”
Xu Lang’s thoughts churned as he evaluated every dormitory present, including his own Mad King Building.
Putting others aside, Mad King Building’s facilities were absolutely top-tier, with an unmistakable stats-monster vibe.
The only shortcoming was the building guards.
The guards of the other three buildings were no joke, especially the three Evil Gods in Evil King Building, equivalent to monsters of around level 40.
Mad Vanguards were actually formidable as well and could evolve indefinitely, but the promotion requirements were harsh; most were at third tier, and only a handful reached fourth tier.
A fourth-tier Mad Vanguard’s base attribute—Madness Power—was a four-digit number, more domineering than players whose dual attributes broke a thousand, though their skill systems were slightly inferior.
Notably, there were now over seven hundred Mad Vanguards.
Point control was a skill; Mad King Building players could easily degrade into Mad Vanguards if they weren’t careful.
The three minutes passed quickly; players from all sides barely had time to trade trash talk.
A beam of light shone on the center of the battlefield, and a gigantic crown slowly descended, dazzlingly radiant.
“That’s the crown? It’s so beautiful!”
“I wonder what rarity that item is. Does it get placed on top of the dormitory? Why isn’t it green—our Mad King Building prefers green!”
“Ke ke ke, I actually hope the crown lands on someone else first. I want to attack other dormitory buildings!”
“Same here. During game mode we’ve just been defending, defending, defending. I’m sick of it!”
“That Amusement Park Building looks like easy prey!”
“I suggest we attack Evil King Building first. Their vibe’s similar to ours; you can tell they’re rotten scumbags! I’m heading out, I’ll hit Evil King Building!”
“The crown hasn’t even landed yet, why are you yelling already?”
“Oh, sorry, my SAN is a bit low right now!”
“Look, look, the crown is flying toward us!!!”
Under everyone’s gaze, the huge crown flew toward Mad King Building. Its speed didn’t seem fast, but in about ten seconds it settled onto the top of Mad King Building!
The scene fell silent for a moment.
The next instant, the atmosphere ignited!
The entire battlefield lit up with colors. Players from Heaven’s Judgment Building, Amusement Park Building, and Evil King Building all rushed over at top speed.
Skirmishers surged ahead first.
Meanwhile, the true main forces gathered under the command of their leaders.
Mad King Building was chaotic at first, but under the leadership of their respective floor leaders they quickly prepared defenses.
Long-range turrets were set up along the guardrail, forming a turret array at the first opportunity.
The players on the lower floors lacked such coordination; they fought individually and improvised as they went.