Chapter 631: Survival Contest, Seven Extreme Environments, Paid Vacation!
[Third Round: "Survival Contest!"]
[Rule 1: After the game starts, seven extreme environments will appear, affecting player survival!]
[Rule 2: "Eternal Freezing Cold" will last 7 hours, with peak temperatures capable of freezing the soul!]
[Rule 3: "Lava Extreme Heat" will last 7 hours, with peak temperatures capable of incinerating the soul!]
[Rule 4: "Dark Eternal Night" will last 7 hours, during which Dark Creatures will roam!]
[Rule 5: "Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest" will last 7 hours, with air condensing liquid nitrogen droplets at -196°C that explode on contact!]
[Rule 6: "High Pressure World" will last 7 hours, with oxygen solidifying like iron blocks and pressure increasing by 50atm+]
[Rule 7: "Gravity Abyss" will last 7 hours, with gravity increasing 30-fold and Gravity Beasts attacking the building]
[Rule 8: "Solar Storm" will last 7 hours, during which solar radiation bursts will strike dormitories and the dormitory building]
[Rule 9: After the round ends, the dormitory building with the most surviving players wins, with champion earning +5 points, runner-up +3 points, and third place +1 point!]
[Rule 10: This round takes place in the Projection World; dead players will enter the Silent Realm and revive after the round ends]
[Introduction complete!]
[Current scores: Evil King Building 11 points, Heaven's Judgment Building 8 points, Mad King Building 7 points, Amusement Park Building 2 points!]
[Extreme environments will arrive in 3 minutes. Everyone, prepare yourselves!]
A row of crimson countdown numbers appeared in the center of the void battlefield, visible to players from all four dormitory buildings.
"Eternal Freezing Cold? Lava Extreme Heat?! I can't even get through those two rounds, let alone the rest!" At the Amusement Park Building, a player rushed out of the dormitory building, shouting in panic.
His eyes quickly found the Floor Leader, and he sprinted over.
A swarm of players immediately surrounded the Floor Leader.
"Floor Leader, you have to save me!"
"Thirty times gravity, how am I supposed to survive that?"
"Old Bai, do you remember how you borrowed a bottle of Happy Water from me? Just swap your cold-weather gear with me, and we're good!"
"Floor Leader Bai, save me!"
Floor Leader Bai was pushed and shoved around like a piece of limp noodles.
"Stop, stop! What's the panic? Remember, happiness is what matters most." Floor Leader Bai grinned. "Can't survive? Then just die. Simple as that!"
The crowd suddenly saw the light, forcing smiles onto their faces. In the end, those smiles became utterly sincere, as if they truly came from the heart.
"That's right, we're immortal!"
"Die? No big deal!"
"Lose? So what!"
"What's the worst that could happen?!"
"..."
The Amusement Park Building players quickly became a picture of harmony, each returning to their own dormitories.
Suddenly, Floor Leader Bai furrowed his brow and turned to look at a particular dormitory.
At the door of that room stood a young boy. He wasn't smiling, his expression rather serious. His gaze met Floor Leader Bai's for a moment before the door slammed shut with a bang.
"This troublesome kid again... Even happiness and laughter can't infect him. Is he a demon?"
In the Amusement Park Building, demons were meant to be purged.
...
Evil King Building.
Everything remained as usual—cold, detached, each player acting on their own.
Upon learning the content of the third round, the players' emotions showed little fluctuation.
The main thing was, dying meant you could revive. At worst, you'd lose a few points, which you could make up later.
...
Heaven's Judgment Building.
The players were exceptionally united. Within just three minutes, they had drafted a support workflow and a point-grabbing strategy.
With such a system in place, they at least wouldn't end up at the bottom.
"Go check on the Mad King Building players." Solaris ordered.
The Observer quickly relayed the information back.
"They're roaring with laughter? How is that possible?" Solaris's expression shifted drastically. He hastily left his dormitory and gazed into the distance toward the Mad King Building.
There, in the corridors of the Mad King Building, players were everywhere, screaming like madmen, some even kneeling and kowtowing to a black box.
"Free points, free points!"
"Hurry up! I want to go on vacation in the Demon Box World!"
"Dad Xu Lang, your child wants to be in your warmest embrace!"
Solaris's hearing was astonishing; even from kilometers away, he could catch the Mad King Building players' nonsensical ramblings.
The gist of it? He couldn't understand a word.
...
Mad King Building.
Upon hearing the game's content, the players were overjoyed.
Seven rounds, and only Eternal Night had monsters roaming and attacking doors. The other rounds were all safe!
Because they could hide in the Demon Box World!
Plus, if Xu Lang used Blood Grudge, they wouldn't even need to come back to guard the doors during the Eternal Night round. Xu Lang could just massacre everything on his own!
This round? They were really going to coast to victory!
How could they not be thrilled?
The players' overall SAN value had even increased!
And Xu Lang didn't disappoint, one by one dragging them into the Demon Box World.
Black Vortexes opened in succession, and as players stepped inside, they seemed to enter another world, vanishing completely from sight.
Players from the other three buildings all noticed this scene, their hearts filled with amazement. But the game was about to start, leaving them no spare thoughts to investigate further. They quickly returned to their dormitories.
Of course, there were also players who were bold enough—or skilled enough—to remain standing in the corridors.
If the environment wasn't too extreme, they could survive on their own without relying on the equipment in their rooms.
When the three minutes were up, Eternal Freezing Cold descended.
In the first second, a white snowy mist blanketed the sky!
In the second second, snowflakes began to flutter down!
In the third second, the snowflakes grew from small to large, quickly turning into heavy, goose-feather-like snow. The sky itself was dyed a silvery white!
In the fourth second, a cold wind stirred, barely a ripple.
In the fifth second, a layer of frost crept across the walls of the dormitory building.
In the sixth second, the howling wind carved into the bone, raging into a disaster!
In the seventh second, the ground of the void battlefield turned snow white!
In the eighth second, the air was filled with nothing but snow—white, and only white.
In the ninth second, the dormitory building froze solid, like a beautiful ice sculpture!
Some players standing at the edge of the corridor, too slow to make it back to their rooms, were literally frozen to death on the spot!
They remained locked in the pose of running toward their dormitories. The wind howled around them a few times before they were completely frozen solid, their life force gone.
...
Demon King Castle.
The Air Conditioner kicked on, filling the entire dormitory with warm air.
Xu Lang had chosen the Air Conditioner way back when specifically to counter environment-based game scenarios. Using it now to handle the Survival Contest was a perfect fit.
Not all Mad King Building players knew the Demon King Castle had an Air Conditioner. They simply instinctively believed Xu Lang could solve everything, so it never even occurred to them that the Demon King Castle might not be able to withstand this round.
The Taleblade Demon Box sat on the coffee table in front of him, with warm air still pouring into it.
The Status of the void battlefield was terrifyingly high, covering nearly all dimensions. Even the Demon Box World was suffering from the extreme environment, forced to hitch a ride on the Air Conditioner's warmth.
Luckily, the Air Conditioner was powerful enough.
After all, it was a Core Facility.
"Time to sleep. We haven't slept today yet!"
Xu Lang called everyone to get on the bed.
This round was made for lazing around!
Once everyone was in bed, Nightmare Coins started rolling in, and Xu Lang was completely at ease.
He could earn Nightmare Coins!
How was this any different from a paid vacation?!