Chapter 609: Amusement Park Players Charge, Mad Vanguards Show Their Might!
On the rooftop, Xu Lang was still examining the information on the three buildings' players.
Now he had moved on to the Heaven's Judgment Building players, who were exceptionally complicated and took him a long time to investigate.
Once he had gathered all the intel, he published the information on the Heaven's Judgment Building players.
With the battle situation critical, he didn't bother relaying the message through the Neighborhood Committee as an intermediary, but just sent it directly.
[400 Xu Lang: The Heaven's Judgment Building players have a Heaven's Judgment Code. They don't have individual skill slots; all their skills are in the Heaven's Judgment Code]
[The Heaven's Judgment Code has nine basic forbidden spells, plus the edicts they each write themselves. Note: the forbidden spells can be amplified when combined. Don't face multiple Heaven's Judgment Building players at the same time]
[The nine basic forbidden spells in the Heaven's Judgment Code are Blazing Annihilation Flame, Gathering Dust into a Tower, Eternal Frost Path... Forbidden Lightning. The danger level of the skills increases progressively, as do their consumption and cooldown]
Heaven's Judgment Building players came with a built-in skill library and could even write their own special skills called "edicts." Honestly, that was a bit overpowered.
Logically, with something this strong, even a dog could waltz in and win the game, right?
But the Heaven's Judgment Building wasn't at full occupancy, which meant the game's difficulty was equally high.
This showed that the combat prowess of Heaven's Judgment Building players was absolutely no joke.
Anyway, they were definitely stronger than the Amusement Park Building players...
The Amusement Park Building was way too easy to coast through. If he performed well this time, Xu Lang wondered if the Amusement Park Building could forcefully recruit him as one of their players.
As for his loyalty to the Mad King Building, you couldn't say it was high. More like nonexistent.
Forget about using a gloriously righteous word like "loyalty"; even if he had the slightest hint of nostalgia for the place, that would just mean his SAN value was low.
Xu Lang glanced at the Amusement Park Building players charging recklessly, then looked toward the Evil King Building players.
Both buildings had the word "King" in their names; clearly, they didn't mesh well together.
The Evil King Building was the slowest to charge the building, and only about three or four hundred people had come. Some of them were staying behind in the corridors, and a few dormitory doors hadn't even been opened yet.
Xu Lang first examined the players' minds and emotions to find out why some hadn't come out of their dorm rooms and whether a Manager had given any orders.
Then, he looked at their skill conditions.
After that, he reviewed their experiences. This was the most time-consuming and also the most important step. Going through the life of an Evil King Building player could give him a more comprehensive understanding of the building.
Of course, he couldn't check every single person like this, so he selectively picked targets he deemed valuable.
This whole process took quite a bit of time.
But at the same time, the information he gathered was comprehensive enough.
For a moment, his expression turned somewhat serious, and he finally fixed his gaze on the three Wicked Gods guarding the Evil King Building.
Boom!
Suddenly, a bullet the size of a bottle cap shot over, swift as lightning.
Xu Lang tilted his head to dodge it, his gaze shifting downward to the Evil King Building player who had fired at him.
From several kilometers away, the Evil King Building player flipped him off with a wild, arrogant smile.
Xu Lang had seen through too many people's minds with the Nightmare Eye, so he instinctively knew what this guy was thinking.
He thought Xu Lang was a scout and wanted to taunt him into coming down, but he was also somewhat wary of Xu Lang's strength.
Xu Lang remained unfazed and continued to look at the three Wicked Gods.
"Tch, coward!"
Wang Pin cursed, raising his gun to aim at the players on the Mad King Building's corridor.
The next moment!
A sharp, piercing aura sliced from his forehead all the way down to his chest, cutting his entire body in two!
Wang Pin, dead!
...
On the rooftop, Xu Lang sheathed his blade.
A minor character like that couldn't stir up any hatred or anger in him. It was like crushing an ant, which perfectly suited the prerequisite mindset for unleashing Soul Severing: Heartless Blade.
But honestly, Evil King Building players were genuinely strong. Ridiculously, overwhelmingly strong.
In terms of individual combat power alone, even third-floor dormitory players might not be able to beat an Evil King Building player in a fight.
Evil King Building players had three characteristics.
First, they had a cruel nature and killed for pleasure.
Second, every player had a Wicked Artifact. When the owner committed acts of killing, performed evil deeds, went against the norm, or broke through psychological boundaries, the artifact would grow. Furthermore, the Wicked Artifact was tailor-made, perfectly matching the owner's personality traits, and its growth trajectory was identical to the owner's. If the owner's temperament underwent a drastic change, the artifact could even switch from a blade form to a firearm. At the same time, the Wicked Artifact and the player grew in sync, mutually complementing each other and inheriting a portion of each other's attributes.
Third, the quality of supplies in the Evil King Building was astonishingly high. While the quantity might not match the Mad King Building's, the quality was on par with it.
The main gameplay of the Evil King Building was nurturing their Wicked Artifacts. Every player's artifact was at least of Excellent-grade; otherwise, they couldn't survive in the Evil King Building.
When Evil King Building players invested in their dorms, part of it was to defend against monsters, and part was also to defend against other players.
But above all, the Evil King Building players' greatest strength was their individual combat capability.
With a powerful primary weapon that could massively boost their own attributes, and being strong in both attributes and equipment, it was hard for Evil King Building players not to be powerful.
"The Managers among them have Wicked Artifacts at the Legendary or Mythical level. These are the most powerful gear for boosting a player's strength—far more useful than a single powerful skill!"
After synthesizing a batch of intel, Xu Lang also published the information on the Evil King Building players.
Following that, he began to investigate another type of information.
—Dormitory Building Characteristics!
The Status of the dormitory building was too high for him to directly examine the building itself, but he could start with the players.
Before long, he had also figured out the dormitory characteristics of the three buildings.
"Why are all these dormitory characteristics so freakish?"
Xu Lang couldn't help but feel exasperated.
Outside the Mad King Building, the enemy's main force had already charged in, and people were constantly attacking his position.
Seeing this, Xu Lang retreated to the center of the rooftop rather than going back to his dorm.
He still hadn't investigated those three Wicked Gods from the Evil King Building.
Besides, being on the rooftop made it easier to provide support and move around.
"At least these three Wicked Gods are powerful, but just like the Mad Vanguards, the players don't have the authority to command them, and they can't act on their own initiative..."
In less than ten minutes since the battle started, Xu Lang had already seen through the other three buildings' entire playbook, and a counter-strategy had already formed in his mind.
...
"Charge!"
"Smash those crimson monsters out of the way!"
"Adorable Star Meteor Ram!"
The main force of the Amusement Park Building players had already clashed with the Mad Vanguards. Some of the players with better driving skills even managed to break through the Mad Vanguards' blockade.
Dung~dung~dung~
Their vehicles slammed into the Mad King Building's walls, and the Amusement Park Building players quickly jumped out and rushed inside the building.
"Hahaha, we finally made it in! Brother Long, I'll go with you to take down the first floor first!"
"Holy shit, those are landmines!"
"Fuck, who's this damn sneaky, setting traps in the corridor!"
This wave of scattered players was wiped out in an instant by the traps in the stairwell.
The fight between the Amusement Park Building players and the Crimson Vanguards rapidly escalated, soon reaching a white-hot intensity.