Chapter 616: Xu Lang Is Scarier Than Ghosts, How Did I Become a Mad Vanguard?
A gust of wind blew in through the window, causing Xu Lang’s ink-colored coat tail to flutter.
Green Shadow’s body suddenly collapsed, turning into a sheet of ashen gray that scattered with the wind.
The players shivered; even Neighborhood Committee members dared not speak, watching Xu Lang with a mix of fervor and awe.
That blond-haired player finally understood what was going on now, his body trembling like sifted chaff.
“Jingzhe actually ran away, no wonder he’s one of Hunter Building’s Seven Hunter Kings!” Cao Yaxuan exclaimed, carefree or simply indifferent to the others, speaking only for herself.
Surviving Xu Lang’s hands was no ordinary feat!
Xu Lang didn’t reply to Cao Yaxuan. He turned his gaze to Wu Man and the other Mad King Building players kneeling before him and said in a stern tone, “You not only harmed your companions, you colluded with Hunter Building to overthrow Demon King Castle!”
Before he finished speaking, Wu Man panicked and shouted, “Please forgive us, Dorm Owner! Didn’t you say once that you never fear challenges?”
Cao Yaxuan rolled her eyes. “The Neighborhood Committee hasn’t regulated personal hygiene yet, so fine if you like to stay clean, but you can’t defecate in front of everyone, and you can’t do it together with others either!”
Cold sweat beaded on Wu Man’s forehead.
At that moment, Xu Lang moved!
In the arena, blood-red blade light flared wildly!
The kneeling blond hadn’t even seen what happened when his system notifications started ringing off in his head like a virus!
[You have been targeted by Aura of Terror, willpower check failed, SAN value -30 points, body enters 3.4 seconds rigid state!]
[You have been locked by the enemy unit’s killing intent, willpower check failed, SAN value -60 points, willpower permanently impaired!]
[You are affected by Purgatory·Cruelty's Greaves aura, total defense reduced by 12%!]
[You are affected by special clothing "Eternal Night Garment", vision reduced by 90%!]
[You are targeted by special clothing effect "Majestic Manifestation", willpower check failed, soul takes 530 points damage, and will suffer continuous soul suppression!]
[Your left arm took 82,333 points damage, Wisteria Light Armor durability -5,000 points, durability now 0, triggering "Severed Limb" effect!]
[You have entered a severe bleeding state, bleeding level 12, dealing 3,000 damage per second, severed limb effect ongoing, bleeding duration cannot be calculated!]
[You were hit by Seven Killings Blood Qi, vitality continuously draining!]
[You were hit by Ghost Qi, afflicted with a curse, curse level 10, all defenses down 20%, estimated duration 10 seconds!]
[You are locked by special clothing effect "Chain Judgment", three teammates in your faction suffer soul damage!]
[Enemy unit "Xu Lang" triggered Blade Angel skill, causing a double strike, limb maiming, damage transferred to right arm!]
[Your right arm took 82,333 points damage, triggering "Severed Limb" effect!]
[You have entered a severe bleeding state, bleeding level 12, dealing 3,000 damage per second, severed limb effect ongoing, bleeding duration cannot be calculated!]
[You are locked by special clothing effect "Chain Judgment", three teammates in your faction suffer soul damage!]
[Alert, SAN value continues to drop!]
[Notice, SAN value has reached zero!]
[Congratulations, you have successfully become one of the Mad Vanguards, eternally cast into the Abyss of Madness!]
“Huh? I became a Mad Vanguard?”
The blond briefly sobered in his final moments, feeling the world had become absurd.
Several players’ SAN values hit zero, their bodies dissolving into crimson light that thinned into the air—this was the mark of becoming a Mad Vanguard.
“Hm?”
Xu Lang raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Were they scared to death?
His dual attributes were crushing—high Spirit, high Constitution—naturally oppressive to far weaker players. With Talents like King’s Aura and Power and Will that further increased suppression, achieving this outcome seemed almost normal.
Right now, Xu Lang was more terrifying than ghosts!
The Neighborhood Committee members dared not breathe, pressing themselves against the wall as if to disappear.
In barely two seconds, over twenty players were dead, and some had been cut down into Mad Vanguards!
No one would have believed such a thing if it were told as a rumor, yet they had just witnessed it with their own eyes!
At this moment, Xu Lang’s charisma in their minds surged—up, up, and up!
Charm as an attribute was special. Besides the base charm, part of it depended purely on others’ subjective perception.
In a Dorm Survival Game environment, violence equaled beauty!
Benevolent rulers and wise rulers seemed too weak here!
Violence and suppression were the core elements people yearned for; only an iron-blooded leader like that could offer the greatest sense of security!
A female player ground her teeth, cheeks flushed as if about to seep water, forcibly containing the tremor inside her.
Her charm was too overwhelming—she couldn’t help it.
It was like how Evil Furry Grain reacted when seeing Senior Sister Red Butterfly.
She wanted to lick.
“Clean this place up.” Xu Lang ordered indifferently, then said to Cao Yaxuan, “Yaxuan, freeze that skull. I’ll need it later.”
Saying that, Xu Lang walked to the fallen player and picked up all his loot, which included the Snake Lord’s body that had not been destroyed.
Deliver the corpse to his sister and bury him properly.
Another good deed done today.
“Understood!” Cao Yaxuan complied without asking why.
……
Several hours remained before the building war began; everyone busied themselves preparing. At that moment, the names of over twenty players dimmed at once, catching many people’s attention.
The news spread fast.
Wu Man and the others who had colluded with Hunter Building to cause trouble during the building war were all dead.
And they were killed personally by Xu Lang!
The chat room filled with sycophantic voices, elevating Xu Lang to near-mythical heights.
At the same time, many players itching to make a move were cowed into stillness—he’d killed so many without a single fight sound, like pinching off a flower.
Life’s weight seemed so light in Xu Lang’s hands!
Those who died weren’t weak among the player base, as could be seen from their dorm facilities.
Now their dorm had been ransacked by the Neighborhood Committee, leaving only a turret and an empty room up for auction.
If no one bought it, new tenants would move in before long.
Mad King Building’s recruitment efficiency was astonishing—no other dorm could beat it.
……
On the fifteenth floor, at the center of attention, Xu Lang stood outside a dorm with Zhou Ye and Su Yuan beside him; Cao Yaxuan had already left.
“Why won’t they open the door?” Su Yuan frowned and pressed the doorbell again.
A high-ranking officer comes to pay respects, and you shut yourself in—what’s the meaning of that?
This dorm was Snake Lord’s; the only tenant was his sister, Bai Ling, who was inside.
Before coming, Su Yuan had confirmed with the fifteenth floor that Bai Ling had not gone out.
“There’s something special about the room. Wait outside.” Xu Lang said, drawing Purgatory's Master.
Zhou Ye and Su Yuan stepped back instinctively.
Blade light flashed, the outer door’s durability hit zero, the lock clattered to the ground, and the door swung open. Inside was as dark as outside.
Xu Lang pushed the door in and casually closed it behind him.
[Zhou Ye: Boss, you’re so meticulous!]
A door whose durability reached zero decomposed into raw materials at a touch, yet Xu Lang had managed to close it properly.
Such control and attention to detail—no wonder he was Mad King Building’s Dorm Owner.
[Su Yuan: Are you implying Bai Ling is really beautiful?]
[Zhou Ye: Hehe!]
[Su Yuan: I heard Lang Ge hates it when people call him lecherous, so be careful!]
[Zhou Ye: Thanks for the reminder, got it!]
Out in the world, rumors had it that Bai Ling was an absolute beauty; many had seen her when she came out of the Gate of Ten Thousand Lies.
When Zhou Ye went to register, Bai Ling had also shown herself—delicate and stunning.