Chapter 16: The fifth night, zombies upgrade!

Just like that, Xu Lang repeated the same process, nearly sweeping clean all the Copper Coins available on the market, becoming the dormitory building's water supply magnate.

Many people were curious about what Xu Lang wanted with Copper Coins, but he never explained, so everyone could only spend their coins.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

After all, many people were genuinely close to dying of thirst—otherwise, Xu Lang wouldn't have been able to lure Tong Qi over with just a cup of water.

Such things only happened in these extreme circumstances; in a peaceful society, you wouldn't even dare to imagine it.

After hoarding all the Copper Coins, seeing that people in the chat room were still asking for water, Xu Lang began using water to continue purchasing.

Buy whatever caught his eye!

He wasn't short on water anyway!

Xu Lang dared to say that absolutely no one in the dormitory building was richer than him.

Anyone who had played games knew that where there was currency, there had to be places to spend it!

While others were still focused on the present, Xu Lang was already betting on the future!

Time passed, and during this period, several more groups of people came to room 200's door, but Xu Lang paid them no mind.

He maintained an attitude of the homeowner being away, yet the shelves kept getting restocked—it was utterly infuriating!

Some people complained about Xu Lang, saying he had secrets he wouldn't share, while others were very grateful to him; without Xu Lang, they wouldn't have had a single drop of water to drink.

After Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi woke up, they asked Xu Lang what was going on and why so many people were adding them.

Xu Lang gave his standard reply.

—Ignore them!

And so, with everyone harboring their own hidden agendas, the sky began to darken.

A long time passed after the dormitory broadcast, but no zombie cries echoed through the black night.

Some brave individuals opened their doors and discovered that zombies were intermittently gathering and moving toward one location.

"That's the direction of the gymnasium! What's happening over there!"

Wang Yang stood in the corridor, witnessing this scene, his pupils contracting violently.

A sense of ominous foreboding rose in his heart, like dark clouds pressing down overhead.

The chat room quickly buzzed with discussions about this.

But no one had any clues.

Wang Ao considered organizing people to kill zombies, but the problem was, the zombies were all out in the open, not inside any buildings.

Who the hell would dare to fight zombie hordes out in the open?!

Wang Ao also felt the risk was too high and eventually dropped the matter.

And so, everyone spent three hours on edge until finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and decided to go check out the gymnasium.

This person was named Zhang Dahai, a player from the second floor.

During last night's zombie assault, he had killed a Sprinting Zombie and obtained a Sprint skill, giving him movement speed comparable to a provincial-level sprinter.

The chat room couldn't record videos, but it could take photos.

Zhang Dahai made his way cautiously while uploading the pictures he took to the chat room.

Except for a few players who were too tired and had fallen asleep, everyone was watching this picture-based live stream.

"I'm really fed up with those people; not a single one was willing to come with me... Those zombies are clearly brewing something big!" Though Zhang Dahai had taken this brave step, he couldn't stop muttering complaints in his heart.

Before long, he climbed onto the gymnasium's ventilation duct and looked inside. Instantly, his face turned deathly pale from horror, and he nearly fell.

Inside the gymnasium, it was densely packed with zombies.

They had formed three distinct circles.

In the center of each circle was a bizarre-looking zombie that was feeding on its own kind!

When Zhang Dahai posted this information along with the picture in the chat room, everyone held their breath in terror.

"They're cannibalizing themselves!" Wang Yang exclaimed, bloodshot veins appearing in his eyes.

"Brother Yang, what's wrong?"

His two roommates immediately looked at him.

Three players sharing one dorm room was now the optimal setup.

If every player upgraded their own dorm room separately, it would consume too many resources, and there would be no one to provide support during emergencies.

"Look at the information I posted!" Wang Yang's eyes were crimson as he pulled out a slip of paper.

He knew the final day wouldn't be this simple!

Over these past few days, everyone had found a few Information Slips here and there.

The more they understood, the less afraid players became of this round of the game.

But when this particular slip was revealed, everyone immediately descended into chaos, becoming extremely panicked.

A single Level 1 zombie had nearly beaten Wu Huihui to death!

If a Level 2 zombie appeared, no dorm room could withstand it!

This exceeded the limits of what a normal human could handle!

Unless you were a combat genius who could slide-tackle a tiger!

—We must stop them!

At this moment, these six words became the shared burden on everyone's mind.

The situation was urgent; they truly couldn't delay any longer!

The advantage of having leaders within the herd became apparent.

The three leaders—Wang Yang, Wang Ao, and Wu Huihui—discussed it and decided to take the initiative and attack.

Even if they couldn't directly kill those evolving zombies, they at least needed to lure some zombies away to kill, reducing the pressure they'd face defending their doors later.

If this had been a day ago, someone would surely have suggested waiting until daytime, hoping the zombies might disperse on their own.

However, after these days of trials, the survivors had undergone a transformation; they wouldn't say such foolish things anymore.

The game's cruelty had been made starkly clear from the very first day. They absolutely couldn't expect such good fortune.

This wasn't a game at all—it was hell!!

In room 200, Xu Lang was savoring tea.

Although he hadn't lacked for food these past few days, he wasn't in his best condition either.

It was the final day of the game, and he wanted to refresh his spirits.

"Xu Lang, aren't you worried?" Tong Qi asked curiously.

"Worrying is useless," Xu Lang shook his head.

Having endured nightmares for over ten years, there were very few things that could frighten him.

"Hmph, Little Tong, you haven't seen our door properly, have you!" Cao Yaxuan walked over to the steel door, looking very pleased with herself.

"It does look quite sturdy," Tong Qi scratched her head.

Even though she knew enemies couldn't break in, wouldn't she still feel afraid?

These days hiding in the dorm had been utterly nerve-wracking for her.

"It's the final day. Let's take a bath together," Xu Lang suggested.

The two girls glanced at each other. Tong Qi felt somewhat shy and stayed silent.

Cao Yaxuan, however, decisively nodded: "Alright, it's the final day. Let's be extravagant for once!"

The room contained many miscellaneous items, including shampoo, body wash... and a large red basin, commonly seen in the 70s and 80s.

Furthermore, there was a drainage outlet in the corner, so they didn't have to worry about flooding the place.

The main concern was others drinking it; otherwise, the bathwater could actually be used for trading.