Chapter 22: Kill the big zombie, Zhou Tao dies!

This was the hero.

Next came the spoils.

—One medical item and 1,200 Copper Coins.

A flash of excitement shone in Xu Lang's eyes.

Directly increasing base stats—this was a god-tier item!

But that description... Would his head really become pointy if he used it?

He had asked Cao Yaxuan and the others before; the item descriptions each person saw were actually slightly different. Besides the fixed information, part of it came from the observer's subjective consciousness.

"Should be fine!" Xu Lang thought to himself.

"Xu Lang, you killed that zombie?" Cao Yaxuan swallowed hard.

Xu Lang had been too fast, so fast that they hadn't seen many details.

Still worthy of praise was that even in such a sudden situation, neither woman had screamed.

Five days of the survival game had taught all players to keep their mouths shut!

"Guaranteed genuine." Xu Lang holstered the Colt and flashed a bright smile.

It had been a long time since Cao Yaxuan had seen such a cheerful smile from Xu Lang. She couldn't help but pause, then nodded with a blush: "As long as you're happy... You're now ranked second on the points leaderboard. Winning the game will give you great rewards."

The dormitory broadcast had mentioned something about the top ten being able to upgrade their dorms, and she felt a faint sense of anticipation.

"Let's focus on surviving first," Xu Lang said with a light laugh.

"Xu Lang, what's this?" Tong Qi pointed at the blue serum in Xu Lang's hand.

"Dropped by the Cat Demon." As he spoke, Xu Lang picked up the serum and injected it directly into his arm.

A slight pain pricked his arm, followed by waves of coolness spreading through it.

This vial of serum looked very precious. Upgrading it with Nightmare Coins might yield excellent effects.

But even if Xu Lang had Nightmare Coins later, he would only use them to upgrade the Nightmare Cot or the main door.

Holding back to save up for upgrading the Gene Optimization Serum wasn't a wise choice.

If others snowballed their economy, you simply couldn't win. Rather than enjoying power later, better to enjoy the advantage all the way!

A few minutes later, while Xu Lang's physique showed no visible change, he could clearly feel an increase in strength, and his posture even straightened more.

"Xu Lang, are you going out?" Cao Yaxuan's heart tightened, suddenly struck by a strong intuition.

—Xu Lang was leaving!

"Not in a hurry." Xu Lang shook his head, his expression calm as he casually put on Cao Yaxuan's baseball cap.

He was just one step away from reaching the top of the leaderboard. There was no reason not to fight for it.

Hearing this, Tong Qi pressed her lips together, suppressing her urge to dissuade Xu Lang.

At a time like this, the man had already made his decision, so she didn't want to speak up.

Anyway, she felt Xu Lang's judgment was better than hers. She just needed to support him.

"Xu Lang..." Cao Yaxuan opened her mouth, a note of pleading in her voice, "Can't you stay?"

"No." Xu Lang shook his head.

If he holed up in the room, no one could drag him out; if he decided to go out, no one could pull him back.

Everyone had to pay the price for their choices, and he was willing to take this risk.

The danger of the Dorm Survival Game had exceeded his expectations, putting him on high alert.

Operating in this game was like sailing against the current: you either advanced or fell behind.

If an opportunity presented itself and he didn't take it, that wouldn't be playing safe—it would be being a turtle!

Xu Lang did a couple of light jumps on the spot, loosening up his body, then stood waiting behind the door, pistol in hand.

Several minutes passed, and finally, the opportunity arrived!

The Large Zombie had reached the tenth floor. Screams echoed in the corridor, and players were giving warnings in the chat room.

Right now, the longer the person being hunted survived, the longer he himself could survive.

Though, it was slightly unfortunate that the player being chased was smashed to death by the Large Zombie shortly after reaching the tenth floor.

Immediately after, the Large Zombie started bashing on a door.

The dorm number was 186—Wu Huihui's room!

"Sister Wu, what should we do?" Wang Tingting was panicking.

"Don't be afraid. Use the iron materials to reinforce it first." Wu Huihui held the iron materials, ready to repair the Iron Door the moment its Durability dropped slightly.

A flash of light, and the iron materials in her hand vanished—truly miraculous.

"Don't just stand there. Go ask other players to lend us some iron materials," Wu Huihui said gravely.

The sound was her vocal cords vibrating through fat, but in this situation, it carried a certain authority.

"Oh, right!" Wang Tingting snapped out of it and hurriedly started calling out in the chat room.

There were only the two of them in the room now.

Their other roommate had ironically met her end thanks to a blessing turning into a curse, dying during the Large Zombie's pursuit. If she hadn't asked Wu Huihui for the immunity potion, she wouldn't have gone along this time.

Thanks to their previously accumulated reputation, players gradually sent Wang Tingting some iron materials, but it was a drop in the bucket.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The Large Zombie kept ramming the door, the sound like a tolling funeral bell.

"Why is it only targeting us!" Wang Tingting felt despair.

They were out of iron materials now. All they could do was watch the door's Durability slowly decrease.

Wu Huihui, holding a weapon, didn't dare stay right behind the door anymore. She stood further back, sweat beading on her forehead as she stared fixedly at the door.

BANG!

The Large Zombie slammed into it again violently. The door cracked slightly, and through the gap, Wu Huihui could even see the terrifying figure of the zombie.

Wang Tingting trembled like a leaf in a storm, but she gritted her teeth hard, planning to dart past the Large Zombie the moment it burst in.

"Sister Hui, let's run in separate directions when the time comes."

"Okay!"

Both sisters were terrified, but there was no other way. The only path before them now was to seek life through facing death.

BANG!

The Large Zombie gathered its strength, its body lunging forward for a massive impact. But midway, it suddenly staggered, and the already precarious door wasn't smashed down.

Moreover, that loud BANG hadn't been the sound of the door being hit!

Immediately after, a rapid series of banging sounds erupted continuously, leaving the two women in the room utterly bewildered.

"What's happening?"

The two women looked at each other, completely baffled.

Xu Lang stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the item dropped by the Large Zombie.

It was an exquisitely designed card, with a ferocious, snarling zombie depicted in the center.

He didn't examine it closely, quickly pocketing it before darting swiftly towards the stairwell entrance.

The area below the dormitory building was pitch black, with only the occasional street lamp.

Apart from that, there was no sound, nor did anyone dare make a sound.

Xu Lang moved swiftly all the way and soon reached the entrance of the gymnasium, where he saw the corpse of the Crawling Monster.

Then, he also saw an old acquaintance.

Other people had the same idea as Xu Lang.

"Xu Lang!?"

Zhou Tao picked up the item dropped by the Crawling Monster, narrowed his eyes slightly, and upon confirming Xu Lang's identity, couldn't contain his wild joy:

"You've got some nerve, kid, daring to come out!"

"Take me to your room now!"

"No, wait! Hand over the room ownership rights immediately!"

As he spoke, he directly pulled a hockey stick from his backpack, preparing to viciously swing it at Xu Lang.

Seeing Xu Lang had made him so ecstatic that his words lost all logic. His voice was frenzied, like the low growl of a wild dog.