Chapter 4: You don’t want to be a reserve food, do you?

Cao Yaxuan was filled with overwhelming regret, wishing she could slap herself across the face.

Would she be eliminated just for stumbling upon Xu Lang's secret?

Why did her mouth have to be so damn loose?

Just as one party sat on pins and needles while the other remained utterly unperturbed, a tremendous crashing sound suddenly erupted from the iron door.

"Fuck your mother!" Zhou Tao's furious cursing followed immediately.

This guy had actually been squatting outside for over half an hour!

Huang Hao spoke with urgent anxiety: "Brother Tao, let's go quickly, the zombies are about to arrive. Once we find tools later, we'll definitely break down his iron door."

Another male student viciously chimed in: "Right, we'll make him perform as a human projectile then!"

"Just you wait, Xu Lang," Zhou Tao snarled.

The sound of footsteps faded away.

This time, they had truly left.

But before long, news about Xu Lang having an iron door had spread throughout the entire chat room.

Xu Lang's neighbors had actually wanted to mention this earlier, but Zhou Tao and his crew had been suppressing the information.

Suddenly, countless people were calling out to Xu Lang, with over thirty friend requests pouring in.

Some offered to bring their own supplies in exchange for a tenant spot, others played the emotional card, and some even tried to buy the homeowner position with real currency.

Xu Lang ignored them all, appearing completely detached from the outside world as he silently waited for the countdown to end.

Accompanied by a piercing alarm that echoed in everyone's minds, a dark mass of zombies surged out from the blood-red mist.

The so-called defensive fortifications were instantly shattered into scattered fragments!

The campus elites standing at the front line with weapons immediately turned and fled backward.

While running away, they didn't forget to frantically shove others and swing their clubs wildly.

Three swings per second was definitely not their limit!

Countless people fell to the ground.

Students standing in the dormitory corridors gasped in shock, which quickly transformed into hysterical screams.

"Fuck your mother! Why did no one say the stairwells are zombie spawn points too!!!"

Zombies also came pouring out from stairwell entrances across all ten floors.

In that moment, the entire dormitory building erupted into chaos!

Xu Lang had been watching through the peephole the entire time, not feeling particularly frightened since he'd witnessed far more terrifying scenes in his dreams.

There was once a butcher who relentlessly hacked away in his dreams for an entire night, piling up a mountain of corpses from a thousand victims, with dismembered bodies strewn about like a living hell.

After he moved away, Cao Yaxuan pressed against the peephole to look, her face gradually turning deathly pale.

A student was being devoured right before her eyes, their agonized screams piercingly shrill.

Just as she trembled uncontrollably, unsure what to do, a questioning voice came from behind her.

"Senior Cao, do you have a boyfriend?"

Cao Yaxuan froze, turning back to look at Xu Lang with disbelief.

At a time like this, you're making small talk with me?

Xu Lang stared directly into Cao Yaxuan's eyes, speaking in measured tones:

"As you can see, these zombies are different from those in movies - they move with alarming agility."

"Do you remember the initial prompt? The game difficulty will gradually increase... How likely do you think our iron door is to hold back the zombies?"

Instantly, Cao Yaxuan's face turned ghastly pale, nearly fainting on the spot.

If Xu Lang was right, didn't that mean both of them were doomed?

"What should we do then?" she asked reflexively.

The initiative had been handed over to this previously unknown underclassman.

No, actually, the moment Cao Yaxuan entered this room, the initiative had already been in Xu Lang's hands!

The corner of Xu Lang's mouth lifted: "Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well have some fun before we go."

His words were extremely crude.

Yet the clever Cao Yaxuan didn't dare show any displeasure, forcing an awkward smile as she said: "That wouldn't be appropriate, right? You've probably seen post-apocalyptic movies too - in situations like this, conserving energy is crucial."

A virgin who's never had a girlfriend!

At a critical moment like this, you're still thinking about that!

"Reasonable point. It seems Senior subscribes to extreme survivalism." Xu Lang didn't argue, instead breaking into a broad smile.

"Hehe, survival is life's primary imperative after all." Cao Yaxuan maintained her awkward smile.

Outside, screams of agony continued piercingly.

Inside the dorm room, the atmosphere grew increasingly bizarre.

And it was becoming more bizarre by the minute!

Cao Yaxuan noticed that Xu Lang had suddenly fallen silent, just sitting on the bed while studying her with profound, penetrating eyes.

"What's wrong?" Cao Yaxuan asked, her neck shrinking back slightly.

Xu Lang continued in that same measured tone:

"Adult females generally have body fat percentages between 20% and 25%. Senior, I can see you exercise, so your body fat should be around 18%..."

"Actually, fat isn't the most critical factor. What's most crucial is your water content, Senior."

"My apologies, I misspoke. It should be blood content."

"As you know, the most important thing for survival isn't food, but water sources!"

Cao Yaxuan froze, then gradually comprehended his meaning, nearly releasing a bit of "water source" on the spot right then.

Please, stop talking!

So you dragged me in here because you actually have your eyes on me as a person!!

"Junior, please don't scare Senior like this, you're really frightening me!" Cao Yaxuan forced composure.

In her view, Xu Lang belonged to that category of low-quality male university students who would "throw an arm around a bro's neck" or "mimic basketball moves" whenever they encountered her.

How could she possibly be willing to give herself to him!

Xu Lang stroked his chin, pondering thoughtfully:

"Since Senior brought up movies, then such behavior would be normal, wouldn't it?"

"Actually, the game assigning two-person dormitories might very well be with this intention."

"Without some reserve supplies in the apocalypse, who could possibly survive? Don't you agree, Senior Cao?"

Cao Yaxuan believed him!

Xu Lang was absolutely capable of doing such things.

Because when Xu Lang spoke, even his tone didn't fluctuate, remaining so calm it bordered on indifference.

If this guy wasn't a pervert, then who was!?

"Senior, rest assured, I'm not some devil. What men find most unforgettable is their first love. Would you be willing to become my one and only first love?" When Xu Lang reached this point, his expression suddenly shifted as he sighed: "Actually, my desire to romance you, Senior, stems from difficult circumstances."

Cao Yaxuan hurriedly asked: "What difficult circumstances?!"

You call being horny a difficult circumstance?!

Xu Lang spoke mysteriously:

"In my heart, there exists both Buddha and Demon."

"Don't be fooled by my usual innocent simplicity - that's only because the Demon has always been deeply sealed away within me."

"Now that this survival game has descended, seriously threatening my existence, the Demon in my heart is about to break free from its seal!"

"I want to ask you, when you face a true Demon manifesting in this world... can you still suppress it... can this entire dormitory building still suppress it?!"

"Therefore, I need sweet romance to once again seal away the Demon in my heart!"

Cao Yaxuan's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

At a time like this, could you please stop memeing!

Can't you hear the screams outside?!

Your classmates are about to be sucked into becoming anatomy cadavers!

"Junior, could you give Senior some more time? After all, this is all too sudden." Cao Yaxuan's tone bordered on pleading, almost kneeling on the ground.

"Fine." Xu Lang nodded in agreement.

Cao Yaxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

This junior was still reasonable after all.

Xu Lang then added: "In that case, could you please step out of my dormitory first? Seeing you irritates me."

Cao Yaxuan: "..."

I didn't even ask you for a tenant spot, and now you want to kick me out? Are you the devil?

"How about... I lend you my black stockings..." Cao Yaxuan, truly out of options, felt overwhelming shame the moment the words left her mouth.

Xu Lang glanced over, the sheer stockings faintly gleaming with a white sheen, looking quite high-end, and perhaps even slightly fragrant?

After brief contemplation, he spoke: "How about you step out for three minutes first? You can come back after three minutes."

Cao Yaxuan: "..."

The dorm room was sealed on all sides, the overhead light flickering intermittently, casting extremely dim illumination. Though only meters apart, they could barely make out each other's silhouettes.

And now Xu Lang had stood up, no longer wanting to drag this out.

This was a survival game, not some dinner party.

The sooner he obtained Cao Yaxuan, this Nightmare Coin accelerator, the better!