Chapter 791: SAN Value and Sequence Loss of Control, Xu Lang Becomes a Ginseng Fruit

“At this stage, it seems far too early to explore the Rakshasa World. The environment alone in a high-risk world is enough to overwhelm players.”

At Demon King Castle, Xu Lang secretly watched the feed and silently summed up what he’d learned.

From where he stood, plenty of valuable experience from elite personnel was automatically brought to him, but nothing beat experiencing things firsthand.

Until the exploration world had been thoroughly mapped out, it remained extremely dangerous. Take the sandstorm Ayiguli and the others had encountered, for example. They had actually prepared for it in advance, yet it still resulted in casualties.

Besides, the Rakshasa World didn’t seem suitable for large-scale expeditions.

Xu Lang watched the feed for another half hour or so, then got up and left.

At another dormitory, Yan Xiaoli and the others were already waiting for him.

……

The Dungeon.

The Evil King and Azazel were both being held here, reduced to the state of ordinary mortals.

“Lang Ge, keeping these two locked up takes a lot of Copper Coins. I’m running a little short again.” Yan Xiaoli stood beside Xu Lang, her eyes seemingly fixed on him.

She was one of the few female players who dared to openly stare at Xu Lang’s face for a long time.

Bai Ling and Jiang Xiaowen stood nearby as well.

The three women hadn’t gone to explore the world.

They did business inside Mad King Building, so they weren’t short of money. Their Development Speed wasn’t fast, but at least it was steady.

Yan Xiaoli was the main reason their little team managed to stay afloat. She had a real head for business.

“How much to keep them locked up for another three days?” Xu Lang asked.

“Ten million!” Yan Xiaoli held up one finger.

To ordinary players, that amount was astronomical. Xu Lang was pretty broke himself at the moment, but he still paid.

“Open the door,” Xu Lang ordered.

Yan Xiaoli hurried to unlock the cell. As soon as Xu Lang stepped inside, he said nothing and formed a Scarlet Herding Chain, thrusting it into Azazel’s body.

In an instant, the Scarlet Herding Chain met with a deep, sluggish resistance. Strange images related to Azazel surfaced in Xu Lang’s mind, one after another.

It was like a rancher slaughtering cattle and sheep, with the animal’s entire life flashing through his mind.

Under its influence, Xu Lang’s SAN value began to fall.

Highly advanced, mysterious knowledge and images carried harm in themselves. Merely seeing them could damage the brain, and they were impossible to understand.

Azazel was on a level far beyond his own.

Xu Lang wasn’t frustrated at all. If anything, he was pleased.

Somewhere deep inside, he had a premonition: as long as he drained Azazel and the Evil King dry, the Scarlet Shepherd Sequence would advance again.

He had ignored Azazel and the Evil King before because he hadn’t wanted his Sequence’s power to grow too out of control.

But now that Titan Building was about to come knocking, it wouldn’t do to leave his strength unimproved. In truth, he didn’t want a direct conflict with Titan Building.

The outcome he wanted most was for the two buildings to cooperate wholeheartedly and face the dangers together.

To forge iron, one must first be strong oneself. If he wanted others to respect him, he needed enough leverage.

“Entering the Madness Domain so many times seems to have made me somewhat used to it…”

Xu Lang’s SAN value kept falling, yet his reason remained clear. It was a strange sensation, disorderly yet calm, as if he were suspended between madness and order.

Yan Xiaoli, Jiang Xiaowen, and Bai Ling silently backed away, nearly leaving the cell.

The aura Xu Lang gave off was terrifying. Just looking at him almost forced them to make a Willpower check. If they failed, they would be hit with a whole host of abnormal status effects.

Azazel’s screams were also unbelievably loud, as if he were enduring torture unlike anything the world had ever seen.

Three minutes later, Xu Lang withdrew his hand. The Scarlet Herding Chain, wrapped around Azazel’s Origin Power, retreated into the Grave Pasture.

This let him preserve the progress of the extraction, but it also made Xu Lang feel as though he were slipping into Sequence Loss of Control.

Still, when you’ve got enough lice, a few more don’t make you itch.

His Mad Capacity limit was 1,500 points. He had already entered the -1,000 Spirit range.

If it dropped by another third, he would go completely mad.

“The Scarlet Shepherd Sequence is actually already out of control. It’s just that my Mad Capacity offsets the negative effects of the Sequence’s loss of control…”

This wasn’t particularly unusual information. There were several Sequence Holders in Demon King Castle. Xu Ruyan and the others had tried entering the Madness Domain, and all of them had discovered that Mad Capacity could suppress Sequence Loss of Control.

In other words, Xu Lang looked normal, but he was already insane.

Mad King Building had an exceptionally strong connection to Sequences. Sequences appeared far more often there than in ordinary dormitory buildings. Xu Lang becoming the Nightmare Lord might also have had something to do with Mad King Building.

There was definitely something going on with the Building.

“Lang Ge, are you all right?” Yan Xiaoli asked, her red lips moving.

“I’m fine,” Xu Lang replied with a faint smile. “Have all the clerks arrived? Let me properly look into your work progress.”

“They should all be here!” Yan Xiaoli said. Without thinking, she moved two steps closer to Xu Lang, her gaze entranced.

Bai Ling’s cheeks flushed bright red. She kept her head bowed as hot sweat dripped from her pale chin, completely unnoticed by her.

Xu Lang had merely glanced at her, but she felt as if her whole body were on fire.

Jiang Xiaowen wasn’t doing much better.

Lang Ge had called in several female Neighborhood Committee players. They all had one thing in common: they were beautiful.

Now that Sister Yaxuan and the others had left, did that mean something…?

……

Xu Lang was serious about checking on their work progress.

It was just that these female clerks were taking their jobs far too lightly. Why were they all crowding around him? Just because his Charm was high, they thought they could get away with acting so outrageously?

The Delightful Magic Flask cast him an approving look!

Talk about work?

What a joke!

There was no way to get any work done!

Did they even understand the caliber of a bewitching demoness of the mortal world?

I’ve given up. You do the moving.

All of Xu Lang’s Attributes had increased by 1,100%, Charm included.

That was the Charm boost from entering the Madness Domain. If a way could be found to restore his SAN and remove the Mental Corruption, Mad King Building players would be BUG-level existences: extreme stats and extreme beauty.

Someone like Xu Lang, who had entered the Madness Domain at -1,000, started with Level 30 Mental Corruption. If high-level Mental Corruption went untreated, it would level up on its own, making SAN drain faster and faster.

Once his SAN fell below the limit of his Mad Capacity, he would most likely explode, like a human firework.

Some players had already tried it…

In the end, Xu Lang had no choice but to summon the Nightmare Bed.

That would bring his SAN back up, causing his Attributes to drop, but it was still better than kicking the bucket.

Once Xu Lang’s Charm fell, Yan Xiaoli and the others came to their senses somewhat.

But they’d already gotten on the ride. How could they possibly get off now?

Chi Qingman was roused from her hazy sleep. The Nightmare Bed’s Comfort Level was unbeatable, but the commotion was just too loud.

“I was sleeping. Why are you doing all this? Aren’t you just making trouble?”

At first, Chi Qingman didn’t understand what was going on and assumed Tong Qi and the others had returned. But when she got a clear look, she jumped in fright and scrambled out of the way.

What was going on!?

Sister Yaxuan, please come back, quick! I’m scared!