Chapter 797: Zhang Liang Begins to Feel Uneasy, the Women of Demon King Castle Return

In full view of everyone, Xu Lang suddenly lowered his blade and stood still.

After holding that pose for a second or two, Xu Lang blurred into motion and dashed back into the dormitory. The large doors slammed shut behind him.

Xu Lang leaned against the doors, his breathing slightly ragged.

There was a faint smear of blood on his shoulder.

“Lang Ge, are you all right?” Xu Xiaomeng hurried over, her face full of concern.

Tong Qi and the other women also quickly gathered around him.

By the time they reached him, Xu Lang’s injuries had already healed on their own, and the set’s effects had automatically cleansed away the blood.

“Just a minor injury,” Xu Lang replied.

“Lang Ge, why were you so careless? Why did you lower your blade when you were fine?” Tong Qi asked, sounding a little annoyed.

Xu Lang’s mouth twitched. Even if he hadn’t lowered his blade, he wouldn’t have been able to stop the Mad Gear’s bullets. Besides, he’d wanted to test the Mad Facility’s actual power.

“I didn’t expect it to pierce my armor so easily. I’m wearing a Level 25 Mythical set, after all!”

According to the Dorm Survival Game’s rules, when defense exceeded lethality, the damage wasn’t reduced directly to zero. Instead, it was reduced by a percentage.

The defense of the Purgatory·Demon Skull Armor was definitely higher than 8,000, but its Durability had still taken a hit, and a severe one at that. The impact had even injured Xu Lang himself.

“How much damage did the Mad Gear deal with that attack just now?” Han Zhixiu asked.

Xu Lang gave a staggering answer. “Around five hundred thousand!”

“Five hundred thousand?!” Xu Xiaomeng’s expression changed.

Xu Lang was a Veteran Player. There was no way his judgment was wrong. So, in just that one or two seconds, the Mad Gear had really dealt five hundred thousand damage!

The Mad Gear’s base damage was only eight thousand, but after one minute, it had reached five hundred thousand!

“Have the Mad Facilities entered the Madness Domain too?!” Xu Xiaomeng gaped in astonishment.

To be honest, Xu Lang had been shocked by the numbers himself.

Was he really playing some insanely overpowered version of the Dorm Survival Game?

If all fourteen Turret Slots in Demon King Castle were filled with Mad Turrets, how were the monsters supposed to stand a chance?

Just thinking about it made him feel sorry for the monsters!

“Oh no, my wallet!” Xu Lang suddenly cried out. He hurriedly opened the funds panel, and his expression darkened.

“How much did you spend?” Tong Qi’s heart tightened as she hurriedly asked.

She had been the financial manager for a while, so she knew how hard it was to make money.

“Seven million!” Xu Lang gave her a rough figure.

The entire place fell silent.

When the cannons roared, gold flowed like water. Mad King Building had abundant supplies, but if everyone installed Mad Facilities, the financial system would probably collapse before long.

Even Demon King Castle could barely afford these Mad Facilities, let alone the other players.

“Lang Ge, I think you could upgrade more wealth-related items from now on,” Tong Qi said helplessly, pursing her lips.

After Mad King Building was upgraded, the players had gone on a shopping spree, and their overall cash flow was already low. Now that the Mad Facilities had appeared, she suddenly felt as if they’d been dealt another blow while already down.

...

“What are Mad Facilities? Why are you all so excited?”

Inside the dormitory, Zhang Liang listened to everyone’s discussion with a bewildered look.

“Mad Facilities are turrets and large doors exclusive to Mad King Building,” Su Yuan explained. “This is our first time getting a Mad Facility, so of course we’re excited.”

Another player, his face flushed, added, “And Mad Facilities are incredibly powerful. The Dorm Owner even...”

Before he could finish, he was met with a barrage of deathly glares. He gave an awkward chuckle and fell silent.

Zhang Liang felt uneasy.

This kind of extreme personal worship wasn’t a good sign.

Ever since waking up, he’d been subtly probing Xu Lang’s personality, only to hear a stream of words like “great,” “noble,” and “untouchable.”

It would have been even better if you didn’t look so terrified and reverent while saying those things...

Such highly centralized power was not a good sign!

It reminded him of a book called 1984.

In it, there was an all-powerful ruler called Big Brother, who watched everyone at all times.

“Zhang Liang, what’s wrong? You’ve seemed uneasy ever since you came into our dormitory.” Just then, a female player came over and asked him softly.

Zhang Liang hurriedly shook his head. “I’m just not feeling quite right.”

The female player looked thoughtful, clearly unconvinced. “Did those players scare you? They can be a little overenthusiastic.”

Zhang Liang fell silent. The Mad King Building players weren’t merely enthusiastic. They were downright excessive!

Whenever they stared at him, their eyes were all bloodshot, as if they’d spotted some incredible prey!

Actually, their bloodshot eyes had more to do with the Mad King Building players’ chronic lack of sleep...

“Don’t worry. If you really run into danger, the Dorm Owner will save you even if you don’t call out his honored name. After all, you’re so special.” The female player tried to reassure him.

“Is he really that amazing?” Zhang Liang asked, surprised.

“Of course. Your curse concentration must be full by now, so you could be summoned into the Demon Box World at any moment.” The female player replied, then added admiringly, “The Dorm Owner’s radiance shines upon every Mad King player.”

“What do you mean?” Zhang Liang asked. “I mean, how would the Dorm Owner know I was in danger?”

He’d been influenced by the other players and didn’t dare call Xu Lang by his name anymore.

“It means that every word and action of ours appears in the Dorm Owner’s heart.” The female player narrowed her eyes and smiled. “So you don’t need to worry about your safety!”

Zhang Liang’s heart sank to rock bottom!

You’re even more Big Brother than Big Brother!

...

At the same time.

Earth.

The Haishi Shelter.

Liu Zhen began organizing a second group to approach the Taleblade Demon Box.

This time, they were better prepared and had also arranged a control group.

...

Xu Lang wasn’t so over-the-top as to monitor every Mad King Building player’s words and actions.

At that very moment, the main exploration group for Day and Night Ghost March had just returned, and the corridor on the thirtieth floor was bustling.

“Minister Yaxuan and the others are back!”

“Sister Huihui, how did things go this time?”

“I saw that several Legendary missions disappeared. Did you complete them? That’s amazing!”

Wu Huihui and the others were all smiles. They had clearly gained quite a bit, and there had been few casualties.

Xu Lang had set the rule that Cao Yaxuan and her team had to return at a fixed time. Wu Huihui and the others didn’t have to follow it.

But the Day and Night Ghost March world was quite dangerous. Without Cao Yaxuan as their mainstay, they couldn’t ensure everyone’s survival, so they had all returned together.

This time, although Cao Yaxuan and the others hadn’t completed any Epic missions and hadn’t obtained the core materials needed to manufacture Mad Facilities, they had still come back with plenty of good things.