Xu Lang turned his back to all the players and walked straight towards the supermarket.

The Horse King has three eyes, but Xu Lang had eyes all around him, completely unafraid of sneak attacks.

"Bro, has your Three-Time Champion always been this fierce?" a player who had just arrived at the Mad King Dormitory Building today asked Zhao Shuang.

Zhao Shuang was an original student of Clear Sky University and had watched Xu Lang's rise all the way. Hearing the player's question, he nodded without hesitation. "Lang Ge has always been this fierce. He's been fierce since the first cycle, dominating every round!"

This was the common impression everyone had of Xu Lang!

As for Xu Lang's self-perception of being a cautious player...

What cautious player would dare mess with Blood Grudge like this?!

So, in everyone's eyes, Xu Lang just didn't like going out, much like a final boss.

"Hiss~ The chosen one of the survival game!" The player immediately sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

"Mhm, right. Also, not a single person who opposed Lang Ge has survived. Keep that in mind and don't spout nonsense in the chat room," Zhao Shuang warned.

...

"I really want to buy all the skills."

Xu Lang looked at the skill scrolls in the display case, his eyes sparkling with unusual brilliance.

There were about a hundred types of skills for sale in the supermarket, and even those previously insignificant low-level skills had now caught his eye.

They were all excellent treasures for fusion!

"Fire skills count as one series..."

"Weapon combat skills count as one series..."

"Bullet Time is also very useful. I could buy some perception-type skills; that could count as a series too... Hmm, maybe not. The most pronounced effect of Bullet Time is on the 'eyes,' so let's treat that as an eye technique series. The perception series will focus on Sixth Sense."

"Soul Fleeing Beyond the Heavens, this kind of mental attack skill, could also have its own separate page on the family tree..."

The fusion ability gave Xu Lang far too much room for operation!

He hadn't even fully figured it out yet, and there were already so many ways to play with it. Once he did, equipment fusion plans and facility fusion plans would also be put on the agenda.

Xu Lang searched around and finally bought all the fire-element skill scrolls in the supermarket.

Four types in total.

The highest level was the Level Five skill "Tri-Flame Seal," which could apply flame seals to enemies or objects and then detonate them.

As for the other skill scrolls, Xu Lang didn't buy any more. After all, the number of fusions per attempt was limited, and buying too many wouldn't help.

But Xu Lang didn't leave either. Instead, he skimmed through all the skill scrolls, pondering how to best match skills.

Being in the skill section, inspiration kept coming to him.

Just as he was lost in thought, a figure walked over with clear purpose.

Xu Lang didn't turn around, instead staring intently at a crowd-control type skill scroll in front of him.

"Ahem, brother, are you looking to buy fire skills?" Wu Tong cleared his throat twice and asked.

Xu Lang turned to look and saw a young man with a slender, handsome build, accompanied by several well-dressed tenants.

The newly appointed Floor Leader of the first floor, Wu Tong, room number 14, possessing four Level Five turrets and four powerful tenants... Xu Lang had heard a little about him.

"Do you have a lead?" Xu Lang asked.

"In the last instance, I obtained a 'Ground Erupting Fire Lotus.' Its level isn't high, but its lethality is decent," Wu Tong took out a crimson skill scroll and said with a light smile, "I'll sell it to you at cost price, just to make a friend."

[Ground Erupting Fire Lotus]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Level: 6]

[Effect: Consumes spiritual energy to trigger underground firepower, annihilating the target]

[Upgrade Condition: 1350 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: Watch your feet!]

When Xu Lang saw this scroll, specific effects of it surfaced in his mind.

It was an area-of-effect skill, not easy to hit players with, but very effective against monsters. Such skills typically sold for a high price on the Trading Network.

"How much?" Xu Lang nodded.

For fire skills, he wasn't that picky. Whether area or single-target, he'd fuse them all.

"Eighty thousand," Wu Tong replied with a smile.

Compared to facilities and equipment, skill prices were much lower.

"Deal," Xu Lang nodded and completed the transaction with Wu Tong.

After the deal, Wu Tong gave Xu Lang a nod and smile, didn't linger further, and turned to leave.

This action wasn't for anything else but to have a face-to-face meeting with Xu Lang.

Don't underestimate such an inconspicuous action.

If Xu Lang truly survived the next round of the game, and accumulated Blood Grudge the round after that, then the players of room 14 could be excluded from his targets!

As long as Xu Lang wasn't a deranged psychopath, he wouldn't attack a "familiar acquaintance" with whom he had done a mutually beneficial exchange!

These were all survival experiences!

"Wait!" Xu Lang suddenly called out to stop Wu Tong.

In an instant, Wu Tong turned back, his face full of smiles.

Something to ask of him? He was happy to oblige!

"Do you want to know the secret of why I'm so strong?" Xu Lang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the breathing of Wu Tong and his four tenants halted. The other players also looked shocked!

"Brother Lang, keep your voice down! Such matters shouldn't be spoken of carelessly!" Wu Tong hurriedly raised an index finger, lowering his voice.

The other players in the skill area all walked over in unison, wanting to hear more clearly.

A secret!

An earth-shattering secret!

Although they didn't know why Xu Lang was going crazy, since he wanted to talk, the other players naturally wanted to hear, even if they had to pay.

"It's fine!" Xu Lang said with a serious face. "Don't forget the trait of our dormitory building: Shared Glory and Shame!"

Wu Tong's expression immediately turned serious as well. "This is great love. For the dormitory building to have such great love, and for Brother Lang to have such great love... Brother Lang must be the destined one for the Mad King Dormitory Building!"

Xu Lang shook his head lightly, neither confirming nor denying. "I hope so."

One of Wu Tong's teammates, seeing Xu Lang beating around the bush, couldn't help but ask impatiently, "What exactly is the reason for your rapid development? Can you tell us now?"

All the players pricked up their ears.

Some players even posted this news in the chat room, attracting more players.

Xu Lang smiled. "Do you know about Blood Contract Skills?"

The crowd instantly erupted with gasps of surprise.

"Blood Contract Skills?!"

"Lang Ge, are you talking about the top-tier Blood Contract Skills that rank above all others?!"

"Could it be that you obtained a Blood Contract Skill, which is why you've been dominating?!"

"What are these Blood Contract Skills you're talking about?"

"Brother, you don't know? Skills also have ranks!"

Wu Tong's pupils contracted. He clearly knew what Blood Contract Skills were. Staring at Xu Lang in surprise, he said, "So that's how it was!"

Having a Blood Contract Skill could indeed help one snowball, allowing them to obtain rare resources continuously, thereby forming the Blood Grudge playstyle.

But... are Blood Contract Skills really that strong?

"It's because I have a Blood Contract Skill that I'm this strong. And the reason I'm willing to share this information is simple..." Xu Lang spoke calmly, pausing mid-sentence before his voice suddenly dropped low. "I have a method to let everyone obtain a Blood Contract Skill!"

The impact of these words was no less than a C4 explosive, blasting everyone present until their heads spun!

For a moment, the players even forgot Xu Lang's fearsome reputation. They all rushed over, their fanatical cries seeming capable of lifting the supermarket ceiling.

"Impossible! How could anyone be so kind as to let us get Blood Contract Skills!"

"Not necessarily. The Dorm Survival Game has all types of players. Maybe Lang Ge is the great love type!"

"He is a great love player! We are saved!"

"Lang Ge, you are my biological father!"

"Please, tell us quickly! How exactly can we obtain a Blood Contract Skill!"

"..."