Fifth floor.

"Why haven't those few Taoist masters returned yet? The dorm building's situation has completely changed!"

"It's fine if they don't come back. With Lang Ge here, the dorm building is still stable!"

"I heard Little Meng sister likes playing games. I plan to gift her my treasured Uncommon 3D projection flying chess set!"

The fifth-floor players are the best at building connections and have the most Intelligence Analysts, because Zhang Sanfeng and his group are exactly that kind of people. It's a classic case of the subordinates following the example set by their superiors.

...

Sixth floor.

Xiao Yan was still reeling from the shock of Xu Lang's methods when he was ambushed by another group of sixth-floor players, suffering severe injuries on the spot.

The two sides were locked in a fierce, inextricable fight.

Among all the floors, the sixth-floor players are the most undisciplined, primarily because the Floor Leader's dorm lacks absolute strength.

...

Seventh floor. The dark-skinned young man turned to look at Floating Life Play, sweat dripping from his forehead. His expression seemed to ask, "Are we really going to hunt Xu Lang?"

That one move of Xu Lang's, summoning that forest of bones, could kill him over ten times.

"Wait. Wait for an opportunity. I don't believe anyone can remain forever invincible!" Floating Life Play gripped the guardrail with his pale hand, his breathing becoming somewhat ragged.

...

Eighth floor.

Here, everyone is a fan of Xu Lang. The Floor Leader, Zheng Kai, is the head of the fan club. Witnessing Xu Lang's strength firsthand only made them more fanatical.

The overall strength of the eighth floor isn't weak, because being close to the tenth floor makes scavenging for 'trash' a bit more convenient.

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Ninth floor.

Pandora stared at Xu Lang's reflection in her crystal ball, feeling her mouth go dry. Her small chest beneath her Lolita dress heaved with each breath.

How can he be this strong?!

Could it be that Xu Lang is actually some top-tier player from the twentieth cycle, who was only downgraded here due to a special item?

Thinking back to her previous attempt to recruit him, her face flushed alternately white and red.

No wonder he showed no interest in me at all, turning and leaving like that. He must have been silently laughing at me in his heart!

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Next cycle, I'm going to try the Blood Grudge playstyle too!"

...

Tenth floor.

"Xu Lang, did you just use a transformation card?" Back in the dorm, Xu Ruyan looked at Xu Lang and asked.

Xu Lang had already exited the Corpse Liberation Immortal state by now.

Those Yellow Sand Soldiers had chased them to the base of the dorm building before stopping and leaving, acting utterly cowardly.

Some players, seeing the Yellow Sand Soldiers retreat, nearly slapped their own thighs in frustration. If they had known the Yellow Sand Army was this timid, they would have set up their Turrets on the guardrails and taken a few potshots, earning points risk-free!

That's how veteran players operate.

As the game difficulty increases, the effectiveness of the players' Turrets is also gradually becoming more extreme. Monsters now suffer a wave of Turret bombardment before they even enter the building.

Of course, doing this also carries risks, and many players have died because of it.

Turret auto-attacks have a limited range; only manual operation can achieve longer-distance attacks.

"Yes." Xu Lang took out the Corpse Liberation Immortal transformation card and waved it at the women. "This transformation card is pretty decent."

Cao Yaxuan saw the card's attributes and, thinking of her own level ten Frost Stone Golem transformation card, immediately clutched her chest in distress. "In this sweltering summer heat, I feel chilled to the bone. Xu Lang, how come you have such a good thing and didn't let us have a go with it!"

Xu Lang curled his lip and offered the card. "I just got it during game time."

"Forget it then." Cao Yaxuan quickly shook her head and refused.

She might play around with it during rest time, but during game time, she didn't want to cause any trouble.

The transformation card is most valuable when kept in the hands of the strongest person.

Xu Lang had actually considered giving Cao Yaxuan and the others fusion cards, but he always felt it wasn't necessary.

Fusion attempts aren't like cabbages you can pick anywhere. He himself had to budget them carefully, let alone using them to boost Cao Yaxuan and the others' combat power.

The Dorm Survival Game iterates rapidly. The god-tier equipment of this cycle might become much less desirable in the next, which would lead to a waste of fusion opportunities. As it is, Xu Lang can barely maintain his own expenses.

Unless the limit on fusion attempts is lifted someday, Cao Yaxuan and the others can only remain at the top tier, unable to form a uniquely powerful combat force like his.

Wang Yazhi can vaguely touch this threshold, but that's also because of her Sequence.

Sequences themselves are high-specification items that can ignore the Dorm Survival Game's hidden strength constraints. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so rare.

"How should we deal with her?" Xu Ruyan looked at the Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor.

"Treat her injuries." Xu Lang said to Sherry.

"Okay!" Sherry didn't ask further. She acknowledged and immediately began treatment.

The Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor was hanging by a thread, not far from death. The clothes on her arms and chest were completely torn, blood staining her snow-white skin, making the scene particularly tragic.

Xu Lang chuckled lightly and explained, "They captured our informant, so we'll capture one of theirs."

"That's a great idea!" Cao Yaxuan's eyes lit up, then she asked, "But we don't seem to have any interrogation skills, do we?"

Xu Ruyan stroked her chin. "Floating Life Play seems to be an expert in this area. I heard he's quite adept at tormenting people. Should we ask him for help?"

"No need. I, Xu, am also somewhat proficient in interrogation techniques." Xu Lang shook his head, offering no further explanation.

The mind-reading skill was too overpowered, a rule-breaker. Best not to mention it if possible.

"Hehe, let's see what she looks like!" Cao Yaxuan chuckled, bent down, and yanked off the Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor's mask.

A face capable of toppling cities and kingdoms entered everyone's view.

Gulp~

Xu Xiaomeng couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. The others were momentarily stunned as well.

This face was too beautiful!

Even if one tried to describe it, it could only be done with abstract language—it bore a divine resemblance to a fragile crystal butterfly.

Her striking features, with dark, delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemed to be enduring some kind of pain and sorrow.

"So beautiful." Wang Yazhi whispered, her finger lightly pressing against her sword hilt.

"Yeah, it gives me the same feeling I had when I first saw Zhen Lu wearing the Elven Dream Set." Cao Yaxuan felt the pressure.

In terms of pure looks, top-tier beauties like Cao Yaxuan and the others couldn't really be ranked clearly. But the Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor's face, brimming with exotic charm, was simply too impactful.

"So young." Xu Lang voiced his suspicion lightly.

Everyone looked at him, unsure why he said that.

Xu Lang explained, "This woman is called Gu Ya. She's the Royal Advisor of Rakshasa Country."

People who can become Royal Advisors are usually not young.

Yet the Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor looked to be only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

The next second, Xu Lang slapped the Ancient Elegance Royal Advisor across the face.

A clear palm print immediately appeared on her snow-white cheek.

With such fast physical reaction speed from her muscles, Xu Lang would be a fool not to believe she was faking.

"Stop pretending. Wake up!" Xu Lang barked.