Mad King Building.

All players had returned to their dormitories.

On this day, quite a few people went insane.

Many started playing the "torture punishment" game, causing the price of healing items to skyrocket.

These people didn't even go out, just stayed at home, researching how to suppress their SAN value.

They eventually developed a set of theories.

The more cruel the punishment, the lower the SAN value! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The more despairing the delusion, the lower the SAN value!

And only the dual extreme suffering of both spirit and flesh could suppress the SAN value to single digits!

Great, now the average Mad King Building player was a practitioner of the Great Thousand Records!

There were also those who misstepped and completely lost control.

The number of Mad Vanguards increased to thirteen!

At this moment, the corridors of the Mad King Building were filled with players who had crippled themselves through their own games. They gazed toward the direction of the Twilight Building, as if waiting for something.

Some players even moved their Turrets right up to the Guardrail!

This posture was clearly waiting for the Twilight Building players to come knocking!

"They're here!"

Suddenly, Wu Huihui shouted loudly, swiveling her turret's muzzle.

They saw the sky in the direction of the Twilight Building suddenly darken, and then swarms of black ghosts began to float over, covering the sky.

[Nightmare Eye - Soul Devourer: Level ten Ethereal Form monster, produced by the Twilight Building's "Soul Factory." It is a type of building guard that can take the initiative to attack, exists in large numbers, and can devour human souls.]

Xu Lang roughly scanned the area and found there were nearly a thousand Soul Devourers, flying in the sky like black reapers.

And besides the enemies in the sky, there were also enemies on the ground.

It was a sea of white Skeleton Soldiers, their levels ranging from zero to ten, also present in massive numbers.

These were all reserve troops stockpiled by the Twilight Building, originally meant for use in the next round of the game. Now that they were at odds with the Mad King Building, they were directly deployed.

Behind these Skeleton Soldiers were, one after another, Twilight Building players.

[Nightmare Eye - Huang Ziheng - Twilight Form: Twilight Building eleventh-cycle player. Base attributes: Constitution 70, Spirit 15. Twilight Form additionally increases base attributes by 30% and attaches 1 instance of Twilight Curse. All non-Twilight Building faction entities that approach will be disintegrated. When the host dies, the Twilight Curse explodes tenfold.]

Although those Twilight Building players were still wearing their work uniforms, their demeanor was completely different from the timidity they showed during the day, as if they were different people.

They had a fanatical look, shouting loudly.

"We are part of the Twilight Building!"

"Shameful to live, glorious to die!"

"Fight for the Twilight Building!"

"Lying down is a crime!"

"The Twilight Building is our home. Without it, we would have died in the last round of the game!"

It was true that they were oppressed by the high-ranking Twilight Building players, but their love for the Twilight Building was also genuine!

The Twilight Building had a high survival rate.

Many players couldn't bear to leave after the game ended.

This kind of structural oppression might seem like individual weakness of will, but in reality, the world is full of such people.

Before entering the game, they were just ordinary people. Many couldn't even escape APP algorithms, let alone control their own destinies.

The Monster Players were surrounded by the Twilight Building's Bottom-tier Players. Their appearances were bizarre—some had snake bodies and human heads, some were simply a mass of Black Mist.

The Twilight Building had over two thousand players, but its core members numbered only two hundred. That meant, on average, ten worker players supported one Monster Player!

This group of Monster Players was the true main force of the Twilight Building, and their strength was terrifying!

After seeing the information on those Twilight Building managers, Xu Lang's expression couldn't help but turn grave.

Then, hearing the shouts of the Twilight Building players, his face darkened.

Lying down is a crime?

Who the hell are you subtly mocking?!

"Charge!!!"

A Twilight Building player wearing a work uniform suddenly shouted, raised a spear, and plunged into the sea of Skeleton Soldiers, constantly pushing forward.

He wanted to prove himself, to set an example for the other Bottom-tier Players!

The eyes of some Twilight Building Bottom-tier Players lit up as they looked toward their respective Foremen.

And the Foremen, in turn, shifted their gaze to those of higher rank.

"Commendable courage." Madame Eight Chi said with a light laugh, then added, "However, our goal is not to assault the building. This fool has disrupted our battle line. He and everyone in his group will have their end-of-month bonus halved."

The Twilight Building had many awards for its Bottom-tier Players, such as the "End-of-Month Award," "Motivation Award," a whole pile of various awards. But unless you were the "Work King," you couldn't get them all.

The main idea was to keep you neither starving to death nor comfortably full.

This time, only five Factory Heads were leading: Madame Eight Chi, the Headless Ghost, the Siren Ouli, the Rokurokubi, and the Rama Demon Bird.

When they detected Turret attacks coming their way, the five of them ordered the Main Army to stop and completely surround the Mad King Building.

Malicious destruction of facilities would violate community rules.

They weren't stupid.

If not for that, they wouldn't have thought of befriending the Mad King Building players first to complete the community task in one fell swoop.

"Since you don't intend to coexist peacefully, then we won't be polite either." Madame Eight Chi walked gracefully to the front of the formation. Her voice drifted far, and her gaze also fell upon the Mad King Building players on the corridor. "From now on, after 6 PM, your community resources will be completely taken over by us!"

At that moment, several Mad King Building captives were brought forward.

With these few players acting as intermediaries, the Twilight Building players wouldn't have to pay double for purchasing local supplies.

"Damn it, these traitors from the Mad King Building!"

Some Mad King Building players cursed.

Many players were saving up to buy the supplies they desired. If all the Supermarket supplies were bought by Twilight Building players, they'd be at a huge loss.

The most severe consequence would be the Twilight Building players buying out all the Supermarket facilities.

Moreover, if they were truly besieged long-term, nearly half of the Mad King Building's resources would end up belonging to the Twilight Building!

Some players who couldn't hold back their anger launched Turret attacks at the Twilight Building's Main Army. They didn't care if they could hit anything, just aimed and unleashed a barrage of wild shots.

The Rama Demon Bird flapped its wings, and all the attacks were blocked by an invisible force.

It flew in the air, mingling with the Soul Devourers, seeming to have a high degree of command authority over them.

Watching the furious Mad King Building players, Madame Eight Chi gave a sinister chuckle, clearly plotting something.

The Rokurokubi then began leading Twilight Building players toward the Supermarket.

They had a clear division of labor, as if they had long planned how to carve up the Mad King Building.

And their true plans were laid completely bare before Xu Lang's Nightmare Eye!

The value of the Nightmare Eye was still increasing!

"Xu Lang, we're outside. Why aren't they controlling the monsters to attack?" Cao Yaxuan stood beside Xu Lang, her gaze sweeping over the dark, oppressive mass of Soul Devourers in the sky as she asked in a low voice.

"They don't want to reveal their combat strength. If we truly go out to fight, they'll still pretend to be weak." Xu Lang spoke calmly, revealing a piece of intelligence that chilled everyone. "The other five Factory Heads and the elite Twilight Building players are all here, and their target is us!"

Xu Ruyan was shocked. "What do you mean?"

"They not only want to complete the community task, they want to completely control the Mad King Building, turn it into a colony." Xu Lang glanced at those Twilight Building Bottom-tier Players who were both cowering and numb, yet also faintly yearning for something. "Even that group of Twilight Building Bottom-tier Players wants to create a class lower than themselves!"

Everyone understood.

If the Twilight Building players harbored this goal, then Xu Lang was indeed the biggest obstacle!