The Mad King Building’s barrage of info slammed into everyone, leaving their heads spinning!

After surviving the seventh round of the game, the Mad King Building would have been level seven. Yet this diligent building chose to skip grades, leaping straight up to level nine!

The Mad King Building’s recruitment used to be pretty abstract. At first, it could only recruit players no higher than level three. Later, players like Pandora with over ten cycles of experience started appearing.

Now, there were no restrictions at all!

Xu Lang was starting to think about running away!

Damn it, what was this? Every time he turned around, a thirty-cycle high-level player would pop up. How was he supposed to be the local emperor?

But then, thinking it over, this seemed like a good thing too.

Sure, the Mad King Building’s recruitment potential increasing was daunting. But if it only recruited weak existences, where would he get troops to conquer other buildings?

He had already slain thirty-cycle veteran players like Song Fei. He wasn’t that afraid of those so-called veteran players anymore.

And besides, if a truly formidable powerhouse showed up, he could just coast.

[Reward Distribution —]

[Congratulations to player Xu Lang and his tenants for becoming the Top Players. Rewards are as follows: Dormitory Upgrade Count X1, Core Facility X1, Exclusive Items X11, Free Attributes +20 X11]

The Mad King Building had undergone a massive super-upgrade, eating until its belly was round and full. But the rewards it handed out were pretty much the same as before.

“Such a cheapskate. It gets to eat meat, but we don’t even get soup,” Tong Qi couldn’t help complaining, her expression adorable as she muttered, “Stingy ghost, drinking cold water.”

Tong Qi usually saved her data and barely used social media. She was a bit of an old-school college student. Even her sassy remarks carried a slightly outdated flavor.

[When the Mad King goes out, a thousand buildings step aside. Esteemed Mad King Dormitory Building players, please vote for the dormitory building trait.]

[One, Sudden Windfall: Each player immediately receives 500,000 Copper Coins and a random level 18 Turret. Current votes (0)]

[Two, Chaotic Knowledge: When SAN decreases, gain chaotic knowledge. Current votes (0)]

[Three, So I’m the War God: When SAN decreases, gain combat-type chaotic knowledge. Current votes (0)]

[Four, So I’m the Spell God: When SAN decreases, gain spellcasting-type chaotic knowledge. Current votes (0)]

[Voting ends in 30 minutes]

“There are only eleven of us. Let’s vote!” Xu Lang spread his hands.

“Uh, let’s go with Chaotic Knowledge. It’s better for everyone.” Cao Yaxuan scratched her face.

As a spellcaster, “So I’m the Spell God” would definitely benefit her more. But that would be a bit unfair. Han Zhixiu, Xu Ruyan, Wang Yazhi, and even Xu Lang were all mostly melee fighters.

No one objected.

After picking the dormitory trait, Wang Yazhi said, “Xu Lang, the Old God Sequence Residue has been distributed to our backpacks.”

Xu Lang opened his backpack and saw something like a Soul Fragment.

[Old God’s Sequence Residue]

[Type: Sequence Residue]

[Introduction: The Old God’s whisper... can you hear it?]

“Huh? It can’t be taken out?” Sherry raised an eyebrow.

In the seventh round of the game, the ones with the steadiest SAN values were Xu Lang, Wang Yazhi, and Sherry.

“Try trading,” Xu Lang said.

Trading didn’t work either. The Old God’s Sequence Residue seemed to be embedded inside the backpack.

“What’s the difference between giving this and giving nothing?” Wang Yazhi pressed her forehead.

Cao Yaxuan grinned. “Hey, forget about that for now. Let Huihui and the others out quickly. They missed this round’s rewards!”

“Could we have let them out when the Machine King was turning around and leaving?” Zhen Lu gasped, feeling like they had lost a lot.

At the time, the situation was urgent, and they had all forgotten about that.

Everyone knew the workers belonged to the boss. What was the difference between Wu Huihui and the others taking a loss and them taking a loss?

“Hard to say. As long as the Machine King hasn’t truly disappeared, it’s not really safe.” Han Zhixiu licked her pink-red lips. The pressure the Machine King gave off was too strong. If all the players came out at once, it might instantly lower the Machine King’s favorability.

...

Demon Box World.

At some point, players discovered that their player identities had vanished.

This sent a chill down their spines.

It meant the gate had been breached, and it had been breached for a while.

At first, a lot of people were cursing up a storm. Most of their good stuff was stored in their backpacks. Once their player identity was gone, their backpacks couldn’t be opened.

Then, some people noticed numbers in front of them. It was the SAN value data they were so familiar with!

At first, they didn’t understand what this meant.

Some even got happy about it.

If they lost their player identity, they wouldn’t have to play the game anymore.

Later, they started saying stuff like, “If we just stay in the Demon Box World forever and be Xu Lang’s moochers...”

“Have you guys noticed anything off? Why is my SAN value dropping...?”

Gradually, someone sensed something was wrong.

The Mad King Building had said that SAN value was a permanent stat. Even if you were inside the Blood Mist World, your SAN value would still exist!

But the problem was, no one had ever said that SAN value would drop if you lost your player identity!

These people corroborated with each other and finally confirmed a truth that made them utterly despair.

Their SAN value was dropping, and it was irreversible!

It was just that the speed of the drop wasn’t fast.

Born a person of the Mad King Building, dead a ghost of the Mad King Building. The building wouldn’t even let you transfer to another dormitory. Did it think it would let you run off safe and sound?

“It’s a hidden rule! A hidden rule!”

“God, how many of us are going to die?!”

“Fuck! Mad King Building, how could you be so evil!”

“Are you kidding me?!”

“Boss Zheng Kai, what happens when SAN hits zero? Nothing bad will actually happen, right?”

“With the Mad King Building’s style, once our SAN is all gone, we’ll definitely be turned into Mad Vanguards!”

“I don’t want that! I don’t want to become a Mad Vanguard!”

“Help! Lang Ge, save us!”

At first, it was only the regular players panicking. Later, power-holders like Wu Huihui started panicking too.

After their SAN value dropped, they clearly felt something was off with their mental state. Some players whose SAN was already very low went crazy on the spot!

They had no choice but to cry out to the heavens!

If Xu Lang didn’t bother with them, they really wouldn’t be heard no matter how much they begged.

After nearly thirty minutes of begging, Xu Lang finally strolled out leisurely.

When they saw Xu Lang, the blood drained from their pale faces and rushed back, flushing bright red. They were more excited than if their own dad had climbed out of his coffin!

“Lang Ge! Let us out, quick!”

“Building Owner! Please!”

Xu Lang saw many people kneeling and kowtowing to him, and he was a bit confused.

He had sealed this place off very tightly. The Gluttony Demon and other tales shouldn’t have come to harm them, right?

Su Yuan, Zhou Ye, and the other committee members rushed over to explain the situation.

Xu Lang understood and let these people out.

...

“Ah... When did the Mad King Building get so tall?”

“Holy shit! Where’s my door?! My furniture is ruined too!”

“The Mad King Building got so huge. I can barely find my way around!”

“Dorm 400? How did the building owner’s dorm become Dorm 400?!”

On the twentieth-floor corridor, a massive black vortex opened up, and players frantically rushed out, immediately noticing something was wrong. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The Mad King Building had changed. Radically!

Cao Yaxuan stood together with Xu Lang, watching the players thoughtfully. Suddenly, she exclaimed in surprise, “Hey, I think I’ve found a great way to make Mad Vanguards!”

Whoosh~

The people around her instantly jumped eight zhang away.

Who could possibly outscheme you?!

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