Chapter 16: The Fifth Night, Zombies Evolve!

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In this way, Xu Lang repeated the above actions, nearly sweeping up all the copper coins available on the market, becoming the largest water supplier in the dormitory building. Many people were curious about what Xu Lang wanted the copper coins for, but he never said, and everyone else could only use up their copper coins.

A bird in the hand is worth more than ten in the bush. After all, many were truly on the brink of thirst, or else Xu Lang wouldn’t have been able to lure Tong Qi over with just a cup of water. Such things only happen in extreme environments; in peaceful society, one wouldn’t even dare imagine it.

After Xu Lang had collected all the copper coins, seeing that there were still people requesting water in the chat room, he started using water to continue trading. Buy what you value! After all, he was not short of water!

[Funds: Copper Coins 10,100, Silver Coins 0, Gold Coins 0]

More than ten thousand copper coins! Xu Lang confidently claimed there was no one wealthier than himself in the dormitory building. Anyone who has played games knows that where there is currency, there must be a place to spend it! While others focused on the present, Xu Lang was betting on the future!

Time passed, and a few groups of people came to the door of Room 200, but Xu Lang ignored them all, acting as if the owner wasn’t home. Yet the shelves were continuously restocked, which was infuriating! Some people complained about Xu Lang for not sharing his secret, while others were grateful, acknowledging that without him, they wouldn’t have had a drop of water.

When Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi woke up, they asked Xu Lang what was going on and why so many people were adding her. Xu Lang gave the standard reply: “Ignore it!”

Thus, with everyone harboring their own agendas, dusk began to fall.

[Time remaining until game ends: 1 day 12 hours 01 minute]

[Dormitory Broadcast: Night 5, gameplay upgrade, zombies are gathering at one location, reason unknown…]

After the dormitory broadcast ended, no zombie howls echoed in the night. Some brave souls opened their doors and saw zombies intermittently assembling toward one place.

“That’s the direction of the gymnasium. Something’s happening there!”

Wang Yang stood in the corridor, his pupils contracting sharply. A sense of foreboding rose within him, like a dark cloud overhead.

The chat room soon buzzed with discussions about this, but no one had any clue.

Wang Ao wanted to organize people to kill the zombies, but the problem was the zombies were all on flat ground, not entering the building. Who the hell dares battle a horde of zombies out in the open?

Even Wang Ao thought the risk was too great, so the plan was dropped.

Thus, everyone spent three hours on edge until finally someone snapped and decided to check out the gym.

His name was Zhang Dahai, a player from the second floor.

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During last night’s zombie assault, he had killed a sprinting zombie and obtained a sprinting skill that gave him movement speed comparable to a provincial-level sprinter.

The chat room didn’t allow video recording, but photos could be taken.

Zhang Dahai hurried forward in small steps, uploading pictures to the chat room as he went.

Except for a few players who were too tired and fell asleep, everyone watched this photo live feed.

…

“I really can’t believe no one would come with me… Those zombies look like they’re charging up a big move!” Zhang Dahai, though brave enough to take the first step, muttered incessantly in his heart.

Soon, he climbed onto the gym’s ventilation duct and looked inside, his face turning pale with shock, nearly losing his balance.

Inside the gym were countless zombies, huddled in three circles.

In the center of each circle was a grotesque zombie devouring its own kind!

[Mutated Zombie]

[Level: 1]

[Skill: Devour]

[Description: A zombie in the process of mutation!]

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When Zhang Dahai posted this information along with the pictures to the chat room, everyone held their breath in horror.

“They’re cannibalizing themselves!” Wang Yang shouted, his eyes bloodshot.

“Brother Yang, what’s wrong?” Two roommates immediately looked at him.

The three players sharing a dorm room were the best arrangement now.

If each player upgraded their own dorm, it would consume too many resources, and in times of crisis, there would be no backup.

“Look at the message I just sent!” Wang Yang’s eyes were bloodshot as he pulled out a note.

He already knew the last day wouldn’t be this simple!

…

[Information Note]

[Type: Item]

[Content: Devour, evolve… only by eating more can you grow stronger… Beware of zombies that consume their own kind!]

[Description: This thing has no level, cannot be dismantled or upgraded, just read it.]

Information notes like this had been found by everyone to varying degrees over the past few days.

The more knowledge they had, the less afraid players were of this round of the game.

But as soon as this note was shared, chaos broke out, and panic spread.

[User 9 Sun Heng: Damn, Wang Yang, didn’t we agree to share all information notes?]

[User 88 Cao Bin: They’re evolving, what do we do?]

[User 5 Zhu Yan: Level 1 zombies are already the limit we can handle!]

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A single level 1 zombie could beat Wu Huihui half to death!

If a level 2 zombie appeared, no dorm room could withstand it!

This exceeded the limits any normal human could handle!

Unless you were a combat genius like the Sliding Tiger!

— We must stop them!

At that moment, these six words became everyone’s mental knot.

The situation was urgent; they really couldn’t wait any longer!

The advantage of having leaders in the herd became apparent.

Wang Yang, Wang Ao, and Wu Huihui, the three leaders, convened and decided to take the initiative.

Without saying they would directly kill the zombies evolving further, at least they would lure some zombies away and kill them to reduce pressure on future defenses.

If this had been a day earlier, someone would have said to wait until daylight, maybe the zombies would disperse on their own.

But after these days of trials, the survivors had transformed and would no longer say such foolish things.

The cruelty of the game had been fully revealed on the first day; no good fortune awaited them.

This was not a game at all but a purgatory!

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In Room 200, Xu Lang was sipping tea.

Though he hadn’t lacked food these days, he wasn’t in his best state.

It was the last day of the game, and he wanted to lift his spirits.

“Xu Lang, aren’t you worried?” Tong Qi asked curiously.

“Worrying won’t help,” Xu Lang shook his head.

After over ten years of nightmares, few things could scare him.

“Hmph, Xiao Tong, you haven’t seen our door, have you?” Cao Yaxuan walked behind the steel door, beaming with pride.

“It does look sturdy,” Tong Qi scratched her head.

Although she knew enemies couldn’t break in, she was still afraid, wasn’t she?

These days hiding in the dorm had been nerve-wracking.

“It’s the last day, let’s take a bath together,” Xu Lang suggested.

The two women exchanged glances; Tong Qi blushed and kept silent.

Cao Yaxuan nodded decisively, “Alright, it’s the last day, let’s splurge a little!”

The room was cluttered with various items, including shampoo, shower gel… and a large red basin, common in the 1970s and ’80s.

In the corner was a drain, so there was no fear of flooding.

The main worry was someone else drinking the water; otherwise, bathwater could actually be used for trading.