The monsters in the third-floor corridor had all been cleared out, and no new ones were coming.

All three of them found it strange and quickly communicated in the chat room, discovering that the same was true on other floors.

Some bold players even stepped outside their rooms to look out, only to find the Rakshasa army had uniformly stopped over five hundred meters away and were no longer advancing.

The total number of monsters from the previous wave was less than one-fifth of the entire Rakshasa army.

Next, something even more unexpected happened.

The front-line soldiers of the Rakshasa army raised their shields, adopting a defensive stance.

No one knew what they were planning.

After waiting for a long time and seeing the monsters weren't attacking, players moved their turrets to the guardrails and started farming points.

Why not? Free points!

...

"Xu Lang, what are the monsters doing?" Cao Yaxuan turned her head to ask.

She hadn't had her fill of fighting yet.

"I don't know. Let's go out and take a look," Xu Lang shook his head.

To figure out what trick the monsters were playing, one glance at their leader would reveal everything.

Xu Lang arrived at the corridor and found many tenth-floor players had already gathered by the guardrails. Those whose turrets had enough range used them, while those who didn't resorted to throwing various projectiles.

The elimination system of the Mad King Building was too terrifying—the players in the bottom five dorms would be collectively killed.

"Aunt Luo, the biochemical soldiers performed quite well this time!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly, seeing Luo Lin had come out, teased with a smirk.

The biochemical soldiers stubbornly defending the dorm doors made her think of keywords like "slaves" and "obedience," which inexplicably excited her.

"Hehe, not bad, thanks to Xu Lang's support," Luo Lin replied politely.

The retention rate of the tenth-floor dorm doors was very high, primarily because the biochemical soldiers acted as meat shields.

Their understanding had diverged.

Senior Sister Red Butterfly thought Luo Lin's methods were brilliant for making the biochemical soldiers so obedient, while Luo Lin believed her biochemical soldiers had been effective and that Senior Sister Red Butterfly, representing Xu Lang, was praising her.

Xu Lang ignored the others, his gaze fixed on the Rakshasa army camp. Because of the distance, he had to look intently for a while before his Nightmare Eye took effect.

And the target of his gaze was precisely Harlan.

This Great Elder could be considered the strongest within the Rakshasa Country faction. In the simulation, even when Xu Lang woke him prematurely, he was incredibly powerful. Now, fully revived, his strength would only be more absurd.

And at this moment, Harlan was also looking at him.

[Nightmare Eye · Harlan: Heh, finally out. One-fifth casualties ultimately made him let his guard down... Thunderfall Venerable and the others can now move.]

Xu Lang's gaze sharpened.

There was indeed a trap!

And this trap was specifically dug for him!

One-fifth of the Rakshasa Country soldiers seemed to be nothing but bait.

A moment later, Xu Lang learned all of Harlan's plans.

"To think there are such muddle-headed individuals among the player faction, recruiting monsters to become players and even letting that monster obtain so many dormitory keys."

"The first floor has already been hollowed out by monsters!"

"And they're all major monsters that can hold their own!"

"No wonder I didn't see the other Rakshasa Country generals; they were all squatting on the first floor. I thought they had gone chasing after the players who abandoned the building."

"This is perfect. I was afraid they'd die under the turrets and couldn't be converted into Herd Spirits..."

A chill ran down Xu Lang's spine, making him shudder slightly.

A tough battle was coming!

Before he could think further, someone else had already noticed the anomaly.

A large group of people was rushing toward the tenth floor!

By the time the tenth-floor players realized the severity of the situation, the Rakshasa Country players had already reached the tenth floor!

"Who are you people?"

"First-floor players, what are you doing on the tenth floor?"

"Wasn't the first floor already wiped out?"

"Holy crap, monsters! Why are there monsters here?!"

"The first-floor players are cooperating with monsters!"

The tenth-floor players checked the information of the uninvited guests and found there were players, and also monsters wearing player clothing. Their faces instantly turned pale with fright.

Xu Lang hadn't turned off his Blood Grudge yet, so the monsters surged toward him in a frenzy.

These monsters didn't have player identities and didn't need to consider residency time, so they had been hidden in large numbers within the Rakshasa players' rooms—and there were quite a few of them.

As for the commander-level monster players, they were advancing strategically.

Unaffected by Blood Grudge, they were very composed.

"Are the injuries on these monsters from you guys?" Xu Lang drew his Blood Blade, speaking calmly and unhurriedly.

"They couldn't resist the Blood Grudge's attraction and tried to force their way out. We had no choice but to stop them by force," a burly man with azure-blue skin spoke indifferently. He had blue hair, black pupils, blue lightning patterns etched on his skin, deep-set eyes, and an aura of overwhelming dominance.

[Nightmare Eye · Thunderfall Venerable: The Rakshasa Country's general with the most distinguished military achievements... Proficient in... Weakness... Cause of death...]

Xu Lang saw right through this big guy, the corners of his mouth curling upward as he said, "Since you've all become players, haven't you considered switching sides?"

"We are not like you players. We are united!" Thunderfall Venerable snorted coldly. With one step, a flash of thunder, he had already blocked the entrance to Dorm 200, as if teleporting.

More and more monsters poured out from the stairwells. The encirclement was complete. Without killing Thunderfall Venerable blocking the door, Xu Lang and his group couldn't return home.

Xu Lang laughed, "Are you sure you want to stand there? Actually, even if you weren't blocking the door, I wouldn't be going home."

"What do you..." Before Thunderfall Venerable could finish his sentence, a terrifying draconic pressure enveloped his entire body!

Boom!

The Dragon's Gaze Bolt hit the bullseye, piercing through Thunderfall Venerable's chest, tearing him cleanly in two!

This guy didn't even have time to activate elementalization!

"Waste!"

Xu Lang's pupils contracted, his soul practically fleeing in terror. He hastily flung out his Scarlet Herding Chains, forcibly pulling the two halves of Thunderfall Venerable's body together and piercing into them. He shouted toward the room, "Little Meng! Stop shooting! I have a use for these people!"

The members of Dorm 200 weren't rookies; they wouldn't all come out at once. At this moment, Xu Xiaomeng and Sherry were staying behind in the dorm. Thunderfall Venerable standing at the dorm entrance was like holding a lantern in a toilet—asking for it.

"Fortunately, he's not dead!" Xu Lang glanced at Thunderfall Venerable and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thunderfall Venerable already had a tombstone reflection in the Grave Pasture. If he had been instantly killed, that would have been a colossal loss.

Moreover, Thunderfall Venerable could definitely be squeezed for Thunder Rakshasa essence blood. Once various Rakshasa essence bloods were fused to create a high-value Blood Contract Skill, wouldn't that be wonderful?

"You... you bastard! Are you pitying me?" Seeing Xu Lang's look of pity, Thunderfall Venerable was furious, yet felt an inexplicable sense of gratitude.

Was this heroes appreciating heroes?

At this moment, the monsters had already charged over, engaging in a melee with Cao Yaxuan and the others.

It was a rare occasion where the members of Dorm 200 fought side by side.

"The army is coming soon. Help me kill the valuable monsters first!" Xu Lang shouted.

When Thunderfall Venerable and the others came up to the tenth floor, the Rakshasa army had started advancing again. A distance of five hundred meters would take them less than two minutes to cover.

The Rakshasa Country monsters hidden inside the dorm building were all elites. Without Wang Yazhi and the others helping, Xu Lang really might not be able to achieve a quick kill.