"What's going on, does Xia Xingyuan also have an item that suppresses the Taleblade curse?"

Xu Lang frowned.

Unable to figure it out after much thought, Xu Lang simply gave up.

Anyway, the curse would keep deepening. As long as the concept of the Taleblade Demon Box existed in one's mind, they would be cursed. He didn't believe the two of them just happened to have such a means of breaking free.

The fact that the two cursed doors before him hadn't disappeared was the best proof.

Standing in place, Xu Lang began to ponder another issue.

—Leaving the dormitory building.

If one day, he could use the Taleblade Demon Box to go to other safe regions, he would definitely choose to leave the dormitory building without hesitation.

If the dorm building collapsed, he would just gain an extra identity as a Wanderer.

That was inconsequential to him.

However, compared to the dormitory building, the Blood Mist World was countless times more dangerous!

So the best choice was still to go to Earth.

"Going to Earth through the Astral Foundation means sacrificing common sense, not to mention being captured and brought back by the Mad King Building when the game starts. The gains wouldn't outweigh the losses."

"In the end, I still have to rely on the Taleblade Demon Box for teleportation."

"But, is shedding the player's identity really a good choice?"

The source of Xu Lang's strength was very unstable. The Sequence, including the Taleblade Demon Box, was filled with chaotic aura, while there was clearly "order" within the dormitory building that could suppress it to some extent.

Moreover, as long as the game continued, the path to upgrading was clear.

Special attributes like Innate True Qi and Ultimate Mana would eventually reach a limit.

But the difficulty of the Dorm Survival Game would keep increasing. Risk meant reward...

In fact, those truly high-level players did indeed treat the dormitory building as a "treasure trove."

The ones truly struggling in this earthly purgatory were only the bottom-tier players!

Even within purgatory, there were class distinctions!

"Huff... I'll ask Yaxuan and the others when the time comes. Besides, we don't know the situation on Earth yet. It might be even more dangerous."

After an internal struggle, Xu Lang resisted the impulse to go all-in and bet all his Nightmare Coins on the Taleblade Demon Box.

Staying in the Mad King Building wasn't so bad either.

It was very safe here.

...

[46 Xu Jie: Sister Kui Zi is awesome! She actually broke the situation all by herself!]

[84 Liu Xu: Everyone, come out and look! Is Sister Kui Zi chasing after the robots and fighting them?]

[182 Qian Qian: Look, Sister Kui Zi's arm is firing missiles! Aren't those micro-missiles?]

The sounds of explosions rumbled incessantly but had already moved far away from the Mad King Building.

Players ran out of their dorms to the guardrail to watch Kui Zi battle the robot army.

The robot army's attack targets had all shifted, now dealing with Kui Zi, this formidable enemy.

Wu Huihui also stood by the guardrail, her gaze occasionally drifting to the other end of the corridor.

With Kui Zi stealing the spotlight like this, did Dorm 200 really have no reaction at all?

She estimated Kui Zi's private messages must have exploded by now, with many people wanting to acknowledge her as their boss.

"Huihui, do you think Kui Zi can defeat the Black Emperor?" Nie Xiaozhu asked.

"I don't know," Wu Huihui shook her head.

"Sister Huihui, I feel those robots no longer pose a threat. Should we go help?" Another female player walked over, a small knife dancing in her hand, eager to join the fray.

"Don't go. Scouts say the robots laid landmines in that urban area," Wu Huihui continued shaking her head.

Landmines...

The surrounding female players were stunned for a moment. Those with quick minds immediately said, "It can't be to prevent our support, right? Then isn't Sister Kui Zi walking into a trap right now?!"

"Mmm... I warned her. She said she knew!" Wu Huihui took a deep breath, her burning gaze fixed on the pure white figure leaping within the Safe Zone, and said solemnly.

At this very moment, Floor Leaders paying attention to Kui Zi were definitely not limited to Wu Huihui alone.

Li Shuwen, Pandora, Zhai Ren, and Floating Life Play were all watching.

Zheng Kai, afraid of being instantly killed, hid in his dorm but was also searching for information about Kui Zi in real-time.

The top two of the Mad King Building might be about to emerge.

Previously, the Mad King Building's second-in-command was universally acknowledged as Dorm 49. Li Shuwen was a Martial Master Sequence Holder, shrewd and experienced, quite popular, and also had the treasure trove that was Li Wenwen.

Later, everyone thought it was Dorm 170. High-level dorms were too dominant, with high survival rates for ninth-floor players every round.

Besides, Dorm 180 was also a strong contender for the top two spot. Tenth-floor players ate well with Xu Lang every round, with a high probability of ranking in the top fifty. Wu Huihui's own combat power was also formidable, a main force in pioneering.

There were only these three gold medal contenders.

Ayiguli, Luo Lin, Zheng Kai, Zhai Ren—these could only be considered silver medal contenders.

All along, there had been no shortage of discussions, both openly and privately, revolving around these three gold medal players.

Don't think this is just gossip between "celebrity players" or "celebrity dorms."

Those who achieve great things cannot escape the two words: prestige.

The third, ninth, and tenth floors all relied on prestige to recruit talent, including powerful "lone wolves" like Zhang Dahai.

As long as one hadn't formed their own faction, they were a lone wolf, someone who could be recruited!

—As long as Kui Zi weathered this storm alone, she would become the second strongest under Xu Lang, able to form the second strongest dorm at any time!

All players sensed this hot topic, vaguely anticipating something.

Challenging authority!

...

Kui Zi's mind was exceptionally clear, understanding the implications of everything she was doing.

Challenging Xu Lang...

If she devoured all the resources of the seventh round by herself, perhaps she really could...

Kui Zi noticed her own lack of confidence and immediately banished distracting thoughts, firming her resolve.

She could definitely surpass Xu Lang!

As long as she surpassed Xu Lang, the humiliating experience of calling him 'daddy' in the past could be stamped with a demolition seal!

At this moment, Kui Zi was more focused than ever before.

"Found you, Black Emperor." Kui Zi's hand-cannon blasted a bungalow to pieces. She looked at the unremarkable heavy robot inside and said calmly.

To find the Black Emperor, she had expended considerable effort.

The Black Emperor's concealment skills were superb. She found him through logical deduction, not some tracking-type skill.

"You actually found me?!" An astonished voice came from within the Black Emperor's heavy helmet, his fiberglass eyes flashing with streams of green data.

"Weren't you waiting for me all along? Why play the clown now?" Kui Zi said coldly.

Hearing this, the Black Emperor stopped pretending. His outer armor receded like a black tide, revealing a mature, handsome face with a cold smile as he looked at Kui Zi. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Hah!"

"Your movement patterns have been deciphered by me. You and I are indeed of the same kind!"

"In battles between our mechanical race, schemes and tricks are useless. Only the most massive torrent of computing power, the most cutting-edge technology, can dominate the battlefield!"

"Coincidentally, I'm very good at cannibalizing my own kind!"

"Kneel, let me see your source code!"