Chapter 719: First Battlefield Intervention, Mad King Building, in Danger!

"I... what happened to me?"

The Talisman of the Dead's Awakening shattered, emitting a chaotic green glow. After two or three seconds, Snake Lord opened his eyes, his face full of confusion.

Bai Ling turned around and rushed back, throwing her arms around Snake Lord: "Brother!"

Boom!

Bai Ling slammed Snake Lord into the wall, nearly killing him on the spot!

"You..." Snake Lord felt like all his ribs were broken. For a moment, he couldn't tell if the person in front of him was really his sister or an assassin sent to kill him.

"Sorry, sorry!" Seeing blood spilling from Snake Lord's mouth, Bai Ling panicked and looked back at Xu Lang.

She had been reinforced with divine power by the dormitory building and hadn't controlled it well. She couldn't have actually crushed her brother to death, could she?

Xu Lang walked over and administered a bottle of Minor Holy Spring Water to Snake Lord.

Snake Lord recovered instantly. Just as he was about to say something, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Mad King Building had issued a mission!

[Emergency Mission "Persuade" (Easy)]

[Mission Objective: Persuade Bai Ling to head to the Underground Palace!]

[Rewards: Mythical-tier items X3, Tier 1 Dormitory X1]

At the same time, Bai Ling received a mission on her end too.

[Emergency Mission "Break Free" (Hard)]

[Mission Objective: Xu Lang is faking Snake Lord's resurrection to stop Mad King Building from winning. Continue to the Underground Palace, unseal the "Underground Palace Spirit," and help Mad King Building secure final victory. Xu Lang's resurrection of Snake Lord has left the latter with only one month of lifespan. "Eye of Lifespan" has been issued as an advance reward, allowing you to inspect a target's remaining lifespan!]

[Mission Rewards: Mythical-level item Resurrection Stone X1]

Brother and sister received missions at the same time!

A crimson blade glow blazed across the scene, painting the entire Demon King Castle in a bloody red!

Snake Lord's left chest looked like it had been planed flat by a wedge, vanishing completely!

Bai Ling stared blankly at Snake Lord, then turned to look at Xu Lang holding the blade, feeling as if she had fallen into a dream.

"Bai Ling, don't be fooled by Mad King Building. The more it tells you to do something, the more you should refuse to do it!" Xu Lang said with a calm expression. "Did Mad King Building tell you to use your bloodline power to unseal some kind of existence?"

"Yes..."

"Are you wondering why I killed Snake Lord?" Xu Lang asked.

"Yes!"

"Because he was also being deceived. I killed him before Mad King Building could empower him with evil force. That's perfectly reasonable." Xu Lang said in a deep voice.

How was that reasonable at all? Bai Ling was more inclined to believe she was under an illusion.

"Resurrecting Snake Lord is to let you know that I have the ability to bring him back." As Xu Lang spoke, he raised his hand and grabbed fiercely at the void ahead: "I can resurrect him once, so I can resurrect him twice!"

A tombstone was yanked out of the void!

[Tombstone of Snake Lord]

[Herd Spirit: Snake Lord]

[Special Ability: Summon the Vengeful Dragon's Power]

[Description: Last descendant of the Golden Boa clan, resting here in eternal slumber!]

In the earliest Simulation Dream, Snake Lord hadn't trusted Xu Lang and had fallen for Mad King Building's deception, causing Xu Lang tremendous trouble.

But now he had become a Herd Spirit, not only freed from his lifespan restriction but also speaking up for Xu Lang!

Xu Lang had made up for his regret of not being able to bring Snake Lord into the Pastoral.

And Snake Lord had also found his way back from the brink, never walking down that evil path of submitting to Mad King Building.

Everything was so perfectly complete!

"Ling, just listen to Lord Xu Lang... Mad King Building really is deceiving us. You can't believe a single word it says." The moment Snake Lord became a Herd Spirit, he had already been purified by Sequence power. Now he stared at Bai Ling, speaking in a sincere voice infused with all his emotions.

Bai Ling only had one question now: "Brother, are you dead or not?"

"I'm dead, and I died twice." Snake Lord said seriously: "These two deaths made me see reality clearly. The only one who can save us is Lord Xu Lang. Mad King Building is the ultimate evil. It absolutely cannot be trusted. I suspect my first death was engineered by Mad King Building!"

Bai Ling's expression shifted in shock.

It really did seem that way. How could she trust Mad King Building instead of the Dorm Owner?

Was it just because Mad King Building had authority?

But that kind of authority was poisonous!

Mad King Building had been tormenting players all along!

"I-I-I understand!" Bai Ling was overwhelmed with guilt in that moment. She looked at Xu Lang and said, "Dorm Owner, if I unseal that Underground Palace Spirit, will it pose a threat to you?"

"Yes." Xu Lang answered, his gaze shifting to the surveillance monitors.

Bai Ling was a player, so Mad King Building couldn't interfere with her directly.

And Snake Lord was now his Herd Spirit, governed by the Scarlet Shepherd Sequence. Mad King Building couldn't do anything to him either.

Now both siblings were within his control!

As for Agatha, let her be locked in that Underground Palace for the rest of her life!

Having witnessed reversal after reversal after reversal, Yan Xiaoli and Jiang Xiaowen quickly figured out what had happened.

After all, both women were Veteran Players with plenty of mental fortitude and discernment.

At this moment, Yan Xiaoli's admiration for Xu Lang reached its peak.

"No wonder Lang Ge wanted to lead us out of Mad King Building. Mad King Building is just too evil!"

"During Building Wars, it doesn't even help players, it just screws them over!"

"A dormitory building this wicked has never been seen before!"

Yan Xiaoli was absolutely furious.

...

Time passed, and the High-Level Players began summiting Mad King Building. In the end, only ten people remained who hadn't reached the top!

The entire arena now had only those ten people left!

What was even more terrifying was that five of them were already inside Mad King Building!

These final few were all masters of the art of lying low, and likewise true High-Level Players in every sense of the word.

They would never show themselves until the very last moment!

And the moment they appeared, they would never hesitate.

The five players ascended the building almost simultaneously, while the other five watched from a distance!

Just as those five stepped onto the rooftop, the Dorm Survival Game's voice rang out!

[Dorm Survival Game Broadcast -]

[Mad King Building is intervening in the battlefield!]

[All foreign players who have entered Mad King Building are teleported to the edge of the battlefield and stripped of all rationality!]

The five foreign players vanished in an instant!

"Mad King Building has finally made its move, and it's crippling other players point by point. This must have consumed a huge amount of Interference Power!"

On the stone bridge connecting Heaven's Judgment Building and Mad King Building, Solaris's eyes lit up.

He felt both a pang of regret for not going earlier and a sense of relief like a weight being lifted.

What puzzled him, though, was why Mad King Building would do something so thankless and exhausting.

"Something's off. Mad King Building seems to be at its wit's end... Otherwise, it wouldn't resort to such an extreme measure." Chen Bo said in a low voice beside him.

"Doesn't matter..." Solaris smiled and turned to look at Osiris.

Osiris was taken aback for a moment, then led a squad and hurried off into the distance.

Chen Bo's face changed drastically. He grabbed Solaris's arm and was about to say something when the latter's silver-glowing old eyes locked onto him!

In that instant, Chen Bo's heart sank like a stone, a bone-deep chill washing over him!

Solaris had gone mad!

"Chen Bo, are you willing to sacrifice yourself for Heaven's Judgment Building?"

"Solaris, don't you fucking forget, you haven't reached the top either!"

"If you don't want to die at the hands of your own people, then die with me charging into battle. That way, we might just find a sliver of hope!"

The two men's exchange lasted no more than five seconds, urgent and rapid!

Even if outsiders heard it, they might not understand what was being discussed!

Watching Solaris's quickly retreating figure, Chen Bo was forced to follow behind.

Solaris was one of Heaven's Judgment Building's combat pillars. If he really decided to execute him, there was absolutely no way he could escape!

Mad King Building's battlefield intervention didn't scare off the players. Instead, it made Solaris charge even harder!

Soon, Mad King Building welcomed two more climbers!