Chapter 144 Jiang Yuwan Takes Over Command

As soon as Jiang Yuwan's voice fell, the Dormitory became deathly silent for a moment.

Li Xinran was the first to break the silence. She crossed her arms, her usually haughty face filled with disdain as she let out a cold snort.

"Listen to your orders? On what grounds?"

"Everyone here is Su Ze's tenant. Since Su Ze isn't here, when did it become your turn to start giving orders?"

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei both had troubled expressions on their faces; they wanted to mediate but didn't know how to speak up.

"Now is not the time for arguing!"

Qiao Yunge was the first to stand up. She had a straightforward personality and couldn't stand this kind of internal strife. "The zombies outside are about to tear the door down, and we're still fighting amongst ourselves?"

Su Meier also swayed her hips as she walked over. Her seductive eyes swept over Li Xinran, but her voice lacked its usual coquettishness and held a bit more seriousness.

"Sister Xinran, you wouldn't want the Landlord to find out you were throwing a young missy tantrum at such a critical moment after he returns, would you?"

Li Xinran's expression froze.

Su Ze didn't give her any face at all.

If her actions really caused some consequences, she... wouldn't end up well either.

However.

Before she could even think of a way to back down gracefully, a bone-chilling coldness had already struck from her side.

An Lan had stood by her side at some unknown point. That fine quality watermelon knife was already in her hand.

The cold light of the blade reflected on her heroic face as she looked at Li Xinran without any emotion.

She didn't say a word, but her meaning was already crystal clear.

Say one more word of nonsense, and I'll cut you.

Li Xinran was infuriated by this display.

But seeing An Lan's look of actually being ready to strike, and then looking at the others who shared a common enemy, she finally took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed her anger.

"fine, I'd like to see what kind of tricks you can pull off!" She turned her head away, which served as a silent agreement.

Jiang Yuwan didn't pay any attention to this minor disturbance at all.

The moment Li Xinran spoke, she had already pulled up her virtual panel, her fingers flying across the Public Channel.

She had to stabilize morale before panic spread completely!

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan: @All Members, everyone pay attention!]

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan: Su Ze just contacted me through a special channel. He has an urgent mission to handle and cannot get away for the time being, but he will definitely rush back as soon as possible!]

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan: Until Su Ze returns, I will temporarily take over general command to resist the zombie tide! This is Su Ze's authorization. I hope everyone follows my directions so we can overcome this difficulty together!]

This speech, half-true and half-false, was like a calming pill that instantly dropped into the Public Channel, which had already become a mess.

The channel, which was originally filled with cries for help and despair, experienced a strange few seconds of silence.

Immediately following that, the ten great leaders were the first to react.

[3rd Floor-333-Wang Meng: Received! All members on the third floor will follow Ms. Jiang's command!]

[1st Floor-111-Zhuang Qianhao: First Floor received!]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng: Eighth Floor received!]

The ten great leaders responded one after another.

Once the leaders stated their positions, the players below who were at a loss also immediately found their backbone, and hope began to emerge.

The atmosphere of panic was actually forcibly suppressed by Jiang Yuwan's few words!

Having settled the Public Channel, Jiang Yuwan immediately opened the private chat group with the ten great leaders.

[Jiang Yuwan: The situation is urgent, so I'll keep it short. Everyone, use the materials you have on hand immediately to prioritize upgrading the Dormitory doors!]

[Jiang Yuwan: If you have players under you who have opened the trade channel, immediately trade some materials to them and have them upgrade simultaneously! Try to extend the support time of all dormitories as much as possible!]

[Jiang Yuwan: Prioritize using the copper coins in your own hands to buy materials from the Survival Mall! Once the copper coins are exhausted, report to me immediately, and I will perform unified resource allocation!]

[Jiang Yuwan: Remember, you can choose to upgrade when the Dormitory door's durability falls to a lower point. This way, the durability will instantly refill after the upgrade, maximizing the benefit! Use this method to utilize every bit of resource to the extreme!]

[Wang Meng: Understood!]

[Zhuang Qianhao: Received!]

The leaders stopped wasting words and immediately began to act.

They all knew that Jiang Yuwan was their only hope right now.

After communicating with the leaders, Jiang Yuwan closed the panel. Her cool gaze swept over everyone in the Dormitory, and she began to issue instructions.

"An Lan, Qiao Yunge, you two go to the door and manually control the serial crossbow box and Heavy Crossbow Turret!"

"We can't worry about the consumption of copper coins now. Prioritize shooting those LV.4 zombies to share the pressure for other dormitories on the Fourth Floor!"

She knew in her heart that every shot from the turret consumed Su Ze's copper coins.

Now, she couldn't care about the consumption anymore.

Moreover.

This kind of frantic consumption might also serve as a reminder to that out-of-contact dog man that something has happened at home!

"Okay!"

"No problem!"

Qiao Yunge and An Lan looked at each other and immediately sprang into action.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The arrow box and crossbow platform began to make lethal sounds, precisely harvesting the most threatening targets in the hallway.

Dormitory 404, which was originally outside the "kiting" tactic, now also actively joined the battle, attracting some of the firepower.

"Yao Qingya, Liu Qiaofei!" Jiang Yuwan's voice rang out again. "You two, continue manufacturing zombie serum, be quick!"

"Okay, Sister Yuwan!"

"Mm!"

The two girls immediately went to the pile of materials and began the intense production.

Finally, Jiang Yuwan's gaze landed on Su Meier and the displeased-looking Li Xinran.

"You two, immediately take stock of all our supplies. Under the premise of ensuring our Dormitory's safety, give me a rough plan of how much we can provide to support other floors!"

Su Meier gave a charming smile: "No problem."

Although Li Xinran was reluctant, seeing everyone else moving, she could only start acting with a cold face.

As for Jiang Yuwan herself, she stood by the Dormitory door.

While staring intently at the rapidly dropping durability, ready to invest materials for an upgrade at any time, she also tried to private message Su Ze over and over again.

[Prompt: The other party is currently in a special state and cannot receive messages.]

[Prompt: The other party is currently in a special state and cannot receive messages.]

The cold system prompts came again and again.

But she didn't give up, commanding while occasionally trying to contact Su Ze.

Under her command, the entire Dormitory 404...

And even the entire Dormitory building, like a precision war machine, continued to operate with difficulty!

...

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Zombie Tide Maze.

Those four mysterious figures were observing Su Ze's every move through a water mirror.

"Something's not right." That stunning woman's brow furrowed slightly, her voice carrying a hint of doubt.

"What's wrong?" the one with the burly build asked in a muffled voice.

"Look," she pointed to the image in the water mirror, "this human, he isn't rushing around like a headless fly, nor is he searching for treasure chests in place."

In the water mirror, Su Ze's figure was weaving through one intersection after another. His speed wasn't fast, but his sense of purpose was extremely strong.

He seemed to completely ignore the supply boxes hidden in the shadows, only continuously clearing the zombies along the way, and... seemed to be looking for some kind of pattern.

"He is... he is advancing against the direction of the zombie tide!" the one with the extremely long tongue said hoarsely, a hint of shock in his tone.

"He seems to have... discovered the secret that the exit and the entrance are the same place!"

The voice of the skeletal one became sharp.

"Impossible! How long has it been? How could he have discovered the pattern so quickly?!"

The elegant smile on the stunning woman's face completely vanished, replaced by a look of gravity.

"He is much smarter than we imagined."

"We can't let him continue this easily."

She raised her hand and lightly tapped her fingertip in the void.

"Activate Plan B."

"Since he wants to find the source, then give him a... 'source' that he definitely won't expect!"