Chapter 211 Midnight Arrives, Strange Creatures Appear

Zhuang Xiaoxin's voice was very soft, carrying obvious nervousness, but in the quiet Dormitory, it fell clearly into everyone's ears.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle.

"Okay, okay!"

The first to break the silence was Liu Qiaofei. She ran over excitedly, grabbed Su Ze's arm, and shook it gently.

"Senior Su Ze, just let little sister Xiaoxin join us! She's very well-behaved!"

She had originally been the youngest in the Dormitory. After spending the last two days with Zhuang Xiaoxin, she felt a special connection and had long wanted to pull this new sister into her small circle.

Yao Qingya stood to the side, her lips pursing as that familiar sour feeling welled up in her heart again.

However, after experiencing it so many times, she seemed to have slowly grown accustomed to the fact that new people were constantly appearing around Su Ze. She just watched quietly without saying a word.

"I have no objection," An Lan said succinctly.

Jiang Yuwan pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose, gave Zhuang Xiaoxin a scrutinizing look, and then nodded.

"This girl has been very diligent and sensible in her work these past two days, but the specific decision is up to you."

"Hmph, Su Ze..." Qiao Yunge walked over carelessly, complaining with her mouth but wearing a mischievous smile on her face. "It's fine if you want her to join, but you can't favor one over the other and forget about us veterans!"

Su Meier twisted her waist and giggled. "The Landlord has great charm; the little sister is throwing herself into his arms. As her older sisters, we naturally welcome her~"

Even Li Xinran only gave a soft "Hmph," which counted as tacit consent.

Everyone's gaze finally converged on Su Ze.

Su Ze looked at the girl in front of him, whose cheeks were flushed with tension and whose fingers were trembling slightly, and gave a faint smile.

"Are you willing?"

"Yes!" Zhuang Xiaoxin nodded vigorously, as if afraid he would go back on his word, her voice carrying a slight tremor.

"Then join us," Su Ze's tone was very calm. "However, you should know the meaning of being my tenant, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhuang Xiaoxin's face instantly turned red to the roots of her ears, but she still summoned her courage to meet Su Ze's gaze.

"I... I know!"

She took a deep breath, as if wanting to finish the lines she had prepared long ago in one go.

"Boss Su Ze, you saved me and my father, and even let my father become the leader of the second floor... Moreover, my brother Zhuang Qianhao was also willing to serve you before he passed away. This proves you are someone worthy of trust and loyalty!"

Her voice grew smaller and smaller as she spoke.

In fact, most of these words were taught to her by Liu Yuanfang and the others while she lived there these past few days.

Among them, Lin Shiyu and Li Jiaxin had even told her about how they were rejected by Su Ze back then.

So she also knew that other women didn't even have the chance to join even if they wanted to.

Plus, they had analyzed it for her: she didn't know how to do anything, so if she joined Su Ze, she certainly wouldn't have to worry anymore, and her father under Su Ze's command would surely receive more care.

In the future, with Su Ze's potential strength, perhaps she really could be reunited with her deceased mother and brother...

Seeing her like this, Su Ze didn't ask any more questions.

[Ding! Do you wish to invite player 'Zhuang Xiaoxin' to become a tenant of Dormitory 404?]

[Yes.]

[Ding! Invitation sent!]

A virtual light screen immediately popped up in front of Zhuang Xiaoxin. Without the slightest hesitation, she tapped it with trembling fingers.

[Ding! Player 'Zhuang Xiaoxin' has accepted the invitation and officially become a tenant of Dormitory 404!]

It was done.

Su Ze also felt a sense of relief. However, time was tight now as it was already midnight; the activation of the Bond would have to wait until tomorrow daytime.

And at the very second Zhuang Xiaoxin officially joined...

Dong—!

The midnight bell seemed to ring in the depths of everyone's soul!

Immediately after, that cold, emotionless mechanical notification sound echoed in every player's mind!

[Ding! Midnight has arrived!]

[The second round of the survival game has officially begun!]

[This round's duration: Seven days!]

[First Night: Lonely Supernatural Entities' Outing!]

It's here!

Inside the Dormitory building, everyone's heart tightened!

At the same time, in every Dormitory building and every floor's corridor of Jinghai University, an anomaly occurred!

The walls at both ends of the corridors began to distort without warning, like the surface of water after a stone is thrown in, rippling out in circles.

Following that, thick, ink-like black mist billowed out from the distorted walls!

"It's coming! Just like the previous round!"

"Observers take note! Apply the ox gall tears immediately!"

The leaders of each floor immediately issued orders in the floor channels.

The players in the dormitories at both ends of the corridors acted immediately.

Enduring their inner fear, they unscrewed small porcelain bottles and carefully applied the cold, viscous ox gall tears to their eyelids.

A bone-chilling coldness instantly spread through their bodies!

They leaned into the peepholes, staring deathly at the two masses of churning black mist!

...

Eighth Floor, Dormitory 801.

This was the room closest to the far end of the eastern corridor.

Inside the Dormitory, three men didn't even dare to breathe, staring fixedly at the peephole.

One player with the highest spirit took a deep breath, unscrewed a bottle of ox gall tears with trembling hands, and carefully applied it to his eyelids.

A cold sensation came over him, but his vision didn't seem to change much.

He steadied himself, moved to the door, and pressed his eye against the peephole.

This one look instantly made his blood feel as if it were frozen solid!

How could the corridor outside look like it did before?

A thin layer of white frost had covered the floor and walls at some point, and wisps of cold air seemed able to penetrate the peephole and invade his marrow.

And from within that black mist emerging from the wall, one white figure after another was slowly walking out.

They wore uniform white robes that looked like ancient funeral mourning clothes. Their skin was a bloodless, ghastly white, emitting a strange green glow in the dim environment.

The most scalp-numbing part was their eyes.

They were pairs of eyes with no pupils and no whites; the entire eye sockets were filled with pure, bottomless black!

They just walked with stiff steps, silently, one by one, emerging from the black mist and entering the corridor...

*Gulp.*

The observer swallowed hard, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his throat!

What... what kind of ghost things are these!

They didn't look as mangled as zombies, but the fear they brought was even greater!

At almost the same time, on every floor, the 'sentries' responsible for observation saw this scene that they would never forget through their eyes coated with ox gall tears.

Fear, like a plague, spread through every sentry Dormitory.