Huang Tang suddenly sat up.

All the women woke up.

"Monster?!"

"What monster?!"

"What do we do, what do we do?!"

Screams erupted, chaos ensued in the darkness.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Huang Tang said in a deep voice. He took out the military crossbow from the System Space, flipped out of bed, and instructed, "Everyone move back, against the wall!"

He rushed to the window and peered outside through the gaps in the wooden boards.

The water shimmered under the moonlight, as calm as a mirror.

But something was moving beneath the surface.

Dark shadows darted by swiftly.

Countdown, 50 seconds.

40 seconds.

30 seconds.

Huang Tang gripped the crossbow tightly, his palms sweaty.

20 seconds.

10 seconds.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

"Crash—"

A face suddenly pressed against the window.

Grayish-blue skin, bulging eyes, a mouth full of sharp teeth, stretching from the corners of the mouth to the ears.

"Ah—!!!"

Screams exploded instantly.

Several women went weak at the knees and collapsed to the ground.

Some covered their eyes, unable to look, while others curled up, clutching their heads.

Even the usually composed Cai Lin was stunned, her pupils dilated, body frozen in place.

It was a Merfolk!

Completely different from the legendary mermaid, this creature was grotesque, dripping wet, with webbed fingers and long, sharp nails, staring intently at the people inside with its dead fish eyes.

"Bang!"

It started pounding on the window.

The wooden window frame shook violently.

Huang Tang raised the crossbow, aiming at that ugly face.

"Die!"

He pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh—"

The bolt shot through the air, aimed straight at the Merfolk's head.

But it was his first time using a crossbow, and his aim was slightly off.

"Thud!"

The arrow pierced the Merfolk's shoulder.

"Roar—!!!"

The Merfolk let out a piercing howl, pounding on the window even more frantically.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The wooden boards splintered.

The next second, the Merfolk squeezed through the window, its mouthful of sharp teeth lunging at Huang Tang.

"Reload!" Huang Tang tossed the crossbow to Cai Lin, "Quick!"

He grabbed a tool hammer from the warehouse and faced the Merfolk.

Jiang Jing'an screamed, "Huang Tang, be careful!"

Huang Tang couldn't hear her.

In his world, there was only the monster in front of him.

His serum-enhanced body erupted with power.

He could see every subtle movement of the Merfolk, the trajectory of its biting mouth, the angle of its clawing hands.

He sidestepped, dodging.

Swung the hammer.

"Bang!"

The hammer smashed into the Merfolk's face.

For an ordinary person, this blow might only make it step back.

But Huang Tang's strike sent the Merfolk flying sideways, crashing into the wall.

The wooden house shook.

The Merfolk got up, half its face caved in, but still alive, crazily lunging again.

Huang Tang advanced instead of retreating, delivering another hammer blow to its head.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Each strike carried immense power.

"Eighty!"

"Eighty!"

"Eighty!"

"Done!"

After three strikes, the Merfolk's head was unrecognizable, hanging limply, its body twitching twice before finally going still.

The room fell into dead silence.

Everyone gaped at the scene before them.

Huang Tang stood over the Merfolk's corpse, holding an ordinary tool hammer, its head stained with dark blue blood.

He panted heavily, muscles tensed, like a god of war!

Cai Lin hadn't even loaded the crossbow.

From the moment Huang Tang tossed it to her, only a few seconds had passed.

She hadn't even had time to act.

The battle was already over!

"This..." someone stammered, "Is he still human?"

"He killed the monster by himself?"

"With that broken hammer?"

Jiang Jing'an was the first to react, screaming as she rushed over, "Huang Tang, you're amazing!!!"

She hugged Huang Tang, ignoring the blood on him.

The other women snapped out of it too, their gazes at Huang Tang completely changed.

If they thought he was reliable before, now...

He was a god, right?

Their only hope in this apocalypse!

Just then, the mechanical voice sounded again:

[Server Announcement!]

[Congratulations to player "Huang Tang" for being the first homeowner to kill a Merfolk!]

[Special announcement, reward: "Any Door Card" ×1!]

[Any Door Card: Can be used to open Any Door one more time after it closes, or enter Any Door twice in one day. A rare item, please use wisely.]

Huang Tang was stunned.

An Any Door Card?

Able to enter Any Door twice in one day?

This thing... seems more valuable than a Bronze Treasure Chest?

He hadn't had time to think it through when a notification from the World Channel sounded in his ear.

He opened it to see.

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[World Channel]

"Damn!!! Someone killed a Merfolk?!"

"What kind of godly operation? My three teammates have already been dragged into the water by Merfolk!"

"Huang Tang? Is he the guy who upgraded his house first?"

"Boss, please take me with you! I'll be your servant! I'll offer you my ass!"

"Help!!! Merfolk are still pounding on my door!!! Someone save me!!!"

"Condolences to the one above, I'm barely holding on here too..."

"Hey Huang Tang, boss, please share your experience in killing!!! I'm a popular actress, I can agree to any request you have!"

"Yes, yes, boss, please teach us!!!"

Huang Tang glanced at it but didn't reply.

Experience?

The experience is to take the serum and then hammer it to death.

This experience can't be learned by others!

He closed the World Channel and found all the female colleagues looking at him.

To be precise, surrounding him!

The women who had been huddled in the corner were now unconsciously gathered around him, the closest less than half a meter away.

Even Cai Lin stood within three steps of him!

Everyone's face bore a strange expression.

It was the relief of surviving a disaster, and a deep reliance on this man.

In this room, the closer they were to Huang Tang, the safer they felt!

"You all..." Huang Tang began.

"Huang Tang, are you tired?"

Jiang Jing'an was the first to rush up, pulling out a towel from somewhere to wipe his sweat.

"Let me massage your shoulders!"

Another female colleague immediately leaned in, her small hands kneading his shoulders.

"Your hand is injured!" a third female colleague screamed, "Let me bandage it!"

Huang Tang looked down to see a cut on his hand, not knowing when it happened.

Then three people simultaneously brought things over.

"Use my cloth!"

"I have disinfectant here!"

"Bandage it first!"

Huang Tang was surrounded, unsure who to deal with first.

Su Qing held a bottle of mineral water, trying to squeeze in, but found she couldn't.

Jiang Jing'an was at the center, busy wiping sweat and massaging shoulders.

Other female colleagues crowded forward, chattering and offering their help.

Su Qing stood on the outside, gripping the mineral water bottle tightly.

Her knuckles turned white.

Jiang Jing'an again.

Every time, it's Jiang Jing'an.

She took a deep breath, silently vowing that tomorrow, tomorrow she would win Huang Tang back!