Seeing himself in a desperate situation, White Crow actually leaped out of the deep pit, no longer hiding, and said to Xu Lang, "Don't push me. I'm at a critical moment for my Sequence promotion. If I go berserk, you don't want to see the consequences."

He maintained a mix of restraint and ferocity. Seeing that Xu Lang didn't respond and the Gluttony Demon didn't attack again, his confidence grew a bit more.

"My Sequence is called 'Annalist of Years', B-24!"

"If you push me to the brink, I can write an ending where you are certain to die, regardless of the cost!"

"I can submit to you. I believe you are someone who understands weighing pros and cons!"

The more White Crow spoke, the calmer he became. Finally, he even took off his plague doctor mask, seemingly to show sincerity.

[Nightmare Eye·White Crow: Once I awaken to the True Spirit Stage, I'll immediately write him to death! Move, damn pen, move!]

Xu Lang couldn't see a shred of sincerity...

"Annalist of Years, I've heard a little about this Sequence." Xu Lang's knowledge was far different from before. He had heard people from the Golden Dawn mention this special Sequence.

This is a Sequence that can write the script of fate. It can be developed over time, or it can be used to kill people with high mystique through underhanded means.

It writes one's own fate and the fate of others.

"That's good, then we can talk." White Crow gave Xu Lang a deep look, his hands hidden behind the plague doctor mask, continuing to write content with an imperceptible motion.

Xu Lang asked, "Did you manage to survive in the Twilight Building by relying on your own Sequence ability?"

White Crow didn't reply, which was essentially an admission.

"A gentleman should position himself between the wood and the wild goose, ready for the transformation of dragon and snake. You wanted to wait until your Sequence reached the third stage, then clean up all the Factory Heads in one go and become the Dorm Owner... Not a bad plan, but alas..." Xu Lang shook his head.

White Crow's strength far surpassed the other Factory Heads, but he had been quietly developing all along. His approach was similar to Xu Lang's, with survival as the top priority.

"Alas what?" White Crow asked.

"Alas, your development is too slow. Moreover, your cruelty and tyranny are just an act, meant only to make others fear you. At your core, you are just a coward!"

His cloak billowed as Xu Lang appeared in front of White Crow.

A blade gleam flashed!

Clang!

The blade was blocked by a piece of paper.

On it were only four characters.

—Indestructible!

The handwriting was fading.

"You forced me to do this!" White Crow sighed with regret.

In the next instant, he allowed the power of his Sequence to corrupt all of his spirituality and body!

A storm of spirituality erupted from around White Crow, forcing even Xu Lang to retreat several steps.

Looking at White Crow at the center of the storm, Xu Lang gathered a force of destruction on his blade.

"I clearly found the perfect shortcut for promotion, but now I have to bear the risk of losing control to advance. Xu Lang, tell me, shouldn't I kill you!" A golden sheet of paper floated out from White Crow's collar. On it was written how he would advance to the True Spirit Stage, a process described as perfect, except it wasn't finished, and there was no period.

He had been writing this paper for nearly half a year. With fewer restrictions, he could have finished writing it faster.

It's just that he was a bit of a perfectionist and didn't want to take any risks.

Failing a promotion was more terrifying than death.

So he used many strokes to ensure his perfection and zero loss.

At this moment, White Crow lifted his pen, swiftly altered a small part of the content, and wrote the period!

In that pure instant, the Annalist of Years advanced to the True Spirit Stage!

A booklet materialized in White Crow's hand. This could hold far more content than that single sheet of letter paper, and it was easier to write in.

However, White Crow felt no joy.

His eyes filled with chaotic thoughts as he glared viciously at Xu Lang. "You disgust me!"

All his previous efforts were wasted at the final step!

"Die!" White Crow put pen to paper, writing the fate of Xu Lang's complete and utter death.

Being in the mysterious and unpredictable Dorm Survival Game, he knew all too well the difference between death and complete death!

If Xu Lang wasn't completely dead, he wouldn't rest easy!

Yet, what happened next made his eyes widen in shock!

When writing "complete death", as soon as he wrote the character for "death", his arm began to tremble!

"Again with this situation? Could it be that even True Spirit-level power can't write your death? How is that possible!" White Crow gritted his teeth, channeling the full power of his Sequence with all his might, even if he might go mad afterward.

If you can use this B-grade ability to resist the Epitaph, then I'll admit you have some skill...

Xu Lang thought to himself, no longer delaying. He unleashed a sweeping spatial cleave!

In an instant, a hundred meters of scorched earth were reduced to ashes!

His spellcasting interrupted, White Crow spat out a mouthful of blood and shouted, "Why are you forcing me!!!"

At this moment, he completely lost control, acting with ruthless desperation, forgetting all reason.

He was like an author writing two stories at once, on one side writing that he possessed peerless luck, while on the other side continuing to curse Xu Lang to death.

Suddenly, he sprayed a mouthful of blood onto the two characters for "complete"!

His extremely high luck actually helped him complete the curse killing of Xu Lang!

With the premise of altering the two characters for "complete"!

The moment the period was written, Xu Lang seemed to suffer divine punishment, his body and soul beginning to crumble.

White Crow also paid a tremendous price for this. His entire being was completely corrupted by the Sequence. The sound of turning pages came from his arms and chest, and his face rapidly withered, like tree bark eroded by time.

Xu Lang died. He truly died!

...

In the Grave Pasture, Xu Lang was resurrected from death, his expression calm.

Letting White Crow advance to the True Spirit Stage was intentional on his part. Only then could the concentration of Sequence power be high enough to ensure the Scarlet Herding Chains could extract the Sequence.

Now it was perfect. White Crow had completely lost control, one percent human and ninety-nine percent Sequence. It would be unreasonable not to extract it.

Next, he just needed to send the Scarlet Herding Chains into White Crow's body.

Of course, he needed to cripple him first.

The Annalist of Years wasn't strong in direct combat. Writing required bearing a cost, and he couldn't write just anything either. Otherwise, his Sequence Level wouldn't be just B-24.

Xu Lang took a step and left the Grave Pasture.

Saladin watched Xu Lang leave from afar, silently mourning the sacrificed Herd Spirits for three seconds.

Newcomers leave, old-timers stay!

...

In the Gluttony Purgatory, the giant bone sphere degenerated.

The Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal emerged with a cold expression, holding three heads, his gaze piercing directly toward White Crow's location. He shot through the air, fast as lightning.

White Crow had completely lost control!

His flesh and blood were gone, replaced by a paper doll form. Pages fluttered on his body, covered in all sorts of frantic scribbles.

And what White Crow had to face was Xu Lang at his peak, the Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal, the Gluttony Demon, and the Twilight Building players who had already transformed into urban legends...

This was a righteous group beating!

After losing control, White Crow's abilities were completely unrestricted. There was no such thing as stamina either. One percent of whatever he wrote would take effect.

This probability was already very high!

—Because he was writing completely at random!

Even writing randomly could turn one percent of the story into reality. Just think how insidious that is!

Even though Xu Lang had the advantage of timing, terrain, and manpower, he still couldn't take down White Crow in one go.

White Crow might be crazy, but his survival instinct remained. Sensing danger, he would write various protective phrases, making him like a god walking among mortals.

When a Sequence Holder loses control, it is by default considered the "Awakening" level.

The four stages of a Sequence are Unawakened, Initial Awakening, True Spirit, and Awakening. When a Sequence Holder loses control, the strength of their abilities reaches its peak!

An out-of-control B-grade Sequence Holder is an extremely dangerous disaster anywhere!

Half an hour later, Xu Lang, after some nerve-wracking moments, successfully sent the Scarlet Herding Chains into White Crow's body, inwardly marveling at the power of an out-of-control Sequence Holder.

Fortunately, the Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal's ability was buggy enough, otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to handle the out-of-control White Crow.

[Yang Extreme Creation: 90% of damage received can be converted into immediate attributes or used to heal oneself.]

For over half an hour, the Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal had been stacking attributes, finally pinning White Crow down through sheer endurance.

To put it more simply, it was like taking advantage of an old man's muddled state of mind and wearing him down.

It was a bit like those games, Locke Kingdom and Sailor, where you put the boss to sleep and then frantically boost your own magic attack.

Don't think the operation is simple; it's actually quite complex in practice. For example, how to break through the Yin-Yang Corpse Immortal's attribute cap, how to seal White Crow's abilities, all required corresponding clever thinking.