Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

"Boom!"

The entire building began to shake violently.

The women hugged each other and screamed with excitement.

The walls extended, the stairs grew, and new floors emerged one after another.

Twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight... thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two!

The vibration stopped.

The women ran to the window and looked outside.

The floodwaters were far beyond their reach, and the glimmers on the water's surface were as small as stars.

"We've reached the 32nd floor!" Su Qing cheered.

"We're getting further and further away from the water!" Bai Tao clapped her hands.

"My sense of security has increased again!" Jiang Jing'an stretched.

The women surrounded Huang Tang, praising him all at once:

"Brother Huang Tang, you're so handsome!"

I love you so much!

"You're amazing!"

Surrounded by more than twenty women, Huang Tang listened to all sorts of flattery, his lips curling into a wide smile.

Which man doesn't like being praised by a woman for being "strong and capable"?

At this moment, a server-wide announcement sounded:

[System Announcement: Congratulations to player "Huang Tang" for being the first to upgrade to a 32-story house!]

[As the first player to achieve this, you will be rewarded with 2 Gold Chests!]

May other players continue their efforts and reach even greater heights!

The world channel instantly became lively.

[Is it Huang Tang again? I'm numb to it all.]

[Did Huang Tang have some kind of extraordinary encounter? How come upgrading his house is so easy?]

I want to know too! Please share the secret!

[Hey Huang Tang, could you share something?]

Huang Tang looked at the message on the screen, thought for a moment, and replied:

[Huang Tang: There were no miraculous encounters. I just worked really hard. All gains in this world depend on how much you put in the effort.]

The world channel was silent for a moment.

The expert is right! If you don't fight hard, you're just waiting to die!

I've learned a lot! I'm going to work even harder too!

[Huang Tang's words are so insightful! I've saved them!]

……

Huang Tang turned off the world channel and smiled.

Just then, a sharp system notification sounded.

[System Notification: The night raid will begin in ten minutes! All players, please prepare for battle!]

The women were not afraid; instead, they became excited.

"It's finally here! I've been waiting for so long!" Su Qing rolled up her sleeves.

"I want to see just how powerful those machine guns and laser cannons really are." Liu Lingqing walked to the window and looked outside.

"Daylily," Huang Tang called out, "it's up to you now."

A daylily bud wafted out from the corner, smiling confidently: "Master, now please enjoy my performance!"

Ten minutes later.

Night raid begins!

The first group of merfolk emerged from the sea and climbed up the wall.

Their bluish-gray skin gleamed coldly in the night, and their sharp claws dug into the cracks in the wall with incredible speed.

Huang Huacai stood in the center of the living room, her hands gliding in the air as if playing an invisible piano.

Patrol drones took off first, surrounding the merfolk from all sides. Red scanning lights locked onto each target, transmitting their coordinates to the defense system in real time.

The automatic machine gun fires.

"Da da da da da..."

Bullets rained down like a storm.

The merman's body was torn apart by the hail of bullets, and green blood splattered everywhere.

The first wave of merfolk were all killed before they could even climb ten floors!

"Too weak."

Evaluation of daylilies.

The second wave. The number doubled.

Laser cannons joined the battle. The blue beams swept silently, instantly vaporizing the merfolk that were hit, leaving them no time to even scream.

The third wave. The fourth wave.

The merfolk's corpses fell from the wall like rain, crashing into the sea and splashing up white sprays.

The fifth wave. The largest number ever, with more than thirty merfolk climbing at the same time.

Ten of them were particularly large, wielding tridents and wearing rusty helmets.

Huang Tang recognized it at a glance: it was the "Yuan Hua" version of the elite merman!

The "Yuanhua Merfolk" are more intelligent. Instead of charging blindly, they dispersed and tried to break through from different directions.

Huanghuacai gave a cold laugh.

"You think spreading things out will work?"

With a flick of her finger, ten laser cannons simultaneously turned, each locking onto one of the "Yuan Hua Mermaids".

"Fire!"

Ten blue beams of light shot out simultaneously.

Ten "Yuan Hua Mermaids" were hit simultaneously.

Three were vaporized, and seven were cut in half at the waist, their remains falling into the sea!

Before the remaining ordinary merfolk could react, the automatic machine gun had already completed its second round of firing.

Kill them all!

Night raid over!

From start to finish, it took less than three minutes!

The women stood by the window, looking out at the smoke-filled battlefield.

No, to be precise, it was a "slaughterhouse"!

Everyone gaped open.

"That's...it's over?" Su Qing couldn't believe it.

"I haven't even seen what the merfolk look like yet," Bai Tao said.

"I didn't see it clearly either," Jiang Jing'an shook her head.

Huang Tang leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and smiled.

"All fear stems from insufficient firepower. Now that we have enough firepower, fear is the merman's."

The women all sighed with emotion:

"I feel very safe now!"

"I feel more than just safe; I'm practically bursting with arrogance! I wish all the merfolk would attack us!"

"You're still holding back too much. I think we'll rule the world one day!"

Huang Tang was speechless: "You guys really dare to think that way. I wouldn't even dare to be that arrogant."

The daylily floated to Huang Tang's side, hands behind its back, head tilted back, with an expression that pleaded for praise: "Master, aren't I amazing?"

Huang Tang nodded: "Indeed amazing. With you here, I can now focus on dungeons without worry. Even if ten waves of merfolk come, it won't matter."

The daylily's eyes lit up: "Please, master, could you please change my name? Please!"

"not good."

The daylily was so angry that she stomped her feet, just like a little human girl.

After his initial excitement subsided, Huang Tang noticed a problem.

The merman's corpses all fell into the sea and could not be recovered. The baby Tyrannosaurus Rex ran out of food.

"I can only buy it from other players."

Huang Tang opened the world chat channel and sent a message:

[Huang Tang: Recover merman corpses; one corpse yields 100 units of materials or food. Limited slots available.]