"Fuck! Bro, wake up!! Our brother Thomas was killed by that damn Damien!!!"
In a dormitory room that accommodated four people, a young man named Lucas Kane frantically shook his roommate awake, his voice trembling with panic.
The said roommate, Gabriel Ashford, was still sleeping, unaware of the huge event that transmigrated the entire college's dormitory to an unknown, strange world.
The other roommate, Mathew Hayes, stayed near the door, guarding it. He even leaned his body weight on it to reduce the chances of anyone breaking through the door.
Under Lucas' repeated awakening, Gabriel's eyelids slowly opened, and what he saw was the anxious face of a young man with disheveled blonde hair with dyed red streak tips.
Noticing that Gabriel woke up, Lucas uncharacteristically didn't urge him any further and waited by his side.
Before Gabriel could ask Lucas for further information, he suddenly heard a mechanical voice devoid of emotion, as a translucent screen with texts appeared in front of his vision.
[Welcome to the Dormitory Survival Game!]
[In the Crimson Moon World, full of horror and monstrosity, your dormitory is your only refuge.]
[In this world devoid of legal laws and morality, only the six rules of the Dormitory Survival Game are absolute, and they are as follows—]
[1. Monsters are divided into two categories: Door-breaking Monsters and Rule Monsters.
a. Door-breaking Monsters are hostile to players and will prioritize destroying the doors of the players' dormitories. They will kill players no matter what, so eliminate them if possible. Otherwise, stay inside your dormitory and don't forget to repair the door's durability to prevent them from breaking in.
b. Rule Monsters aren't as hostile to players as Door-breaking Monsters, as they, in certain conditions, would even kill Door-breaking Monsters. However, they are by no means your allies. In fact, they are more dangerous than Door-breaking Monsters. Avoid them at all costs and never break their rules, or else losing your life is the least of your worries!]
[2. The dormitory building will always exist and never be destroyed. Players may come and die, but it will always remain to continue the Dormitory Survival Game.]
[3. All players, no matter how trash, will awaken at least one talent. Talent grades, from low to high, are divided into: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Gold, and Red.
This is absolute, and it was enacted to ensure that players will have a fighting chance against the monsters. While players will mostly awaken one talent, it's not impossible to awaken two or more. However, the chances are so low that you might as well jump from the tenth floor and survive.]
[4. The dormitory room will not collapse before its door is breached. Furthermore, most methods cannot breach the privacy of those inside the dorm. It has absolute sound insulation, so sound from inside won't escape outside. Its walls and windows will never be destroyed unless the door is breached.]
[5. The landlord has absolute control over the dormitory room. Tenants cannot attack the landlord within the dormitory room.
a. At the start, the landlord will be decided by the Dormitory Survival Game based on their prestige and leadership within the dormitory room.
b. Tenants are free to leave the dormitory room and the landlord's rule, but the landlord will be notified.]
[6. The Weekly Dormitory Building Rules must be followed or else you'll incur punishments!]
[To give players the time to prepare, the Dormitory Survival Game will officially start an hour after arrival at the Crimson Moon World.]
[However, the Weekly Dormitory Building Rules have already taken effect, so follow them no matter what!]
After Gabriel read those rules, he felt that he had obtained an innate ability. If he wasn't mistaken, it must be the talent that he had awakened.
'Before checking my talent, I should see what the Weekly Dormitory Building Rules are first.'
'I don't know if this is a lucid dream or truly reality, but it doesn't hurt to treat it as reality. According to the Dormitory Survival Game, those monsters haven't arrived yet, so the dangers at this hour are the establishment of those Weekly Dormitory Building Rules.'
With that thought in mind, Gabriel mentally commanded the Dormitory Survival Game to show the Weekly Dormitory Building Rules.
A second later, a screen appeared in front of him, which displayed the weekly rules.
[The Dormitory Building Rules for this week are as follows—]
[1. Never enter the school cafeteria at 6 PM - 5 AM.]
[2. When entering your dormitory room, always step inside with your left foot first.]
[3. At lights out (9 PM), you must already be sleeping. If not, pretend to be asleep.]
[4. Once a day, you at least need to have a conversation with someone. It will be considered a conversation if the other party, the listener, responds to you, the speaker.]
[5. Remember, you are all students! There are no teachers, janitors, or any school staff in this dormitory. Do not forget to confirm your roommate's identity whenever you haven't seen them!]
After reading all five rules, Gabriel's expression turned solemn. He realized that Lucas and Mathew had left the room while he was asleep.
He had read rule horror novels before, and he knew about identity checks.
Although he wanted to confirm if Lucas and Mathew were still there, he didn't want to provoke them yet without knowing his talent.
'Hopefully, my talent is related to combat or at least survival. Or else, I'm screwed if Lucas and Mathew had already been replaced.'
Gabriel commanded the Dormitory Survival Game to display his talent info.
Afterward, a crimson-colored screen appeared in front of him.
[Talent Trade (Gold): You can initiate a talent trade with anyone. As long as it's consensual, you can obtain the other party's talent even if you don't put up anything for trade. Even this talent itself can be traded to others.
The Talent Trade's only restriction is that every trade must be consensual. Any methods like coercion, mind control, body possession, etc, will make the trade invalid.]
As soon as Gabriel finished reading the talent description of Talent Trade (Gold), only one thought popped up in his mind:
'I'm so screwed!'