Chapter 379 [(*^▽^*)]

Whether they were ghosts or players, they were all finding excuses to leave their posts. In an instant, many workstations in the company that were originally occupied were now empty, except for a few people who were still working.

Lin Leyou carefully observed the people still working and found that they were indeed working diligently. They were either his ghostly underlings or NPCs used to make up the numbers.

Just then, Lin Leyou saw a female employee calmly walking forward in the dimly lit corridor when suddenly a huge, blood-red mouth fell from above and bit her head.

Before they could even scream or struggle, with a snap, a headless female corpse fell to the ground, and the ghost that had swallowed one of the heads had vanished without a trace.

Only the headless female corpse lay in the middle of the corridor, with gushing blood flowing from her severed neck, staining large areas of the surrounding ground red.

A strong smell of blood began to permeate every corner of the company.

In just one hour, Lin Leyou saw ten people die. Among them, five were players and five were ordinary NPCs.

After all, players could use those items. Although they used the items, they still couldn't escape the clutches of the ghosts; some died, and some were injured.

On the 5th, "My God, where is anyone still working? I went up and down several floors, and there was no one at any of the workstations. But I did see a lot of corpses. Tonight is going to be a massacre!"

Number 1: "If we misjudged, there's no need for excuses. Let's meet up and hunt down the ghosts together!"

Everyone readily agreed, and they finally decided to meet in the stairwell on the twentieth floor. The five of them met there quickly. "Weren't we discovered?"

"No, no, we're being careful. We've avoided all the surveillance cameras on the road!"

"That's good. Now let's go hunt ghosts together. There's a ghost in the toilet on this floor. He's facing the wall. Let's kill him first."

"That's good. Let's test the strength of the ordinary ghosts first, so that when we go to find those five ghosts, we can estimate their strength as well."

Before long, one of them took out a monkey doll from his backpack. After the doll was placed on the ground, it began to move around freely, just like a real little monkey.

The monkey doll went out of the stairwell, crossed the corridor, and entered the toilet. There was indeed a person standing at the very back, facing the wall, motionless, as if he were reflecting on his mistakes in the toilet.

After the little monkey entered the toilet, it jumped up from the ground and landed right on the man's head. The little monkey then started to wreak havoc on his head, pulling his hair.

But the person remained completely still, as if knowing that the little monkey was just a doll and not a person. These ghosts seemed to be only interested in living people.

"There's nothing we can do. This ghost won't budge, no matter how much the little monkey tries to harass it."

"Then it has to be alive?"

"Probably, should I buy it from the system shop? Although it's not very cost-effective..."

"No need, I'll go!"

Will this work?

"We're going to get there anyway, so you guys wait here. I'll give it a try, and you guys can provide support from behind."

"Alright, we'll follow behind."

And so, Number 1 took the weapons and props he had prepared beforehand, slowly pushed open the door to the stairwell, and then quietly walked step by step to the toilet door.

To be honest, in such a quiet place, even if you walk very quietly, there will still be some noise. And even that little noise is clearly audible to everyone else following behind.

But the ghost inside remained motionless, its eyes fixed on the wall in front of it, as if something on it was extremely attractive to it, while the little monkey continued to act arrogantly above it.

The ghost moved slightly only after the person stepped into the toilet. The person standing at the toilet door did not move, and neither did the ghost; it seemed as if both were waiting.

The person at the door didn't step in with a second foot, but instead withdrew the first one. The ghost couldn't hold back any longer and immediately turned around and rushed towards the person at the door.

Number 1 ran away quickly, making sure not to slow his pace, and kept running forward with a thud. The ghost behind him stared intently at his back and quickly chased after him. It was quite fast, catching up with the person in front in less than five seconds, with the two less than three meters apart.

Just as the person in front ran around a corner and pushed open the door to the stairwell, the ghost behind didn't stop or even reach out; it just rushed over and smashed the stairwell door open.

As soon as he entered the stairwell, before he could even see what was inside, his head flew off and landed on the ground, leaving his headless body standing silently in place.

Number 5 breathed a sigh of relief. "Dead, huh?"

Number 2: "Haven't received any system notification yet, so he should still be alive."

Number 5: "Then what should we do? Do we have to chop this body into mincemeat to count?"

Number 1 walked to the head, took the dagger in his hand and stabbed it, letting out a scream. The scream was so penetrating that even when everyone around covered their ears, it was no use.

When the screams subsided, they all felt their heads buzzing. "Dead?"

They received a system notification that this time they were truly dead.

Number 5: "Hey, killing a regular ghost gives each person 50 points, which means this ghost is worth 250 points. Not bad. Let's go kill ten or twenty more and we can get a thousand or eight hundred points!"

Number 2: "It's not that simple. The number of these ghosts should be limited. They can't keep giving us points. Besides, there are other players besides us."

Number 1: "While there's still time, let's kill a few more ordinary ghosts and get a little more points."

Number 5: "Oh wow! Great, over here, over here! I spotted the ghost over there a while ago. See that over there? The one on the ceiling that looks like a spider clinging to the wall."

Number 4 gasped upon seeing it, "This thing looks much stronger than the one in the toilet earlier. Do you have any items that can restrict its movement? It seems to be very fast."

Number 3: "Watch out, it's spotted us and is already coming!"

Number 1: "Run! Come this way, quick!"

The five of them ran as fast as they could, entering the stairwell and running downstairs. But the spider-like ghosts behind them didn't hesitate at all. It seemed that there were no restrictions on going to other ghosts' territories here.

It sprawled along the wall, its limbs moving swiftly, and it was about to catch up with the five people. The scene was quite thrilling, but Lin Leyou, who was watching the monitor, thought it was pretty good, just like watching a movie.

The movie was fake, but what he saw was real. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but one of the five players looked familiar. Had he seen him somewhere before?

No, it's not a specific person, but all these people seem somewhat familiar to him. Is it just his imagination?

Soon, his attention was drawn to other surveillance footage, so he abandoned this area and turned to look at the other players. The players were quite resilient; at least they were rarely killed.

However, ordinary NPCs are very vulnerable. Whether they leave their workstations or stay there, they will be targeted and killed by the ghosts.

Throughout the night, according to Lin Leyou's observation, approximately eight players died, sixteen ordinary NPCs died, and ten ghosts were killed.

The entire company was stained red with blood in many places, and in some hidden places, you could see many mutilated or gnawed pieces of flesh, like a living hell.

At exactly six o'clock in the morning, all the ghosts that were still chasing others instantly turned back to their original ordinary forms. They turned around with blank stares and left, returning to their workstations to continue working.

The bloodstains and corpses scattered throughout the company gradually disappeared, and the entire building became clean and tidy again within seconds, as if nothing had ever happened.

Players who were planning to kill ghosts or running away and hiding were all at a loss after seeing this scene. Some players who had already killed half of the ghosts were unwilling to let go of the ghosts that had returned to normal.

One of the players slashed at the ghost that had turned away with a blank stare, killing it. However, they did not receive any system notification or points.

Not only that, the player who made the move was also announced over the loudspeaker to be arrested throughout the company. Even the players received a system notification that killing the wanted player would earn them 1,000 points!

24-hour countdown to the arrest warrant!

Goodness, when you team up to kill ghosts, each person only gets a few dozen points, but this wanted player is worth 1,000 points. Even if the five of you split the points equally, each of you can get 200 points!

Now that's great! Not only the company's NPCs, but even many players' eyes are shining, not to mention the teammates standing right behind him.

However, they know each other, so it's not necessary to take action right now. But if he can't hold on later, then it would be more beneficial for his teammates to earn the points, wouldn't it?

Lin Leyou naturally knew all this. The 1000 points were not a rule of the instance, but rather something that he, the BOSS, had just announced. This was his company, and he was the biggest BOSS here.

As long as it doesn't conflict with the rules of the instance, he can issue some harmless minor tasks, such as this wanted notice.

Thinking of this, Lin Leyou's lips curled up. Sitting behind the monitor, he finally showed a smile. One day had passed, and there were still four days left before he could go out and wreak havoc. He hoped that these players would be a little more supportive and not all of them would be dead by the time he was free.

The company is very safe during the day; nothing that happens at night will happen during the day. Both players and ghosts are enveloped in a strange atmosphere of peace.