Chapter 388 [(*^▽^*)]

"If we don't think of a way, I think we might gag during the battle and then be caught off guard and killed by an elite monster!"

After thinking it over, Number 1 said directly, "Let's change locations, he'll follow!"

He was right; as they moved, the elite monsters' gaze followed them, and the speed increased over time.

"Speed ​​up!"

"We've caught up! We've caught up! Run, run, run!"

Elite monsters are incredibly fast, and they can block all bullets, even bouncing them back.

Number 5 was somewhat devastated. "No way! This kind of strength is enough to be the final boss, and you're telling me this is just an elite monster? Are you really not lying to me?!"

As he ran, number 2 said, "This frenzied state shouldn't last long. Everyone, hang in there a little longer! Keep running, he'll definitely get weak eventually."

Everyone naturally knew this, and so, Lin Leyou, behind the monitor, once again witnessed an extremely extreme chase, with the elite monsters, who had lost their minds, relentlessly pursuing him.

Wherever he passed, all the tables, chairs, doors, windows, etc., were torn apart and rushed towards the players who were fleeing in front. Although most of them could be dodged, it slowed down their speed.

Fortunately, they had all taken speed-up pills and had not been caught up yet. This extreme chase lasted for a full twenty minutes.

Finally, in a fit of extreme resentment, the elite monster let out a deafening roar in the direction they had fled. Everything affected by its roar shattered, whether it was objects, walls, floors, or ceilings; all of them turned into fragments in the roar.

The five-man team narrowly escaped the reach of this final blow, but even so, they were not in much better shape, all collapsing to the ground and struggling to get up.

Fortunately, the elite monster had stopped its pursuit and collapsed to the ground. This time, it really had no strength left to pretend. The five of them slowly got up and stared in disbelief at the scene before them. From top to bottom, everything on the three floors except for the load-bearing walls had shattered and collapsed.

Standing inside, they could even feel the howling wind whistling through the black mist that formed a closed circle around the building, and everyone shivered involuntarily.

Fortunately, it was Number 1 who took out his gun first and fired several shots at the head of the elite monster in the distance.

"System notification: Congratulations! Your team has defeated Elite Monster 03 and earned 3000 points!"

Upon hearing this notification, Number 5 immediately collapsed to the ground. "Ah... I'm finally dead. This was so difficult! Although the points were very tempting."

"But! But the side quest that kills all five elite monsters only gives 5000 points, while killing one elite monster only gives 3000 points. Is that really reasonable?"

The usually quiet Number 3 looked at her and said, "The side quest rewards every player still alive in this instance with 5000 points upon completion!"

Number 5 immediately fell silent.

Number 1 looked at the ruins and said with some concern, "Let's find somewhere else to talk. Let's go."

Everyone knows that the team leader is going to redistribute the 3000 points in a different location. Although an elite monster gives a lot of points, these points belong to the whole team and need to be distributed.

Number 5, who used a lot of items, and Number 1, who went on an adventure to place items near the elite monster, undoubtedly took the lion's share, and no one had any objections to that.

Number 1: "Number 5 and I will each take 1000 points, and the remaining 1000 points will be split equally among the three of you, is that alright?"

"no problem!"

Lin Leyou leaned back against the chair, finally remembering when he had seen the familiar gun before.

Isn't this the Beretta I gave Xue Rui back then? A blue-grade weapon!

As long as Xue Rui is alive, his props and weapons cannot be in the hands of anyone else, which means that the number one captain of this five-person team is Xue Rui!

Lin Leyou took out her phone, feeling a little aggrieved, but there was still nothing there. What happened? Why wasn't Xue Rui contacting her?

Didn't he contact me every time he entered the instance? Could he have changed his mind? No! Xue Rui just celebrated his coming-of-age ceremony in the real world; he's already eighteen years old and an adult.

So you don't need me, Brother Lin, anymore?

Lin Leyou was feeling quite frustrated. Should she send him a message? No, she'd wait and see. Maybe Xue Rui wanted to contact her after the dungeon ended?

Perhaps because of the elite monster's recent rampage, all the players and ghosts in the entire building have vanished, as if they've all hidden away.

It wasn't until much later that there was any movement outside, as if people were coming out to check if the elite monster was really dead.

No further fighting occurred after that. Everyone hid and rested until six o'clock in the morning, when all the damaged parts of the building were restored to their original state at an extremely fast speed.

Furthermore, the NPCs who entered the black fog after getting off work at 6 pm yesterday also appeared one after another, and the deathly aura that permeated the entire building gradually disappeared, as if it had turned into a vibrant corporate building again.

Xue Rui breathed a deep sigh of relief. He survived the second night and even managed to kill an elite monster. Although it was difficult, he managed to do it.

"Everyone should go back to their posts. Although we don't know what the punishment will be for being passive and unmotivated, we should at least put on a show of it."

"Okay! Luckily I got to sleep during the last few hours last night, otherwise I would be so sleepy now that I wouldn't even be able to keep my eyes open."

"Today is the third day, and I still don't know which elite monster will be tonight."

"The system previously indicated that the elite monster we killed was numbered 03, so it must be numbered from 01 to 05. I don't know if it's sorted by strength."

"Oh no! If we're really ranking them by strength, then wouldn't 01 and 02, who come before 03, be even stronger? What should we do? Can we really kill them?"

"We have to kill them even if we can't! We can't just hide, can we? Even if we manage to hide for one night, we might have to face two elite monsters at the same time the following night!"

They chatted as they walked toward their offices, and soon went their separate ways, though they each had their own chat groups.

After Xue Rui returned to his seat, he looked at the rapidly updating messages in the chat group, all of which were conversations between the other four people. Although he was looking at them, his eyes were not focused.

Just then, an ordinary NPC from his office appeared and called out to him, "I brought you breakfast. Eat it quickly, or you won't be able to eat as much as you want when the supervisor comes."

Xue Rui paused for a moment, then took it, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, please eat!"

The person opposite him is sitting down, so he won't be able to see himself anymore. Xue Rui seems to be opening the bag, but he is actually stalling for time.

After he sat down, I didn't need to eat any of these things, but I don't know if he did it on purpose, he just stood there and didn't sit down.

Xue Rui, "Why aren't you sitting down?"

The person who was standing there staring blankly at Xue Rui was stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect Xue Rui to ask so directly. "Oh, it's nothing. I'll sit down later. You go ahead and eat."

Xue Rui thought for a moment, "Forget it, what if the supervisor sees me later? I'd better go to the cafeteria to eat. After all, I worked overtime all night yesterday. If I go to eat breakfast now, I don't think anyone will say anything."

Without waiting for the other person to speak, he took his breakfast and left the office. He naturally went to the staff canteen, because the company provides late-night snacks and breakfasts for people who work overtime.

When Xue Rui arrived at the staff canteen, he saw that there were still many people there. Some of them who hadn't worked overtime the day before were also having breakfast there, but no one seemed to care.

Lin Leyou had been watching. Today was the third day, and there would be a fourth and fifth day. On the sixth day, he would be able to leave this top floor.

"Xiao Rui..."

After thinking for a while, Lin Leyou probably figured out what Xue Rui was thinking.

He could sense that he and Xue Rui were always assigned to the same instance, and Xue Rui wasn't stupid either; he probably realized this as well.

Previously, when the two of them met in the dungeon, I would always intentionally or unintentionally give him extra help. I guess Xue Rui noticed that, which is why he stopped contacting me.

"Sigh... alright, alright, I guess I'm just born to be a workaholic!"

Lin Leyou looked towards the 43rd floor. There were still four elite monsters left. Which one should he send down tonight?

His gaze fell on the two burly, tall men. He would choose one of them today. Since Xue Rui was unwilling to reveal his identity, he would ask him to make an exception.

Then I'll choose carefully. I hope Xue Rui can hold on. He got five million points before, and even if he uses them, he probably won't use them all. Even if he fails to pass the level a few times, it won't be a problem.

Xue Rui has grown up and no longer wants to be protected under someone's wings, a fact that Lin Leyou understands.

Daytime hours are always boring, and Lin Leyou didn't really want to watch, but he couldn't help but pay attention to Xue Rui, who was having breakfast in the staff cafeteria.

He went to the window and got a simple breakfast, found a seat, and opened the one the person had given him earlier. Inside was a simple bowl of porridge, a tea egg, and two steamed buns.

It was still warm to the touch, so it seemed fine, but Xue Rui didn't think it was really okay. The way that person had looked just now made it seem like he was going to watch her eat him.

In particular, after I left, the other person didn't stay in the office to work, but followed me out and is now watching me from somewhere outside the restaurant.

Xue Rui didn't know why, but that didn't mean he didn't know what to do. So, while being secretly watched, he ate the breakfast he had ordered and threw the portion he was given into the swill bin in the staff canteen when he left.