Chapter 418 [(*^▽^*)]

Upon seeing these new passersby, everyone knew that all the ordinary ghosts were dead, and these new ones were just ordinary background figures. The only enemy tonight was a lone elite monster that had appeared on the 43rd floor.

Everyone gathered in the staff canteen again, and Wang Fu and his two companions immediately sat down next to them. "Shouldn't we have a proper discussion about this?"

Xue Rui said, "We don't know what skills this new elite monster has yet. We need to be careful when testing it, otherwise there could be big problems."

Wang Fu nodded, "I know. Let's eat something first. The food here is really delicious. I don't know how long I can survive in this instance. Let's eat more while we're here, because we won't be able to eat like this when we go back."

Even Xue Rui had to admit that the food here was indeed delicious, and Lin Leyou, who had only been able to watch them eat until now, had already gotten used to it.

He patted his stomach. Oh well, if he couldn't eat in the dungeon, he could always go to the restaurants in Endless City after leaving the dungeon. The food there was better than what he had in the real world.

Could it be that Endless City has better seasonings or cooking techniques?

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone started thinking about what to do next. However, at that moment, a figure appeared outside the staff canteen. All the players eating inside stopped talking and began to observe and scrutinize the figure, both openly and secretly.

Huajiao gestured to everyone with her eyes, indicating that this was the new elite monster that appeared on the 43rd floor. Why was it here? And it's only been ten minutes past six o'clock, and the battle royale is about to start?

The eight of them quietly moved their positions from near the window edge to right next to the window, so they could escape immediately if anything unexpected happened.

The elite monster took some food from the window, then walked to the middle seat and sat down, sitting upright like a robot.

Xue Rui and his companions ate their food without making a sound, already clutching the props they might need later. But the suddenly appearing elite monster seemed to be there simply to eat.

He ate his food quietly and properly, without making any unnecessary movements or even glancing around. After he finished eating, he got up and left the restaurant.

The players breathed a sigh of relief, but the other ordinary employees didn't seem to notice anything. They didn't seem to recognize the new elite monster and just glanced at him casually before looking away.

Huajiao lowered his head slightly. "It seems he hasn't left yet. He's standing outside by the elevator, waiting for it."

Xue Rui: "I saw it. Everyone, pay attention. He might make a move."

Wang Fu took a breath. "I have a bad feeling."

Upon hearing this, Xue Rui immediately stood up and smashed the window next to her, yelling, "Run!"

Seeing his actions, the remaining seven people didn't even have time to react before their bodies followed him out of the window. The ordinary employees watched their actions in shock, while the other players, after a moment of stunned silence, quickly found the nearest window and smashed the glass to get outside.

However... even so, some players still couldn't escape. At this moment, the entire floor of the staff cafeteria disappeared and was replaced by a huge, blood-red mouth. The ordinary employees who were just shocked screamed and fell down, where they were all eaten by the huge mouth below.

The players furthest from the window reacted more slowly. Although they ran fast, they still couldn't escape. When the giant mouth closed, they could only watch helplessly as it closed.

The entire process took less than two seconds. It's safe to say that if Xue Rui hadn't run ahead to warn the other players, the number of players who escaped would likely not have been this high.

Xue Rui, who was hanging outside watching the situation inside, finally realized where the sense of familiarity came from: "This elite monster is the ordinary ghost that appeared in the staff canteen before, the one that fought with elite monster 05."

Huajiao's expression turned grave. "This monster has changed so much. Before, its mouth could only bite a foot or a head, but now it can cover an entire floor in an instant! Oh no, if we're outside, will it be able to eat us too?"

Xue Rui: "It probably won't work."

Zhou Feng: "The number of players who were just eaten was five. It seems to be the team of the player who hid all night yesterday. We lost a five-person team in two seconds."

Wang Fu: "What should we do? Should we go back inside now? Or should we stay outside?"

They have the tools, so they can easily build a resting platform outside the building wall. The problem is that this elite monster should also be able to come out.

After all, other elite monsters had climbed outside the building to chase players before, so he should be able to too.

Xue Rui: "The appearance of this elite monster's mouth is unpredictable. We can only try to stay as far away from it as possible. Before, it could hide inside the building's walls, but now it can probably hide even better."

Wang Fu: "So, you mean we can't go in?"

Xue Rui: "He's still outside the elevator outside the staff cafeteria."

The figure devoured by the elite monster remained motionless, as if that huge mouth hadn't belonged to it at all. This mouth wasn't just for the five players, but also for the overtime employees who were eating together in the restaurant. Twenty-six people, and not one of them survived.

All the players are now hanging on the outside wall. After losing five players, they only have seventeen left, and many of them are still in shock.

Xue Rui: "Let's keep an eye on this elite monster for now and go to the first floor."

Wang Fu nodded. "I always feel that the first floor is the safest. Should we stay indoors or outdoors?"

Xue Rui: "Let's be outdoors, it feels a little safer there."

In a closed indoor environment, they have to be on edge at all times. Of course, being outdoors doesn't guarantee safety, but at least they don't have to be so tense.

All the surviving players deployed their surveillance devices and then descended to the first floor, but instead of going inside, they gathered outside the building's main entrance.

There were twenty-two just now, but now... Although everyone is gathered together, they are still apprehensive. Each of them is constantly observing the location of the elite monster, fearing that the ground where they are now might suddenly turn into a giant mouth and devour them.

Huajiao suddenly blurted out, "Would it still be effective to throw a bomb into his mouth now?"

Wang Fulai said, "I guess it won't work."

Huajiao sighed, "I think so too. If it really works, then it's simple. We just need to throw the bomb in when he opens his mouth and we can win."

Fang Hong: "How do we deal with this elite monster? Are there any good strategies?"

Ding Baishuang suddenly asked, "Are the elite monsters from before really dead?"

Everyone looked at her. Her words reminded them: could they be sure that all the other elite monsters were dead? Of course not, since they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

But if they weren't dead, where could they go? After seeing the situation on the floor where the staff canteen was located, they roughly understood that the three elite monsters that were there yesterday were probably swallowed up by this ghost in such a sneak attack. As for how long it would take to digest them after being swallowed up?

They didn't know that, but when they ate the three of them, the three elite monsters must still be alive.

Sichuan pepper blinked. "So what do we do? Do we need to find a way to release those three elite monsters? How do we release them? And now this new elite monster..."

Xue Rui thought for a moment, then sighed deeply. He did have a plan, but the chances of the person who carried it out surviving were very small, because it would most likely fail, and even if they succeeded, they would die.

Everyone was a bit at a loss. If it were any other elite monster, they might be able to approach it and try to kill it, but this elite monster could blend into the building, go to various places, and then suddenly appear, opening its blood-red maw wherever it wanted to swallow people whole.

It might not be digested immediately after being swallowed, but it will definitely be a sealed space, and it's absolutely impossible to get out of it... Wait a minute!

Even if it were possible, it would require very expensive props. If they had such expensive props, they might just give up.

Nowadays, players are most concerned about gains and losses, how many points they can get in this dungeon, or how to minimize the loss of points.

Many players, when they feel they can't pass a level, will try to minimize the use of points to fail at the lowest possible cost.

Everyone sat with their familiar faces and gradually separated, while Wang Fu and his two companions sat with Xue Rui and his group of five in the farthest corner.

Wang Fu, "I'm asking you, are you really helpless?"

Xue Rui: "I have a way!"

Wang Fu looked at him suspiciously, "Tell me, I have a feeling you're up to no good."

Xue Rui gave him a look, "You're alone, and the space teleportation device gets swallowed by an elite monster. Then you go inside its stomach and bring out the still-alive elite monster."

His words caused everyone to gasp, and even the other players who were eavesdropping nearby immediately moved further away, afraid that Xue Rui would choose them to be the unlucky one.

Wang Fu: "You...you're not kidding, are you? This is supposed to be a last resort? Even if we succeed, do you think those freed elite monsters will kill us first, or the newly appeared elite monster?"

Xue Rui said confidently, "We must kill the new elite monsters first."

Wang Fu: "Alright, how can you be so sure this plan will succeed?"

Xue Rui said, "I didn't say it would work out; I just shared my thoughts."

Wang Fu nodded blankly, "Okay, okay, now that you mention it, what you said does seem to be a solution, but I don't think anyone will do it. Are you going to do it yourself?"