Chapter 421 [(*^▽^*)]

Xue Rui immediately sent a message in the chat group to let everyone know that he was safe, and Zhou Feng and the others were relieved. "None of you should go near where the elite monsters are fighting, or you might get caught in the crossfire."

The battle between the four elite monsters was earth-shattering. In just a few minutes, several floors of the building were reduced to ruins. Fortunately, even in their frenzy, they instinctively avoided the building's load-bearing walls.

All the elite monsters are crazy. As for the elite monster devouring, these three elite monsters are a reward from the big boss to himself. After he devours them, they can become food for the new elite monster 01!

But unexpectedly, for some reason, they actually came out of his special space where he stored food! Although he didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop him from frantically trying to swallow them all again and keep them in his stomach to wait for them to be fully digested.

His madness stemmed entirely from the BOSS's recognition of him, which made him Elite Monster 01. The remaining three Elite Monsters were simpler; their madness originated from humiliation and revenge.

They recognized the ghost in front of them; it had been just an ordinary ghost, not even worthy of being compared to them. But they never expected that this despicable piece of trash would take advantage of their momentary lapse in attention and ambush them, swallowing them all whole.

If it weren't for the fact that one of the ants, after being swallowed, used a magical tool to try and leave the enclosed space, and they hadn't seized the opportunity to be transferred from inside to outside, they might have died shortly afterward and been completely digested and absorbed by this garbage, becoming part of its power.

They didn't even want to think about such an ending. Their divine senses detected the aura of Elite Monster 03 on this ghost, the first elite monster allowed to go downstairs, which had actually been swallowed by it!

No wonder he later had the courage to challenge the three of them, but! But that courage ended there. Even if the three of them were completely killed in battle and reduced to ashes, this piece of trash could not possibly devour them again.

The fierce battle between the four elite monsters forced all the players to either hide or be on their way to hide, which was incredibly intense. Xue Rui would also occasionally dodge as he slowly approached.

After all, their attacks can sometimes be so powerful that they can throw something and it can smash through the floor, going directly from the floor below to the floor above, or even causing the floor to collapse with a single kick.

Although the female secretary's body below the chest was all bones covered in rotten flesh, she looked even more powerful than before. The elite monster devoured three opponents at once. Although his body could blend into any part of the building, he was starting to feel the strain after a while. After all, although he had digested some of the three monsters, their true strength was still evident.

The elite monster knew it absolutely could not ask its master for help. Its master had already given it a chance to devour these three elite monsters to increase its strength. It was its own fault for not locking up these food items properly, allowing them to escape again. If it were to ask its master for help again, it felt that its master would first treat it as food and share it with these three... no, two elite monsters.

After all, the one who planned to betray its master certainly couldn't be counted. Devourer once again hid in the wall, which was then smashed by Elite Monster 04 with a single punch in the next second. However, Devourer did not reveal its body but continued to hide in the wall behind it.

He hides in the wall, and players cannot sense his exact location, but elite monsters can. No matter where he hides, he will be destroyed by elite monster 04.

As soon as his true form appears, elite monsters 01 and 02 will launch a frenzied attack on him, but even so, elite monster Devourer is not helpless against them.

Just then, as Elite Monster 04 punched towards the wall, the wall transformed into a gaping maw full of sharp teeth the instant his fist landed. Before the other two could react, it bit down. However, Elite Monster 04's defense was incredibly strong, and although it managed to bite off a bit of flesh, one of its sharp teeth was also knocked out.

Before the other two elite monsters could attack, Big Mouth vanished instantly, causing their attacks to miss completely.

"You two could go any slower!"

"Hmph! This rat that only knows how to hide, this piece of trash covered in mud, just crawled out of the gutter. All it can do is resort to sneak attacks!"

The Devourer wasn't a ghost that wouldn't retaliate. "So what if I ambushed you? As long as I survive to the end, I'll be the strongest. You were all my food and nourishment before. So what if you escaped? You still can't kill me. Your final fate is to obediently return to my belly!"

The four elite monsters were fighting each other to the death. While all the players were hiding and running away to avoid being caught in the crossfire, they were also looking for an opportunity to slip through.

However, they all understood that the four elite monsters were fighting amongst themselves, and no matter how fiercely they killed each other, it was still an internal matter. Once the players made their move, they would unite against the outsiders immediately, kill them all, and then deal with their own problems!

So none of them could make a move until the last elite monster was left. It seemed that none of the four elite monsters could die in the short term, but it also seemed that they could be killed at any time.

This put them in a dilemma, always wanting to get close, but once they got close, they would be caught in the crossfire of the attacks. After this happened many times, these teams stopped attacking together every time and instead took turns, just to avoid being overtaken by others.

Of course, Xue Rui contributed the most. Even if all the elite monsters were killed, he would still get some points. There were four elite monsters, and who knows how many points he could get!

Xue Rui hid in a spot that was neither too close nor too far. Although the place was a bit dangerous, it was right by the window and close to the load-bearing wall. If there was any danger, he could hide outside or behind the load-bearing wall.

These elite monsters are still afraid of the BOSS on the top floor. No matter how fiercely they fight below, they dare not let the whole building collapse. Xue Rui had also thought about whether to clear the game directly or bring out the BOSS ahead of time if the whole building collapsed.

Xue Rui put that thought aside for now; the four elite monsters were more important. If they weren't handled properly, even if just one of them survived, it would be a nightmare for the players.

After all, elite monsters are also ghosts, only they are extremely powerful ghosts. After killing the others, the remaining elite monster can quickly recover its strength and become even stronger by eating the corpses of the other elite monsters.

There are only seventeen players in total, including himself. With so few people, how can they possibly win against an elite monster with peak strength or even stronger?

Of course, there's no chance of winning against the BOSS, but until the very end, no one knows the outcome, right? Xue Rui's mind flashed back to the figure he had seen sitting in the chair on the top floor earlier.

Although most of it was blocked by the chair, he still managed to see a bit of it. A completely unfamiliar man. Xue Rui took a deep breath and, for some reason, felt terrified, as if he were about to die.

But now, looking back, he finds it somewhat unbelievable, because he didn't find the BOSS particularly scary. Was it just his imagination? Or did the BOSS possess a skill that could confuse people?

Xue Rui's eyes darted around, and he saw a piece of gravel fly past him about a meter away, flying directly behind him and crashing into the wall, where it became deeply embedded.

He didn't even glance at it, still completely focused on the battle over there. It was still impossible to tell which side would win, but even if the elite monster Devourer lost, the other three definitely couldn't all survive.

One or two might die, or even both sides might perish together, with all four elite monsters potentially dying. Xue Rui was actually hoping they would all die together, ending it all.

"I should be able to finally meet the BOSS tomorrow," Xue Rui thought, taking a deep breath. "Just die already..."

The elite monster Devourer was still very wary of them. Its true form would always appear before them in a half-real, half-real manner. When attacked, it would hide inside the wall, and when the attack was temporarily suspended, it would launch a sneak attack.

However, each ambush was not very successful. Nine times out of ten, the attackers would be injured by the three of them. Just now, when Devourer was about to ambush the original elite monster 01 and try to bite off one of its legs, he was unexpectedly ambushed by 02. The monster's huge mouth that had appeared to ambush him was seized by Devourer and torn apart. Although the main body still escaped, he still held the torn half of the mouth full of sharp teeth in his hand.

Elite Monster 02 couldn't wait to open its mouth and swallow the piece of meat in two or three bites. "Hehe, the taste is pretty good, but it dodged too quickly."

He ate the piece of meat, and the other two elite monsters had no objections. Originally, the three of them weren't really a group; they just had a common enemy now.

As for who gets to eat it, it all depends on whether they can tear off some flesh from the Devourer. Whoever tears it off owns it. Even if they're envious, they won't try to snatch it now.

Elite Monster 04's lips twitched. He looked at his hand, where a little finger had been bitten off, and said, "Hmph! Hiding like that, if he dares to show himself, I'll tear his whole mouth off his body!"

The elite monster patted its belly contentedly and casually took a couple of steps, its footsteps making a slightly sticky sound as it walked on the black blood on the ground. Then it said, "Hiding again. Let me see where it's hiding..."

The elite monster wasn't seriously injured even though half of its mouth was torn off. It was only a minor injury for it, since its huge mouth, which it used for devouring, could now cover an entire floor. So what was torn off was only a part of it.

However, this will definitely not be without its problems. The main body that it devours is a huge mouth, and having a piece of flesh torn from its mouth will certainly have an impact on it.