Chapter 525 [(*^▽^*)]

Seeing this, the players were anxious. "This won't do... if this continues, the gate will definitely be breached."

"Could these two ghosts be minor ghosts? Or minor ghosts controlled by a vengeful ghost, not the vengeful ghost itself?"

"You can tell from its appearance that it's not a ghost boss. Whose ghost boss is this stupid?"

"Stop messing around, think of a solution quickly, this can't go on."

"What can we do? These two brats must have been driven by the vengeful ghost BOSS to break down the door. In other words, this vengeful ghost BOSS is very likely hiding nearby, waiting for the moment to break down the door. With us completely unprepared, how can we possibly be a match for the BOSS?"

"So what do you suggest? Just stay in the safe house and never leave? Will we be able to beat the game that way? We need to at least get a feel for how strong this boss is, right?"

After arguing back and forth, they finally decided to go over there and give it a try. If the BOSS didn't appear, they would kill the two brats. If the BOSS did appear, they would give it a shot... If they couldn't beat him, they could retreat back to the safe house in time and nothing would happen.

"How's it going? Everything's ready?"

To be honest, these players were slow and hesitant when they were making a decision, but once they made a decision, they were quick. They started preparing immediately and selected a total of thirty players. They were all fairly strong and had weapons and items that could directly damage ghost-type monsters. Or rather, that was the minimum requirement.

Just then, Guo Xia and Guo Chengzheng opened their eyes and slowly got up to look at the backs of the thirty players who had left the safe house. They had gone to kill monsters.

"Did I wake you up? You guys can really sleep."

Guo Chengzheng raised an eyebrow. "There's nothing we can do about it. They walked all day on mountain paths, and they walked very fast to save time, so of course they're tired. But... are they really sure they'll be okay getting across like this?"

"Who knows? Anyway, the safe house is right here. If we can't win, we can escape back."

Guo Xia sat up. "In that case...should we go and meet them?"

"A backup? We definitely need a backup. That's easy enough. We just need to be near the safe house to cover their escape back."

Guo Xia: "Do any of you have ranged weapons? Or weapons that can deal with ghosts?"

"That's right, there are indeed some, and more than one. But since they are long-range weapons, their lethality isn't very high, so I didn't go with them this time. But they're perfect for providing cover here."

Soon, several players climbed onto the rooftop, equipped with items that provided excellent night vision. They were able to see the players who had already walked quite a distance and were approaching the village chief's house.

These thirty players were also wearing night vision goggles on their heads; they were all items bought from the system, very expensive but effective.

Those of them walking ahead could even see two blurry, somewhat pale figures in front of the village chief's house. "We're almost there, stay alert!"

All the players were on edge, fearing that the BOSS might suddenly appear and attack them, as none of them could withstand a single blow from the BOSS.

Their pace of progress slowed noticeably, but they were still slowly getting closer to the two ghosts who were ramming the door.

Lin Leyou: "Shall we go over there?"

Xue Rui: "It's your decision."

Lin Leyou said, "There are a lot of people, but I still want to give it a try. Anyway, they definitely can't catch me. By the way, I can use my Soul Extraction talent again."

Xue Rui: "Do you need my help?"

Lin Leyou waved his hand, "No need. You can't reveal yourself yet. What if they have equipment to detect the number of vengeful spirits?"

Xue Rui, however, didn't think they had such props. "Even if they detected two, there are still two people ramming the door over there. Maybe they think one of them is one of your underlings?"

Lin Leyou, "So what are you planning to do?"

Xue Rui said, "I plan to try Zhong Wuyan's talent for possession."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Alright, I also want to see if you can use the player's items or his backpack after you possess the player's body."

Xue Rui: "I don't think it will work."

Lin Leyou said, "Go and give it a try. I'll go first... no, you go first. You possess the body first, making a small commotion, and then I'll go over."

"If I go first, they will be more vigilant, which will make it inconvenient for you to use your talent to possess others."

Xue Rui: "Okay, I'll go first."

Lin Leyou said, "I'll cover you. If anything happens, remember to blur your appearance first. You absolutely cannot let them see what you look like."

Zhong Wuyan looks completely different from Fu Qingqiu.

Xue Rui: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Lin Leyou let him go like that. This was Xue Rui's first time using his talent to possess someone, and he didn't know if he could get away with it without being discovered.

Xue Rui slowly approached them. At this moment, the wind chimes by the gate rang more and more urgently. Some players noticed this detail and said, "The wind chimes are acting strangely. I guess another ghost is coming."

Since there are already two ghosts here, the tools they have for detecting whether there are any new ghosts nearby cannot determine whether any new ghosts will be added.

However, the sudden change in the wind chimes' sound was still discernible.

"Everyone be careful."

All the players were huddled together, weapons in hand. When Xue Rui approached, he didn't make a specific choice. He simply picked the player who had the least sense of danger and charged straight at him!

The resistance is very low!

His talent possessed him with surprisingly little resistance, probably because the player didn't have much protection. However, the moment he gained control of the body, he felt a sharp pain coming from the hand holding the item.

He immediately and subtly changed the direction he was standing in, then put away the props in his hands, not into his backpack, but into his pocket.

Backpacks are obviously unusable, otherwise wouldn't these NPCs be cheating?

Fortunately, the weapon could be put in a pocket, as long as it didn't come into direct contact with his skin. He glanced discreetly at the hand that had been stinging earlier; now he felt nothing, and even his skin was perfectly fine.

It's unclear whether this player is dead or not. Killing villagers or players in this instance doesn't award points, so there's no system notification after killing someone.

This can be seen as a disguised increase in difficulty, since some players might be substitutes or substitutes for items.

Xue Rui then turned his attention to the players around him. These players were all on guard against the BOSS that could appear at any time, so they didn't pay any attention to the people around them.

This is why the moment when Xue Rui possessed her, the only time she had a weakness, went unnoticed.

Just then, Lin Leyou slowly approached.

"The wind chimes are playing even more erratically. What's going on? Could it be that the BOSS was just getting close? I have a bad feeling."

"Try swinging your weapons around first; that should at least keep unseen ghosts away from us."

A few players actually tried swinging their weapons forward, but after a few tries they found it was futile.

Xue Rui saw Lin Leyou floating over from the sky. He reached out his hand to the player who had been giving orders, then frowned slightly, moved closer, and reached out again, but it seemed he still failed.

This was an attempt to use the talent to extract souls, but it failed twice. Was it due to the distance?

Xue Rui glanced over there out of the corner of his eye, estimating the strength of the body he was currently inhabiting. He thought that with his bare hands, he could snap the necks of several players around him.

Lin Leyou's soul extraction failed once again. This time he probably realized it wasn't because of distance. If the first time was because of distance, then the second and third times definitely wouldn't be. It must be that this player has a special item.

This item is so special that it can withstand so many attacks from me without the opponent even realizing it. In other words, this item is at least continuously usable and slowly replenished; it is not a consumable.

"A gold-tier item? That's impressive..."

Lin Leyou didn't immediately engage in a head-on confrontation with him. Instead, he switched to another player who also seemed quite powerful and was about to use Soul Extraction on him when the other player, perhaps sensing the chilling Yin energy, actually took two steps back away from Lin Leyou.

"Do you feel the cold?"

Is it yin energy?

"It's ghostly energy!"

"The boss is here? Where is he?"

The player who had just taken two steps back said with a serious expression, "He's probably around me. Be careful, this BOSS can approach us silently."

Lin Leyou glanced subconsciously at the wind chime that looked like it was about to fall apart. Surely it wasn't completely silent?

Lin Leyou snapped out of his daze, realizing he had forgotten that this vengeful ghost would give people a chilling feeling when it got close. But it didn't matter; he remembered now.

Since the players here have already discovered it, let's switch to another one...

Just then, Xue Rui made his move. He didn't kill with his bare hands, but instead, taking advantage of the fact that someone next to him hadn't reacted yet, he stood behind him and grabbed his hand!

The man happened to have a sharp knife in his hand. Although it was a weapon that could harm ghosts, the blade was real. So, Xue Rui grabbed his hand and, before the man could react, used the knife to slit the necks of three players who were standing very close together.

Blood splattered immediately, startling the other players.

"What's going on? What are you doing? Are you sick?!"

"Oh no, this person has been controlled!"

The player, realizing what was happening, broke free from Xue Rui's control and slashed back, but Xue Rui quickly retreated, managing to dodge the attack.

Just then, all the players' attention was drawn to that, which made things easier for Lin Leyou. He couldn't kill the player who gave the order, and even though the second player's attention was drawn to him, he was still wary of his surroundings.

He could only take advantage of the moment to find another player with the best items and sharpest eyes, and this time the soul extraction went very smoothly.

Great, now there are three underlings.