Xu Qing's hands were so shaky they were almost blurry, and large beads of sweat slid down his forehead.

Cui Mingyang witnessed this and couldn't help but become anxious: "Nie Xinxin, have you found the key?" Cui Mingyang urged loudly.

"Not yet, Wang Zhongyan has been assimilated, he's blocking the control room door!" Nie Xinxin shouted back.

Almost everyone heard this. Zhan Wenchen thought for a moment, then grabbed the stunned Wang Bing and ran towards Xiao Jin.

"Wen Jin, go help out. We'll take care of things here."

Xiao Jin frowned. This vengeful ghost's attack was incredibly strong. She wondered if Zhan Wenzhen could withstand it.

But if they don't find the key soon, the equipment in the server room will completely crash, and their mission will fail, so they have no choice but to try.

Xiao Jin made a quick decision.

"Okay, it's up to you!"

Wang Bing, standing to the side, lowered her eyes and pursed her lips.

Faced with Wang Zhongyan's relentless attacks, Nie Xinxin's heart sank, and she quickly retreated to create distance between them.

At this very moment, more red figures appeared one after another in the shadows of the corner of the server room.

They attacked the players relentlessly, especially Xu Qing, who was operating the computer, making him the target of most of the red-clad employees.

Cui Mingyang threw out five yellow talismans, the soft paper instantly embedding itself into the ground. After a surge of light, a light array was erected, firmly protecting Xu Qing inside.

Immediately afterwards, Cui Mingyang pulled out his weapon and knocked the red-clad employees attacking the light array away one by one.

In the dimly lit server room, Xiao Jin and Wang Zhongyan were facing off.

Wang Zhongyan's eyes were vacant, a strange smile on his face, and he held a sharp dagger in his hand, the tip of which was still dripping with blood.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xiao Jin felt no emotion whatsoever. In her eyes, Wang Zhongyan had ceased to exist.

What's in front of me is just a puppet controlled by the instance.

"Go to the control room and find the key. I'll hold him off," Xiao Jin said in a deep voice to Nie Xinxin beside him.

Nie Xinxin hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Nie Xinxin turned and ran towards the control room.

Nie Xinxin pushed open the door to the control room, and a chilling aura rushed out. She looked around and found the control room in a mess, with various instruments and equipment scattered all over the floor.

"Where could the key be?" Nie Xinxin murmured to herself.

She began searching the control room, checking drawers, walls, pockets of hanging clothes... leaving no corner unchecked.

After searching for about three minutes, Nie Xinxin finally found a gleaming key deep inside a drawer in the small house.

"Found it!" Nie Xinxin was overjoyed and quickly grabbed the key in her hand.

It's so conspicuous, it must be a quest item.

However, just as Nie Xinxin was about to leave with the keys, a male and a female employee dressed in red suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her way.

Nie Xinxin felt a chill run down her spine. She realized that these two employees in red were very different from the vengeful ghosts she had encountered before.

Their eyes were more lively, and they exuded a powerful aura.

Nie Xinxin slowly took a few steps back, her spear poised to strike.

The two employees in red didn't say a word, and as soon as they appeared, they launched an attack on Nie Xinxin.

Then, a scene that left Nie Xinxin speechless appeared.

The male employee wielded a long sword, each strike deadly; the female employee in red could control flames, and fireballs roared toward Nie Xinxin.

Nie Xinxin hurriedly brandished her spear to defend herself, but her opponent was too strong, and she quickly found herself at a disadvantage.

"These two can actually use items!" Nie Xinxin was shocked. "Could they also be assimilated players? But there are only eight of us in this dungeon, so where did these two come from?"

Ignoring her inner doubts, Nie Xinxin was forced into retreat by the two employees in red, and she ended up with several wounds on her body.

She knew she couldn't go on like this any longer; she had to find a way to escape, otherwise even the people outside wouldn't be able to hold out.

"Wen Jin, come help me!" Nie Xinxin shouted.

However, Xiao Jin was engaged in a fierce battle with Wang Zhongyan outside the control room and had no time to pay attention to her.

Hearing the shouts from inside, Xiao Jin frowned slightly, gathered his strength, and three blade beams flew out, successfully forcing Wang Zhongyan away.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jin swung her arm, and five Flying Chess pieces were thrown next to Wang Zhongyan, turning into summoned creatures with a 'bang'.

Five summoned creatures replaced Xiao Jin and entangled Wang Zhongyan.

The combat power of the pieces summoned in 'Flying Chess' depends on the number of them.

The more chess pieces Xiao Jin takes out, the less power is distributed among each piece.

With help, Xiao Jin quickly turned and rushed towards the control room.

Inside the control room, Nie Xinxin gritted her teeth and decided to fight to the death. She wielded her spear with impenetrable skill, trying to force back the two employees in red.

However, the opponent was too strong, and Nie Xinxin's attacks posed no threat to them at all.

Just as Nie Xinxin was about to give up, the door to the control room was suddenly kicked open.

"I'll help you!" Xiao Jin's voice came from beside my ear.

Nie Xinxin turned around and saw that Xiao Jin's body was surging with light, and a huge black hand condensed from the ground, which then firmly bound the two employees in red.

Like Nie Xinxin, Xiao Jin quickly noticed the suspicious points about the two vengeful ghosts. She frowned and then said to Nie Xinxin.

"Send the key out first."

"Are you alright?" Nie Xinxin asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, let's go." Xiao Jin said, brandishing her long sword and rushing towards the two employees in red.

Xiao Jin's strength was far beyond Nie Xinxin's; after the substitution, the battle situation instantly turned around.

Xiao Jin activated the clones of the 'Key of the Moon,' and with their combined efforts, they quickly cornered the two employees in red.

Seeing this, the two employees in red retreated to the back. Then, their bodies suddenly and rapidly transformed into two clouds of black mist, heading straight for Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin quickly activated her shield, and the next second, everything went black before her eyes as she was enveloped in a black mist.

Here, Xiao Jin's senses were suppressed to the minimum, and even his body felt extremely heavy.

The silence around her was terrifying; she clearly couldn't hear anything outside anymore...

On the other side, Nie Xinxin quickly walked out of the control room after getting the key.

Upon seeing Xu Qing, she immediately tossed the keys to him.

Xu Qing took the key, inserted it into the computer, and frantically typed on it.

And everyone's efforts were not in vain. With Xu Qing's operation, the commotion in the computer room gradually subsided, and the originally rampant evil spirits seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, all disappearing into the darkness.

Xiao Jin, who had been entangled, broke free from the black mist. Her expression remained unchanged, and her eyes were still sharp as knives.

After looking around and confirming that it was safe, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.