Chapter 412 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui soon spotted the elite monster on the tenth floor through the mechanical spider, along with ordinary ghosts frantically fleeing ahead. And sure enough, the ghosts were much faster than the players.
The two ghosts were one in front of the other, only two or three meters apart. It was safe to say that if the ghost in front made even the slightest mistake, it would become the elite monster's meal.
It seems that after these violators are killed, they become food for the elite monster, helping her to increase her strength.
Xue Rui stared intently at the computer screen, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that his gaze was unfocused; he was using the mechanical spider to follow the elite monster ahead at a somewhat extreme pace.
Lin Leyou looked at the monitor in front of him. Xue Rui was sitting in the chair without moving, while the elite monster was chasing after the ordinary ghost and killing it frantically. However, the ordinary ghost was very fast and had managed to hold on until now.
Just as he thought of this, he heard a scream from the other end of the monitor, "Yeah, he's been caught."
Is he jinxing someone? Whoever he jinxes will die?
It was just an ordinary ghost, not worth paying attention to. After the elite monster grabbed the ghost, it twisted off its head, and then the two ghosts disappeared from the spot.
No one else knew where they went, only Lin Leyou knew that the elite monster appeared on the top floor with food in his hand. Of course, this top floor did not refer to his boss's office, but rather to the outside.
A cold glint flashed in Lin Leyou's eyes. The first time this elite monster 01 caught a violator, it appeared outside the elevator door and ate the person there. Now, the second time it caught a violator, it was a ghost, and it appeared in a slightly farther location from the elevator door than the first time.
This means it's a little closer to the door of its boss's office. So what does this mean? Is this elite monster 01 trying to usurp the throne?
Lin Leyou sneered at this thought. If she wanted to usurp the throne, her transformed strength should be on par with his, her boss, by the time she reached the office door.
In that case, the big boss that players will have to kill won't be themselves, but this elite monster 01?
"System, can this elite monster 01 become stronger, kill the BOSS, and become the dungeon BOSS itself?"
The system answered the question quite readily: "System notification: Anything is possible in this instance."
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Lin Leyou understood the meaning: Elite Monster 01 could increase its strength by constantly transforming and eventually challenge itself.
He sneered. Even if this elite monster wanted to challenge him, he would have to survive tonight first!
Killing this elite monster 01 can be difficult, but it's also quite simple – it's the method that Xue Rui and his group easily found out.
If this elite monster 01 doesn't kill all the violators before 6 AM, she will kill herself for violating the rules.
Although one player escaped her pursuit and successfully hid, it doesn't mean he will never be found. Between 5 and 6 a.m., for one hour, Elite Monster 01 will ignore all hiding items and will find him as long as he is still in the dungeon.
By then, Elite Monster 01 will have transformed countless times, making it far stronger than any of the Elite Monsters encountered before!
The one-hour survival game: if you can survive that one hour, Elite Monster 01 will commit suicide!
The most crucial last hour, though seemingly simple, is not so simple at all. Surviving for an hour when all hidden items have become ineffective and there is nowhere to hide is incredibly difficult!
Lin Leyou was worried about Xue Rui in her office, thinking, "You'd better figure this out quickly." She wondered if Xue Rui would go easy on her at the last minute. Well, we'd only know at the very end.
Even Lin Leyou himself might not know whether he would actually let the opponent win; maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't.
After all, one needs points to survive, to buy items, to live in the endless world, and even to upgrade one's own items.
He can basically run into Xue Rui now. If he always lets him win and admits defeat, how can he become stronger?
The best-case scenario is that he and Xue Rui play the dungeon at different times, but how can he know when Xue Rui will open the dungeon?
The time spent entering a dungeon is not counted in the real world, so no matter when you start the dungeon, the time you leave it will still be the same.
Lin Leyou found this very difficult to handle. He looked at Xue Rui on the monitor with a resentful gaze, "It would be great if we could cooperate with each other in the dungeons in the future."
If they're always on opposing sides, one of them will inevitably fail the mission, and this isn't good in the long run. "System, please help me! Think of a way! Just give me an idea, and I'll put the summoning bead I just collected in this dungeon!"
The system probably really didn't want him to take away the item that summons ghosts, and provided a detailed solution!
"System notification: You have obtained two faction badges. Each badge can contain information for two people, and you can enter the same faction each time you enter a dungeon!"
Faction badges? Lin Leyou had never heard of such a thing before, but thinking about it, it made sense. For the inhabitants of the Endless World, these faction badges seemed unnecessary, as most people were solitary.
As for the players... they can now form teams. Since they've formed teams, they must be from the same faction. It's not like some players in a team are killing the BOSS while others are helping the BOSS, right?
This faction badge seems to be prepared for special circumstances, and Lin Leyou and Xue Rui happen to fit that special circumstance.
Lin Leyou searched the system shop and actually found faction badges! One badge costs two million points! That's expensive... If you buy two, it will cost four million points.
He stared at it for a long time, gritted his teeth, and bought it anyway. He was really losing money! A purple-grade summoning bead was worth five or six million points, and two faction badges were worth four million points. That's a total of ten million points!
I lost ten million points this time!
Lin Leyou looked at the two faction badges in his palm and sighed deeply. Then, his resentful gaze fell on the monitor screen, as if his gaze could penetrate the screen and really fall on Xue Rui.
He entered his and Xue Rui's identity information into the two faction badges: one for player Xue Rui and the other for resident Lin Leyou. Hmm! He'll find Xue Rui before the dungeon ends and give him one of these.
Lin Leyou held the newly acquired faction medal. Although it was a purple-grade item, its value was far lower than other purple-grade items, most of which were worth five or six million, or even seven or eight million points.
However, this only costs two million points. Of course, it's not that two million is cheap, but it's cheap for a purple-grade item. However, it only has one function: to keep two people in the same camp.
All you need to do is keep this medal in your inventory. I wonder what his expression will be when he finds out he's the dungeon boss?
Lin Leyou felt relaxed just thinking about it. Just as he continued to look at the monitor screen, the system suddenly spoke up without him asking!
System notification: Ding!
Lin Leyou was stunned for a moment before realizing that she hadn't kept her word. "Is it really necessary? Why the rush? I keep my word!"
He took the summoning orb out of his backpack and placed it in the small box in front of him on the table. "I promise I won't take it, okay?"
Although I won't take it away, I won't put it out either. I'll just leave it here until the instance ends and refreshes.
The system probably tacitly approved this approach and remained silent afterward. Lin Leyou's attention returned to Xue Rui. Faction badge... faction badge... with this, there would be no more worries.
None of the players dared to act rashly. Even those who had been hiding remained hidden until midnight.
As soon as midnight struck, Xue Rui got up and headed to the staff canteen. Soon after, the five of them gathered there, grabbed a lot of late-night snacks, and chatted while they ate.
Of course, in addition to them, other players also came. They sat together according to their team relationships. Xue Rui roughly counted the number of players, and there were twenty-one including the five of them.
Including the player who hid earlier, there were a total of twenty-two. They were divided into teams of five. Wang Fu, Zhou Qiao, and Zhao Wan were in one team, while the other players were grouped together in twos and threes.
Actually, it's easy to distinguish between employees and players; you can tell at a glance.
Zhou Feng looked at the large bowl in front of Fang Hong, which was filled with seafood, meat, and bright red chili peppers. "Hiss... Is it okay for you to eat such heavy flavors so late at night?"
Fang Hong slurped up a mouthful of noodles. "It's delicious! You guys should have some too!"
Sichuan peppercorns inhaled the aroma and said, "It really smells amazing. I'll go get some to eat too. I'm a bit hungry now, so I'll eat first."
When she left, she also took Ding Baishuang with her. Zhou Feng glanced helplessly at Xue Rui, who also had some food in front of her, but most of it was bland. As expected of someone who manages a company, she started taking care of her health from a young age.
Xue Rui said, "Not all the ordinary employees are here. Several are missing, probably ordinary ghosts."
Zhou Feng: "That's right. We're free to move around, which means they can move around freely too. One of them was killed by an elite monster, so there must be others left."
"The number of regular employees who stay to work overtime every night is twenty-six. Excluding the players, there are only sixteen regular employees here, which means there are ten left..."
Xue Rui: "One of them died; he was eaten by an elite monster."
Zhou Feng nodded, "That means most of the nine people who didn't come are probably ghosts."
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