Chapter 378 [(*^▽^*)]
There's no way to tell his underling's true identity through surveillance; you have to see him in person. He was frustrated by this thought. He wondered what the players were doing with those five days.
Are they used to complete side quests and find hidden quests? As long as they complete these two tasks, even if they are all killed by themselves as the final boss and fail to complete the game, the points deducted will be offset.
Lin Leyou had nothing to do at the moment, so he could only let his mind wander. He thought of all the possibilities he could think of, but he still couldn't be sure. In that case, he started to teleport on the top floor.
He can't leave the top floor, but the system didn't say he couldn't use his BOSS skills. He'll practice now and be able to use them proficiently in five days.
Time passed by, and the rest time for the employees who stayed to work overtime was over. Now most of them returned to their workstations to continue their daytime work.
The five people who had gathered in the cafeteria to discuss countermeasures returned to their posts, but they seemed to still be communicating and connecting with each other in some way.
"It's getting dark. Everyone should be careful of the people around them, as they could be ghosts in disguise. If you notice anything amiss, immediately inform everyone in the group."
Number 2: "Received! When do we take action after we discover it?"
Number 1: "Now we have to stay and work overtime. We players cannot leave this instance, which means we need to work overtime all night for ten consecutive days."
"On the 3rd, 'more than a hundred people worked overtime for ten consecutive days?'"
Number 4: "Don't bring this into reality. We're in a dungeon right now, and we'll be staying there for ten days, so working overtime for ten days is normal. Don't make a fuss."
Number 5: "First, confirm the ghost's identity, then find an opportunity to kill it. Would that give us a chance to kill the BOSS's five strongest minions?"
Number 1: "You can't tell from appearances. Once you discover the ghost's identity, don't act rashly. You need at least two people together. If you can't beat it, immediately call for help in the group!"
Everyone replied that they had received the message.
Time passed quietly until eight o'clock in the evening. It was now completely dark outside. Looking out the window, all you could see was pitch black. Only inside the high-rise buildings, with the lights on, could you feel any light.
Number 1 looked at the male employee on his left and the female employee on his right. Both of them were working hard, which made him stand out as he looked around.
He suddenly put down his work, slowly got up, and prepared to leave.
The male employee to his left suddenly asked, "Where are you going?"
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Going to the restroom? Want to come with me?"
He asked casually, but to his surprise, the male employee paused for a moment and then agreed. Since he agreed, they naturally had to go together.
Inside the restroom, the two chatted as they used the facilities. The male employee seemed more casual after entering the restroom, saying, "Hey, did you hear?"
Number 1's expression shifted slightly. "Are you talking about that matter?"
The male employee became very excited upon hearing this, "You've heard about it too, haven't you? The boss and the secretary's affair! Hehe..."
At this point, the male employee's expression became somewhat agitated and lewd. "I knew about it a long time ago. Two months ago, I saw the boss and her secretary kissing and cuddling in the rooftop office."
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, I just heard it from others, I didn't expect it to be true!"
The male employee said, "That's right! Actually, it wasn't just me; many people saw it, but everyone only dared to talk about it privately. They didn't dare to say it openly or mention it to the senior management."
"I suspect the executives are all aware of this, but they're just pretending not to know."
The male employee sighed, "That's right, they're all senior executives. How could they not know things that we all know? They're really good at pretending. If it were me, I definitely couldn't pretend so well."
While washing her hands, Number 1 casually asked, "Secretary...doesn't she look good?"
The male employee seemed to have thought of something, and licked his lips in a somewhat lewd manner, "Beautiful, really beautiful, universally acknowledged as beautiful by the whole company. Everyone envies the boss for having such a beautiful woman throwing herself into his arms."
Number 1 continued, "Does the secretary often stay on the top floor with the boss?"
The male employee waved his hand, "No, this secretary has her own office on the second floor. At least this is in the company. Even if everyone knows that, we still have to pretend sometimes."
Number 1 found out the secretary's office location and was about to do something when he suddenly noticed that the male employee walking beside him had a increasingly strange smile on his face. Finally, the corner of his mouth even cracked, and he could even see a bit of sharp tooth showing at the corner of his mouth.
However, the male employee hid it quickly. In the blink of an eye, he transformed back into the diligent and hardworking employee, even patting Number 1 on the shoulder and saying, "Work hard, and one day you'll have such a beautiful woman too."
"Then I'll take your kind words."
Back at his workstation, Number 1 immediately sent a message in the group chat: "The male employee to my left is a ghost."
At the same time, the other four people in the group also shared their own situations, with almost everyone having two, three, or possibly more ghosts around them.
Finally, player number 5 said, "Could it be that besides players, there are only ghosts?"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Number 1: "Besides the five of us, have you found any other players?"
Number 2: "Found them. There are two other players in this office, but they seem to have their own teams. They don't talk to me much and are very wary."
Number 5: "Hehe, I guess there's no reward for killing players, so they're not willing to put in the extra effort."
#2, "But in the end, everyone has to work together to kill the final boss on the top floor to clear the game. Don't they want to cooperate with other players? Or are they just that confident?"
#1: "It's probably because the dungeon has just started, and everyone is being wary of other players. We'll be fine in a few more days."
Number 5: "Boss, do you mean if we wait a few more days, they'll realize how weak they are and start looking for other players to cooperate with?"
Number 1, "Keep a low profile".
Upon seeing these two words, everyone smiled knowingly. Indeed, they needed to wait patiently. Once they realized that they couldn't succeed by relying solely on their own strength, they would understand the need for cooperation.
#1, "The secretary is most likely on the 43rd floor. Does anyone have any items to go up and check?"
Number 5: "I have an item that I can use to go up and explore. But as expected of a dungeon, this building has 44 floors. The big boss is on the top floor, the 44th floor."
Number 1, "Remember to let us know in the group after you've done the investigation. The most important thing now is to find out the number of ghosts, if I'm not mistaken."
Number 2: "If we go to find the big boss at the end, these ghosts will definitely gather around the big boss. Now, reducing the number of these ghosts as much as possible will also be beneficial to our final operation."
Number 5: "That's great! Kill more ghosts. Killing ghosts will definitely give you some points. If we kill more, we might not be able to find the hidden quest, and we'll lose less."
They quickly ended the group chat, and Number 5 released his props to go to the 43rd floor to investigate. As a result, they actually found the so-called very beautiful secretary there. Of course, in addition to her, there were four other people, all men. Two of them were tall and strong, at least two meters tall, with well-developed muscles, and one of their arms was thicker than their thighs.
The other two men looked rather refined, both wearing glasses, and were working with the female secretary on various documents on the table, while the two burly men were outside by the window, chatting with cups, seemingly taking a break.
Number 5 shared everything she saw in the group chat: "These five should be the five most capable subordinates of the big boss that the system mentioned. What should we do? They're all on the 43rd floor. Should we go there?"
Number 1: "If all five of them are together, we definitely won't be a match for them. We'll have to wait until they split up."
Number 2, "I wonder if it has any weaknesses. If we can find them, maybe we can make things much easier and save more items for the final boss."
Number 3, "Let's look for it."
Number 4: "Maybe it depends on physique. A strong, muscular man is simple-minded, while a refined man is intelligent. A female secretary might like a handsome man, especially one who is both rich and good-looking?"
Everyone stopped chatting, each thinking of the same person, but that person clearly didn't think the same way.
Number 1: "It can't be that simple. Let's wait until they separate, then try to find someone who's alone. Everyone be careful to hide your identities. If we're discovered, we might get kicked out of the company, and then..."
Number 5: "No way! If we get kicked out of the company, we'll be stuck outside with the black fog. Who knows what's inside it!"
Number 4: "Actually, I just saw something wriggling in the black fog outside. In short, there's only one outcome of being kicked out of the company: failure to pass the test."
Number 1: "Alright, keep an eye on these five people. If anyone leaves alone, immediately notify the group. Everyone should find an excuse to leave their workstations. It's best to think of an excuse now and leave as soon as the opportunity arises."
Lin Leyou was quite interested when he saw the footage on the monitor. The night hunt had begun. It wasn't just the players hunting the ghosts under his command; the ghosts were also hunting the players at night!
Of course, in the eyes of ghosts, players and other NPCs who are just there to fill the quota are all the same and can be eaten. Just like now, a ghost took advantage of the time to go to the toilet, and after arriving at the toilet, it turned into a ghost.
Staring intently with dead fish-like eyes, these ghosts, facing the innermost wall in the restroom, wait for their prey to come to them. Such ghosts can be found in many places throughout the company.
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