By now, Gu Mian was not far from the office building.

He looked at the tall building not far away. "The ghost in this instance is much more powerful than in previous ones. Right from the start, it was in a very disadvantageous position but was able to mislead all players in the instance step by step…"

From the beginning, the ghost was part of the Survivor Camp, and as a Survivor, the ghost was unable to slaughter other players in the instance.

In this instance, the ghost was originally in a situation where it could hardly make a move.

But it repeatedly appeared when Hunters and Survivors gathered, never pursuing the Hunters. It used misdirection to make players believe it was afraid of Hunters.

And it probably had another purpose in doing this: to ensure that no other Survivors were caught before it was.

Because if a Survivor were caught before then, everyone would realize that the "punishment" for being caught wasn't elimination, but an identity swap!

And now, the ghost had successfully concealed this fact.

Probably, so far, not many players have discovered this, Gu Mian thought.

He shook his head and mused, "This is too devious."

He was certain that most players in the instance had already been misled by this ghost. Most of them would think they would be safe as long as they caught the ghost.

I wonder if any Hunters have already attempted to "capture the ghost," Gu Mian pondered, his temples beginning to throb slightly.

Just then, he unexpectedly received a call from Ji Bie Li.

Fatty, who was right beside Gu Mian, craned his neck to look at the caller ID on Gu Mian's phone. "So, it's this Ji Bie Li who's connected with the Doctor. That little girl looks pretty enough, but I always feel she's a bit scheming…"

Ignoring Fatty's comments about her being scheming or not, Gu Mian answered the phone.

A voice immediately came from the other end.

"I just hid on the rooftop. I didn't encounter any ghosts on the way up, but shortly after I hid, I heard other players being chased by the ghost on the lower floors... I suddenly hung up on you earlier because I heard the ghost's sounds."

Wind, somewhat cold, gusted in through the windowpane her phone had shattered. She had already found the room her phone had crashed into.

Glass shards were scattered on the floor. Ji Bie Li glanced at the large hole in the window in front of her, then spoke into the microphone, "But I heard the ghost didn't chase them for long; it just fell silent."

"It seemed a Hunter came up, and the ghost immediately fled upon hearing the Hunter's movements… It turns out our previous guess was correct: the ghost is afraid of Hunters; it can't resist at all…"

"The Hunter who came up seems to have also discovered that the ghost can be eliminated by Hunters, so he's still searching for the ghost in the office building. But one person is far too few. Can you contact some more Hunters? Quick, have them come to the office building here. The person who catches the ghost should get a very high instance score in the end."

Ji Bie Li spoke quickly, uncertain when or where the ghost might suddenly appear behind her.

She had to hurry, not wasting a second. Only by becoming a Hunter sooner could she be safe sooner!

Ji Bie Li knew the Hunter she was connected with must already know her general location. But he hadn't come to capture her directly; this Hunter wasn't interested in capturing Survivors.

So, this time she didn't use her own location as bait but directly pitched the ghost as the target.

For the players still alive, the final instance score was the greatest temptation.

After saying all this, Ji Bie Li stopped speaking and held her breath, waiting for his reply.

She was afraid her overly eager tone might scare off the Hunter she was connected to.

On the other end, Gu Mian frowned as he listened.

He heard her voice suddenly cut off; even the sound of her breathing had disappeared.

Fatty's large face, who was beside him, leaned closer. Gu Mian saw his face was filled with a puzzled expression, and he seemed eager to speak.

But before Fatty could open his mouth, Gu Mian replied to Ji Bie Li, "Alright, I'll head to the office building where you are right away."

The puzzled expression on Fatty's face deepened.

Gu Mian heard Ji Bie Li seem to let out a sigh of relief before she continued, "By the way, when you come, if you see a suspicious figure lurking furtively in the dark, then it's nine times out of ten the ghost that's being chased."

The office building was pitch-dark. At first glance, it was impossible to tell a person from a ghost. I could pose as the ghost and let a Hunter catch me!

Gu Mian agreed as he hung up the phone.

As soon as he hung up, Fatty asked curiously, "Doctor, didn't you just tell me that Hunters should absolutely not catch the ghost?"

If the ghost is caught by a Hunter, their identities will be swapped!

Then the ghost will become a Hunter, and the Hunter who caught it will become a Survivor...

He could guess what would happen next.

Why did the Doctor cheerfully agree to Ji Bie Li's request to catch the ghost?

Fatty scratched his head as he pondered.

Gu Mian nodded. "Of course, I'm not going to catch the ghost. I'm afraid the ghost has already been caught by someone else…"

What the hell? Fatty's eyes widened.

If that ghost, the one who can teleport and knows all the players' locations, became a Hunter, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"I wasn't sure before, but when she made this call, I guessed it," Gu Mian glanced at his phone. "She was too eager, as if desperate to find other Hunters. I guess she's in such a hurry because she's looking for a Hunter to swap identities with…"

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