The four people fled in a panic and came to the street, where there was no one around, which made them feel a little relieved.
They were also worried that the BOSS would have other guards block them outside, which would likely make it difficult for them to escape easily.
But now it seems that the BOSS clearly didn't have such a sophisticated plan.
This also shows that although the BOSS has intelligence, his intelligence is clearly not enough.
"Where do we go now?" Xu Chao asked.
"How about we find an empty room to hide in?" Wei Changping suggested.
"No, this is pointless; they'll still be found," Tang Yun said.
"I have an idea. The most dangerous place is the safest place. We can go to the BOSS's residence."
"This... isn't that just walking into a trap? He spends most of his time at his residence," Xu Chao immediately objected.
Tang Yun explained, "The BOSS has become intelligent, so we can no longer follow the strategy guide."
He'll probably be looking for us outside; he might not necessarily come back to his place.
We would actually be quite safe there.
There might be some important discoveries at the BOSS's residence.
Besides, even if we can't find anything, there's another team here; we might run into them.
"Yes, I agree," Wei Changping said. "With our current strength, it will be difficult to fight this BOSS."
Li Xingyu agreed, "I also think we can't just follow the guide. We did follow the guide just now, but it didn't work out well."
"Alright, let's do it your way," Xu Chao had no choice but to agree.
He then added, "This situation could be considered a sudden increase in Instance difficulty, so why didn't we receive any special effect bonuses?"
Wei Changping also said, "This is a new mechanism, and nobody understands it yet."
However, in theory, our situation should meet the requirements.
Tang Yun said, "Maybe it's not the right time yet, or maybe the difficulty level isn't high enough."
There's another team here, so the increased difficulty is understandable.
After discussing it, the group decided to continue forward. The BOSS's residence was number 151, which was roughly in the center of the Home of Evil Ghosts.
If another team also wants to join them, they will most likely go there as well.
They had previously thought there was no need to find another team, but now it seems that they alone will have a hard time completing the mission.
Moreover, the boss in this Instance has suddenly gained intelligence, making it difficult for him to simply give up.
Even if they find an empty room to hide in, they will most likely be found.
Since that's the case, they have no choice but to do everything they can to complete the mission.
The Home of Evil Ghosts was just one street, but they were lucky; they didn't see any guards or encounter any trouble along the way.
They successfully located house number 151, which was the BOSS's residence.
Tang Yun looked around outside and then went straight inside.
There's nothing to worry about. After all, this is the warden's residence, and since he's not here, there's no danger.
Neither the evil spirits nor the guards could enter the warden's residence.
So, it's safe here now.
The warden's residence was different from the other houses; while the other houses were only one story, this residence was two stories.
The others followed Tang Yun into the courtyard.
The yard was empty, without any clutter or plants for decoration.
Tang Yun pushed open the door to the room and saw what was inside.
The first floor was empty, with no valuables, but there was a staircase leading upstairs.
"Let's go up and take a look; maybe we'll find something," Tang Yun said.
Wei Changping nodded. "There's no description of this room in the guide, so we're likely to be among the first to enter it."
Perhaps we'll make some important discoveries, or even find crucial clues to clearing the Instance here.
Since the boss spends most of its time inside the room, previous teams haven't had the opportunity to go inside and investigate.
To do that, you have to defeat this boss.
Although some teams have tried to do this, they have all ended up failing miserably.
Because the BOSS itself is quite strong, and more importantly, if you fight the BOSS for too long, the guards will come to your aid.
However, by this point in the Instance, the guards had been almost entirely killed by the players.
Even so, killing that boss here won't be easy.
Because the evil spirits here come out for a stroll every now and then.
If you're unlucky, and the battle isn't over by then, you might very well be eaten by those evil spirits.
The demons here have no food; they either kill each other during their exercise time or attack players who enter the area.
In short, this boss is still very difficult to kill.
They're quite lucky to be able to enter the BOSS's residence now.
Of course, this doesn't apply to He Ru may have already been strangled to death by the BOSS.
The four went up to the second floor, which resembled a study; this served as the warden's office.
There was a bookshelf and a wooden table on top, and the room had a large window from which you could see the street outside.
Upon seeing the bookshelf, Li Xingyu's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked over.
He was very laid-back, only interested in the books of this world, even more so than in clearing the Instance.
Of course, this is on the premise that he can survive without clearing the Instance.
Just as Li Xingyu was about to walk towards the bookshelf, a figure suddenly darted out from behind it.
Li Xingyu quickly stepped back a few paces, and the others were also drawn to the figure.
Once they could see the figure clearly, their guard was lowered.
It was a little girl, wearing a pretty white dress, with a very delicate face, especially a pair of large eyes that sparkled with a pitiful light.
The joints on her body showed obvious signs of connection; she did not appear to be a human, but rather a doll.
A walking doll that looks very much like a human.
Although the appearance of this doll was strange, none of the four people found it odd, and they didn't even have any doubts.
From the moment I first saw this doll, I felt an immediate and positive impression of it.
They wouldn't even think about why this doll would appear in the Instance, especially in the warden's office.
But they didn't find the doll suspicious at all; in fact, they felt a sense of familiarity with it.
Despite the many suspicious points and the delicate situation they were in, they still couldn't bring themselves to doubt the doll.
A strange force within their minds prevented them from dwelling on those doubts.
"Where did this doll come from? It looks quite cute," Wei Changping said with a smile, looking at the doll in front of him.
The doll smiled back at him.
"She can even smile? That's really cute," Xu Chao added.
Tang Yun was also drawn to the doll, looking at it carefully, and felt a strange sense of relief.
Even Li Xingyu was drawn to the puppet; instead of immediately reaching for a book on the bookshelf, he looked at the puppet in front of him.
The appearance of the doll made the four people forget their predicament for a moment.