20:52, first floor of the south building, Human Purgatory.
Hou Guisheng, Gu Qingyun, Wei Guang, Huangfu Jiajia, and Clyde had split into five teams, each leading a number of staff members through chases, evasions, and breakouts inside the chaotic building.
Earlier, everyone still alive had entered the south building except Li Yi, Luo Xian, Li Mochou, and Gao Hang, an ordinary staff member from the Fourth Branch.
There were only two routes to the First Basement Level.
One was the underground passage; the other was the concealed shaft.
But now that the main force had begun breaking through, all forty-plus Ghost Dolls in the building had awakened, making the shaft route far more difficult.
The five branch managers leading the teams had therefore mostly set their sights on the underground passage, planning to break through in separate waves.
Hou Guisheng's team was the smallest, with only four people, but those four were no ordinary people.
Both the manager and Vice Branch Manager of Branch No. 3 were there, along with Huang Banxian, the Vice Branch Manager of Branch No. 9, and Cheng Ming from Branch No. 10.
With those four together, breaking through was nothing. They might even steamroll an entire mission on their own.
That left this team with just one purpose—to get the other four teams into the underground passage.
In short, Hou Guisheng and his three companions would draw the fire, creating a safe opening for the other teams to reach the First Basement Level.
The underground passage was in the southeastern section of the first floor.
At that moment, Hou Guisheng's entire team was stationed near the elevator. He poked his head out, looked toward the open window, and asked in a low voice:
"Did we lose the one behind us?"
Chang Sheng had already discarded