Where's the cute girl we were promised? She's completely wiped out S-rank dungeons!

After hearing this, Song Yuan's expression remained unchanged as she said:

"Not for now. Melee combat will reduce your weapon advantage, which is detrimental to you and our entire team. How are they doing?"

Xu Tai'an was quiet for a while, probably observing the situation at the window, before speaking after a long pause:

They split up and acted separately.

The puppeteer is currently on the first floor, while Liu Gaosheng went directly to the emergency exit and is now on the second floor.

"That's good, it's a good omen."

Qiao Ran smiled and replied:

"When Song Yuan told me that the Puppeteer had an overpowered skill called 'Resurrection,' I thought it would be impossible to kill him in this dungeon. But we can take care of Liu Gaosheng in advance, and it's good for us that he's alone."

Song Yuan asked Xu Tai'an, "How much do you know about these two people's skills and fighting style? You should have been able to discern some things when they killed the guards and patrolling teachers before."

Xu Tai'an: [Yes, you can see a little bit, but not much. It might not be that useful in actual combat.]

After all, this is the fighting style that the puppeteer and Liu Gaosheng use when facing unarmed NPCs. When facing other players, the moves they use will be quite different.

The puppeteer didn't use any skills or talents throughout the entire process; like Song Yuan, he was the kind of player with extremely high base stats. He simply grabbed a police baton from a patrolling guard and killed over sixty NPCs with brute force alone.

As for Liu Gaosheng, he mainly relied on his white python, which was about five meters long; whenever he encountered an NPC he wanted to kill, the python would bite off that person's throat.

Most pythons aren't venomous; they're just skilled constrictors. But Liu Gaosheng's python was different. Xu Tai'an had seen several NPCs bitten only in non-lethal areas like their limbs or torso, but after struggling for a while, they still died. Even the blood that flowed out later was dark black, showing how potent the venom was.

[Ding~ System Notification]

[Due to the player "Puppeteer" "Liu Gaosheng" massacring a large number of guard NPCs and patrolling teacher NPCs in this instance, the higher-ups of the Academic Affairs Office have been alarmed. The guards who are brutally killed will turn into vengeful ghosts after death, attacking anyone indiscriminately and turning others into vengeful ghosts as their victims on the road to the underworld. This is not good!]

By the way, a warning to all players: the remaining guards and patrolling teachers will arrive at the administration building within twenty minutes to rescue the trapped students and teachers.

The situation is getting increasingly chaotic. I hope you can escape this school alive.

"***?! Are you crazy?!"

Upon hearing the announcement, An Xiaoyou couldn't help but curse, "Those two are insane! Why did they kill so many guards?! There are at least a thousand remaining guards and patrolling teachers. Have all of them turned into vengeful ghosts?!"

Qiao Ran looked at Song Yuan, his expression also somewhat grave: "The situation is indeed not good. We must find the power distribution room as soon as possible and escape this school."

He had read the school rules before and remembered the basic information about the school. The school generally had about five thousand teachers, who were used as "patrol teachers" at other times except during class time.

Add to that the guards, and with so many people rushing to the administration building, only to be attacked and assimilated by the guards who have turned into vengeful ghosts downstairs, it won't be a pleasant surprise.

Song Yuan frowned: "Then let's continue searching while the situation isn't too bad."

She instructed Xu Tai'an to continue guarding the opposite side and report the situation to the puppeteers in real time. Then, the three prepared to leave for the next floor.

Seeing this, the little boy in the corner, feeling insecure, called out to them:

"Wait! Where are you going?!"

Song Yuan glanced indifferently at the boy and said, "Just stay here and don't move. The school will be without power soon. Then the school gate and the surrounding electric fences won't be able to stop you anymore. You can choose whether or not to leave."

The boy was stunned: "Power outage? You...how did you know?"

The three men didn't say much to him, and left the room after opening the door. The boy stared at the closed door, his eyes stinging, and large tears streamed down his face.

Will he ever escape this school again?

On the other side, the three entered the safety passage and arrived at the fifth floor.

The decor here is much more normal. Qiao Ran tiptoed to a room and peered through a small, transparent window—it was filled with densely packed bookshelves, their folders neatly stacked.

"This floor should be the archives room, and the power distribution room is more likely to be located here."

When people think of archives, they naturally imagine that the room needs to be kept dry, at a comfortable temperature, and protected from dust, corrosion, and small animals... The placement of the power distribution room here, according to the laws of their real world, makes sense.

Song Yuan stopped and, after thinking for five seconds, said, "Then let's split up here. Qiao Ran and I will continue searching, while An Xiaoyou stays here to find the power distribution room. Once you find it, notify us via the intercom."

An Xiaoyou, who was suddenly called out, exclaimed, "?! Wait, why am I the only one here? Are you two going to have some alone time again? In this situation, it would be most dangerous for the three of us to separate, wouldn't it?"

"Well, what can I do? You're the luckiest person~" Qiao Ran walked back with a smile. "You're the fastest to search by yourself. Besides, important places like the power distribution room usually have keys, so just finding the power distribution room itself isn't enough."

"And the key is usually kept by a designated administrator."

Song Yuan continued, "The administration building isn't just a place for eating and performing nefarious surgeries; it's also a hub for teachers and leaders to relax and work. So if we keep searching, we should be able to find the teachers' offices. If the game's developers need to hide the key in the woods, then the honeycomb-like structure of the offices would be a good choice."

Of course, this is just speculation. If we fail to find it, we'll meet again and try another method.

It sounded reasonable, and An Xiaoyou readily accepted the arrangement. However, before leaving, she still had to complain:

"Just say you want to be alone with someone, instead of making so many excuses."

Song Yuan and Qiao Ran continued their exploration:

The fourth floor was indeed the office. The guards killed downstairs by the puppeteer and Liu Gaosheng should have woken up by now, but Song Yuan had confirmed with Xu Tai'an that the puppeteer and Liu Gaosheng were still on the first and second floors and hadn't come up yet. Even if the monsters were looking for them, they would go after them first. They needed to find the key as quickly as possible while they had this time.

Most offices in the administration building are for four or eight people, each with their own workstation. Of course, there are also single rooms, which are more luxurious and equipped with a private lounge and bathroom.

Song Yuan pushed open one of the office doors and turned to Qiao Ran, saying, "Let's begin. Pay special attention to any notes or documents that seem to offer similar hints."

"Okay~ Got it."

Qiao Ran responded and they searched the office together, one on each side. Song Yuan opened a drawer; there were quite a few keys inside. Each key had a note attached: the library key, a classroom key, the computer room key… but not the power distribution room key.

Qiao Ran was in charge of rummaging through the bookshelf on the other side. The two were so focused on their tasks that they didn't notice a beam of fluorescent blue light quietly slipping into the room from the corner.

It seemed to have a life of its own, moving across the ground like a water snake. Upon entering the room, the tiny thread quietly lifted, first glancing at Song Yuan, who was rummaging through drawers, and then at Qiao Ran, who was flipping through a folder:

In the end, they chose the one that was easier to deal with.

At that moment, Qiao Ran, standing by the bookshelf, seemed to have spotted something important. A slight smile played on his lips as he was about to turn and call out to Song Yuan when he suddenly felt a chill on his trouser leg:

A sharp, stinging sensation spread across his skin, and a barely perceptible blue light flashed in his caramel-colored pupils. The next moment, he completely lost consciousness.

Hearing the noise, Song Yuan turned around and looked at Qiao Ran: "What, did you find something?"

Qiao Ran stood there blankly, slowly tilting her head and revealing a smile: "It's nothing, just checking if you're still there."