best villain

(Most of this chapter is from Asuna’s perspective. Please forgive me if you feel uncomfortable. The next chapter will resume Ling Yi’s perspective. Then thank the three book friends, Fengpiaoxiaoyao, It’s so fun to die, and Danyang Chongyin Thank you for your support as always, it would be even better if you can give a few more recommendation tickets.)

At eleven o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the labyrinth area.

Another hour later, Ling Yi arrived at the boss's room.

In short, it has been going well so far. Although it took a little longer to deal with the monsters on the road, it managed to retain most of its physical strength. Not only will it not hinder the subsequent battles, but it also saves the time to adapt to the battle.

The continuously advancing footsteps finally stopped in front of the huge door, and Ling Yi raised his head to look at the door.

The gray stone surface is inlaid with terrifying monster reliefs with animal heads and human bodies.Speaking of sub-human monsters, in other large-scale games, they are just miscellaneous fish, but in the world of Sword Art Online, this sub-human monster is a very difficult and powerful enemy.It has the ability to control other weapons such as swords and axes, and can use corresponding sword skills.

But in terms of attack, speed, and power, they are all much higher.

And there is also a sword skill with hit correction attributes. Even if it is an elementary skill, if it is in a defenseless state, it will receive a fatal blow and consume a lot of hp. In other words, it is very likely to die.

For players with no combat experience, there is nothing more deadly than this type of enemy.

Therefore, Ling Yi had to attack the boss alone before the boss room was discovered. This was not only a challenge to himself, but also a kind of future investment.

But just when Ling Yi was about to push open the door, there was a burst of hurried footsteps behind him, and at the same time there was a pleasant sound mixed with panting.

"Hey, wait!"

Hearing this, Ling Yi was slightly stunned and turned his head to look, unexpectedly someone was following him?Who is so idle?Obviously, he was very cautious, even the person who bought Argo's innocence would not be able to find him.

When he saw the face of the visitor, he was speechless.

"It's you?"

A hooded cloak, a slender figure, and a rapier on his waist.There is no doubt that these three features alone are enough for Ling Yi to recognize him.

"Miss Rapier, even in the labyrinth where you are not restricted by your actions, it is very dangerous to follow others on a whim, because this is the deepest part of the labyrinth, and any monster can be compared to what you killed yesterday." Enemy." Ling Yi frowned, and said plainly, but secretly guessed the purpose of this woman following him.

Is it for the boss room?It is possible, insisting on choosing a method of suicide in disguise, ignoring the difference in strength to challenge the boss, but didn't she understand the true meaning of yesterday's words?

"I... I just happened to pass by." Asuna said this excuse, she suddenly had the urge to find a crack in the ground and burrow in, regretting why she stopped this person impulsively.

However, if you guess correctly, this door should be the entrance to the boss room.Although there is no conclusive evidence, this is the deepest part of the maze. According to common sense, the boss room should also be near here.

Asuna secretly thought.

Thinking of this, she put aside her thoughts of regret, took a deep breath and asked, "Are you here to record the location of the boss room?"

To be honest, on this occasion, this kind of question seems a bit redundant.

Because according to common sense, no idiot would think of single-handedly fighting the boss or something, and it is the most normal way to record the map and the location of the boss room, and return to the block to disclose the information.

But for some reason, Asuna had a bad feeling.

She felt that this question was the key point, and she had to ask clearly.

As if aware of Asuna's determination, Ling Yi smiled and said, "Of course, I'm a smart person. After staying in the front line for such a long time, I wouldn't do anything stupid to commit suicide."

Hearing that, Asuna was inexplicably relieved.

"Really? Then I'll go first. Before the monsters around are refreshed, you should leave early."

After Qiang Zuo calmly dropped these words, he turned and left.

Ling Yi didn't try to stop her, but just watched her leave quietly.

Someone once said that lying is not only an art, but also a tactic.

"Okay, now it's my time. Although what men need is stamina, it's not just ridiculous to compete with monsters for stamina."

Ling Yi chuckled, his eyes were full of fierce fighting intent, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, like a swordsman about to draw his sword to kill, with unparalleled joy.

Asuna who left in a hurry felt her face burn like fire.It's so embarrassing, to ask such a stupid question, and not only to follow someone, but also to be found out. Thinking of the other person's surprised and natural answer, she wished to hit the wall to make herself forget this memory.

Thinking about it, if you found the boss room by yourself, you probably wouldn't choose to go in alone, let alone that person.Anyway, after staying in the labyrinth area for so long, I don't even have this sense of crisis.

However, there seems to be something wrong.

This kind of weird emotion has been with Asuna for half a day. During this period, her mind was distracted many times and her flaws were exposed. Fortunately, her opponent is a non-intelligent monster. Otherwise, if she were a swordsman with rich combat experience, she would have died long ago. I don't know how many times.

The safe zone is inside the maze, a room where monsters don't haunt.The four corners of the walls are decorated with distinctive color marks, which are easy to identify.

Generally speaking, it is a place to rest when you are tired from hunting and scanning the map. Even so, it can only let people rest for about an hour.

The floor was so cold that it could not be used as a bed, and the footsteps of monsters that frequently appeared in the nearby passages could be heard.No matter how courageous the player is, it is absolutely impossible to sleep soundly here.

However, Asuna quickly fell asleep leaning against the wall, and it was obvious that she had regarded this as a hotel in the neighborhood more than once.

I don't know how long it took, but about two days later, Asuna continued to carry out high-intensity combat operations during this period.

Fight, rest, fight, rest... so repeated cycle,

Although Asuna was used to this kind of life, the only thing that puzzled her was that she hadn't seen that black-haired man since the day before yesterday at the door of the boss's room.

He never appeared in the labyrinth - Asuna was sure that unless the black-haired man only moved around the periphery of the labyrinth, it would be impossible to escape her attention.

Is it time difference?This may be too young. When ordinary players are fighting, Asuna is also fighting. When ordinary players are sleeping in hotels, she is still fighting.

Rest time is less than three hours a day.

Fortunately, Asuna was able to hold on.

But Asuna didn't care about these things. What she wanted to know most right now was where did the black-haired man go?If he didn't come to the labyrinth area, wouldn't he also give up hope, wouldn't he plan to upgrade and clear the game?

This should not be possible.

After all, that day, he said that kind of thing.

A player who is very familiar with the cruel reality and the difficulty of the game will easily succumb to the illusory reality.

Inexplicably, Asuna felt the malice from the world.

A few more days passed like this, and because of weapon durability and supply issues, Asuna had to return to the Torbana block to replenish resources. However, on this day, new news came from the front line.

Asuna was not surprised by this, because the number of active players in the labyrinth area has increased significantly in the past few days, probably because the man spread the coordinates of the boss room.

As for the latest news, there is enough bad news so far. The so-called latest news is probably gray information like 'how many people died' or 'the boss is extremely difficult'.

Asuna is used to it, this kind of news will only make more people lose hope.

Yep, just like her.

However, with the keen observation skills honed in the battle, Asuna noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the neighborhood. Should I be happy or shocked?Not quite a negative emotion anyway.

And the number of players walking around the block has increased significantly.

Surprisingly, is there any good news?

At the same time that such speculations filled her heart, Asuna felt a little curious.Taking the opportunity of repairing weapons in the weapon shop, she happened to overhear such a conversation.

Those were a few players who also came to repair weapons.

"...Hehe, I'm surprised. I heard that it was the news from the expedition team that set off yesterday."

"But is the news accurate? The boss was eliminated or something. When did so many powerful players appear?"

"Of course the news is accurate. More than [-] members of the expedition team who went to attack the boss said so, and the intersection leading to the second floor also appeared. This is an undoubted fact."

Hearing this, Asuna froze for a moment, how is it possible? The boss was attacked?In her opinion, the most impossible guess has come true?

Because she was too surprised, she didn't even have time to feel happy.

At this time, the player who revealed the news just now suddenly changed the subject and said: "—but I heard that the boss was not eliminated by them."

"Eh? Don't tell me, the boss will run away by himself?"

His companions evidently did not believe this statement.

"You idiot, I mean the boss is not captured by the expedition team, but someone else, understand!"

"You are an idiot, so tell me, which team was it that the expedition team killed? I don't believe that someone can secretly organize dozens of people to attack the boss without letting others find out."

Even Asuna had to admit that this unattractive player had a reasonable rebuttal.

Less than a day after the public beta started, Akihiko Kayaba announced his death. Under such circumstances, who would still think about forming a guild?Even if I think about it later, there are very few players who will respond to join.

At present, there are several large teams, and it is said that there are only a dozen people in a large team, and they don't have the ability to attack bosses at all.

It can be said that the expedition team composed of more than forty people is currently the strongest team. If they hadn't killed the boss, who would have killed the boss before them?

"I don't know this, but I just heard from a certain expedition team that although they entered the boss room, they didn't even see the boss' shadow, there was only one staircase leading to the second floor.

"...Is this impossible?"

"Well, who cares, it's successful anyway, who cares about that."

"It's true, let's quickly get our equipment and go to the second floor."

......

"Guest, your equipment has been repaired, a total of [-] Cole."

The voice of the repair shop owner woke Asuna up.

"Huh? Oh, sorry."

"...welcome to visit next time."

After leaving the repair shop, Asuna walked quietly on the street, already lost in thought.

Where to go next became a question she had to think about.

If she is obsessed with her previous thoughts, then staying on the first floor is useless. With her level, she can quickly ignore the threat of those monsters.

But before that.

She wants to find the brunette man...

reason?That doesn't matter, as long as you see him, all questions can be solved.

Asuna had such a premonition.

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