i became a shadow

Chapter 16 Must Apologize?

Torbana, the town center...

After a month of hard work, the players who were desperately trying to clear the game finally found the door of the first-floor boss's room near the maze area.

Today is the meeting to attack its boss.

On a ladder similar to a semi-circular platform, more and more players came to the meeting as time went by; and looking at the crowd coming around, they talked and whispered.

It wasn't until a certain moment that a figure appeared under the platform, and the players shut their mouths.

It was a man who looked very bold, and he gave people a good impression at first glance. He had a sword in his waist, wore various metal armor, and had blue wavy hair.

Seeing the crowd gathered on the stage, the man nodded in satisfaction, with a smile overflowing on Sunny's face.

"Thank you very much. Everyone can come to this meeting. My name is Diabel. As you can see, I am a knight."

The man named Diabel lightly tapped the armor on his lower body like this, and said in a playful tone.

Sure enough, the crowd on the stage immediately burst into laughter and burst into laughter. You must know that there is no such thing as a profession in the sao world, so the so-called knights are just self-appointed.

Just like you can become a swordsman with a sword, sao does not clearly stipulate that players must become whatever weapon they choose.

However, while everyone was laughing, Diabel's expression froze suddenly, as if the air around him stagnated.

"Today, our team found the room of the guard boss on the top floor of the tower."

Diabel's words made the players who were still teasing him just now listen with awe and seriousness.

"One month, we have been imprisoned in this game for a whole month."

There was no sound in the surroundings. As he said, they had been trapped here for a month, and many familiar faces had disappeared.

The people who had hoped for the country at first finally realized the reality after a month of experience.

"Tell the partners who are still in the town of the beginning, this death game will end sooner or later, we are gathered here to witness the arrival of that moment!"

Diabel's expression was very firm, and his vigorous voice reverberated in this space, shocking like a declaration.

As for the players on the stage, their blood boiled with excitement, their expressions were excited, and they clapped vigorously.

Such a passionate scene also made Kirito smile on the side, until Diabel's next sentence made him freeze instantly.

Diabel smiled happily, and then continued to speak loudly.

"In this case, let's start today's meeting. First of all, please form a team of six to make it easier to move."

Everyone glanced at each other and expressed no objection, so they sent invitations to others.

Except for two people...

Kirito looked around in a hurry, and when he saw a man in a cloak next to him, he gritted his teeth and walked there.

Just as he was about to go there, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"It seems that you have left Kirito alone."

The familiar soft voice slowly lingered.

Kirito was shocked for a moment, turned his head to look directly, and said angrily when he found the silver mask.

"Why are you here? You scared me just now."

Kirito complained, and at the same time his heart relaxed a lot.

"I heard from Silica that you are here to participate in a strategy meeting, so I came here out of curiosity."

Duo couldn't help laughing, he was already sure when he saw the blue-haired Diabel.

"You are so busy with things, you actually ran over here, but they actually found the door of the boss's room, maybe no one would have thought of that."

While Tongren was speaking, he had already applied for a team invitation from him.

When Duo pressed agree, he couldn't help but glance at the person in the cloak. According to the memory of the original book, she should be Asuna?

Duo pondered for a while, then said to Kirito.

"Let's invite that person too."

Following Duo's gaze, Kirito also looked in Asuna's direction again.

If Duo hadn't come, maybe I would have been able to form a team with her, maybe.

"Ah."

Nodding his head, Kirito and Duo came to each other's side.

"Want to form a team together?"

Duo said this to Asuna who was wearing a cloak, his eyes were full of sincerity.

Well, although she can't see it...

Asuna heard the words, looked up, and said nothing, the scene was embarrassing for a while.

"Cough cough..."

Kirito couldn't stand it anymore, he coughed and said.

"He also said that the BOSS cannot be dealt with by one person, only this time."

He seemed to be thinking, and then nodded his head lightly.

Kirito breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, when he saw that there were no people around him, he felt a little sympathetic to the man in the cloak.

Assuming that I didn't join the [Shadow League], I should be the same as her, right?

Ever since, Kirito formed a team with Asuna very smoothly, which made Duo's eyelids twitch.

"Okay, I think everyone should have formed a team, then..."

"Wait for me!"

Seeing that it was almost time, Diabel began to speak, but before he finished speaking, a rough voice interrupted his speech.

I saw a player with a hedgehog head, a short stature, and a face full of hooliganism, standing on the highest point and shouting loudly.

Then he jumped, stepped on the stairs, and came to the platform.

Seeing this, all the players looked puzzled, even Diabel, who was a little dissatisfied in his heart.

After all, no one likes to be interrupted by others when they are talking.

But the player with the hedgehog head didn't care so much, and introduced in a very arrogant tone.

"My name is Kiba-o."

Looking at the players on the stage without the slightest timidity, they showed their arrogant faces as usual, and shouted.

"Before I hit the boss, I have something to say..." he continued looking around with his mouse-like eyes.

"Someone has to be here to apologize to the 2000 people who died earlier..."

"Mr. Kibaou, could it be that the people you mentioned are those beta testers?"

There was a trace of unnaturalness on Diabel's face, although it disappeared soon.

As for Kirito who was with Duo on the stage, his hands were clasped together, his eyes full of anxiety.

"Does it even need to be said?"

Kibaou's voice was full of anger.

"Players who have completed the beta test, on the first day of this damn game, abandoned the rookies and took possession of those resources alone!"

As Kibaou's voice sounded, many players present were also full of indignation, and some players even kept cursing.

"So I must apologize!"

(End of this chapter)