Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

The joy of successfully defeating the BOSS was certainly exciting, but after gradually recovering from the excitement, everyone understood that defeating the BOSS was not the end of the strategy.

Next, they need to go to the main city area on the second floor and open the teleportation door between the first and second floors.

Even if they do nothing, the portal will open automatically after two hours.

However, considering that the outside world may have begun to broadcast the system news that the BOSS has been conquered, countless players are gathering in front of the portals in various towns to wait and see. They also hope that their expectations can be realized as soon as possible.

But before that, there is another little incident——

Kirito's identity as a beta tester was revealed.

When he recognized the BOSS's sword skills that no one had ever seen before and loudly reminded Fujimaru Ritsuka, everyone was convinced that he was a closed beta player.

So after the happy atmosphere dissipated, a player suddenly jumped out and accused him:

"Since you already knew the BOSS's sword skill information, why didn't you provide it in advance? Captain Ritsuka almost died!"

But fortunately, since it was a near-miss victory strategy, the vast majority of players did not let impulsive emotions take over their rationality.

Therefore, this unreasonable statement may sound reasonable at first glance, but it cannot withstand scrutiny at all, and has not received support from the majority of players.

Agil, the captain of the second team, said calmly:

"The information recorded in the strategy manual is already the BOSS information from the closed beta period, right? In other words, the replacement of weapons is probably a change after the open beta."

"Even if he knew the information about Nodachi's exclusive sword skills, how would he know that the BOSS's weapon had been replaced by Nodachi?"

"Therefore, it can be said that the idea of ​​providing intelligence in advance is completely unreasonable."

"This, this."

The accusing player was immediately speechless, and the other players nodded, thinking that Agil's words made more sense.

Immediately afterwards, Fujimaru Ritsuka, one of the parties involved, smiled and said:

"Rather, thanks to Kirito-kun's urgent reminder to reveal his identity, I successfully blocked the opponent's attack. Otherwise, I might have been in danger."

"As I said before, being able to conquer the BOSS with perfect results of everyone surviving is undoubtedly the result of the concerted efforts between closed beta players and ordinary players."

After the BOSS battle just now, Fujimaru Ritsuka's reputation in the hearts of the players has reached its peak. Whether it is his commanding ability or his superb skills, everyone is convinced.

What's more, the opponent is an extremely rare super beautiful girl player.

Moreover, as the only player who has had a head-to-head confrontation with the second-stage kobold lord, since she said so, her views on Kirito and the closed beta players are basically finalized.

What is somewhat surprising is that Kibaou, who clearly expressed his hostility towards closed beta players during the meeting, did not speak during the entire debate this time.

He just gave Kirito a complicated look, and the moment their eyes met, he immediately turned away, making it impossible to know what he was thinking.

Feeling the change in the atmosphere at the scene, Kirito breathed a sigh of relief and was grateful to Fujimaru Ritsuka for defending him.

At this time, Diabel, who was standing diagonally across from him, gave him a vague thumbs up.

Although he didn't know what the other party meant specifically, but it was probably to praise him for his contribution to the closed beta player group?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

Indeed, after today, the closed beta players will probably be a little better off than before, and they won't have to be so secretive anymore.

However, as a newcomer, he will probably have to endure controversy for quite some time before the current progress of the game completely exceeds the progress of the closed beta period.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

well.

After this brief interlude, everyone strode forward under the leadership of Fujimaru Ritsuka, and directly pushed open the door behind the lord's throne. After climbing a long narrow spiral staircase, a door appeared again.

Everyone easily pushed it away, and at that moment, the incredible scenery immediately came into view.

The exit of the door is set in a steep cliff, and what appears in front of everyone is a panoramic view of the entire second floor.

Different from the first level, which is full of various terrains and is like a catalog, the second level is a mountain-themed terrain, with round table-shaped rock mountains connected together as far as the eye can see.

The upper part of the mountain was covered with very soft-looking grass, and there were many large bison-type monsters sauntering among them.

The one closest to them below is the main urban area [Urubas] on the second level. It is a city formed by hollowing out the central part of the entire round table-shaped mountain range with a diameter of 300 meters.

In the distance of the connected rocky mountains, you can see some blue sky from the outer opening of Aincrad.

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Standing on the platform extending from the rock, everyone fell silent, silently admiring the beautiful scenery in front of them that only belonged to the forty-eight players.

After resting for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath and smiled at everyone:

"Let's go on."

The next step was the narrow steps going down the cliff. Everyone moved forward in a single file, and suddenly found that the winding steps in front of them would turn around every time they reached the forty-eighth step, which happened to be the upper limit of the number of players in the joint force.

After turning countless corners, everyone finally arrived at the gate of the second-level main city [Urubas].

As soon as I walked into the door, the [Safe Zone] prompt appeared in my sight, and the slow-paced street BGM sounded in my ears.

The music in the towns on the first level is dominated by string instruments, while the main melody in the towns on the second level is the oboe with a touch of sadness.

The costumes of the NPCs walking on the streets have also undergone subtle changes, making people immediately realize that they have reached the second level.

Everyone continued to move forward and came to the square in the central area. In the middle of the square, there was an arch made of stones that was the same as the central square in [Bartona].

If you take a closer look, you will find that the space in the center of the arch is shaking slightly, as if it is covered with a thin film of water.

At this time, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the players behind him, and Diabell smiled upon seeing this:

"As our captain, of course the last step should be completed by you, Ritsuka."

"alright, I got it."

After receiving everyone's affirmation and recognition, she nodded, stepped forward and gently touched the film. The next moment, bright blue light bloomed, and the entire arch slowly expanded outward.

When the arch expanded to a width of about five meters, a stronger light emitted from the inside of the arch, and the NPCs in the corners of the square began to blow the "Town Development Horn".

The next moment, a stream of colors formed by countless players overflowed from the blue-light arch, quickly filling the entire square.

At this time, all the players invariably noticed the players from the strategy team neatly arranged in the square, and quickly realized their identities.

then--

"Pah, pah, pah"

"Pah, pah, pah, pah!"×n

I don’t know who took the lead in applauding, but gradually, more and more players joined in, and the sporadic applause gradually evolved into thunderous cheers!

All members of the strategy team headed by Fujimaru Ritsuka held their heads high and accepted congratulations from countless players with smiles on their faces.

At this point, the first level is completely cleared!