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When the two were fighting it out, at the exit of the arena, there were two people watching the duel on the stand.

"Sure enough, one-handed swords have an advantage in this kind of gladiatorial arena."

"Then do you want me to give in to you?"

"No, if you give in to me, it will embarrass me."

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"……Yeah."

Kirito nodded.

He felt that the Agil and Asuna in front of him were somewhat similar. They were both unhappy about being merciful.

"Then I'll do my best."

"...No, you'd better not make me lose too embarrassingly."

"Don't you still want me to let you go?"

Kirito couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Some people just talk about being upright and say that they must try their best, but in the end they still honestly beg for mercy, just like Agil now.

"how?"

"What?"

"The duel just now. If you, one of the top players in the strategy group, were to comment, what did you think of the duel just now?"

"Not bad."

Not bad...

You must know that the two people who just dueled on the field are members of the strategy team. They represent the top battles in Aincrad, but even so, in Kirito's eyes, it's okay.

Agil shrugged: "If someone else said this, I would definitely refute it, but if it were you, Kirito, I... So, what's the reason? It's not because their skills are much worse than yours, so I think they don't Strong, right? After all, they are members of the strategy team. If they knew, they would cry. "

"No, Agil should also know the reason why Root and Andy can join the attack group. Besides, their strength in the attack group is also average." Kirito shook his head.

Agil was noncommittal.

It's not that he doesn't express his opinion because he thinks it will offend the talent, but he is actually not very strong himself, and his ability to become a member of the strategy team is about the same as those two.

After Kirito paused for a moment, he said, "There's something wrong with their duel."

"What's wrong?"

"Well... to put it simply, they are not very good at dueling, and there are some problems with the skill proficiency they choose. Of course, this is not good at comparing with top dueling players. For Root and Andy, the duel just now was already Very good.”

"You mean...the difference between PVE and PVP?"

"That's right."

In SAO, most monsters have their own weak points, and hitting them accurately can cause huge damage. Players call this a knowing blow, and many players are addicted to it.

But there are drawbacks.

Taking Kirito's one-handed sword skill as an example, when the proficiency reaches 150, you can choose [shorten the hard force after the skill] or [increase the knowing hit rate]. These two skills represent two schools respectively. .

One thing must be stated.

SAO is essentially a level-breaking game. As long as you conquer a hundred floors and defeat the bosses on all floors, you can leave this death game and return to reality. Therefore, many players have chosen [increased hit rate] - which is the PVE genre.

Kirito, on the other hand, was unwilling to fall into such a quagmire, so he chose the former - simply shortening the skill.

Because of this, his PK strength is quite good.

It's not that a single skill can affect the overall style, but that when proficiency continues to increase and differences appear every time, the players make their own choices, which will also be the key to determining the strength of them.

Of course, only in duels.

————

In the field.

After seeing the end of the duel, Sato Kazuma quickly came to the center of the field and announced that Andy had advanced to the next round, while Root was unfortunately eliminated because he did not make it to the second round, making many spectators who were optimistic about him furious. .

Of course, those are just a small number of people, and many more players have yet to duel.

"The next one is————"

As he spoke, the players' names continued to float on the huge blue light screen in the center of the field. Because it is completely random, even the two favorites are likely to meet in the first game and lose the playoffs, so this session is much more exciting than imagined.

Maybe even more popular than the duel session.

"Oh! I didn't expect that the next duel would be between these two!"

On the light screen, the names of Koharu and Rinzi were clearly displayed. Unexpectedly, this pair of good friends also met in the elimination round, which made everyone cheer.

Maybe the audience thought it was a coincidence and were happy to see this situation. However, Kobayashi, who knew about the behind-the-scenes operation, only felt that Kayaba Akihiko had a very unspeakable evil taste.

Doesn't he plan that all the following will be duels between good friends or lovers?

So what should Kirito and Asuna do?

Without time to think, Koharu and Rinzi stood in the arena.

Sato Kazuma didn't act like a referee and cheered for Koharu in front of more than 8,000 spectators, causing the spectators to condemn him. It's a pity that Xiaochun has already entered the state at this time and has no shy or arrogant reaction. On the other side, the same goes for Rinko.

"Yesterday we were celebrating that we made it into the knockout rounds together, but I didn't expect that we would meet in the first round today."

"Yes, it's really unexpected."

"But I won't give in. The one who wins in the end must be me! After all, I have been familiar with this game since the closed beta!"

"That's not right, Xiaochun. You are just familiar with the game earlier than me, but this does not mean that you will be better than me. The person who wins in the end will be me."

Rinko, who seemed weak, actually faced Koharu with a higher attitude. It was obviously the latter who led her to play this game.

Not sure if it was her inner persistence or for the sake of her final dignity, Xiaochun bit her lip and said as if to cheer herself up:

"——The battle will be over soon!"

Rinko only responded with a smile.

Then, the battle ended really quickly, but the difference was that the winner was Rinko, and in an absolutely crushing manner.

Obviously Koharu is a scythe user with fast attack speed and powerful skills. There is no problem with the connection and tactics of using skills. But facing Rinko, a two-handed sword user with a medium and long range attack range, he can't even get close, no matter what it is. All the tricks have been cracked.

It's like the profession of sickle wielder itself is inferior to that of two-handed sword wielder.

wrong.

The sickle user (Koharu) is not weak, but the two-handed sword user (Rinko) is too strong.

I remember when Koharu said during the first level guide that Rinko is one of the top players in most games, and her talent is very powerful.

Therefore, players like Koharu who are somewhat capable but not many, even if they are beta testers who understand the game mechanics first, will be caught up by Rinzi and completely overtaken.

This is what Kobayashi once said. SAO has been running for more than a year, and there will never be a strong person who has talent but has not been discovered.

The winner's name, Rinko, was displayed on the huge blue light screen.

"Lose, lost."

Xiaochun fell to her knees in disbelief.

They should have been together for the longest time apart from family members. Even though she had expected it, Xiaochun still didn't expect that Rinzi had such strong strength, leaving her without the slightest ability to resist.

But Xiaochun soon felt relieved.

She is not someone who cannot afford to lose. Besides, Xiaochun prefers to lose to her friends than losing to others.

"Congratulations, Rinko."

"Thanks."

Rinzi smiled softly.

In reality, she is a loser. Whether in studies or sports, she is much worse than normal people. The only thing I'm proud of is that I play the game much better than most people.

But she didn't show off, at least not to Xiaochun, because in reality Xiaochun was a friend who was willing to play with her even if she was a loser.

The two of them just interacted with each other in the arena as if no one else was watching, performing a wave of true friendship first and competition second.

Sato Kazuma looked at the scene of lilies blooming in front of him and didn't know what to say. He had just seen Xiaochun lose in the arena, and wanted to come up to comfort him, but it seemed that he was not needed now.

Unexpectedly, after the two of them left, Sato Kazuma's system sent an email, the sender was Koharu, and it said that he should stay with her at night.

"Why are you trying to be tough..."

Sato Kazuma couldn't help but sigh.

Then comes the next round.

Darkness faced off against a heavy axe-wielder who was not a member of the strategy team, but whose abilities should not be underestimated.

This is a unique battle.

The female knight on the field who was known as the "Never Fall Fortress" used her despairingly powerful defense to force the player in front of her, who was considered a powerful player by others, to surrender.

Darkness was enjoying herself when she suddenly realized that the opponent was not attacking. Then she saw the light screen in front of her showing that she had won, and she immediately shouted eagerly:

"Wait! Do you want to surrender? You're a spineless man, you only have so much courage! Come on, let's fight again. Don't you still have physical strength? What's there to be afraid of? Come here quickly! "

The impatient berserker's appearance even frightened the heavy ax player. After surrendering, he turned around and ran out of the venue. I hope this duel didn't leave an indelible shadow on him.

"That's enough, you tough, perverted female knight, why did you scare people like that!"

"Wait, wait! Don't call me tough! Besides, I didn't do anything, I just withstood his attack!"

"That's the problem, idiot!"

Anyone who sees that no matter what attack they make can't break through the opponent's defense will feel desperate that they can't win at all. Sato Kazuma understands the mood of the escaped player.

As for the reviews…

"As expected of Miss Darkness, this unparalleled sense of security is what makes you worthy of being called a true knight."

Beldia flattered Darkness.

Ever since he was saved by the perverted female knight on the first floor, he has become a fan of Darkness, and when he learned that Kobayashi and others relied on Darkness, the only tank, to defeat the fifth-floor BOSS, they praised him even more. It is the [Non-Fall Fortress].

Yes, this title came from him.

Anyway, Darkness successfully made it to the next round.

The next person to appear was Asuna. With her dazzling rapier skills, she defeated the one-handed sword players who were also in the strategy group. She had no intention of retaining her strength until after the duel. It's like waking up from a dream.

I don’t know if I just imagined that the one-handed sword player wearing black armor in front of me was someone.

Kirito's duel was also very fast.

Unlike the above people, Kirito's opponent couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. Asuna and Koharu at least spent some health points, but Kirito suppressed his opponent's health points to the limit without losing a drop of blood. Less than half.

The superb swordsmanship made Kayaba Akihiko next to Xiaolin... no, Heathcliff was so happy that he couldn't sit still.

The duel was a bit boring after that.

First, Kirito, Alice, Kureya, Rinko, and the spearman named Smail, a member of the strategy team, advanced to the quarterfinals with three undisputed consecutive victories.

Asuna's third round opponent was Darkness. It was originally a very tense game. Darkness's super defensive skills were powerless even for Asuna with full agility.

But what people didn't expect was that Darkness, this pervert, took the initiative to admit defeat in order to withstand one more attack, allowing Asuna to enter the quarterfinals without any danger.

And Darkness's opponent in the fourth round could only admit defeat, and the perverted female knight entered the quarterfinals.

Among them, Agil met Kureya in the third round. This female knight, who was also extremely strong in reality, defeated Agil with an absolute advantage, forcing him to enter the loser group to play the resurrection match. And his opponent was Andy, who defeated his friend in the first round but was also defeated by Alice in the third round. In the end, Agil narrowly won and entered the quarterfinals.

So, the place in the quarterfinals was born.

Kirito, Asuna, Alice, Darkness, Kureya, Rinko, Agil, and Smail.

"Okay, everyone! After a day of duels, our top eight spots are finally out! They are the players behind me! Please cheer for them and cheer for them!"

"Oh oh oh————!" xN

There was a loud cheer in the arena, and the eight people standing behind Sato Kazuma were a little uncomfortable.

After all, the strategy team is actually quite mysterious. Except for Alice, who is a well-known idol princess active in the public eye, the others are actually not used to becoming celebrities all of a sudden.

Darkness even crossed her arms and enjoyed the pleasure of being noticed by everyone.

Agil was silent.

"I didn't expect to become a celebrity all of a sudden, and I'm not used to it."

"Yeah, I feel uncomfortable all over too."

The one who responded was the socially anxious Kirito.

As a lone wolf player, he couldn't stand being watched by so many people, but for the sake of the soul crystal that could be resurrected, he could only endure it now.

"Come on, Kirito!"

"Come on, Kirito-san!"

Especially as Yuki and Silica kept cheering for him, and the gentle yet murderous smile from Asuna beside him made him feel desperate as if he was being stared at by a beast and shrouded in the aura of death.

"Okay, audience! What do you think of today's duel? Is it exciting? Come on, cheer loudly, let me hear your answers!"

"Exciting!"

"Answer me louder!"

"Exciting————!"

"Very good. Then please don't forget that tomorrow will be an even more exciting quarterfinal match, please come here to watch at the same time! Also, a reminder, for those who haven't placed a bet yet, today will be the last day! Cast your precious vote for the player you like! Dear audience, see you tomorrow!"