[Sword Art Online] Qing Tong

Kirito was silent, his slender eyebrows were slightly frowned, and at the same time, Qingchen was silently calculating in his heart.

Kirito is the only one who has real combat experience. In fact, it may be okay to take care of an additional half-tune of combat methods, but if there are more people... On the one hand, too many people may slow down the speed of action; On the one hand, Kirito's limited energy is also difficult to take care of all the people, blindly increasing the number of people will increase the danger the team may face.

In other words, the existence of himself and Klein has actually brought a great burden to Kirito, and it is estimated that Kirito will only choose one of them to bring, and that person...

Of course, not myself.

I actually still have time to think about what to do with Klein's friends...

Really, really stupid.

Glancing at Klein and Kirito in front of him, the complicated and heavy atmosphere between the two made people feel a little sad and a little envious.

Although the time we spent together was short, it became clear early in the morning that Kirito was just a seemingly gentle guy on the surface. In fact, he was usually introverted and would not open his heart to accept others casually. He approached, as if he was probably just a familiar stranger to Kirito, and Klein, a guy who was born to give people a sense of security, should have already walked into Kirito's heart.

Therefore, closeness and estrangement are clear.

Seeing the entanglement on Tongren's face, Qingchen smiled coldly in his heart.

Sure enough, should I leave by myself... With the last dignity, I will leave safely as a stranger who will be rejected sooner or later, waiting for fate to give me extra charity...

At the moment of hesitation, Klein suddenly smiled reluctantly.

"Sorry, I can't bother you anymore, and Qingchen is just a girl, don't worry about me anymore, anyway, I'm also a game old bird, Kirito, you take Qingchen and hurry to the next village Now, remember, as a man, you must protect girls!"

"But..." Kirito's expression was shocked, but also unconsciously ashamed for his selfish thoughts.

"Klein..." Early in the morning, he looked at this decadent uncle-like man with the same surprise.To be honest, she was a little moved by the other party’s words at first, but her resistance to the outside world for a long time made her restrain her inner emotions, secretly thinking about whether the other party’s words had other intentions, such as: to advance as a retreat or something ...

Although people's hearts are not necessarily bad, in any case, it is necessary to guard against others, especially in this world where order and rules are wantonly subverted.

Furthermore, given Klein's status in Kirito's heart, it would be strange if Kirito could leave him alone.

So, the most dangerous person is yourself...

Secretly clenched his fists, looking at the two people who were still talking in front of him.

"Well, that's it. Anyway, I used to be the president. Kirito has taught me a lot. Even without Kirito, I will use the skills you taught me to survive!"

Obviously, Klein's generous rescue made Kirito even more ashamed, and the loss on his face became more obvious, but he seemed unable to think of any words of comfort or blessing.

Even if there was, no one would have the courage to say it now that they were doomed to abandon others.

Early in the morning, he narrowed his eyes slightly and consciously did not speak.

"Is that so...then let's part here."

Such a result was obviously somewhat unexpected early in the morning.

That's it?Hey... Kirito, shouldn't you keep Klein's?Klein, you obviously know nothing and don't understand anything, so you plan to leave like this?

"Wait...wait a minute..."

Kirito and Klein looked at early morning at the same time.

"Uh... Klein, are you leaving just like that?" Don't you know that it's safest to follow Kirito? !

"After all, I have to hurry up and find my companions, and then go find new resources together as soon as possible!" Klein's face flashed a trace of worry, "I don't know what happened to them. Early in the morning, you Don't worry, after all, although Kirito is a little weaker, he is still very reliable~ He will protect you~"

Honest guy...

Opened his mouth early in the morning, but did not speak.

Klein obviously saw something.

"What? Are there any other questions?"

Early in the morning, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his head and looked firmly into Klein's eyes.

"Klein, it will take a lot of time for you to find your companions, and in order to face the unknown difficulties on the road, you have to bring your companions to grab the limited resources in the starting town to improve experience."

"Ahaha, I was discovered by you. Early in the morning, I really have such a plan to stay here for a while, and then take everyone away. Although it will be slower and more troublesome, I will not leave..." Klein shook his head stubbornly.

"I understand. So you must listen to me: After you find the person you are looking for, go out from the west gate of the square immediately, turn left at the second intersection and go straight to a weapon shop. After you go in, go to the shopkeeper and tell him You need a unique and unparalleled weapon. He will introduce you to many but you have to refuse. In the end, he will give you a mission, a chain of hidden missions, and he will send you to a place where there are enough upgrades for four people. Monsters, and there will be weapon rewards at the same time, as long as you follow the mission, you can go to all the hidden monster locations on the first floor, but I don’t know if anyone will know, you must hurry up and start the mission.”

"That's... the legendary starting mission?" Kirito looked at the side face of Qingchen seriously explaining to Klein with a look of surprise.

"Legendary? A mission with such a powerful name..." Klein also looked at Qingchen in astonishment.

"This mission must be started from the starting point. If I leave with Kirito, this mission will be useless to me. Klein, in fact, I am also a beta player, although I don't have a very powerful Combat ability, but also a beta tester who has certain information. Please believe me!" Looking at Klein's uncle face early in the morning, thinking of each other's playfulness in the short time together, suddenly felt a little sad, "You ...you have to live!"

Klein looked at Qingqian, did not refuse any more, but nodded firmly, and then turned to Kirito again.

"Hey, Kirito, you must protect Qingqian!"

"I know……"

"By the way, Kirito's appearance is actually quite cute, which suits my taste; and the real voice in the early morning is really nice. Although I can't see her appearance, she must be a great beauty!"

Kirito and Qingchao looked at the guy who forced himself to make fun of him, and also gave a forced smile.

"Your current look of a fallen warrior is more suitable for you!"

After all, time was limited, and many beta testers also thought of heading to the next village, so time did not allow the three of them to continue to delay here.

After saying goodbye, Kirito turned around resolutely and ran towards the exit. In the early morning, he took one last look at Klein and followed.The two ran forward a few steps, and when they turned around, Klein was no longer there.

"Tirto?" Looking at Kirito's reluctant appearance early in the morning, he couldn't help calling out.

"It's okay, let's go quickly! I will protect you!" It seemed to be a promise, and it seemed to be an oath.

"Yeah!" Qingchen looked at the determined baby-faced boy and nodded seriously.

"As for me, I really believe in Kirito-kun!"

The young man was taken aback for a moment, then buried his head and continued to run forward, but the reddened ears made Qingqian smile a little.

"We have to hurry to the next station!" Kirito's face was vaguely hidden under the shadow of the building, "Although it will be a little far away, at least the resources are more abundant."

"Ok!"

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Although he has a firm belief and direction, the road from the starting town is not as easy as imagined.

Even the safest route Kirito knows has many unforeseen dangers, even dangers that did not appear in the previous closed beta.Qingchen, who was originally just an ordinary girl in the city, really understood the reason why Kirito didn't want to bring more people with her——

No one is willing to casually carry the fate of others on their shoulders when they themselves cannot determine the future risks.

In a sense, Kirito's refusal was a more prudent and responsible choice.

The starting town is just a small place. Compared with other places, the resources are so scarce, and the dropped equipment and money are extremely small.And SAO is different from other games. It is a tragedy that it is difficult to upgrade in the early stage of the game. The stage where the level is the lowest and the most difficult to protect oneself takes more time, which means that more dangers need to be faced.It can be said that the death of 2000 people in just two months later has a lot to do with these two aspects.

"Ah—" I fell hard into the muddy water early in the morning.

"Qingchen! How are you doing!" Kirito at the side quickly separated the scarecrow in front of him with a one-handed sword that was shining with a dazzling blue light, and hurried to Qingqian to help her block the attack in front of her, asking anxiously.

At this time, the blood bar in the early morning turned red again.

When they were on the road before, because of a monster that appeared unexpectedly, the two of them fought in a panic without any precautions. In the end, they were hacked by it early in the morning, and the blood tank slid down to the red warning line.And the previous recovery potion has been used up, and the two can only wait for the body to recover in the early morning, so it has not recovered to yellow until just now.

Early in the morning, I secretly smiled bitterly in my heart. It would be great if I could take over the initial mission. Originally, I wanted to obtain equipment and resources directly there. kind of situation.

I can't blame others, after all, Tongren is also kind, and now I just hope not to drag him down.

"It's okay, Kirito, don't worry about me, watch your back!" He grabbed the one-handed sword on the ground early in the morning, and the rain made the hilt a little slippery.Lifting it up vigorously, the thin yellow light flickered again.

"Ha——" The sword light flashed, ending the remaining half of the monster's life early in the morning.

"Damn rain!" For the first time, Kirito, who had resigned himself to his fate and decided to live well in this world, felt anxious and angry for the first time.It's obvious that they need to rest early in the morning, but there is no suitable place for the two of them to rest in this windy and rainy field.Kirito even regretted that he rushed to the third village early in the morning after arriving at the second village.

"It's okay, Kirito, I'm not as delicate as you think!" Pulling down the brim of the poncho early in the morning, looking at Kirito who was already drenched all over, felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, and stretched out his hand to untie it. The poncho on his body.

As early as in the initial town, Kirito had prepared enough things with him, but he, who was also a beta tester, had nothing.So that after it rained, Kirito gave up his only poncho to early morning——

You can't be too greedy...

"I promised Klein to take good care of you!" Originally, I wanted to joke with you early in the morning, but I was a little dazed because of the boy's serious expression, and there seemed to be something astringent in my heart, "It's just a joke, let's talk , in this kind of world..."

"Even in this world where HP is 0 and you die, there is still something to hold on to!" The boy interrupted Qingchen's words, and gently put the poncho back on Qingchen's body.

The rain was falling, and it seemed to be getting heavier.

Early in the morning, I stared blankly at the face of this boy who was obviously still a boy, obviously there was no need to carry other people's things, and it was obviously just a small entrustment that wasn't even an agreement, but he persisted like this... The first Once, early in the morning, I felt that in this world where order had already collapsed, there were still things to rely on and trust.

"Puchi~" Laughed early in the morning.

"...What's the matter?" Kirito looked at the other party with some confusion, and then looked at himself again, obviously everything was normal...

"It's okay, I just feel that Kirito suddenly became so serious, so...hehehe..." Qingchen laughed even happier.

"You..." Kirito sighed helplessly, and then stretched out his hand to support Qingqian, "Let's go quickly, so that we can reach the next village quickly. There seems to be no shelter from the rain around here."

"En." Putting his hand into the other's wet palm, looking at the other's rain-stained hair, he suddenly felt at ease early in the morning.

"Pinch, Kirito..."

"Ok?"

"You..." Have you ever blamed me?

"What's the matter? Are you uncomfortable?" Kirito slowed down while running, and wanted to check the temperature in the morning with some worry, but hesitated after seeing the rain on his hands.

"It's okay, I'm fine, it's just that if you run to the next town, there's no problem." Early in the morning, he grabbed Kirito's outstretched hand, "I really don't want to get caught in the rain anymore, let's go, Kirito."

"En!" Kirito looked at Qingqian and clenched Qingqian's hand tightly. At the same time, the other hand holding the sword resolutely slid towards the beast in the middle of the road, rushing towards the fuzzy future in the sky with an unstoppable momentum...

The storm is about to hit more violently...

In the early morning, she wrapped herself tightly in a black poncho, and the corners of her dancing clothes drew a fierce dance.

Thank you very much, Kirito.

At least now that you didn't abandon me and fought hard, I'm very grateful, very grateful;

At least this world is not as hopeless as imagined;

In the early morning, he squinted his eyes, facing the wind and rain, and looked at Kirito's side face, which was shining brighter due to the battle.

Na,

Just run like this, together, holding each other's hands tightly, always, always...

keep running like this;

Kirito,

Thank you……