There is indeed a problem with my summoning spirit system

Chapter 18 Let's Welcome Our Model Worker of the Year
Kirito's sister in real life is learning kendo.

After entering the modern age, the kendo in Benziguo has gradually evolved into a more performing and ornamental sport.But in any case, some principles from battlefield fighting still exist.

If the speed of swinging the sword is fast enough, it will naturally have an advantage in the game.Kirito's younger sister is also sparing no effort in training to improve her sword swing speed.Kirito, who has watched various kendo competitions because of his sister, has also seen various fast swords.

But what Kirito can be sure of is that the sword he sees in front of him is the fastest sword he has seen so far.

The trajectory of the metallic luster of the rapier tip across the air is like a shooting star.

The opponent dodged the crude handaxe swung from the hand of the level 6 humanoid monster "Ruin Kobold Commando" at an extremely close distance. The thrilling appearance made Kirito who was watching feel chills down the spine.After avoiding three attacks in a row, the kobold's body will lose its balance, and the opponent will not let go of this opportunity and output all its strength to the monster.

The skill used by the rapier user is the first single-shot thrusting sword skill "Linear Attack" learned for rapier weapons.Although it is a simple basic technique of placing the sword in the center of the body, and then spinning and stabbing forward, the speed is amazing.Obviously, this is not an action that only relies on the assistance of the system, and the player's own operation is also very skillful.

Even though the team members and monsters used the same sword skills during the closed beta in the past, Kirito's eyes still couldn't see the blade of the rapier at this time, and could only capture the special light effect of the sword skill. traces of.In the dim labyrinth lacking in light, this pure white light piercing the space in front of him reminded him of a shooting star.

After repeating three times in a row of dodging three kobold ax attacks → counterattacking with a "linear attack", the rapier user killed the armed orcs who were regarded as formidable enemies in this maze without a single injury.However, this does not seem to be an easy battle for him.When the last blow pierced the center of the enemy's breastplate, and the monster fell back and flew around, the rapier user seemed to be pushed back by some invisible thing, staggered, and hit the back directly on the wall of the passage superior.Then he slid down to the ground like this, breathing heavily over and over again.

Generally speaking, there is no need to communicate with strangers who are not in an obvious crisis unless there are other problems.Kirito has been doing the same for a long time.

But perhaps because the opponent's fighting style was very similar to one of his friends, Kirito still hesitated for five seconds before walking out of the shadows.

The opponent has a slender physique and is considered petite.The equipment is a dark red leather long jacket with a lightweight copper breastplate, and the lower body is fitted leather trousers and knee-length boots.His face was not visible because he had pulled the waist-length hooded cloak down over his head.Except for the cloak, it is almost common fencer equipment, but Kirito, who is a one-handed swordsman, actually looks similar to him.Since the current weapon "Sword of Tenacity" is quite heavy, Kirito avoided wearing metal armor as much as possible in order to ensure the sharpness of his sword skills. He only wore a dark gray leather coat and a small chest protector.

Kirito stopped two meters away from him, and said:
"Your attack just now has too much damage."

The slender shoulders covered by the thick cloth cloak moved slightly.The hood slowly lifted up about five centimeters, and then the two eyes in the depths stared at me with sharp gazes.Can't see anything but light brown irises.

The person in front of him stared at Kirito for a few seconds, then tilted his head slightly to the right.It should be expressing that he did not understand what Kirito was saying.

Seeing this, Kirito had the idea that "it's true."

The reason why he didn't pass by directly was because the behavior pattern of the person in front of him was very unique.

The "linear attack" cast by the rapier almost reached the player's limit.The movement of releasing sword skills is accurate and fast, and the speed of attack is fast and accurate. Kirito has never seen a player who can use this simple basic skill so proficiently.

So at first Kirito thought that this person was an internal beta player like him.

But after carefully watching the complete battle process of the person in front of him, Kirito became suspicious of his own speculation.Although the opponent's sword skills are quite perfect, but the way of fighting is too dangerous.Compared with blocking, using the shortest distance to avoid the enemy's attack, and then counterattack will of course have a higher attack efficiency.Moreover, the durability of the equipment will not decrease too quickly due to too many injuries.

But in doing so, the risk of defense failure is also very high.If you are accidentally attacked, you will even lose your fighting ability due to dizziness caused by eating the monster's control skills.The dizzy state when fighting alone is fatal to the player.

Before, back in the days of the Sword Art Online games, it was just a matter of fighting style.But now that Sword Art Online has become a death game, such a fighting method is undoubtedly dancing on the tip of a knife.

One of his friends, a female two-handed swordsman named Saber, is also good at fighting in a similar way. Kirito tried to dissuade him many times, but the other party still went his own way.

But so far, the blonde swordswoman is still alive and well.

But the other party has never even heard of this extremely popular online game term.That is to say, the rapier user in front of him is not a beta tester, and he might not even have played MMO games before coming here.

Kirito took a light breath and began to explain in detail:
"The so-called excessive damage... means to deal too much damage to monsters with little HP left. The kobold just now was on the verge of death when it hit the second [Linear Attack]... No, it should be said that it was on the verge of death. The state is now. There should be only a little blood left, so there is no need to use sword skills, just a normal attack is enough to end the battle."

After listening to Kirito's explanation, the rapier user still had no reaction for ten seconds.Finally, a small sound came from the hood that was pulled down deeply.

"...Even if it is excessive, what does it matter?"

At this moment, Kirito realized dully that the rapier user squatting on the ground in front of him was an extremely rare female player in this world—especially in the depths of the labyrinth area.

In general online games, now is the time when players who have reached the upper limit of the initial level will almost appear, and the map is about to be pierced from beginning to end.But in this SAO, the current highest level of the player group is only about level 10 - I don't know how far it is from the average player - or so.As for the map of the game, the broken part of the floating city of Aincrad only accounts for a few percent of the total area.

This is because the current SAO is no longer a game, but a kind of prison.In the situation where it is impossible to voluntarily quit the game, and the death of the character is equivalent to the real death of the player, no one dared to go into the maze of dangerous monsters and traps alone.

In addition, in a world where game designers enforce the gender identity of players and characters, the number of female players can be said to be extremely rare.It has been a month, and most of the female players should still be in the "starting town". In fact, Kirito has only seen women two or three times in this huge maze - the "first floor labyrinth area". Players, and all of them are members of a large-scale team.

"... Excessive attack is not harmful in battle, and it will not be punished...but the efficiency is too low. Using sword skills requires concentration, and constantly using sword skills will be very exhausting. Considering the way back There may be a crisis, so it is better to adopt a combat method that does not get too tired."

"…………go back?"

A questioning voice came from the hood that was pulled down deeply.Although the voice has become quite hoarse due to fatigue, and there is no cadence, it is still quite pleasant.

Kirito made more explanations:

"It will take nearly an hour to get out of the maze from here, and it will take another 10 minutes to get to the nearest town at the fastest. If you are too tired, you will easily make mistakes. I think you should be a solo player , if I am alone, even a small mistake can be fatal."

As Kirito said this, he was asking himself: Why spend so much effort persuading others?Because the other party is a woman—it should be more than that, because he has already said a lot of things before knowing the other party's gender.

After listening to Kirito's words, after a long time, the rapier user finally reacted.

"...If that's the case, then it should be fine. Because I don't plan to go back."

"You...you can't go back to the town...? Then...the supply of potions, the repair of equipment...and sleep..."

Facing Kirito's surprised question, the rapier user just shrugged slightly.

"You don't need potions as long as you don't get hurt, and I bought five identical swords. Also... just rest in a safe place nearby."

The unusually hoarse whisper left Kirito temporarily speechless.

The so-called safe zone refers to several rooms inside the maze where monsters will not appear.It can be distinguished from the special colored torches hanging on the four corners of the wall.Although it can be used as a valuable place to rest when hunting and expanding the map, it can only provide a short rest of about an hour at most.Because of course there is no bed in that room, and the stone floor is quite cold, and the monster's footsteps and growls can often be heard coming from the side passage.So no matter how courageous the player is, it is impossible to sleep soundly inside.

But from what the rapier user said just now, it seems that she has used the safe zone as a hotel in the town, and has been hiding in the maze... It should be like this, right?
"... How many hours have you been fighting monsters like this?"

As a result, the rapier user let out a long breath and replied:
"Three days... or four days. Is it okay...? The monsters in this area should have been revived, and I should go too."

She leaned on the wall with her slender left hand in a leather glove, and stood up unsteadily.

The rapier wielder was holding an unsheathed rapier, but his arms were hanging heavily as if he were carrying a heavy object.

The woman in front of her walked away slowly one or two steps, the cloak covering her whole body was full of holes.It can be seen that the durability of the equipment is already very low.

It should be said that it is a miracle that this kind of fragile cloth equipment can still maintain its appearance after four days of continuous hunting.It seems that what she just said "as long as it doesn't get hurt" is really not an exaggeration...

Even after learning about these things, Kirito managed to say something that even he couldn't think of.

"... If you continue to fight in this way, you will die."

The rapier user who stopped for a moment leaned his right shoulder against the wall and turned around slowly.Under the hood, what had looked like light brown eyes a moment ago, shone red.

"... Anyway, everyone can't escape death after all."

The hoarse and broken voice made the slightly cold maze even colder.

"In this month alone, 2000 people died, but they haven't even broken through the first floor. This game is impossible to conquer. So it's just about where and in what form, and how to die early...or die late That's all..."

The longest and most emotional passage she had spoken so far began to fade midway and ended abruptly.

The rapier user slowly collapsed to the ground as if in sudden shock.

"What should I do?"

Kirito felt a headache.

In fact, the female player in front of him is almost looking for death. As a passerby who met by chance, Kirito has no obligation to help her, but he always feels that if he doesn't do something, his conscience will definitely be condemned.

Moreover, he always felt that the female player in front of him always reminded him of Saber's forever heartless optimist.

"What the hell is that guy doing lately?"

It has been more than a month since Kayaba Akihiko announced that Sword Art Online has become a death game.In the end, many players gradually accepted the reality after waiting for a long time, and began to walk out of the Novice Village to enter the game in batches.

Tongren and Li Xiang, who were the first to walk out of Xinshou Village, have not seen each other since they parted ways in New Moon City.Although the two have been in touch with each other through sending messages to understand each other's recent situation, but every time Kirito asked the other party if he would join up and form a team, the other party refused on the grounds of "I'm busy recently".

"How can there be an illusion of being dumped by your girlfriend?"

Kirito shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"Speaking of which, Saber said that he will come to "Torbana" (the town closest to the labyrinth area) when the first floor strategy meeting starts, so you must ask her what she has been up to lately."

Kirito opened the backpack menu, clicked a few times, and took out a large black cloth prop.

"It doesn't matter, take this desperate guy back to the safe zone first."

　After thinking about it, the author Jun thought that it is better to give Asuna more roles in the original appearance, and the protagonist will appear again in the next chapter, and will fill in a hole dug before.

　　Due to the extensive use of original descriptions, this chapter has a slightly longer word count.And due to personal reasons, the update time will be changed to [-] a.m. in the future.Sorry for the inconvenience caused to the readers.

　　Thanks to Grandpa Jintu for the recommendation ticket

　　Still rolling all over the floor asking for recommendations and collections.

　　


(End of this chapter)