"Watch your step, Asuna."

"Well, thank you, Mitt."

The beautiful girl with long flaxen hair stood up from the ground with the help of the hand extended by her companion.

Now they are walking on a rugged mountain road. This area is to the south of the town. The continuous mountains occupy almost half of the map, and the levels of the monsters here are much higher than those on ordinary maps.

Difficult maps, high-level monsters, and the danger of death at all times.

All of this was thanks to Kayaba Akihiko. If that madman hadn't declared that Sword Art Online was a death game now, they wouldn't have taken such a big risk to come to a place like this.

But Asuna wasn't afraid.

Because she has the best companions.

——Mitt.

I am a real classmate who is also an experienced game player, and is even a beta tester of this game, and I have an insight into most of the game's content and mechanics. Thanks to her care, she didn't collapse in this death game, and Asuna was grateful.

"Asuna! I said, Asuna!"

"Y-yes! What's wrong, Mitt?"

"Please don't get distracted in such a dangerous place. Be careful of monsters. There will be an advanced species of Little Manhunter Grass in this area. Although our level is quite high, it won't be too threatening, but this road is difficult to walk. You still have to be careful. In addition, there will occasionally be individuals with round fruits, which must not be attacked. If the fruits are damaged, they will emit smoke and call for companions, and many monsters will gather, making it impossible for us to escape. "

"……I see."

After being solemnly warned by her companion, Asuna nodded slightly. But in fact, she wasn't too nervous. Because she knew how strong Mitte, her companion, was and had defeated many monsters with her super-skilled fighting skills, so there would definitely be no problem this time.

[If he is in danger, Mitt will definitely come to save him. 】

This was Asuna's subconscious thought.

Soon the two came to the top of the mountain and found a large group of small man-catchers. They moved slowly in groups and had a very single attack method. The refresh interval was also affordable. Even Asuna, a novice, could cooperate well. Fight monsters, and there is almost no danger. As Mitte said, this is an excellent place for leveling.

"Well done Asuna, keep it up."

"If we continue at this frequency, they will all be wiped out soon."

They are not NPCs, they also need to rest and adjust, and that time is the gap between killing all the monsters and refreshing them again.

A little tired, but still bearable.

While Asuna was struggling with the monster, she heard her friend Mitt calling: "Asuna, can you deal with it alone for a while?"

"What's wrong?"

Her expression was a little solemn, thinking that something unexpected had happened, which was contrary to the somewhat excited expression of her companion.

"There is a monster that is hard to see on the first floor. It drops rare equipment. I want to destroy it!"

"I know, leave this to me."

"Please."

Mitte quickly chased after a monster wearing a cloaked rat, leaving Asuna to clean up the remaining monsters alone.

Asuna didn't know how long her companion had been gone.

After all, when people are focused, they can't notice the passage of time. She just keeps waving the thin sword in her hand to chop down monsters. Without Mitte's cooperation, it would be very difficult for her to deal with these monsters.

In the middle of killing a monster, the voice of his companions came from a distance.

"I got the props!"

"Very good."

Asuna felt relieved.

Then she raised her sword again and pointed it at a nearby monster. The sword glowed with pink light, which was the special effect of the skill. She plans to use her high-damage sword skills to destroy the monsters.

Just then——

"Asuna, no!"

"Eh?"

Asuna was startled by her companion's sudden stop, but at this time, the sword skills were already in place, and the system-assisted skills were activated. She was carried away by the sword as she was unsteady.

The auxiliary system that originally helped players learn combat release skills as quickly as possible has now become a hindrance to players.

"Whoaaaah————"

Asuna screamed in panic as she quickly rushed towards the monster in the distance, and then quickly killed the targeted monster, as well as... the individual monster with the round fruit behind the monster!

boom!

Pink smoke exploded instantly, and Asuna subconsciously covered her mouth and nose. Then she saw crimson cursors all over the mountains and plains in the pink smoke, representing the enemy!

How many monsters are there...

Asuna turned pale.

Soon, hordes of monsters surrounded her, and more and more monsters surrounded her. The platform on the top of the mountain was completely surrounded by water, and even the escape route was blocked.

"Asuna!"

"Mitt!"

Mitte quickly ran towards his companions who were surrounded by monsters, while Asuna in the encirclement was also breaking out.

However, there are too many monsters here. If you kill one, there will be two to fill in. If you kill two, there will be four. It is impossible to kill them all! If some leveling maniacs see this scene, they will definitely laugh happily, but it is too difficult for weak girls!

"Wow!"

A scream caught Asuna's attention, and out of the corner of her eye she saw her companion, who had been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the monster, miss and fall down.

She really wanted to go over and help her companions right now, but she was surrounded by so many monsters that she could hardly move.

To make matters worse...

"This is the last bottle."

She drank all the supplies on her body, but not even half of her health was restored.

Really out of ammunition and food.

"No, caring will lead to chaos. You have to focus on the battle in front of you first! But..."

Asuna looked at the human-catching grass that could not be eliminated no matter how hard it was, and thought of the players who had been besieged and killed by goblins in the cave. For a moment, fear came over her like a tide and engulfed her feet.

So heavy!

The sword is so heavy that my arms can hardly lift it; my feet are so heavy that I can't dodge the monster's attacks.

"No! You have to work hard! You have to work hard! I, I... I don't want to die!"

The fear of death stimulated her potential. Asuna focused on fighting, her movements and moves became more and more fierce. As her speed became faster and faster, she avoided all monster attacks, while the rapier in her hand destroyed the enemies one after another.

Soon, soon.

"There's another one..."

Asuna raised the rapier with difficulty and pointed it at the last man-catcher. As long as he kills it, he can successfully join his companions and resolve this crisis.

However--

"Ouch!"

The huge monster fell from the sky and swallowed the mancatcher in one mouthful. With its tall body, wide tail and ferocious appearance, this was an elite ape monster!

It's a lie, right? At a time like this?

Asuna's secret passage was poorly timed, and a difficult opponent appeared at the most difficult point.

But she wasn't afraid.

Even if her health is less than one-third, even if her condition is not good, she can muster the courage to face a strong enemy.

Because she knew that if she encountered danger, Mitt would definitely come to save her, so she just had to hold on and hold on until her companions came.

——She thought so.

But as the system notification showed "Mitt has left the team", Asuna's inner defense collapsed instantly.

Mitt...?

What, what happened to you?

Why did you quit the team and what happened?

The withdrawal of her companions became the straw that broke the camel's back. Asuna didn't even have time to resist. The rapier in her hand was knocked away by the monster, and her figure fell backwards to the ground.

foot……

Fear swept over her again. Asuna was trembling all over. She couldn't stand up as she looked at the approaching monster.

Like a playful cat that must play with a mouse before eating it, this ape-like elite monster slowly approached like a victor. The huge body that made the ground tremble kept approaching, making her heart stop.

The roar was accompanied by the strong wind, and even though it had no smell, Asuna still smelled the smell of death.

"Uh... uh..."

The human body's heartbeat and breathing speed up, but the body cannot move.

Asuna had read in a book that this was a phenomenon of adrenaline hormones surging. Generally speaking, when adrenaline surges, it will do all kinds of incredible things, but sometimes nothing can be done, because that means even the adrenaline thinks you are finished.

The monster's sticky tongue licked her body, and its sharp teeth seemed intent on crushing the ground beneath her and her slender body.

Her life will end here.

die?

Will I die?

Asuna recalled the time spent with her companions and family. If she had listened to her parents, if she had not played this game, if she had not come out in the town...

She closed her eyes tightly to face death.

Just then——

"Haaah!"

Accompanied by a powerful shout, the sword light fell hard on the monster, causing the attack to fail while letting out a shrill scream. Then a figure crossed from behind her and faced the huge elite monster that was unstable.

Dodging the powerful and heavy fist, the long sword in his hand kept slashing at the monster, as if all the flaws were invisible in front of it.

Legs, back, belly, neck.

quick!

Extremely fast!

The attack speed is incredibly fast, and every blow is the monster's weakness. The figure keeps spinning around the monster, as if it is dancing a gorgeous dance, and the glowing sword is more like a fluorescent stick. The monster's health value continued to decline, without stopping at all, and fell to 0 in the blink of an eye.

In just a minute, the monster that had troubled her was turned into pieces and scattered around.

Asuna's eyes were deeply imprinted with that figure.

——The figure of a small girl with silky blond hair compared to the giant ape elite monster.

...Yes, it's Alice!

Xiaolin also wanted to be a hero and save the beauty, but when he was about to rush out, Megumin actually picked up a stone and shouted "Ah, my hand slipped" without any hesitation, and then the stone accurately hit the fruit. Catcher grass. Darkness couldn't control himself when he saw the monsters all over the mountains and plains.

He had no choice but to give the hero's chance to save the beauty to Alice, Sato Kazuma, and then turned around with Yuyou, Liu Zi and the others to eliminate the monsters that surrounded them again.

As for Sato Kazuma, his speed is slightly slower than Alice, so he also missed the opportunity for the hero to save the beauty.

Ah, there is another person coming.

Xiao Lin saw a figure in the woods from the corner of his eyes. He had also wanted to save people just now, but he gave up after seeing Alice take action, and then turned around and left.

Come out together, why are you so shy?

Forget it, he was probably a lone wolf player, and he probably didn't want to cause misunderstandings by not coming out. Anyway, I saved people, so long as the outcome is good.

Xiao Lin and others quickly eliminated a large number of monsters. These monsters are a bit difficult for two people, but for Xiaolin and others who also have a large number of people, they are a good leveling place.

"Xiao Lin, this is great! There are so many monsters. Let's level up here from now on! Okay!"

"...Forget it, let's change places."

"Why?!"

"Because I'm afraid that if you don't know how to restrain yourself, more monsters will gather."

Xiaolin rejected the request of the perverted female knight.

This is indeed a good leveling place for them. The monsters have high levels and provide high experience. If there are not enough monsters, they can use fruits to gather them. Even ten people can have good upgrade efficiency.

But when he thought about the nature of problem children, he felt that he would definitely be in a hurry when the time came.

"Please, Xiaolin!"

"don't want!"

After forcefully rejecting Darkness's request and asking Liu Zi to keep an eye on her to stop her from messing around, Kobayashi walked up to the rescued girl with long flaxen braided hair. She did not speak, but stared blankly into the distance, her eyes empty and lifeless, as if she had not yet recovered from the death threat just now.

This is troublesome.

Xiao Lin is actually not very good at comforting people.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as someone is good at it. He waved to the blue figure behind him.

"Aqua, come on."

"OK!"

Close the door and let Aqua go.

Like a goddess who pities the world, she gently held the girl in her arms and comforted: "It doesn't matter anymore. You have worked very hard. This is not your fault. Yes, it is the world's fault." Wrong. Just run away from unhappy things, and running away is not failure.”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...!"

It seemed to be very effective. The girl who was frightened by death was able to vent her emotions and burst into tears in Aqua's arms.

Very good, that's good.

The real disappointment is not to make a fuss, and the real disappointment is not to burst into tears, but to stop taking the initiative and talk to each other. The fact that she can cry like this means that she hasn't given up yet.

Similarly, Xiaolin also realized this.

In this veritable death game, many people are confused and uneasy, and someone must help and enlighten them. And this task seems to be very suitable for Aqua, the idiot goddess who is born to fool... ahem, enlighten people.

After the girl cried, Aqua took the initiative to send the girl back to the town. She probably regarded the girl as her disciple.

The stupid goddess is unreliable no matter what she does, but she has nothing to say when it comes to treating her believers.

Fearing that there might be danger on the road, Xiaolin asked Darkness and Rein to follow, while the rest stayed to continue leveling up. During the leveling process, Xiaolin learned the game ID of the girl they rescued and her real name.

——Asuna, Yuuki Asuna.

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