Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Chapter 15: Field Battle

"Before the actual combat, we still need to buy a weapon. Here we are." Kirito came to a building and pushed the door open to enter.

"here it is?"

Kenshin looked at the small shop at the door where various tools such as coal stoves and hammers were displayed, and followed him in.

Kirito explained: "Weapon shop, buy a beginner's weapon here first. You are not good at using a long sword."

Hanging around his waist was the long sword he had when he entered the game, so it was indeed inappropriate to perform the Flying Sword Style.

The weapon shop is not big, but there are a wide variety of weapons inside.

Common weapons include long swords and katana; short-handled weapons also include daggers, and there are many other styles of weapons, even a huge sickle hanging on the wall.

The sickle looked about the size of a human being. Kenshin couldn't imagine how a person would attack with it without hurting themselves.

Kirito had already made a request to the clerk: "Hello, please give this friend of mine a good quality weapon."

The clerk is a sturdy adult NPC man with a sweat towel wrapped around his head and his muscular arms exposed. One glance at him will tell that this person is a blacksmith.

"What kind of weapons do you need? Our store has a wide range of weapons."

"I want a katana with a scabbard. Specifically... Xin, do you want me to make a reverse-edged sword? I think you two would be very suitable." Kirito turned around and asked.

"Brother Tong, isn't this in the game? Why do you need to use a weapon like the reverse blade?"

The reverse-blade sword is the weapon used by Kenshin Battousai Himura as a Rurouni. The special thing about it is that the edges on both sides of the sword are reversed, with the blade facing inward and the back of the blade facing outward, which is proof that Kenshin does not want to kill anymore.

But that's all reality, and this is a game, so it's really not necessary.

At this time, the clerk spoke up: "A reverse-blade sword? You have a unique taste, sir. It's no problem if you make one, but I would like to remind you that the damage caused by using this sword may be much less."

"Will it reduce damage? There's really no need to buy such a weapon in the early stages of the game." Kirito said.

"The damage caused by the reverse blade comes from the back of the blade, which is considered blunt damage. Instead of building a reverse blade, it is better to buy a tapered weapon. The damage will be much higher."

Kirito gave the choice to Kenshin: “Ah Xin, what do you think?

"An ordinary katana will be fine. Perhaps I can improve my mastery of the Hiten Sword Style here."

Finally, the two of them bought a sword for 200 kol and headed to the countryside outside the city.

On the way, Kirito introduced the background of SAO to Kenshin: "SAO stands for Sword Art Online. The background of the game is called Aincrad. From the outside, it looks like a floating castle made of rock and steel. There are a hundred floors inside, and each floor has a different city. The theme of each floor is a different village, forest, grassland, or even a tropical desert.

We are currently at the first floor, which is called the starting point. What we need to do is to keep exploring, find the maze area on each floor, defeat the boss in it, and go to the next floor until the last floor. "

At this time, the two were walking on a small road outside the city. There were weeds on both sides. Looking forward, there was no end, and there was only a jungle in the distance.

"I roughly understand. The theme of the first floor should be grassland." Jianxin said.

"That's right."

Kenshin asked again: "There are a total of 100 levels. How long will it take to conquer them all?"

In the original work, SAO was cleared after defeating Kayaba Akihiko on the 75th floor, which took two years, due to the fact that the player played day and night without interruption.

"Maybe one or two years." Kirito thought about it and realized that this game had the advantage of having more people, so it might be completed earlier than the original.

After saying that, Kirito brought Kenshin to a new map scene. Unlike the town, the surrounding area was completely covered with green vegetation.

There are many wild boars here, ranging in level from 1 to 5. Kirito chose one of them and approached it.

Kirito drew his sword from his back: "An essential part of SAO is fighting monsters. Watch out for what's coming next."

"Is Brother Tong okay? That pig is level 4, and we are only level 1." Kenshin said after seeing the level of Kirito's health bar.

Kirito was not in a hurry after hearing this, and still chopped at the wild boar's butt, and at the same time did not forget to explain: "Don't panic, this is just an ordinary wild monster, even if there is a level difference, we can still defeat it."

Wild Boar HP-8

Boar remaining HP: 80/88

The wild boar snorted, directly angered by Kirito's sword, and rushed towards Kirito.

"And these ordinary monsters don't have any skills. They can only rely on their own bodies or the weapons they hold to attack, so they can be easily avoided." As Kirito said this, he turned sideways and the wild boar rushed straight past him.

While the wild boar was facing away, Kirito moved forward from the side and slashed the wild boar twice, both times causing critical hits on the head.

HP-18 HP-18

Red values ​​rise from the boar's head.

Kirito explained: "This is critical damage. Each monster has its own weakness. The most direct way is to chop off its head. Of course, not all monsters have weaknesses in the head. You still need to try it yourself.

When hitting weak spots, it will do more than twice the damage, making monster spawning more efficient."

The wild boar's HP at this time is: 44/88

"My health is almost gone, it's time for the final blow."

The wild boar rushed towards Kirito again, but this time Kirito did not dodge. Instead, he raised his sword high. The sword was flashing with green light, which was the light of his skill.

斜斩

The long sword chopped at the wild boar's head, directly splitting it in half.

HP-44

The wild boar kept charging in the air and turned into pieces.

After the wild boar disappeared, Kenshin walked up and said, "Wow, what was that move just now?"

"It's a skill from SAO. What I just demonstrated is just the most basic one among many skills. After all, it's only level 1 now." Kirito said as he put the sword back behind his back.

"Brother Tong, teach me how to use the skills~"

"It's simple. You just need to focus on the sword, maintain a specific movement, and wait for the weapon to emit a skill light." Kirito explained, "But I don't think you need the sword skills in SAO."

"Why? He looks so handsome."

Kirito went on to explain: "The sword skills in SAO are all sword skills for ordinary players, because they may not have been exposed to the use of weapons in real life, so they are set to trigger skills by maintaining specific movements.

Some players are different. In the real world, they are either sword masters or gifted players. They can use their own exclusive skills. "

"Does this mean I can use the Hiten Sword Style in SAO?" This was great news for Kenshin.

"Yes, and it is used in a similar way to ordinary skills. Keep moving and swing the sword."