Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Chapter 54 I'm Sorry, Kirito

Two days later.

The incident of the 'Black Swordsman' was over, and everyone also learned that the second-floor boss had been defeated and the third floor was open.

When the second-floor boss was revealed to have been defeated, it sparked a lot of discussion.

After all, it only took two days to go from the first floor to the second floor.

Defeating the BOSS in two days is too fast!

As a result, many players went to the third floor to kill monsters and level up, but were discouraged by the level of the monsters there.

Most of the players who remain on the third floor now are just curious and want to take a look at the environment of the third floor in advance.

When the player passes through the stone gate to the third level for the first time, he will be teleported to the third level main city 'Green Shadow Village'. This village has trees interlaced in it and is surrounded by green on the outside. It is a veritable green village.

After leaving the village, what comes into view is a primeval forest, where the lowest tree you can find is more than 30 meters high.

Lush trees and vegetation come into view, the air becomes fresher, and players feel more refreshed.

There is just one minor problem - less sunlight coverage.

Sunlight can only scatter in from the gaps between the leaves, and then refract through the interior of the forest to illuminate the area. This results in uneven lighting in the forest, with most places appearing slightly dim.

At this time, Kirito and his group were in this forest.

The place where others were advised to leave was just right for their level.

The three brothers are facing a monster in front of them.

【Predatory Plants Bee Orchid Scorpion】

The half-human-sized body is mostly covered in green. It is a monster that cannot be found at all if you don't look carefully in the forest.

And this forest is full of such monsters.

Unlike ordinary monsters on other layers that will not actively attack, they will lurk and prey on passing creatures, just as the name describes.

Kenshin parried the incoming tail needles and said, "Speaking of which, the monsters here are really hard to fight. They are fast and have high attack power. No wonder a lot of players were discouraged from playing."

Then throw the whole bee orchid scorpion out.

"Brother Tong, I threw it to you."

The three brothers usually work well together, but today Kirito seemed a little dazed, as if he was thinking about something.

He had no reaction to Kenshin's warning and was hit hard by the swung Bee Scorpion.

Then, both of them fell to the ground.

The Scorpion stood up and stabbed the nearest Kirito with its tail stinger.

"kindness!?"

The stinging sensation brought Kirito back to reality. He immediately stood up, drew his sword and launched a set of magic sword attacks and sonic shocks at the Bee Orchid Scorpion.

The Bee Orchid Scorpion, which was already half dead, died on the spot after being hit.

This scene was seen by two tourists passing by, and they immediately discussed:

"Look, that guy didn't even fight back after being hit by a monster."

"His ID is 'Kirito'. Isn't he the famous black swordsman? I heard that he defeated thirty players by himself."

"What black swordsman? I think it's just a made-up story. Kirito? Tangren!"

Seeing this, Kenshin stepped forward and argued, "Hey, you two are going too far."

I wanted to get an apology, but the two men became even more rampant.

"We are just telling the truth, what can you do to us?"

"Yes, and we are tourists."

Tourists do not refer to traditional players. They have little desire to fight monsters and level up, and they like to enjoy the scenery in SAO.

These tourists are generally of low level, and they often act aggressively by relying on their status as new players.

Presumably, these two people came here specifically for "sightseeing" because they heard that the third floor was open.

Judging from their appearance, they probably haven't encountered any monsters that actively attack players, otherwise they would definitely be persuaded to retreat.

But the result was similar. The people they met were the Three Musketeers, a group of unforgivable criminals.

Kenshin smiled and said, "Since you know the name of the black swordsman, you must know something about us as well."

The man looked at Kenshin and Kuro's IDs, then opened his mouth.

"You...you guys are..."

Before he could finish his words, he was killed by Kenshin.

"It's a PK player!"

The other man screamed and tried to escape, but was taken away by the flying steel wire dagger.

Jianxin laughed at himself, "Now we have one more crime to be charged with. We are called PK players, right?"

Then he approached Kirito and said, "Brother Kirito, what's wrong with you? You've been in a daze all day."

Kirito sighed and told the events of the past two days one by one.

It was a day ago.

At that time, the incident of the "Black Swordsman" had not completely passed, and there were still players looking for Kirito.

Kirito was afraid that he would not be able to resist fighting with them, so he simply did not go online that day.

When I had nothing to do, I thought about asking Asuna out to play, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

Text messages are sent in the morning, and Asuna usually replies within seconds.

But it was not until noon that Asuna replied: I'm sorry, Kirito, I don't have time recently.

Later I tried sending messages and calling, but the other party didn't respond, as if the person had disappeared.

By now, Kirito has entered the emo state.

"I see." Kenshin analyzed, "Tong-nii and Asuna are dating, right? How do you feel about her?"

Kirito: “Well… I like it very much…”

Kenshin continued, "In that case, why not investigate? Maybe we can help."

Kirito's eyes lit up again, "Yes, let's do it this way. That's all for today. I'm leaving now."

"Don't worry, ask your brother for help if you need any help."

After hearing the last part, Kirito exited the game with a grateful look on his face.

In reality, Kirito gently took off his stealth helmet, stood up and walked to the computer screen.

"Yui Amen, I need your help."

Following Kirito's call, Yui's figure appeared on the screen again.

"Good morning, Papa. How can I help you today?"

Kirito said, "Asuna's information has been cut off recently. Even I can't contact her, so I have to ask Yui to look for her."

"I always feel like everything Papa asks me to do is illegal." Yui complained.

"This time is different. Maybe Asuna has encountered some difficulties and needs help. Or maybe something happened in Asuna's family and her family's company is facing the risk of bankruptcy. Or maybe Asuna met a yellow-haired guy..."

Yui stared blankly at Kirito who was exaggerating the matter, and then said, "I've wanted to ask you for a long time, does Papa have paranoia?"

"Yui is still young. This is the world of Sword Art Online. Anything can happen. As the saying goes, 'the purest manga, the best book.' We must be on guard."

Seeing Kirito's serious expression, Yui finally agreed to look for Asuna.

As the data flowed on the screen, it didn't take long to understand Asuna's recent condition.

Yui said, "Mama did encounter some things recently, which caused her to be in a bad mood, and papa should be very familiar with her."

Then a photo of a young girl appeared on the screen. Her face was pale, her head was wrapped in bandages, and she was lying there wearing patient clothes.

I could feel the girl's faint breath through the screen, as if it wouldn't be strange if she died at any time.

When Kirito saw the person in the photo, his eyes widened: "This is..."

"Konno Kimonoki, in the previous life, she was called 'Zetsuken Yuki'."