Infinite Trial from the Giant

"I finally broke through the first level. It was such a difficult step."

Seven hours after successfully defeating the Kobold Lord, Xia Tian and Loki were now on the second floor of Aincrad, having dinner in a restaurant in Urbas.

In Aincrad, which has a total of 100 floors, each floor has a main street area similar to the first floor's starting town, which is used as the player's base camp. The second floor's main street area is Urbas. Unlike the starting town, Urbas is located in a circular mountain. The center of the entire mountain was completely hollowed out to build this town, which looks extremely shocking.

In addition to Xia Tian and Rocky, there were other figures sitting around the large dining table.

N, Kezar, Sat, Liz, Kirito, and Asuna. It was N who just expressed his feelings.

"That's true. Speaking of this, I really have to thank Xia Tian and Kirito again." Sartre, who was sitting next to N, also sighed.

"I didn't do anything, it was Xia Tian who was fighting." Kirito reached out and touched his cheek, saying shyly.

Liz was sitting next to Kirito, very close to him. When she heard what Kirito said, she hugged Kirito's arm, smiled and said, "There's no such thing. If it weren't for Kirito, Xia Tian would not be able to defeat that BOSS, right, Xia Tian?" As she spoke, Liz looked at Xia Tian, ​​with a hint of imperceptible teasing in her eyes.

"Well, thanks to Kirito for parrying the boss's sword skills. I couldn't have done it. The boss also consumed a lot of his health. I was lucky to be able to deal with it." Xia Tian could of course catch the meaning of Liz's eyes, but from his usual smiling face, it was impossible to understand any of his thoughts.

"Kirito is also a closed beta player, right?" Loki asked at this time, "That boss is very different from the closed beta, but you know all its attack moves. I guess you fought monsters with that kind of weapons during the closed beta. How many floors did you climb during the closed beta?"

Kirito seemed to have not expected Loki to ask such a question. He was stunned and did not answer. A hesitant expression could be seen on his face.

"Oh, sorry, I just thought of asking casually. It's okay if you don't want to answer." Seeing this, Loki didn't plan to continue this topic.

"Eighth floor." At this time, Kirito spoke up, "I do have experience fighting similar types of enemies."

“Eight...eighth floor...so impressive.” As soon as these words came out, several people looked at Kirito with a little different look in their eyes.

"I only reached the third level during the closed beta test."

"I'm on the second floor."

"Are you all closed beta testers?" When Kirito heard N and the others reveal their levels, surprise appeared on his face. He had not expected that there were so many closed beta testers sitting here. Originally, he was not particularly willing to reveal his identity as a closed beta tester, but now it seems that it doesn't matter.

"We are, but Xia Tian is not." Loki shrugged, then glanced at Asuna who remained silent, and added: "Asuna is not either."

Kirito was destined to be shocked once again.

Originally, in his opinion, among all the people in the field, Xia Tian must be a closed beta player. After all, the skills and strength displayed by Xia Tian have completely exceeded the level of a novice player. You know, it has only been a month since the game was launched. If it is a novice player, Kirito thinks it is impossible to reach this level in just one month.

real or fake?

Staring at Xia Tian with wide eyes, Kirito made no effort to hide his experience. After a long while, he said with emotion: "This is really unexpected. I thought Xia Tian was definitely a closed beta player."

"Yeah, we all thought so before. Come to think of it, what do you do in real life, Xia Tian? Have you joined a kendo club or learned any fighting techniques?" N waved his hand, indicating that he could fully understand Kirito's current feelings, and then changed the subject to ask.

"How is that possible? He's just an ordinary person." Xia Tian smiled and answered honestly.

"Really?"

"I see." Kezar also interrupted at this time. He said with a very clear look: "This is it, the so-called talent, the talent that makes people jealous and envious."

"That's it, that's it."

Xia Tian ended his dinner in this lively and cheerful atmosphere. After making an appointment to meet again in the next BOSS strategy, the three Ns said goodbye to Xia Tian and the others.

"What are your plans next? Why don't we form a team and work together to attack the first floor? With the experience of the first floor, I think it won't take us too long to pass the second floor." After N and the other two left, Liz took the initiative to make a suggestion, "What do you think, Kirito?"

"I don't have much objection." Due to their relationship, Kirito was very accommodating to Liz. At the same time, forming a team could indeed improve the progress of the strategy. In addition, since the target of the team was Xia Tian, ​​there was no need to worry about being dragged down by the increase in the number of people. The benefits of the crusade could naturally be compensated by the number of people.

"Then, the only thing left is your opinion." Although she said "you", Liz's eyes were always fixed on Xia Tian's face, and she didn't even look at Loki and Asuna next to her.

Xia Tian also understood that he had passed Liz's "observation assessment" and had the capital to cooperate with her and Kirito.

"Sure, if we cooperate, the progress will be faster." Xia Tian certainly had no reason to reject Liz's proposal for cooperation. Now that the first level has been successfully passed, there is only one BOSS left to meet the main goal. If the second level goes well, Liz will return to the fighters. In other words, the period before defeating the BOSS on the second level is the best time for Xia Tian to get closer to Kirito through Liz so as to obtain various intelligence resources from him.

"It's settled then. Let's gather together tomorrow and leave. We'll be leaving first, let's go, Kirito." Seeing Xia Tian agree, Liz smiled sweetly, then she put her arm around Kirito's hand and left the restaurant.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Loki turned his head to look at Xia Tian, ​​and said seriously: "That woman Lis doesn't give me a good feeling, you have to be careful."

"I know. Don't worry. I know her purpose. Let's go after eating and have a good rest." Xia Tian could naturally guess what Liz was planning, but he didn't take it to heart at all. Not to mention other things, Liz, who only intended to complete her main goal, was just an unlucky person who would not live long in Xia Tian's eyes.

There's nothing to worry about with a dying guy.