Infinite Trial from the Giant

Following Kirito through the town wall made of thick logs, Xia Tian and his group of four returned to the way they had come and soon arrived at the original stone pavilion. They chose the other fork in the road and stepped into the misty forest.

"Everyone, pay attention. Although there won't be any sub-human monsters using sword skills in this place, if you attack without scruples in battle, you will most likely get lost because you're not paying attention." Kirito said, and displayed the map information. At this moment, on the map, Xia Tian and the other two could clearly see that the entire map was now in a gray state. According to the settings in the game, the places they had been to would be clearly marked on the map if they had map data. But at this moment, even though they already had map data, the map displayed by Kirito couldn't see where the road was at all because of the gray fog.

"Misty Forest, this place has this kind of terrain, so all of us must be careful not to leave our teammates, and the road, this is our only way to determine the direction." Kirito said, pointing to the stone road under his feet.

"It's really dangerous." Loki smacked his lips.

Since Kirito said so, the three people including Xia Tian followed Kirito obediently. On the way, they inevitably encountered plant-type tree demon monsters, but this kind of monster that can't even use sword skills is no match for Xia Tian and Kirito, not to mention Loki and Asuna.

Relying on his search skills, Kirito tried his best to avoid contact with monsters on the road. Soon, everyone left the stone road under their feet and began to walk towards the interior of the forest. At the same time, a faint sound of weapons colliding was heard by everyone.

Who is fighting?

With doubts, everyone followed Kirito to a thick and tall ancient tree, leaned out and looked forward, and the situation of the battlefield ahead appeared in front of the four of them.

In the more open space ahead, two figures were engaged in a fierce battle, one was a handsome white-haired man wearing golden-green light armor, and the other was just the opposite, a beautiful woman with dark skin and dark purple armor. Both of them were equipped with one-handed weapons and shields, and you could tell at a glance that they were high-end equipment of great value, the only difference was that the man was holding a long sword and a round shield, while the woman was holding a curved knife and a zither shield.

Compared to those NPCs encountered in various towns and villages who were almost cast from the same mold, the two NPCs in front of the four people at this moment showed a completely different feeling in both actions and expressions. If it were not for the eye-catching exclamation mark above their heads, indicating that there were tasks to be taken, people would definitely think that these two were players rather than NPCs.

"Is this the important mission you mentioned, Kirito? Two people are fighting each other. How are we supposed to take on the mission?" Looking at the two people fighting fiercely in the arena, Loki asked in a low voice. He had never encountered such a mission before.

"Only one party can be chosen to accept the mission." Xia Tian immediately understood the key.

"Yeah." Kirito nodded. "Look at their ears. They are both elves. The man is a forest elf, and the woman is a night elf. We can only choose one of them to accept the mission. If we choose one person, we have to help him or her defeat the other one. Who do you think we should choose?"

Before Kirito finished speaking, he continued, "You have to be careful when choosing here. After all, this is not a simple mission. It is a large mission that will continue to higher floors. As I said before, I reached the eighth floor during the closed beta period, but this mission still had a sequel, and I hadn't completed it at the time. Moreover, once you choose, you can't change sides midway."

“A mission that extends to the eighth floor or even above? This is too...Kirito, you are amazing. You can even find such a mission.” Loki was speechless after listening to Kirito's words. As both of them are closed beta players, the gap between him and Kirito was clearly revealed at this moment.

"Just follow your choice during the closed beta test, Kirito. Whoever you chose to help during the closed beta test, you will help this time." Although Kirito did not complete this task, he had experience in the closed beta test after all, so Xia Tian would naturally choose the safest option. In addition, Xia Tian actually considered more about the benefits of this task.

You know, Xia Tian and Kirito are different. Perhaps this mission that spans to the eighth floor will bring huge benefits to players like Kirito, but for Xia Tian, ​​this benefit may be dispensable. After all, he is not from this world. After completing the goals given by the arena, he can go back. If the benefits are not that great and the task is extremely difficult, Xia Tian is unwilling to spend time on this task.

After hearing Xia Tian's words, Kirito blushed, and then said with a guilty conscience: "As for me... I chose..."

Seeing his reaction, not only Xia Tian, ​​but the three people present understood who he had chosen during the closed beta test.

"Then it's decided to be her." Not intending to embarrass Kirito, Loki turned his attention back to the battlefield ahead, "We just need to rush up and help her deal with that guy, right? Is this NPC strong enough?"

It was no wonder that Loki asked this question. After all, no matter whether it was the forest elves or the night elves, the weapons and equipment they used seemed to be extremely sophisticated, and they did not seem like they were capable of dealing with them at all.

After Loki said this, Kirito also changed his previous awkward mood and said quickly: "Yes, unfortunately, even if we join, we can't help her defeat the forest elf. After all, these two NPCs should be elite monsters that appear on the seventh floor in terms of strength."

The seventh floor?

When Kirito said this, Xia Tian and the other two were all surprised. It was really unbelievable that an elite from the seventh floor appeared on the third floor.

"So what are we going to do by joining in?"

Glancing at Asuna who was asking the question, Kirito continued, "What we need to do is to show a helping attitude, and then take defensive actions with all our strength, waiting for the help of the night elves. When the time is right, as long as someone joins, the night elves will launch a powerful attack to defeat the opponent."

"Is it all just defense?" Xia Tian looked back and forth between the forest elves and the night elves.

If it's just defense, it's not a big problem.

"Well, if you are ready, let's go. The mission will start automatically when we get close."